Asked by: Lord Benyon (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to investigate cases of orthostatic intolerance and Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome.
Answered by Norman Lamb
In 2010, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published the guidance Transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') management in adults. Orthostatic intolerance is characterised by the development of symptoms of dizziness, nausea and fainting when standing up, which are only resolved by lying down. The investigation of such symptoms is included in the NICE guidance, which can be found at the following link:
To support clinicians in the diagnosis, treatment, care and support of patients with chronic/complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has produced a best practice guideline on the condition, which was produced with a range of collaborators, including the British Pain Society. In addition, in 2013 NICE produced a guideline on the pharmacological management of neuropathic pain, including for CRPS. Both the RCP and the NICE guidance can be found at the following links:
www.rcplondon.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/complex-regional-pain-full-guideline.pdf
www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg173/resources/guidance-neuropathic-pain-pharmacological-management-pdf
Asked by: Lord Benyon (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Independent Palliative Care Funding Review, published on 1 July 2011.
Answered by Norman Lamb
In response to the recommendations of the independent Palliative Care Funding Review, we set up eight pilots to collect a range of data on palliative care and to test the review’s recommendations. The pilot phase was completed in March this year.
NHS England is in the process of analysing the data and designing a new palliative care currency framework. Decisions on how best to develop a fair and transparent funding system for palliative care will be based on this evidence.