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1456649

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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	Forced Labour: Supply Chains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any health equipment with constituent parts made using forced labour has entered the UK supply chain since January 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
uin	HL7523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>Suppliers appointed to the NHS Supply Chain framework contracts, which supply the majority of medical goods and services into the National Health Service, must comply with the Labour Standards Assurance System or they can be removed from consideration for future opportunities. If there is an allegation of modern slavery practices against a company supplying medical goods or services into the United Kingdom, these are investigated. The Department does not have a record of any breaches of the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 since January 2020. Information on procurement by NHS trusts and foundation trusts is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 11/04/2022 11:29:50 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1455808

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
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	Antimicrobials and Diagnosis: NHS Trusts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) diagnostic services, and (2) antimicrobial stewardship, in NHS health trusts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL7513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>In October 2020, Professor Sir Mike Richards published <em>Diagnostics: Recovery and Renewal: Report of the Independent Review of Diagnostic Services for NHS England</em>. The review identified the need for investment in and reform of diagnostics services, with recommendations including the separation of acute and elective diagnostics, supported by the establishment of community diagnostics centres (CDCs). We have now made £2.3 billion available for diagnostic services in line with these recommendations, including the launch of up to 160 CDCs by March 2025. A copy of the review is attached.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency published <em>English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR). Report 2020 to 2021. </em>The report assessed national data on antimicrobial prescribing, resistance, and stewardship activities. The 2020/21 report highlighted that routine antimicrobial stewardship activities had been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a number of positive outcomes were also identified, such as increased use of tests to distinguish between viral and bacterial infections. A copy of the 2020/21 ESPAUR report is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall attachment 1 file name diagnostics-recovery-and-renewal-independent-review-of-diagnostic-services-for-nhs-england-2.pdf title Diagnostics: Recovery and Renewal 2 file name espaur-report-2020-to-2021-16-Nov.pdf title ESPAUR Report 2020 to 2021 question first answered 11/04/2022 11:30:42 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1455569

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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	Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the upgrade works to the emergency department at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on patient flows, including ambulance handovers; and what steps he plans to take to monitor performance following that upgrade.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	149204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>A formal assessment has not yet been made as many of the process changes in the emergency departments have only recently been implemented. The reconfiguration of the emergency departments at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will provide a dedicated children and young People’s zone; a clinical decisions unit; and a designated ambulance stopping place or handover cubicle, with five trolley spaces and an area for patients who do not need a cubicle or bed.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement and commissioners monitor and discuss the performance of all National Health Service providers.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/04/2022 14:51:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1454778

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	GP Surgeries: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on GP surgery opening hours (a) outside of core hours and (b) at weekends to increase accessibility for the public.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	148191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>The new Enhanced Access arrangements in England, based on Primary Care Networks providing bookable appointments outside core hours between 6.30pm and 8pm on weekday evenings and 9am and 5pm on Saturdays, will begin in October 2022. NHS England and NHS Improvement held two virtual workshops on patient access in July and August 2021 including members of the public, representatives from national patient groups, carer organisations and voluntary and health organisations including general practitioner practices and clinical commissioning groups. NHS England and NHS Improvement have also engaged with the British Medical Association’s General Practitioner Committee on the new Enhanced Access arrangements. Enhanced Access is in addition to Out of Hours Services from 6.30pm to 8am on weekdays and all day at weekends and on bank holidays.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/04/2022 09:54:11 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1455048

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	5G: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the European Parliament's Panel for the Future of Science and Technology report on the health impact of 5G.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	148449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) are aware of the European Parliament’s report. The UKHSA and COMARE will review emerging evidence and provide advice to inform the Government’s policy making.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 11/04/2022 09:43:05 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 62073 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1455138

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Surgical Mesh Implants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which specialist surgical mesh removal centres are (a) offering rectopexy mesh removal and (b) expected to be offering rectopexy mesh removal within the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	148421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>The specialist mesh services in operation do not currently offer rectopexy mesh removal. NHS England and NHS Improvement are working to commission rectopexy services within the specialist mesh centres, to treat those who have been adversely affected by rectopexy mesh. The information requested on the specialist mesh services offering rectopexy mesh removal within the next 12 months is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/04/2022 10:45:21 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 62072 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1454078

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	NHS: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of total NHS redundancy payments for the last year.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	146530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>The total value of the redundancy payments incurred by National Health Service in 2020/21 is £27.4 million.</p><p>The following table shows these costs by voluntary and compulsory redundancies in 2020/21 by the NHS England group and Consolidated Provider Account group. The NHS England group comprises of clinical commissioning groups and NHS England. The Consolidated Provider Accounts group includes NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Entity</p></td><td><p>Voluntary redundancies including early retirement contractual costs £ million</p></td><td><p>Value of compulsory redundancies £ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS England group</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consolidated Provider Account group</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>These values do not include mutually agreed resignations contractual costs, early retirements in the efficiency of the service contractual costs and contractual payments in lieu of notice. Exit payments following employment tribunals or court orders and non-contractual payments requiring HM Treasury approval.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/04/2022 09:40:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1454194

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Dental Services: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on his plans to reform dentistry; if he will make it his policy as part of those reforms to set up a system of patient registration similar to that applied in general practice where patients can join a practice within a certain distance to their home; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	146595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>We are currently negotiating with the British Dental Association on initial proposed changes to the National Health Service contract for dental services. We expect to announce the outcome of these negotiations shortly and will set out an implementation timetable when this concludes. The development of further long term proposed changes will progress during summer and autumn 2022.</p><p>Unlike general practice, dental patients are not registered to a particular practice. A dental practice can accept a patient for a course of treatment if it has capacity to do so. There are no geographical restrictions on which dental practice a patient may attend, allowing patients the choice of where they receive treatment.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/04/2022 10:22:01 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1453529

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
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	Polycystic Kidney Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of women in the UK have been diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	145867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. However, NHS Digital’s data shows that between April 2020 and March 2021, there were 141 finished admission episodes (FAEs) for female patients with a primary diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in England, with a further 110 FAEs for female patients with unspecified polycystic kidney disease.</p><p>A FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. These admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/04/2022 10:09:54 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1453237

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
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	Ambulance Services: Shropshire
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 reduce ambulance (a) response and (b) handover to A&E times in Shropshire.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	145084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2022 answer text <p>Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is working with West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) and community partners to reduce conveyances of some patients to hospital as clinically appropriate, providing alternate treatment and care at home or in the community. The Trust is also working with WMAS to cohort ambulance patients at accident and emergency (A&amp;E) departments. This involves a single ambulance crew taking responsibility for three to four patients within the A&amp;E department, releasing crews to respond to outstanding calls in the community.</p><p>Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System also launched a winter health campaign to the end of March, designed to influence public behaviour with messaging to encourage the use of NHS 111 and local pharmacies, so that A&amp;E departments are only used when necessary. Ambulances also have direct access to a same day emergency care centre at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/04/2022 14:55:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan