Subject	Predicate	Object
wr7OTSMy	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	OjicEXSi
	answer has answering person	Thomas Christopher John Pursglove
	answer text	<p>The department is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit can be paid.</p><p> </p><p>Their report ‘COVID-19 and Occupational Impacts’ was published in November 2022, and recommended prescription for health and social care workers with five serious pathological complications following COVID-19 infection. The department is currently carrying out a detailed assessment of the report’s recommendations. Once this work is complete, the department will provide a formal response.</p><p> </p><p>It would be premature therefore, at this stage, to give a view on the Council’s recommendations or their wider applicability to DWP policies.</p>
	answer given date	2023-03-09
	answer has answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	written answer has answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions	answering body has written answer	wr7OTSMy
Department for Work and Pensions	answering body has answer	wr7OTSMy
OjicEXSi	question has answer	wr7OTSMy
Thomas Christopher John Pursglove	answering person has answer	wr7OTSMy