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Health Bill [HL]

My Lords, my name is also on the amendment; I support it, along with the eloquent speech made by my noble friend Lord Walton of Detchant. Coming from the nursing profession and professions not so steeped in history in the educational bodies, I would emphasise that we are, as a profession, "out of sight, out of mind". There is an unfortunate gap between service and education. That gap needs to be closed quickly to cover all the points that have been put in the NHS review by the Minister, concerning compassion and the values of the NHS. If this could be included in the Bill, it would help the universities to see—in undergraduate training, leading to post-graduate training—the importance of the values of the NHS, and to reinforce them. I strongly feel that "out of sight, out of mind" needs to be cleared, and hope the Minister will be prepared to take this on board.