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1656817

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Scoliosis: Children
	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 an assessment with the Secretary of State for Education of the potential merits of screening for scoliosis in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	196516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is an independent scientific advisory committee that advises health ministers and the National Health Service in all four countries about all aspects of screening policy and supports implementation.</p><p>The UK NSC has reviewed screening school aged children for scoliosis in 2021 and recommended against screening. This is because there is not enough evidence to show if detecting the condition earlier through screening results in better health outcomes than waiting until symptoms develop. Details of the UK National Screening Committee’s review are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/scoliosis/" target="_blank">https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/scoliosis/</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/09/2023 13:14:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1656818

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Scoliosis: Children
	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 an assessment of the adequacy of his policies for treating scoliosis in children.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	196517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The commissioning of care for scoliosis is coordinated by integrated care boards, which are best placed to plan the provision of services. NHS England directly commissions some specialised services.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance in 2022 on vertebral body tethering for idiopathic scoliosis in children and young people. Within this guidance, NICE recommends that this procedure should only be carried out in specialist centres by spinal surgeons with specific training in anterior spinal surgery.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/09/2023 13:53:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1653138

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2023
	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	Drugs: Shortages
	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 resolve medicine shortages affecting pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	194202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>Medicine shortages are an ongoing issue that the Department has been managing for many years. The production of medicines is complex and highly regulated, and materials and processes must meet rigorous safety and quality standards. Supply problems can arise for various reasons such as manufacturing issues, problems with raw ingredients and batch failures. The Department has well-established processes to manage and mitigate the small number of supply problems that may arise at any one time due to manufacturing or distribution issues.</p><p>There is a team within the Department which deals specifically with medicine supply issues arising both in the community and hospitals across the United Kingdom.  It works closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the pharmaceutical industry, NHS England and others operating in the supply chain, including suppliers and wholesalers, to help prevent shortages and expedite resupply where possible to ensure that the risks to patients are minimised when they do arise. The team develop guidance which is shared with the National Health Service, including community pharmacies, advising on how to manage supply issues.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/07/2023 09:54:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1626708

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	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	Halton Hospital: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timescale is for the completion of the Halton Hospital and Wellbeing Campus.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	184496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>We received an expression of interest to be one of the next eight hospitals to join the New Hospital Programme from Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The expression of interest is in respect of both Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospital and Halton General Hospital.</p><p>We have assessed the expressions of interest received and the Government aims to make an announcement in due course. Whilst this process is ongoing, we are unable to comment on individual plans.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/06/2023 17:01:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1626710

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	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	Tourette’s Syndrome: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase funding into the (a) causes of and (b) treatments for Tourette’s syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	184497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). In 2021-22, the NIHR spent £120 million on mental health research, which is a significant year on year increase in investment and we expect this funding to continue in the future. The Department has not assessed funding allocated for Tourette’s syndrome; it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including the causes and treatments of Tourette’s syndrome.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/05/2023 13:51:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1626712

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	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	Tourette’s Syndrome: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing NICE guidance for (a) Tourette’s Syndrome and (b) other tic disorders.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	184498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Decisions on which topics the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will develop guidelines on are made by its cross-agency topic prioritisation (CATP) group. The CATP is a formal group that includes senior executives from the Department, NICE, NHS England and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.</p><p>When deciding which topics to develop guidelines on, and in what order, the group takes into account factors such as the health and care burden, the evidence base and variation in practice. The group met on 2 November 2022 to discuss the topic of Tourette syndrome and did not consider this topic to be a priority for guidance development at this time.</p><p>NICE’s guideline on suspected neurological conditions covers the initial assessment of symptoms and signs that may indicate a neurological condition and makes recommendations on tics and involuntary movement in children. Best practice guidance on the management of Tourette syndrome is available from the British Medical Journal which is available at the following link:</p><p>https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1042</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/05/2023 12:30:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1626713

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	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	Tourette’s Syndrome: 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 his Department is taking to improve the quality of training for service providers on (a) Tourette’s syndrome and (b) other tic disorders.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	184499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>Individual employers are responsible for ensuring that staff are trained, competent and have the necessary skills to safely and effectively treat patients in their care, including those with Tourette’s syndrome and other neurological disorders.</p><p>E-learning for Healthcare has produced modular online learning resources in relation to Tourette’s and other tic disorders, within its neurodevelopmental disorder and healthy schools programme domains, which are freely accessible to all including service providers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/05/2023 15:11:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1566546

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2023
	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	Fampridine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on access to Fampridine for people with multiple sclerosis.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	122256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>There have been no specific discussions. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on whether medicines represent a clinical and cost-effective use of resources. NICE was unable to recommend fampridine in its clinical guideline on managing multiple sclerosis which was originally published in 2014 and updated in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/01/2023 16:38:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1523341

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	NHS: Labour Turnover
	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 make an estimate of the number of medical practitioners who leave the NHS after their foundation years to work in other countries in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	66002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Foundation Programme (UKFP) has surveyed doctors finishing their second year of foundation training. The last iteration of the survey in 2019 showed that at the end of training, 635 out of 6,864 trainees or 9.3%, reported their planned next work destination as outside of the UK. However, it is expected that some of these trainees will return to practice in the UK.</p><p>The UKFP survey aligns with the latest information from the General Medical Council’s ‘The state of medical education and practice in the UK – the workforce report 2022’, which tracked the location of the 2016 cohort of doctors who completed their second year of foundation training. This shows that of 6,207 doctors who finished placements in England, only 387 or 6% had left the UK workforce after a year and 414 or 7% had left after five years. Those leaving may be working in other countries and also include those no longer working in the medical profession.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/10/2022 11:14:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1521201

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	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	NHS: Weaver Vale
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Weaver Vale constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	62059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention, including in Weaver Vale.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 62067 question first answered 01/11/2022 12:05:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury