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867296

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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	Bowel Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What the timetable is for the implementation of the faecal immunochemical test for bowel cancer screening.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
	uin	904478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee has recommended that the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) be the primary screening test for bowel cancer and NHS England remains absolutely committed to implementing FIT in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is working with Public Health England to finalise a number of practical arrangements around sensitivity, production and distribution of FIT kits, and diagnostic and pathology workforce capacity to ensure that when FIT is implemented, it is sustainable.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/03/2018 17:31:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

837681

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	General Practitioners: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What estimate his Department has made of the number of GPs who plan to leave general practice in the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Rochdale
	tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
	uin	903795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>We know that one of the main reasons GPs leave general practice is retirement. That is why we have put in place comprehensive measures to ensure we meet our commitment of an extra 5,000 GPs in the NHS by 2020. GP Career Plus, the GP Retention Scheme and the National GP Induction and Refresher Scheme will all help get valuable experienced GPs back into our NHS. 3,157 GP training places were also filled in 2017 – the highest number ever.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2018 15:44:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

917087

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2018
	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	Pharmacy: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to roll-out a minor ailments scheme through community pharmacies as recommended by the independent review of community pharmacy clinical services.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	149706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Minor ailment services are currently commissioned locally by the National Health Service according to need. However a national minor illness scheme is in development, building on a pilot digital minor illness referral service (DMIRS) that commenced last year in the North East. This scheme provides direct referrals from NHS 111 to community pharmacy. Three further DMIRS pilots, supported by the Pharmacy Integration Fund, are due to be launched by early autumn 2018, in Devon, London (in a phased approach), and East Midlands. The areas will be adopting the same model used in the North East with some minor adaptations dependent on the local NHS 111 case mix. An evaluation will inform any next steps for the project.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/06/2018 14:00:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

882450

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	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	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 (a) men and (b) women aged (i) 10-20, (ii) 21-30, (iii) 31-40, (iv) 41-50, (v) 51-60, (vi) 61-70 and (vii) over 80 years were diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	135512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>This data is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published best practice guidance for the diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Prevalence in the general population is estimated between 10% and 20%. IBS most often affects people between the ages of 20 and 30 years and is twice as common in women as in men.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/04/2018 15:41:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

911193

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Scientific Advisory Committee On Nutrition
	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 revised advice issued by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition in July 2016 on vitamin D, for what reasons Public Health England limited the application of the advice to autumn and winter only; what steps he has taken to monitor the effect of that change in the advice on the health of the population; what steps have been taken to make the public aware of that advice; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	147853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England advice on vitamin D supplements recognises that in spring and summer, the majority of the population get enough vitamin D through sunlight on the skin and a healthy, balanced diet. The advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition was unable to take account of skin synthesis of vitamin D.</p><p> </p><p>During autumn and winter everyone will need to rely on dietary sources of vitamin D. Vitamin D intake and status is measured through the United Kingdom National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme.</p><p> </p><p>Clear advice to the public continues to be communicated via the NHS Choices website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/</a></p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has produced guidance on increasing vitamin D supplement use among population groups at risk of vitamin D deficiency, which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph56" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph56</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/06/2018 14:07:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

909207

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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: Alcoholic Drinks
	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, Alcohol and Mental Health: Policy and Practice in England, published by the Institute of Alcohol Studies and Centre for Mental Health in April 2018, what plans he has to tackle the gaps in provision of treatment services for those with co-morbid alcohol use and mental health difficulties.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	146211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the needs of their local population, including people with alcohol problems, and commissioning services to meet these needs. Needs assessment and commissioning to support people who have co-occurring alcohol and mental health problems should be done in partnership with local National Health Service mental health trusts which are responsible for local mental health issues.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) works with local authorities, supporting the needs assessment and commissioning process, with data, guidance and other tools. This includes guidance on meeting the needs of people with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders, and data about co-occurring conditions. This guidance and data can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile-group/mental-health/profile/drugsandmentalhealth" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile-group/mental-health/profile/drugsandmentalhealth</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/people-with-co-occurring-conditions-commission-and-provide-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/people-with-co-occurring-conditions-commission-and-provide-services</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE also supports NHS England’s commissioning for quality and innovation scheme aimed at preventing ill health by risky behaviours - alcohol and tobacco. This programme targets improving services for people with mental health needs who present to accident and emergency services. The Government is committed to exploring how to improve coordination of mental health services and drug and alcohol rehabilitation and will use the development of the new alcohol strategy to examine this further.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 146214 question first answered 24/05/2018 14:56:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

864343

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	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	Food Supply
	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 by the Food Research Collaboration, Weakening UK food law enforcement: a risky tactic in Brexit, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for food security when the UK leaves the EU of the report’s conclusions on the Food Standards Agency’s programme of change, Regulating Our Future.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	132827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>At no point will the United Kingdom Government propose changes through the Regulating Our Future programme that would adversely impact on food security or cause difficulty to food businesses wishing to export food post European Union exit. Departments are currently working together to understand the impacts that withdrawal from the EU will have across a number of cross-cutting areas. It will be the UK Government’s priority to maintain the UK’s high standards of food and feed safety, and to ensure we take a risk-based, proportionate approach when providing risk assessments.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/03/2018 14:36:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

857834

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	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
	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 by the APPG on Breast Cancer, A Mixed Picture: An Inquiry into Geographical Inequalities and Breast Cancer, what steps he is taking to reduce inequalities in breast cancer outcomes across the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	131735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is committed to transforming cancer care for all cancers, including breast cancer, across the country, and to reducing inequality and promoting equity of access to services. The report recommends improving the use of data: NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) have set up the Cancer Alliance Data, Evidence and Analysis Service, to help drive evidence-based local decisions in the delivery of improved cancer outcomes, using a whole pathway and cross-organisational approach.</p><p> </p><p>On workforce, NHS England is working closely with Health Education England (HEE) following publication in December of the cancer workforce plan, and Cancer Alliances will work with their local HEE offices and regional teams to produce local plans.</p><p> </p><p>On early diagnosis, PHE has launched the ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ Campaign to raise awareness of specific symptoms and encourage those with symptoms to visit their doctor. The latest campaign, launched on 22 February, focuses on breast cancer in people aged over 70.</p><p> </p><p>To improve the uptake of screening, we are continuing to invest in initiatives to help ensure equality of access, including through locally targeted interventions. PHE has produced a new ‘Breast screening: easy guide’, and this, along with other initiatives such as text and general practitioner reminders, are examples of some of the ways which we are getting the information through to women so they can decide whether screening is right for them.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2018 15:34:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

874870

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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	Epilepsy: 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, with reference to the recent Public Health England report on deaths associated with neurological conditions in England 2001-14, what steps his Department is taking to improve epilepsy services in the most deprived areas.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	135171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>The Public Health England (PHE) report Deaths associated with neurological conditions in England 2001 to 2014, was developed by PHE’s Neurology Intelligence Network (NIN), and published on 27 February 2018. The report found that a greater proportion of epilepsy related deaths occur in areas of higher levels of deprivation. A copy of the report can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-associated-with-neurological-conditions" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-associated-with-neurological-conditions</a></p><p> </p><p>Wider research has shown that epilepsy prevalence varies with social deprivation, but this is not well understood, and it is not clear whether this inequality in mortality is the consequence of the increased prevalence seen in deprived areas, of poor care, or both. However, deprivation is a well-known determinant of poor general health, and although there is insufficient evidence to describe the relationship as causal, it underlines the health inequalities link in relation to epilepsy related deaths.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is acting broadly to reduce health inequalities by addressing the social causes of ill health, promoting healthier lifestyles for all and tackling differences in outcomes of NHS services, all underpinned by legal duties. Through the Mandate the Government has asked NHS England to ensure service commissioning focuses on measurable reductions in inequalities in access to health services, in people’s experience of the health system, and across a specified range of health outcomes which contribute to reducing inequalities in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. National and local outcomes frameworks feature indicators to measure improvements across a range of areas, including inequalities, and the Mandate asks NHS England to do more in increasing the transparency on services and outcomes that these frameworks provide.</p><p>At a national level, NHS England is the organisation responsible for securing and supporting high quality outcomes for people with epilepsy, and the vast majority of services for people with the condition are planned and commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups. Action is led locally to ensure the solutions put in place reflect the needs of individual communities.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s Rightcare programme provides practical support to local commissioners to tackle unwarranted variation, including in services for neurological conditions like epilepsy.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is also working with the Neurological Alliance to support a new Neurology Advisory Group, led by Professor Adrian Williams, to align work across the system to improve neurological care. In addition to developing the neurology mortality report, PHE’s NIN provides a broad range of data on disease, services and outcomes, including for epilepsy, to support local commissioners to benchmark services and drive improvement. The new neurology mortality report will provide further focus for commissioners in considering whether there are any changes they need to make in terms of service planning and provision, including around the inequality issues identified.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers routinely meet the system leaders to discuss a broad range of issues concerning population health, including long term health problems. The Department works closely with NHS England and PHE to support delivery of the Mandate and systems objectives. The Department and NHS England are also represented on PHE’s NIN. NHS England officials hope to meet with the charity SUDEP (Sudden unexpected death from epilepsy) Action shortly to discuss the findings of the PHE report.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing over £1 billion a year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), and the NIHR has advised that it is not currently funding any research into premature epilepsy mortality. The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics: research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including epilepsy. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 135172 135173 135174 135175 question first answered 20/04/2018 13:47:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

874871

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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	Epilepsy
	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 recent Public Health England report on deaths associated with neurological conditions in England 2001-14, what steps he is taking to prioritise (a) epilepsy care provision and (b) research on premature epilepsy mortality.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	135172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>The Public Health England (PHE) report Deaths associated with neurological conditions in England 2001 to 2014, was developed by PHE’s Neurology Intelligence Network (NIN), and published on 27 February 2018. The report found that a greater proportion of epilepsy related deaths occur in areas of higher levels of deprivation. A copy of the report can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-associated-with-neurological-conditions" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-associated-with-neurological-conditions</a></p><p> </p><p>Wider research has shown that epilepsy prevalence varies with social deprivation, but this is not well understood, and it is not clear whether this inequality in mortality is the consequence of the increased prevalence seen in deprived areas, of poor care, or both. However, deprivation is a well-known determinant of poor general health, and although there is insufficient evidence to describe the relationship as causal, it underlines the health inequalities link in relation to epilepsy related deaths.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is acting broadly to reduce health inequalities by addressing the social causes of ill health, promoting healthier lifestyles for all and tackling differences in outcomes of NHS services, all underpinned by legal duties. Through the Mandate the Government has asked NHS England to ensure service commissioning focuses on measurable reductions in inequalities in access to health services, in people’s experience of the health system, and across a specified range of health outcomes which contribute to reducing inequalities in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. National and local outcomes frameworks feature indicators to measure improvements across a range of areas, including inequalities, and the Mandate asks NHS England to do more in increasing the transparency on services and outcomes that these frameworks provide.</p><p>At a national level, NHS England is the organisation responsible for securing and supporting high quality outcomes for people with epilepsy, and the vast majority of services for people with the condition are planned and commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups. Action is led locally to ensure the solutions put in place reflect the needs of individual communities.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s Rightcare programme provides practical support to local commissioners to tackle unwarranted variation, including in services for neurological conditions like epilepsy.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is also working with the Neurological Alliance to support a new Neurology Advisory Group, led by Professor Adrian Williams, to align work across the system to improve neurological care. In addition to developing the neurology mortality report, PHE’s NIN provides a broad range of data on disease, services and outcomes, including for epilepsy, to support local commissioners to benchmark services and drive improvement. The new neurology mortality report will provide further focus for commissioners in considering whether there are any changes they need to make in terms of service planning and provision, including around the inequality issues identified.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers routinely meet the system leaders to discuss a broad range of issues concerning population health, including long term health problems. The Department works closely with NHS England and PHE to support delivery of the Mandate and systems objectives. The Department and NHS England are also represented on PHE’s NIN. NHS England officials hope to meet with the charity SUDEP (Sudden unexpected death from epilepsy) Action shortly to discuss the findings of the PHE report.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing over £1 billion a year in health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), and the NIHR has advised that it is not currently funding any research into premature epilepsy mortality. The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics: research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including epilepsy. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 135171 135173 135174 135175 question first answered 20/04/2018 13:47:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy