Written Question
Thursday 19th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, if Nightingale Hospital beds in (1) Manchester, (2) Sunderland, and (3) Harrogate are used to maximum capacity, how many (a) nurses would be required, (b) at what grade would these nurses have to be qualified, and (c) how many nurses are currently employed by the NHS.
Answered by Lord Bethell
As part of their comprehensive activation plans, each Nightingale team has been developing a clinical model that can be scaled up as and when additional capacity is required in the region. This ensures that the right skill mix of staff will be available from National Health Service trusts in the region and via NHS Professionals and through direct recruitment if required.
There are 295,193 full time equivalent nurses currently employed by the NHS in England.
Written Question
Thursday 19th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government if Nightingale Hospital beds in (1) Manchester, (2) Sunderland, and (3) Harrogate are used to maximum capacity, how many (a) doctors would be required, (b) at what grade would these doctors have to be qualified, and (c) how many doctors are currently employed by the NHS.
Answered by Lord Bethell
As part of their comprehensive activation plans, each Nightingale team has been developing a clinical model that can be scaled up as and when additional capacity is required in the region. This ensures that the right skill mix of staff will be available from National Health Service trusts in the region and via NHS Professionals and through direct recruitment if required.
There are 120,607 full time equivalent doctors currently employed by the National Health Service in England.
Written Question
Wednesday 28th October 2020
Asked by:
Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their planning assumptions for the maximum number of critical care beds that will be required for COVID-19 patients in Nightingale Hospitals in (1) Manchester, (2) Sunderland, and (3) Harrogate.
Answered by Lord Bethell
The maximum number of Nightingale beds in Manchester is 633, in Sunderland it is 460 and in Harrogate it is 495 beds.
These numbers will augment existing critical care beds in each region to provide surge capacity.
All Nightingale hospitals have the ability to care for ventilated patients, however, clinical models can adapt to local need. The local clinical leaders will plan how to use the Nightingale capacity based on local conditions, considering the needs of all patients requiring National Health Service care.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Mar 2020
Coronavirus Bill
"My Lords, we meet today in truly extraordinary and worrying times. The pace at which the pandemic has spread and the range of measures which are now widely accepted as necessary to fight it are unprecedented. As a result, we are not just faced with this Bill but must consider …..."Lord Newby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2016
Opticians Act 1989
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will amend the Opticians Act 1989 to allow certain adjustable-focus eyewear to be sold over the counter as is already the case with reading glasses...."Lord Newby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2016
Opticians Act 1989
"My Lords, adjustable-focus eyewear are pairs of glasses that allow consumers to adjust the focus of each lens separately. They achieve the desired focus for each eye by turning a dial located at the side of each lens. The quality of definition achieved is extremely good, and to demonstrate this …..."Lord Newby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2016
Opticians Act 1989
"They are produced by Adlens, an Oxford-based company. They are sold in some 57 countries worldwide, but the largest markets are Japan, where some 650,000 units have been sold, and the US, where some 500,000 units have been sold, many without a prescription. They are particularly valuable for people whose …..."Lord Newby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2012
Health and Social Care Bill
"My Lords, I strongly support the noble Lords, Lord Patel and Lord Noon, in seeking to promote the role of the not-for-profit sector within the NHS, as indeed I do across the whole of the public sector. They have given reasons why within the NHS, particularly at this point, the …..."Lord Newby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 27 Feb 2012
Health and Social Care Bill
"My Lords, it is with very considerable diffidence that I rise to speak at this hour and for the first time on this Bill. Tomorrow we have, I hope, the Third Reading of the Public Services (Social Value) Bill which I introduced at Second Reading in your Lordships’ House. That …..."Lord Newby - View Speech
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