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HANSARDMental Health Patients: DischargeThere is, quite rightly, a balance to be struck. For people with learning difficulties and autism, which noble Lords have debated before, we set a 50% target for that…05 Mar 2024HANSARDMental Health Patients: DischargeAgain, like many noble Lords, I understand the disappointment that there has not been the time for the mental health Bill. This is what the round tables are about: exploring with…05 Mar 2024HANSARDMental Health Patients: DischargeThe noble Baroness is correct; the question is of the utmost importance. It is about putting more care into the community—that is why we have put £1 billion of extra spend into…05 Mar 2024HANSARDMental Health Patients: DischargeMy noble friend is correct. In fact, 48% of the reasons for the delayed discharge of mental health patients is because of a lack of suitable housing. That is why we have…05 Mar 2024HANSARDMental Health Patients: DischargeThe noble Lord is correct. I agree that it is important that the funds are spent on discharging mental health patients at a community level. I do not have the percentage figures…05 Mar 2024HANSARDNHS: Neurology CareYes, absolutely. Of course, this is what the CDCs are about as well in trying to get that diagnosis capacity. At the Neurological Alliance forum I was just at, the main thing was…26 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Neurology CareI hope the noble Lord knows me well enough to know that I am always up for some out-of-the-box thinking. We are putting a lot of resources into this space. When we talk about…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024My Lords, I note that the noble Baronesses, Lady Finlay and Lady Brinton, have laid regret amendments and that the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, has laid a fatal amendment…26 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Neurology CareI thank the noble Lord. I had the opportunity to join the Neurology Alliance forum today, which was quite timely. I think its approach is entirely right in looking at what we can…26 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Neurology CareMy noble friend is correct. The important step towards this was our appointment of the first national clinical director of neurology over the last year. The task force put out a…26 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Neurology CareI thank the noble Baroness. Yes, the point about epilepsy nurses was made very clear to me just half an hour ago, and I quizzed both the national clinical director of neurology…26 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Neurology CareYes, that is precisely what I was referring to: the progressive neurological condition toolkit is all about the pathways for that integrated approach to it all. Again, there are…26 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Neurology CareI echo the noble Baroness’s comments regarding Lord Cormack. In terms of the long-term workforce plan, I was talking this morning to the national clinical lead in this area and to…26 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Neurology CareI thank my noble friend, and I proudly wear the Epilepsy Action badge from the meeting I was just at. As my noble friend says, it is all about trying to get that early diagnosis.…26 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS: Neurology CareMy Lords, integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning most services for people with neurological conditions. NHS England has established the neuroscience…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024My understanding is that currently none of the titles is protected. These are the first set of titles that will be protected as a part of the secondary legislation that we are…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024It is a protected title. The point I was trying to make about the general overhaul and understanding of the titles, however, is that there will be the scope to do this, as doctors…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024That the draft Order laid before the House on 13 December 2023 be approved. Relevant document: 10th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024That is something I will pick up on. On the point raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, I say that the GMC, with the CQC, should be able to give the ongoing quality assurance.…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024I thank all the noble Lords for their contributions. The wide range of views and experience shows the House at its best. On the serious point of the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett,…26 Feb 2024