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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am extremely sorry to hear about that particular case. It is really important that we support and facilitate better discharge, which is why we are reforming the better care fund…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe funding is still there, but as many people have urged me, including the right hon. Gentleman, we are taking the decision to give more freedom and flexibility to independent…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the shadow Minister for her constructive question. I would be delighted to hear more about that initiative. She is absolutely right about timely access to medicines, and…06 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to do so. Since we came into government, we have made this announcement today, put £889 million into general practice and agreed a contract with GPs,…06 May 2025HANSARDNHS Reliance on Private Healthcare ProvidersI have said it before, and I will say it again: the NHS will be privatised over my dead body. This party founded the NHS as a publicly funded public service, free at the point of…06 May 2025HANSARDNHS Reliance on Private Healthcare ProvidersThis Government are taking a hard-headed approach to cutting waiting times. We are investing an extra £26 billion in our NHS, and where the independent sector has spare capacity,…06 May 2025HANSARDHospital BacklogsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question, and horrified to hear about his constituent’s experience. This Government will never brush problems under the carpet or pretend…06 May 2025HANSARDHospital BacklogsReducing hospital backlogs is a key priority in this Government’s plan for change, as the 18-week standard for elective care has not been met for almost a decade. Our elective…06 May 2025HANSARDIndependent Commission on Adult Social Care: Terms of ReferenceThe Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey of Blackstock DBE CB, formally launched on 29 April with a meeting with people with first-hand…06 May 2025HANSARDNHS England: AbolitionAs the Prime Minister and I announced, NHS England will be brought back into the Department to put an end to the duplication, waste and inefficiency resulting from two…06 May 2025HANSARDHealth and Social Care ReformI take the Select Committee seriously, and I will look carefully at its report, but the shadow Minister has some brass neck. He mentions this Government having been in office for…06 May 2025HANSARDNHS Prescription ChargesThe Prime Minister, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer), has announced that NHS prescription charges in England will be frozen…29 Apr 2025HANSARD2023 Agenda for Change Deal: Non-pay WorkstreamsToday I am updating the House on work under way to improve the working lives of NHS staff. The 2023 Agenda for Change (AfC) pay deal, agreed between the previous Government and…23 Apr 2025HANSARDClinical Trials and Health Data Research ServiceToday I am updating the House on plans to create a new Health Data Research Service and fast track the set-up of clinical trials to accelerate the development of the medicines and…08 Apr 2025HANSARDMental Health: Expected Spend for 2025-26I am today publishing this third annual statement, following the one made in March 2024 by my predecessor. The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a statutory requirement for the…27 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and GenderI will absolutely undertake to share the approach we are taking with my counterparts across the United Kingdom. The approach I have always taken is one that understands the…25 Mar 2025HANSARDCommunity HospitalsI join my hon. Friend in congratulating the local trust on the work it is doing and the impact it is having, and I would be delighted to pay a visit as soon as my diary allows.25 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and GenderI am grateful to Professor Sullivan for her report. Sex and gender identity are not always the same, and it is important for patients that we record both accurately. I know the…25 Mar 2025HANSARDCommunity HospitalsI am well aware of the challenges at Stepping Hill hospital and the need for support and investment in services in Stockport, not least thanks to the representations of my hon.…25 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS Waiting ListsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question and for his long-standing commitment to improving mental health services. Lord Darzi highlighted that those waiting over a year…25 Mar 2025