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Proceeding contribution from Lord MacKenzie of Culkein (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 16 November 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.

Health and Social Care Bill

I have put my name to Amendment 202 which deals with general practitioners. I do not intend to detain the Committee because the points I was going to make have already been eloquently made by the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, and others. I want to reiterate the point about general practitioners not identifying alcohol misuse. For the life of me, I cannot understand why there is no quality assessment framework indicator for screening for alcohol and why that is not part of the programme. There is evidence that screening works, as the noble Lord, Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe, said. It is clinically cost-effective. There is an urgent need to prioritise the issue of alcohol abuse, and this amendment gives us that opportunity. I hope that the Minister will be able to say something positive about that this evening.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
732 c766 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Disclosure of information Alcoholic drinks Armed forces Costs Advisory services Equality Health Hospitals Health services Finance Environmental health HIV/AIDS Homelessness Learning disability District councils Hepatitis Local government NHS Prisons Misuse Measurement Mental health services Mental health Obesity Maternity services Schools Reform Communication skills Risk assessment Secure psychiatric units Speech and language disorders NHS Commissioning Board Public Health England Health and wellbeing boards Veterans Clinical commissioning groups
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link
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