Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Nov 2022
Care Homes: Severely Disabled People
"Does my noble friend accept that many disabled people in residential and nursing care are of an age such that there are no parents or close relatives left and there is no one with a lasting power of attorney? How can that vulnerability be coped with by the state in …..."Baroness Browning - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Nov 2022
GPs: Anti-depressants and Alcohol
"My Lords, the medication for mental health conditions, including addictions, can be vastly improved in outcome and the proper use of that medication if the doctor is able to test the DNA of the patient to marry up the correct medication. When is genetic testing going to become an integral …..."Baroness Browning - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Nov 2022
Bereavement Support
"Does my noble friend agree that the pain of bereavement, for all people, under whatever circumstances somebody has died, is a pain like no other? Will he consider the need to act swiftly for people whose loved ones have died—perhaps I might use the word—prematurely? Sudden death brings with it …..."Baroness Browning - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2022
British Heart Foundation: Tipping Point Report
"Would my noble friend the Minister consider that, in the same way that people check their own bodies for the possibility of cancer developing, they should be trained to take their pulse regularly to check for atrial fibrillation? It is sometimes described as a disease that nobody notices until something …..."Baroness Browning - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Oct 2022
Edenfield Centre: Treatment of Patients
"My Lords, I declare my interest, which is in the register, as a vice-president of the National Autistic Society. I welcome my noble friend, and I hope that he and I will have an opportunity in the very near future to discuss autism and learning disability. He mentioned more recent …..."Baroness Browning - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 15th November 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Browning (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the NHS about changes they are making to (1) outpatient departments, and (2) in-patient care, to avoid hospital acquired COVID-19.
Answered by Lord Kamall
- Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
NHS England and NHS Improvement work with National Health Service trusts to ensure effective implementation of United Kingdom infection prevention and control guidance in all areas, for both outpatient and inpatient care.
Mechanisms for infection prevention including physical distancing, optimal hand hygiene, equipment and environment decontamination, and extended use of face masks by healthcare staff, patients and visitors, are continually reviewed. The Department continues to have ongoing discussions with NHS England and NHS Improvement on controlling the spread of COVID-19 infection in all healthcare settings.
Written Question
Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Browning (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their future management of COVID-19 will be determined by scientific advice.
Answered by Lord Kamall
- Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
The Government continues to listen to advice provided by the scientific community, including the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and its sub-groups, when making decisions on the approach to the management of COVID-19.
Written Question
Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Browning (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) residential home, and (2) nursing home, capacity in England since March 2020.
Answered by Lord Kamall
- Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
In March 2020, there were 234,416 residential care beds which decreased by 0.4% to 233,444 in October 2021. The number of nursing beds in March 2020 was 222,607 which rose by 1.1% to 224,979 in October 2021.
Since March 2020, the number of overall care beds rose by 0.3% to 458,423 in October 2021.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Jul 2021
Covid-19 Update
"Given the prediction of increased infectivity, what internal guidance is being given post 19 July within the NHS? Will GP surgeries, A&E and outpatient departments revert to their former practices, or is the guidance that they should retain face masks, distancing and hand gel use?..."Baroness Browning - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jun 2021
Social Care and the Role of Carers
"My Lords, I declare my interests as a vice-president of the National Autistic Society, as an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society and as an informal carer. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, on securing this debate. I shall miss her contributions in this area, which we have shared over …..."Baroness Browning - View Speech
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