Proceeding contribution from Baroness Bakewell (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 7 November 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.

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My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for his thoughtful consideration of my amendment. Because this is so impending a situation, it has to be taken on board for the future. The noble Earl spoke about having data that were robust in terms of verifiability and about evidence for the over-75s being harder to come by. However, life expectancy in this country is 84 for women and 79 for men, so there are data somewhere. I reiterate that there is a growing groundswell of concern, evident in newspapers when the story goes wrong, about the National Health Service failing older people, and I am sure that the Minister is as keen as I am to see that end. I beg to move.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 732 c34
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Complaints Disability Disclosure of information Codes of practice Equality Health Finance Health professions Learning disability Private sector NHS Patients Older people Negligence National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Standards Rural areas NHS Commissioning Board
Legislation: Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

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