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HANSARDMidwives: BullyingI will come back to the noble Lord with the exact number, but he is correct: the long-term workforce plan is all about making sure that we have the right resources and…16 Apr 2024HANSARDImmunisation: RSVIt will not surprise the noble Lord to learn that I totally agree. It is absolutely on the road map. I cannot promise it is there today; it is more there for adults. The child…16 Apr 2024HANSARDImmunisation: RSVI too add my thanks; the noble Baroness is very good at holding our feet to the fire, and it is very important and appreciated. Regarding the age group, we are being guided by the…16 Apr 2024HANSARDImmunisation: RSVThe Government have made a policy decision on the eligibility of a potential RSV programme, which is in line with the JCVI’s September 2023 advice. We are working through the full…16 Apr 2024HANSARDImmunisation: RSVThat process is absolutely going on at the moment, as well as operational delivery aspects. For infants, it depends on whether we choose a vaccine that goes into the pregnant…16 Apr 2024HANSARDMidwives: BullyingI thank the noble Lord for his work in this whole area. That is genuine appreciation, because I know that he looks not just at bullying in this area. He is a very important…16 Apr 2024HANSARDMidwives: BullyingThe noble Lord is absolutely correct. It is crucial. We have a whistleblowing system. It has had over 100,000 reported instances. We are trying to inculcate a culture where people…16 Apr 2024HANSARDMidwives: BullyingWe have the highest level of staffing ever in midwifery, 5% up on last year and 21% up on 2010, against a background of static births. I want to address that point on staffing;…16 Apr 2024HANSARDMidwives: BullyingI agree. As ever with these things, there are a number of issues, of which pay is one. The introduction of the £5,000 a year support that we now give to all students is an…16 Apr 2024HANSARDMidwives: BullyingThe noble Lord is absolutely correct. This is the role of non-execs. Having done a bit of work on the Lucy Letby case, I understand that the non-execs should have said something.…16 Apr 2024HANSARDMidwives: BullyingI agree with my noble friend. Over the last 18 months, I have appreciated the power of this House and of these Questions. Each time I get one, it sets off a process. In this case,…16 Apr 2024HANSARDMidwives: BullyingI thank my noble friend, who has been a tireless campaigner on continuity of care. I challenged the chief midwife on this just this morning, and the objective behind the long-term…16 Apr 2024HANSARDMidwives: BullyingThis report makes difficult reading, highlighting unacceptable levels of bullying in midwifery. We know that culture and leadership have a significant impact on retention and…16 Apr 2024HANSARDImmunisation: RSVOf course, the communication needed for each one is different, and that is a vital consideration. As I said, we found that, often, it is easier to put RSV in the infant rather…16 Apr 2024HANSARDImmunisation: RSVThe goal is absolutely to make sure that the JCVI advice is there for the key winter period the noble Baroness mentions. That is the programme we are working towards, and this is…16 Apr 2024HANSARDPandemic PreparednessAs the noble Lord mentions, one of the key pillars is having diagnostic capability. The noble Lord will be aware that, for the sequencing of all the different Covid strands, it…15 Apr 2024HANSARDPandemic PreparednessAbsolutely. To respond to both this question and the earlier question from the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, the other things I would like to see the inquiry look at are the…15 Apr 2024HANSARDPandemic PreparednessWe definitely look to work closely with our colleagues, and I have spoken to my Health Minister counterparts on this. One of the lessons from the pandemic was that you also need…15 Apr 2024HANSARDPandemic PreparednessI think it is understood and accepted that the VIP fast lane was not a good way of going ahead; lessons have definitely been learned. At the same time, I refer to the fact that…15 Apr 2024HANSARDPandemic PreparednessI thank the noble Baroness. The UKHSA has been working and there are four main areas we want to be responding on. First, there is the vaccine, and the 100-day mission is all about…15 Apr 2024