Recent assessments have been undertaken of the health effects of long-term exposure to the air pollution mixture in the United Kingdom. This was based on studies reporting associations of mortality risk with fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which includes PM1 and PM0.1, and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), available to view at the following link:<\/p>
<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nitrogen-dioxide-effects-on-mortality<\/a><\/p> <\/p> Public Health England funded a study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern municipal waste incinerators (MWIs) affect human health. Study outputs concluded that the amount of particulate matter people are exposed to from MWI emissions is very low in Great Britain. The document can be viewed at the following link:<\/p> <\/p> http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.6b06478<\/a><\/p> <\/p> No comparison has been made of PM emissions in areas with or without MWIs as overall they contribute very little to the emissions of particulate matter.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England has made of the health effects of (a) PM 0.1 and (b) PM 1 in those parts of England (i) with and (ii) without waste incineration plants.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/252", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr David Drew"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1054577/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides guidance on \u2018Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain of neuropathic or ischaemic origin\u2019. NICE is currently developing guidance on the assessment and management of chronic pain, with an expected publication date of 19 August 2020. Further information can be found via the following links:<\/p> <\/p> www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta159<\/a><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10069/documents/final-scope<\/a><\/p> <\/p> As with the majority of NHS services, local commissioners are responsible for provision of treatment and support for patients with chronic pain conditions. Patients with chronic pain can be well managed in the community or local hospitals by appropriately trained members of interdisciplinary Pain Management Services. Patients may be treated in a Specialised Pain Management Centre where appropriate. When considering what services should be made available we would expect clinical commissioning groups to consider the best practice available guidance.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on the provision on the NHS of spinal implants for pain relief.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "uin" : "216237"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1054578", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1054578/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Information on the number of patients admitted by National Health Service hospitals for heat-related illnesses is not available for the summer of 2018.<\/p> <\/p> Public Health England published weekly surveillance data highlighting the number of patients visiting general practitioners, emergency departments and contacting NHS 111 during 2018. This is available online at the following link:<\/p> <\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syndromic-surveillance-weekly-summaries-for-2018<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the number of people admitted to hospital as a result of the heatwave during summer 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1054581/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " No specific estimate has been made.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been living with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1054582/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In 2017, the Department funded the Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA) Maternity Engagement Project. TAMBA\u2019s work has contributed to findings in the recent MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report, released last year, showing the stillbirth rate for United Kingdom twins almost halving between 2014-16, a fall of 44%. In addition, neonatal deaths among UK twins has dropped 30%.<\/p> <\/p> To reduce variance in the levels of maternity care across trusts, all maternity services now have one obstetrician, one midwife and one board level Maternity Safety Champion jointly responsible for championing maternity safety, spreading learning and encouraging best practice within their organisations. This includes adherence to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines on issues such as antenatal care for multiple pregnancies.<\/p> <\/p> Every maternity service in the National Health Service is actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies\u2019 Lives Care Bundle, which is designed to tackle stillbirth and early neonatal death. The Care Bundle is undergoing review by an expert oversight group, who are currently reviewing how new Care Bundle elements can contribute to improving outcomes for twin and multiple pregnancies. The NHS Long Term Plan highlights our aim of rolling out the Care Bundle across every maternity unit in England in 2019.<\/p> <\/p> The Maternity Transformation Programme is addressing safety in maternity services, including reducing inequalities in outcomes regarding twin and multiple births through various channels. The programme is supporting Local Maternity Systems to implement best practice care by working with the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, which has developed the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool to support standardised perinatal mortality reviews across NHS maternity and neonatal units in England, Scotland and Wales. All trusts in England are now using the tool to identify the factors associated with stillbirth and neonatal death, including within multiple pregnancies.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent deaths in twin babies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1054583/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Public Health England (PHE) runs a surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance service in 13 categories of surgical procedures but is only mandatory in four categories of orthopaedics procedures and voluntary surveillance in the rest. The aim of the national surveillance program is to enhance the quality of patient care by encouraging hospitals to use data obtained from surveillance to compare their rates of SSI over time and against a national benchmark, and to use this information to review and guide clinical practice.<\/p> <\/p> PHE\u2019s most recent report is available at the following link:<\/p> <\/p>