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515860

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tuberculosis: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33688, how many individuals were screened for tuberculosis among populations deemed to be at high risk of that infection in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	35527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>There are two systematic tuberculosis (TB) screening programmes for individuals arriving into the United Kingdom. Details of these screening programmes can be found in the collaborative TB strategy for England, available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/403231/Collaborative_TB_Strategy_for_England_2015_2020_.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/403231/Collaborative_TB_Strategy_for_England_2015_2020_.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Data on number of individuals screened and number of cases of active TB of the lungs diagnosed by pre-entry screening is provided in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Table: Number of active TB cases diagnosed by the UK TB pre-entry annually and total number screened since 2010</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>TB diagnosed by pre-entry screening</p></td><td><p>Total number screened</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>107,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>96,334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>64,964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>86,688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>233,251*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*1,035 records had no clinical details and were excluded from the rate calculation</p><p><em>Note:</em></p><p>An additional 17 high volume countries joined the screening programme in 2014. In addition, some countries which started screening in 2013 only screened to volume in 2014. More information can be found in the TB pre-entry screening report 2014 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tuberculosis-pre-entry-screening-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tuberculosis-pre-entry-screening-in-the-uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/05/2016 16:43:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

515861

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tuberculosis: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2016 to Question 33687, what investment there has been related to the Collaborative TB Strategy for England 2015 to 2020 for (a) tuberculosis (TB) awareness raising, (b) TB case finding (screening) and (c) treatment for under-served populations such as the homeless; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	35528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England has resourced a National Tuberculosis (TB) Office to support implementation of the Collaborative TB Strategy for England, including working with stakeholders on awareness raising and case finding and treatment. The National TB Office is also overseeing the work of a Task and Finish group, which is looking at how to tackle the needs of those with TB in under-served populations, including homeless people. The group will present their findings to the National TB Programme in the autumn.</p><p>NHS England has provided new investment, £10 million in 2015/16 and a further £10 million for 2016/17, to support latent TB infection (LTBI) testing and treatment which includes funding for TB awareness raising and TB case finding and treatment.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/05/2016 09:23:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

514976

registered interest
date	22/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tuberculosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2016 to Question 33687, what new investment which is in line with the Collaborative TB Strategy for England has been made to deliver (a) TB awareness raising, (b) TB case finding and screening and (c) treatment for (i) homeless people and (ii) other under-served sectors of the population.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	35139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England has resourced a National Tuberculosis (TB) Office to support implementation of the Collaborative TB Strategy for England, including working with stakeholders on awareness raising and case finding and treatment. The National TB Office is also overseeing the work of a Task and Finish group, which is looking at how to tackle the needs of those with TB in under-served populations, including homeless people. The group will present their findings to the National TB Programme in the autumn. Currently, however, there is no new investment being specifically targeted at the homeless population.</p><p>NHS England has provided new investment, £10 million in 2015/16 and a further £10 million for 2016/17, to support latent TB infection testing and treatment which includes funding for TB awareness raising and TB case finding and treatment. The latter service is of particular relevance to the homeless population.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/04/2016 13:12:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

514978

registered interest
date	22/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tuberculosis: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2016 to Question 33687, what funding and support (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have provided to integrate blood-borne virus testing into mobile digital radiology screening for active TB in line with NICE guidance NG33 of January 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	35140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>As yet, no funding has been allocated to include blood-borne virus (BBV) testing into mobile screening outreach services.</p><p>NHS England has provided additional funding to the London ‘Find &amp; Treat’ mobile health unit so that they can offer latent Tuberculosis testing and treatment. The Find &amp; Treat service continues its discussions with the Hepatitis C Trust to work in partnership to provide on-the-spot screening for hepatitis C and onward care.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance NG33 published in January 2016 suggests that integrating BBV testing into mobile digital radiology screening services would be good practice. NHS England has expressed an interest to consider this further, and discussions continue with the lead London Clinical Commissioning Groups.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/04/2016 13:13:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

513006

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tuberculosis: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason there was a shortage of the BCG vaccine in 2015; and what steps his Department is taking so that such shortages do not occur in the future.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	34052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The supply of United Kingdom licensed Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine continues to be subject to intermittent manufacturing problems, which have impacted deliveries of vaccine into the UK. This delay has resulted in the depletion of the UK buffer stock and impacted onward supply to the National Health Service in 2015. The NHS remains subject to periods of intermittent supply.</p><p>This is in the context of a global shortage of BCG vaccine where Public Health England (PHE) and the Department are actively engaging alternative manufacturers of BCG vaccine to secure supply during this period of disruption as quickly as possible. PHE continues to provide prioritisation advice to healthcare professionals during the period of constrained supply.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 19/04/2016 14:07:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

511411

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tuberculosis: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage homeless people to be screened for tuberculosis.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	33687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Collaborative Tuberculosis (TB) Strategy for England 2015-2020 was launched in January 2015[1]. It lays out 10 key ‘areas for actions’ which include improving TB awareness raising, TB case finding (screening) and treatment for under-served populations such as the homeless; which are being delivered across England by seven TB Control Boards supported by a national TB team.</p><p> </p><p>These actions are underpinned by collaborative working between third sector organisations, local authorities, Public Health England and the National Health Service. The work focuses on targeted awareness-raising of symptoms and curability of TB; the range of local health and care services; and eligibility for free treatment. Specific and targeted outreach interventions for under-served populations (informed by proven models such as ‘Find and Treat’ in London) include specific services for active case finding for pulmonary TB among homeless people, use of mobile X-ray units (MXUs) with incentives for people to have chest X-rays, enhanced case management and return to service interventions to prevent loss to follow up.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>[1]Public Health England. Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for England 2015 to 2020 [Internet]. 2015. Available from:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/collaborative-tuberculosis-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/collaborative-tuberculosis-strategy-for-england</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/04/2016 13:57:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

511412

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tuberculosis: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of tuberculosis screening.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	33688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Actions to raise awareness and tackle stigma among populations at high risk of tuberculosis (TB) are highlighted in the Collaborative TB Strategy for England 2015 to 2020.</p><p> </p><p>These actions consist of awareness raising of symptoms, targeted TB screening and education as part of new patient checks at general practice surgeries and the use of community workers and health advocates to signpost and facilitate patient access to local services. In addition, TB awareness raising is provided to statutory and voluntary agencies working with: the homeless; individuals who misuse drugs or alcohol; and migrants from countries with high TB incidence. Efforts to raise awareness of TB among health professionals are supported nationally by Public Health England and the leading national TB charity, TB Alert.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, I have attended and hosted a number of events to raise awareness, most recently for World TB Day in March which included visiting the Find and treat mobile unit.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/04/2016 13:48:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

475752

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Workers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on maintaining the social work bursary; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	31245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring a good supply of high quality social workers. This ambition will be achieved through a range of different training initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>There is room for standards of training and the quality of intake to be improved, however, no final decision has been taken on the future of the social work bursary. Any changes would be subject to public consultation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/03/2016 10:48:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

475759

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Workers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to announce details of the 2016-17 social work bursary.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	31249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department plans to publish details of the number of new social work bursaries that will be available in the 2016 academic year, by the end of May 2016. This will include details of the number of new bursaries allocated to each Higher Education Institute for both undergraduates and postgraduates.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/03/2016 10:48:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

459411

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department provides for local authorities to share best practice on adult social work.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	30675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>Raising the quality and consistency of social work practice remains a priority for the Department and for Government. We continue to provide local authorities with the tools and resources to enable them to share good practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Principal Social Workers are now in place in nearly every local authority and a number of National Health Service trusts, responsible for strong practice leadership in their organisations. They are supported by strong national and regional networks, with links to regional Association of Directors of Adult Social Services networks, helping to identify and share good social work practice. A statement on the role and the responsibility of local authorities to appoint a principal social worker in adult social care, has been included in revised statutory guidance accompanying the Care Act, which the Department published on 10 March.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department is working with Skills for Care and the Social Care Institute for Excellence to assist local authorities in the implementation of the Care Act and the sharing of best practice across the whole of the adult social care sector, including social work.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2016 16:50:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms