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HANSARDSodium Valproate and Pelvic MeshI thank the noble Baroness. I was actually speaking to Minister Caulfield about this just this morning, because she is in regular touch with the affected patient groups. They were…25 Mar 2024HANSARDSodium Valproate and Pelvic MeshI thank the noble Baroness. I will provide the precise figures, but the incidence has gone down by 34% in terms of the amount that has been prescribed. At the same time—and this…25 Mar 2024HANSARDSodium Valproate and Pelvic MeshThe Government commissioned the Patient Safety Commissioner to produce a report on redress for those affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. We are grateful to the…25 Mar 2024HANSARDSodium Valproate and Pelvic MeshMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for her tireless work in this area. It is something which, in the Chancellor’s very own words—because it was the Chancellor who, as Health…25 Mar 2024HANSARDSodium Valproate and Pelvic MeshWe have completed four of the initial recommendations in the report of my noble friend Lady Cumberlege, and another three are in process. The most important of those, to answer…25 Mar 2024HANSARDFoetal Sentience Committee Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend Lord Moylan for introducing this Private Member’s Bill. I am grateful for the contributions by all noble Lords to the debate, which has proven more than…22 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesI am happy to go through the facts. I hope noble Lords know me well enough to know that I like to look at all the evidence, and, clearly, we are at that stage. I saw an excellent…20 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesYes, and the Royal Marsden has a very good track record on that. As was explained to me on the Cambridge visit, having all those services together under one roof is a definite…20 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesIt is only now that the facts are starting to come to us. On something as important as this, we definitely do not want to be hurried into it. Normally, I would be saying at this…20 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesThe noble Lord makes some very good points. Following the NHS review and the evidence put forward, specific cancer treatments will take place at University College Hospital…20 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesNHS England has decided that Evelina London should be the future location of the principal treatment centre, following extensive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders…20 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesFirst, I thank my noble friend for the tireless work she does on behalf of the Royal Marsden, and convey the views of probably all noble Lords on the fantastic work the Royal…20 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesI want to be fair to the NHS here. It has done an extensive study, with a lot of professionals rating extensive criteria, and they really did believe that in certain areas, the…20 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesAmong the criteria the NHS has taken into account are clinical services, the patient care experience and research, and it scored the Evelina higher on research. I want to…20 Mar 2024HANSARDChildren’s Cancer ServicesMinisters are on a fact-finding mission. I understand the points the noble Earl makes; the NHS made the point that it wants cancer treatment to be co-located alongside an…20 Mar 2024HANSARDSexual and Reproductive HealthcareI start by adding my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, for securing this debate and for all the work that she does in this important area. I was grateful for all the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDCancer: StaffingYes. Funnily enough, I was having a similar conversation just yesterday about how we can use data to really understand some of the differences in performance because, as the noble…14 Mar 2024HANSARDCancer: StaffingFirst off, I completely agree about continuity of care—in any treatment, to be honest. I was just saying, in answer to a maternity question the other day, that continuity of care…14 Mar 2024HANSARDCancer: StaffingI thank my noble friend and totally agree that GPs are the front line of our medical services. We are trying to do everything we can to make sure that they feel valued and are…14 Mar 2024HANSARDCancer: StaffingAs the noble Baroness says, we see increasing the workforce as a core component here. I was speaking to the president of the Royal College of Radiologists about this the other…14 Mar 2024