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1131897

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	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	Food Standards Agency: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to approve the appointment of a Chief Executive for the Food Standards Agency; and what has been the cause of the delay.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL16315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The appointment is subject to the approval process which governs the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles. An announcement will be made once that process has concluded.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 26/06/2019 12:11:36 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

1132185

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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	Obesity: Children
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that Clinical Commissioning Groups have access to clear, comprehensive and coherent child obesity treatment services which extend from simple local community interventions through to more specialist treatments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
	uin	HL16346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government will provide the National Health Service with an extra £33.9 billion a year by 2023/24 to help support the NHS Long Term Plan and ensure clinical commissioning groups can commission child obesity treatment services across the country.</p><p>The Long Term Plan sets out a number of actions to reduce obesity including investment in tier 3 weight management services for children and adults and plans are in development for its expansion. This will result in, for example, a further 1,000 children a year being treated by 2022/23 for severe complications related to obesity.</p><p>The Long Term Plan also commits to work with the professional bodies and universities to ensure nutrition has a greater place in professional education training, making sure staff on the frontline who are in contact with thousands of patients a year feel equipped to talk to them about nutrition and achieving a healthy weight in an informed and sensitive way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 26/06/2019 12:12:32 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

1132643

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction's European Drug Report 2019: Trends and Developments, published in June 2019, and in particular the findings that the UK has the highest rate of cocaine use among young adults in Europe with almost five per cent of 15–34 year-olds having used cocaine in the last 12 months and three per cent of schoolchildren aged 15–16 having tried the drug; and what action they plan to take as a result of these findings in order to reduce drug use amongst young people, including any plans to establish effective prevention strategies and drug recovery services.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL16421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>We are concerned by the findings of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction’s <em>European Drug Report 2019</em> on the prevalence of cocaine use in the United Kingdom, especially among younger people. The Home Secretary has appointed Professor Dame Carol Black to lead a major review which will build on existing Government strategies to combat drugs and will examine the harms that drugs cause and the best ways to prevent drug-taking. The report will also examine the drivers behind recent trends such as the increased recreational use of Class A drugs by young adults. The plan is for Dame Carol to present the Home Secretary with a report detailing her key findings and proposals by the end of the summer. The outcome of this meeting will shape phase 2 of the review. The Government will respond to recommendations made in the report once it is finalised and published.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 27/06/2019 13:34:46 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1132659

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Patients: Learning Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with care providers following the abuse of patients with learning disabilities at Whorlton Hall hospital filmed by the BBC's Panorama programme, aired on 22 May.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL16437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions on this matter with care providers directly. The Care Quality Commission, the independent inspectorate of hospitals and adult care homes, has commissioned an independent review of its inspection and regulatory approach to Whorlton Hall, which should inform work to ensure the appropriate oversight of care provided to people with a learning disability.</p><p>On 21 May 2019, I laid a written statement (HLWS1533) in which it was announced that the National Health Service would be strengthening its existing oversight arrangements. Where someone with a learning disability and/or autism is an inpatient out of area they will be visited every six weeks if they are a child and every eight weeks if they are an adult, on site. The host clinical commissioning group will also be given new responsibilities to oversee and monitor the quality of care for hospitals in their local areas.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 27/06/2019 13:35:36 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

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

1133055

	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	Social Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 11 February (HL13173) which stated that the "Social Care Green Paper remains a priority for this Government", how they define priority in this instance; and what are the Department of Health and Social Care's other priorities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	uin	HL16473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Building a sustainable care and support system where people understand their responsibilities and can prepare for the future is a key priority for this Government. It is important that people know that the care they receive will be to a high standard and will help them maintain their independence and well-being.</p><p>The Department continues to work closely on the Green Paper. Minsters meet regularly with officials and ensure that other departments and key stakeholders are consulted regularly.</p><p>In line with the Government’s planning and performance framework process, the Department’s priorities are published online in the Single Departmental Plan.</p><p>The Department’s priorities for 2018/19 are that we will:</p><p>- keep people healthy to support economic productivity and sustainable public services;</p><p>- transform primary care, community, and social care to keep people living more independent, healthier lives for longer in their community;</p><p>- support the National Health Service to deliver high quality, safe and sustainable hospital care and secure the right workforce;</p><p>- support research and innovation to maximise health and economic productivity;</p><p>- ensure accountability of the health and care system to Parliament and the taxpayer, and create an efficient and effective Department;</p><p>- create value (reduced costs and growing income) by promoting better awareness and adoption of good commercial practice across the Department and our arm’s length bodies.</p><p>The Department’s 2019/20 Single Departmental Plan will be published in due course in line with the usual processes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 27/06/2019 13:37:50 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

1132648

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Health Professions: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 13 June 2018 (HL8293) and Baroness Manzoor on 29 January (HL12896), whether they have published a response to the consultation Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
	uin	HL16426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government, along with the Governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, consulted on high-level proposals to reform professional regulation of healthcare professions in the UK. <em>Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation </em>ran from 31 October 2017 to 23 January 2018.</p><p>A response will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 01/07/2019 13:20:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

1133057

	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	NHS: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to increase funding for the NHS post-Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL16475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service budget will increase by £33.9 billion in cash terms over the next five years, reflecting that the NHS is this Government’s top spending priority. This major investment will support the NHS to continue to deliver world class care.</p><p>This extra funding for the NHS will still apply in all European Union exit scenarios to ensure it is there for the long term.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 02/07/2019 13:21:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1133050

	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	Radiology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many radiographers are required to fulfil the long-term objectives of the NHS.
	tabling member printed	Lord Luce
	uin	HL16468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>In the Cancer Workforce Plan for England which was published in December 2017, Health Education England (HEE) set out the need to target additional training support.</p><p>As part of the development of the NHS People Plan, HEE will now work with NHS England and NHS Improvement to understand the longer-term workforce implications for further development of cancer services. This will include ensuring sustainable growth beyond 2021 in key professions (including radiography) through continued investment in training places, with a greater focus on attracting and retaining students and improving the numbers of qualified professionals who go on to work in the National Health Service. The number of radiographers required will be addressed in the final NHS People Plan and is dependent on the service model used by each NHS trust.</p><p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care or in general practitioner surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>As at February 2019, latest available data, there were over 14,000 full time equivalent diagnostic radiographers and over 2,000 therapeutic radiographers employed by the NHS trusts and CCGs, 2,990 and 726 more, respectively, since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL16469 question first answered 02/07/2019 13:24:07 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

1133051

	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	Radiology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many radiographers are employed by the NHS.
	tabling member printed	Lord Luce
	uin	HL16469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>In the Cancer Workforce Plan for England which was published in December 2017, Health Education England (HEE) set out the need to target additional training support.</p><p>As part of the development of the NHS People Plan, HEE will now work with NHS England and NHS Improvement to understand the longer-term workforce implications for further development of cancer services. This will include ensuring sustainable growth beyond 2021 in key professions (including radiography) through continued investment in training places, with a greater focus on attracting and retaining students and improving the numbers of qualified professionals who go on to work in the National Health Service. The number of radiographers required will be addressed in the final NHS People Plan and is dependent on the service model used by each NHS trust.</p><p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care or in general practitioner surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>As at February 2019, latest available data, there were over 14,000 full time equivalent diagnostic radiographers and over 2,000 therapeutic radiographers employed by the NHS trusts and CCGs, 2,990 and 726 more, respectively, since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL16468 question first answered 02/07/2019 13:24:07 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce