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946986

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	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	Diabetes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to help people better understand their diabetes.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	167325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>'Healthier You: The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme' started in 2016 and currently covers three quarters of the population of England. At the end of May 2018, nearly 215,000 people had been referred into the service, with over 95,000 taking up the offer of a programme.</p><p>By 2020, the programme will support 100,000 people at risk of diabetes each year across England. Those referred will get tailored, personalised help to reduce their risk including education on healthy eating and lifestyle and bespoke physical exercise programmes.</p><p>NHS England has invested £10.5 million transformation funding in 2018/19 (and a similar amount in 2017/18) to provide approximately 96,000 additional structured education places in 137 clinical commissioning groups.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/09/2018 16:50:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

820900

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	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	Chemotherapy: Standards
	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 hospitals have met the national cancer waiting time standard for commencing chemotherapy treatment within 31 days of a clinical decision having been made in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	122318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>132 out of 139 National Health Service trusts reporting activity in November 2017 (latest data available) met the 98% standard of delivering an anti-cancer drug regimen within one month of a decision to treat.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England publishes quarterly performance data on cancer waiting times standards, along with monthly provisional statistics which can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/01/2018 11:55:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

997157

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	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
	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 hospital trusts (a) collect and (b) submit data on the number of people diagnosed with secondary breast cancer to the cancer outcomes and services data set.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	184978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>140 hospital trusts submitted data for 2016 secondary breast cancer diagnoses through the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset or Cancer Waiting Times data collection mechanisms. The total number submitted was 11,608, which is an increase on 2014 and 2015. This is accepted as being significantly below the estimated number of secondary breast cancers.</p><p> </p><p>The National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS) has published a number of guidance documents including flowcharts and clearer data definitions, providing specific advice on how to record cancer patients who are on a non-primary pathway. NCRAS is visiting trusts to support the use of this guidance.</p><p> </p><p>NCRAS is working closely with cancer charities to improve data collection and submission by hospital trusts, looking at how they can help improve completion rates and thus gain a better picture of the burden of recurrence and metastatic disease across the health service.</p><p> </p><p>To further support this work NCRAS has been sharing provider-level data on the completeness of recurrence reporting with individual NHS trusts since July 2016. These data are publicly available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ncin.org.uk/cancer_type_and_topic_specific_work/topic_specific_work/recurrence" target="_blank">http://www.ncin.org.uk/cancer_type_and_topic_specific_work/topic_specific_work/recurrence</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 184979 question first answered 06/11/2018 15:35:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

997158

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	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
	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 his Department is taking to ensure hospital trusts meet the requirement to (a) collect and (b) submit data on secondary breast cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	184979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>140 hospital trusts submitted data for 2016 secondary breast cancer diagnoses through the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset or Cancer Waiting Times data collection mechanisms. The total number submitted was 11,608, which is an increase on 2014 and 2015. This is accepted as being significantly below the estimated number of secondary breast cancers.</p><p> </p><p>The National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS) has published a number of guidance documents including flowcharts and clearer data definitions, providing specific advice on how to record cancer patients who are on a non-primary pathway. NCRAS is visiting trusts to support the use of this guidance.</p><p> </p><p>NCRAS is working closely with cancer charities to improve data collection and submission by hospital trusts, looking at how they can help improve completion rates and thus gain a better picture of the burden of recurrence and metastatic disease across the health service.</p><p> </p><p>To further support this work NCRAS has been sharing provider-level data on the completeness of recurrence reporting with individual NHS trusts since July 2016. These data are publicly available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ncin.org.uk/cancer_type_and_topic_specific_work/topic_specific_work/recurrence" target="_blank">http://www.ncin.org.uk/cancer_type_and_topic_specific_work/topic_specific_work/recurrence</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 184978 question first answered 06/11/2018 15:35:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

922498

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	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	22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve (a) awareness of and (b) diagnosis of 22Q11 deletion syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	152852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>22q11.2 deletion syndrome is a disorder that involves many different areas of the body and the severity can vary among patients. 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is an integral part of the immunodeficiency section of the training curriculum for paediatric and adult immunologists. In addition, cardiac aspects of 22q deletion syndrome are specifically included in the curriculum for paediatric cardiology.</p><p> </p><p>There are 32 immunology centres accredited or working towards accreditation with the Quality in Primary Immunodeficiency Services programme including a number of paediatric immunology centres located across the United Kingdom, which provide services for patients affected by the disease. Such accreditation processes means that specialist expertise can be more readily available across the country and provide access to the services need in the diagnosis of this disease.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/06/2018 14:49:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1046125

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of generic drugs his Department is currently paying a premium for due to shortage of supply.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	211090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>30 concessionary prices have been granted so far for the month of January. However, we are still considering requests from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee for January. The concessionary prices granted for each month can be found on the website of the NHS Business Services Authority.</p><p> </p><p>In primary care, concessionary prices ensure that patients continue to get their medication and community pharmacists are reimbursed fairly if the price of a generic medicine suddenly increases and community pharmacies cannot purchase the medicine at the price listed in the Drug Tariff. The sudden increase in a price may be the consequence of a supply issue but may have other causes including normal market forces leading to prices going up. Concessionary prices are granted for one month.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst a supply issue may lead to a price increase and therefore a concessionary price, the number of concessionary prices granted is not an indication of the number of medicines supply issues.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 211091 question first answered 30/01/2019 17:16:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1046126

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	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: Drugs
	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 his Department has made of the implications for his policies of recent trends in the shortage of supply for drugs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	211091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>30 concessionary prices have been granted so far for the month of January. However, we are still considering requests from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee for January. The concessionary prices granted for each month can be found on the website of the NHS Business Services Authority.</p><p> </p><p>In primary care, concessionary prices ensure that patients continue to get their medication and community pharmacists are reimbursed fairly if the price of a generic medicine suddenly increases and community pharmacies cannot purchase the medicine at the price listed in the Drug Tariff. The sudden increase in a price may be the consequence of a supply issue but may have other causes including normal market forces leading to prices going up. Concessionary prices are granted for one month.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst a supply issue may lead to a price increase and therefore a concessionary price, the number of concessionary prices granted is not an indication of the number of medicines supply issues.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 211090 question first answered 30/01/2019 17:16:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

943886

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	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	Veterinary Medicine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2018 to Question 161987 on Veterinary Medicine, how many veterinary surgeons from (a) non-UK EU and (b) non-EU member states employed by organisations contracted to deliver veterinary services in abattoirs on behalf of the by Food Standards Agency, have left that employment since 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	165449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>339 non-United Kingdom European Union veterinary surgeons employed by organisations contracted to deliver veterinary services in abattoirs on behalf of the Food Standards Agency, have left that employment since 23 June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>One non-EU veterinary surgeon employed by organisations contracted to deliver veterinary services in abattoirs on behalf of the Food Standards Agency, has left that employment since 23 June 2016.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/07/2018 14:57:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

843918

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	Prescription Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2017 to Question 119603 on prescription drugs, what information his Department holds on the number of unique patients prescribed (a) benzodiazepines and (b) z drugs, including the duration of those prescriptions, for the last full two years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	128033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information is not held in the requested format. NHS Business Services Authority does not hold data relating to the dosage or the time period for which drugs are prescribed.</p><p> </p><p>Provided in the table below are the number of unique patients who have been prescribed benzodiazepines and z-drugs during the last full two years for which data is available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Drug Group</p></td><td><p>Number of unique identifiable patients</p></td><td><p>Proportion of Items where patient could be identified</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016 - December 2016</p></td><td><p>Benzodiazepine</p></td><td><p>1,631,587</p></td><td><p>93.22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017 - December 2017</p></td><td><p>Benzodiazepine</p></td><td><p>1,605,565</p></td><td><p>94.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016 - December 2016</p></td><td><p>Z-Drug</p></td><td><p>1,039,141</p></td><td><p>95.19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017 - December 2017</p></td><td><p>Z-Drug</p></td><td><p>1,012,079</p></td><td><p>96.33%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/02/2018 16:49:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

921858

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	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	Diabetes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who were diagnosed with diabetes in (a) Strangford constituency and (b) in each of the devolved nations in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	152172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>NHS Digital have provided the following data showing the number of people who were diagnosed with type 1, or type 2 and other, diabetes in each of the five calendar years 2012 to 2016 in England.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar year</p></td><td><p>Newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes</p></td><td><p>Newly diagnosed with type 2 and other diabetes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6,920</p></td><td><p>167,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6,890</p></td><td><p>183,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6,695</p></td><td><p>172,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7,345</p></td><td><p>194,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7,740</p></td><td><p>203,145</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: National Diabetes Audit (NDA)</p><p> </p><p>Disclosure control has been applied to all figures, as per the NDA publication - all numbers are rounded to the nearest five, unless the number is one to seven, in which case it is rounded to ‘five’.</p><p>Data for devolved administrations, including Strangford constituency, is not centrally held as health is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/06/2018 16:50:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon