S.C.E.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 15th December 2005
STANDING COMMITTEE E
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
HEALTH BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [6th December 2005].
Clause (NC2) (Age of Sale)—(Sir George Young) Brought up, and read the first time as follows—
'The appropriate national authority may issue regulations modifying the Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 so as to substitute for the age specified in any of its provisions such other higher age or ages as they consider appropriate.'.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
Sale of tobacco
Jeff Ennis
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
NC7
To move the following Clause:—
'In section 7(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12), leave out 'sixteen' and insert 'eighteen'.'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
104
Clause 13, page 8, line 7, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
105
Clause 13, page 8, line 11, after 'bodies', insert 'within the United Kingdom and abroad'.
Steve Webb
Stephen Williams
98
Clause 13, page 8, line 15, at end insert 'and
| (c) | non-NHS providers of health care'. |
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
106
Clause 13, page 8, line 21, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
107
Clause 13, page 8, line 21, at end insert—
| (i) | in each NHS trust to be nominated as the Trust Director responsible for cleanliness; and |
| (ii) | in each NHS Trust responsible for any hospital to be nominated as the Trust Director for cleanliness and hospital acquired infection control;'. |
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
108
Clause 13, page 8, line 30, at end insert—
| '(c) | require healthcare contracts relating to NHS patients to contain— |
| (i) | minimum cleanliness standards; |
| (ii) | penalties for failure; and |
| (iii) | provision for the assessment of compliance.'. |
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
109
Clause 13, page 8, line 30, at end insert—
'(4A) The code will—
| (a) | require that a person nominated in accordance with subsection (4) (za), on the advice of the senior infection control nurse to close a ward or department for cleaning, make an immediate report to the trust board; and |
| (b) | require that a trust board in receipt of such a report effects the closure of the ward or department for cleaning as soon as patient safety permits.'. |
Steve Webb
Stephen Williams
114
Clause 13, page 8, line 30, at end insert—
'(4A) The code must establish procedures for the systematic recording and reporting of all incidences of hospital-acquired infections.'.
Steve Webb
Stephen Williams
99
Clause 13, page 8, line 36, at end insert—
'(5A) The code shall require the mandatory reporting of all occurrences of MRSA,'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
110
Clause 13, page 8, line 36, at end insert—
'(5A) The code shall in respect of acute NHS hospital trusts—
| (a) | require pre and post discharge surveillance for a person undergoing surgical procedure, |
| (i) | infection control nurse requirements; and |
| (ii) | requirements for isolation facilities, |
| (c) | provide for the senior infection control nurse to report directly to the person nominated in accordance with subsection (4) (Za), |
| (d) | require the availability of 24 hour cleaning services to a defined standard, |
| (e) | require standards that are model cleaning contract compliant, and |
| (f) | set minimum standards for the cleaning of bed spaces following the discharge of patients.'. |
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
111
Clause 13, page 8, line 36, at end insert—
'( ) The code shall require hospital infection data to be recorded by clinical department.'.
Mrs Nadine Dorries
81
Clause 13, page 8, line 42, at end insert—
'(7A) Any code of practice drawn up under subsection (7) must make provision for—
| (a) | hygiene standards for clothing worn by NHS staff while on duty; and |
| (b) | the recording of infection using wound swabs.'. |
Steve Webb
Stephen Williams
100
Clause 13, page 8, line 43, leave out from second 'infection' to end of line 4 on page 9 and insert 'which arises as a result of healthcare interventions, either in patients undergoing these interventions or in health care workers involved in these interventions.'.
Steve Webb
Stephen Williams
101
Clause 14, page 10, line 12, at beginning insert—
'( ) The CHAI shall review the provision of isolation rooms in the NHS and produce a timetable for providing appropriate isolation facilities in every NHS hospital.'.
Steve Webb
Stephen Williams
103
Clause 15, page 11, line 30, at end insert 'and
| (d) | specify what sanctions will be applied if the healthcare body fails to comply with the improvement notice.'. |
Steve Webb
Stephen Williams
102
Clause 15, page 11, line 43, at end insert—
'(6A) When the Secretary of State is notified with a failing in connection with the code under section 47A he shall be responsible for the provision of resources necessary for the failing body to comply with the terms of the improvement notice.'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
11
Clause 16, page 14, line 6, after 'regulations', insert 'having consulted with representative bodies'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
10
Clause 16, page 14, line 7, leave out 'or appoint'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
12
Clause 16, page 14, line 13, after second 'is', insert '(a)'.
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
13
Clause 16, page 14, line 14, at end insert—
| '(b) | should not routinely be involved in the prescription or handling of controlled drugs; |
| (c) | be a senior member of staff; and |
| (d) | be in receipt of appropriate training.'. |
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
14
Clause 16, page 15, line 46, leave out subsection (10).
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
15
Clause 17, page 16, line 47, at end insert—
| '(f) | for measures to protect the confidentiality of patient records.'. |
Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt
16
Clause 20, page 19, line 14, at end insert—
| '(e) | confidentiality in the transfer of data that is attributable to individual patients between cooperating bodies.'. |
Caroline Flint
90
Clause 24, page 21, leave out lines 10 to 14 and insert—
'(7B) Conditions prescribed under subsection (7A) may relate to supervision in the case where the pharmacist is not at the place where the thing is being done, and in that case the thing is not to be so considered if no such conditions are prescribed.
(7C) In any case, compliance with any applicable conditions is sufficient for the thing to be so considered." '.
Caroline Flint
91
Clause 24, page 21, leave out lines 23 to 27 and insert—
'(3) Conditions prescribed under subsection (2) may relate to supervision in the case where the pharmacist is not on the premises, and in that case the transaction is not to be so considered if no such conditions are prescribed.
(4) In any case, compliance with any applicable conditions is sufficient for the transaction to be so considered." '.
Steve Webb
Stephen Williams
123
*Clause 25, page 22, line 2, at end insert 'but nothing in this section shall be taken to require a pharmacist to be present on those premises when medicinal products on a general sale list are sold by retail.'.
Steve Webb
Stephen Williams
124
*Clause 25, page 22, line 15, at end insert 'but a person may not at the same time be the responsible pharmacist in respect of multiple premises forming part of the business except in circumstance specified by the Health Ministers in regulations.'.
