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1347258

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether his Department plans to review the long-term infection prevention and control measures required by intensive care units; and what assessment he has made of the provisions required to minimise the risk of hospital-acquired infections once the covid-19 outbreak has subsided; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>There are no specific plans to review the long-term infection prevention and control measures in intensive care units (ITU). However, as outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan and in the ‘UK 5-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2019 to 2024’, there is a commitment to publish a National Infection Prevention Manual for England that will contain guidelines for infection prevention and control best practice across healthcare settings. All National Health Service providers will be expected to deliver care to the standards outlined in this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 22/07/2021 10:39:39 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1346715

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of the role of single-use technology in (a) controlling and preventing infections and (b) reducing the risk of hospital-acquired infections following the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	33227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic NHS England and NHS Improvement have published a variety of guidance which encompasses the robust sterilisation and decontamination of reusable medical equipment and use of single-use equipment. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/primary-care/infection-control" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/primary-care/infection-control</a></p><p>The purchase and use of single-use equipment is determined at individual National Health Service trust level to take into account their own facilities, workforce, finances and patient population when choosing the most appropriate medical equipment to use.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 28/07/2021 15:37:33 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1343537

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to allocate additional funding to mental health services in the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	27157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to investing an additional £2.3 billion a year in mental health services in England by 2023/24 under the NHS Long Term Plan. Beyond that, funding for 2022-23 financial year for England is subject to the Department’s Spending Review 2021 and business planning outcomes. Funding in the rest of the United Kingdom is a matter for the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 09/07/2021 11:51:42 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1342249

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, whether he has plans to review the long-term infection prevention and control measures required by Intensive Care Units; what assessment his Department has made of the steps required to minimise the risk of hospital acquired infections; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	24968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>There are no specific plans to review the long-term infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in intensive care units (ITU). However, we have committed to publish a National Infection Prevention Manual for England that will contain guidelines for IPC best practice across healthcare settings. All National Health Service providers will be expected to deliver care to the standards outlined in this guidance.</p><p>The United Kingdom IPC COVID-19 cell monitors and reviews emerging evidence and data and guidance on effective IPC. To support NHS trusts to assess compliance with COVID-19 guidelines in all clinical areas, including ITU, NHS England has a number of resources which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/infection-prevention-and-control-supporting-documentation/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/infection-prevention-and-control-supporting-documentation/</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/07/2021 12:03:56 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1341078

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Eating Disorders: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the increased number of children with eating disorders in the UK; and if he will ensure that those children have the support they require.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	23188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan provides an extra £53 million a year for children and young people's community eating disorder services from 2021/22. This funding will enhance the development of more than 70 new or improved community eating disorder teams. An additional £79 million has been made available, some of which will be used to allow an additional 2,000 children and young people to able to access eating disorder services.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have also announced additional early intervention services for young people aged 16 to 25 years old with eating disorders in 18 areas across the country, so young adults seeking support could be contacted within 48 hours and begin treatment within two weeks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 02/07/2021 15:18:47 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1328071

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Delirium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people living with delirium; and whether an assessment has been made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the rate of diagnosis of that condition.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>We have made no such estimate or assessment.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 07/06/2021 13:09:40 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1315544

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that soon to be mothers are not (a) attending appointments and (b) going through labour alone as covid-19 restrictions ease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement published refreshed guidance on visiting restrictions for maternity services on 15 April 2021. The guidance sets out that all trusts should facilitate access to support for pregnant women as soon as possible by undertaking risk assessments, configuring the space used in providing care alongside infection prevention and control measures and using available testing capacity.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance produced by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is clear that women should be encouraged to have a single birth partner, who has no symptoms of COVID-19, present with them during any type of labour and birth, unless the birth occurs under general anaesthetic. If the birth partner has symptoms, an alternative, birth partner can attend in their place.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 22/06/2021 13:53:17 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1315547

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Fractures: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the use of artificial intelligence to treat wrist fractures; and if he will consider use of that treatment in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made.</p><p>The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Award in Health and Social Care, part of the National Health Service AI Laboratory, run by the Accelerated Access Collaborative in partnership with NHSX, is providing £140 million of funding available to support the development and deployment of AI technologies within health and social care. The Award will accelerate the testing and evaluation of the most promising AI technologies which meet the needs of the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p>The AI Award is open to many different applications of AI technologies, at any stage of the development lifecycle. We are open to receiving applications from anyone developing musculoskeletal related applications. The next round of the AI Award will open for applications in June 2021.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 24/05/2021 09:49:32 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1313226

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with social media platforms to ensure that appropriate warnings are provided on such platforms on unlicensed weight gain drugs such as apetamin.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Apetamin is considered to be a medicinal product and requires a Marketing Authorisation or product licence to be legally sold and supplied within the United Kingdom. A Marketing Authorisation guarantees the medicine has met required standards of quality, safety and efficacy. No authorisations or licences have been granted for Apetamin and consequently offers to sell or supply it are in breach of UK legal requirements.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency issues regular warnings to the public concerning the risks of purchasing from unregulated websites and has run a targeted public awareness campaign #FakeMeds across social media which provided detail and tips to purchase medicines online safely.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 24/05/2021 09:52:17 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1310948

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timeframe is for timescale for the allocation of increased payments to victims of the contaminated blood scandal.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	185359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>We anticipate that increases to payments will be made by the end of the calendar year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 28/04/2021 08:54:11 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon