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1134669

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date	25/06/2019
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	Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are any circumstances in which a pregnancy that does not (1) pose a risk to the physical health of a mother, and (2) involve a foetus that has been diagnosed with a disability, can be involuntarily terminated.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL16636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>A decision to terminate a pregnancy must comply with the legal requirements of the Abortion Act 1967. In circumstances where a person lacks capacity, the courts have the authority to make serious healthcare and treatment decisions, in the best interests of the person and pursuant to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and this could include whether a pregnancy should be terminated.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/07/2019 10:55:39 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1134679

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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	Self-harm: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what specific measures they are taking to prevent self-harming in very young children.
tabling member printed	Baroness D'Souza
uin	HL16646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to preventing self-harm among children and young people of all ages. In 2017 Public Health England introduced the Rise Above programme that offers advice to young people on dealing with difficult emotions and situations that can lead to problems such as stress, bullying and self-harm.</p><p>The current Healthy Child Programme (from 0-5 years old) aims to support early identification of problems with an emphasis on support for mothers and fathers or partners to provide sensitive and attuned parenting.</p><p>On 17 June 2019, it was announced that tailored advice will be provided to parents on supporting their children’s mental health and well-being by 2020 through the ‘Every Mind Matters’ campaign. This will include information on subjects such as stress, screen time, online bullying, body image and self-harm.</p><p>Ministers wrote to social media and internet providers on 26 January to express concern about suicide and self-harm content. The companies have committed to increasing their efforts by establishing and funding a strategic partnership with the Samaritans to tackle this content and support vulnerable users of their platforms.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/07/2019 10:55:15 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	3709 label Biography information for Baroness D'Souza

1134691

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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	Medical Equipment: Overseas Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what practical steps they are taking to ensure the continued import and export of continence products and similar medical devices in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL16658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>As in preparation for 29 March and 12 April, our contingency plans for 31 October will cover the National Health Service, social care and the independent sector and covers all medicines, medical devices and clinical consumables, supplies for clinical trials, vaccines and countermeasures, and organs and tissues for transplants.</p><p>The Department has continued to work closely with the devolved administrations, industry trade bodies and suppliers, the NHS and other key stakeholders. Prior to 29 March, the Department analysed the supply chains of 12,300 medicines, close to half a million product lines of medical devices and clinical consumables, vaccines used in national and local programmes, and essential non-clinical goods on which the health and care system relies. These analyses and assessments have been updated where necessary and will continue to be refined while a ‘no deal’ European Union exit remains a possibility. This work has informed our plans.</p><p>We are asking suppliers to analyse their supply chains and to make alternative plans if they anticipate disruption, including rerouting to alternative ports or using airfreight where necessary. Our contingency measures aim to support industry-led measures and, where required, act as a ‘last resort’ to be used only when a supplier’s alternative arrangements encounter difficulties, to ensure uninterrupted supply.</p><p>While we never give guarantees, we are confident that, if everyone – including suppliers, freight companies, international partners and the health and care system – does what they need to do, the supply of medicines and medical products should be uninterrupted in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 05/07/2019 10:57:58 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

1134692

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what role has recently been played by Deloitte, and at what cost, in the development by NHS Improvement of proposals to introduce a centralised NHS procurement system for products and services; and what steps are being taken to ensure that the introduction of such a system does not restrict medical practitioners from prescribing any continence product on the Medicines Tariff that they consider to be the most appropriate product for individual patients.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL16659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS Improvement, through an open and competitive procurement process, awarded Deloitte a contract to support NHS Improvement to develop a new NHS Procurement Target Operating Model. The contract for phase 1 of this work, which ended on 31 May 2019, cost £400,000.</p><p>The new Procurement Target Operating Model will consider the processes, data and skills and capabilities to deliver a more efficient procurement service. The remit of the Procurement Target Operating Model programme does not cover clinical products and therefore were not considered as part of this review. NHS Improvement has collaborated with National Health Service providers’ chief executives, finance and procurement leads to develop the NHS’s procurement target operating model. Members of the Healthcare Supply Association have also been engaged with as part of the target operating model’s development.</p><p>Clinical products, including continence products, which are procured by the NHS are the remit of Supply Chain Coordination Limited who work with NHS providers’ procurement teams across England. Clinical product suppliers have not been engaged with on the new procurement target operating model as they are outside its remit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL16660 question first answered 05/07/2019 10:57:17 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

1134693

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
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: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have consulted (1) the Health Care Supply Association, (2) the Urology Trade Association, and (3) organisations representing patients who use continence products, about the development by NHS Improvement of proposals to introduce a centralised NHS procurement system for products and services; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
uin	HL16660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS Improvement, through an open and competitive procurement process, awarded Deloitte a contract to support NHS Improvement to develop a new NHS Procurement Target Operating Model. The contract for phase 1 of this work, which ended on 31 May 2019, cost £400,000.</p><p>The new Procurement Target Operating Model will consider the processes, data and skills and capabilities to deliver a more efficient procurement service. The remit of the Procurement Target Operating Model programme does not cover clinical products and therefore were not considered as part of this review. NHS Improvement has collaborated with National Health Service providers’ chief executives, finance and procurement leads to develop the NHS’s procurement target operating model. Members of the Healthcare Supply Association have also been engaged with as part of the target operating model’s development.</p><p>Clinical products, including continence products, which are procured by the NHS are the remit of Supply Chain Coordination Limited who work with NHS providers’ procurement teams across England. Clinical product suppliers have not been engaged with on the new procurement target operating model as they are outside its remit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL16659 question first answered 05/07/2019 10:57:17 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton