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HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceI am very willing to hazard a guess that it is zero, but I will happily follow that up in writing with the exact number.17 Oct 2023HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceI am quite happy, as mentioned previously, to talk to the GMC about its use of language, the importance of the use of correct language and the clear feelings of all of us in the…17 Oct 2023HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceI can definitely confirm that we are taking it very seriously. The Secretary of State was clear in his speech at the recent party conference that it is vital that we recognise the…17 Oct 2023HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceI absolutely agree. That is why, as I say, we could not be firmer in saying we want to make sure it is very clear in the NHS Constitution that we are referring to women as…17 Oct 2023HANSARDGeneral Medical Council: Internal GuidanceI think the noble Lord makes the point very well. I do not think I have anything to add, apart from basic agreement.17 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesThat is a point very well made. as the noble Lord knows, that is one of my priorities and what we are trying to do with the app. There will be a number of launches, but already we…16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesI thank the noble Baroness for bringing this question up; this is an important area, and we all know that a year in the life of a child aged 10 is a lot more impactful than it is…16 Oct 2023HANSARDAdult Social Care (Adult Social Care Committee Report)I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, and all the participants involved in putting together the reports of both the Lords committee and the Archbishops’ committee.…16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesI am aware from personal experience that, when you have a child with neurodiversity or developmental needs, it is a long journey. We are seeing this manifest itself much more in…16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesUnfortunately, industrial action is impacting on waiting times; we estimate that about a million appointments have been lost to date. Clearly, that is a matter of regret and not…16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesCutting waiting lists is one of the PM’s top five priorities, and we are aware that waiting times impact more developmentally on a younger person’s life. Given this, we are…16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesIt is now the legal responsibility of the ICBs to appoint an executive lead in this area, but I think the point generally is a good one. As I said, as a result of this Question I…16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesYes. That is where our colleagues in the Department for Education have a key part to play. Start for Life is a joint initiative with DfE which is trying to look at early…16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesProbably the best example of that is in the whole area of cancer, which we all agree has to be the absolute priority. We have set up children’s cancer networks precisely around…16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesI like to think that we have good contact on this, centred around, as I said, Start for Life, which is a £300 million joint programme between ourselves and the Department for…16 Oct 2023HANSARDPaediatric Care: Wating TimesThe role of the GP is clearly vital. That is what I was trying to get behind in the Start for Life initiative and clear early warning indicators. Clearly, that needs to go right…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNursing Courses: Reduction in ApplicationsAs I just mentioned, the whole point around nursing associates is to try to attract those more mature recruits as well. As I was trying to show with the example of my mother,…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNursing Courses: Reduction in ApplicationsYes, absolutely. Clearly, we want to recruit, but we also want to retain our workforce and again that is what the long-term workforce plan is all about—trying to look at a clear…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNursing Courses: Reduction in ApplicationsYes, my understanding is that all the workings behind the long-term workforce plan are currently being analysed by another body— I am not quite sure whether it is the NAO, the ONS…19 Sept 2023HANSARDNursing Courses: Reduction in ApplicationsAbsolutely. We are trying to adopt a modular approach so that you can have units that can build towards getting in there. For people who go into social care, for instance, there…19 Sept 2023