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1681618

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	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	Cancer: Screening
	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 plans to take to increase levels of take up for cancer screening, in the context of lessons learnt on reaching hard-to-reach groups in the lung cancer screening programme.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	9250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>1,241,038 people have been invited for a lung cancer check, as part of the biggest programme to improve early lung cancer diagnosis in the history of the National Health Service. The Targeted Lung Health Check uses vans parked in supermarkets or sports stadium car parks. Risk assessments are often carried out over the phone.</p><p>The national targeted lung cancer screening programme will implement a standard IT system that will ensure consistent call and recall so that people are invited regularly.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/01/2024 17:21:09 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1681655

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	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	Tomography
	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 (a) CT scanners, (b) MRI scanning machines and (c) linear accelerators for radiotherapy were owned by her Department in the financial year 2021-22; how many and what proportion of the (i) CT scanners, (ii) MRI scanning machines and (iii) linear accelerators for radiotherapy used in the NHS were (A) leased and (B) operated through managed equipment services contracts in the financial year 2021-22; what the average age of the (1) CT scanners, (2) MRI scanning machines and (3) linear accelerators for radiotherapy used in the NHS was in the financial year 2021-22; and with reference to the Answer of 13 July 2022 to Question 31135 on Medical Equipment: Standards, what recent progress integrated care systems have made eliminating the backlog of diagnostic equipment over 10 years old by 2024-25.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
	tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
	uin	9302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s commitment to increase diagnostics services, £2.3 billion of funding was awarded to transform diagnostic services over three years. This funding is being used to increase the number of community diagnostic centres (CDCs) up to 160 by March 2025, expanding and protecting elective planned diagnostic services. As of January 2024, there are 150 CDCs currently operational that have delivered over six million additional tests since July 2021.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/01/2024 17:29:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1680756

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Sales
	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 take steps to reduce the alcohol content in drinks on sale in retail settings.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	8776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the 2019 publication, Advancing our Heath: Prevention in the 2020s, the Department is working with industry to deliver a significant increase in the availability of no- and low-alcohol products. Current guidance for the use of low-alcohol descriptors, published by the Department in 2018, sets out that “alcohol-free” products should have an alcohol by volume (ABV) content of no more than 0.05% and “low-alcohol” products should have an ABV of no more than 1.2%.</p><p>In support of the commitment to increase the availability of these products across retail and hospitality settings, the Government published a consultation on updating this guidance in September 2023. A response will be published in due course.</p><p>The Government has also delivered on its commitment to review the outdated and complex alcohol duty system and introduced the biggest reform of alcohol duties in 140 years. As of 1 August 2023, all alcohol is now taxed by strength. This is helping to target problem drinking by taxing products associated with higher alcohol-related harm at a higher rate of duty.</p><p>The new system incentivises the production and consumption of lower strength products by introducing a reduced rate of duty for products of a lower ABV. Additionally, all draught products below 8.5 per cent ABV sold in containers of 20 litres or more now receive a reduced rate of duty, incentivising consumption of lower strength products in pubs.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/01/2024 14:54:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1681619

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	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	Health: Screening
	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 she has made of the potential merits of providing asylum seekers with access to NHS screening programmes.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	9251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>Asylum seekers and their dependants are exempt from charges for primary care services. The NHS England Standard Contract Service Condition 13 for screening providers outlines the contractual requirements for equity of access to services, equality, and the avoidance of discrimination.</p><p>To this end, the NHS England screening service specifications set out that local screening providers should have procedures in place to identify and support people who are considered vulnerable or underserved, including asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/01/2024 17:27:00 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1681707

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	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	Mental Health Services: Prisoners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many people entering prison underwent reception screening for mental health issues; and how many of these were undertaken by a person with a recognised mental health qualification, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
	uin	HL1504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>Everyone coming into prison either from courts or transfer from another prison or on remission from a psychiatric unit receives the first reception screening. This screening is based on National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines and includes questions on a person’s mental health. The clinicians undertaking the initial reception screening could be either a general nurse or a mental health nurse. We do not have the breakdown of those that undertake reception screenings when seeing prisoners and their qualifications.</p><p>Any patient that requires further support or investigations for physical or mental health conditions is appropriately referred on to the relevant team. It is important to note that the initial health screen on reception is to keep people safe in the first few days. A more comprehensive second screening is undertaken within seven days of arrival.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 17/01/2024 17:28:39 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1681530

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	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	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, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the introduction of the physician associate role on patient (a) care and (b) outcomes in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	9269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>Health Education England, now NHS England, has previously explored the value and potential of physician associates (PAs) as members of a multidisciplinary medical team through impact case studies, which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/medical-associate-professions/impact-case-studies/physician-associate-role-primary-care-impact-case-study" target="_blank">https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/medical-associate-professions/impact-case-studies/physician-associate-role-primary-care-impact-case-study</a></p><p>There is ongoing work around the integration of medical associate profession roles, which include PAs and also anaesthesia associates and surgical care practitioners, as part of a Career Development Framework to support the overall objectives of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan for these roles.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan commits to expanding the PA role further whilst upholding the highest levels of patient safety and welfare. NHS England will continue to seek feedback from employers, regulators, royal colleges and professional bodies regarding the PA role and will work to develop and implement any recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/01/2024 17:36:41 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1681341

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	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	Operating Theatres: Fires
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that all instances of fires in operating theatres across NHS England are reported to the Care Quality Commission.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL1463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>Health and care providers in England are not required to report all surgical fires to the Care Quality Commission (CQC), except for those considered to be a serious incident. If the incident is serious, CQC is notified through the transfer of Strategic Executive Information System.</p><p>If CQC notes any fire safety concerns during an inspection, the provider gets referred to the local fire authority for them to take the appropriate action.</p><p>Any unexpected or unintended incident which could have or did lead to harm to one or more patients can be recorded on the Learn from Patient Safety Events service, to support local and national learning. This would include incidents caused by surgical fires or burns. Providers are encouraged to foster a positive safety culture among their staff, and ensure an appropriate local focus on incident recognition, recording, and response.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 17/01/2024 17:32:56 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1681814

	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	Prime Minister: Correspondence
	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 Prime Minister's answer of 27 November 2023 to Question 3132 on Prime Minister: Correspondence, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from an East Londonderry constituent of 16 June 2023 on water fluoridation policy that was re-delivered to the Prime Minister's parliamentary office in-person by the hon. Member for East Londonderry on 29 November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	9340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member on 16 January 2024. With apologies, this case was delayed as part of our continued backlog of cases following the pandemic and we are currently working through an urgent recovery plan to resolve this.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/01/2024 15:15:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1681077

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	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	Health Services: Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much revenue the health surcharge for migrants generated in each year from 2018 to 2022 inclusive.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	8969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) income data is published annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>Please note that the IHS figure is made up of both Retained Income and Consolidated Funds. The IHS amounts for financial years from 2018 to 2022 inclusive are as follows:</p><p>- 2017/18: £240,483,000</p><p>- 2018/19: £297,927,000</p><p>- 2019/20: £597,677,000</p><p>- 2020/21: £480,822,000</p><p>- 2021/22: £1,423,284,000</p><p>- 2022/23: £1,706,112,000</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/01/2024 17:39:51 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 11228 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1680946

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	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	Health: Leicester East
	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 plans to take to help reduce health inequalities in Leicester East constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
	uin	8869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>In January 2023, we announced our plan to publish the Major Conditions Strategy which will emphasise the importance of working with local areas to address regional disparities in health outcomes and support the levelling up mission to narrow the gap in healthy life expectancy by 2030.</p><p>This strategy will explore how we can tackle the key drivers of ill-health in England to improve healthy life expectancy, as well as reduce pressure on the National Health Service and reduce ill-health related labour market inactivity. Our approach will continue to focus on supporting people to live healthier lives, helping the NHS and social care to provide the best treatment and care for patients and tackling health disparities through national and system interventions such as the NHS’s Core20PLUS5 programme.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/01/2024 15:06:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe