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Health and Care Bill

My Lords, I say very briefly that I hope the Government will look favourably on this amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Howarth, and others. I hope that they will build into a review an assessment of the cost efficacy because as well as all the positive aspects that we have heard about, we must remember that, if you can decrease medication prescribing, you will decrease not only costs but adverse side-effects, which also have a cost. All these initiatives tackle the problem of loneliness, isolation and not having contact with other people—people who may be able to empathise with the way that you feel about your condition when you are undertaking a common activity with them. That can

become particularly important for the psychological well-being of patients as well as their physical improvement.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
819 c1145 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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