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HANSARDHealth Bill (Sixteenth sitting)If this is put on the statute book, will it not mean that the private sector can have more and more hospitals, when we should be using them only if the NHS does not have the…16 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I agree with the hon. Member that people with power, especially those with political platforms, have used it to spread misinformation about vaccination. Some medical professionals…16 Jul 2026HANSARD State of Climate and NatureThis morning, I visited the Churchill school in Hawkinge and had a good interaction with the young children. Most of their questions were about protecting nature, and they…13 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I was pleased to take part in the debate in the Chamber yesterday. I raised some examples from my local hospital, which is expanding its same-day emergency care because of the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)It is good to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I strongly believe that public health is very important to our health system because it focuses on prevention, so that people do not…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I absolutely agree, and I can give an example. Last week, as part of the ICB’s new independent neighbourhood health centre, one of the GP practices in my constituency started to…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a sensible comment. I work closely with her on mental health, and she is absolutely right. Some of the policies the Government have introduced, such as giving…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I agree. We need more band 5 nurses or healthcare assistants who can check blood pressure or blood sugar in patients’ homes. When someone rings their GP surgery, they should be…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the existing constitutional arrangements already provide mechanisms, ministerial accountability and parliamentary scrutiny? Singling out one…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)As the chair of the APPG on adult social care, I pay tribute to unpaid carers for the enormous contribution they make to their families, their communities and wider society. I…09 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I pay tribute to all the parents and schoolteachers who engaged with me last summer, following the White Paper and the SEND consultation. It has been a huge problem in Kent. Kent…09 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Corridor CareWe must continue to highlight corridor care, as it puts a spotlight on the pressures facing the NHS. One of the first visits I made after being elected to this House was to…08 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Twelfth sitting)The point about patient safety is absolutely important, as every Bill Committee member would agree. The number of patient safety incidents has been going up for the last 10 years.…07 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Tenth sitting)I am very sympathetic to this amendment, and to the argument that patients and carers should have enough information about what they are providing care for. In the current system,…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)My understanding is that the single patient record is just a single place where all of a patient’s medical records will be kept. It will not necessarily change the ways in which…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I declare that I am a registered nurse. I have worked in the NHS for many years, and I have used patient records throughout my career. The Nursing and Midwifery Council code…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I agree that we are never going to have 100% proof. There will always be people accessing records. What I am talking about is the existing system, which does have provisions. What…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)I wish to speak in support of clause 47. I spoke on Second Reading about my strong support for the introduction of a single patient record. I am not a tech expert like my hon.…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)It really surprised me to hear my hon. Friend talk about his experience of 450 systems in the computer system in his local hospital. I was shocked, because as a clinician who…02 Jul 2026HANSARDHealth Bill (Eleventh sitting)Absolutely; a single patient record will not stop professionals from asking the necessary questions of patients at any time. Each ward round, the doctors ask the patients how they…02 Jul 2026