Key Facts

• There is no current duty on NHS England to promote public health programmes or evaluate their impact.
• Community dental services and oral health public health programmes can generate significant savings and improvements in individuals' lives through effective methods.
• In 2014, 85% of the public health grant funding went into commissioned services.
• The new clause aims to ensure that the needs of young carers are assessed before discharging patients who they care for.
• Carers play a significant role in supporting families and healthcare services.
• NHS trusts or foundation trusts must notify local authorities if a young carer will be primarily responsible for a patient upon discharge.
• There are almost 166,000 young carers between the ages of five and 17 in England.
• Research suggests there could be around 800,000 children providing care, with nearly 260,000 providing high levels of care.
• Young carers achieve a grade lower than their peers in GCSEs on average and are less likely to go to university.
• The Children and Families Act 2014 states that young carers under the age of 18 have a right to a needs assessment as a responsibility of local authorities.
• The new clause would amend Regulation 2, sub-paragraph (d).
• It aims to add the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow along with their associated Dental Faculties.
• This amendment is meant to broaden the scope of colleges involved in the surgical consultant appointment process.
• The proposed new clause aims to amend the National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996.
• Only the Royal College of Surgeons of England is currently permitted to review surgical consultant job descriptions and send a representative to advisory appointment committees.
• The regulations and guidance formally exclude the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from the entire surgical consultant appointment process.
• New Clause 66 requires each integrated care board to assess the need for support for populations at risk of malnutrition.
• Integrated care boards must publish a strategy for provision of such support, including consultation with local authorities.
• The Secretary of State can make regulations about preparing and publishing these strategies after consulting all relevant parties.
• Malnutrition affects at least 3 million people every year.
• It costs £23.5 billion each year to the health and social care system.
• Hospitalised malnourished patients are three times more likely to contract an infection than well-nourished patients.
• Hospital patients at high risk of malnutrition have a twelvefold higher likelihood of early death compared to those at no risk.
• The number of adults admitted to hospital with malnutrition has more than doubled in the last decade.
• Malnutrition can be both a cause and consequence of ill health.
• There are e-learning modules available through the Royal College of General Practitioners.
• The NHS and public health systems aim to improve early diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition.
• Integrated care boards (ICBs) have existing duties in local health and wellbeing strategies, integrated care strategies, and forward plans.
• NHSEI’s enhanced health in care homes implementation framework supports nutritional support for care home residents.
• The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is committed to improving the diet of the population.
• The Dental Laboratories Association covers about 80% of dental laboratories in the UK.
• In June last year, the association warned of financial ruin for dental laboratories.
• Demand has increased but is not back to usual levels, particularly regarding NHS services.
• NHS dentistry faces significant challenges with 35 million lost NHS dental appointments reported by Healthwatch.
• Patients requiring specialist services under sedation face waits up to four years.
• Government spending on NHS dental services fell by a third in real terms over the last decade.
• Sir Robert Francis QC and the British Dental Association urge the Treasury to commit £879 million for the recovery of NHS dental services.
• 55% was the initial level of recovery funding; now it is less.
• Almost 1,000 dentists in England have stopped providing NHS services in the last financial year.
• Over 1,250 NHS practice numbers in England dropped over the last five years.
• BDA warns that a return to using units of dental activity from next April would be a missed opportunity.
• Dentistry has been significantly impacted throughout the pandemic due to risks associated with aerosol-generating procedures.
• Dental laboratories have accessed financial support through schemes like the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme, bounce back loans, and the recovery loan scheme.
• The 'Advancing Dental Care' review by Health Education England provides recommendations for reforming education and training for dental care professionals including technicians.
• Dental practices have been asked to deliver urgent care, care for vulnerable groups and children, and delayed planned care during the pandemic.
• Over 700 urgent care centres were established in dental practices to improve access.
• NHS England and NHSEI are working on reforming the current dental system.
• Health Education England’s “Advancing Dental Care” programme will deliver reforms over four years.
• A new clause requires the Secretary of State to direct NHS England to designate a national lead for policy related to allergies within six months of the Act's passage.
• MP Alex Norris introduced a new clause requiring an allergy tsar appointment.
• Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died in 2016 due to an allergic reaction.
• The World Health Organisation describes allergies as a modern epidemic.
• Steve McCabe thanked the Clerks, Hansard team, Doorkeepers, and other Committee Chairs.
• He acknowledged the support from officials in preparing the Bill for scrutiny.
• No new actions or policies were proposed.