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HANSARDNational Guardian’s Office: Annual ReportThe Government are committed to supporting the right of staff working in the NHS to speak up and raise concerns. This is a vital step towards ensuring patient safety and improving…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I will go on to talk about waiting times, but he is absolutely right. It is a trial that we have rolled out to ensure that, across…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekI think that the right hon. Gentleman, if he wants to talk to me at any time, knows that he can catch me anywhere. I will now give way to him.05 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekAbsolutely. On training for GPs, I take the hon. Lady’s point exactly. The NICE guidelines are incredibly clear, in terms of the Hope Virgo campaign and taking BMI, weight and…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekSorry, yes, I will reply to that.05 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekI am sure that Claire Murdoch and Tim Kendall at NHS England are all over that and very aware of that. A streamlining approach to treatment is about getting people seen within the…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekThat is incredibly interesting. I had not heard about it, but I am sure that my officials will take note of it. We have an open door for anything that we can identify that helps…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekAbsolutely, and the Green Paper, which I am sure the hon. Gentleman will be aware of, references the mental health of young people in schools. However, it is also about the…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. That is why we invested £2.3 billion in mental health services, which, as I always say, is more than half the entire prison estate…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Eating Disorders Awareness WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Rosindell. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Knowsley (Sir George Howarth) —my right hon. Friend, if I may call him…05 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesI thank all Members who have taken the time to attend this debate and to speak about their experiences and their concerns. As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said in…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Innovation in the NHSIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Chris Green) for bringing the issue to Westminster Hall. I have…03 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareI fear that you will shout at me again, Mr Speaker, if I try to answer my hon. Friend’s question fully, because I agree with everything that she has said. Maternal deaths…02 Mar 2020HANSARDHealth and Social CareI fear that you will shout at me again, Mr Speaker, if I try to answer my hon. Friend’s question fully, because I agree with everything that she has said. I will look into whether…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Maternity Services: East KentI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments and suggestions. In response to his call for an independent inquiry, last night I asked my officials to look into sending the…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Maternity Services: East KentI will go straight to my closing statement, Mr Speaker. I reiterate my condolences, particularly to the family of Harry Richford and all those affected. I also thank my right hon.…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Maternity Services: East KentThank you, Mr Speaker. I think in defence of my officials, because this is such a sensitive issue—13 Feb 2020HANSARD Maternity Services: East KentI will set out the situation concerning East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in line with the written statement laid in Parliament this morning. In fact, I took…13 Feb 2020HANSARDMaternity Services: East KentI made a statement on 28 January about concerns regarding maternity services in East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. I explained that I had sought reports from…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Maternity Services: East KentI fear that you will shout at me again, Mr Speaker, if I try to answer my hon. Friend’s question fully, because I agree with everything that she has said. Maternal deaths…13 Feb 2020