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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an extremely powerful point. I hope the Labour-run NHS in Wales takes heed of her comments. She brings professional experience to this issue and is absolutely…24 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to say that it is a fundamental right that people are able to strike, and the legislation will balance that right, in the same way that other countries…24 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to announce that we will be developing and publishing a major conditions strategy. Around 60% of disability-adjusted life years in England are accounted for by just…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAccess to GPsMy hon. Friend brings welcome transparency to the issue. The Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough (Neil O’Brien) was…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAccess to GPsFirst, that is exactly what the women’s health strategy is doing through designing women’s health hubs. It is exactly why we are appointing a wider portfolio of roles into primary…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAccess to GPsMy hon. Friend raises an important point, and we are investing over a fifth more than in 2016, as part of our wider investment programme. I am very keen to work with her on the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAccess to GPsWe have literally just heard in this questions session from my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall North (Eddie Hughes) about the investment the Government are making in…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAccess to GPsWe recognise that increased demand has had an impact on GP services. That is why we are investing at least £1.5 billion to create an additional 50 million GP appointments by 2024.24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentIt is slightly odd for the hon. Lady to talk about a plan when she does not agree with the plan of the shadow Health Secretary, the hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting).…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentThe hon. Gentleman is right to highlight the importance of bed capacity at Northwick Park, but my discussions with the chief executive were more in the context of how step-down…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentI welcome my hon. Friend’s drawing attention to the investment that has been made, which is in no small part due to his campaigning and championing his constituents, as he does so…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentIt is important to look at the number of doctors in general practice, and those numbers are up. There are 2,298 more than there were in September 2019, so we are increasing the…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentMy hon. Friend raises two important themes. The first relates to how many are in training, and I think it is around 4,000. We have boosted the number of GP training places and we…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentMy hon. Friend raises an important point about the additional costs that the London Mayor is imposing not just on NHS staff but on all staff working in the capital, in contrast to…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentMy hon. Friend raises an important point on two levels. The first relates to how we boost recruitment in areas such as Lincolnshire, and the new medical school in Lincoln will…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentThe hon. Gentleman has raised an important issue. I think that, in particular, we should look at our approach to major conditions, and I will say more about our thinking in that…24 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce: Retention and RecruitmentWe see a considerable number of applications for medical undergraduate places, far in excess of the number of places available. We have boosted the number of places—…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAmbulance Services: StrikesWe are taking a number of steps to improve performance, and not just on strike days—but I thought the hon. Lady was going to refer to the comment that she made about those on her…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAmbulance Services: StrikesI am happy to join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the work of call handlers at the South Western Ambulance Service, and to the staff there as a whole. He is right to draw…24 Jan 2023HANSARDAmbulance Services: StrikesWe have introduced a range of contingency measures, such as the provision of military personnel, who are available to assist with the driving of ambulances, and community first…24 Jan 2023