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HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationMy Lords, Kate Josephs, who was director-general of the Covid task force and is now chief executive of Sheffield City Council, has admitted going to a drinks party for her leaving…25 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI do not think that the Minister really understands. Yes, there may be a duty on local authorities. The amendment tabled by the noble Baroness is basically a duty to promote…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 85 and 88 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins. We must be clear. The previous two speeches highlighted the elephant in the room: you…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI am sorry and will not delay the House much longer, but this is a really important point: the heart of the Bill. As the Bill is written at the moment, the only integration that…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have attached my name to a whole raft of amendments in the name of the noble Lords, Lord Crisp and Lord Hunt. I am pleased to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Uddin,…20 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, if we accept that we are going to be living with this virus for many years to come, we have to start being proactive rather than reactive. Ventilation affects more than…20 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 20 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, and in so doing declare my interest, as laid out in the register, as a vice-president of the…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, if we were having this debate about any other service in the NHS, people would be aghast. Can noble Lords imagine the response if we said that your access to dental…18 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I echo the comments from the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. We are living in a parallel universe. We are discussing the legislative framework for this new system…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAmbulance Queues: Health OutcomesMy Lords, half a million acute bed days each year are lost due to delays in discharge directly attributable to non-availability of social care, which leads to bottlenecks in…13 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, this is my first intervention on the Bill. I draw the Committee’s attention to my relevant interests in the register, namely as a vice-president of the Local Government…13 Jan 2022HANSARDAmbulance Queues: Health OutcomesMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name and draw the House’s attention to my interests in the register.13 Jan 2022HANSARDAmbulance Queues: Health OutcomesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on health outcomes of the time spent by ambulances waiting in queues to transfer patients into…13 Jan 2022HANSARDCare Workers: Professional RegisterWhen providing care for some of the most vulnerable in our communities, staff such as art therapists and occupational therapists have to have mandatory registration to practise.…10 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, when it comes to lateral flow tests, test and trace has become more like “trace a test”. The Statement says clearly: “From next Tuesday in England, if someone tests…06 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic Health: Night-time WorkingMy Lords, a wide body of research has revealed that a number of health conditions are related to night-shift working. In the Netherlands, breast cancer is now recognised as an…06 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021My Lords, first of all, you will have heard me coughing—but I have done PCR and lateral flow tests and it is a chest infection. But I have found that coughing quite a bit is a way…15 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: PCR and Lateral Flow Test ProvidersMy Lords, for many people that is just not their lived experience. The approved supply list for the two-day PCR test on GOV.UK is fundamentally flawed. Many thousands of people…13 Dec 2021HANSARDMedical Schools: Training PlacesMy Lords, it is not just a question of the total number of doctors but the number in certain specialisms where there is already a dearth of professionals. What are the Government…13 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: PCR and Lateral Flow Test ProvidersTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what due diligence they carry out on companies listed on GOV.UK, that offer travel PCR and lateral flow tests for COVID-19.13 Dec 2021