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HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceI am sure that the noble Baroness appreciates that this was a new process, because of the Orbis trial. In some ways, NICE was not exactly prepared for that. NICE has learned from…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidThe noble Baroness makes a very important point. We are learning more about the different types of long Covid, how to treat them and what interventions they need. People will not…23 May 2022HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceThe noble Baroness makes an important point about how this fits into the life sciences vision, and NICE is very aware of it. In fact, only last week, I saw a draft business case…23 May 2022HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceThe noble Lord makes a very important point. One of the things we are looking at, so that we will not only be a centre for life sciences but make sure that our NHS is at the…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidThe noble Baroness makes an important point because there have been some reports that patients feel that GPs have not taken their concerns seriously. In response, NHS England has…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidThe noble Baroness emphasises just how wide, varying and diverse the symptoms of long Covid are. We know that children and young people can develop long Covid, just as adults can.…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidThe NICE guidelines start with the definitions as I have laid out previously, and the NICE definitions are aligned with the World Health Organization. On the noble Lord’s specific…23 May 2022HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceNICE has recently concluded a comprehensive review of its methods. It wants to introduce greater flexibility in the appraisal of medicines for more severe diseases but is also…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidThe noble Lord is absolutely right that we have to look particularly at the issue of paediatric care, as well as other long Covid sufferers. The research is varied in terms of the…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidI thank the noble Baroness for making us aware of that. I know that there has been extensive stakeholder engagement to understand what the particular issues are. I am happy to…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidI thank the noble Lord for his question. We have established 90 services and 14 paediatric services. We are at the forefront of research on this. A number of countries are asking…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidThe NHS is working with the wider scientific community to better understand both Covid-19 and its long-term health impacts. The £50 million in research is to understand, first,…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidMy noble friend is absolutely right that we must take this seriously. This is why, first, we have tried to map it to the three medical conditions I mentioned earlier: acute…23 May 2022HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceI thank my noble friend for the question but also for highlighting the fact that NICE is trying to change the way it works to be more flexible and responsive. The new…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceI thank the noble Baroness for raising those concerns. I completely agree with the sentiments she expressed; this is completely uncalled for. As I said previously, my honourable…23 May 2022HANSARDLong CovidThe Government are committed to supporting people with long Covid and are spending £224 million on long Covid care, establishing 90 specialised services for adults and 14…23 May 2022HANSARDPharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors—Hospital and Other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022I begin by thanking noble Lords for their questions. I shall try to answer as many as I can and, in the usual way, if I have missed any of them, I will go through Hansard and make…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceI completely agree with the sentiment expressed. We should be grateful to all public service workers. They were put under immense strain during the early days of Covid and beyond,…23 May 2022HANSARDNorth East Ambulance ServiceI begin by paying respect to my noble friend’s experience in the aviation sector. Noble Lords who took part in the debate on the Health and Care Bill will know that, when we spoke…23 May 2022HANSARDPharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors—Hospital and Other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022My Lords, the Pharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors—Hospitals and Other Pharmacy Services) Order 2022 was laid before Parliament on 28 April. This draft order extends to the…23 May 2022