Asked by: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of information in the parent leaflet for febrile seizures; and whether he plans to further update them.
Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Individual providers are responsible for the content in the leaflets they produce, and trusts have the freedom to decide what to include in their local leaflets.
Information on febrile seizures can be found on the NHS.UK website, which contains the nationally recommended guidance, at the following link:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/febrile-seizures/
All information provided to patients should be accurate and reflect the best possible advice, in line with guidance published by the Department, which is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/best-practice-guidance-on-patient-information-leaflets
Asked by: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of launching a public awareness campaign on sudden unexpected death in childhood.
Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
We recognise the devastating impact of sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) on affected families and communities, and the importance of raising awareness of SUDC among relevant professionals, communities, and parents. Information on SUDC is available on the National Health Service website, which also signposts to the charity SUDC.UK. Further information is available at the following link:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sudden-infant-death-syndrome-sids.
Additional information for parents on SUDC is available in the form of the booklet, When a Child Dies. Health visitors and school nurses also play an important role in promoting health literacy to families. There are no plans at present to launch a public awareness campaign on SUDC.
Asked by: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether air quality is a contributing factor to autism.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are also thought to play a part in development. Further information is available at the following link:
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/autism-in-adults/background-information/causes-risk-factors/
Asked by: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of the diagnoses of autism in young people.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are also thought to play a part in development. Further information is available at the following link:
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/autism-in-adults/background-information/causes-risk-factors/
Asked by: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative - Spelthorne)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether diet is a contributing factor to autism.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are also thought to play a part in development. Further information is available at the following link:
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/autism-in-adults/background-information/causes-risk-factors/