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HANSARD NHS Long-term Workforce PlanI am pleased to see those services going into Scunthorpe. That underscores the investment we are making now while preparing for the long term, through the largest ever expansion…03 Jul 2023HANSARD NHS Long-term Workforce PlanAll I can say is that the hon. Gentleman clearly has not read the plan. If he had, he would have seen that it is developed by NHS England. That the Labour party is claiming…03 Jul 2023HANSARD NHS Long-term Workforce PlanWithout repeating my previous answer on specialty, we are boosting a number of areas. There are 5,000 more doctors and almost 13,000 more nurses this year than last year. I have…03 Jul 2023HANSARD NHS Long-term Workforce PlanThose are both fair points. I know that my hon. Friend comes at this with great commercial experience, and I hope he knows that I have an interest in those issues. Just to…03 Jul 2023HANSARD NHS Long-term Workforce PlanI hope my right hon. Friend is pleased to see the measures we are taking with the Lord O’Shaughnessy review on clinical research trials to make it easier and faster to do research…03 Jul 2023HANSARD NHS Long-term Workforce PlanThe hon. Gentleman ignores the fact that since 2010, there has been a 25% increase in the NHS workforce. More than a quarter of a million more people now work in the NHS than was…03 Jul 2023HANSARD NHS Long-term Workforce PlanI think there is actually a lot of agreement between the hon. Lady and I. She talked about the plan, and having read it a number of times—that is part of my role—I know that…03 Jul 2023HANSARD NHS Long-term Workforce PlanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. As we boost our domestic workforce training, there will be scope to reduce the number recruited internationally. From 1948 onwards,…03 Jul 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyHaving discussed that harrowing evidence with my right hon. Friend, I do not think any Minister could either forget it or not be moved. I found it an extremely moving experience…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyDr Strathdee did not particularly focus on staffing numbers, as far as I recall; she focused on some of the issues with care from staff. That was the nature of the concerns. On…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyI commend my hon. Friend for the service he gives as a community first responder. Through that, I know he takes a huge interest in these matters. As with the point about data, I…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyI refer hon. Members to the oral statement I will make in the House today, 28 June 2023, on improving safety in mental health in-patient services. [HCWS889]28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyIt is a shame that the hon. Lady chose to conclude her remarks in such a way. Let me address that head-on. It is bizarre to accuse a Minister who is literally at the Dispatch Box…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyIn my discussions with my right hon. Friend and colleagues, I found the compassion that they showed and the way they championed the family voice compelling. I absolutely agree…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyThe hon. Lady raises a very valid point. There are real concerns about Tees. We considered that when considering the scope of the statutory inquiry. Given that significant work…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyThe hon. Gentleman raises an extremely important point, and he is right that a particular downside of out-of-area placements is often the distance from families. Indeed, one can…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyIt will be covered by the HSIB review. On how long that will take, investigations under the predecessor body typically took around a year, which is one of the advantages of the…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyThat is an extremely good point. In fact, a key element of the primary care recovery plan looks at the handover points between secondary and primary care, which are often the…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyIt is extremely important that we get support to young people, because many mental health cases start at a young age. Indeed, data suggests that as many as 50% of mental health…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyI am extremely keen to share our experience, so that we can learn from each other. As the hon. Gentleman knows, this is a shared challenge across our United Kingdom. The pandemic…28 Jun 2023