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1008479

registered interest
date	16/11/2018
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: Medical Equipment
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 plans to make flash glucose monitoring technology available to all patients with diabetes across clinical commissioning groups.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	192108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Following an announcement by NHS England on 14 November 2018, flash glucose monitoring systems will be made available on prescription for all patients with type 1 diabetes who meet National Health Service criteria from April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made of the potential savings related to making flash glucose monitoring technology available to all patients with diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>A search of the Department’s Ministerial correspondence database has identified 272 items of correspondence from members of the public received in 2018 about flash glucose monitoring. This figure represents correspondence received by the Department’s Ministerial correspondence unit only. The Department has not been able to identify any correspondence specifically from charities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192109 192110 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:43:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1008480

registered interest
date	16/11/2018
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: Medical Equipment
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 his Department has made of the potential savings to the NHS of making flash glucose monitoring technology available to all patients with diabetes across NHS clinical commissioning groups.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	192109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Following an announcement by NHS England on 14 November 2018, flash glucose monitoring systems will be made available on prescription for all patients with type 1 diabetes who meet National Health Service criteria from April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made of the potential savings related to making flash glucose monitoring technology available to all patients with diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>A search of the Department’s Ministerial correspondence database has identified 272 items of correspondence from members of the public received in 2018 about flash glucose monitoring. This figure represents correspondence received by the Department’s Ministerial correspondence unit only. The Department has not been able to identify any correspondence specifically from charities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192108 192110 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:43:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1008481

registered interest
date	16/11/2018
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: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has received from (a) the public and (b) charities on the benefits of making flash glucose monitoring technology available to all patients with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	192110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Following an announcement by NHS England on 14 November 2018, flash glucose monitoring systems will be made available on prescription for all patients with type 1 diabetes who meet National Health Service criteria from April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made of the potential savings related to making flash glucose monitoring technology available to all patients with diabetes.</p><p> </p><p>A search of the Department’s Ministerial correspondence database has identified 272 items of correspondence from members of the public received in 2018 about flash glucose monitoring. This figure represents correspondence received by the Department’s Ministerial correspondence unit only. The Department has not been able to identify any correspondence specifically from charities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 192108 192109 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:43:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1011474

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Mental 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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to mental health services for individuals who have been involved in a terror attack.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	194066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government and its health partners recognise that it is important to ensure that people who have survived any form of critical incident have appropriate, evidence based mental health support if needed.</p><p> </p><p>It is essential that the mental health response is proportionate to the situation and the specific models of service delivery are a matter for NHS England and the local National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware that health systems in London and Manchester are evaluating the response of the NHS and wider economy to their recent terrorist events. We will ensure this learning is shared with the system.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/11/2018 17:27:05 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1011603

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Arthritis
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 ensure that NHS trusts provide early support for the mental wellbeing of patients with (a) rheumatoid arthritis and (b) adult juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	194089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that long-term conditions, such as arthritis, can have an impact on a person’s mental wellbeing. The guideline ‘Rheumatoid arthritis in adults: management’, updated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in 2018, sets out best practice in the diagnosis, treatment, care and support of people with rheumatoid arthritis. The guidance recommends that patients should be offered psychological interventions (for example, relaxation, stress management and cognitive coping skills to help them to adjust to living with their condition). The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng100" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng100</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/11/2018 17:27:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1008485

registered interest
date	16/11/2018
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	Obesity: Children
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 Chapter 2 of the Childhood obesity: a plan for action, published in June 2018, whether the consultation on a 9pm watershed on TV advertising of junk food products is planned to be published by the end of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	192128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>We plan to launch the consultation on introducing further advertising restrictions, including a 9pm watershed on TV advertising of high fat, salt and sugar products and similar protection for children viewing adverts online, by the end of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:43:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011524

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Nurses: Training
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 change in funding was for nursing higher education in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>There was no change in funding for nursing higher education in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>In the Spending Review 2015 the Government announced that tuition and maintenance costs for new pre-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health degree students would be funded by the student loans system from 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Typically, students on the loan system are at least 25% better off whilst they study than the previous funding system and eligible healthcare students have access to additional non-repayable Government funding of £1,000 for childcare, funding for travel to clinical placements and an exceptional support fund of up to £3,000 per student per academic year.</p><p> </p><p>The latest University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data from October 2018 shows that demand for nursing courses remains strong, with applications exceeding available places in 2018. The number of acceptances to nursing and midwifery courses in 2018 is consistent with earlier years, at approximately 22,000.</p><p> </p><p>Final UCAS data will be published in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/11/2018 16:10:03 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011592

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Contraceptives
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 his Department has made of the average waiting time for an initial consultation on contraception in (a) GP practices and (b) community sexual and reproductive health services in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Waiting times for contraceptive services are not monitored centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 194201 194202 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011593

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Contraceptives
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 his Department has made of the average waiting time for an appointment to fit (a) intrauterine devices, (b) intrauterine systems and (c) the contraceptive implant in (i) GP practices and (ii) community sexual and reproductive health services in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Waiting times for contraceptive services are not monitored centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 194200 194202 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011594

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Contraceptives
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 capacity pressures on contraceptive services commissioned by local authorities in (a) GP practices and (b) community sexual and reproductive health services.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	194202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Waiting times for contraceptive services are not monitored centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 194200 194201 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth