Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jun 2021
NHS Digital: Primary Care Medical Records
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the plans by NHS Digital to collect primary care medical records; and in particular, the arrangements for (1) patient consent, and (2) the sharing of patient data with third party organisations...."Baroness Cumberlege - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jun 2021
NHS Digital: Primary Care Medical Records
"My Lords, I am very grateful for the Minister’s reply, especially hearing that this is all to be put back until 1 September. That is a very good decision, because we have heard that patients have not been able to get their GP to accept the information on the form …..."Baroness Cumberlege - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 16th April 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Cumberlege (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage greater uptake of home haemodialysis, in line with the NICE Guidelines, COVID-19 rapid guidelines: dialysis service delivery, published on 20 March 2020.
Answered by Lord Bethell
NHS England and NHS Improvement are undertaking a national Renal Transformation Programme starting later in 2021. As part of this, ways to incentivise home dialysis will be considered, which may include use of tariffs or other commissioning levers.
Written Question
Friday 16th April 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Cumberlege (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with the NHS about updating the National Tariff Payment for dialysis to encourage greater uptake of home haemodialysis therapies.
Answered by Lord Bethell
NHS England and NHS Improvement are undertaking a national Renal Transformation Programme starting later in 2021. As part of this, ways to incentivise home dialysis will be considered, which may include use of tariffs or other commissioning levers.
Written Question
Wednesday 7th April 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Cumberlege (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will undertake a review to assess the benefits of home haemodialysis compared to in-centre dialysis for supporting dialysis patients safely to shield from COVID-19.
Answered by Lord Bethell
NHS England and NHS Improvement have advised that there are currently no plans to undertake such a review. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence COVID-19 rapid guideline: dialysis service delivery, sets out guidance for clinicians to maximise the safety of patients on dialysis during the pandemic, both at home and in dialysis units. It contains recommendations for providers to continue and maintain current home dialysis provision where possible and to consider the possibility of increasing provision for new incident patients. A copy of the guideline is attached.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 02 Mar 2021
Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review: Sodium Valproate
"My Lords, in our report we suggested that every pregnant woman who is on sodium valproate should be warned by her GP of the potential harm to her unborn child. Can my noble friend please tell me how many of the women exposed to this danger have been notified, and …..."Baroness Cumberlege - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 21 Jan 2021
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
"My Lords, I could not let this opportunity pass without expressing my gratitude to all those who have played such a vital part in drafting, scrutinising and improving this important Bill. I know that it will now return to the other place. I wish it a fair wind and hope …..."Baroness Cumberlege - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Jan 2021
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
"My Lords, I warmly thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt. His determination is awe-inspiring. I am so pleased that he has not left this issue mouldering on the Committee Floor but has picked it up again.
I understand what the noble Lord said about the Government not being enthusiastic. However, …..."Baroness Cumberlege - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Jan 2021
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Jan 2021
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
"My Lords, it is interesting that these two amendments reflect each other, but I wanted them to be separate. The debate that we have had on the agency has been really interesting.
The noble Lord, Lord Hunt, has just talked about a further review of the whole system, which probably …..."Baroness Cumberlege - View Speech
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