Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Centre for Perioperative Care's CPOC Manifesto: A Blueprint for NHS Efficiency, published on 12 April, in the light of the review of the NHS by Lord Darzi of Denham.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

In light of the review of the National Health Service by Professor Lord Darzi, which highlights the importance of driving productivity in hospitals, the Government welcomes the manifesto of the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) and will consider its recommendations. The Government is already working with NHS England to improve perioperative care, which can reduce length of stay, improve patient outcomes, and increase productivity. In May 2023, NHS England published guidance setting out five core perioperative care requirements relating to the care of adult patients awaiting planned inpatient surgery. These measures address the key objective of identifying health needs as early as possible in perioperative pathways, and then using time on the waiting list to optimise health, through optimisation of both existing health conditions and of health-related behaviour. NHS England is working to oversee and support implementation, and will continue to do so throughout 2024/25. In addition, NHS England is also undertaking work on other areas addressed in the CPOC manifesto such as drinking, eating, and mobilising after surgery.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, when developing and implementing (1) health care, and (2) equalities policies, it is the position of (a) the Government, and (b) NHS England, that men can get pregnant.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

It is not the position of the Government, or NHS England, that a person whose biological sex is male can get pregnant.

Found: We move on to the general science policy questions, kicking off with a question from Lord Lucas.

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A one-off session to explore the work of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA).