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1193175

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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	Clinical Trials: LGBT+ People
	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 prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating their plasma to a trial to provide treatment for covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	43734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text No individual is excluded from giving blood, platelets or plasma based on sexual orientation. However, all men must wait three months after having sexual contact with another man before donating. This is based on expert advice from the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs.<p>The three-month deferral period is to reduce the risk of any very recently acquired infections not being detected on screening and further tests. For that reason, the current donor selection guidelines remain in place for the convalescent plasma donation programme.</p><p>The Equality Act 2010 states that blood services do not contravene anti-discrimination legislation by excluding people from donating blood as long as this exclusion or deferral is based on a reasonable and reliable assessment of risk to the public.</p><p>We recognise that people want to be considered as individuals as much as possible. Separately to the convalescent plasma trial, NHS Blood and Transplant are already working collaboratively with LGBT+ groups on blood donation, through the FAIR (For Assessment of Individualised Risk) steering group. The FAIR group is using an evidence-based approach to explore if a more individualised blood donation risk assessment can be safely and practically introduced, while ensuring the safe supply of blood to patients.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/05/2020 13:41:26 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 20419 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1191238

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	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	Palliative Care: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance on palliative care for children and young people in community and hospice settings during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
	uin	41133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>Working with key stakeholders, NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed a standard operating procedure (SOP), for palliative care for children and young people in community and hospice settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is due to be published shortly.</p><p>The SOP is aimed at supporting staff who are providing care or supporting children and young people, and their families, who have palliative and/or end of life care needs in the community, including home and hospice care. Palliative care will include some children and young people who have life-limiting long-term conditions and complex health needs. It encourages all providers of children’s palliative care (statutory and voluntary sector) to work collaboratively and flexibly across health settings to support this group of children and young people and keep them safe during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/05/2020 12:52:00 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

1189630

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	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	Exercise Cygnus: Influenza
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Exercise Cygnus, carried out in October 2016, into the resilience of the NHS to deal with an influenza pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL3148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>Working across Government and with stakeholders, the lessons identified from Exercise Cygnus have informed our preparedness, such as development of draft legislation support to the response to a future influenza pandemic and, strengthening health sector plans to surge and flex beyond normal operations. Learning the lessons from preparedness exercises, as well as other sources of expertise has ensured that the United Kingdom remains well prepared for infectious disease outbreaks.</p><p>The lessons learned from Exercise Cygnus continue to be considered by the Government and a range of stakeholders, including expert advisory groups and local emergency planners in reviewing response plans.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 13/05/2020 11:47:03 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1192552

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	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	Cancer: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mental health support has been made available to people living with cancer, whose treatment has been interrupted as a result of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	43021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that social distancing and self-isolation are likely to increase the risk of loneliness and mental health issues, particularly for people with pre-existing health conditions, such as cancer, whose treatment has been interrupted, and those who are shielding.</p><p>To respond to this, the Department and Public Health England are working with the National Health Service, social care, voluntary sector and across Government to improve mental health support and provide guidance for those shielding, self-distancing and in self-isolation.</p><p>We are working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to ensure the mental health needs of those who are shielding are adequately met.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 13/05/2020 10:57:18 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1192189

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
	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 is taking steps to mandate local authorities to provide protect equipment to (a) care workers employed by private companies that receive public money and (b) other care workers in (i) Cambridge and (ii) England.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	42068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We are working around the clock to give the social care sector and wider National Health Service the equipment and support they need to tackle this outbreak. We published a personal protective equipment (PPE) Plan on 10 April, setting out clear guidance on who needs PPE and in what circumstances they need to use it; and how sufficient supplies will be secured and distributed to the front line.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/05/2020 15:11:34 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1192167

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
	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 Department's policies of the findings by the Royal College of Physicians published on 24 April 2020, entitled Tracking the impact of COVID-19 on the workforce, that access to personal protective equipment declined during April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	42087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We are working around the clock to give the social care sector and wider National Health Service the equipment and support they need to tackle this outbreak. The Government published ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): personal protective equipment (PPE) plan’ on 10 April. It incorporates guidance on who needs PPE and when they need it, routes to ensure those who need it can get it at the right time and sets out actions to secure enough PPE to last through the crisis.</p><p> </p><p>Systems set up to supply 226 NHS trusts have increased their operations in a matter of weeks to provide drops of critical equipment to 58,000 healthcare settings including general practitioners, pharmacies and social care providers. The creation of this PPE distribution network has required a huge increase in the logistics capability.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/05/2020 15:23:34 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 19575 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1190664

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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: Protective Clothing
	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 effect of the current availability of level 3 PPE in 24-hour mental health wards on the ability of frontline staff to do their job (a) safely and (b) effectively.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
	uin	40745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We are working around the clock to give the health and social care sector and wider National Health service the equipment and support they need to tackle this outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Supply Chain and Clipper Logistics supported by the Armed Forces, are working to push personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies to every NHS trust in England, expanding from 226 NHS trusts prior to the pandemic, to now 58,000 different providers.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 April, we delivered over 21 million items of PPE across the health and social care system within England. This figure included 1.4 million masks.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 40746 question first answered 13/05/2020 10:37:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 18681 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1190665

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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: Protective Clothing
	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 increase the availability of FFP3 masks in 24-hour mental health wards during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
	uin	40746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We are working around the clock to give the health and social care sector and wider National Health service the equipment and support they need to tackle this outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Supply Chain and Clipper Logistics supported by the Armed Forces, are working to push personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies to every NHS trust in England, expanding from 226 NHS trusts prior to the pandemic, to now 58,000 different providers.</p><p> </p><p>On 28 April, we delivered over 21 million items of PPE across the health and social care system within England. This figure included 1.4 million masks.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 40745 question first answered 13/05/2020 10:37:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1190209

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
	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 include (a) Harrow, (b) Barnet and (c) Brent in any future contact tracing pilot to tackle covid-19; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	39468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We are developing a new test and trace programme. This will bring together an app, expanded web and phone-based contact tracing, and swab testing for those with potential COVID-19 symptoms.</p><p>The first phase of the National Health Service COVID-19 app rollout is taking place on the Isle of Wight. This will ensure the app is functioning as expected and will help us to see how it works best alongside the existing web and phone-based systems and to ensure that it dovetails with the testing programme. National rollout is expected from mid-May. There are no specific plans for Harrow, Barnet and Brent.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 13/05/2020 11:55:39 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1192624

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	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	Palliative Care
	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 ensure that (a) people with learning disabilities and autism and (b) other people are not unlawfully having Do not resuscitate or Do not attempt cardio pulmonary resuscitation written into their medical records.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	42948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>We are clear that it is completely unacceptable for do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions to be applied in a blanket fashion to any group of people, or for a DNACPR decision to be put in place without appropriate consultation with the patient concerned, or their families and carers if the patient lacks capacity.</p><p>The guidance, published jointly by the British Medical Association, the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Royal College of Nursing, is clear that resuscitation decisions must be tailored to the individual circumstances of the patient and must not be made on the basis of blanket assumptions applied to particular groups. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.resus.org.uk/dnacpr/decisions-relating-to-cpr/" target="_blank">https://www.resus.org.uk/dnacpr/decisions-relating-to-cpr/</a></p><p>We have commended this guidance to the National Health Service, as the basis for local policies on resuscitation.</p><p>On 30 March, the Care Quality Commission, British Medical Association, Care Provider Alliance and Royal College of General Practitioners wrote to adult social care providers and general practitioner practices to set out their shared position on the importance of advance care planning being based on the needs of the individual. This statement is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/news/stories/joint-statement-advance-care-planning" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/news/stories/joint-statement-advance-care-planning</a></p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have also written to the NHS regarding the appropriate use of DNACPR decisions for people with learning disabilities and other vulnerable groups. These letters are available at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/04/C0166-Letter-DNACPR.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/04/C0166-Letter-DNACPR.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/04/maintaining-standards-quality-of-care-pressurised-circumstances-7-april-2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/04/maintaining-standards-quality-of-care-pressurised-circumstances-7-april-2020.pdf</a></p><p>We are working with the social care sector to understand their experiences of the wrongful application of DNACPR decisions and what further action may be needed to address inappropriate practices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/05/2020 12:47:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 20383 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper