Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 28 Jun 2022
Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022
"My Lords, the health or otherwise of independent community pharmacies can be judged by the rate of closures, which has been increasing over the last few years for a number of reasons, not least the overall deal with the NHS. That deal requires, for example, an individually owned community pharmacy …..."Lord Grade of Yarmouth - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 8th March 2021
Asked by:
Lord Grade of Yarmouth (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learnt from the government of Israel’s campaign in response to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in that country; and what steps they are taking to apply any such lessons to the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines in the UK.
Answered by Lord Bethell
The Department is regularly in discussions with other countries on a wide range of COVID-19 issues, including Israel, to share learnings and collaborate internationally on the vaccination programme. Feedback from these discussions, where relevant, is used to improve the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines in the United Kingdom.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Feb 2021
Future of Health and Care
"My Lords, the front line of social and community care—indeed the whole of the NHS—begins with local pharmacies, which, as the Government well know, are in dire financial straits, closing down at a rate of four or five every week. I ask my noble friend the Minister: is it the …..."Lord Grade of Yarmouth - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Asked by:
Lord Grade of Yarmouth (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for a single holistic infections strategy that addresses antimicrobial resistance, sepsis, future infections threats, and pandemic preparedness.
Answered by Lord Bethell
The Government has assessed the case for a single holistic infections strategy and agrees with the need to closely align work on antimicrobial resistance, sepsis, future infections threats and pandemic preparedness. This has culminated in the publication of Public Health England’s PHE Infectious Diseases Strategy 2020-2025: Addressing urgent threats in the 21st century outlining priorities to reduce the risk of and burden from all infectious diseases including resistant infections, infections that can lead to sepsis, endemic infections, vaccine-preventable infections, and infections of pandemic potential, and bringing them together as a single strategic framework. A copy of the Strategy is attached.
While the Infectious Diseases Strategy does not address sepsis strategy directly, it is critical that our work on sepsis and anti-microbial resistance (AMR) is closely aligned. Sepsis forms an important part of NHS England and NHS Improvement’s AMR programme, which will continue to drive improvement in the prevention and management of infection and optimal antibiotic use.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Jul 2020
Pharmacies
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that independent pharmacies are able to continue to support the communities in which they are based...."Lord Grade of Yarmouth - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Jul 2020
Pharmacies
"I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for that response but, as I am sure the whole House will agree, independent pharmacies in so many small towns such as Yarmouth and places such as the Isle of Wight are now the heroic first line of defence for GPs …..."Lord Grade of Yarmouth - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 22 Jan 2020
Health: Sepsis
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the University of Washington’s Global Burden of Disease Report, published on 16 January, what steps they are taking to address incidents of sepsis in the United Kingdom which is ranked 132 out of 195 countries for deaths caused by sepsis...."Lord Grade of Yarmouth - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 22 Jan 2020
Health: Sepsis
"I thank my noble friend for that Answer. The House will not need reminding that some 50,000 people a year die in this country from sepsis, far too many of them unnecessarily. I declare my interest as an unpaid adviser to the UK Sepsis Trust, which has done remarkable work …..."Lord Grade of Yarmouth - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Sep 2017
Health: Sepsis
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what new efforts they will be making in the coming year to improve public awareness, and clinical management, of sepsis...."Lord Grade of Yarmouth - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Sep 2017
Health: Sepsis
"I thank my noble friend for that constructive response. The House may or may not know that sepsis kills 44,000 in the UK every year. It can develop from a simple scratch on the skin, but it is easily cured with antibiotics. The problem is ignorance of the symptoms on …..."Lord Grade of Yarmouth - View Speech
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