\u200bI am aware of the concerns raised by the Sikh Federation UK in their report released on 1 November. I appreciate that the tragic events of 1984 are still the source of great pain to many in the Sikh community. The Cabinet Secretary's 2014 investigation into the UK military role in Operation Blue Star concluded that UK military advice and assistance was advisory, ended several months before the operation and had limited impact on the tragic events that followed. I am satisfied that the 2014 review dealt conclusively with this issue.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1405", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mark Field"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cities of London and Westminster"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Field"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-20T17:02:07.38Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "16"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "India: Sikhs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will initiate an independent inquiry into the role of the British Government in circumstances surrounding the killing of Sikhs in India in 1984.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4635", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Eddie Hughes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Walsall North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Eddie Hughes"} ], "uin" : "112308"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786863", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786863/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
In September, NHS England published the 2017 Cross-System Sepsis Action Plan. As part of this a number of activities are planned:<\/p>
<\/p>
- Action on safety netting will be embedded among all healthcare professionals assessing patients with infections;<\/p>
- Promote the implementation of a range of educational resources on sepsis produced by Health Education England and the Royal Colleges;<\/p>
- Ensure a specific focus on sepsis education for staff groups such as community pharmacists, community nurses, health visitors and healthcare assistants in care homes; and<\/p>
- NHS England and Public Health England will work with maternity networks and health visitors to ensure resources such as leaflets and on-line educational material are used by midwives and health visitors to help parents recognise serious illness in children and know what to do if they think their child is seriously ill.<\/p>
<\/p>
To support these activities, two safety netting videos on \u2018Spotting the signs of sepsis\u2019 and \u2018Caring for children with fever at home\u2019 have been published with the Health Innovation Network.<\/p>
<\/p>
In 2017/18 Public Health England\u2019s activity to raise awareness of sepsis includes building sepsis messaging into the national Start4life Information Service for Parents email programme which reaches 430,000 parents of 0-5 year olds; distribution of leaflets and posters; social media and activity with a leading digital platform for parents.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1542", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Philip Dunne"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ludlow"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Philip Dunne"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "112297"} , {"_value" : "112304"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-20T11:58:24.59Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Sepsis: Health Education"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is provided on written and verbal safety netting advice for mothers with risk factors for development of neonatal sepsis.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4635", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Eddie Hughes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Walsall North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Eddie Hughes"} ], "uin" : "112307"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786864", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786864/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
In September, NHS England published the 2017 Cross-System Sepsis Action Plan. As part of this a number of activities are planned:<\/p>
<\/p>
- Action on safety netting will be embedded among all healthcare professionals assessing patients with infections;<\/p>
- Promote the implementation of a range of educational resources on sepsis produced by Health Education England and the Royal Colleges;<\/p>
- Ensure a specific focus on sepsis education for staff groups such as community pharmacists, community nurses, health visitors and healthcare assistants in care homes; and<\/p>
- NHS England and Public Health England will work with maternity networks and health visitors to ensure resources such as leaflets and on-line educational material are used by midwives and health visitors to help parents recognise serious illness in children and know what to do if they think their child is seriously ill.<\/p>
<\/p>
To support these activities, two safety netting videos on \u2018Spotting the signs of sepsis\u2019 and \u2018Caring for children with fever at home\u2019 have been published with the Health Innovation Network.<\/p>
<\/p>
In 2017/18 Public Health England\u2019s activity to raise awareness of sepsis includes building sepsis messaging into the national Start4life Information Service for Parents email programme which reaches 430,000 parents of 0-5 year olds; distribution of leaflets and posters; social media and activity with a leading digital platform for parents.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1542", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Philip Dunne"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ludlow"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Philip Dunne"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "112304"} , {"_value" : "112307"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-20T11:58:24.653Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Sepsis: Health Education"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of neonatal sepsis among mothers who have risk factors present.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4635", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Eddie Hughes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Walsall North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Eddie Hughes"} ], "uin" : "112297"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786865", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786865/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Following the United Kingdom National Screening Committee\u2019s (UK NSC\u2019s) meeting in February 2017, the Government accepted the UK NSC\u2019s recommendation that a population based screening programme for Group B streptococcal (GBS) carriage should not be offered. This is because there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that the benefits to be gained from screening would outweigh the harms.<\/p>
<\/p>
As screening for GBS is not recommended, data as requested is not collected. The Chief Scientific Advisor has recommended that the National Institute of Health Research should commission a clinical trial to compare universal screening for GBS against usual-risk based care. This is to provide better quality evidence to assess the clinical effectiveness, benefits and harms of a screening programme.<\/p>
<\/p>
Information on GBS in pregnancy can be found on the NHS Choices which can be accessed here:<\/p>
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/pregnancy-infections.aspx<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to improve the screening for the presence of pathogens associated with neonatal sepsis such as Group B streptococcal disease.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786866/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Health Education England has produced and continues to develop sepsis educational resources for healthcare professionals. This includes a number of resources to support the learning on sepsis recognition and management across the system in both primary and secondary care.<\/p> <\/p> The principal pathogen of potential concern in neonatal sepsis is Group B Streptococcus (GBS). Following the UK National Screening Committee\u2019s meeting in February 2017, the Government accepted the Committee\u2019s recommendation that a population based screening programme for GBS carriage should not be offered. However, the Chief Scientific Advisor recommended that the National Institute for Health Research should commission a clinical trial to compare universal screening for Group B Streptococcus against usual-risk based care. This has been approved and the trial is expected to complete around the end of 2021.<\/p> <\/p> The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has published guidance for obstetricians, midwives and neonatologists on the prevention of early-onset (less than seven days of age) neonatal Group B streptococcal disease and for the information to be provided to women, their partners and families. It has also produced an information leaflet for parents-to-be about GBS. Information on GBS is also included in the NHS Pregnancy Book which is given free to all first time pregnant women.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training and information is provided to healthcare professionals about when to screen mothers for the presence of pathogens associated with neonatal sepsis, such as Group B streptococcal infection.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786867/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Neonatal units record positive neonatal blood culture tests and these are recorded as part of the Neonatal Quality Dashboard. Outliers are identified and investigated as part of the quarterly monitoring systems of NHS England specialised commissioning hubs.<\/p> <\/p> The National Neonatal Audit Programme commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership includes reporting on the measuring of rates of infection on neonatal units and makes key recommendations for improvement.<\/p> <\/p> In April 2017, NHS Digital also published new guidance on coding for sepsis. The new coding guidance is expected to lead to improved reporting of all cases of sepsis.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to improve the accuracy of recording of cases of neonatal sepsis across England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Eddie Hughes"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786868/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In September, NHS England published the 2017 Cross-System Sepsis Action Plan. As part of this a number of activities are planned:<\/p> <\/p> - Action on safety netting will be embedded among all healthcare professionals assessing patients with infections;<\/p> - Promote the implementation of a range of educational resources on sepsis produced by Health Education England and the Royal Colleges;<\/p> - Ensure a specific focus on sepsis education for staff groups such as community pharmacists, community nurses, health visitors and healthcare assistants in care homes; and<\/p> - NHS England and Public Health England will work with maternity networks and health visitors to ensure resources such as leaflets and on-line educational material are used by midwives and health visitors to help parents recognise serious illness in children and know what to do if they think their child is seriously ill.<\/p> <\/p> To support these activities, two safety netting videos on \u2018Spotting the signs of sepsis\u2019 and \u2018Caring for children with fever at home\u2019 have been published with the Health Innovation Network.<\/p> <\/p> In 2017/18 Public Health England\u2019s activity to raise awareness of sepsis includes building sepsis messaging into the national Start4life Information Service for Parents email programme which reaches 430,000 parents of 0-5 year olds; distribution of leaflets and posters; social media and activity with a leading digital platform for parents.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what written and verbal safety netting advice is routinely shared with mothers around antenatal screening for the presence of pathogens associated with sepsis.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786869/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Health Education England has produced and continues to develop sepsis educational resources for healthcare professionals. This includes a number of resources to support the learning on sepsis recognition and management across the system in both primary and secondary care.<\/p> <\/p> The principal pathogen of potential concern in neonatal sepsis is Group B Streptococcus (GBS). Following the UK National Screening Committee\u2019s meeting in February 2017, the Government accepted the Committee\u2019s recommendation that a population based screening programme for GBS carriage should not be offered. However, the Chief Scientific Advisor recommended that the National Institute for Health Research should commission a clinical trial to compare universal screening for Group B Streptococcus against usual-risk based care. This has been approved and the trial is expected to complete around the end of 2021.<\/p> <\/p> The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has published guidance for obstetricians, midwives and neonatologists on the prevention of early-onset (less than seven days of age) neonatal Group B streptococcal disease and for the information to be provided to women, their partners and families. It has also produced an information leaflet for parents-to-be about GBS. Information on GBS is also included in the NHS Pregnancy Book which is given free to all first time pregnant women.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information on neonatal sepsis is given to mothers with risk factors present; and what protocols are in place to ensure that information is provided to those mothers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/786870/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Following the United Kingdom National Screening Committee\u2019s (UK NSC\u2019s) meeting in February 2017, the Government accepted the UK NSC\u2019s recommendation that a population based screening programme for Group B streptococcal (GBS) carriage should not be offered. This is because there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that the benefits to be gained from screening would outweigh the harms.<\/p> <\/p> As screening for GBS is not recommended, data as requested is not collected. The Chief Scientific Advisor has recommended that the National Institute of Health Research should commission a clinical trial to compare universal screening for GBS against usual-risk based care. This is to provide better quality evidence to assess the clinical effectiveness, benefits and harms of a screening programme.<\/p> <\/p> Information on GBS in pregnancy can be found on the NHS Choices which can be accessed here:<\/p>