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1669717

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	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	Dental 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 the role of NHS England in NHS Dentistry is.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	1639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text ‘Dental commissioning and policy’, published by NHS England, sets out their role in commissioning NHS Dentistry which is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/dentistry/dental-commissioning/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/dentistry/dental-commissioning/</a> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2023 16:58:16 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1314014

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he make an urgent assessment of the quality of the services provided by the company, 001Doctor.uk, listed on the Government’s website as a provider of tests under the Government’s quarantine procedures.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>001 Doctor is not listed as a provider of quarantine testing.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/05/2021 09:06:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1313982

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the performance of (a) 001 Doctor and (b) other private companies included on the list of providers approved by the Government to offer covid-19 testing services.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>001 Doctor is not listed as a provider of quarantine testing.</p><p>Those providers listed on the GOV.UK list have demonstrated compliance with the relevant minimum standards for their commercial provision of testing, this includes undergoing the three-staged United Kingdom Accreditation Service process if they are providing sample collection and/or test analysis services.</p><p>The Department is continuing to monitor each provider supplying testing for international arrivals, including assessment of their delivery, customer service and testing services.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/05/2021 09:04:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1681618

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	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	Cancer: Screening
	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 plans to take to increase levels of take up for cancer screening, in the context of lessons learnt on reaching hard-to-reach groups in the lung cancer screening programme.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	9250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>1,241,038 people have been invited for a lung cancer check, as part of the biggest programme to improve early lung cancer diagnosis in the history of the National Health Service. The Targeted Lung Health Check uses vans parked in supermarkets or sports stadium car parks. Risk assessments are often carried out over the phone.</p><p>The national targeted lung cancer screening programme will implement a standard IT system that will ensure consistent call and recall so that people are invited regularly.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/01/2024 17:21:09 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1437554

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to make anti-viral covid-19 medication available to elderly people who have tested positive for that disease.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	133220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>1.3 million of the highest risk patients whose immune systems mean they are at higher risk of progression to severe disease, hospital admission or death can receive antivirals directly in England via COVID Medicines Delivery Units.</p><p>Elderly people are eligible for the antiviral molnupiravir through the PANORAMIC study run by the University of Oxford. This study is open to individuals in the United Kingdom who have received a positive polymerase chain reaction test, are aged 50 years old and over or are aged 18 to 49 years old with an underlying medical condition which can increase the risk of developing severe COVID-19. We are awaiting outcomes from the PANORAMIC study before confirming plans to expand the eligible cohort.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 07/03/2022 17:20:20 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1567800

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	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	Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
	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 agreed aims are of the 100 Days Mission established by the UK Government to address the UK's ability to deploy effective diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines within 100 days of a future pandemic threat; if he will publish the amount of public funding spent in relation to that mission; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	125500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>100 Days Mission to Respond to Future Pandemic Threats is a global public-private effort to harness scientific innovation to have safe and effective diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines ready to be deployed within the first 100 days of a future pandemic threat being identified and be ready to do so equitably by 2026.</p><p>UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shares the commitment and vision for the 100 Days Mission (100DM). UKHSA aim to, drive the momentum and coordinate reporting across government and partners, coordinate UKHSA’s contribution to the 100DM domestically and internationally and work across UKHSA to ensure we have the right tools to respond to new pandemic threats on behalf of the United Kingdom.</p><p>The UK Government has not allocated a specific amount of funding to the 100DM, however, public funding spent by the organisation relate to ensuring capabilities which include pandemic preparedness.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/01/2023 16:35:51 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1612568

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2023
	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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications have been (a) received and (b) decided for mandatory reversals of Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme decisions relating to covid-19 vaccinations; and what the maximum time period is for those applications to be decided upon.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	181858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>127 applications for mandatory reversals have been received as of 20 April 2023. The number of decisions reached on these applications is under five and therefore cannot be provided as the exact number may make individual claimants identifiable in the public domain. Whilst there is no maximum time period for the assessment of mandatory reversals, they usually take around six months, due to the need to gather updated medical records. This can vary from case to case, however, depending on the individual circumstances of each claim.</p><p>There is no limit on the number of times a reversal can be requested and no time limit on making such a request.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/04/2023 11:37:33 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1667814

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Community Diagnostic Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community diagnostic centres have been opened over the course of the current Parliament; and how many and what percentage of diagnostic centres have been opened (a) in existing health settings and (b) elsewhere in the community.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>127 permanent community diagnostic centre (CDC) locations have been opened during this Parliament, of which 105, or 83%, are located on National Health Service estate. This compares to 22, or 17%, permanent CDCs located on non-NHS estate.</p><p>The Department and NHS England count CDCs delivering activity and accessing national CDC revenue funding as open. This may include activity delivered in temporary facilities while the full CDC is built.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/11/2023 13:28:03 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1643770

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2023
	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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many independent medical assessors have decided claims made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme in respect of adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines; whether such assessors are medically qualified; and whether their decisions in respect of claims have been overruled by reviewers in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	188820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>152 independent medical assessors have provided reports to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), who administer the scheme, relating to COVID-19 vaccine claims made under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS).</p><p>All VDPS claims are medically assessed by an independent medical assessor. Independent medical assessors are General Medical Council registered doctors with a license to practise and at least five years’ experience.</p><p>The Department is not involved in processing claims or making decisions on claim outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/06/2023 16:08:57 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 81687 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1681749

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	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	Surgery: Waiting Lists
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of NHS acute hospital trusts currently have average waiting times for elective surgery over six months; and what are the names of those trusts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL1546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>18 out of the 135, or 13.3%, of National Health Service trusts in England currently have an average waiting time for elective surgery of over six months. This has been defined as those NHS trusts with a median wait time for patients with a decision to admit that is over 26 weeks. Due to the size of the data, a spreadsheet is attached which includes a table listing the average waiting time for NHS trusts in England.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 22/01/2024 17:03:10 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name Copy of 150124 Trust Median Wait Times - HL1546.xlsx title HL1546 - Trust Median Wait Times
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner