Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1130014

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Sexually Transmitted Infections
	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 implications for his policies of the Public Health England sexually transmitted infection data, published June 2019; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	260586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>It is concerning to see the increase in sexually transmitted infections, and we would encourage people to practice safe sex by using condoms and to access their free, local sexual health services if they consider themselves to be at risk of infection. Local authorities have been mandated to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services and are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities.</p><p>Data published by Public Health England show that more people are accessing sexual health services, with attendances increasing by 7% between 2017 and 2018. This continues the trend of increases in attendances seen over the past five years. To help manage the overall increase in demand, online services are increasingly being commissioning to manage lower risk and asymptomatic patients. These services also have the potential to reach groups not currently engaged with clinic services.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 260587 question first answered 14/06/2019 12:59:18 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1130015

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Sexually Transmitted Infections: 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 ensure that (a) local and (b) national services for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care of sexually transmitted infections are delivered to those groups with greatest sexual health needs.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	260587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>It is concerning to see the increase in sexually transmitted infections, and we would encourage people to practice safe sex by using condoms and to access their free, local sexual health services if they consider themselves to be at risk of infection. Local authorities have been mandated to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services and are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities.</p><p>Data published by Public Health England show that more people are accessing sexual health services, with attendances increasing by 7% between 2017 and 2018. This continues the trend of increases in attendances seen over the past five years. To help manage the overall increase in demand, online services are increasingly being commissioning to manage lower risk and asymptomatic patients. These services also have the potential to reach groups not currently engaged with clinic services.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 260586 question first answered 14/06/2019 12:59:18 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1130016

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Chlamydia: 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 chlamydia testing rates have reduced by 22 per cent since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	260588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities monitor the performance of local sexual health contracts. This information is not collected by Public Health England (PHE).</p><p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to ensure ease of access to chlamydia screening. PHE supports local areas through facilitated chlamydia care pathway workshops. These workshops enable local commissioners and providers to explore and review local chlamydia activities, and create data driven action plans to improve service provision and outcomes.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 260589 question first answered 14/06/2019 12:55:58 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1130017

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Chlamydia: 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 he will take to ensure ease of access to chlamydia screening services.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	260589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities monitor the performance of local sexual health contracts. This information is not collected by Public Health England (PHE).</p><p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to ensure ease of access to chlamydia screening. PHE supports local areas through facilitated chlamydia care pathway workshops. These workshops enable local commissioners and providers to explore and review local chlamydia activities, and create data driven action plans to improve service provision and outcomes.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 260588 question first answered 14/06/2019 12:55:58 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1130018

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Sexually Transmitted Infections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what urgent steps the Government will take to tackle increases in rates of (a) gonorrhoea and (b) syphilis.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	260590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>In June 2019, Public Health England (PHE) published a Syphilis Action Plan to improve the detection, surveillance and clinical management of syphilis at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syphilis-public-health-england-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syphilis-public-health-england-action-plan</a></p><p>To reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including gonorrhoea and syphilis, PHE launched the ‘Protect Against STIs’ health promotion campaign in 2017/18 to promote condom use and positive sexual relationships among 16 to 24-year olds. This campaign can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/protect-against-stis-use-a-condom/home" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/protect-against-stis-use-a-condom/home</a></p><p>Additionally, HIV Prevention England has been contracted to deliver a HIV prevention programme aimed at gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men; black Africans; and other groups in whom there is a higher or emerging burden of infection. This programme promotes, among other behaviours, condom use and awareness of STIs including gonorrhoea and syphilis. More information on this programme can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.hivpreventionengland.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.hivpreventionengland.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:41:07 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1130019

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Gonorrhoea: Drug Resistance
	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 risk to public health of drug resistant gonorrhoea.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	260591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Drug resistance in gonorrhoea increases the likelihood of treatment failure and ongoing transmission. There have been three documented treatment failures in England reported to date and all were eventually cured successfully. Public Health England (PHE) undertakes comprehensive surveillance through the gonococcal resistance to antimicrobials surveillance programme to enable early detection and management of antibiotic resistance in gonorrhoea. It uses this intelligence to advise on national gonorrhoea treatment guidelines ensuring they remain effective. PHE also investigates outbreaks and individual cases of extensively drug resistant gonorrhoea and potential treatment failures to ensure effective management and control spread. Further information can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gonococcal-resistance-to-antimicrobials-surveillance-programme-grasp-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gonococcal-resistance-to-antimicrobials-surveillance-programme-grasp-report</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:38:52 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1130032

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
	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 NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Planning Guidance commitments for 2019-20, what progress his Department has made on ensuring that all boys aged 12 and 13 are offered vaccination against HPV-related diseases including oral, throat, anal cancer; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	260637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Preparation to implement the extension of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme to boys is progressing well. NHS England has carried out a series of assurance surveys to assess the preparedness of the system for the extension of the HPV vaccination programme to boys, specifically covering the service provision, delivery, data collection and coverage. The outcome of that exercise has shown that implementation is on track for the 2019/20 academic year.</p><p>NHS England Public Health Commissioning teams have embedded the duty to offer boys aged 12 and 13 vaccination against HPV-related diseases within contracts with school-aged immunisation providers. These providers are under contractual obligation to offer 100% of eligible boys the opportunity to be vaccinated and not just those in full time education.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:20:01 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1130037

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Continuing Care: 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 the NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Planning Guidance commitments for 2019-20, what progress his Department has made on rolling out clinical networks to improve the quality of care for children with long term conditions such as asthma, epilepsy and diabetes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	260642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, an Implementation Framework will be published shortly. This will set out the next steps the National Health Service will take to deliver the commitments, such as the clinical networks to improve the quality of care for children with long term conditions such as asthma, epilepsy and diabetes, and the national activity and support available to systems. The Implementation Framework will assist local health systems, who will build on the engagement already taking place across the country, in developing their strategic Long Term Plan implementation plan over the summer. NHS England and NHS Improvement will then publish a national implementation plan in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 12:45:08 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1130040

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	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, with reference to the NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Planning Guidance commitments for 2019-20, what progress his Department has made on ensuring that patients with Type 1 diabetes benefit from life-changing flash glucose monitors in line with clinical guidelines; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	260645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Glucose monitoring technology, such as flash glucose monitors like Freestyle Libre will continue to be available to those meeting the relevant clinical criteria.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan announced that the National Health Service will ensure that, in line with clinical guidelines, eligible patients with type 1 diabetes benefit from life changing flash glucose monitors from April 2019, ending the variation patients in some parts of the country are facing.</p><p>NHS England has published detailed criteria and supporting guidance at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/flash-glucose-monitoring-national-arrangements-funding-v1.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/flash-glucose-monitoring-national-arrangements-funding-v1.1.pdf</a></p><p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will be reimbursed for the cost of flash glucose monitoring sensors for those who meet these criteria, which could amount to up to 20% of their type 1 diabetes populations. CCGs can also locally choose to fund flash glucose monitoring for other patients with diabetes. The guidance advises that as part of their annual review process, patients with diabetes should be assessed for suitability for flash glucose monitoring. This process can also form part of a review for a different purpose, if that occurs earlier. This will promote a systematic approach to increasing take up.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:16:04 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1130042

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Cancer: Health
	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 NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Planning Guidance commitments for 2019-20, what progress his Department has made on introducing an innovative quality of life metric to track and respond to the long-term impact of cancer; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	260647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, an Implementation Framework will be published shortly which will set out the next steps the NHS will take to deliver the commitments and the national activity and support available to systems. The Implementation Framework will assist local health systems, who will build on the engagement already taking place across the country, in developing their strategic Long Term Plan implementation plan over the summer. NHS England and NHS Improvement will then publish a national implementation plan in the autumn.</p><p>As recommended in the Independent Cancer Taskforce report, NHS England has run a pilot project to test data collection methods and gather data to support the development of summary Quality of Life metric(s). Patients with breast, prostate and colorectal cancer in seven hospital trusts have been completing questionnaires, and up to May 2019, 3,700 patients had been invited and 1,914 patients completed questionnaires. The project is now entering a data analysis phase, and a recommendation on which statistics to use for the Quality of Life metric(s) is due by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:43:22 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth