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HANSARD 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 SafetyWe are investing more in mental health services as a whole, and that includes the important area of cleaning and catering services. Obviously, it would be inappropriate for me to…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 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyI very much agree on that. The hon. Lady speaks powerfully of the importance of engaging with those with experience—the charity sector, the families and those directly impacted by…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 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 SafetyFirst, I do not want to wait for legislation before we make changes. Indeed, under the leadership of Paul Scott, who joined EPUT in 2020, investment has been made, with an extra…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Mental Health In-patient Services: Improving SafetyI know that my right hon. Friend was particularly close to Sir David and is uniquely qualified to speak of his interest and involvement in these issues. I am happy to give him the…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 2023HANSARDNational Institute for Health and Care Research Capital CallToday I am pleased to announce just over £96 million of funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) for equipment and technology to support NHS…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningI welcome the work that Mr Ferguson and those at James Cook University Hospital have been doing on the programme. We would be very keen to learn from any experience that they have…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningI am sorry, but I missed the second part of the question. On the speed of treatment, that is why significant work is going into the faster diagnosis standard, which was hit for…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningMy hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right. A key feature of the programme is the use of screening trucks to offer checks within the community. When I was talking to patients…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningAll Health Secretaries have regular conversations with the Treasury in terms of wider financing. The departmental budget for Health and Social Care is over £180 billion, which is…26 Jun 2023HANSARDTargeted Lung Cancer Screening Programme: EnglandI would like to inform the House that I have accepted the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to introduce a national targeted lung cancer screening programme for…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningFirst, may I express regret about the hon. Gentleman’s own family experience of this condition? On the roll-out programme, we need to build that capacity and to do so in a…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningThe hon. Gentleman raises a valid and important point on the targeting of mining communities. Of course, the roll-out will be shaped by clinical advice, but I will flag that point…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningMy hon. Friend speaks with great authority on this issue, and she is right to highlight the importance of mesothelioma. A key theme of the pilots is the importance of convenience…26 Jun 2023HANSARD Lung Cancer ScreeningMy hon. Friend raises an important and topical point. The chief medical officer estimates 50,000 to 60,000 smokers a year may potentially give up through vaping, which is…26 Jun 2023