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Vaz, Keith (1)
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how frequently and for what type of surgeries disposable instruments are used in NHS hospitals; what research he has commissioned on the possible risk of haemorrhages when using disposable instruments during operations; what action he would take in response to research which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how frequently and for what type of surgeries disposable instruments are used in NHS hospitals; what research he has commissioned on the possible risk of haemorrhages when using disposable instruments during operations; what action he would take in response to research which...
Asked by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
11 May 2004
For answer on
20 May 2004
Answered on
20 May 2004
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how frequently and for what type of surgeries disposable instruments are
used in NHS hospitals; [173177]
(2) what research he has commissioned on the possible risk of haemorrhages when using disposable instruments during operations;
[173178]
(3) what action he would take in response to research which showed a correlation between using disposable instruments and increased
risk of haemorrhages. [173179]
Ms Rosie Winterton: Single-use instruments are used in a range of surgical procedures. The Department does not collect data on the
frequency and the type of procedures where single-use instruments are used.
The Department has not commissioned any research on the possible risk of haemorrhaging when single-use instruments are used. The
national prospective tonsillectomy audit is looking at different techniques used in tonsillectomies, including the use of single-use
instruments.
The Chief Medical Officer has asked the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) to issue guidance on the safety of
single-use instruments in tonsillectomies following the initial findings of the national prospective tonsillectomy audit. NICE
issued interim guidance on the use of diathermy on 24 March and definitive guidance will be issued after it has conducted a
full review.
Subjects
Hospitals; NHS; Medical equipment; Surgery; Research
Date
20 May 2004
Reference
421 c1181W; 173177;173178;173179
House
House of Commons