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HANSARDGP RecruitmentI am grateful for that question. The plan for patients, which was set out by my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey), addressed the issue…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Bliss charity is recognised across the House for the extremely important work it does, and I know that the ministerial team will be happy to engage with the hon. Gentleman on…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is an honour to return to the Department of Health and Social Care to continue its important work, especially ahead of the challenges this winter. I pay tribute to my…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point, particularly for category 3 and 4 ambulance journeys. As she highlights, there are numerous aspects to the challenge of ambulance delays:…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful that the hon. Gentleman raises the issue of vaccines; in fact, I raised it in Cabinet today. The UK is the first country in the world to have introduced bivalent…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman skirts over the fact that it is this Government who have opened five new medical schools, who have significantly boosted medical undergraduate training, who are…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAcross the clinical workforce—whether we are talking about dentistry, nursing, social care or doctors—we are seeking to boost recruitment, including international recruitment, and…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend raises an important point about face-to-face care, which matters to many constituents, but I gently remind him that in the Lincolnshire integrated care…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsPensions are an important issue, and I shall be meeting the Chancellor later today.01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsVery much so. The hon. Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) asked about a taskforce. With our colleagues in NHS England, we launched a “delayed discharge” taskforce with a…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe wellbeing of staff—especially in the NHS, and especially after the pressure of the pandemic—is a crucial issue, and one on which I have focused in particular since returning…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsPart of the reason for having the targeted funding is so that ICSs can look at those areas under particular pressure for recruitment and do that on a place-based basis. It would…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat fits within the wider issue of how we work with and support our NHS workforce and what packages we can look at in discussion with Treasury colleagues. Of course, the approach…01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said, I am meeting the Chancellor later today.01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to look at this case.01 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsPart of the reason why we are putting an extra £2.3 billion into mental health is to recognise the sensitivity and the importance of this issue. I am very happy to look at all…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Urgent and Emergency CareFar from there being a lack of planning, the very essence of integration between social care and the NHS through the ICSs is that we recognise the importance of both aspects…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Urgent and Emergency CareAgain, despite that colourful language, we have more doctors, more nurses and more paramedics. We are training more and meeting more demand, and significant additional funding has…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Urgent and Emergency CareI very much agree with the hon. Gentleman on the importance of the air ambulance. As a rural MP, I know full well the importance of the service it provides across the…05 Sept 2022HANSARD Urgent and Emergency CareOn the hon. Gentleman’s second point, I will ensure that that particular letter to the Department is highlighted following this statement. On his first point, as I said in my…05 Sept 2022