§ Baroness Ramsay of Cartvaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they will establish the Patient Information Advisory Group under Section 61 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001. [HL1911]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)The Patient Information Advisory Group has now been established. The membership of the advisory group is as follows:
Chairman: Professor Joan Higgins Members: Dr Michael Catchpole Professor Sir Cyril Chantler Dr Tricia Cresswell Mrs Helen Darracott Professor Andrew Haines Mr Michael Hake Ms Barbara Meredith Ms Helen Miller Ms Julia Palca Professor Sir Denis Pereira Mrs Shahwar Sadeque Ms Karen Thomson Dr Michael Wilks The first meeting of the advisory group will take place on 10 December, and it is intended that the meeting will focus on applications to support activities related to communicable disease control, the work of disease and other registries, and occupational health and safety, but will also consider a range of possible support for much wider research and public health activity. It is also intended that the first applications for Section 60 support will be subject to consultation.