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date	22/07/2019
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	Blood: Contamination
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 has been made of the adequacy of palliative care arrangements and support in place for the victims of the contaminated blood scandal.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	280426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS) does not currently have direct support provisions for palliative care arrangements. EIBSS does however support beneficiaries to manage their health conditions via discretionary one-off payments.</p><p>Discretionary one-off payments are a form of financial support that beneficiaries and bereaved spouses/partners may apply for to cover the cost of certain essential, health-related items or services.</p><p>Some examples of the one-off payments we support are for home adaptations and repairs to support an individual’s medical conditions, assisting with respite breaks to aid recovery from periods of ill health and supporting the attendance of appointments by providing payments for car repairs and travel costs.</p><p>A full list of the items or services currently supported through EIBSS is available on the NHS Business Services Authority website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/support-scheme-members/discretionary-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/support-scheme-members/discretionary-support-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 25/07/2019 16:01:54 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1023898

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what types of support the NHS Business Services Authority provides to victims and family members of those affected by the contaminated blood scandal; and whether that support includes (a) bookable appointments, (b) face-to-face support and (c) telephone support.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	201686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Information on support available to beneficiaries of the England Infected Blood Support Scheme (EIBSS), administered by NHS Business Services Authority, is available on the EIBSS website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/england-infected-blood-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/england-infected-blood-support-scheme</a></p><p> </p><p>EIBSS does not provide beneficiaries with bookable appointments or face to face support. However, beneficiaries can obtain advice from the EIBSS’ telephone service where information on all support available can be obtained.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/12/2018 14:08:49 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1023015

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what resources have been allocated to the NHS Business Services Authority to support victims of the contaminated blood scandal.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	200720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2018/19, NHS Business Services Authority has been awarded an annual budget allocation of up to £46.3 million from the Department to provide support for those affected by infected blood.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/12/2018 14:53:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West