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1683942

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date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 27 February (HL5458), whether they will place in the Library of the House examples of (1) the YAML specifications, and (2) the Python code, currently used to create or define dashboards within the NHS installation of Palantir Foundry.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>NHS England will from time to time publish examples of specifications and code that are deemed useful to the wider community and industry, including where appropriate the sharing of code within the NHS GitHub. To ensure that NHS England is creating a vibrant marketplace for both end users and for industry, we aim to publish the Canonical Data Model structures and metadata in line with the Technology Code of Practice. NHS England has already published the General Practice Workforce Metrics repository in the NHS GitHub which provides example code already in use and for products which will transition to the Federated Data Platform and will review as the platform is implemented what further specifications and code should be published.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1436 question first answered 24/01/2024 14:13:44 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1683972

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Demos and Breast Cancer Now report The Cost of Breast Cancer: Modelling the economic impact to the UK, published on 22 January, what assessment they have made of the economic benefits of increasing breast screening uptake.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst no assessment has been made of the economic benefits of increasing breast screening uptake or the timescales for reaching the achievable target of 80%, the Government continues to be committed to supporting and improving uptake the NHS breast screening programme.</p><p>A national plan has been developed by NHS England in collaboration with key stakeholders such as cancer alliances, to improve uptake in the breast screening programme from 2023 and beyond; this is in line with the Long Term Plan commitment that by 2028, 75% of cancers will be diagnosed at stages one and two.</p><p>The improvement plan is not set to be published, but covers the priorities and interventions needed to increase uptake. This includes expanding access to screening, reducing inequalities, continuing to develop IT systems to improve data analytics, and ensuring communications are inclusive and accessible to all.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1798 HL1799 HL1800 question first answered 24/01/2024 14:07:50 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1683973

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, based on the current speed of recovery, what estimate they have made of when breast screening uptake in England could reach the achievable target of 80 per cent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst no assessment has been made of the economic benefits of increasing breast screening uptake or the timescales for reaching the achievable target of 80%, the Government continues to be committed to supporting and improving uptake the NHS breast screening programme.</p><p>A national plan has been developed by NHS England in collaboration with key stakeholders such as cancer alliances, to improve uptake in the breast screening programme from 2023 and beyond; this is in line with the Long Term Plan commitment that by 2028, 75% of cancers will be diagnosed at stages one and two.</p><p>The improvement plan is not set to be published, but covers the priorities and interventions needed to increase uptake. This includes expanding access to screening, reducing inequalities, continuing to develop IT systems to improve data analytics, and ensuring communications are inclusive and accessible to all.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1797 HL1799 HL1800 question first answered 24/01/2024 14:07:50 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1683974

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Department of Health and Social Care on 15 September 2023 (198696), whether they will make the Uptake Improvement Plan for the breast screening programme public.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst no assessment has been made of the economic benefits of increasing breast screening uptake or the timescales for reaching the achievable target of 80%, the Government continues to be committed to supporting and improving uptake the NHS breast screening programme.</p><p>A national plan has been developed by NHS England in collaboration with key stakeholders such as cancer alliances, to improve uptake in the breast screening programme from 2023 and beyond; this is in line with the Long Term Plan commitment that by 2028, 75% of cancers will be diagnosed at stages one and two.</p><p>The improvement plan is not set to be published, but covers the priorities and interventions needed to increase uptake. This includes expanding access to screening, reducing inequalities, continuing to develop IT systems to improve data analytics, and ensuring communications are inclusive and accessible to all.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1797 HL1798 HL1800 question first answered 24/01/2024 14:07:50 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1683975

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Department for Health and Social Care on 15 September 2023 (198696), what actions are included in the Uptake Improvement Plan for the breast screening programme; and what are the recommended timeframes for those actions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst no assessment has been made of the economic benefits of increasing breast screening uptake or the timescales for reaching the achievable target of 80%, the Government continues to be committed to supporting and improving uptake the NHS breast screening programme.</p><p>A national plan has been developed by NHS England in collaboration with key stakeholders such as cancer alliances, to improve uptake in the breast screening programme from 2023 and beyond; this is in line with the Long Term Plan commitment that by 2028, 75% of cancers will be diagnosed at stages one and two.</p><p>The improvement plan is not set to be published, but covers the priorities and interventions needed to increase uptake. This includes expanding access to screening, reducing inequalities, continuing to develop IT systems to improve data analytics, and ensuring communications are inclusive and accessible to all.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1797 HL1798 HL1799 question first answered 24/01/2024 14:07:50 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1683990

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the General Medical Council on the provision of mental health support for patients who have sought a private diagnosis.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	10727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any discussions with the General Medical Council (GMC) on the provision of mental health support for patients who have sought a private diagnosis. The GMC is the independent regulator of all medical doctors practising in the United Kingdom, which sets and enforces the standards all doctors must adhere to.</p><p> </p><p>To work in the UK, all doctors, including private doctors, must register with the General Medical Council (GMC), hold a licence to practise and meet the expected standards set out in the GMC’s guidance, Good medical practice. The guidance states that doctors must check that the care or treatment they provide for each patient is compatible with any other treatments the patient is receiving.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/01/2024 09:28:34 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1684000

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Major Conditions Strategy provides a care and treatment pathway for patients living with (a) complex conditions and (b) dementia.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	10697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>In the development of the Major Conditions Strategy, we are considering how we improve outcomes for a population increasingly living with multiple conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Alignment of work across the six major groups of conditions, including dementia, was announced as part of a Major Conditions Strategy and will allow us to focus on where there are similarities in approach and ensure care is better centred around the patient, maximising existing resources both within patient pathways and in integrating between pathways.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 25/01/2024 17:21:39 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1684089

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Oral Cancer: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the early detection of mouth cancer in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	10788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Every dental check-up constitutes as an oral cancer screening. Dentists and other dental professionals, including hygienists, routinely check the soft tissues of a patient’s mouth for signs of cancer during dental visits, and as part of the check-up, will make an assessment and record an individual’s oral cancer risk. Dentists will prioritise patients at a higher risk of cancer for more frequent recall and review, in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance.</p><p>In November 2022, the Government introduced a new package of measures across England, including the North East, to improve patient access to dental care. The measures include fairer pay for all National Health Service dentists to provide more complex dental care to those who need it most, and a requirement on dentists to update the NHS website regularly to make it clear which practices are taking on new patients and the services available, improving access.</p><p>To improve early detection of cancer, including oral cancer, we are implementing NHS England’s comprehensive early diagnosis strategy, which is based on six core strands of activity, from raising awareness of cancer symptoms and encouraging people to come forward, to implementing targeted interventions for particular cancer types that we know have previously experienced later stages of diagnosis, including oral cancers. NHS England has published an NHS mouth cancer awareness leaflet for dental teams, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mouth-cancer/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mouth-cancer/</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 25/01/2024 17:24:54 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1684091

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Triamcinolone Hexacetonide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to (a) increase stocks and (b) prevent shortages of triamcinolone hexacetonide injections.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	10803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of a shortage of triamcinolone hexacetonide 20 milligram/1 millilitre suspension for injection ampoules, which has been caused by the supplier experiencing manufacturing issues. We are liaising with the supplier of this product to ensure that action is taken to resolve this issue, as quickly as possible.</p><p>We have issued communications to healthcare professionals, providing guidance and advice on how to manage patients during the shortage. We have also been liaising with the British Society of Rheumatology, to keep them updated on the supply position. We have well-established procedures and tools for managing medicine supply issues, whatever the cause, and we work closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the pharmaceutical industry, the National Health Service and others operating in the supply chain to help prevent shortages and to ensure that the risks to patients are minimised when shortages do arise.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 25/01/2024 17:27:09 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1684238

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pupils: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average height was for state school pupils in (a) reception and (b) year six in each academic year since 2005-06 in England; what the average height was for state school pupils in each ethnic group in those academic years in that period; and how many state school pupils were in each ethnic group in those academic years in that period.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) collects data on the height and weight status of children aged between four and five years old in reception grade and between 10 and 11 years old in year six. NHS England publishes data on the average height of children in reception and year six by sex and academic year. The data on average height is not available in the requested format for each ethnic group, nor is data on the number of state school pupils in reception year and year six by ethnic group and academic year published in the requested format.</p><p>The following table shows the data on national average height from the NCMP since the programme began in 2006/07 up to 2021/22, the period for which the most recent data is available:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>Boys’ height in reception year (centimetres)</p></td><td><p>Girls’ height in reception year (centimetres)</p></td><td><p>Boys’ height in year six (centimetres)</p></td><td><p>Girls’ height in year six (centimetres)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>110.8</p></td><td><p>109.9</p></td><td><p>145.9</p></td><td><p>146.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>110.5</p></td><td><p>109.5</p></td><td><p>145.3</p></td><td><p>146.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>110.3</p></td><td><p>109.4</p></td><td><p>145.2</p></td><td><p>145.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>110.2</p></td><td><p>109.3</p></td><td><p>144.9</p></td><td><p>145.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>110.1</p></td><td><p>109.2</p></td><td><p>144.8</p></td><td><p>145.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>110.0</p></td><td><p>109.1</p></td><td><p>144.7</p></td><td><p>145.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>110.0</p></td><td><p>109.0</p></td><td><p>144.7</p></td><td><p>145.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>110.0</p></td><td><p>109.0</p></td><td><p>144.7</p></td><td><p>145.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>109.8</p></td><td><p>108.9</p></td><td><p>144.6</p></td><td><p>145.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>109.9</p></td><td><p>109.0</p></td><td><p>144.9</p></td><td><p>145.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>109.9</p></td><td><p>108.9</p></td><td><p>144.8</p></td><td><p>145.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>110.1</p></td><td><p>109.1</p></td><td><p>144.8</p></td><td><p>145.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>110.0</p></td><td><p>109.0</p></td><td><p>144.9</p></td><td><p>145.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>109.4</p></td><td><p>108.4</p></td><td><p>144.6</p></td><td><p>145.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>112.3</p></td><td><p>111.4</p></td><td><p>147.6</p></td><td><p>149.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>110.9</p></td><td><p>109.9</p></td><td><p>146.1</p></td><td><p>147.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NCMP</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Analysis of the NCMP data in the first three years show lower participation rates in the programme and suggested selective optout of children with a higher body mass index for age. It is possible that average height figures for year six for 2006/07 to 2008/09 could have been affected by this lower participation in the measurement programme.<p> </p></li><li>Some of the variation in height across all NCMP years may be due to variation over time in average age of children when measured. In 2019/20, children were only measured up to March 2020 so the average age of children and therefore mean height was lower than other collection years. In 2020/21 the NCMP data collection did not start until April 2021 so the average age and therefore average height was higher than other collection years.<p> </p></li><li>The 2020/21 NCMP only collected around 20% of the usual sample. The sample was found not to be fully representative and therefore weighting was used in most NCMP publications to make the data comparable to other NCMP collection years. However, NHS England did not apply the weighting to the 2020/21 figures in the table above. When combined with the higher average age of the sample in 2020/21 it implies that data for 2020/21 cannot be reliably compared to the rest of the time series.</li></ol> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/01/2024 19:22:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 13893 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien