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1123233

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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	Aortic Dissection: Diagnosis
	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 are being taken to help improve diagnosis of Aortic Dissection.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	247675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>NHS England Specialised Commissioning has a published service specification for cardiac surgery, to support national standards, which include this highly serious condition.</p><p>It is recognised that survival rates for emergency interventions are better when care is delivered by a surgeon supported by interventional specialists undertaking higher volumes of these procedures. This point was also highlighted in the Cardiac Surgery Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) 2018 document, and the NHS England Specialised Cardiac Improvement cardiac surgery work stream is taking forward the GIRFT recommendations, which will also look at how pathways of care for this and other specialised cardiac conditions can be improved by better network working across providers.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 13:03:21 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1123235

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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	Aortic Dissection: Tomography
	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 adequacy of the frequency of CT scanning in relation to aortic dissection; and what plans he has to increase the speed of access to that service.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	247676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>It is recognised the demand for cardiothoracic CT scanning procedures has increased considerably in recent years, for a number of indications.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan has identified the need to undertake an assessment of the capacity and demand for CT, including workforce implications.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 11:07:28 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1123241

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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	Hypertension: Clinics
	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 will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing additional specialist blood pressure clinics.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	247679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of individuals with resistant hypertension, requiring highly specialist input, is small and there are specialist clinics across the country.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement has advised that the vast majority of people with hypertension will be satisfactorily managed in primary care, often with support from hospital specialists across cardiology, renal medicine, and clinical pharmacology.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/05/2019 13:04:25 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1177503

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2020
	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	Aortic Dissection: Diagnosis
	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 the adequate diagnosis of Aortic Dissection at A&E departments.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	14724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that accurate and rapid assessment of suspected acute aortic dissection is crucial. Computerised tomography plays a central role in the diagnosis to allow expedited management and all acute hospitals with emergency departments have the capacity to make the diagnosis.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are aware of the findings of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch’s recent investigation into delayed recognition of acute Aortic Dissection, and these recommendations have been included in the actions being taken forward with hospitals.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement Specialised Commissioning is progressing the Thoracic Aortic Dissection service specification and have identified resource to support this as one of the priorities within the Specialised Vascular Clinical Group work programme.</p><p>It should also be noted that the NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Getting It Right First Time Cardiothoracic Review recommended that acute aortic syndrome patients are only operated on by rotas of acute aortic syndrome specialist teams. This is being actioned across cardiac and vascular teams. The NHS England and NHS Improvement Specialised Cardiac Improvement Programme has developed a guide and toolkit to support implementation with the first Region rolling out from April 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 18/02/2020 16:24:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1226538

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	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, for what reason the NHS is not using SureScreen CoVid-19 rapid antibody tests.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	76670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>Local National Health Service trusts interested in securing serology or antibody tests are responsible for procuring those tests and deciding on the type of test kits. The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency is the national regulator for medical tests and any test can legally be marketed and deployed in the United Kingdom once it receives a CE mark.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s antibody testing programme continues to evolve in line with emerging needs, including to support ongoing research and surveillance studies.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/09/2020 20:22:09 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1249221

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	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, with reference to the report entitled Women's Lives, Women's Rights: Strengthening Access to Contraception Beyond the Covid-19 Pandemic, published by the All-party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health on 10 September 2020, whether he has plans in place to maintain the level of funding for contraceptive outreach services for marginalised and under-served communities.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	112027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including the provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice. The Government provides funding to local authorities for their public health responsibilities, including sexual health services, through the public health grant. It is for individual local authorities to decide their spending priorities based on an assessment of local need, including the need for sexual health services taking account of their statutory duties.</p><p>The Department secured a Spending Round settlement in 2019 for local government, with the public health grant receiving a welcome increase in real terms in 2020/21. Decisions on future funding will be a matter for the Spending Review.</p><p>No specific assessment has been made of the impact of the public health grant on access to contraception.</p><p>The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health’s report, ‘Women's Lives, Women's Rights: Strengthening Access to Contraception Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic’, has raised a number of important issues. The recommendations in the report will be considered as part of our upcoming work to develop the sexual and reproductive health strategy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 112028 112029 question first answered 03/02/2021 17:06:00 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1249222

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	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 recent assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in public health grant on access to contraception for (a) women living with an abusive partner, (b) BAME women, (c) women in lower socio-economic groups, (d) women under 18 and (e) other marginalised groups.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	112028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including the provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice. The Government provides funding to local authorities for their public health responsibilities, including sexual health services, through the public health grant. It is for individual local authorities to decide their spending priorities based on an assessment of local need, including the need for sexual health services taking account of their statutory duties.</p><p>The Department secured a Spending Round settlement in 2019 for local government, with the public health grant receiving a welcome increase in real terms in 2020/21. Decisions on future funding will be a matter for the Spending Review.</p><p>No specific assessment has been made of the impact of the public health grant on access to contraception.</p><p>The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health’s report, ‘Women's Lives, Women's Rights: Strengthening Access to Contraception Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic’, has raised a number of important issues. The recommendations in the report will be considered as part of our upcoming work to develop the sexual and reproductive health strategy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 112027 112029 question first answered 03/02/2021 17:06:00 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1249223

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	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 recent assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in public health grant on women's access to effective and appropriate contraception.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	112029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including the provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice. The Government provides funding to local authorities for their public health responsibilities, including sexual health services, through the public health grant. It is for individual local authorities to decide their spending priorities based on an assessment of local need, including the need for sexual health services taking account of their statutory duties.</p><p>The Department secured a Spending Round settlement in 2019 for local government, with the public health grant receiving a welcome increase in real terms in 2020/21. Decisions on future funding will be a matter for the Spending Review.</p><p>No specific assessment has been made of the impact of the public health grant on access to contraception.</p><p>The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health’s report, ‘Women's Lives, Women's Rights: Strengthening Access to Contraception Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic’, has raised a number of important issues. The recommendations in the report will be considered as part of our upcoming work to develop the sexual and reproductive health strategy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 112027 112028 question first answered 03/02/2021 17:06:00 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1256296

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2020
	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: 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reintegrating Public Health England's contraceptive care responsibilities and workflows within the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	121838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan committed the Government to reviewing the commissioning arrangements for a range of services including sexual and reproductive health, to ensure that they can deliver the best outcomes for the people who need them. The Department confirmed in 2019 that local authorities will continue to be responsible for commissioning sexual and reproductive health services, but that they must work much more closely with the National Health Service to deliver joined-up care for patients and to embed prevention into the full range of health and other public services.</p><p>The Department are currently considering a range of options for where Public Health England’s wider public heath functions, including supporting the commissioning and delivery of sexual and reproductive health services, could sit in the future as part of the reform to the public health system. We will be engaging in more detail on these issues and setting out next steps on the reform programme over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/12/2020 13:44:23 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1290338

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2021
	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	Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma: 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 treatment provisions for people diagnosed with advanced stage Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	159295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>T-cell Lymphomas are recognised as a rare form of cancer that require pan regional arrangements for referral and treatment. Cancer Alliances have pathways in place to support diagnosis as part of their skin cancer pathways. NHS England and NHS Improvement are continuing to work with providers of specialised services to deliver best-quality evidence-based care and treatment for patients living with rare cancers.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/03/2021 10:52:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 87112 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham