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49470

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to raise awareness of the conditions that can lead to young sudden cardiac death and sudden death syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	197438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee advises Ministers and the National Health Service in all four countries about all aspects of screening policy and supports implementation. It is currently reviewing the evidence for screening young people between the ages of 12 to 39 years for the major causes of sudden cardiac death. A public consultation will open shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>NHS England is working with the Chief Coroner to discuss what the coronial system can do to help reduce sudden cardiac death in the young. As a result, the Chief Coroner has written to local Coroners asking them to make families of those who have died of the condition aware that it may be inherited, and encouraging them to contact either the British Heart Foundation, Cardiac Risk in the Young, or their general practitioner for testing and counselling.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

390813

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bacterial Diseases: Mortality Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215524, when Public Health England intends to publish data on the mortality rate for deaths in 2013 involving (a) C. difficile and (b) MRSA in (i) England and (ii) each NHS trust.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	7619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England intends to publish 30-day all-cause mortality following methicillin resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> (MRSA) bacteraemia, methicillin sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> (MSSA) bacteraemia, <em>Escherichia coli</em> bacteraemia and <em>Clostridium difficile</em> infection in the autumn. Data will be broken down by National Health Service region and patient age and gender.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/07/2015 15:52:20 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

768122

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of progress on the Government's plans to provide justice to those affected by contaminated blood products.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	106945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is consulting on the scope, format and sponsorship of the inquiry into contaminated blood until 18 October 2017. The Government will provide a further update to the House after the consultation closes.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/10/2017 12:38:54 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

142239

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department’s guidance on charging for residential accommodation on the financial independence of adults in residential care.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	213681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Charging for Residential Accommodation Guidelines (CRAG) supports local authorities to interpret the National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992. This guidance and the regulations will be repealed from April 2015 when new provisions under the Care Act 2014 come into force.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new charging framework introduces minimal changes in order to respond to the call for continuity and to enable local authorities to focus on preparing for implementation of the reforms recommended by the independent Commission on Funding Reform that the Care Act will also introduce. From April 2016 this will see the introduction of a cap on care costs that will protect people from the risk of catastrophic costs and an extension to the point at which means tested support becomes available. As the published impact assessment shows, this means that up to 100,000 more people will be better off by 2024-25. We are in the process of updating the modelling and will publish a revised impact assessment shortly. In addition, from April 2015 we are introducing a universal deferred payment agreement scheme that means people should not be forced to sell their home in their lifetime to pay for care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 18/11/2014 15:42:59 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

781408

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to raise awareness of myalgic encephalomyelitis among (a) healthcare professionals and (b) the general public.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	110590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>There is information readily available on chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) for both healthcare professionals and the general public via NHS Choices website. Further information is also provided in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guidance which can be found via their website. This information is provided in formats suitable for both professionals and the public. Both the NHS Choices and NICE guidance can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg53" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg53</a></p><p>On 20 September 2017, NICE announced plans to undertake a full review of the guidance to ensure it reflects the latest available evidence.</p><p>Education and training is also an important feature in building the awareness of clinical professionals. In terms of education and training, the General Medical Council sets out the knowledge, skills and behaviours that new United Kingdom medical graduates must be able to demonstrate and Royal Medical Colleges, such as the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) set the standards for postgraduate medical education in general practice. General practice is where most patients with CFS/ME are likely to be managed, and the condition is identified as a key area of clinical knowledge in the RCGP Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) content guide. The AKT is a summative assessment of the knowledge base that underpins general practice in the United Kingdom within the context of the National Health Service and is a key part of general practitioner’s qualifying exams.</p><p>Once fully qualified, clinicians are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge remains up-to-date and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development. This activity should include taking account of new research and developments in guidance, such as that produced by NICE.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 08/11/2017 17:07:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

781409

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to mark International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases on 12 May 2018.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	110595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>There are no specific plans at this point.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s Long Term Conditions Unit works with partners such as voluntary sector organisations (including those with a remit on chronic disease) to synchronise communications activity in line with many annual awareness days. The NHS England media team may also provide support through social media to maximise the reach of established campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 08/11/2017 17:11:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

422982

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on reform of the NHS funding formula to clinical commissioning groups.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	12812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has responsibility for determining allocations to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation, an independent advisory group, is undertaking a full review of the formula used to determine allocations for individual CCGs. The review is nearing completion and we expect their recommendations to be presented at the NHS England Board meeting in December</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/10/2015 16:25:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

57963

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cystic Fibrosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust's report entitled Hope for More: Improving access to lung transplantation and care for people with cystic fibrosis, what assessment he has made of the donor lung utilisation rate for transplantation; and what measures he has identified as having the greatest potential to increase such utilisation.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	199027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>Currently donated lungs are allocated to the designated cardiothoracic transplant centres on a zonal basis. However, the Cardiothoracic Organs Advisory Group (CTAG) have recently reviewed the allocation policy and have recommended that the size of the allocation zones be adjusted to help ensure equity of access. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have therefore confirmed that for cardiothoracic organs, the zones will be reviewed in August 2014 to coincide with changes in liver allocation zones and from August 2015, heart and lung zones will be disaggregated and the zones reviewed separately.</p><p> </p><p>CTAG have also recommended that NHSBT reviews the consequences of introducing two levels of priority for listing for lung transplants - urgent and routine, and suggest a national allocation scheme for urgent listed patients, and zonal allocation for routine listed patients.</p><p> </p><p>Any proposed change would need to be validated by NHSBT, who will review the criteria for urgent listing and the statistical modelling of the potential impact of such a system. NHSBT will continue to work closely with the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to improve outcomes for patients requiring lung transplants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/06/2014 15:43:54 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

101647

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of charging for NHS services required because of injuries caused by alcohol or drug misuse.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	212524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>We recognise that drinking alcohol and drug use does place significant strain on the National Health Service, but there are both ethical and practical reasons not to seek payment from patients. The founding principle of the NHS is that services are free of charge, available to all on the basis of need, not ability to pay. It is funded accordingly, from general taxation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/11/2014 15:40:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

157008

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	E. coli
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance to hospitals so that a case of E.coli bacteria triggers the procedures that would be followed if a case of MRSA were discovered.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	215426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The management of individual cases of <em>E.coli</em> bloodstream infections is the responsibility of local infection prevention and control specialists. However, the Department has asked its expert Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections to consider the options for reducing the number of <em>E.coli</em> infections, which are not always hospital acquired.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/11/2014 17:18:51 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy