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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many adverse incidents involving (a) electrically powered and (b) manual wheelchairs have been reported to the Medical Devices Agency in each of the past three years; and what steps he is taking to improve (i) the comprehensiveness of such reports and...

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

10 April 2002

For answer on

8 May 2002

Answered on

8 May 2002

Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many adverse incidents involving (a) electrically powered and (b) manual wheelchairs have been reported to the Medical Devices Agency in each of the past three years; and what steps he is taking to improve (i) the comprehensiveness of such reports and (ii) their utility in identifying and remedying systematic faults. [48818] Ms Blears: [holding answer 17 April 2002]: The Medical Devices Agency (MDA) has a specific section that deals with adverse incident reports relating to all wheeled mobility equipment. The numbers of reports received by MDA held on their database relating specifically to manual and powered wheelchairs are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Manual Powered 2001 641 471 2000 624 466 1999 598 374 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A specific detailed form has been compiled and is widely available to assist reporters in providing sufficient detail on each adverse incident. The format and layout is regularly reviewed to ensure that changes are made when appropriate. The form is available from the MDA web site. MDA issue guidance at the beginning of each year on the incident reporting system to provide details on how to report an incident, what other action to take and what action MDA may take following up on the report. The content is reviewed each year to allow updates to be made where necessary. In addition, MDA meet regularly with professional, service, user groups and manufacturers and periodically use these meetings to promote the need for reporting incidents and emphasising the need to provide comprehensive information on the product, its service and usage history as well as details of the incident itself. To assist in identifying trends of problems with specific equipment, root cause analysis is used on all reports on the MDA database. Any trends found are then investigated and corrective action initiated where necessary.

Date

8 May 2002

Reference

48818; 385 c262-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) electrically powered and (b) manual wheelchairs meet the health and safety requirements of their users in terms of their (i) inherent design, (ii) regular servicing and (iii) planned replacement. - (Holding answer 17...

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 April 2002

Reference

48817; 384 c458W;384 c456W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what are the growth pressures on the wheelchair service; in which geographical areas these are unusually intense; and if he will make a statement on future funding. - (Holding answer 27 November 2001).

Asked by

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 November 2001

Reference

375 c982W; 18349

House

House of Commons

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