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1133041

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	Yellow Card Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) encourage pharmacists and clinicians to make full use of the Yellow Card Scheme to report adverse drug reaction to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and (2) improve direct patient access to the scheme and to seek patients views on it.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
	uin	HL16459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has a strategy to improve engagement with the Yellow Card Scheme as well as to increase access through a wide variety or reporting mechanisms, for both healthcare professionals as well as for patients.</p><p>The MHRA has expanded the mechanisms through which reports of side effects can be made. Most recently a new mobile reporting application was delivered, which also includes helpful information about medicines. The MHRA is also continuing to integrate with clinical systems within primary and secondary care to make reporting faster and more accessible to healthcare professionals which has already driven reporting rates up and will continue to do so with the inclusion of more clinical systems.</p><p>The MHRA actively promote the Scheme through regular awareness campaigns (both locally and internationally), attendance at conferences and patient groups, satellite Yellow Card centres that promote locally and the MHRA also provides a range of educational materials to support understanding of the Scheme and the work that the MHRA does.</p><p>An important mechanism to maximise use of the Scheme by healthcare professionals and increase its impact is the National Medication Safety Network, which consists of approximately 450 Medication Safety Officers (MSOs), who raise awareness for reporting of side effects due to medication errors. MSOs are mostly pharmacists based within hospital trusts who encourage local and national learning as well as improve reporting.</p><p>The MHRA regularly communicates safety information through a monthly electronic newsletter called Drug Safety Update which informs healthcare professionals about the latest medicines safety issues and is always coupled with messages to report suspected adverse drug reactions to the Yellow Card Scheme.</p><p>To improve accessibility and transparency, the MHRA has publicly available online interactive Drug Analysis Profiles (iDAPs). The iDAPs are provided for all licensed drugs for which the MHRA have received reports of suspected adverse reactions through the Yellow Card Scheme.</p><p>The MHRA encourages online feedback from both healthcare professionals and patients and proactively engages with patients on a regular basis. Feedback from patients is used to make improvements to the Scheme and to the ways in which patients can report suspected side effects.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 27/06/2019 13:36:32 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

1059628

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Wound Dressings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether additional financial support is planned to support the National Wound Care Strategy Programme beyond September 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL13650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) aims to improve the quality of wound care provision through developing pathways of care for priority clinical issues and improving the supply and distribution of wound care products.</p><p>The Government and National Health Service fully recognise the benefits of improving the quality of wound care provision, and the role the implementation of the NWCSP will play in achieving this aim. Decisions about the future funding for the NWCSP will be made as part of the implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 26/02/2019 13:39:01 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1059629

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Wound Dressings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made by the National Wound Care Strategy Programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL13651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) has three clinical workstreams (Pressure Ulcers, Lower Limb, Surgical Wounds) and four enabler workstreams (Education and Workforce, Research, Data and Information, Supply and Distribution). Over 80 leading clinicians, researchers, supply and procurement specialists and policy makers are involved in the workstreams, and have commenced work to deliver the programme.</p><p>The NWCSP has a public web page, which includes further information on the strategy. The web page is being further developed and will include regular updates on the progress of the Programme. The NWCSP web page is available as part of the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSN) publicly available website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 26/02/2019 13:37:21 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1059631

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Wound Dressings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the Department of Health and Social Care operating model for procurement is in alignment with the objectives of the National Wound Care Strategy Programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL13652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL), is the management function of the NHS Supply Chain operating model, which uses the Department operating model for procurement. As a key partner in the delivery of the programme, SCCL is ensuring that there is full alignment between the Department’s operating model for procurement, and the National Wound Care Strategy Programme. SCCL chair the Stakeholder Council, which provide the leadership of the National Wound Care Strategy Programme’s Supply and Distribution workstream, as well as leading the stakeholder forums for suppliers, health and care professionals and patients, and carers and citizens.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 26/02/2019 13:37:53 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1059632

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Wound Dressings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to make the governance and ongoing progress of the National Wound Care Strategy Programme available on a public website.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL13653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) has a public web page as part of the Academic Health Science Networks website and a social media presence to promote the programme’s work. The website is currently under development to more clearly indicate the governance structures, the membership of the workstreams, and provide regular updates of the work that is being undertaken. The Stakeholder Forums also have a web presence to enable interested stakeholders to easily register their interest in being involved in ongoing consultations. This will be accessible from the main NWCSP website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 26/02/2019 13:39:30 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1059633

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Wound Dressings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether wound dressings will be prioritised by (1) being clinically appropriate, or (2) their unit cost under the Department for Health and Social Care’s operating model.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL13654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Clinical and Product Assurance team within Supply Chain Coordination Limited assures that all products supplied by NHS Supply Chain are value for money, fit for purpose, safe, and representative of health and care professional, as well as patient and carer, needs.</p><p>Products made available must have been assessed as representing the best value for money, balancing both clinical benefit and cost. This assessment is made through a robust evaluation process which is informed by health and care professionals, patients, and carers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 26/02/2019 13:38:19 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1060924

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	World Health Day
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark World Health Day on 7 April.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Mone
	uin	HL13700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>World Health Day is a key event to recognise, promote, and raise awareness of global health matters around the world. It falls on 7 April each year and marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. Each year it has a theme to highlight a global health issue. The theme for the 2019 World Health Day is Universal Health Coverage.</p><p>The Department works closely with the WHO and will support World Health Day through promotion of the day and its key messages on social media platforms. We have done this for other global health days, including World Health Day 2018.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 27/02/2019 12:56:14 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4544 label Biography information for Baroness Mone

1127265

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they provided to the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust in each year from May 2010 to May 2015.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
	uin	HL15818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested on funding which was changed, cancelled or forfeited in each year from May 2010 to May 2015.</p><p>The following table shows the total amount of income that West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust received in the financial years 2011-12 to 2014-15.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Income £ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>273.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>278.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>291.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>344.97</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are not able to divide the income into years from May to April due to how the data is reported, which is by financial year. Additionally, this is total income, so it includes Government funding plus any additional funding that the trust received.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL15819 question first answered 24/05/2019 11:48:46 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1127266

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding committed to the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust from May 2005 to May 2010 was (1) changed, (2) cancelled, and (3) forfeit, in each year from May 2010 to May 2015.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thornhill
	uin	HL15819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested on funding which was changed, cancelled or forfeited in each year from May 2010 to May 2015.</p><p>The following table shows the total amount of income that West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust received in the financial years 2011-12 to 2014-15.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Income £ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>273.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>278.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>291.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>344.97</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are not able to divide the income into years from May to April due to how the data is reported, which is by financial year. Additionally, this is total income, so it includes Government funding plus any additional funding that the trust received.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL15818 question first answered 24/05/2019 11:48:46 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4558 label Biography information for Baroness Thornhill

1136415

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	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	Vitamins
	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) the safety, and (2) the effectiveness, of using IV vitamin drips and other related therapies offered by retail clinics.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL16865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>If retail clinics are intending to administer vitamin drips and other related therapies intravenously for a medicinal purpose then the products and associated advertising must be in compliance with all relevant aspects of medicines legislation which includes an assessment of the safety quality and efficacy for licensed medicines.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the United Kingdom body responsible for ensuring that medicines work and are acceptably safe.</p><p>Intravenous drips which are not intended for a medical purpose are not medicines and these products fall outside the MHRA’s jurisdiction.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 10/07/2019 15:27:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt