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HANSARDNHS: Waiting Lists and Increased SpendingI thank the noble Baroness. As I say, we have committed to that workforce plan, and it will be detailed. We will look at every place in every part of the country because we…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesIn February 2022, we published the elective recovery plan, setting ambitious targets to recover services, backed by more than £8 billion in funding from 2022-23 to 2024-25 and…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesI thank the noble Baroness. With reference to past performance, that is what the spending increases were all about. They were an acceptance that we need to do more in this space,…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesI thank my noble friend. Adult social care, as many have heard me say before in this House, is a crucial part of this, because it is all about the flow. That is why I was…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesI agree with the noble Lord that cardiovascular is one important area in which, over the last few years, patients have not received the number of check-ups that we want, so it is…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesI thank the noble Baroness. There are a number of areas where we can do this. I point to the possibility for home testing a lot more. Covid was a perfect example, whereby it…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS Waiting TimesWe are committed to timely appointments. The whole point about the community diagnostic centres that were set up—and we have set up more than 90—is so that patients can be…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNHS: Waiting Lists and Increased SpendingI thank the noble Lord. For the record, there are 29,000 extra nurses since 2019-20, so we are well on course for the 50,000 increase. At the same time, we do need to recruit from…22 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerMy understanding is that we do have the capacity for these research trials. Also, on workforce in the cancer space, we have invested £50 million, so we are actually 200 people…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerWe are very clear on the need for speed in cancer treatment; that is one target that will not change, because we know its importance in all this. With pancreatic cancer, we are…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerThis is where we see the diagnostic centres being a key area in this. We have set up 91 community diagnostic centres. In addition, in 2020 we had only 12 non-specific symptoms…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerI thank the noble Lord. This case has also been brought forward by the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, who could not be here today, but he is very keen on this as well. We have now put…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerI understand that the leader in this field is GRAIL. This blood screening is happening in America right now, and NICE is undertaking studies in this field to see whether it should…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerMy noble friend is correct: pancreatic is probably one of the cruellest of cancers. We have a 10-year cancer plan; to answer his question, we are going through 5,000 responses,…21 Nov 2022HANSARDHealth: Pancreatic CancerImproving early diagnosis is incredibly important to help boost cancer survival, and the Government are committed to the NHS Long Term Plan ambition of diagnosing 75% of cancers…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesI agree with my noble friend. Overseas and Commonwealth recruitment is a key area here, which is why I am delighted that we have addressed the visa restrictions and entered social…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness. The new funds mentioned recognise that this is critical to the health of our National Health Service and the flow. As part of that, as I…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesI thank the noble Baroness. In the past few days, local authorities have been notified of the £500 million discharge fund. That funding will go out in December and January, so it…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesI agree and have often made the point that solving this part is key to the flow and to getting people through discharge quickly, which has a knock-on impact on A&E and ambulance…21 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Care Sector: Staff ShortagesI thank the right reverend Prelate for the passion that she clearly displays in this field. As I mentioned in my Answer to the Question, we have a national recruitment campaign,…21 Nov 2022