"My Lords, this Government support the integration of neighbourhood health and social care. Our approach to neighbourhood health brings services together so that people experience more joined-up and person-centred care, including from integrated neighbourhood teams. In March, we published the Neighbourhood Health Framework, promoting joined-up partnership arrangements between ICBs …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"I certainly can give that reassurance to my noble friend. I am glad she recognises that our move towards neighbourhood health is not just a shift on paper but a real turnaround in how we see people and services. Coproduction is required for neighbourhood health plans, which would be all …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"My noble friend is right to identify that, if we are going to deliver neighbourhood healthcare and make improvements in social care, we have to join up the NHS and local government. That is key to our whole approach to neighbourhood health. That is why health and well-being boards, which …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"We recognise the continuing challenge that we inherited in terms of workforce, but that is why we are investing in the adult social care workforce. In 2028, the first ever fair pay agreement will come in, which will be backed by £500 million of funding. It will improve pay and …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"The noble Baroness is quite right to talk about people having more complex needs, and, indeed, we are also living longer. However, the current health system is organised around institutions and services that are complex, disjointed and difficult to navigate, as she said. On housing, for example, I know that …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"That is a very good point. Young carers are sometimes left out, to the detriment, as I said earlier, of services and policy. I bring us back to the requirement in the Neighbourhood Health Framework, which we published just in March of this year, and add …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"The Neighbourhood Health Framework published in March, which I mentioned, requires local systems to develop neighbourhood health plans. That will give a very clear basis for measuring impact, which we do not have at the moment. I certainly agree with the noble Lord that it is not …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"All the local systems have their line of accountability, with which I know noble Lords are familiar. Currently, for example, ICBs report to NHS England. Subject to the passing of the Health Bill, that will now come within the department and there will be an accountability mechanism. Transparency will be …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"I certainly agree with my noble friend on that point. That is why achieving neighbourhood health will rely critically on that strong partnership, which will include civil society, as she says...." Baroness Merron - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Patel, on securing this debate and on his acknowledgement of the importance of patient data to research and of what the Government have done to date. I also thank noble Lords for their very thoughtful and informed contributions. I very much understand …..." Baroness Merron - View Speech