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HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsIt is fair to say that we have made massive improvements. At the beginning of the year, we only had around 10% of patients with GP records available in the app but today it is…19 Dec 2023HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsThe noble Lord is absolutely correct. Digital resource is well sought after. I was approving something just the other day which gives us more flexibility in that space, because…19 Dec 2023HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsThe Government want people to have access to their own records. For most, online record access is beneficial but for a minority, having access could cause harm or distress. In…19 Dec 2023HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsThe noble Lord is absolutely correct on getting that balance right between the two; that is why the NHS has a safeguarding reference group on exactly this, which has been putting…19 Dec 2023HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsClinical trials are among the key areas that are vital to the life sciences industry. We are all aware that, post-Covid, we were falling a bit behind. I am glad to say that now we…19 Dec 2023HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsThe fundamental principle underlying all this is that none of the data leaves the control. The data controllers today—be it GPs, the NHS or the hospital—stay as they are, and any…19 Dec 2023HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsMy noble friend is correct. As the noble Lord, Lord Allan, said, there are many good uses for the app and data. As we all probably know, AI is only as good as the data that…19 Dec 2023HANSARDNHS App: Medical RecordsAbsolutely; it is about getting that balance correct. I welcomed the support of all sides of the House when we were introducing the FDP. A lot of work was done with noble Lords on…19 Dec 2023HANSARDIn-patient Mental Health Care: Learning Disabilities and AutismI too add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, for her terrier-like qualities—I hope that is seen as a compliment—in getting and maintaining our attention. I feel that…13 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingMy noble friend is correct: on average, it is about 74% or 75% of a local authority budget. I think we would all agree that that is not a good situation, because obviously a local…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingCharging reform is still part of the Government’s commitment. At the same time, I think we all recognise that, largely as a result of the pandemic, we had to stabilise the social…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingThe shorthand for the German system is the “double doughnut”, which tries to give wraparound care. We can learn many things from that system, which is why a part 2 reform needs to…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingWe have tried to adopt a balanced approach here. While we all understand the necessity in the healthcare sector, I think most of us would agree that 750,000 net migration is a…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingI will absolutely clarify the number to the noble Lord in writing. It is of course a range, according to different local authorities, but I think we would all agree that it is a…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingIt is absolutely understood that, to have a highly motivated workforce, you need to look at everything—pay and conditions, and training and motivation. We see that while, on…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingThe noble Baroness is correct about that; it is a key pillar of this reform. This is why we have tried to learn one of the main lessons from last year, by putting the £600 million…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingThere were five parts to the programme of reforms mentioned and the £265 million. There was international recruitment, which we have done; it has worked well, and we need to…12 Dec 2023HANSARDOrgan DonationsI add my thanks, particularly for all the work that the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, has done, not just in bringing this debate today but, obviously, in putting the Act through in the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingThe Government have made up to £8.1 billion available this and next year to strengthen adult social care provision. Specifically, we have invested over £15 million so far this…12 Dec 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care: StaffingI share the noble Baroness’s concern about the speed of deployment. At the same time, it is fair to say that we are developing a whole new set of social care qualifications, which…12 Dec 2023