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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Treatment and Care Innovation: NHS Patients

Tuesday 19 July 2022 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The NHS has made significant progress in embracing innovations, from the NHS app where patients can now access their medical records, to the expansion of electronic patient records making it easier for healthcare professionals to share information for better, safer care for patients.
  • The Minister acknowledged the ground-breaking work at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust's wound healing service, which is changing the lives of people with unhealable wounds through innovative methods.
  • The Minister highlighted the challenges in chronic wound management, noting that patients often have multiple co-morbidities such as diabetes, making wound treatment very difficult.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Colleen Fletcher Lab
NHS Science & Technology
Context

The question addresses the NHS's efforts in adopting innovative treatments and care methods to improve patient outcomes.

Question

What steps his Department is taking to support innovation in the treatment and care of NHS patients. The questioner asks about specific actions being taken by the government department to foster and implement new technologies and methods in healthcare delivery.

Answer from Maria Caulfield

The NHS has made significant progress in recent years in embracing innovations, from the NHS app where patients can now access their medical records, to the expansion of electronic patient records making it easier for healthcare professionals to share information for better, safer care for patients.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The questioner asked about specific steps being taken by the Department to support innovation in treatment and care, but the Minister did not provide details on any particular measures or initiatives beyond mentioning general advancements.

How: Broad Statement

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Q2 Colleen Fletcher Lab
NHS
Context

The question addresses the success of an innovative wound healing service at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust that has achieved significant patient care improvements and cost savings.

Question

I recently visited Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust's wound healing service and saw the ground-breaking work being undertaken there, which is changing the lives of people who were thought to be living with unhealable wounds. By adopting innovative methods of healing, the service has not only healed the unhealable, giving patients back the quality of life they deserve, but reduced the average cost of healing at the trust. Will the Minister look at how this approach could be adopted more broadly to improve patient care, save money, and reduce on-costs incurred through unhealed wounds?

Answer from Maria Caulfield

I thank the hon. Lady, because it is the first I have heard of that and it sounds very exciting. I know how difficult it is with chronic wound management to get wounds to heal. Often these are patients with multiple co-morbidities such as diabetes that make the wounds very difficult to treat. I am keen to visit her constituency and her trust to learn more about it.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The questioner asked if the Minister would look at how this innovative approach could be adopted elsewhere, but the response was a personal statement of interest without any commitment to action or investigation.

How: Personal Statement

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