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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-27more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Diabetes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will launch a public campaign to stem the rise in the number of people with Type 2 diabetes. more like this
tabling member constituency Ribble Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nigel Evans more like this
uin 222167 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Public Health England in partnership with NHS England and Diabetes UK are currently developing proposals for a nationally scaled diabetes prevention programme. This will consider the contribution of public campaigns to raise awareness of the risks of Type 2 diabetes and the lifestyle modifications that can prevent and reduce risk.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-02T16:37:11.91Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-02T16:37:11.91Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison remove filter
tabling member
474
label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans more like this
175945
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-27more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Diabetes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of how many diabetes sufferers are not getting the recommended number of annual checks in (a) Lancashire and (b) England. more like this
tabling member constituency Ribble Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nigel Evans more like this
uin 222168 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The table below shows the completion rate for all eight measurable care processes assessed in the National Diabetes Audit (NDA), the number of patients completing all eight care processes and the number not completing all eight care processes. This is provided for England and the eight clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in the Lancashire area. Also provided is the participation rate for England and each CCG.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The care processes are those which the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence recommend should be part of an annual check for people with diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data is not available in the format requested as figures on the completion of annual checks are not held centrally at county level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data provided is from the 2012-13 audit year.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Registrations - all diabetes<sup>1</sup> 2012-13 NDA</p></td><td><p>All 8<sup>2</sup> care process completion rate</p></td><td><p>Number of registrations completed all 8 processes</p></td><td><p>Number of registrations not completed all 8 processes</p></td><td><p>Participation rate<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,858,974</p></td><td><p>59.5%</p></td><td><p>1,106,561</p></td><td><p>752,413</p></td><td><p>70.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG</p></td><td><p>9,070</p></td><td><p>70.6%</p></td><td><p>6,400</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Blackpool CCG</p></td><td><p>9,659</p></td><td><p>65.9%</p></td><td><p>6,362</p></td><td><p>3,297</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG</p></td><td><p>8,718</p></td><td><p>66.0%</p></td><td><p>5,756</p></td><td><p>2,962</p></td><td><p>96.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS East Lancashire CCG</p></td><td><p>17,856</p></td><td><p>66.7%</p></td><td><p>11,907</p></td><td><p>5,949</p></td><td><p>94.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Greater Preston CCG</p></td><td><p>8,114</p></td><td><p>62.6%</p></td><td><p>5,079</p></td><td><p>3,035</p></td><td><p>79.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Lancashire North CCG</p></td><td><p>3,895</p></td><td><p>72.0%</p></td><td><p>2,805</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>61.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS West Lancashire CCG</p></td><td><p>5,539</p></td><td><p>63.9%</p></td><td><p>3,541</p></td><td><p>1,998</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Fylde and Wyre CCG</p></td><td><p>7,016</p></td><td><p>71.5%</p></td><td><p>5,019</p></td><td><p>1,997</p></td><td><p>85.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>All diabetes includes maturity onset diabetes of the young, other specified diabetes and not specified diabetes</p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>The eye screening care process has been removed from this figure due to data quality issues. This figure comprises the following care processes:</p><p> </p><p>HbA1c</p><p> </p><p>Blood pressure</p><p> </p><p>Cholesterol</p><p> </p><p>Serum creatinine</p><p> </p><p>Urine albumin</p><p> </p><p>Foot surveillance</p><p> </p><p>Body Mass Index</p><p> </p><p>Smoking</p><p> </p><p><sup>3</sup>Participation is calculated from the percentage of general practices (GP) practices participating in the NDA 2012-13 out of all GP practices within the CCG</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-02T18:00:59.237Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-02T18:00:59.237Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison remove filter
tabling member
474
label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans more like this
175947
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-27more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Exercise more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department last reviewed the effectiveness of public health measures designed to increase the uptake of exercise in adults and children in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 222155 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Promoting and increasing levels of physical activity is a key priority for the Department. This is supported by a well-developed and wide-ranging programme of actions, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- The four UK Chief Medical Officers’ recommendations for physical activity published in 2011. These are the first United Kingdom-wide guidelines and are in line with international recommendations. For the first time, the guidelines have included a life course approach and guidelines for sedentary behaviour. I have asked Public Health England to develop a ‘5-a-day’ style message to ensure we improve the effectiveness of these guidelines in public messaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Work with other Government departments to ensure all children and young people have opportunities to be physically active and enjoy sport so, particularly the least active and those not currently engaged with sport. Alongside this the Department is investing almost £222 million in programmes such as the PE and Sport Premium for Primary Schools, School Games, and Change4Life Sports Clubs to ensure all children and young people have opportunities to be physically active We are also funding Play England £1 million over a three year period to promote playing outdoors. The project is currently running a pilot in 10 deprived areas to help school children become more active and also reduce sedentary behaviour in adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Investment of £1.2 million in five English cities to deliver a range of interventions to support residents to build walking into their day- to -day lives. Evidence shows that these programmes have been very successful at encouraging older people to become more active. In addition, the Department works closely with the Ramblers/McMillan Cancer Support to promote the nationwide Walking for Health Programme which has a wide participation by older people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Work with a range of organisations in the voluntary and private sector as part of the Department’s Public Health Responsibility Deal, to promote physical activity amongst adults and children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In February 2014, the Government published “Moving More, Living More” (MMLM), a cross-Government campaign to deliver a physical activity legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As part of this, I chair a Ministerial Sub-Group of the Cabinet Committee for Olympic and Paralympic Legacy. The role of the Sub-Group is to take forward the commitments made in MMLM and ensure that relevant Government departments are making a contribution to the physical activity agenda. The Ministerial Sub-Group is supported by an officials’ group which meets monthly and reports to Ministers on progress.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2014, Public Health England published<em>, “Everybody active, every day”</em> with full ministerial involvement. Building on ‘Moving More, Living More’, this framework aims to increase the levels of physical activity in local communities by identifying key areas where more action is needed. The Department is now working with a range of partners to take forward the recommendations of this report, as part of the MMLM programme of work.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
grouped question UIN
222156 more like this
222157 more like this
222158 more like this
222159 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-02T16:34:50.217Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-02T16:34:50.217Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison remove filter
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
175948
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-27more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Exercise more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that adults in the UK increase their uptake of exercise to match NHS activity guidelines. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 222156 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Promoting and increasing levels of physical activity is a key priority for the Department. This is supported by a well-developed and wide-ranging programme of actions, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- The four UK Chief Medical Officers’ recommendations for physical activity published in 2011. These are the first United Kingdom-wide guidelines and are in line with international recommendations. For the first time, the guidelines have included a life course approach and guidelines for sedentary behaviour. I have asked Public Health England to develop a ‘5-a-day’ style message to ensure we improve the effectiveness of these guidelines in public messaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Work with other Government departments to ensure all children and young people have opportunities to be physically active and enjoy sport so, particularly the least active and those not currently engaged with sport. Alongside this the Department is investing almost £222 million in programmes such as the PE and Sport Premium for Primary Schools, School Games, and Change4Life Sports Clubs to ensure all children and young people have opportunities to be physically active We are also funding Play England £1 million over a three year period to promote playing outdoors. The project is currently running a pilot in 10 deprived areas to help school children become more active and also reduce sedentary behaviour in adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Investment of £1.2 million in five English cities to deliver a range of interventions to support residents to build walking into their day- to -day lives. Evidence shows that these programmes have been very successful at encouraging older people to become more active. In addition, the Department works closely with the Ramblers/McMillan Cancer Support to promote the nationwide Walking for Health Programme which has a wide participation by older people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Work with a range of organisations in the voluntary and private sector as part of the Department’s Public Health Responsibility Deal, to promote physical activity amongst adults and children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In February 2014, the Government published “Moving More, Living More” (MMLM), a cross-Government campaign to deliver a physical activity legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As part of this, I chair a Ministerial Sub-Group of the Cabinet Committee for Olympic and Paralympic Legacy. The role of the Sub-Group is to take forward the commitments made in MMLM and ensure that relevant Government departments are making a contribution to the physical activity agenda. The Ministerial Sub-Group is supported by an officials’ group which meets monthly and reports to Ministers on progress.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2014, Public Health England published<em>, “Everybody active, every day”</em> with full ministerial involvement. Building on ‘Moving More, Living More’, this framework aims to increase the levels of physical activity in local communities by identifying key areas where more action is needed. The Department is now working with a range of partners to take forward the recommendations of this report, as part of the MMLM programme of work.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
grouped question UIN
222155 more like this
222157 more like this
222158 more like this
222159 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-02T16:34:50.33Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-02T16:34:50.33Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison remove filter
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
175949
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-27more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Exercise: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children in the UK increase their uptake of exercise to match NHS activity guidelines. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 222157 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Promoting and increasing levels of physical activity is a key priority for the Department. This is supported by a well-developed and wide-ranging programme of actions, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- The four UK Chief Medical Officers’ recommendations for physical activity published in 2011. These are the first United Kingdom-wide guidelines and are in line with international recommendations. For the first time, the guidelines have included a life course approach and guidelines for sedentary behaviour. I have asked Public Health England to develop a ‘5-a-day’ style message to ensure we improve the effectiveness of these guidelines in public messaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Work with other Government departments to ensure all children and young people have opportunities to be physically active and enjoy sport so, particularly the least active and those not currently engaged with sport. Alongside this the Department is investing almost £222 million in programmes such as the PE and Sport Premium for Primary Schools, School Games, and Change4Life Sports Clubs to ensure all children and young people have opportunities to be physically active We are also funding Play England £1 million over a three year period to promote playing outdoors. The project is currently running a pilot in 10 deprived areas to help school children become more active and also reduce sedentary behaviour in adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Investment of £1.2 million in five English cities to deliver a range of interventions to support residents to build walking into their day- to -day lives. Evidence shows that these programmes have been very successful at encouraging older people to become more active. In addition, the Department works closely with the Ramblers/McMillan Cancer Support to promote the nationwide Walking for Health Programme which has a wide participation by older people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Work with a range of organisations in the voluntary and private sector as part of the Department’s Public Health Responsibility Deal, to promote physical activity amongst adults and children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In February 2014, the Government published “Moving More, Living More” (MMLM), a cross-Government campaign to deliver a physical activity legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As part of this, I chair a Ministerial Sub-Group of the Cabinet Committee for Olympic and Paralympic Legacy. The role of the Sub-Group is to take forward the commitments made in MMLM and ensure that relevant Government departments are making a contribution to the physical activity agenda. The Ministerial Sub-Group is supported by an officials’ group which meets monthly and reports to Ministers on progress.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2014, Public Health England published<em>, “Everybody active, every day”</em> with full ministerial involvement. Building on ‘Moving More, Living More’, this framework aims to increase the levels of physical activity in local communities by identifying key areas where more action is needed. The Department is now working with a range of partners to take forward the recommendations of this report, as part of the MMLM programme of work.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
grouped question UIN
222155 more like this
222156 more like this
222158 more like this
222159 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-02T16:34:50.423Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-02T16:34:50.423Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison remove filter
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
175950
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-27more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Exercise: Older People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has made available to pensioners in the UK to increase their uptake of physical activities in the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 222158 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Promoting and increasing levels of physical activity is a key priority for the Department. This is supported by a well-developed and wide-ranging programme of actions, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- The four UK Chief Medical Officers’ recommendations for physical activity published in 2011. These are the first United Kingdom-wide guidelines and are in line with international recommendations. For the first time, the guidelines have included a life course approach and guidelines for sedentary behaviour. I have asked Public Health England to develop a ‘5-a-day’ style message to ensure we improve the effectiveness of these guidelines in public messaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Work with other Government departments to ensure all children and young people have opportunities to be physically active and enjoy sport so, particularly the least active and those not currently engaged with sport. Alongside this the Department is investing almost £222 million in programmes such as the PE and Sport Premium for Primary Schools, School Games, and Change4Life Sports Clubs to ensure all children and young people have opportunities to be physically active We are also funding Play England £1 million over a three year period to promote playing outdoors. The project is currently running a pilot in 10 deprived areas to help school children become more active and also reduce sedentary behaviour in adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Investment of £1.2 million in five English cities to deliver a range of interventions to support residents to build walking into their day- to -day lives. Evidence shows that these programmes have been very successful at encouraging older people to become more active. In addition, the Department works closely with the Ramblers/McMillan Cancer Support to promote the nationwide Walking for Health Programme which has a wide participation by older people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Work with a range of organisations in the voluntary and private sector as part of the Department’s Public Health Responsibility Deal, to promote physical activity amongst adults and children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In February 2014, the Government published “Moving More, Living More” (MMLM), a cross-Government campaign to deliver a physical activity legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As part of this, I chair a Ministerial Sub-Group of the Cabinet Committee for Olympic and Paralympic Legacy. The role of the Sub-Group is to take forward the commitments made in MMLM and ensure that relevant Government departments are making a contribution to the physical activity agenda. The Ministerial Sub-Group is supported by an officials’ group which meets monthly and reports to Ministers on progress.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2014, Public Health England published<em>, “Everybody active, every day”</em> with full ministerial involvement. Building on ‘Moving More, Living More’, this framework aims to increase the levels of physical activity in local communities by identifying key areas where more action is needed. The Department is now working with a range of partners to take forward the recommendations of this report, as part of the MMLM programme of work.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
grouped question UIN
222155 more like this
222156 more like this
222157 more like this
222159 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-02T16:34:50.517Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-02T16:34:50.517Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison remove filter
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
175951
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-27more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Exercise: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has made available to children from low-income backgrounds to increase their uptake of physical activities in the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
uin 222159 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Promoting and increasing levels of physical activity is a key priority for the Department. This is supported by a well-developed and wide-ranging programme of actions, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- The four UK Chief Medical Officers’ recommendations for physical activity published in 2011. These are the first United Kingdom-wide guidelines and are in line with international recommendations. For the first time, the guidelines have included a life course approach and guidelines for sedentary behaviour. I have asked Public Health England to develop a ‘5-a-day’ style message to ensure we improve the effectiveness of these guidelines in public messaging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Work with other Government departments to ensure all children and young people have opportunities to be physically active and enjoy sport so, particularly the least active and those not currently engaged with sport. Alongside this the Department is investing almost £222 million in programmes such as the PE and Sport Premium for Primary Schools, School Games, and Change4Life Sports Clubs to ensure all children and young people have opportunities to be physically active We are also funding Play England £1 million over a three year period to promote playing outdoors. The project is currently running a pilot in 10 deprived areas to help school children become more active and also reduce sedentary behaviour in adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Investment of £1.2 million in five English cities to deliver a range of interventions to support residents to build walking into their day- to -day lives. Evidence shows that these programmes have been very successful at encouraging older people to become more active. In addition, the Department works closely with the Ramblers/McMillan Cancer Support to promote the nationwide Walking for Health Programme which has a wide participation by older people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Work with a range of organisations in the voluntary and private sector as part of the Department’s Public Health Responsibility Deal, to promote physical activity amongst adults and children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In February 2014, the Government published “Moving More, Living More” (MMLM), a cross-Government campaign to deliver a physical activity legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As part of this, I chair a Ministerial Sub-Group of the Cabinet Committee for Olympic and Paralympic Legacy. The role of the Sub-Group is to take forward the commitments made in MMLM and ensure that relevant Government departments are making a contribution to the physical activity agenda. The Ministerial Sub-Group is supported by an officials’ group which meets monthly and reports to Ministers on progress.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2014, Public Health England published<em>, “Everybody active, every day”</em> with full ministerial involvement. Building on ‘Moving More, Living More’, this framework aims to increase the levels of physical activity in local communities by identifying key areas where more action is needed. The Department is now working with a range of partners to take forward the recommendations of this report, as part of the MMLM programme of work.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
grouped question UIN
222155 more like this
222156 more like this
222157 more like this
222158 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-02T16:34:50.643Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-02T16:34:50.643Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison remove filter
tabling member
308
label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham more like this
175953
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-27more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Influenza more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to reduce influenza infections in the NHS. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 222115 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Flu Plan: Winter 2014/15, and the Annual Flu letter highlights the importance of vaccinating health and social care workers with direct patient contact. Frontline health and social care workers have a duty of care to protect their patients from infection. This includes getting vaccinated against flu. A copy of both documents are attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In September 2014, a letter was sent to the National Health Service and local authorities from the Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England to seek their support in increasing flu vaccination uptake among front line health and social care workers. On 15 January 2015, the Chief Medical Officer wrote to NHS Medical Directors urging them to continue to vaccinate health care workers and requesting that they consider requiring unvaccinated staff to wear face masks when undertaking direct clinical work with patients to prevent the risk of influenza infection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The flu fighter campaign, run by NHS Employers provides support to NHS trusts to encourage staff to protect themselves, their patients and their families by having the seasonal flu vaccination. NHS Employers provides advice and guidance on running local healthcare worker vaccination campaigns, as well as posters and other campaign resources.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
attachment
1
file name FluPlan 2014-15.pdf more like this
title The Flu Plan: Winter 2014/15 more like this
2
file name Flu Immunisation Letter 2014-15.pdf more like this
title The Annual Flu Letter 2014/15 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-02T16:45:16.973Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-02T16:45:16.973Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison remove filter
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this
175956
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-27more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Diabetes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will re-introduce the NHS Diabetes dedicated improvement service. more like this
tabling member constituency Ribble Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nigel Evans more like this
uin 222169 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ) was founded on 1 April 2013 through a collaboration agreement between the Department of Health and NHS England. This was in recognition of the need for a system wide focus on improvement to be provided by establishing an improvement body within NHS England. The responsibilities of NHS Diabetes have now been passed to NHS IQ.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>NHS IQ has a number of programmes of work under way to reduce premature mortality from diabetes and improve the care of people with diabetes including:</p><p> </p><p>- piloting new pathways of care to detect and manage asymptomatic coronary heart disease in patient groups with diabetic foot disease with the aim of reducing premature mortality in these patients by 600 lives per year from 2015-16;</p><p> </p><p>- supporting the NHS Health Check programme, a key component of which is detecting the risk factors for diabetes;</p><p> </p><p>- supporting the implementation of the Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy;</p><p> </p><p>- working to achieve patient centred, co-ordinated services for people living with long-term conditions, including diabetes; and</p><p> </p><p>- providing signposting and links to useful improvement resources relating to diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information on this work can be found on the NHS IQ website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhsiq.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">www.nhsiq.nhs.uk</a></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-02T17:22:50.297Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-02T17:22:50.297Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison remove filter
tabling member
474
label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-01-27more like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Meningitis: Vaccination more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the work of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation concerning the meningitis B vaccine as an NHS treatment; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Denton and Reddish more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Gwynne more like this
uin 222307 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>We have accepted the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation that a national routine meningococcal B (MenB) immunisation programme for infants should be introduced to protect against MenB disease, subject to the vaccine being procured at a cost-effective price.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is continuing negotiations with the manufacturer to seek supply of the MenB vaccine, Bexsero<sup>® </sup>at a cost-effective price.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-02-02T09:57:21.707Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-02T09:57:21.707Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison remove filter
tabling member
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label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne more like this