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HANSARDHealth and Care BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 30 and 108, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reasons 30A and 108A.05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 57, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 57A.05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions and their constructive debate and engagement, not only this evening but throughout the process of the Bill. I thank noble Lords…05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 80 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 80A to 80N in lieu.05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 89 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 89A in lieu.05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have the notes just in time. I just hope I have impressed noble Lords with our lean operation—although sometimes the leaner the operation, the more brittle it is. The…05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate and the debates throughout the day. We managed to stick to the point and tried to be as brief as possible. I am afraid I…05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I start with the amendments on ICB membership, children’s palliative care, hospital discharge and adult social care. On integrated care boards, I hope noble Lords will…05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank all noble Lords who took part in this wide-ranging and interesting debate. Perhaps I can deal quickly with some of the issues. On mental health membership of the ICBs, I…05 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesThe noble Lord is absolutely right: it is not a simple issue, and people abuse for lots of different reasons. We are looking at different ways to deal with this, including…05 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesAbuse directed towards nurses is unacceptable, and we are determined to tackle this. NHS England has established a violence reduction programme to address deliberate violence and…05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 29, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 29A.05 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesI thank my noble friend for his question. When the NHS started investigating and digging deeper into this issue, the assumption was that it was often just members of the public.…05 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesI hope the noble Baroness will appreciate that I have laid out some of the initiatives that are taking place, and which are not only trying to prevent abuses against members of…05 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesI must admit that I was not aware of that, but I will take it back to the department to investigate and will write to the noble Lord. We have been looking at how to train staff…05 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesThe noble Lord makes a very important point—it is not just about nurses but people right across the care sector, including doctors and receptionists, and public services. My…05 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesAs well as various programmes such as the NHS violence prevention and reduction standard, against which trusts are measured and held accountable, there are a number of different…05 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesThe noble Lord is absolutely right that we have identified the issue, and the NHS is working on a number of plans. All of us abhor any abuse of nurses or indeed any other NHS…05 Apr 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 11 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 11A in lieu.05 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesThe NHS is looking at a number of different ways of tackling violence towards staff, as well as supporting them in how to handle difficult situations and giving them well-being…05 Apr 2022