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HANSARDNHS: Doctors’ StrikesClearly, that is the last thing anyone wants. I trust all the medics who, first and foremost, care about patient safety to inform their local management so that they can make sure…05 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS: Doctors’ StrikesI can totally reject that by pointing to the record spend we are putting in this area and the fact that, just on Monday, we launched the long-term workforce plan, with a £2.4…05 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS: Doctors’ StrikesFirst, I absolutely echo the sentiment about the 75th anniversary and the hard work of all our doctors, nurses, dentists and medical staff. Clearly, we want to find a negotiated…05 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS: Doctors’ StrikesMy Lords, the Government have been clear that we want to resolve the strikes by doctors. We negotiated in good faith with the BMA’s junior doctors committee in May. The Government…05 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanAs I mentioned previously, the NHS plan is something that we or the NHS can publish, being the employer. With there being hundreds, if not thousands, of employers in social care,…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanThe noble Lord is correct that it is essential. I emphasise that this is an NHS document, and the whole point is that it does not look to go “zoom” on recruitment. There is…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanI thank my noble friend. Dentists were pointed out in particular because so many of them go on to work not in the NHS but in private care settings. It is out for consultation, but…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanThat is absolutely my understanding. For it to be a living document, people clearly need to have input and to be able to debate it in exactly the way we are doing here today.04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanI thank noble Lords. Before I answer their points, and while I shall not repeat the Statement, it would be remiss of me not to repeat one thing, which is about Lord Kerslake’s…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanAs for the A-level point and those people not being able to go on to universities, that is what the different routes are about. The different pathways that we are talking about…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanI thank the noble Lord for the work he does as chair of the GDC. He will know that this is something that is quite close to my heart, given that my better half is a dentist. I…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanI thank the noble Lord. He is quite right to say that we need to check against delivery and he is quite right to hold us to account on that. Personally, I am happy to commit…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanI thank the noble Baroness. The whole idea of the apprenticeship is that the standard that you are training to is absolutely the same, albeit obviously you are getting there via a…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanI would like to think, as I mentioned before, that increasing the supply and training of the whole medical profession would help the whole sector. This is quite close to my heart;…04 Jul 2023HANSARDNHS Long-term Workforce PlanIt is absolutely a pipeline; some people might say, “Why are you not doing more earlier in this plan?”, but, as the noble Baroness says, there is no point training a lot of people…04 Jul 2023HANSARDMental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyYes, we are very aware of the points made very well by the noble Baroness, including some of the stats on the community treatment orders and the fact, I believe, that if you are a…03 Jul 2023HANSARDMental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyI thank noble Lords for their questions and their general welcome for the Statement. On timing, we had hoped that doing it on a non-statutory basis would have been sufficient. The…03 Jul 2023HANSARDMental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyI am afraid I do not have the timing of a response on that. Minister Caulfield is very engaged in this area. A number of things have been mentioned. I mentioned the community…03 Jul 2023HANSARDMental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyAs noble Lords are aware from some of my previous answers, I think the key thing is the quality of output rather than the ownership of an institution. Around the House, we have…03 Jul 2023HANSARDMental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyI thank the noble Lord for his commitment in this area over the years. With regard to the first question about past evidence, clearly the HSSIB will be looking at what evidence…03 Jul 2023