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861115

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish a new five year AMR Strategy, and whether that strategy will include best practice on infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene compliance.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	132264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The current five year United Kingdom Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) strategy was published at the end of 2013. Work is underway to consider the priorities and focus for a refreshed strategy and national action plan for publication at the end of 2018. The refreshed strategy will continue to focus on preventing infections as one of its key pillars.</p><p> </p><p>The current AMR programme has an ambition to halve healthcare associated Gram–negative blood stream infections by 2020/2021. NHS Improvement leads this work and has included hand hygiene in its work programme for 2018/19 in support of the ambition. As part of our work on the refreshed strategy, we will consider how to make best use of evidence-based and cost-effective technology.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with our partners across the health and social care system, including the Care Quality Commission, to ensure that consideration of best practice in hand hygiene policies remains a focus of inspections in acute trusts.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 132266 question first answered 16/03/2018 11:42:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

861117

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
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 his Department is taking to improve hand hygiene compliance in hospitals to tackle antimicrobial resistance; and what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using health technology to improve such compliance.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	132266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The current five year United Kingdom Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) strategy was published at the end of 2013. Work is underway to consider the priorities and focus for a refreshed strategy and national action plan for publication at the end of 2018. The refreshed strategy will continue to focus on preventing infections as one of its key pillars.</p><p> </p><p>The current AMR programme has an ambition to halve healthcare associated Gram–negative blood stream infections by 2020/2021. NHS Improvement leads this work and has included hand hygiene in its work programme for 2018/19 in support of the ambition. As part of our work on the refreshed strategy, we will consider how to make best use of evidence-based and cost-effective technology.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with our partners across the health and social care system, including the Care Quality Commission, to ensure that consideration of best practice in hand hygiene policies remains a focus of inspections in acute trusts.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 132264 question first answered 16/03/2018 11:42:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

714582

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund to be open to research applications for the repurposing of antibiotics.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	69526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed £50 million towards setting up a Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Innovation Fund to increase global investment in AMR. The fund aims to leverage substantial new international investment in AMR research and development for new and repurposed antimicrobials and alternative medicines, rapid diagnostic tests, vaccines and other important technologies, interventions and therapies.</p><p>Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer for England and United Kingdom Government adviser, has appointed an expert advisory board to make recommendations on the scope and focus of the investment.</p><p>These discussions are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 05/04/2017 10:00:27 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

714584

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the first pilots of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund on reimbursement models to incentivise the development of new classes of antibiotics to begin.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	69527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Innovation Fund is a £50 million investment over five years to tackle AMR, with the aim of attracting significant additional investment internationally to stimulate global research. It is not looking at reimbursement models to incentivise the development of new classes of antibiotics or planning to fund pilots at this stage.</p><p>Domestically, the Department is working with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry to develop a new reimbursement model for antimicrobials, and has secured broad agreement to principles that would permit a model to ‘de-link’ company revenues from sales. The aim of this work is to support good antimicrobial stewardship. Discussions with a number of leading pharmaceutical companies have highlighted challenges in evaluating antimicrobial medicines, and the Department is working closely with industry partners to address these.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 05/04/2017 10:24:11 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

709358

registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the study published by Oxford Academic on 17 February 2017 on inappropriate checks undertaken by online pharmacies, if he will discuss with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency means to prevent the online sale of antibiotics and other medicines without appropriate checks.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	66981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>Standards for United Kingdom online pharmacy services are the responsibility of the relevant professional regulatory bodies. These are the General Pharmaceutical Council and the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is working with the General Medical Council, the General Pharmaceutical Council and the Care Quality Commission to monitor issues arising from online services. The four regulatory bodies issued a joint statement on 3 March stressing that providers and healthcare professionals working for online services must provide safe and effective care, including following professional guidelines on this matter. The Department is aware and supportive of this important work.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/03/2017 15:44:08 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

705629

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to regulate the online sale of (a) antibiotics and (b) other medicine.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	65574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>In the United Kingdom, there are legal controls on the retail sale, supply and advertising of medicines which are set out in the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. These apply without distinction to medicines advertised, sold or supplied through the internet.</p><p> </p><p>This means that Prescription Only (POM) and Pharmacy medicines (P) can only be sold or supplied at registered pharmacy premises by, or under the supervision of, a pharmacist. Furthermore, POMs can only be sold or supplied in accordance with a prescription from a doctor, dentist or relevant healthcare professional. POMs cannot be advertised to the general public.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of antibiotics are only available as POM for supply only under the supervision of a suitably qualified healthcare professional.</p><p> </p><p>Websites offering to supply POMs without a relevant prescription are in breach of UK legal requirements and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency will investigate and take appropriate action including criminal investigation and prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 07/03/2017 10:37:42 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

669001

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antibiotics: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to set up a National Antibiotic Register for recording all hospital and community patients who have an antibiotic resistant infection.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	58778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Such a system already exists. Hospital microbiology laboratories routinely record the results of testing bacteria isolated from infections for susceptibility or resistance to antibiotics. These data are voluntarily submitted to a national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) database called Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS) maintained by Public Health England. Currently, 98% of hospital laboratories submit their AMR data to SGSS.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/01/2017 16:56:07 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

669006

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antibiotics: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to record on death certificates antibiotic resistant infection as the patient's cause of death.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	58772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>There is currently provision for recording resistant infections on death certificates. For example, guidance on recording deaths from MRSA was issued in 2005 by the then Chief Medical Officer. However, it is often the case that by the time someone dies they may have a number of diseases and complications of illness or treatment. It is, therefore, a matter of clinical judgment to decide whether a condition present at or just before death was a primary or secondary cause of a patient’s death.</p><p> </p><p>The World Health Organization is currently working on a revision (ICD 11) of its diagnostic coding system ICD 10. This is due in 2018 and will have a more comprehensive coverage of types of antimicrobial resistance.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 16/01/2017 16:27:56 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

669007

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antibiotics: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether all blood assay results showing infection or resistance to antibiotics go onto a national register.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	58773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Hospital microbiology laboratories routinely record the results of testing bacteria isolated from blood for susceptibility or resistance to antibiotics. Since 1989, Public Health England (and its predecessors, the Public Health Laboratory Service and the Health Protection Agency) have requested that laboratories submit their stored data on resistance in bacteria isolated from blood to a national database called Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS). Currently, 98% of hospital laboratories submit their antimicrobial resistance data.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 16/01/2017 16:55:14 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

536471

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role he plans for the UK in discussing antimicrobial resistance at the G20 summit in September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	42800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is growing, presenting huge costs to both society and the global economy – it is estimated that AMR will have a cumulative cost of $100 trillion by 2050. One of the main issues driving the increase in AMR is a market failure preventing enough new antibiotic drugs from getting to market. The United Kingdom sees the G20 as the best forum to discuss this economic issue and take action. The UK is calling for the G20 to look at how it can put in place innovative financing mechanisms to reinvigorate the antimicrobial development pipeline and help rectify this market failure.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 19/07/2016 13:46:45 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake