Asked by: Lord Triesman (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Markham on 19 April (HL Deb col 671), what are the legal remedies available in (1) criminal or civil law, or in (2) relevant employment contracts, for staff failing to keep or report medical data on the whole patient cohort which attended the Gender Identity Development Service.
Answered by Lord Markham - Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)
National Health Service providers are expected to handle all medical data in line with data protection and data retention policies and comply with reporting requirements placed on them by NHS England. The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) for children and young people are commissioned on the terms of the NHS Standard Contract. These terms are mandated and include standard escalation and contract management terms applicable across NHS clinical services.
Asked by: Lord Triesman (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of (1) children, and (2) adults, diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in England saw a psychosocial professional in the last 12 months at their annual review.
Answered by Lord Kamall - Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.