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170724

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Alzheimer's Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges and the Alzheimer's Society about DNA and memory loss and the prospects for reducing the incidence of Alzheimer's.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	218885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>Improving the treatment and care of people with dementia, reducing the incidence of dementia including Alzheimer’s disease and improving dementia research, is a key priority for the Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has and continues to have discussions with a range of stakeholders on these key issues including Royal Colleges such as the Royal College for General Practitioners and the Alzheimer’s Society.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 07/01/2015 17:13:06 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

228200

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people in each age group who have suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	228018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the number of people in each age group who have suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome in each of the last five years. With the exception of cancer, there is no comprehensive central record of disease diagnosis for any condition. In 2007 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence produced the clinical guidance ‘<em>Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy): Diagnosis and management of CFS/ME in adults and children</em>’, which estimates that the annual prevalence is approximately 4,000 cases per million of the population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 25/03/2015 16:32:38 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

175946

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dementia: Hay Fever
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges about links between hayfever and dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	222113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Improving the treatment and care of people with dementia, reducing the incidence of dementia and improving dementia research, is a key priority for the Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had and continues to have numerous meetings with various stakeholders including Royal Colleges in which numerous topics are discussed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 03/02/2015 14:56:35 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

228184

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	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, when he expects his Department's planned mental health app to be available across the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	228010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>NHS England will later in March be launching a Mental Health Apps Library pilot to promote access to digital services that have a proven track record of improving outcomes for those suffering with depression and anxiety. The focus of the pilot will be on NHS commissioned digital services that are compliant with the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies quality standards, that offer National Institute of Health and Care Excellence approved evidence based treatments for depression and anxiety disorders. The aim of the pilot is to increase access to these services and create a better case for the commissioning of, and usage of, digital mental health services which lead to better outcomes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/03/2015 17:49:34 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

170727

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Migraines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people in the UK with migraine; and what the age range of those people is.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	218888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>Information concerning the number of people diagnosed each year as suffering from migraine and the age range of these people is not collected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline, ‘<em>Headaches: Diagnosis and management of headaches in young people and adults’</em>, published in 2012, sets out best practice for healthcare professionals in the care, treatment and support of people who suffer from headaches. The guideline includes specific information on the management of migraines, such as the prescribing of appropriate pain-relief medication.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 07/01/2015 17:09:20 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

177527

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Translation Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce translation and interpretation costs in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	223190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>It is for National Health Service providers to decide how much funding they allocate towards the cost of providing translation and interpretation services for patients, their families and the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 10/02/2015 12:19:09 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

223296

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to assist wounded veterans with their care expenses.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	225286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government has made a clear commitment, through the Armed Forces Covenant, which we enshrined in legislation in 2011, to support members of the Armed Forces Community, which includes both serving personnel and veterans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Social care is a devolved issue and in England has never been free and people have always been asked to make a contribution based on what they can afford. However, we know that the current system for paying for care no longer reflects the needs of today’s society which is why we are in the process of introducing the biggest reforms in over 65 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The War Pensions Scheme, which predates the introduction of the welfare state, provides a range of allowances in addition to the basic war disablement pension. Some of these allowances are designed to specifically pay for the ongoing care costs associated with an individual’s disability and these are paid at a preferential rate, meaning that a war pensioner does not have to use their basic war disablement pension to meet these costs or seek other benefits to cover them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme that was introduced in 2005 operates differently and is therefore currently treated differently in assessing what a person can afford to contribute to the cost of their care. However, officials in the Department have been working closely with the Royal British Legion to assess how the two schemes might be aligned under the social care charging rules in future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Alongside this we are in the process of introducing much wider reforms to how we pay for social care that will make the system fairer for everyone, including veterans. At the moment, someone who is unlucky enough to have the highest care needs can risk losing all they have to meet the cost of their care. These reforms will mean that, for the first time ever, everyone will be protected from the risk of catastrophic care costs. The proposals are currently out for consultation and can be found at <a href="http://www.careact2016.dh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.careact2016.dh.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 02/03/2015 17:40:47 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon