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Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (6 June 2013)

Terminations of pregnancy in NHS hospitals which are not compliant with the Abortion Act 1967 – Baroness Knight of Collingtree. Oral Questions; 11:00 am

Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL]: Second Reading (22 May 2013) See 3 other results from this debate

Lord True: ...sits down, she has not responded—I understand why and I do not complain about it—to the gravamen of my speech, which related to the ability of certain local bodies, in this case, an NHS body, to evade accountability and proper response to a report from an auditor. Will she undertake to hold discussions about that before Committee?

Written Answers — House of Lords: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (22 May 2013)

Earl Howe: .... It represents evidence-based best practice and we would expect National Health Service organisations to take it fully into account as they design services to meet the needs of patients. It is for NHS organisations to consider how best to implement the guidance safely.

Care Bill [HL]: Second Reading (21 May 2013) See 21 other results from this debate

Earl Howe: ...the Bill. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, that we will look at the existing complaints arrangements, including considering how best to provide for effective challenge to local authority decisions, in the light of the findings of the review of NHS complaints led by Ann Clwyd and Professor Tricia Hart and our consultation on the capped-cost scheme. The noble Lord, Lord Patel of Bradford,...

NHS: GP Services — Statement (21 May 2013) See 5 other results from this debate

Earl Howe: ...doctors should necessarily go back to being on call in the evenings and at weekends. They work hard and have families, and they need a life too, but we must take a serious look at how out-of-hours NHS care is provided. My right honourable friend the Secretary of State will be talking to GP leaders about how we can do that over the coming weeks.

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: A and E Departments (21 May 2013) See 15 other results from this debate

Jeremy Hunt: ...fact is that if growth continues at that rate it will be unsustainable. It also means that when there are short-term pressures on the system, such as a very cold winter, teething problems with NHS 111 or bank holidays, the system cannot cope as well as it needs to and the quality of care is affected. Let us be clear: A and Es are currently hitting the 95% target. The latest figures show...

Previous Business – Commons: Select Committee (21 May 2013)

Health: Emergency Services and Emergency Care. 9:30 am; Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Witnesses: Dr Patrick Cadigan, Registrar, Royal College of Physicians, Dr Mike Clancy, President, College of Emergency Medicine and and Mike Farrar, Chief Executive, NHS Confederation

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Employment: Mental Illness (21 May 2013)

Daniel Poulter: ...the workplace. It includes a pledge for employers to make reasonable workplace adjustments to ensure that people with mental health conditions can continue to work effectively. Through the NHS outcomes framework, we will hold NHS services to account for their role in helping people with mental health problems to stay in employment. The Mental Health Strategy's Implementation Framework sets...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Medicine: Education (21 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Valerie Vaz: ...universities in England and the UK; (2) how many (a) male and (b) female medically qualified academic staff employed by universities in England and the UK also have an honorary contract with the NHS.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Health Services (21 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Jim Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what rights are in place to ensure his Department's personnel are treated within 18 weeks, in line with the NHS constitution, if commissioned by his Department.

Written Answers — Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (21 May 2013)

Anna Soubry: ...levels are necessary and appropriate within their organisations, as well as the health and well-being of their staff. Therefore, the Department has not issued any central guidance on these issues. NHS England's Urgent and Emergency Care Review, led by Sir Bruce Keogh, is taking a holistic look at the complex issues surrounding care delivery in this area. The Review, which is benefiting...

Written Answers — Health: Breast Cancer (21 May 2013)

Stephen McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many individual breast screenings were conducted under the NHS Breast Cancer Screening Programme in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Birmingham in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013 to date.

Written Answers — Health: Coronavirus (21 May 2013)

Anna Soubry: ...is practicable. Once laboratory confirmed cases have been identified, strict isolation and use of full personal protective equipment is recommended. Public Health England (PHE) has worked with the NHS to ensure contact tracing on all confirmed cases is undertaken to identify further possible cases and close contacts of confirmed cases are followed up for a period of 10 days since the date...

Written Answers — Health: Derriford Hospital (21 May 2013)

Daniel Poulter: The Department is aware of recent never events that have occurred at the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. We understand the Trust has implemented a number of immediate actions to safeguard patients pending the outcome of the formal investigations. NHS England has established a Surgical Never Events Task Force to examine the reasons why there are still a relatively high proportion of never events...

Written Answers — Health: Diabetes UK (21 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the contract between NHS IQ and Diabetes UK.

Written Answers — Health: Eating Disorders: Greater London (21 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been admitted to hospitals within Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust for (a) anorexia nervosa and (b) bulimia in each of the last five years.

Written Answers — Health: Eating Disorders: Young People (21 May 2013)

Anna Soubry: Public Health England is working to promote the achievement of a healthy weight across different population groups including, for example, through the Change4Life Campaign. The NHS Choices website provides information covering eating disorders, reasons for being underweight, why being underweight is bad for health now and in the future and how to gain weight healthily. This information is...

Written Answers — Health: General Practitioners (21 May 2013)

Daniel Poulter: From 1 April 2013, responsibility for negotiating amendments to the general medical services contract passed to NHS England. Any regulatory changes required following these negotiations are made by the Department. Preparations for the 2014-15 contract negotiations are under way and the negotiations are planned to conclude before the end of the calendar year in order to allow amendments, if...

Written Answers — Health: General Practitioners (21 May 2013)

Daniel Poulter: The Secretary of State for Health recently announced that the Department will be developing, with NHS England, a plan for vulnerable older people. The plan will set out how general practice can best meet the needs of older people and those with long term conditions. This will include considering how best to ensure that older people are treated in the most appropriate setting. NHS England have...

Written Answers — Health: General Practitioners (21 May 2013)

Anna Soubry: NHS England is responsible for the oversight of commissioning of urgent care services in England. This includes the development of new models of care to best meet patients' needs, including how health professionals, such as general practitioners (GPs), can best deliver urgent care in a range of settings. As part of this, NHS England has established the Seven Day Service Forum, led by Sir...