Key Facts

• New section 73AA would clarify roles, powers, and duties of DPHs.
• Directors of Public Health are already responsible for a broad range of things including measurable health improvement, health protection, and reducing inequalities.
• The new clause would use a corporation sole model to ensure scope for independent action by DPHs.
• The Government reshaped national public health bodies to face future challenges.
• Directors of Public Health (DPHs) should have a crucial role at the heart of the new system.
• Integrated care systems emphasize strategic population health emphasis.
• The Health and Care Bill includes a New Clause 45 proposing a duty on ICBs for net zero commitment.
• NHS direct emissions account for around 4% to 5% of UK emissions.
• Every trust is expected to have a green plan finalised by January 14, 2022 and consolidated by March 31, 2022.
• NHS England aims for net zero carbon footprint plus by 2045 and direct emissions by 2040.
• New Clause 46 would amend Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
• The amendment allows NHS England, integrated care boards, NHS Trusts, and NHS Foundation Trusts to withhold information only if it pertains to another organisation and poses a risk to their commercial interests.
• New clause 46 would amend the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
• The NHS is no longer run as individual businesses due to integrated care systems.
• FOI requests are often rejected on grounds of commercial confidentiality.
• In around 20 cases, trusts have formed subcos for facilities management services without real competition.
• openDemocracy's report “Access Denied” states that 2020 was the worst year on record for FOI transparency.
• The current legislation does not legally restrict the use of the term 'nurse'.
• Registered nurses, dental nurses, veterinary nurses, and nursery nurses are allowed specific designations.
• Those who contravene the new clause would be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine.
• The title of registered nurse is already protected in law.
• Other groups such as dental nurses and veterinary nurses also use the title 'nurse'.
• There are concerns about potential confusion if 'nurse' becomes a protected title.
• The Secretary of State must undertake a review of the use of innovative medicines and medicinal products by the NHS in England.
• The review must conclude before 31 December 2022.
• The review may consider improvements to assess medicines for rare conditions and accommodate patient experience.
• The new clause aims to review innovative medicines and medicinal products.
• The UK has a manifesto commitment to allow doctors to use advanced treatments.
• There are 8,000 rare diseases with each affecting fewer than 2,000 people.
• There are nearly 8,000 rare diseases affecting 3.5 million people in the UK.
• Approved medicines exist for only 5% of rare diseases.
• Patients often face difficulties accessing licensed treatments on the NHS.
• NHS Digital publishes a bi-annual report known as the innovation scorecard.
• AAC helped over 300,000 patients access proven innovations last year, resulting in more than £100 million of savings for the NHS.
• The innovative licensing and access pathway (ILAP) began operating in 2021, with over 50 applications received so far.
• The new clause would require each Integrated Care Partnership to prepare a 'Best Start for Life' strategy.
• Early interventions can impact physical and mental health issues, pressures on the NHS, crime, antisocial behaviour, and drug abuse.
• A child born in Nottingham North will live seven fewer years than one born in Westminster.
• The 1,001 critical days from conception are crucial for offering quality support to families.
• The UK loses 1,400 children annually due to poverty-related issues.
• England's infant mortality rate is currently at 3.8 per 1,000 live births compared to Scotland's 3.2.
• New clause 52 mandates a report within six months on implementing recommendations from the IMMDS review.
• The noble Baroness Cumberlege conducted an independent review into the experiences of people treated with Primodos, sodium valproate or pelvic mesh implants in February 2018.
• Only four out of nine recommendations have been implemented in full by the Government.
• Recommendation 3 calls for a new independent Redress Agency to address cases where families are left to rely on expensive and lengthy conventional civil and legal routes.
• The report commissioned by the Government has accepted fewer than half of its recommendations.
• Women who had vaginal meshes inserted and mothers of children harmed by Primodos or sodium valproate are directly affected.
• Sodium valproate is a critical anti-epileptic drug but must have clear warnings for women of child-bearing age.
• The Government issued a full and unreserved apology after the publication of the independent medicines and medical devices safety review.
• A consultation on the appointment and operation of the patient safety commissioner closed in August 2021.
• As of April 2021, there were eight specialist centres operating across England to provide comprehensive treatment for women affected by implanted mesh.
• The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is improving its system for reporting adverse incidents.
• A public consultation on the Medical Device Information System (MDIS) regulations will be held with plans to lay them before Parliament in due course.
• The new clause seeks to amend the National Health Service Act 2006.
• Almost half of British women have experienced poor sexual and reproductive health.
• Sexual and reproductive health services have seen a 14% real-terms reduction since the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
• The government is developing a new section within the existing reproductive health strategy.
• Statutory guidance will support Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and NHS England in involving people throughout policy planning and delivery.
• Local areas have flexibility to determine further membership of ICBs beyond minimum legislative requirements.
• The National Health Service Act 2006 is being amended.
• New Clause 54 requires ICSs to develop digital data collection and sharing systems.
• Integrated care boards must use these systems to report regularly on performance against improving patient outcomes.
• The National Health Service Act 2006 would be amended.
• A new section 83C would be inserted after section 83B.
• Integrated care boards must provide universal availability of specialist domestic violence and abuse training to GPs.
• Two women are killed by current or former partners every week in England and Wales.
• A quarter of women will experience domestic abuse during their lifetime.
• 80% of women in violent relationships seek help from health services first, often only through GPs.
• In the Netherlands, a study found that 50% of women who did not speak to their GP about domestic violence would have done so with appropriate training for GPs.
• The IRIS programme led to up to six times more women receiving the help they needed and increased referrals to specialist agencies.
• 99% of service users felt listened to after IRIS training, while 87% felt safer.
• New Clause 57 requires the Secretary of State to publish a new cancer strategy within 12 months.
• New Clause 64 mandates monthly data publication on patients awaiting and diagnosed with cancer starting six months after the Act's passage.
• The Secretary of State must also publish biannual reports on actions taken to reduce patient waiting times for cancer treatment.
• 375,000 new cancer cases and 166,000 cancer deaths occur annually in the UK.
• Cancer investment is £5 billion a year but costs over £18 billion overall.
• Nearly 40% of cancers are preventable.
• Survival rates have doubled over the last four decades.
• 37% fewer endoscopies, 25% fewer MRIs and 10% fewer CT scans occurred between March 2020 and February 2021 due to the pandemic.
• There are an estimated 20,000 missing cancer diagnoses.
• Norris highlights that the system was distressed by the pandemic.
• The Health Secretary reportedly puts waiting lists up by another million each time he goes on the news.
• Norris withdraws the clause despite his concerns about current plans.