"My Lords, the noble Baroness said that the health and well-being boards will be responsible for making sure that there are sufficient social care services at the neighbourhood level. Following the question of the noble Lord, Lord John, to whom will they be accountable if they do not deliver sufficient …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for securing this debate on using patient data for patient-centred research, health and social care. I also thank all noble Lords who spoke and refer the House to my interests in the register—I will not name them all, because that would …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I associate these Benches with the comments that were made about the poor people and their families who had to suffer in Hull. The most reverend Primate spoke about the impact on local communities and how legislation should consider costs. Given this, do the Government intend to ensure …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Davies for raising this important point. I will touch on a number of issues that have been drawn together. Within the NHS, there are three very different categories of non-permanent staff—agency, bank and temporary staff—each with different implications for the continuity of …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, when I speak to primary and community health providers, they often speak of two hierarchies that they face. At the ICB level, they say that large trusts dominate, whereas at the primary care level, they say that it is GPs who dominate, often at the cost of the …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Maclean for the Question, but I want to go back to points made by the noble Baronesses, Lady Pidgeon and Lady Gerada. Successive Governments have spoken about the shift from hospital to community, but one reason it has not always happened is …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I will focus on two concerns. The first is that GPs often mistake PTSD for postnatal depression, meaning that mothers do not get the appropriate treatment. The second is that at the six-week postnatal check-up, to which the noble Baroness referred, there is no approved framework for assessing …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, I also welcome the Minister to his position. He said, quite rightly, that the United States has not yet shared the text of the treaty. However, since that treaty has been signed, what conversations has his right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary had with counterparts in the US …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, can I ask about entrepreneurs who are not clinicians but have a product or service that could improve health or social care? For them, there is no obvious front door to the NHS, so they spend ages trying to get into the system at primary care, trust or …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech
"My Lords, the report identifies significant variation in the recognition and treatment of acute illness among people with learning disabilities. The Minister talked about guidance, but could she be more specific? What specific help does her department aim to give to those areas, trusts or ICBs deemed to be underperforming? …..." Lord Kamall - View Speech