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HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseThe noble Lord is correct. This is an area where we still need more knowledge. We have spent about £34 million in research in this space over the last few years, but there is…20 May 2024HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseAs described by the clinical lead in this, these really are game changers, so getting them back is key. I do not have the figures to hand as to the amount that they get a response…20 May 2024HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseNHS England’s national bladder and bowel health project is delivering better care for people with inflammatory bowel disease, with a focus on developing clinical pathways.…20 May 2024HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseThe Getting It Right pathway was very much informed from that best practice around the world and, in the last year, NICE has approved four new drug treatments. We are trying to…20 May 2024HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseThese are all areas we are trying to find out about, such as Crohn’s and colitis. The trouble is that this whole area has a big field within it. The honest answer is that it is…20 May 2024HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseWe had a very good debate on this a couple of weeks ago. All noble Lords accepted that it was a bit of a Cinderella service at the moment, but vitally important to a lot of…20 May 2024HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseThe long-term workforce plan sets this out. We are getting a good response in terms of filling up the places. We have about 98% or 99% of the training places filled. The challenge…20 May 2024HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseI think there are two things. One is the CDC programme; the 160 centres and 7 million tests that we have rolled out are now very much helping in that space. However, it is also…20 May 2024HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseThe noble Lord is correct. I spent time with the clinical lead in this area this morning; there is a Getting It Right First Time pathway and it is clear that the initial cohort of…20 May 2024HANSARDIntegration of Primary and Community Care (Committee Report)I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, and all the committee, for their work on this report. I hope that noble Lords will see from my speech that this report is…09 May 2024HANSARDImmunisation: ChildrenIt has to make sense to take more measures that are easy for people, including maybe less skilled people, to operate. Funnily enough, I was talking just today to the head of…08 May 2024HANSARDImmunisation: ChildrenI thank my noble friend for the question. Actually, it is not just asylum seekers; it is often migrant groups full stop. Their communities or the countries they have come from…08 May 2024HANSARDImmunisation: ChildrenNHS England’s 2023 vaccination strategy set a range of ambitions, including to improve uptake of children’s vaccines across the board. On mumps, measles and rubella in particular,…08 May 2024HANSARDImmunisation: ChildrenWe are trying to get the facts out there. I appreciate the efforts of all noble Lords in doing that. I welcome any ideas on what more action we could be taking. The UK measures at…08 May 2024HANSARDImmunisation: ChildrenThe noble Baroness is quite right. I had two young sons at around that time, and it was a concern. Of course, we did go ahead, but it was a consideration. It is an excellent…08 May 2024HANSARDImmunisation: ChildrenYes, absolutely. Unfortunately, we are all aware of the Wakefield effect on the MMR vaccine. That knock of confidence was completely unjustified and irresponsible, but we know the…08 May 2024HANSARDImmunisation: ChildrenIt really is about having the whole toolkit. Clearly, it is about making sure that we are using communications in 15 different languages. It is about the outreach groups and,…08 May 2024HANSARDImmunisation: ChildrenOr “none of the above”. The noble Lord is quite correct. Of course, data is vital in this whole area, and getting that sharing of data and understanding with people is vital. I…08 May 2024HANSARDImmunisation: ChildrenIt is often a case of asking them and seeing what they recall. There are a lot of vaccinations, such as the six-in-one ones. Often, they might not have had any vaccinations. My…08 May 2024HANSARDImmunisation: ChildrenThat is an important point. We must try to make sure that vaccination clinics are widespread. We have used pop-up clinics successfully in many locations, particularly around…08 May 2024