Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help tackle the shortage of prescription medications for the treatment of diabetes.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department has worked intensively with industry to seek commitments from them to address issues with the supply of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), used as a treatment for type 2 diabetes. As a result, deliveries have been expedited and supplies boosted, and the overall supply position in the United Kingdom has improved. Guidance for healthcare professionals, which was updated in March 2024 and supersedes the National Patient Safety Alert, now allows for the initiation of new patients onto Rybelsus tablets, an oral semaglutide, or Mounjaro KwikPen (tirzepatide), and provides advice on what to prescribe patients who are unable to obtain their existing GLP-1 RA treatment whilst there continue to be disruptions to the supply of some products.
We are aware of supply issues with some insulin products for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. However, the vast majority are in stock. Comprehensive management guidance on alternative products has been issued to the National Health Service where needed.
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions he has had on the provision of UK medical and surgical (a) services and (b) personnel in Gaza.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
We are doing all we can to get more aid into Gaza by land, air and sea. A UK Med field hospital, funded by the UK, is up and running in Gaza. This facility is staffed by UK and local medics and is treating over 100 patients a day.
The Prime Minister and Government Ministers have underlined the need for Israel to ensure effective deconfliction in Gaza, and to take all possible measures to ensure the safety of medical personnel and facilities.
Apr. 26 2024
Source Page: Minister Whately speech on social careFound: Fund – and that is our fund to test, evaluate, and scale technologies that improve the quality and safety
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: housing, public health, social care, employment, social inclusion, economic development, and safety
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: ensuring our welfare system encourages and supports people into work, while providing a vital safety
Mentions:
1: Maria Miller (Con - Basingstoke) For heart attack patients suffering from cardiogenic shock, every 10-minute delay in treatment equates - Speech Link
2: Andrea Leadsom (Con - South Northamptonshire) concern over retaining an A&E department at both sites, due to serious concerns around patient safety - Speech Link
Asked by: Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to direct NHS England to withdraw Annex B of its guidance Delivering same-sex accommodation, published in September 2019.
Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
NHS England is updating their Delivering Same-Sex Accommodation guidance, and a revised version will be published in due course. It is imperative that National Health Service trusts respect the privacy and dignity of patients. The Government has been clear that patients should not have to share sleeping accommodation with others of the opposite sex, and should have access to segregated bathroom and toilet facilities.
As previously announced, proposals to protect the privacy, dignity, and safety of patients will be brought forward soon as part of the review of the NHS Constitution and its handbook. Any measures consulted on will be in line with the Equality Act 2010, respecting the rights of all patients in hospital settings.
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Chief Coroner’s annual report 2023Found: reports arising out of complex specialist investigations by organisations such as the Health and Safety
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Chief Coroner’s annual report 2023Found: reports arising out of complex specialist investigations by organisations such as the Health and Safety
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Chief Coroner’s annual report 2023Found: reports arising out of complex specialist investigations by organisations such as the Health and Safety