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1697523

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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	Postural Tachycardia 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 steps she is taking to support people with postural tachycardia syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	19656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>Services for postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) are locally commissioned and, as such, it is the responsibility of the local commissioning teams within integrated care boards to ensure that their locally commissioned services meet the needs of their local population.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has produced a clinical knowledge summary, last revised in November 2023, which outlines the method healthcare professionals should follow for diagnosing PoTS. This summary is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/blackouts-syncope/diagnosis/assessment/" target="_blank">https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/blackouts-syncope/diagnosis/assessment/</a></p><p>Clinical knowledge summaries are evidence-based summaries designed to support healthcare professionals in primary care, by providing them with a readily accessible summary of the current evidence base and practical advice on best practice.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/03/2024 10:11:12 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1689362

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	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	Genomics: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has plans to (a) review and (b) update guidance on partnerships between private healthcare providers and Chinese genomic companies.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	14261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>As part of the new UK Biological Security Strategy, the Government is assessing how we can minimise the risks from biological data to protect our burgeoning bioeconomy, without stifling innovation, and build confidence in sharing personal data to improve health outcomes in the United Kingdom and across the world. The Office for Life Sciences is conducting this work at pace.</p><p>The Research Collaboration Advice Team, which has been operating since March 2022 as part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, provides advice to UK stakeholders about research collaborations. In 2020, Universities UK, with support from the Government, the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure and the National Cyber Security Centre, published guidelines to help universities tackle security risks related to international collaboration. Universities UK continues to evaluate the effectiveness of their guidelines, updating it when necessary.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/02/2024 10:04:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1683345

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2024
	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	Sunscreens: VAT
	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 assessment she has made with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the potential impact of removing VAT from factor 30+ sunscreen on the level of incidence of skin cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	10499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst the Department has not made a specific assessment, under the current VAT rules, sun protection products are subject to the standard rate of VAT. High-factor sunscreen is on the National Health Service prescription list for certain conditions and therefore is provided free of VAT when dispensed by a pharmacist. While HM Treasury keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to make changes. Representations on changes to the VAT system will be considered through the normal fiscal event process.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 25/01/2024 15:53:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1681815

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2024
	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	Prescription Drugs: Internet
	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 with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the sale of prescription-only drugs to patients without a prescription through illicit websites.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	9352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the regulator in the United Kingdom for human medicines and is responsible for enforcing the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. The MHRA has identified the illegal sale and supply of human medicines as a global challenge. This includes the sale of prescription drugs from unregulated sources. Criminal gangs, often based overseas, advertise medicines through illicit websites resembling those of legitimate pharmacies, while others exploit online marketplaces or sell social media platforms.</p><p>The MHRA has a dedicated Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) that works with partners across government and policing to prevent and disrupt this illegal trade and to bring to justice those involved. The CEU monitors online channels for evidence of illegal activity and takes proportionate regulatory action. This includes using the full range of the Agency’s powers to investigate and prosecute offenders where necessary and appropriate. The unit also works to remove illegally trading websites and remove criminal profits from offenders. Through its #Fakemeds communications campaign the MHRA also provides quick and easy tools to help the public avoid buying illegally traded medicines when they shop online.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 18/01/2024 11:53:22 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1678150

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	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	Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of regulating NHS (a) physician and (b) anaesthesia associates through the Health and Care Professions Council.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	7073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The assessment of the appropriate regulatory body for physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) regulation was completed in 2019. On 7 February 2019, the Government published its response to the consultation on the Regulation of Medical Associate Professions in the United Kingdom, confirming its decision to introduce statutory regulation for PAs and AAs. Most respondents to the consultation were in favour of the General Medical Council (GMC) taking on regulation.</p><p>Following further work by the Department, on 18 July 2019, the Government announced that it would be asking the GMC to regulate both roles. No further assessments have been made of the potential merits of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulating PAs and AAs and there have been no recent discussions with the HCPC on this matter.</p><p>Regulation by the GMC will mean that the organisation will have responsibility and oversight of all three professions allowing them to take a holistic approach to the education, training, and standards of the roles. This will enable a more coherent and co-ordinated approach to regulation and, by making it easier for employers, patients, and the public to understand the relationship between these roles and doctors, help to embed them in the workforce.</p><p>On 13 December 2023, the Department laid draft legislation in both Houses and in the Scottish Parliament that will empower the GMC to commence regulation for the two roles by the end of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 7074 7075 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:08:12 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1678151

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	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	Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with the Health and Care Professions Council on the regulation of NHS (a) physician and (b) anaesthesia associates.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	7074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The assessment of the appropriate regulatory body for physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) regulation was completed in 2019. On 7 February 2019, the Government published its response to the consultation on the Regulation of Medical Associate Professions in the United Kingdom, confirming its decision to introduce statutory regulation for PAs and AAs. Most respondents to the consultation were in favour of the General Medical Council (GMC) taking on regulation.</p><p>Following further work by the Department, on 18 July 2019, the Government announced that it would be asking the GMC to regulate both roles. No further assessments have been made of the potential merits of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulating PAs and AAs and there have been no recent discussions with the HCPC on this matter.</p><p>Regulation by the GMC will mean that the organisation will have responsibility and oversight of all three professions allowing them to take a holistic approach to the education, training, and standards of the roles. This will enable a more coherent and co-ordinated approach to regulation and, by making it easier for employers, patients, and the public to understand the relationship between these roles and doctors, help to embed them in the workforce.</p><p>On 13 December 2023, the Department laid draft legislation in both Houses and in the Scottish Parliament that will empower the GMC to commence regulation for the two roles by the end of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 7073 7075 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:08:12 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1678152

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	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	Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of regulating (a) anaesthesia and (b) physician associates through the General Medical Council on public perception of those roles.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	7075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The assessment of the appropriate regulatory body for physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) regulation was completed in 2019. On 7 February 2019, the Government published its response to the consultation on the Regulation of Medical Associate Professions in the United Kingdom, confirming its decision to introduce statutory regulation for PAs and AAs. Most respondents to the consultation were in favour of the General Medical Council (GMC) taking on regulation.</p><p>Following further work by the Department, on 18 July 2019, the Government announced that it would be asking the GMC to regulate both roles. No further assessments have been made of the potential merits of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulating PAs and AAs and there have been no recent discussions with the HCPC on this matter.</p><p>Regulation by the GMC will mean that the organisation will have responsibility and oversight of all three professions allowing them to take a holistic approach to the education, training, and standards of the roles. This will enable a more coherent and co-ordinated approach to regulation and, by making it easier for employers, patients, and the public to understand the relationship between these roles and doctors, help to embed them in the workforce.</p><p>On 13 December 2023, the Department laid draft legislation in both Houses and in the Scottish Parliament that will empower the GMC to commence regulation for the two roles by the end of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 7073 7074 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:08:12 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1678153

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	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	Physician Associates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to require physician associates working in the NHS to state their job title during telephone and in-person appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	7076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>As set out in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, all healthcare professionals directly involved in a patient's care should introduce themselves and explain to their role to the patient.</p><p>Ahead of regulation by the General Medical Council (GMC), the Faculty of Physician Associates has issued guidance for Physician Associates (PAs), supervisors, employers, and organisations, which helps to provide a structured and standardised way of using the title. The GMC has also published interim standards for PAs in advance of regulation which make it clear that professionals should always introduce their role to patients and set out their responsibilities in the team.</p><p>In implementing the NHS Long term Workforce Plan, NHS England is working with the relevant professional colleges and regulators, to ensure the PA role is expanded safely and effectively. In addition, NHS England has produced patient-facing materials that have been shared widely with general practices to support patient awareness and understanding of the role.</p><p>The introduction of regulation by the GMC will provide a standardised framework of governance and assurance for the clinical practice and professional conduct of PAs and make it easier for employers, patients, and the public to understand the relationship between this role and that of doctors.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/12/2023 16:06:34 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1674473

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2023
	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	Out of Area Treatment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2023 to Question 180599 on Orthopaedics: Out of Area Treatment, what plans her Department has to support patients who are ineligible for (a) NHS non-emergency transport and (b) the NHS Travel Costs scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	4722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) and non-emergency patient transport services (NEPTS) are kept under review by the National Health Service to ensure simplified and streamlined access. The NHS continues to run these schemes in place to support eligible patients with their travel costs.</p><p>The most recent NEPTS review from August 2021 is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/urgent-emergency-care/improving-ambulance-services/nepts-review/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/urgent-emergency-care/improving-ambulance-services/nepts-review/</a></p><p> </p><p>The most recent eligibility criteria from 31 May 2022 are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/non-emergency-patient-transport-services-eligibility-criteria/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/non-emergency-patient-transport-services-eligibility-criteria/</a></p><p> </p><p>The NEPTS Review also identified the important role the HTCS has in supporting patients on low incomes to access NHS treatment. More information on the HTCS is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/help-with-health-costs/healthcare-travel-costs-scheme-htcs/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/help-with-health-costs/healthcare-travel-costs-scheme-htcs/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department has no plans in place at present to look at further schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/12/2023 12:41:59 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1674474

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2023
	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	Health: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 26 January 2023 to Question 128715 on Health: Disadvantages, what plans she has to expand the Major Conditions Strategy to address ethnic and gender disparities.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	4723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>As part of the policy development process, the Major Conditions Strategy will consider the full range of health disparities that may be experienced by different groups, including ethnic and gender disparities.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/12/2023 15:41:48 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West