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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 20th December 2005

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee E

 

Health Bill


 

[ninth and tenth Sittings]


 

Steve Webb

 

Stephen Williams

 

Withdrawn  100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.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Steve Webb

 

Stephen Williams

 

Not selected  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.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Steve Webb

 

Stephen Williams

 

Withdrawn  103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

 

Withdrawn  102

 

Clause  15,  page  11,  line  43,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(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.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  11

 

Clause  16,  page  14,  line  6,  after ‘regulations’, insert ‘having consulted with

 

representative bodies’.

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  10

 

Clause  16,  page  14,  line  7,  leave out ‘or appoint’.

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  12

 

Clause  16,  page  14,  line  13,  after second ‘is’, insert ‘(a)’.

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  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

 

Withdrawn  14

 

Clause  16,  page  15,  line  46,  leave out subsection (10).

 

Clause Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Health Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  15

 

Clause  17,  page  16,  line  47,  at end insert—

 

‘(f)    

for measures to protect the confidentiality of patient records.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 18 and 19 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  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.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 21 to 23 Agreed to.

 


 

Caroline Flint

 

Agreed to  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

 

Agreed to  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.” ’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Health Bill, continued

 
 

Steve Webb

 

Stephen Williams

 

Withdrawn  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

 

Not selected  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.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 26 and 27 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  17

 

Clause  28,  page  24,  line  24,  leave out from ‘time’ to end of line 25.

 

Caroline Flint

 

Agreed to  92

 

Clause  28,  page  24,  line  25,  at end insert ‘, and then only if such conditions as may

 

be so specified are complied with.’.

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Withdrawn  18

 

Clause  28,  page  24,  line  40,  after ‘Ministers’, insert ‘, having consulted with

 

representative bodies,’.

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  19

 

Clause  28,  page  24,  line  41,  after ‘pharmacist’, insert ‘having regard to—

 

(a)    

the establishment of clear lines of accountability within the pharmacy;

 

(b)    

provision for the responsible pharmacist to be contactable when absent;

 

(c)    

the maximum time for the responsible pharmacist to return to the

 

pharmacy; and

 

(d)    

provision for the responsible pharmacist to justify any absence.’.

 

Caroline Flint

 

Agreed to  93

 

Clause  28,  page  25,  line  16,  leave out ‘under’ and insert ‘made by virtue of’.


 
 

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Health Bill, continued

 
 

Caroline Flint

 

Agreed to  94

 

Clause  28,  page  25,  line  22,  leave out ‘under’ and insert ‘made by virtue of’.

 

Steve Webb

 

Stephen Williams

 

Not called  122

 

Clause  28,  page  25,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

‘(12)    

Before making regulations under this section the Health Ministers shall consult

 

such persons as appear to them to represent persons providing pharmaceutical

 

services.’.

 

Caroline Flint

 

Agreed to  95

 

Clause  28,  page  25,  leave out line 37 and insert ‘making of entries in a record relating

 

to the responsible pharmacist),’.

 

Caroline Flint

 

Agreed to  96

 

Clause  28,  page  25,  line  39,  leave out from ‘of’ to end of line 40 and insert ‘the

 

record).” ’.

 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not selected  20

 

Clause  28,  page  26,  line  2,  at end add—

 

‘( )    

The Health Ministers will ensure that responsible pharmacists can seek guidance

 

under this section.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 29 and 30 Agreed to.

 


 

Steve Webb

 

Stephen Williams

 

Withdrawn  121

 

Clause  31,  page  26,  leave out lines 20 to 40 and insert—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State may give directions to a Primary Care Trust requiring it to

 

charge a fee to persons who make an application referred to in section 42(2)(c)(i)

 

or (ii) to the Primary Care Trust.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State shall in the directions specify the fee to be charged, which

 

may vary according to the type of application being made but not according to the

 

place in England where it is made.

 

(3)    

Before determining the amount of any fee to be charged the Secretary of State

 

must consult such organisations as he thinks fit that appear to him to represent

 

persons providing pharmaceutical services and such organisations as he thinks fit

 

that appear to him to represent Primary Care Trusts.

 

(4)    

The Secretary of State must publish in such manner as he thinks fit any directions

 

he gives under this section.’.


 
 

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Health Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Andrew Lansley

 

Dr Andrew Murrison

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  21

 

Clause  31,  page  26,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

require Primary Care Trusts to refund the fee if an application is not

 

determined within 28 days.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Steve Webb

 

Stephen Williams

 

Not selected  115

 

Page  27,  line  37,  leave out Clause 32.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Caroline Flint

 

Agreed to  82

 

Clause  33,  page  28,  line  26,  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

In section 17S of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29)

 

(eligibility to be contractor under pharmaceutical care services contract), after

 

subsection (1) insert—

 

“(1A)    

In such circumstances, and subject to such conditions, as may be

 

prescribed, subsection (1) has effect with the omission of the words from

 

“who undertakes” to the end.”.’.

 

[Adjourned till Tuesday 10th January at 10.35 a.m.


 
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