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HANSARDNHS DentistryMy noble friend raises a very important point. We have asked NHS dental practices to meet as many prioritised cases as is safely possible. They are currently prioritising urgent…31 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Antiviral PillsI thank the noble Lord for making me aware of this. I was not aware of this. I was told test kits were available to anyone who was considered immunosuppressed or vulnerable in…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillPerhaps I may move on to Amendment 235, on setting the cap based on the recommendations of the Commission on Funding of Care and Support and moving the implementation date by a…31 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Antiviral PillsMe again. The UK Government have agreed deals to secure a total of nearly 5 million patient courses of the oral antiviral treatments molnupiravir and Paxlovid in our efforts to…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I understand the concerns about the lack of debate in the other place on this issue. The Government are putting in place a package of reforms to be implemented in 2023.…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 232A, 232B, and 234A to 234L in my name, made in relation to Clause 140. In the course of the detailed work on the operational guidance on…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care Bill31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, and others for their comments and for their engagement with the Bill team on this issue. We currently have only limited…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI thank the Opposition Front Benches for being so gracious given the fact that we notified them late and did not use the correct procedure. I apologise for that once again and I…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I will also be moving Amendments 225B and 225C in due course. Clause 4 sets a requirement for the Secretary of State to include objectives relating to cancer outcomes in…31 Jan 2022HANSARDNHS: Nurse RecruitmentThat is an incredibly important point, which relates to an earlier point put by the noble Lord about retention. It is important that we look after our staff. We know that the last…27 Jan 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Private EquityI will look into that. I thank the noble Baroness for raising that important point. As I have said a number of times—noble Lords are probably bored of hearing me say it—we take…27 Jan 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Private EquityThe noble Baroness raises an important point about the pay of staff. One of the things that we are looking to do with social care staff is to make sure that it is an attractive…27 Jan 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Private EquityI am sorry if people do not agree with that, but the quality of care that patients receive is the most important thing. As of November 2021, 84% of all social care settings were…27 Jan 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Private EquityI correct my noble friend: his question should be directed towards me. I am not sure whether the procedure allows me to delegate the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, to answer the…27 Jan 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Private EquityThe CQC has a role in making sure that the care provided to care home residents is of satisfactory quality. As I said, 84% of care providers are rated good or outstanding. The…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNHS: Nurse RecruitmentI hope the noble Lord will forgive me if I tell him that I have not examined nurses’ garments in detail. In terms of provenance, it is important at the moment—and we are doing…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNHS: Nurse RecruitmentI cannot comment on the exact numbers, but I will find the answer and write to the noble Baroness. I might add that I am the son of people who came from outside the UK or European…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNHS: Nurse RecruitmentI congratulate the noble Baroness on bringing up an issue for the Health and Care Bill. In terms of VCOD—vaccination as a condition of deployment—most NHS staff are vaccinated,…27 Jan 2022HANSARDNHS: Nurse RecruitmentI am afraid I disagree with the noble Lord, because we are on track to reach our 50,000 target, particularly because we are not just using one route in. We are using a number of…27 Jan 2022