The Department is working with its partners across Government, the National Health Service, arm\u2019s length bodies, local authorities, industry and the wider health and care system to ensure that all relevant parties are prepared for exiting the European Union.<\/p>
The quality and safety of patient care is paramount in our preparedness plans.<\/p>
The work being undertaken includes securing continued supplies of medicines, medical devices and clinical products, and ensuring that the NHS continues to have sufficient staff to maintain quality of care and the safety of patients.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4021", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Skidmore"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingswood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Skidmore"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-09-09T18:55:01.657Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-09-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Patients: Safety"} , "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 and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that patient safety will be protected in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1436", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Farrelly"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle-under-Lyme"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Farrelly"} ], "uin" : "286668"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132763", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1132763/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Patient safety remains a key priority for the National Health Service. NHS Improvement and NHS England are developing a new National Patient Safety Strategy that will sit alongside the NHS Long Term Plan.<\/p>
The strategy will be published this summer and will build on existing work to provide a coherent framework that the whole NHS can recognise and support<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4008", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gosport"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Caroline Dinenage"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-18T15:03:47.607Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Patients: Safety"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "What steps he is taking to ensure NHS patient safety.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4109", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stafford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jeremy Lefroy"} ], "uin" : "911420"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131259", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131259/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Patient safety in the National Health Service is a key priority for the Government. We also remain committed to building on the momentum we have established to address patient safety challenges globally.<\/p>
The United Kingdom-led World Health Assembly Resolution, \u2018Global Action on Patient Safety\u2019, was adopted on 28 May 2019. It urges all countries to prioritise safety in the delivery of universal health coverage and establishes an annual World Patient Safety Day on 17 September.<\/p>
The Government is committed to maintaining its leadership role on global patient safety.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4008", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gosport"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Caroline Dinenage"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-06-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-06-19T16:18:53.53Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-06-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Patients: Safety"} , "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 and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support global patient safety.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4129", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ian Paisley"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Antrim"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ian Paisley"} ], "uin" : "263152"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1046792", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1046792/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The following table shows data collected on Never Events from 2010/11, the first year when data was available. Never Events are serious incidents or errors that should never occur if proper safety procedures are followed.<\/p>
<\/em><\/p> Never Events Data was collected by the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) and the Strategic Executive Information System (StEIS) until 2013. Since April 2013 data has been collected from StEIS only. The data from these two systems are not directly comparable due to differences in the way incidents are identified and reported. The number of events, and definitions of events contained in the Never Event List, are modified regularly, so direct year-on-year comparisons are not appropriate.<\/p> <\/p> The data for 2017/18 is provisional and still to be confirmed in the annual data summary.<\/p> <\/p> Number of Never Events<\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Data Source<\/p><\/td> Total<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> NRLS<\/p><\/td> 56<\/p><\/td><\/tr> StEIS<\/p><\/td> 166<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> NRLS<\/p><\/td> 163<\/p><\/td><\/tr> StEIS<\/p><\/td> 326<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> NRLS<\/p><\/td> 237<\/p><\/td><\/tr> StEIS<\/p><\/td> 329<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> StEIS<\/p><\/td> 338<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> StEIS<\/p><\/td> 306<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> StEIS<\/p><\/td> 345<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> StEIS<\/p><\/td> 445<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18 (provisional)<\/p><\/td> StEIS<\/p><\/td> 393 (April 2017-January 2018) 76 (February-March 2018)*<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Note:<\/p> *Revised framework and list of Never Events from 1 February 2018<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidents recorded in the National Patient Safety Agency's National Reporting and Learning System were classified as never events in each year since 2008.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1019458", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1019458/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " During the period 1 October 2017 to 31 March 2018, the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) recorded 12,405 cases of \u2018missing or absconded patient\u2019 from a National Health Service trust hospital in England and Wales, including incidents involving a mental health patient. This category on the NRLS also includes patients who left without signing a \u2018discharge against medical advice\u2019 form and those who failed to return from agreed leave, on time.<\/p> <\/p> The attached tables show a breakdown of these cases by NHS trust for both England and Wales respectively. If a NHS trust does not appear in these tables, this is because the number of incidents is \u20180\u2019.<\/p> <\/p> During the same period, the NRLS recorded 6,186 cases of \u2018missing or absconded patient\u2019 involving a mental health patient in England and Wales. This breaks down as 5,946 in England and 240 in Wales. This category on the NRLS also includes patients who left without signing a \u2018discharge against medical advice\u2019 form and those who failed to return from agreed leave on time.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October to Question 177600 on Patients, how many patient safety incidents were recorded as absconder or missing patient by hospitals in England and Wales in the National Reporting and Learning System in each NHS trust in the latest period for which information is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984845", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/984845/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " During the period 1 October 2017 to 31 March 2018 National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) recorded 12,398 cases of \u201cmissing or absconded patient\u201d across England and Wales. This category on the NRLS includes patients who left without signing a \u2018discharge against medical advice\u2019 form and those who failed to return from agreed leave on time, rather than solely reports of patients who absconded or were reported missing.<\/p> <\/p> A breakdown by care settings for both England and Wales is provided in the following table.<\/p> <\/p> Incidents reported as \u201cMissing or absconded patient\u201d, by care setting for England and Wales<\/p> Care Setting<\/p><\/td> England<\/p><\/td> Wales<\/p><\/td> Total<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Acute / general hospital<\/p><\/td> 5,781<\/p><\/td> 146<\/p><\/td> 5,927<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ambulance service<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Community and general dental service<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Community Nursing, medical and therapy service (incl. community hospital)<\/p><\/td> 312<\/p><\/td> 57<\/p><\/td> 369<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Community optometry / optician services<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Community pharmacy<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> General practice<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Learning disabilities service<\/p><\/td> 87<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 89<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mental health service<\/p><\/td> 5,754<\/p><\/td> 239<\/p><\/td> 5,993<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 11,954<\/p><\/td> 444<\/p><\/td> 12,398<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patient safety incidents were recorded as absconder or missing patient by hospitals in England and Wales in the National Reporting and Learning System in each care setting in the latest period for which information is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/934259", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/934259/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government is committed to eradicating Never Events and ensuring best practice is shared throughout the health care system.<\/p> That is why in December 2017, the Secretary of State commissioned the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to undertake a safety thematic review of Never Events, under Section 48 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.<\/p> The CQC\u2019s review, which is expected to report in autumn 2018, will examine the underlying issues in National Health Service trusts in England that contribute to the occurrence of Never Events and identify the learning that can be applied to wider safety issues.<\/p> The \u2018Never Events Policy and Framework\u2019 was revised in March 2015 and the definition of Never Events changed to provide further clarity over their purpose, and; to ensure incidents are easily identifiable when they occur and are not dependent on the severity of outcome of the incident.<\/p> The list of Never Events was reviewed at the same time to ensure that they were all compliant with the revised definition and to consider any new issues that were appropriate to be introduced as Never Events into the NHS in England.<\/p> Further revisions to the Never Events policy and framework and an updated Never Events list were published in January 2018. Therefore it is not possible to compare the number of Never Events reported on an annual basis.<\/p>