Information between 5th April 2024 - 15th April 2024
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Wednesday 5th June 2024 1 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: NHS England’s modelling for the Long-Term Workforce Plan At 1:30pm: Oral evidence Sir Chris Wormald KCB - Permanent Secretary at Department of Health and Social Care Amanda Pritchard - Chief Executive at NHS England Julian Kelly - Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer at NHS England View calendar |
Tuesday 7th May 2024 2:30 p.m. Lord Strathcarron (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary) Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Advice from independent WHO legal experts ahead of May 2024 meeting that amendments to the International Health Regulations may contravene Article 55 of those Regulations View calendar |
Select Committee Documents |
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Monday 15th April 2024
Report - Twenty-Fifth Report - Scrutiny of sound financial practice across Government Public Accounts Committee Found: Reference 1st The New Hospital Programme HC 77 2nd The condition of school buildings HC 78 3rd Revising health |
Friday 12th April 2024
Report - Sixth Report - Trusted voices Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: In February 2020, the World Health Organisation warned that, alongside the outbreak of COVID-19, the |
Friday 12th April 2024
Report - Sixth Report - Trusted voices Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation Committee Found: In February 2020, the World Health Organisation warned that, alongside the outbreak of COVID-19, the |
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Report - Fifth Report - Creator remuneration Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: including falling real-terms funding, new technologies and the legacy of Covid-19 and associated public health |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Written Evidence - Institute of Economic Affairs FDO0001 - Food, Diet and Obesity Food, Diet and Obesity - Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Found: pig in a poke by exempting a number of HFSS foods from its list of ‘less healthy’ food in the Health |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Written Evidence - Creating Food Meteorites Ltd FDO0005 - Food, Diet and Obesity Food, Diet and Obesity - Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Found: (2003-2005) and Senior Scientist ‘Food Structural Design’ (2005-2007) of the Unilever Food and Health |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Written Evidence - Veg Power FDO0004 - Food, Diet and Obesity Food, Diet and Obesity - Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Found: income families.4 This makes lower income family shopping absolutely critical to both the financial health |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Written Evidence - Porter Nutrition FDO0003 - Food, Diet and Obesity Food, Diet and Obesity - Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Found: Early support around weaning with good investment into both health visiting and paediatric nutritionists |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Written Evidence - The Pizza Pasta & Italian Food Association FDO0006 - Food, Diet and Obesity Food, Diet and Obesity - Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Found: fact that a food falls into this catergory does not necessarily mean that it is detrimental to health |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Written Evidence - Save The Moat – Save The Sperrins REN0044 - Renewable Energy and Net Zero in Northern Ireland Renewable Energy and Net Zero in Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Found: They include as referenced, negative impacts on the environment, as well as negative impacts on our health |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Engagement document - Inquiry into Veterinary Medicines and The Windsor Framework: Roundtable meeting with Northern Ireland based stakeholders, 1 February 2024, Belfast - Note of discussion Windsor Framework Sub-Committee Found: This safeguards animal health. So far, Brexit has had no impact on standards or guidance. |
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Fertilisers
Asked by: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party - Life peer) Friday 12th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the regulation, or other oversight, of the sale of plant biostimulants, including consideration of their efficacy, safety and ecological impacts. Answered by Lord Douglas-Miller - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The existing UK regulatory regime for the manufacture and placing of fertilisers on the market in the UK is fragmented and in need of modernisation. There are currently no specific requirements for plant biostimulants in domestic fertilisers legislation. However, Defra intends to improve on this by consolidating and streamlining the statute book and putting in place a conformity assessment framework for fertilisers. The framework will smooth the route to market for new and innovative products which are less polluting to the environment or are less resource intensive in their creation. To support reform of fertilisers legislation Defra has funded a review of the evidence for the safe and effective use of plant biostimulants and a review of methods for evaluating methods for verifying the efficacy of plant biostimulants. The potential impact of a chemical on plant health, including soil microbiomes is already considered, as appropriate, as part of HSE’s robust risk assessment process for pesticides and for biocides. In our regulatory programmes we do not assess the impacts of chemicals specifically on human and animal microbiomes and are not currently considering the introduction of such measures. |
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Agriculture: UK Trade with EU
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Friday 12th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government, following concerns raised by farmers regarding changes to the standard of food imports, what steps they are taking to address the impact of post-Brexit trade deals on British farmers. Answered by Lord Douglas-Miller - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) All food and drink products imported into the UK, including those from countries we have trade agreements with, must comply with the UK’s import requirements and standards. The independent Trade and Agriculture Commission concluded that our Free Trade Agreements with Australia, New Zealand and CPTPP are consistent with the maintenance of UK statutory protections in relation to animal and plant health, animal welfare and the environment. Supporting UK food and agriculture is an integral part of the UK’s trade strategy. The Prime Minister made this clear at the Farm to Fork Summit in May 2023 and in his open letter to farmers. This letter, alongside the 2022 National Food Strategy, sets out the principles that guide our approach to agriculture and trade. We are putting farmers at the heart of British trade by delivering new export opportunities, protecting our sensitive sectors and our high food safety standards, upholding UK production standards and removing market access barriers. |
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Press
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South) Friday 12th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what subscriptions to (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals his Department has paid for in each of the last three financial years. Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The following is a combined list of subscriptions that the Defra Library and Communications have paid for over the last three financial years. Some are in print and some are online. Not everything on the list was purchased in all three years – subscriptions change on demand and to reflect usage. Information on any subscriptions from other team budgets is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.
Defra Library purchases magazines and journals for Defra, Animal and Plant Health Agency and Natural England staff to support them in their role. The Communications team purchases newspapers for monitoring the media coverage of issues in Defra’s remit.
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Gender Plus
Asked by: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 11th April 2024 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have reviewed the decision of the Care Quality Commission to approve the registration of Gender Plus Healthcare in east London, which runs the private Gender Plus hormone clinic set up by former Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service specialist Dr Aidan Kelly, and which can refer patients aged 16 to 18 for cross-sex hormone treatment. Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England, and one of its statutory responsibilities is to assess and register providers of regulated activity, as set out in schedule one of the Health and Social Care Act 2008. Gender Plus Healthcare is a United Kingdom based private gender clinic offering a range of treatment options, including hormone treatment, for those aged 16 years old and over. In January 2024 the CQC approved Gender Plus Healthcare’s registration to carry out the regulated activity of treatment of disease, disorder, or injury, with the provider having met the CQC’s requirements for registration. The registration by the CQC was on the condition that the provider must not carry out the regulated activity of treatment of disease, disorder, or injury, on those under the age of 16 years old, at any location. |
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Young People: Health
Asked by: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops) Thursday 11th April 2024 Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network World Happiness Report, published on 20 March; in particular, the finding that the happiness of young people under the age of 30 in the UK has declined. Answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) The Government is committed to improving the well-being of individuals in every area of the UK as set out in our (attached) update on the Well-being mission in January 2024. We continue to engage with new data and evidence in the delivery of all Levelling Up Missions, including on how we can improve well-being. This includes considering the work of Professor Lord Richard Layard, one of the authors of the World Happiness Report, and other experts in our ongoing work on this mission. |
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Health Services
Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer) Thursday 11th April 2024 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government when the major conditions strategy will be published. Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) Our intention is to publish the Major Conditions Strategy in the summer of this year. |
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Mental Health: Boys
Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 10th April 2024 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to help the mental health of boys who were impacted by the lockdown restrictions. Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) We want to ensure that all children and young people get the mental health support they need, including boys. By the end of 2023/24 the overall spending on mental health has increased by more than £4.7 billion in cash terms since 2018/19 (before the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were introduced). There are now around 400 mental health support teams in place across England, covering 3.4 million children or around 35% of pupils in schools and colleges. We estimate this will increase to 44% by April 2024 and we are working to increase this coverage to 50% of pupils by March 2025. There are also currently around 65 locally funded early support hubs in England. These hubs are open to those aged 11 to 25 years old and, importantly, they are for anyone who may not meet the threshold to receive National Health Service support. Following a competitive commercial process from hubs across the country, the government is now providing up to £8 million to 24 existing hubs to provide even more support. This means children and young people, including boys, who are experiencing feelings of anxiety or stress will have a physical space to go to in their community when their problems first emerge, without the need for a referral. |
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Rights of Way: Scotland
Asked by: Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour - Life peer) Wednesday 10th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, and the viability of introducing similar provisions for England. Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) With regard to access to the countryside, England has a comprehensive network of public rights of way and the public has the ‘right to roam’ over many areas of wild, open countryside. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 currently provides the public with a right of access to areas of mountain, moor, heath, down, registered common land and coastal margin in England. There are no plans to change this.
The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbeing and is committed to ensure that everyone lives within 15 minutes’ walk of a green or blue space. As part of this we are completing work on the 2,700 mile King Charles III England Coast Path, and delivering the £16m Access for All programme across our protected landscapes, national trails, forests and the wider countryside to make access to green and blue spaces more inclusive. |
Bill Documents |
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Apr. 15 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 15 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: responsibility for a child in England and Wales in accordance with the Children Act 1989, (c) by a health |
Apr. 12 2024
HL Bill 57-I Marshalled list for Report Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: mentioned in subsection (5) of that section is made to the First-tier Tribunal or the Mental Health |
Apr. 11 2024
HL Bill 30-IV Fourth marshalled list for Grand Committee Data Protection and Digital Information Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: established in the 2018 Act, and (iii) the potential harm to future life chances, income, health |
Apr. 10 2024
Research Briefing on the Bill Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2023-24 Briefing papers Found: Association (UKVIA) has note d, did not quantify many of the potential health impacts of some of |
Apr. 10 2024
HL Bill 57(f) Amendment for Report Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: Prosecution Service, (c) probation services, (d) the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, (e) health |
National Audit Office |
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Apr. 10 2024
Good practice guide: fraud and error reporting (webpage) Found: national security Digital, data and technology Education, training and skills Energy and environment Health |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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Friday 12th April 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents Document: Guidance: Mixed Procurement (PDF) (PDF) Found: This intends to address the idiosyncrasies of the health and care system and fulfil the Health and Care |
Friday 12th April 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents Document: Guidance: Technical Specifications (PDF) (PDF) Found: These can include various health and safety, environmental and industry-specific regulatory requirements |
Friday 12th April 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents Document: Guidance: Exempted Contracts (PDF) (PDF) Found: to protect public morals, order or safety; (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health |
Friday 12th April 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Border control posts: designation applications in progress Document: Border control posts: designation applications in progress (webpage) Found: Collection Border control posts and charges Explore the topic Animal and plant health |
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Found: Health Service foundation trust; and (b) in relation to Wales - (i) a Local Health Board established |
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 (PDF) Found: Health Service fo undation trust; and (b) in relation to Wales - (i) a Local Health Board established |
Friday 12th April 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Apply for the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme Document: Apply for the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme (webpage) Found: However, if education ceases due to a period of ill health, the grant may still be issued if the student |
Thursday 11th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Amendments to the Annexes of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants [TS No.13/2024] Document: Amendments to the Annexes of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (PDF) Found: the Convention to list lindane therein with a sp ecific exemption for the use of lindane as a human health |
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: Lampard Inquiry: terms of reference Document: Lampard Inquiry: terms of reference (webpage) Found: Lampard Inquiry: terms of reference The Lampard Inquiry (formerly known as the Essex Mental Health |
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Source Page: Capital finance: guidance on minimum revenue provision Document: Capital finance: guidance on minimum revenue provision (4th edition) (PDF) Found: The 2007 Act means the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. 4. |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: Medical technology innovation classification framework Document: Medical technology innovation classification framework (webpage) Found: From: Department of Health and Social Care Published 9 April 2024 Get emails about this |
Department Publications - Transparency |
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Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Non-technical summaries granted in 2024 Document: Non-technical summaries: projects granted in 2024, January to March (PDF) Found: The role of iron in health and disease 865 102. |
Friday 12th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: FCDO Commercial Pipeline: April 2024 Document: (webpage) Found: Existing Supplier 22 - Main Contact project_10601 PD - GIRLS EDUCATION, GENDER, SCIENCE & RESEARCH, HEALTH |
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Service Inquiry into the death of a service person on 24 November 2022 following completion of a loaded march at Catterick Document: Service Inquiry into the death of a service person on 24 November 2022 following completion of a loaded march at Catterick (PDF) Found: unit MASA Medical authorised sickness absence Min Minutes MOD Ministry of Defence NHS National Health |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 8 April 2024 (part 1) Document: Royal Fleet Auxiliary grades and salary scale (PDF) Found: not detract from personal safety standards as laid down in Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 8 April 2024 (part 1) Document: Request for information on the Royal Navy medical services officer branch (PDF) Found: Services Officer branch, details of the Financial Incentives for Direct Graduate Entry Environmental Health |
Department Publications - Policy and Engagement |
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Friday 12th April 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Gamebirds: decision to issue the GL45 gamebird general licence for 2024 to 2025 Document: Natural England's statutory advice to Defra – 14 March 2024 (PDF) Found: routine biosecurity measures proposed for GL45 (e.g. disinfecting vehicles, disinfecting clothing, health |
Friday 12th April 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Gamebirds: decision to issue the GL45 gamebird general licence for 2024 to 2025 Document: Defra’s 2024 Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) and decision to issue general licence GL45 (PDF) Found: 7 of 87 The 2023 statutory nature conservation advice was informed by the Defra/Animal and Plant Health |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Apr. 12 2024
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: Ministerial Appointments: 12 April 2024 Document: Ministerial Appointments: 12 April 2024 (webpage) News and Communications Found: Energy Security and Net Zero; Mims Davies MP to be a Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health |
Apr. 12 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal Source Page: TwistDX Ltd and Others v Dr N Armes and Others: [2024] EAT45 Document: TwistDX Ltd and Others v Dr N Armes and Others [2024] EAT45 (PDF) News and Communications Found: bef ore the ET but I make no finding in this regard as Dr Armes does not allege that his protected/health |
Apr. 12 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal Source Page: TwistDX Ltd and Others v Dr N Armes and Others: [2024] EAT 45 Document: TwistDX Ltd and Others v Dr N Armes and Others: [2024] EAT 45 (PDF) News and Communications Found: bef ore the ET but I make no finding in this regard as Dr Armes does not allege that his protected/health |
Apr. 12 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal Source Page: Mr Gary Lewis v Dow Silicones UK Ltd: [2024] EAT 51 Document: Mr Gary Lewis v Dow Silicones UK Ltd [2024] EAT 51 (PDF) News and Communications Found: It came from the cross -examination of the claimant who all along had raised health and safety concerns |
Apr. 12 2024
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: Prime Minister and Veterans’ Minister announce ‘OP PROSPER’ to boost veterans’ employment Document: Prime Minister and Veterans’ Minister announce ‘OP PROSPER’ to boost veterans’ employment (webpage) News and Communications Found: In 2021, Op Courage was launched as a bespoke mental health support for veterans supported by professionals |
Apr. 12 2024
Natural England Source Page: New multi-million pound action plan launched to protect the River Wye Document: New multi-million pound action plan launched to protect the River Wye (webpage) News and Communications Found: stakeholders and regulators to ensure robust assessments for protection of the environment and human health |
Apr. 12 2024
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales Source Page: Suffolk Youth Justice Service: A prevention and diversion success Document: Child Gravity Matrix (PDF) News and Communications Found: commission of offence Prosecution is likely to have detrimental effect on victim's physical or mental health |
Apr. 12 2024
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales Source Page: Suffolk Youth Justice Service: A prevention and diversion success Document: Suffolk Youth Justice Service: A prevention and diversion success (webpage) News and Communications Found: with a multi-agency panel on a weekly basis which includes representatives from police, primary mental health |
Apr. 12 2024
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales Source Page: Suffolk Youth Justice Service: A prevention and diversion success Document: Prevention and Diversion Assessment Tool (webpage) News and Communications Found: Information to be checked (tick when complete) ☐ Children’s services ☐ Police ☐ Health ☐ Education |
Apr. 11 2024
Employment Appeal Tribunal Source Page: (1) Mr M Rajput (2) Mr T Akmeemana v Sky Retail Stores Ltd: [2024] EAT 46 Document: (1) Mr M Rajput (2) Mr T Akmeemana v Sky Retail Stores Ltd [2024] EAT 46 (PDF) News and Communications Found: Upon review, the guidance in the authorities drawn together in Secretary of State for Health v Rance |
Apr. 11 2024
UK Health Security Agency Source Page: Travellers urged check on vaccinations to protect against risks Document: Travellers urged check on vaccinations to protect against risks (webpage) News and Communications Found: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding summer holiday-makers, as well as Hajj and Umrah |
Apr. 11 2024
UK Export Finance (UKEF) Source Page: UK Export Finance helps medical supplier send lifelines around the world Document: UK Export Finance helps medical supplier send lifelines around the world (webpage) News and Communications Found: A winner of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise (2022), Unimed helps to improve health outcomes around the |
Apr. 10 2024
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Braithwaite, Julian - Director General, Organised Immigration Crime, Home Office - ACOBA Advice Document: Advice Letter: Julian Braithwaite, CEO, International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (PDF) News and Communications Found: of alcohol and tackling the effects of harmful drinking, using scientific evidence on alcohol and health |
Apr. 10 2024
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Source Page: Smith, Chloe - Secretary of State for the Department of Science, Innovation - ACOBA Advice Document: Advice Letter: Chloe Smith, Trustee, Royal National Institute for Deaf People (PDF) News and Communications Found: sought from the commissioners for standards 4 communities and partners across many sectors including health |
Apr. 10 2024
Forestry Commission Source Page: £20m available in eighth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction Document: Guide to the Eighth Auction (PDF) News and Communications Found: without restriction for a WCaG application , subject to the usual site-specific factors, plant health |
Apr. 10 2024
Forestry Commission Source Page: £20m available in eighth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction Document: £20m available in eighth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction (webpage) News and Communications Found: from helping to reverse biodiversity decline and increasing green jobs to aiding physical and mental health |
Apr. 10 2024
UK Space Agency Source Page: UK and Canada enhance cooperation in space Document: UK and Canada enhance cooperation in space (webpage) News and Communications Found: to provide a full menu of exercise options in a confined space, helping to advance understanding of health |
Apr. 10 2024
Government Property Agency Source Page: Four key contracts awarded for UK Government Estate Document: Four key contracts awarded for UK Government Estate (webpage) News and Communications Found: consultancy McBains have been appointed to provide project management, cost management, design and health |
Apr. 09 2024
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Source Page: Fosdenopterin approved to treat adult patients with molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD) Type A Document: Fosdenopterin approved to treat adult patients with molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD) Type A (webpage) News and Communications Found: The MHRA is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care. |
Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Apr. 12 2024
UK Visas and Immigration Source Page: Appendix International Forces: caseworker guidance Document: Appendix International Forces: caseworker guidance (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: biometric information is required for applications made in the UK if exempt and t he Immigration Health |
Apr. 12 2024
UK Visas and Immigration Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: Health Service foundation trust; and (b) in relation to Wales - (i) a Local Health Board established |
Apr. 11 2024
UK Visas and Immigration Source Page: Appendix HM Armed Forces: caseworker guidance Document: Appendix HM Armed Forces: caseworker guidance (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) does not apply. |
Apr. 11 2024
UK Visas and Immigration Source Page: National Age Assessment Board: caseworker guidance Document: The operation of the National Age Assessment Board and sections 50 and 51 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: ....................... ................................ ................................ ..... 47 Health |
Apr. 11 2024
Planning Inspectorate Source Page: Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2024/0040 Promenade House Clifton Down Clifton Bristol Document: 156459-STT-XX-XX-RP-T-9075-0002 Planning Design and Access with Heritage Statement (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: to local character and history, and create places that are safe, inclusive, accessible and promote health |
Apr. 11 2024
Planning Inspectorate Source Page: Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2024/0040 Promenade House Clifton Down Clifton Bristol Document: Application Forms (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: fitness - Excluding motorised vehicles, firearms, swimming, and skating E(e) Medical or health |
Apr. 11 2024
UK Health Security Agency Source Page: Clostridioides difficile ribotyping service: how to access Document: Clostridioides difficile ribotyping service: how to access (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: Guidance Clostridioides difficile ribotyping service: how to access Guidance to help health |
Apr. 11 2024
UK Health Security Agency Source Page: Clostridioides difficile ribotyping network (CDRN): enhanced fingerprinting service Document: Clostridioides difficile ribotyping network (CDRN): enhanced fingerprinting service (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: From: UK Health Security Agency Published 1 November 2008 Last updated 11 April 2024 |
Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Apr. 12 2024
UK Health Security Agency Source Page: UKHSA spend over £25,000: 2024 Document: (Excel) Transparency Found: -20 00:00:002024-03-01 00:00:00IT61610Software Maint & Support Costs_61610VEA712761P5086745SOW 20 - Health |
Apr. 12 2024
UK Health Security Agency Source Page: UKHSA spend over £25,000: 2024 Document: (Excel) Transparency Found: Pay_26205SPL0FTI003701P5084484QAT Non Functional Testing – Extension of Services122190DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
Apr. 12 2024
UK Health Security Agency Source Page: UKHSA spend over £25,000: 2024 Document: UKHSA spend over £25,000: 2024 (webpage) Transparency Found: Transparency data UKHSA spend over £25,000: 2024 Details of UK Health Security |
Apr. 11 2024
Coal Authority Source Page: Coal Authority financial transactions: March 2024 Document: (webpage) Transparency Found: Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy The Coal Authority 22/02/2024 Personal Protective Equipment Health |
Apr. 10 2024
Low Pay Commission Source Page: Indicative counts of employee jobs in low-paying occupations Document: (Excel) Transparency Found: ambulance, prison and related servicesOther occupationOther occupationx1171Health services and public health |
Apr. 09 2024
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Source Page: MHRA FOI performance data Document: (Excel) Transparency Found: What percentage of yellow card reports are estimated to be filled out by health professionals ? 3. |
Apr. 09 2024
Trade Remedies Authority Source Page: TRA Plan 2024-2027 Document: TRA Plan 2024-2027 (PDF) Transparency Found: On a bimonthly basis, our Executive Committee considers a risk assessment of our financial health with |
Non-Departmental Publications - Research and Statistics |
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Apr. 10 2024
Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland) Source Page: Children’s Health in Northern Ireland 2022/23 Document: Children’s Health in Northern Ireland 2022/23 (webpage) Research and Statistics Found: Children’s Health in Northern Ireland 2022/23 |
Deposited Papers |
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Friday 12th April 2024
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: I. Letter dated 10/04/2024 from Victoria Atkins MP to Steve Brine MP regarding the Lampard Inquiry terms of reference. 2p. II. Terms of reference for the Lampard Inquiry. Incl. explanatory note in relation to scope. 4p. Document: Final_TOR_for_Lampard_Inquiry_-_April_2024.docx (webpage) Found: Reference for the Lampard Inquiry To investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of mental health |
Friday 12th April 2024
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: I. Letter dated 10/04/2024 from Victoria Atkins MP to Steve Brine MP regarding the Lampard Inquiry terms of reference. 2p. II. Terms of reference for the Lampard Inquiry. Incl. explanatory note in relation to scope. 4p. Document: Letter_to_Steve_Brine_Chair_of_HSCC_re_Lampard_Inquiry_ToR.pdf (PDF) Found: From the Rt Hon Vic toria Atkins MP Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 39 Victoria |
Scottish Select Committee Publications |
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Wednesday 10th April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon MSP, 10 April 2024 UK subordinate legislation - Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Defra PH/055 Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Found: other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Health and Care Professions Council to the HSCS Convener concerning its consultation on increasing its annual registration fee, 9 April 2024 HCPC fee increase consultation Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Found: HCPC fee increase consultation Letter from the Health and Care Professions Council to the HSCS Convener |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Correspondence - Supplementary evidence from Liz McLeod, Head of Regulatory Analysis, Office of Rail and Road, 9 April 2024 Scotland’s railways since public ownership Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Found: Edinburgh , the ORR has a responsibility for ensuring railway companies protect passengers from any health |
Friday 5th April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Public Health Scotland and Food Standards Scotland to the HSCS Convener concerning restricting promotions of food and drink high in fat, sugar, or salt, 5 April 2024 Restricting promotions of food and drink high in fat, sugar, or salt Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Found: Restricting promotions of food and drink high in fat, sugar, or salt Letter from Public Health Scotland |
Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice providing an update on progress with split payments of Universal Credit Spilt payments of Universal Credit Response Social Justice and Social Security Committee Found: Limited Capability for Work Related Activity (LCWRA); and •presence of caring responsibilities The Health |
Thursday 28th March 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Jim Fairlie, 28 March 2024 UK subordinate legislation: The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Annexe H letter Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Found: gave the Secretary of State a power to amend transitional dates in relation to the model forms of health |
Wednesday 27th March 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Michael Connolly, GBGB Licensed Trainer, 27 March 2024 Petition PE1758: End Greyhound Racing in Scotland Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Found: There are very rare circumstances when a GBGBlicensed trainer suffers from health or mental health |
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S6W-26413
Asked by: Ruskell, Mark (Scottish Green Party - Mid Scotland and Fife) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on funding commitments for the research priorities identified in the report of the James Lind Alliance's Priority Setting Partnership for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), which was published in May 2022. Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health The Scottish Government has no plans to create specific funding commitments for the research priorities identified in the report of the JLA PSP on ME/CFS Within the Scottish Government, funding of Health and Care Research comes under the remit of the Chief Scientist Office (CSO). The CSO's Translational Clinical Studies (TCS) Committee and Health Improvement, Protection and Services Research (HIPS) Committee each meet twice per year to consider funding applications. Details of the application process are published on the CSO website. https://www.cso.sc ot.nhs.uk/grant-funding/response-mode-funding-schemes/ Applications on the underlying causes, diagnosis, treatment and management of ME/CFS are welcomed. Any such applications would go through CSO's standard independent expert review process to allow funding decisions to be made. Through UK-wide funding agreements, researchers based in Scotland are able to access research funding programmes administered by the National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR). Within their individual remits, these programmes can consider applications for research in ME/CFS. CSO is working with the health research community in Scotland to ensure awareness of these opportunities and to maximise the number of high quality applications from Scotland to the NIHR research funding programmes going forward. |
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Asked by: Mochan, Carol (Scottish Labour - South Scotland) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing with territorial NHS boards to develop best practice guidelines on communicating alternative pathways to primary care to the public. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care The Scottish Government has established procedures for sharing information on communications campaigns and messaging at key points with territorial health boards. For example, this may involve presenting the results of creative or message testing or post-campaign evaluations. The learnings from these can be applied to the communications activity undertaken by territorial health boards. In addition, as part of the Right Care Right Place the Scottish Government provides territorial boards with access to communications materials such as posters or social media images which outline the range of health services and what health issues each covers which can then be used by territorial boards through their own communication channels such as their social media accounts, websites, newsletters or displayed in their premises. |
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Asked by: Briggs, Miles (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Lothian) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government how many inpatient beds for children and young people have been available in each NHS board in each year since 1999. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Table 1 provides the average available number of staffed beds that were recorded for paediatric/child and adolescent specialties in Scotland for each year from 2001-02 to 2022-23. Information on bed numbers prior to 2001-02 is not available. A figure showing the amount of these beds that were recorded for psychiatric child specialties is also provided. Due to the way specialties are recorded for beds data, it is not possible to use the Public Health Scotland beds statistics to estimate the total number of beds that are available for use by different services and/or departments. For example, selecting the Paediatric specialty grouping will only provide a partial picture of the staffed beds that are used for children’s services. This is because many beds used for children are not recorded under paediatric specialties and are instead recorded under more specific specialties, such as Haematology, Neurology and Respiratory Medicine. Furthermore, the specialty recorded for a bed depends partly on what the patient is being treated for: therefore, for some wards, the mix of specialties may change over time. Due to the volume of data included, a table including a full breakdown by NHS Board has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. Number 64979). Table 1: Average available staffed beds in paediatric/child & adolescent specialties, NHSScotland, 2001-02 – 2022-23
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S6W-26342
Asked by: Mochan, Carol (Scottish Labour - South Scotland) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Education for Scotland has undertaken any work to support (a) the development of best practice guidelines and (b) training opportunities for GP receptionists. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care NHS Education for Scotland (NES) support the development and delivery of healthcare education and training for the NHS, health and social care sector and other public bodies. This includes the development of best practice guidelines as appropriate. With regards to GP receptionists, NES published the Core Competency Framework for General Practice Administration Staff and Practice Managers in September 2023, which includes an accompanying learning needs analysis tools and training packages. |
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S6W-26303
Asked by: Mochan, Carol (Scottish Labour - South Scotland) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to ensure that a more preventative approach to the health and wellbeing of young people is being adopted within communities across all government portfolio areas. Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health The Scottish Government wants to ensure that every child can attain the highest level of health and wellbeing possible. Between pre-birth and starting school, all children in Scotland are entitled to support from our universal Health Visiting service. In addition, 3- and 4-year-olds are entitled to 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare (ELC). We have also invested in targeted early years interventions such as the Family Nurse Partnership, ELC funding for eligible 2-year-olds and perinatal and infant mental health services. This work is underpinned by our Early Child Development Transformational Change Programme which focuses on prevention, better integration of policies, identifying policy and implementation gaps, and building collaboration across the whole system. The health and wellbeing of school-aged children is also supported by Curriculum for Excellence (CfE). Health and Wellbeing is one of the eight curricular areas in CfE and is one of the three core areas that are the responsibility of all staff in a school. Furthermore, the Scottish Government has invested in the recruitment of School Nurses and School Counsellors, both of whom are able to prevent the escalation of health and wellbeing concerns. Our work across all child health and wellbeing interventions continues to be guided by ‘Getting it right for every child’ (GIRFEC). GIRFEC is embedded across Scottish Government portfolios and helps to safeguard, support and promote the health and wellbeing of all children and young people. |
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S6W-26352
Asked by: Briggs, Miles (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Lothian) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what review it will undertake of the funding formula for health services, in light of the projected population growth in the NHS Lothian area. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care We remain committed to ensuring funding is distributed equitably across the country as set out in the 2021-22 Programme for Government. The existing National Resource Allocation Formula (NRAC) is updated on an ongoing basis for a range of factors including population demographics, relative health needs and remote and rural factors. We will continue to assess the need for a more detailed review of the formula, in line with developments in National Care Service funding and Integration reform. Public Health Scotland review the calculations each year, which informs the geographical allocation of the NHS budget, ensuring resources are distributed fairly. The Scottish Government is not involved in the calculation of the target values. However, we use the formula to ensure appropriate allocation of resource. In 2024-25, we will provide an additional £31.1 million in parity funding, ensuring that all Boards remain within 0.6% of their target. Work to determine how the review should be taken forward is underway, with an initial meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on Resource Allocation (TAGRA) having taken place to consider the next steps to determine scope and timing of the review. Please note that the main driver of the NRAC formula is the population size of each area for the target year and as such each run incorporates the most up-to-date population information available. This includes the latest population estimates (including census data) and sub-national projections published by National Records of Scotland (NRS). |
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S6W-26276
Asked by: Greene, Jamie (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - West Scotland) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to (a) promote the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in public spaces and (b) improve the availability of BSL education, in light of the aims of Sign Language Week, which takes place from 18 to 24 March 2024. Answered by Gilruth, Jenny - Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills The Scottish Government recognises the importance of Sign Language Week in promoting British Sign Language (BSL) given its positive impact on both culture and community in Scotland. During this week the First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills reiterated support of BSL and the Scottish Government’s commitments within the BSL National Plan 2023 – 2029. In response to (a), the Scottish Government published the BSL National Plan 2023 – 2029 in November 2023. This plan sets out our approach to making Scotland the best place in the world for BSL users to live, visit, work, and learn; it sets out 45 commitments across ten priority areas including health, education, and justice. The BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 also requires listed authorities to publish their own Authority Plans; they are our key partners in promoting the use of BSL in public spaces. In response to (b), the Additional Support for Learning Act places education authorities under duties to identify, provide for and review the additional support needs of their pupils, including those affected by deafness. The level of support required, and input from a specialist teacher of deaf children and young people, will vary depending on a child’s individual needs. To support deaf children and young people the Scottish Government provides funding of £150,000 to The Scottish Sensory Centre to support staff training enabling effective support to deaf pupils. In addition, Education Scotland has developed a professional learning resource which seeks to support practitioners to engage more effectively with British Sign Language users. This can be found on their website at the following link: https://education.gov.scot/resources/good-practice-in-working-with-deaf-learners-their-parents-and-families-bsl-plan/ Education Scotland has published a BSL toolkit setting out the key national legislation and General Teaching Council for Scotland standards which practitioners should be aware of when working with BSL users. Information to help practitioners understand BSL, Deaf culture and identity is provided throughout the Toolkit alongside some of the key definitions and terms used when working with parents and families. You can view the Toolkit here: British Sign Language (BSL) - Toolkit for Practitioners | Resources | Education Scotland . Education Scotland also published resources to help families support their children’s learning, which can be found at: BSL | Parentzone Scotland | Education Scotland |
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S6W-26288
Asked by: Simpson, Graham (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Central Scotland) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26010 by Fiona Hyslop on 18 March 2024, which job-related and professional training courses, which amounted to £58,408.55, were completed in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23. Answered by Hyslop, Fiona - Minister for Transport The amount of £58,408.55 is in relation to 2022-23 only. In 2021-22 the equivalent amount was £31,663.82.2021-22 – a total of £31,663.82 related to job-related and professional training courses. These included: 1. Health &Safety Training Courses (including Evacuation Chair Training, Fire Safety Course, Institute of Civil Engineering H&S Course) 2. Conference and Seminars (including Road Safety Scotland Annual Seminar 2022, Training for Transportation Professionals Conference, Women in Transport Event, Rapid Transit Conference, Construction News Decarbonising Construction Conference) 3. Educational Development Training Courses (including Excel Training, Chartered Institute of Public Relations Course, The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Procurement Training) 2022-23 – a total of £58,408.55 related to job-related and professional training courses. These included: 1. Conference and Seminars (including Bridge Design & Engineering Bridges Conference 2023, Smarter Working Expo, Road Expo 2022, World Routes Conference, Freedom of Information Conference, Road Safety Scotland Annual Seminar 2023) 2. Educational Development Training Courses (including Holyrood Insight Course, Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Training Course, International Centre for Parliamentary Studies Training Course, Institution of Civil Engineering Training Course, Writing Course) |
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S6W-26302
Asked by: Mochan, Carol (Scottish Labour - South Scotland) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what targeted training is currently offered to teachers to help them to assess, monitor and improve the health and wellbeing of pupils. Answered by Gilruth, Jenny - Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills In June 2021, the Scottish Government published a new professional learning resource for school staff aimed at providing essential learning required to support children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing https://www.cypmh.co.uk/ Education Scotland also offers a comprehensive suite of professional learning resources to support teachers in assessing, monitoring, and enhancing the health and wellbeing of pupils. These include trauma-informed training delivered to over 1,000 practitioners in collaboration with NHS Education for Scotland. Additional Education Scotland resources, such as the Cycle of Wellbeing and Positive Mental Wellbeing guide practitioners in fostering positive change, are also available. The Inclusion, Wellbeing, and Equalities Professional Learning Framework , launched by Education Scotland in November 2023, further supports educators in building capacity and understanding across the four key themes of Inclusion, Rights and Equalities, Relationships and Wellbeing and Care. |
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S6W-26305
Asked by: Mochan, Carol (Scottish Labour - South Scotland) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what recent review it has undertaken of the provision of sexual health and wellbeing services for young people. Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health There has been no formal review of the provision of sexual health and wellbeing services for young people, however the Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that young people across Scotland have access to these services. In 2023 we published our Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus (SHBBV) Action Plan, particular attention was paid to young people in the development of the plan. We have allocated multi-year funding to a range of projects to help deliver this goal, details of these projects were published alongside the SHBBV Action Plan. |
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S6W-26343
Asked by: Mochan, Carol (Scottish Labour - South Scotland) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to any NHS boards that choose to outsource health services to the private or voluntary sectors or to charity organisations. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care The Scottish Government remains committed to keeping the NHS true to its founding principles – publicly-owned, publicly-operated, and free at the point of need. Health Boards might arrange treatment for some patients outwith NHSScotland for clinical reasons in exceptional circumstances. In all patient cases, the originating Health Board retains responsibility for the funding, consultation, diagnosis and treatment of their patients. Guidance on establishing the responsible commissioner has been issued to NHS Boards from the Scottish Government to ensure services are always provided in the best interests of the patient: https://www.publications.scot.nhs.uk/files/cel2013-06.pdf . Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) is the national authority for the development of evidence-based advice, guidance and standards for health and care professionals. All Independent Healthcare Service providers, are required to register with HIS who regulate such services in Scotland. It is a matter for HIS to detail specific guidance available, however more information is set out on their website: https://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot/inspections-reviews-and-regulation/regulation-of-independent-healthcare/ . |
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S6W-26338
Asked by: Mochan, Carol (Scottish Labour - South Scotland) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government how many whole-time equivalent advanced nurse practitioners are currently employed within primary care. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Advanced Nurse Practitioners are employed within a range of settings within Primary Care. The 2023 General Practice Workforce Survey ( https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/data-and-reports/official-workforce-statistics/all-official-statistics-publications/general-practice-workforce-survey-2023/annual-report/?pageid=10709 ), reports that there are 553.7 whole-time equivalent (WTE) Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) employed by and working in General Practices. Alongside this, the ‘Primary Care Improvement Plans - Implementation Progress Summary’ ( https://www.gov.scot/publications/primary-care-improvement-plans-summary-implementation-progress-march-2023/ ) reports that a total of 219.9 WTE ANPs employed by Health Boards within Urgent Care services. The latest NHS Scotland Workforce data published by NES ( https://turasdata.nes.nhs.scot/data-and-reports/official-workforce-statistics/all-official-statistics-publications/05-march-2024-workforce/ ) shows that there are 4.8 WTE ANPs employed by the Scottish Ambulance Service, as well as 1.0 WTE ANP employed by NHS 24. |
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S6W-26337
Asked by: Mochan, Carol (Scottish Labour - South Scotland) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to consider self-referral routes within primary care to services that currently require prior GP referral. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care The Primary Care Multi-Disciplinary team may include local physiotherapy services, community mental health services and community links worker services. These services can often be seen safely and effectively without a prior GP referral. Through our Phased Investment Programme, which will strengthen the evidence base on the national context for implementation of primary care multidisciplinary teams, we will consider any existing barriers to effective multidisciplinary team working, including any barriers regarding patient pathways to services.
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S6W-26318
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Aberdeenshire West) Monday 8th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-11374 by Aileen Campbell on 28 September 2017, whether it will provide an update on what preventative action (a) Health Protection Scotland and (b) each NHS board has taken to warn of tick-related health conditions; what (i) posters, leaflets and other information have been issued and (ii) events have been organised on this topic (A) routinely and (B) since 2017, and what analysis it has carried out or plans of the effectiveness of this. Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-26312 on 8 April 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers . |
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S6W-26316
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Aberdeenshire West) Monday 8th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland have Lyme disease. Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health This information is not held centrally. Public Health Scotland published a Gastrointestinal and Zoonoses report on 7 February 2023 which provides figures and trends of Lyme Disease. The report can be found at Gastrointestinal and Zoonoses - Biennial report 2020 to 2021 - Gastrointestinal and Zoonoses - Publications - Public Health Scotland . If you have an enquiry relating to this publication, please email [email protected]. |
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S6W-26210
Asked by: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (Scottish Liberal Democrats - Edinburgh Western) Monday 8th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on cancer research in each year since 2011-12 in (a) cash terms and (b) real terms, broken down by spending through (i) NHS Research Scotland and (ii) other routes. Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health Within the Scottish Government, funding for Health and Care Research comes under the policy remit of the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) (A) The following table provides the amount in cash terms of CSO cancer research funding per year from 2011-12 Column 1 - NHS Research Scotland (NRS) - includes funding for the NRS Cancer Research Network; the CSO component of funding for the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow (co-funded 50:50 with Cancer Research UK); NRS Career Research Fellowships in cancer Column 2 - Direct Funding - includes cancer projects funded through the CSO grant funding committees; Academic Fellowships in cancer funded through the CSO capacity building programmes; the CSO component of collaborative research project and fellowship funding with cancer research charities Column 3 - total CSO cancer research funding by year To note - for multi-year projects and fellowships, the funding figure is allocated to the year corresponding to the start date (in the case of cancer charity collaborations the funding is allocated to the year of the collaboration agreement)
From 1 April 2006 a recurring investment of £500,000 was incorporated into the NHS Boards unified budgets to support the NHS Cancer Research Network which would be subject to the annual uplift applied to Boards’ baseline budgets - this has not been included in the above table (B) The Scottish Government does not hold this information.
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S6W-26159
Asked by: Lennon, Monica (Scottish Labour - Central Scotland) Monday 8th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure equitable access to Auditory Verbal therapy for all deaf children under the age of five whose families want them to learn to listen and speak. Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health Auditory Verbal UK is a suitable therapeutic intervention for some young people, and it remains an option that can be pursued by local health boards. The provision of services including suitable therapeutic intervention remains a matter for local authorities and health boards. |
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S6W-26312
Asked by: Burnett, Alexander (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Aberdeenshire West) Monday 8th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to (a) raise awareness of and (b) improve (i) diagnosis and (ii) treatment of Lyme disease. Answered by Minto, Jenni - Minister for Public Health and Women's Health The Scottish Government is committed to continuing its work on preventing, raising awareness and improving our understanding of Lyme disease and ticks. The Scottish Government-led Lyme Disease Awareness Raising Group will run the Lyme Disease Awareness Raising Campaign in May 2024 to coincide with National Lyme Disease Awareness Month. During which patients, activists, educators and Government will share information through social media and other platforms to raise awareness of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. In May 2023, the group ran the Lyme Disease Awareness Raising Campaign which saw posters in community pharmacies across Scotland. The campaign was supported by PR activity, organic social media and stakeholder engagement for wider messaging dissemination. In addition to the posters, pharmacies were provided with information cards for customers to take away which included a QR code to link to further information on NHS Inform A follow up campaign was carried out in summer 2023, with posters provided for display in local libraries, GP surgeries, community and leisure centres to highlight signs and symptoms to people holidaying in Scotland and may have missed the May campaign. The campaign assets were shared with a variety of stakeholders including Visit Scotland, the Lyme Resource Centre, and Ramblers Scotland. A small-scale evaluation was undertaken in July in relation to engagement and impact of the May campaign. The Scottish Health Protection Network (SHPN), comprising Public Health Scotland (PHS) and NHS Health Boards, as well as Local Authorities and other agencies with a responsibility for public health, formed a Lyme disease group as a subgroup of the Gastrointestinal Infections and Zoonoses (GIZ) group at the beginning of 2016. The Scottish Government continue to work closely with PHS and the as well as the SHPN Tick Borne Diseases subgroup which has developed content for an e-learning module to be made accessible through Turas for all health care workers in Scotland which is hoped to be ready this spring. The module covers an overview of ticks and tick borne diseases and focusses on the common presentations of Lyme disease which will allow care workers to diagnosis and treatment for the diseases early. In addition, the Scottish Government will continue to use its own platforms to highlight the need to be tick aware and to set out the signs and symptoms of possible infection. |
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Asked by: Carson, Finlay (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Galloway and West Dumfries) Friday 5th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) NHS Scotland and (b) the relevant NHS boards regarding the provision of recurrent funding for (i) existing and (ii) future Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Officials met with every Health Board’s Cancer Management Team in March 2024 to discuss their plans for implementing, or sustaining, a Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Service. All possible funding options for both existing and future services will require careful consideration, locally and nationally. |
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S6W-26233
Asked by: Sweeney, Paul (Scottish Labour - Glasgow) Friday 5th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government whether the submissions to the Wolfson Economics Prize 2021, in response to the problem question, "How would you design and plan new hospitals to radically improve patient experiences, clinical outcomes, staff wellbeing, and integration with wider health and social care?", have influenced Scottish Government policy on the design of healthcare facilities. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Scottish Government policy for design quality in healthcare (DL(2010)19) looks to ensure that these elements are considered by designers and NHS Boards. This is assessed by the NHSScotland Design Assessment Process (NDAP) provided by NHSScotland Assure in conjunction with Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) is the vehicle for assessing design quality in NHSScotland Capital funded healthcare facilities developments and is an integral part of the Business Case process. The NDAP, along with the Sustainable Design and Construction (SDaC) requirements, ensures that a well rounded and measured assessment is made of the requirements of the objectives of each project they review. This Wolfson Economics Prize competition of 2021 provided numerous innovative submissions in response to the problem question. Each of the runners up and the winner of the prize provided interesting responses to specific strands of healthcare design. The main themes featured in the Wolfson Economic Prize finalists are embeded in the NDAP and SDaC process to ensure sustainable, Person Centred Care. |
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S6W-26204
Asked by: Carson, Finlay (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Galloway and West Dumfries) Friday 5th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on how many patients have been diagnosed with a blood cancer through Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care The recently published University of Strathclyde evaluation report https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/88280/7/Maguire-etal-2024-Final-report-of-the-evaluation-of-rapid-cancer-diagnostic-services.pdf showed that 13.5% of cancers diagnosed through the Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services (RCDS) were blood cancers. The Scottish Government does not hold data on exact numbers but work is underway with Public Health Scotland to create a national RCDS data-set. |
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S6W-26207
Asked by: Carson, Finlay (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Galloway and West Dumfries) Friday 5th April 2024 Question To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve equity of access to Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Services, particularly in Scotland's more remote and rural NHS boards. Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Officials met with every Health Board’s Cancer Management Team in Scotland, including the Island Boards, in March 2024 to discuss their plans for establishing a Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Service (RCDS). The commitment remains, as reflected in Scotland’s Cancer Strategy, to achieve population coverage of an RCDS for eligible patients by Spring 2026. The recent University of Strathclyde evaluation report https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/88280/7/Maguire-etal-2024-Final-report-of-the-evaluation-of-rapid-cancer-diagnostic-services.pdf showed that a virtual model is well accepted by patients and will be considered by Boards in the North of Scotland. |
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Change the law and prevent children aged 5 to 17 from drinking alcohol in their home or other private premises Petition Under Consideration - 44 SignaturesOpen Petition since 9th April 2024 In England, Scotland, and Wales, it's not illegal for someone between the ages of five and 17 to drink alcohol at home or on other private premises. But this does not mean it is recommended. The best advice for young people's health and wellbeing is an alcohol-free childhood. It was brought to my attention by Police Scotland and social services that children are allowed to consume alcohol from age 5 in their home or private premises. There is a focus to increase the cost of alcohol to help tackle problems. Scotland has issues with many adults abusing alcohol. I believe this situation doesn't help. We need to support our children to make the right decisions and not hide behind loop-holes in the law but instead change them. Found: The best advice for young people's health and wellbeing is an alcohol-free childhood. |
Improve the public consultation processes for energy infrastructure projects Petition Under Consideration - 1,302 SignaturesOpen Petition since 10th April 2024 Communities across North East Scotland have serious concerns about the quality and transparency of the public consultation accompanying SSEN Transmission’s East Coast 400kV Phase 2 project. SSEN’s engagement with communities has been rushed, and insufficient effort has been made to understand and communicate the full impact of the proposals to impacted communities. There have been inconsistencies between information presented in SSEN’s published material and their contact with community representatives. Many affected residents were unaware of the plans and it has fallen to local campaigners to raise awareness. These concerns have had a detrimental impact on the wellbeing of residents, who are worried about their health, businesses, property value, cultural heritage, and the loss of prime agricultural land. The Scottish Government must use all available levers to improve the public consultation processes for energy infrastructure projects and ensure they are carried out with the consent of the affected communities. Found: These concerns have had a detrimental impact on the wellbeing of residents, who are worried about their health |
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) |
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The Alcohol (Minimum Pricing)(Scotland) Act 2012 (Continuation) Order 2024
Friday 12th April 2024 The legislation that introduced minimum unit pricing for alcohol contained a 'sunset clause'. This means the policy will expire on 30 April 2024 unless the Scottish Parliament votes for it to continue. This briefing examines the background to the policy, key areas of debate, the findings of the evaluation and the response of stakeholders. View source webpage Found: In relation to health harms, the evaluation found a reduction in alcohol attributable deaths relative |