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1130535

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date	06/06/2019
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	5G: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department plans to publish on protecting people who suffer from electro-hypersensitivity from the effects of 5G.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	261100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) advises that the guidelines of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) should be adopted for limiting exposure to radio waves, and there is no convincing evidence that adverse health effects can result if these guidelines are complied with.</p><p>Carefully designed studies have been performed in the United Kingdom and around the world to investigate whether the health symptoms some people experience and attribute to exposure to radio waves within the ICNIRP guideline levels are indeed caused by exposure. The studies are detailed in the 2012 report from the independent Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radiofrequency-electromagnetic-fields-health-effects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radiofrequency-electromagnetic-fields-health-effects</a></p><p>PHE continues to monitor the evidence on this topic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:36:33 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1130475

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Alopecia and Wigs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that NHS England appoints a person responsible for (a) Alopecia and (b) the provision of wigs.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	261174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The commissioning and configuration of dermatology services in England is a local matter. The majority of patients with dermatological disorders, including alopecia, are managed in primary and community care and the local National Health Service is best placed to make decisions that ensure services meet the needs of resident populations in the most appropriate way.</p><p>Prescriptions for wigs are available on the NHS, but patients will be charged for them unless they qualify for help with charges. Further information can be found via the NHS website:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/help-with-health-costs/wigs-and-fabric-supports-on-the-nhs" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/help-with-health-costs/wigs-and-fabric-supports-on-the-nhs</a></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	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1130116

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	Arthritis: 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 recent steps his Department has taken to improve early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	260723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidance ‘Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults: management’, updated in 2018, sets out best practice on the diagnosis, treatment, care support of people living with the condition. The guidance emphasises the need for early diagnosis, with urgent referral to a specialist rheumatologist on suspicion of rheumatoid arthritis. This is because treatment at an early stage can halt progression of disease.</p><p>The full guidance can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng100/resources/rheumatoid-arthritis-in-adults-management-pdf-66141531233989" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng100/resources/rheumatoid-arthritis-in-adults-management-pdf-66141531233989</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 12:47:28 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1130374

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Babies: 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 guidance his Department has issued on the (a) use and (b) retention of information produced from Guthrie tests.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	261195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The Guthrie test was used for detecting phenylketonuria. However, as the newborn bloodspot screening programme screens for nine rare conditions, the heel prick test is performed using the newer technique of tandem mass spectrometry to detect conditions.</p><p>Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England have published the ‘NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme Code of Practice for the retention and storage of residual newborn blood spots’. This code of practice was published in January 2018 and applies to all newborn blood spot samples. It sets out arrangements for the retention, storage, use and release of residual newborn blood spots and related information and communication requirements.</p><p>The retention guidance is currently under review and will be updated shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:01:35 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1130043

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	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, with reference to the NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Planning Guidance commitments for 2019-20, what progress his Department has made on establishing a stratified follow-up approach for breast cancer in all NHS trusts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	260648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan states that, after treatment, patients will move to a follow-up pathway that suits their needs, and ensures they can get rapid access to clinical support where they are worried that their cancer may have recurred. This stratified follow-up approach will be established in all trusts for breast cancer in 2019.</p><p>As set out in the Long Term Plan, an Implementation Framework will be published shortly which will set out the next steps the National Health Service 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> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:41:49 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

1130522

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Children: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children who have suffered health problems as a result of poor housing conditions in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	261223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) does not hold data on the number of children who have suffered health problems as a result of poor housing conditions.</p><p>PHE is working with partners across the housing and health systems to reduce housing-related ill-health, including in children, by supporting local authorities, the National Health Service and frontline staff through guidance in the Cold Weather Plan and through the resources available online in Homes for Health. More information is available at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cold-weather-plan-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cold-weather-plan-for-england</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-for-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-for-health</a></p><p>Public Health England is also working with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to ensure that existing resources to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel bills (including the Winter Fuel Payment) are targeted at the most vulnerable groups.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/06/2019 13:42:32 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

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

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