Long-term Plan for the NHS

Lord Hannay of Chiswick Excerpts

Tuesday 19th June 2018 Lords Chamber

[Lord O’Shaughnessy]

I agree with the noble Lord and thank him for his welcome. We all agree; indeed, the Statement sets out clearly that the two must go hand in glove. I should point out that additional money for social care in the short term was put in a previous Budget by the Chancellor—£2 billion extra over three years, a budget that is now growing. Clearly that was a short-term measure. Now we need to find that long-term settlement that goes hand in hand with the NHS and ensure that we have true service integration as well.

[Lord Hannay of Chiswick (CB)]

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[Baroness Walmsley (LD)]

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[Lord O'Shaughnessy]

To answer the noble Baroness’s first question, I believe that changes in actuarial calculations were the driver of that change. However, it is a technical issue and I will write to her and place a copy of the letter in the Library so that other noble Lords can see the rationale for it. Regarding her question about public health funding, obviously it is not for me to make predictions about exactly what will be in the spending review, save to say again that there was a clear commitment in the Statement that we would not create further pressures for the NHS through the settlements delivered for social care and public health.

[Lord Hannay of Chiswick]

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[Baroness Hollins (CB)]

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