{"value":{"id":1462311,"memberId":4909,"member":null,"memberRole":"Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences)","uin":"HLWS20","dateMade":"2022-05-12T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","title":"Correction to HL7677","text":"<p>I would like to inform the House that I wish to correct the formal record in relation to a written answer to The Rt Hon. Lord Blencathra on 25 April 2022.</p><p>The question stated that: \"To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impartiality of the individual who is rewriting Annex B of the NHS document, Delivering Same-Sex Accommodation, published in September 2019.\"</p><p>Our reply stated that: \"NHS England is reviewing this guidance and will consider the recommendations made by the Equality and Human Rights Commission during this review. The Department will ensure that any revised guidance adheres to relevant equalities legislation.</p><p>\"The review is led by the Chief Nursing Officer for England and the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer as the Senior Responsible Officer. The review is overseen by a steering group including representatives from the Department, the CQC, NHS England and NHS Improvement clinical leads, NHS England's safeguarding Lead, and representatives from civil society organisations including the LGBT Foundation, Stonewall, Sex Matters and Fair Play for Women. Any revised guidance will be approved by senior leaders in the organisation and comply with relevant equalities legislation.\"</p><p>However, it has since been brought to my attention that none of these groups are members of the steering group leading the review of the Delivering Same-Sex Accommodation guidance. These groups, among others, have been met or corresponded with as a part of an engagement exercise which has fed into the review.</p><p>Our answer should have stated that: \"NHS England is reviewing this guidance and will consider the recommendations made by the Equality and Human Rights Commission during this review. The Department will ensure that any revised guidance adheres to relevant equalities legislation.</p><p>\"The review is overseen by a steering group which includes representatives from the Department, the CQC, NHS England and NHS Improvement clinical leads, NHS England's Safeguarding Lead and members of the NHS Heads of Patient Experience Network. To inform this work, engagement has taken place with a wide range of organisations and individuals, including LGBT Foundation, Stonewall, Sex Matters and Fair Play for Women.\"</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":false,"linkedStatements":null,"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1462311","method":"GET"}]}