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HANSARDHealth and Social Care: Leadership and ManagementThese are important issues, and I have discussed this with the right hon. Lady. I will take another look at the management of Walsall Manor.14 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care: Leadership and ManagementThe hon. Gentleman might know that in 2007 the then Labour Government changed the law to allow takeovers such as that to happen. He might want to reflect on that. In terms of…14 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care: Leadership and ManagementIn health and care, strong leadership can make the difference between life and death. I have been clear that we can accept only the highest possible standards and that in some…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, that is a very important issue and I will be happy to meet my hon. Friend.14 Jun 2022HANSARDHealth and Social Care UpdateI would like to inform the House that the final version of “Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data” has been published today. It builds on the groundbreaking…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSmokefree 2030: Independent ReviewIn 2019, this Government set the bold ambition for England to be smokefree by 2030—reducing smoking rates to 5% or less. Today, Dr Javed Khan OBE published his independent review…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewMy hon. Friend is right. It is well known how the Labour Government came up with contracts with the British Dental Association that are leading to poor outcomes for millions of…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewI am not surprised by the typical response from the hon. Gentleman: not really engaging with the real issues and showing once again that he is more interested in theatrics than in…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewI thank my right hon. Friend for her comments. I always listen carefully to what she has to say, given her important experience. On the pension issue, she will know that in the…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the independent leadership review of health and social care. This is an important report that comes at a critical time.…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewThe hon. Lady is right to highlight the importance of this issue and she will know that my predecessor had asked for a review on it. It was done and we have accepted its outcome,…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewThe short answer is that, yes, the hon. Lady is right to talk about the importance of retaining and recruiting more nurses. When it comes to nurses’ pay, she will know that we…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewI thank my right hon. Friend for his support of the report. Of course he speaks with incredible experience. He is right to raise the issue of the importance of targets, and…08 Jun 2022HANSARDMonkeypoxFollowing the increased prevalence of cases of monkeypox in England, and transmission within the community for the first time, I would like to inform the House that as of…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewMy hon. Friend is right: it is important that, where people who are working within the NHS or social care see wrongdoing or things that concern them, they have a safe space to…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewI thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing Mr Calvert’s case to my attention. The Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewes (Maria…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewI agree with the hon. Gentleman. I know that he has a long-standing, valuable interest in this issue. I appreciate that he has not had time to look at the report, but I think he…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewI cannot give my right hon. Friend the exact number that he is asking for, but I can answer the latter part of his question. I agree that we want to see a massive improvement in…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewI agree very much with my hon. Friend. She will know from her own NHS trust, particularly the maternity problems there and the terrible cases set out in the Donna Ockenden report,…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Leadership ReviewThat is exactly why I have commissioned a 15-year workforce strategy from the NHS.08 Jun 2022