Douglas Chapman: DHSC: All Documents

Written Question

Streptococcus

Tuesday 22nd March 2016

Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2016 to Question 27968, what the opening and closing dates are for the public consultation of the UK National Screening Committee's review of group B streptococcus policy; and on what date the meeting at which a decision will be made is planned.

Answered by Ben Gummer

In December 2015 the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) commissioned an update review into antenatal screening for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) as per its published process. A public consultation is expected to be held in the autumn for a three month period. The UK NSC will then review the recommendation for GBS at the successive meeting. Specific dates will be announced in due course.

Written Question

Streptococcus

Wednesday 2nd March 2016

Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the National Screening Committee next plans to meet to review its recommendations on group B streptococcus screening for pregnant mothers.

Answered by Ben Gummer

In December 2015 the United Kingdom National Screening Committee commissioned a review into antenatal screening for Group B Streptococcus.

More information including how to contribute to the public consultation will be available using the following link:

http://legacy.screening.nhs.uk/screening-recommendations.php

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Jan 2016
Hand Hygiene: NHS

"As the hon. Member for Bridgend (Mrs Moon) has suggested, there are simple ways in which to improve hand hygiene. Recently, when visiting a school, I noticed that children were washing their hands to the two verses of “Happy Birthday to You”, which seemed to be going down well and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Jan 2016
Hand Hygiene: NHS

"My hon. Friend the Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford) has outlined some of the initiatives taken by the Scottish Government and the NHS in Scotland. Despite those measures, hospital-acquired infections in Scotland still cost the NHS £183 million a year. If we managed to reduce those infections by 20%, …..."
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Written Question

Health Visitors

Thursday 17th September 2015

Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

Answered by Jane Ellison

The table below shows the number of full time equivalent health visitors employed in England at the mid-point in each year from 2011 to 2014, and the latest available figure in 2015. Data from 2012 onwards is taken from the Health Visitor Minimum Data Set (HV-MDS) which commenced in April 2012 and also includes data for health visitors employed by organisations that do not use Electronic Staff record (ESR) but do provide NHS-funded services, such as local authorities.

Full time equivalent figures are used as this is the most accurate measure of service capacity.

30 September 2011 ¹	30 September 2012 ²	30 September 2013	30 September 2014	31 May 2015
7,941	8,678	9,550	10,800	11,850

Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre NHS Hospital and Community health service monthly workforce statistics

Notes:

1. The data for 2011 covers only those health visitors on the ESR.

2. The figure for September 2012 is different from the published figure due to a known over count (of 14).