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HANSARDBlood DonationThe noble Lord raises a good point, as he always does, but I am not a healthcare professional. You have to look at each individual on a case-by-case basis. If the noble Lord is up…04 Jul 2023HANSARDBlood DonationI am grateful to the noble Baroness, who raises a very good point. Yes, there was an amber alert in 2022, when blood stocks fell below two days. That is not the case any more;…04 Jul 2023HANSARDBlood DonationI am most grateful to the noble Baroness; she looks nowhere near 70. I took the liberty of asking that exact question before I came to the Dispatch Box, so that I could say to all…04 Jul 2023HANSARDBlood DonationMy Lords, the Department of Health and NHS Blood and Transplant have regular discussions about how to promote donation in England, including with ethnic-minority communities. This…04 Jul 2023HANSARDBlood DonationMy Lords, the Welsh Blood Service is responsible for blood collection across Wales. The WBS hosts around 1,200 donation sessions a year, using around 185 venues across Wales and…04 Jul 2023HANSARDBlood DonationMy noble friend raises a very important point. We welcome the approval and introduction of crizanlizumab to help treat sickle cell patients, and we hope that this promising…04 Jul 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I beg to move that we adjourn during pleasure—27 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill27 Jun 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityMy Lords, the Government have made no formal assessment of the community health worker model. However, they are supporting the development of models like the Brazilian one through…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityMy Lords, I apologise to my noble friend for not answering her question fully and to the noble Baroness who asked it again. I am a big fan of social prescribing. If I could…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityI cannot say what the exact difference is, but I can say that they are very similar and overlap. I will write to the noble Baroness on the differences.19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityOur D elivery P lan for R ecovering A ccess to P rimary C are , published on 9 May, sets out our ambitions to reduce the number of people struggling to contact their practice and…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityThe noble Baroness makes a very good point and she is absolutely right: GP practices are diversifying in the number of people and the types of services that they offer, including…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityThe noble Baroness is exactly right, and that funding will be made available. There are currently four community health and well-being workers covering 500 households in the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityThe noble Lord raises a good point. He is right that it is still relatively early days: we have to give it an opportunity to embed. I mentioned Churchill Gardens, but it is also…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityIt is a proven case with primary healthcare provision at local level. The noble Lord mentioned local people: it is a combination of charities, friends, neighbours and, indeed, the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityIf the noble Baroness is talking about diversity and equality, the NHS has a fine record as an equal opportunities employer. On her invitation to inquire into the organisation she…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrimary Care: InequalityWe know that the general practice services are still under huge pressure. I am grateful to the GPs and teams who are working incredibly hard to provide high-quality care in their…19 Jun 2023