Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to establish a fund for new and improved fracture liaison services.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government is committed to expanding fracture liaison services (FLS), supporting ending the postcode lottery. FLS are a globally recognised care model and can reduce the risk of refracture for people at risk of osteoporosis by up to 40%. Officials are working closely with NHS England to consider how best to support systems to ensure better quality and access to these important preventative services.
Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to appoint a national specialty adviser to lead cross-departmental work to improve fracture liaison services.
Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government is committed to expanding Fracture Liaison Services (FLS), supporting ending the postcode lottery. FLS are a globally recognised care model and can reduce the risk of refracture for people at risk of osteoporosis by up to 40%. Officials are working closely with NHS England to consider how best to support systems to ensure better quality and access to these important preventative services.
Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the future wellbeing of severely disabled adults living in care homes that are due to be closed.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The Government has made no such assessment. Local authorities are responsible for assessing the social care needs of their populations and for arranging or providing care to meet their eligible needs.
Should care homes have to close, it is for the relevant local authorities to assess the care needs of residents and ensure that suitable alternative provision is arranged for them if they are not able to do so for themselves.
The Government is committed to improving outcomes for disabled people and supporting them to live independent lives. Fulfilling Potential, the Government’s Disability Strategy sets out to achieve our ambition of enabling disabled people – of all backgrounds and ages - to fulfil their potential and play a full role in society.
Asked by: Lord Lexden (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was their total spending in 2013–14 on treatments for HIV infection in the United Kingdom.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Data for 2013-14 is not available at present. Primary care trusts' aggregate spend for 2012–13 (latest figures available) on HIV/AIDS was £630 million.