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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-30more like thismore than 2014-10-30
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the strain of the ebola virus responsible for the recent outbreak, and whether it is a novel mutated strain of the virus. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Moonie remove filter
uin HL2535 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-17more like thismore than 2014-11-17
answer text <p>The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is caused by Ebola Virus (EBOV) (formerly Zaire ebolavirus), first discovered in 1976. There is no evidence to suggest that the current strain of EBOV has a higher rate of transmissibility or an unusual level of pathogenicity compared with previous strains.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work with colleagues across government to monitor and assess the risk posed to the United Kingdom by the current Ebola epidemic. The advice from the Chief Medical Officer is that the public health risk in the UK remains low, but this risk assessment is kept under regular review.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-17T14:27:38.66Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-17T14:27:38.66Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
621
label Biography information for Lord Moonie more like this
101727
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-30more like thismore than 2014-10-30
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of the aerosol transmission of the ebola virus. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Moonie remove filter
uin HL2536 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-17more like thismore than 2014-11-17
answer text <p>Ebola is spread through body fluid secretions directly and as stated in the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens guidance, United Kingdom experts agree there is no circumstantial or epidemiological evidence of an aerosol transmission risk.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Public Health England document <em>Guidance Ebola: origins, reservoirs, transmission, guidelines</em> clarifies this in more detail:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ebola-origins-reservoirs-transmission-and-guidelines</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-17T14:29:35.327Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-17T14:29:35.327Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
621
label Biography information for Lord Moonie more like this
101728
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-30more like thismore than 2014-10-30
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ebola remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an independent audit has been carried out of the isolation procedures and practical skills of staff in National Health Service hospitals designated to treat any ebola patients. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Moonie remove filter
uin HL2537 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-17more like thismore than 2014-11-17
answer text <p>All National Health Service trusts and providers of independent healthcare and adult social care in England are required to comply with <em>The Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance </em>(2009). This includes standards around infection control provision. A copy is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/216227/dh_123923.pdf</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission takes this code into account when making decisions about the registration of a provider.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Those NHS trusts that have been designated as having specialist infection control facilities (Royal Free Hospital London, Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital and Sheffield Teaching Hospital) are subject to additional checks. In line with the requirements set out under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), the designated person from Health and Safety Executive’s Biological Agents Unit Hazardous Installations has visited each of the units and continues to work closely with them.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-17T14:29:02.057Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-17T14:29:02.057Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
621
label Biography information for Lord Moonie more like this