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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank the noble Lord; we had a conversation earlier about the importance of business and of informing businesses as quickly as possible, and the important role that they play.…08 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogThe noble and gallant Lord makes the very important point that we have to look at the whole way we configure our system of healthcare in this country. Many things that were…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogThe noble Baroness makes a very important point—as did the noble and gallant Lord—about how we reconfigure our healthcare system to make sure that we catch these diseases much…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I put on record my thanks and gratitude for this excellent and wide-ranging debate. I hope noble Lords will understand that I may not be able to answer every point in…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogThe backlog in elective and cancer care before Covid-19 was caused by a range of factors including a mismatch in demand and activity, which drove waiting lists’ growth. To address…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, over the pandemic the NHS has worked wonders. Throughout the greatest challenge that our health and care system has ever faced, the extraordinary dedication, care and…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogI thank the noble Lord for this Question on an otherwise quiet day for me. There was growing demand on the NHS before the Covid-19 pandemic, with growing referrals across elective…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogThe noble Lord raises an important point about making sure that patients are released earlier from hospital into care homes, and into their own homes as well. I have answered…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogAs the noble Baroness will recognise, health is a devolved matter. It is important that we look at international comparisons, so not just among the devolved Administrations but…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogSeventy-five per cent of patients do not require surgical treatment, and 80% of those requiring it can be treated without an overnight stay in hospital. One of the ways of…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogOne thing that the Government are doing is looking at a number of different ways in which we can think outside the box and be multifaceted to make sure that, for example, instead…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogEven before the pandemic there was a growing number of referrals across elective and cancer care. This had been driven by a number of different factors, including people’s…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogIn June 2019 the NHS published a people plan that would improve the NHS workforce, including a dedication to recruit more nurses. We continue to work hard to deliver that…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogMy noble friend makes an important point. What matters is not just the amount that you put in but the way that you spend it. This is why the Government announced the NHS long-term…07 Dec 2021HANSARDNHS: Elective and Cancer Care BacklogThe Government have announced the NHS long-term plan. We have had a budget increase. We are focusing on a number of different issues. One of the challenges over recent years has…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareWe have to recognise that if we look at the social care system, there are an awful lot of private providers. Quite often, when we look at private providers, it is private patients…06 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareMy Lords, I thank both noble Baronesses for their questions and for acknowledging that I may not have all the answers immediately; I will commit to write to them if I do not. I…06 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI thank the noble Baroness for sharing all that data with me. The point remains that our system of healthcare will, through CCGs at the moment and integrated care services in the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareIn terms of tackling the social care workforce, there are a couple of things: £162.5 million is going on a number of different schemes to make the social care sector an attractive…06 Dec 2021