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426454

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS trusts and NHS employers on proposals to allow Ministers to cap union facility time contained in the Trade Union Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	15104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>There are no current proposals to cap trade union facility time although the Trade Union Bill includes a reserve power to do so if it is deemed appropriate. Ministers have not held any discussions with National Health Service trusts and NHS employers about this.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/11/2015 09:47:52 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

426457

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to allow Ministers to cap union facility time contained in the Trade Union Bill on (a) staff morale, (b) productivity and (c) patient safety in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	15105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>There are no current proposals to cap tradeunion facility time although the Trade UnionBill includes a reservepower to do so if it is deemed appropriate.The Department has not assessed the effect on staff morale, productivity and patient safety should this power be implemented and has no evidence that they would be affected.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/11/2015 09:45:54 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

426458

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to NHS trusts of nursing staff turnover as a result of proposals to cap union facility time in the Trade Union Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	15106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>There are no current proposals to cap tradeunion facility time although the Trade UnionBill includes a reservepower to do so if it is deemed appropriate.The Department has not estimated the cost to National Health Service trusts of nursing staff turnover should the power to do so be implemented and has no evidence that it would be affected.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/11/2015 09:49:13 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

427466

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Health Services: Trade Union Officials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what account was taken of the results of the 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Survey on workplace union representatives in the healthcare sector in bringing forward proposals to cap union facility time in the Trade Union Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	15794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>There are no current proposals to cap facility time. The reserve powers in the Trade Union Bill, which allow Ministers to set a cap on the time and money spent on facility time, would be used only as a last resort.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 19/11/2015 12:04:37 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1687756

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	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	Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
	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 she has made of the number of diagnoses of postural tachycardia syndrome since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	13338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government has made no estimate of the number of diagnoses of postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), although we know that PoTS UK has estimated the prevalence of PoTS to be 0.2%. Further information on the estimated prevalence is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.potsuk.org/pots-for-medics/gp-guide/" target="_blank">https://www.potsuk.org/pots-for-medics/gp-guide/</a></p><p>Services for PoTS are locally commissioned and, as such, it is the responsibility of the local commissioning teams within integrated care boards to ensure that their services meet the needs of their local population. NHS England does not hold information on the services that provide a PoTS service for adults or children in England.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 13339 question first answered 14/02/2024 16:27:21 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1687757

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2024
	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	Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: 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, whether she plans to establish a patient care pathway for postural tachycardia syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	13339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government has made no estimate of the number of diagnoses of postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), although we know that PoTS UK has estimated the prevalence of PoTS to be 0.2%. Further information on the estimated prevalence is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.potsuk.org/pots-for-medics/gp-guide/" target="_blank">https://www.potsuk.org/pots-for-medics/gp-guide/</a></p><p>Services for PoTS are locally commissioned and, as such, it is the responsibility of the local commissioning teams within integrated care boards to ensure that their services meet the needs of their local population. NHS England does not hold information on the services that provide a PoTS service for adults or children in England.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 13338 question first answered 14/02/2024 16:27:21 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

49982

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many individuals applied to have their licences restored following the voluntary or enforced revocation of a driving licence on medical grounds in the most recent period for which figures are available; what the average timescale was for an application to be decided in that period; and how many requests were outstanding.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
	uin	197757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The tables below show the number of drivers that have voluntarily surrendered, or had their driving licence refused/ revoked on medical grounds, during 2013 and since applied to restore their licence and the average timescale for processing these applications:</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond attachment 1 file name 197757 - table.doc title Tables showing breakdown - driving licneces
	tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

50156

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which protocols are used in hospitals for withdrawal treatment following long and short-term use of benzodiaepines and Z-drugs.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
	uin	198059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>NHS England works with system partners, including training agencies, professional bodies and professional regulators to urge that staff, including those working in hospitals, are appropriately trained, supervised and appraised to monitor practice. In mental health, NHS England is exploring how to modernise the electronic care records system so that it is easier for appropriate prescribing and monitoring to be undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State and NHS England would also expect hospitals to take account of relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 198058 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

50157

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to prevent to over-prescribing of psychotropic drugs in hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
	uin	198058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>NHS England works with system partners, including training agencies, professional bodies and professional regulators to urge that staff, including those working in hospitals, are appropriately trained, supervised and appraised to monitor practice. In mental health, NHS England is exploring how to modernise the electronic care records system so that it is easier for appropriate prescribing and monitoring to be undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State and NHS England would also expect hospitals to take account of relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 198059 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

50158

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data his Department collects on prescriptions dispensed to prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
	uin	198140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of prisoners who are prescribed a particular medicine or class of medicine is not collected centrally, nor are data held relating to prescription items dispensed in prisons.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England commissions all pharmacy services in prisons in England. It is responsible for the quality of service and for ensuring that good practice guidelines are followed in relation to the prescribing, safe use and treatment following withdrawal of psychotropic drugs treatments, including benzodiapines and Z-drugs. Where healthcare professionals have concerns about prescribing decisions in relation to psychotropic drug treatment in prisons, they should record these as medication safety incidents and report them to the local medicines management committee for possible further investigation. NHS England commissioners also require healthcare providers to report these incidents in patient safety contract monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>Prison pharmacy services currently follow guidelines set out in <em>A Pharmacy Service for Prisoners</em>, issued by the Department in 2003. NHS England is currently reviewing this guidance, and updated guidance will be published in due course. A copy of the current guidance has already been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed guidance on benzodiazepine detoxification for prisoners is included in <em>Clinical Management of Drug Dependence in the Adult Prison Setting</em>, published by the Department in 2006. A copy has already been placed in the Library. Clinicians are expected to follow this and other relevant guidance such as that published by the Royal College of General Practitioners' Secure Environments Group on <em>Safer Prescribing in Prisons</em>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 198060 198061 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw