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Written question asked by Janet Daby (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 December 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 9 December 2022. It was answered by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 December 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Sickle Cell Diseases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to ensure that sickle cell patients receive their first dose of pain relief within 30 minutes of being treated.

Answer

No specific assessment has been made.

Specialist haemoglobinopathy teams (SHTs) and haemoglobinopathy co-ordinating centres (HCCs) are required to submit data via the Specialised Services Quality Dashboard on the percentage of patients given pain relief within 30 minutes of presentation with a sickle cell crisis, as per the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines. The data does not include patients attending non-specialist haemoglobinopathy providers and further work is required to improve the accuracy of the data submission before it can be used to assess compliance.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
105557
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Medical treatments Sickle cell diseases Analgesics
Link
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