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579511

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will put in place standardised data collection and reporting measures on autism better to address the clinical needs of people diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	45776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>NHS England has been working with NHS Digital to develop reporting from the new Mental Health Services Data Set. This mandatory data set includes provision for the diagnosis of autism to be recorded, and reporting on these data has been prioritised. Experimental data reports on the number of people diagnosed with autism are expected to be published by the end of 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service is taking action to increase the health checks and cancer screening programmes for people with learning disabilities, including those who also have autism. In 2015, NHS England commissioned the world's first Learning Disability Mortality Review Programme to support local areas to review deaths of people with learning disabilities and to use the information to improve service provision so that physical and mental health problems can be identified and addressed. Information from the programme will help with what more can be done to support regular health monitoring to address the health care needs of people diagnosed with autism.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, the Department reviewed and updated the autism statutory guidance for the NHS and local authorities in England. In line with this statutory guidance, local authorities and the NHS should be providing autism awareness training to all frontline staff in contact with adults with autism.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 45777 45793 45794 question first answered 19/09/2016 16:35:30 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

579512

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Government's recently-published childhood obesity action plan, how he plans to work with the public health community to ensure that approaches to reduce child obesity are evidence-based.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	45796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The policies in the plan are informed by the latest research and evidence, including from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition report Carbohydrates and Health, Public Health England’s evidence package Sugar reduction: the evidence for action, other government departments, debates in this House and various reports from key stakeholders including the Health Select Committee.</p><p> </p><p>In delivering the plan, we will continue to work with the public health community and other partners to ensure implementation is aligned to our proposals.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of Carbohydrates and Health and Sugar reduction: the evidence for action are attached and are available at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445503/SACN_Carbohydrates_and_Health.pdf</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470179/Sugar_reduction_The_evidence_for_action.pdf</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood attachment 1 file name SACN Carbohydrates and Health.pdf title SACN Carbohydrates and Health 2 file name PHE Sugar reduction The evidence for action.pdf title PHE Sugar reduction The evidence for action question first answered 16/09/2016 15:02:02 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

573994

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the (a) NHS, (b) social care sector and (c) economy of obesity in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	44865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p><em>The economic burden of ill health due to diet, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol and obesity in the UK: an update to 2006-07 NHS costs</em> estimated that overweight and obesity cost the National Health Service in the United Kingdom £5.1 billion per year. This figure was uplifted to £6.1 billion in 2014-15 to take account of inflation.</p><p> </p><p>The Foresight team published <em>Tackling Obesities: Future Choices</em> in 2007. This estimated the annual costs of overweight and obesity to society and the economy as £27 billion in 2015, based on obesity prevalence at the time. More recently the McKinsey Global Institute estimated the cost of obesity to the UK economy as £46 billion per year.</p><p> </p><p>No further estimates have been made centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of <em>The economic burden of ill health due to diet, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol and obesity in the UK: an update to 2006-07 NHS costs; </em><em>Tackling Obesities: Future Choices; </em>and the McKinsey Global Institute’s report <em>Overcoming obesity: An initial economic analysis </em>are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/05/11/pubmed.fdr033.full.pdf+html" target="_blank">http://jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/05/11/pubmed.fdr033.full.pdf+html</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/287937/07-1184x-tackling-obesities-future-choices-report.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/287937/07-1184x-tackling-obesities-future-choices-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/how-the-world-could-better-fight-obesity" target="_blank">www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/how-the-world-could-better-fight-obesity</a></p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 12/09/2016 15:21:28 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

516304

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it compulsory for people working in residential care homes to be trained in (a) mental health screening and (b) bereavement counselling.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	35909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>All providers of health or adult social care activities that fall under the supervision of the Care Quality Commission already have a legal duty to ensure that all staff working to provide those activities have the qualifications, competence, skills and experience necessary for the work to be performed.</p><p>The Department of Health in England is not planning to bring forward further legislative proposals to make it compulsory for people working in residential care homes to be trained in mental health screening and bereavement counselling.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/05/2016 10:41:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

515960

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	Miscarriage: Bereavement Counselling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that affected women and their partners have access to bereavement counselling after early miscarriage.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	35733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The mandate to NHS England makes it clear they should ensure the National Health Service meets the needs of each individual with a service where people’s experience of their care is seen as an integral part of overall quality.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the NHS locally to ensure appropriate facilities and services are in place to support parents following pregnancy loss. To assist NHS commissioners and providers, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ Standards for Gynaecology and Standards for Maternity (2008) sets out clear standards for the level of care provided to help women and their partners experiencing pregnancy loss, including the availability of skilled staff to support parents following a stillbirth or miscarriage. In addition, the Department has supported the publication of Health Building note 09-02, which sets out guidance on the planning and design of maternity care facilities, including the facilities available for women and families who suffer bereavement at any stage of pregnancy.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 04/05/2016 10:41:56 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

515962

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	Migrants: Detainees
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 ensure that treatment is provided to detainees held in immigration removal centres who are (a) self-harming and (b) experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	35734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>People detained in immigration removal centres (IRCs) should receive an equivalent range and quality of treatment and services for their health needs as people in the community, according to their clinical needs.</p><p>Health care in IRCs in England is commissioned by NHS England, who only commission evidence-based treatments approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE provides guidance on the treatment of people who self-harm, which healthcare professionals in IRCs are expected to take into account. NICE guidance is available at:</p><p><a href="http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/self-harm" target="_blank">http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/self-harm</a></p><p>NICE also provides detailed guidance on treating post-traumatic stress disorder, which health professionals in IRCs should take into account when deciding on treatment. This guidance is available at:</p><p><a href="http://guidance.nice.org.uk/C26" target="_blank">http://guidance.nice.org.uk/C26</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 04/05/2016 10:40:42 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

514777

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nutrition: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the next set of National Diet and Nutrition Service data will be published.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	35002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>The next report of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, covering data collected over two years from 2012-13 to 2013-14 for the United Kingdom as a whole, is in preparation and is expected to be published in late 2016. The report is an Official Statistic and the publication date will be pre-announced in advance in accordance with the Official Statistics Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 29/04/2016 12:40:58 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

451412

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Mental Illness
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 ensure timely psychiatric assessment in A&E for people with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	903548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>In January, the Prime Minister announced £247 million to be used to develop further the provision of liaison psychiatry services in Emergency Departments in England. These services will ensure that people attending Emergency Departments who have mental ill health are assessed quickly and receive the most appropriate treatment.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/02/2016 14:55:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

445971

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Education
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 raise public awareness of the risk factors for chest, heart and stroke illness.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	23138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>Responsibility for raising such public awareness in Scotland rests with the Scottish Government. In England, Public Health England (PHE) runs a range of national social marketing campaigns to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of certain life-threatening illnesses and to therefore improve rates of early diagnosis. These campaigns include the Be Clear on Cancer, Act FAST and a regional pilot on breathlessness as a symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure, raising awareness on lung cancer and heart and lung disease.</p><br /><p>PHE also runs a tobacco marketing programme with a range of activity that highlights the health harms of smoking, including demonstrating the link between smoking and cancer, and heart and lung disease. As well as encouraging smokers to make quit attempts the activity signposts to proven National Health Service tools/service to help them. These programmes have been shown to have a positive impact on reducing adult smoking prevalence.</p><br /><p>PHE works closely with the Department and NHS England to ensure that health care professionals are also targeted with campaign information to encourage earlier diagnoses and referrals.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/01/2016 15:14:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

445977

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pain
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 improve the care of, and better respond to, NHS patients with chronic pain.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	23064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>Health Education England is responsible for providing national leadership on education, training and workforce development in the National Health Service in England. The professional regulators, such as the General Medical Council, set the standards and outcomes for education and training and approve training curricula. Higher Education Institutions are responsible for ensuring the programmes they provide allow students to meet these standards and outcomes. Royal colleges, such as the Royal College of General Practitioners also have responsibility for developing curricula for doctors and nurses, in particular postgraduate curricula. This process ensures that healthcare professionals have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide high quality patient care, including in pain management, which is a required competency of all healthcare professionals.</p><br /><p>Many patients with chronic pain can be successfully supported and managed through routine primary and secondary care pain management services. It is important that patients with the most serious pain management issues are able to access specialist care. A patient whose pain is particularly difficult to manage may be referred to a specialised pain management service. Under the care of an expert multidisciplinary team, patients may be offered specialised pain management programmes specifically and more complex drug treatments.</p><br /><p>To support clinicians in the management of pain, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published several clinical guidelines on the treatment and management of different types of pain, such as migraine and back pain, as well as technical guidance on specific treatments, such as the use of opiates in palliative care and deep brain stimulation for chronic pain.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 23020 question first answered 27/01/2016 12:15:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron