National HIV Testing Week 2023
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for Wednesday 8 February for National HIV Testing Week 2023. The debate will be opened by Maggie Throup MP.
Sudden unexplained death in childhood
A debate is scheduled to be held on Tuesday 17 December, at 4.30pm, in Westminster Hall on Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood. The debate will be opened by Kwasi Kwarteng MP.
Public access defibrillators
This briefing provides an overview on the provision and funding of public access defibrillators and the law surrounding their use.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Covid-19 booster vaccines frequently asked questions
This Commons Library briefing addresses commonly asked questions about the roll-out of the Covid-19 booster vaccine.
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Research Briefing
Early medical abortion at home during and after the pandemic
This briefing looks at how access to early medical abortion has changed during the pandemic.
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Research Briefing
NHS staff from overseas: statistics
One in six NHS staff in England report a nationality other than British. This briefing has statistics on the nationality of NHS staff for doctors, nurses and other groups, figures on EU nationals, and changes since the Brexit vote.
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Research Briefing
Health and Care Act 2022: Final stages in Parliament
This briefing looks at what happened to the Health and Care Act 2022 in its final stages in Parliament – focussing on the issues debated and amendments made.
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Debate Pack
Investing in the future of Motor Neurone Disease
A debate has been scheduled in the Commons Chamber on Investing in the future of Motor Neurone Disease on Thursday 20 October 2022. The subject for this debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee. The debate will be opened by Andrew Lewer MP and Jessica Morden MP.
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Debate Pack
Safety of Covid-19 vaccines
On Monday 24 October 2022 there will be a Westminster Hall debate on e-petition 602171 relating to the safety of Covid-19 vaccines. The debate will be opened by Elliot Colburn MP on behalf of the Petitions Committee.
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Research Briefing
Detection of poliovirus in London sewage samples
Between February and June 2022, multiple vaccine-like-type-2 poliovirus isolates were collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works. This briefing paper sets out information about polio disease and the response of the UK Government and the UK Health Security Agency.
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Debate Pack
Debate on Covid-19 vaccines and the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 6 September 2022 at 4.30pm on ‘Covid-19 vaccines and the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme’. The debate will be opened by Sir Jeremy Wright MP (Conservative).
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Research Briefing
Waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines
To meet demand for Covid-19 vaccines, some countries have argued for a waiver on intellectual property rights for vaccines. This paper sets out the debate.
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Debate Pack
The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on people with heart and circulatory diseases
There will be a debate on the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on people with heart and circulatory diseases in Westminster Hall on 22 June 2022. This debate will be led by Jim Shannon MP.
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Research Briefing
UK Vaccination Policy
This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of UK vaccination policy. It includes an introduction to the science of vaccination and covers UK vaccination programmes, as well as considering the response of the Government to the UK's loss of the World Health Organization's (WHO) measles elimination status.
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Research Briefing
UK and G7 commitments to donate Covid-19 vaccines
The G7 has pledged to donate 1 billion Covid-19 vaccines to other countries in response to the pandemic. The paper describes progress towards this goal.
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