Select Committee

Scope

WIN0015 - Preparing for the winter

Written Evidence Sep. 08 2023

Inquiry: Preparing for the winter
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Found: Scope has heard from people who use life- saving equipment like ventilators or dialysis machines;

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Written Question

Ventilators

Tuesday 13th December 2022

Asked by: Dan Carden (Labour - Liverpool, Walton)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the support his Department provides to people dependant on a ventilator at home.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government’s cost of living support includes £15 billion to support the most vulnerable, including those using ventilators in their homes. Specific National Health Service specialised services also grant financial rebates to meet energy costs, including home oxygen concentrators.  NHS England is working with regional teams and integrated care systems to identify funding to address increases in energy costs incurred through the use of medical equipment in the home.

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Select Committee

Eighteenth Report - Excess Votes 2022–23

Report Feb. 29 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: programmeHC 683 26th Department of Work and Pensions Accounts 2019–20 HC 681 27th Covid-19: Supply of ventilators

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Deposited Papers
Department for Transport

Jul. 19 2011

Source Page: Table showing ships detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) in the period from 1 May 2010 to 31 May 2011 and the reason for their detention. 8 p.
Document: DEP2011-1284.pdf (PDF)

Found: lights in the provision room store were inoperable and the crew toilet light cover was missing; the ventilators

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Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 11 Jul 2023
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Martyn Day (SNP - Linlithgow and East Falkirk) Millions of people with disabilities or serious medical conditions rely on specialist equipment, such as ventilators - Speech Link

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Select Committee

The Physiological Society

EMD0004 - Emerging diseases and learnings from covid-19

Written Evidence Apr. 28 2023

Inquiry: Emerging diseases and learnings from covid-19
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Found: efforts to respond to the UK Government’s stated priorities around increasing the availability of ventilators

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Select Committee

Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)

WIN0054 - Preparing for the winter

Written Evidence Sep. 08 2023

Inquiry: Preparing for the winter
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Found: dialysis machines, oxygen concentrators, use artificial ventilators) or rely on energy to power equipment

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Select Committee

Royal Mencap Society

CLP0037 - Cost of living support payments

Written Evidence May. 24 2023

Inquiry: Cost of living support payments
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: disability have additional health barriers, requiring medical equipment like oxygen concentrators, ventilators

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Select Committee

European Animal Research Association

EMD0032 - Emerging diseases and learnings from covid-19

Written Evidence Apr. 28 2023

Inquiry: Emerging diseases and learnings from covid-19
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Found: These animals have also been used to test the effectiveness of new types of ventilators, before they

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