Asked by: Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Non-Sterile Disposable Glove Use Fundamentals online courses; and what plans they have to make that course a component of NHS staff training.
Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
No specific assessment has been made. Individual employers are responsible for determining the appropriate mandatory training for staff to meet the required standards for patient care set by regulatory bodies.
Asked by: Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 11 July (HL1645), what steps they are taking to raise awareness of heart failure, particularly among those most at risk.
Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is addressing the factors which increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, including working with local government to modernise the NHS Health Check programme and delivering social marketing and behavioural interventions.
Asked by: Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 11 July (HL1644), what steps they are taking to roll out the ‘Managing Heart Failure @home’ scheme across the NHS following its successful pilot in July.
Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
NHS England is selecting early adopter sites to trial a ‘Managing Heart Failure@home’ approach and is working with clinical cardiac networks on local plans for systems to support patients with managing heart failure and raising awareness.