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1331276

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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	Medical Records: Data Protection
	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 with the devolved Administrations to ensure that NHS data is protected; and whether GP surgeries will be in contact with their patients to offer an opt out option from the sharing of their data.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	13067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>The General Practice Data for Planning and Research programme’s scope covers England only.</p><p>We are working with general practitioners (GPs) to effectively communicate the benefits of this new data collection and the ability of patients to opt-out if they choose to do so. We are developing an engagement and communications campaign to ensure that the healthcare system and patients are aware and understand what is planned.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/07/2021 11:04:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 6344 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1421154

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2022
	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	Lymphoedema
	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 people in the UK have been diagnosed with lymphoedema in the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	121749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>NHS Digital have provided a count of patients with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Lymphoedema, recorded for each year from 2016-17 to <del class="ministerial">2021-21</del> <ins class="ministerial">2020-21 </ins>(inclusive).</p><p>The data represents activity in NHS Hospitals in England and English NHS-commissioned activity in the independent sector.</p><p>It is important to note that in any given year a patient will only be counted once, but it is possible that the same patient may be counted in multiple years.</p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of patients</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20,521</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">22,928</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">26,394</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">29,688</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25,512</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table></ins></p><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/02/2022 09:29:45 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2022 10:10:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 51598 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386553

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2021
	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	Breast Cancer: 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 steps he is taking to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of breast cancer in younger women.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	90419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan’s ambitions for early diagnosis includes improvements for breast cancer patients of all ages. Rapid diagnostic centres (RDCs) have two models: for specific symptoms, which will include most women with suspected breast cancer; and for non-specific symptoms. As of October 2021, there were<ins class="ministerial"> 159</ins> <del class="ministerial">179</del> live RDC pathways in England, compared to 12 in March 2020. Of these, nine are for breast cancer symptoms, with evaluation showing that breast cancer has been diagnosed through non-specific symptom pathways.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets the ambition to offer personalised care to all cancer patients and transform follow-up care, giving people choice and control over the way their care is planned and delivered, includes younger patients with breast cancer. NHS England’s Cancer Quality of Life Survey identify patients’ views on their care and if any new services are needed. The first data from this survey was published in October 2021.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/12/2021 17:04:09 question first ministerially corrected 04/01/2022 12:07:38 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 39791 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1342257

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	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	Defibrillators
	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 increase the awareness of the importance of CPR skills and accessibility of Automated External Defibrillators across Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	24970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with St John Ambulance to increase the awareness of the importance of CPR in England, as this is a devolved matter. Face to face and virtual training is being provided to develop the skills required in the use of Automated External Defibrillators by individuals in community settings.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 06/07/2021 10:55:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 11620 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

448320

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Irritable Bowel Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people of each age group and gender were diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	24429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Data relating to the total number of people diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome <ins class="ministerial">(IBS)</ins><del class="ministerial">(IBD)</del> in each of the last five years is not collected.</p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The two main forms of IBD are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis only affects the large intestine whereas Crohn's disease affects the whole of the digestive system.</del></p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance indicates that <ins class="ministerial">IBS prevalence in the general population is estimated to be between 10% and 20%. Recent trends indicate that there is also a significant prevalence of IBS in older people.</ins> <del class="ministerial">ulcerative colitis has an incidence in the United Kingdom of approximately 10 per 100,000 people annually, and a prevalence of approximately 240 per 100,000. This amounts to around 146,000 people in the UK with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. In addition to this, there are currently at least 115,000 people in the UK with Crohn's disease.</del></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/02/2016 16:53:22 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2016 14:58:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison previous answer version 43583 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642677

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	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	Coeliac Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to mark Coeliac UK’s Awareness Week; and what steps he is taking to (a) improve diagnosis of coeliac disease and (b) support people with long-term health complications associated with untreated coeliac disease.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>Policy colleagues continue to engage with stakeholders on coeliac disease</p><p>It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including the diagnosis of coeliac disease.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/06/2023 16:32:11 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 80627 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642679

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	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	Coeliac Disease and Autoimmune Diseases: Diagnosis
	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 take steps to (a) improve the diagnostic landscape for people with (i) coeliac disease and (ii) other autoimmune conditions and (b) reduce the time taken for diagnosis of those diseases from the onset of symptoms; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	188277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including the diagnosis of coeliac disease and other autoimmune conditions.</p><p>To improve the diagnostic landscape of coeliac disease nationally, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced guidance on the recognition, assessment and management of coeliac disease. NICE promotes its guidance via its website, newsletters and other media.</p><p>To reduce the time taken for diagnosis of coeliac and autoimmune diseases, we have introduced a network of new Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) across England to deliver additional, digitally connected, diagnostic capacity. There are 108 CDCs currently operational that have delivered over 4 million additional tests as of May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 14/06/2023 16:31:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 81054 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1625947

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2023
	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 of each type of diagnostic test has been provided in each Community Diagnostic Centre in each month since January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	183888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Diagnostic Tests undertaken at Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) is shown in the attached table. The table lists each type of diagnostic test provided in each CDC that is or was operational since June 2021, as well as how many of each test has been carried out at each CDC, as of June 2023. As the first CDCs were rolled out in July 2021, it is not possible to provide data prior to this.</p><p> </p><p>There are 108 CDCs currently operational that have delivered over 4 million additional tests as of June 2023 including large, standard and hub models.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 184976 question first answered 03/07/2023 15:23:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately attachment 1 file name FORMATTED PQ183888-184976_Jim_Shannon_Number_of_Tests_at_CDCs_(Table)[1] (1).xlsx title Attachment previous answer version 74906 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1568031

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	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	Liver Cancer: 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 his Department is taking to ensure early diagnosis of liver cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	126651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The National Cancer Programme is working to detect more hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) at an early stage as part of the NHS Long Term Plan ambition to diagnose 75% cancers at an early stage by 2028.</p><p>Community Liver Health Checks are being funded in 12 areas to identify patients with liver disease earlier, with liver disease being the biggest risk factor of HCC. These pilots will ensure that more people at high risk of HCC are offered and receive six monthly liver surveillance by ultrasound.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/01/2023 17:06:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 49399 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1293256

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2021
	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	Hospitals: Admissions
	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 estimate he has made of the proportion of people of hospital being treated for (a) covid-19 and (b) other reasons in each region of the UK in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	160659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Data on the percentage of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and for other reasons is attached. Data is only available for England from August 2020 – January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/03/2021 15:17:57 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2021 17:53:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name PQ160659 - final data - Copy.xlsx title Admissions data 2020-2021 previous answer version 87907 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon