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1024713

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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: Standards
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 reduce the number of patients waiting at least three weeks to see a GP.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	202044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed to ensuring everyone across the country has easier and more convenient access to general practice services, including appointments in the evenings and weekends.</p><p> </p><p>The latest National Health Service planning guidance, issued by NHS England in February 2018, brought forward the deadline for clinical commissioning groups to provide extended access to general practice services to 1 October 2018, to ensure additional capacity is in place ahead of winter 2018. This includes ensuring that access is available during peak times of demand, including bank holidays and across the Easter, Christmas and New Year periods.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and Health Education England (HEE) are working together with the profession to increase the general practitioner (GP) workforce. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why GPs are leaving the profession, and encourage GPs to return to practice.</p><p> </p><p>The number of doctors entering GP speciality training has been increasing year on year, this year HEE recruited the highest number of GP trainees ever - 3,473 GP trainees against a target of 3,250, a 10% increase on last year.</p><p> </p><p>Greater skill mix is also key to releasing capacity in general practice, we have committed to investment in the multidisciplinary workforce in general practice. As of June 2018, there were</p><p>over 3,300 additional clinical staff, excluding GPs, working in general practice since 2015; consisting of over 500 more nurses and 2,800 more other direct patient care.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/12/2018 17:06:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1024789

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Ovarian Cancer: Staffordshire
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 (a) increase early diagnosis rates for ovarian cancer and (b) increase access to treatment for ovarian cancer in specialist centres in Staffordshire.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	202081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has run a number of ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaigns to help improve early detection of cancer including ovarian cancer. In 2014 PHE ran a pilot regional ovarian cancer campaign in the North West of England. In 2017, PHE ran a pilot campaign in the East and West Midlands which focussed on a range of abdominal symptoms, such as diarrhoea, bloating and discomfort that can be indicative of a number of cancers, including ovarian cancer. NHS England has invested over £200 million between 2017 and 2019, supporting Cancer Alliances to accelerate diagnosis and enhance quality of life.</p><p> </p><p>Staffordshire clinical commissioning groups commission diagnostic services for ovarian cancer fully in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines across the whole sustainability and transformation partnership.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/12/2018 17:04:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1024805

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Smoking: Death
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 set a target for reducing the number of deaths due to smoking-related conditions in the lifetime of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not set a target for reducing the number of deaths due to smoking related conditions. Last year we published ‘Towards a smoke-free generation: a Tobacco Control Plan for England’, which committed the Government to achieve a smoke-free generation. Over the course of this Parliament the Government aims to reduce smoking prevalence from:</p><p>- 15.5% to 12% amongst adults;</p><p>- 10.7% to 6% amongst pregnant women; and</p><p>- 8% to 3% amongst 15-year olds who regularly smoke.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also aims to reduce the inequality gap in smoking prevalence between those in routine and manual occupations and the general population.</p><p> </p><p>Death rates due to smoking have been falling since 2006 and evidence suggests that quitting smoking will improve one’s life expectancy, even if quitting happens later in life.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/12/2018 17:01:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1023896

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Genito-urinary Medicine: Lambeth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what were the average waiting times to be seen by a health worker in sexual health clinics in Lambeth were in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	201750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Waiting times for sexual health services are not monitored centrally. Local authorities are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/12/2018 17:12:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1023909

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Pancreatic Cancer
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 assessment his Department has made of the role of early detection in improving outcomes for people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	201689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Improving early diagnosis of cancer is a priority for this Government. In October 2018, the Prime Minister announced our ambitions to see 55,000 more people surviving cancer for five years in England each year from 2028 and three quarters of all cancers detected at an early stage by 2028. To achieve these targets, we will need to make significant progress on survival across all cancers, including pancreatic cancer. The announcement included the roll out of rapid diagnostic centres across the country to offer patients a range of tests in the same day with rapid access to results. These will be modelled on existing pilots and will mean fewer visits to general practitioners and hospitals, and faster referrals. NHS England will shortly be introducing a Faster Diagnostic Standard of 28 days for all cancer patients which, when taken together with the 62-day referral to treatment standard, will mean that all patients should expect to start their treatment within 34 days of diagnosis. This is a maximum, and trusts should continue to treat patients more quickly particularly where there is a strong clinical need.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/12/2018 12:01:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1023915

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Electronic Cigarettes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2018 to Question 196229 on Electronic Cigarettes, what (a) discussions and (b) meetings his Department has held with representatives from the tobacco industry on e-cigarette regulation and policy.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	201629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department met representatives of the tobacco industry to discuss the introduction of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016. The Department has not discussed e-cigarette policy with the tobacco industry during this period, as this would breach our commitments under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/12/2018 17:05:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1023928

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Incontinence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support (a) is and (b) he plans to make available on the NHS to prevent bladder leakage.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>NHS England understands the need for improved services and care to be consistently available for those suffering from bladder and bowel problems.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England published guidance on 16 November 2015 to help improve the care and experience of children and adults with continence issues. Continence problems can be debilitating, often embarrassing and can be life-changing.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance deliberately focuses on ensuring people with incontinence can access a timely and effective assessment rather than directing clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to provide a particular level or type of continence aid because wherever possible we want to help people achieve continence which in many instances with the right advice, information and treatment is feasible.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is currently refreshing the Excellence in Continence Care Guidance and anticipate publishing this in the next couple of months. This updated version will contain a wealth of case studies to showcase best practice and sign post to the latest evidence based practice to support system change and by utilising the CCG assurance process they will continue to monitor improvement.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/12/2018 16:12:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1023929

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Osteoporosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have a diagnosis of osteoporosis.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Information on the total number of people with a diagnosis of osteoporosis is not available.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/12/2018 16:13:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1023930

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Insomnia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have a diagnosis of insomnia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on how many people have a diagnosis of insomnia.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of patients experiencing a sleep disorder, such as insomnia, are diagnosed and managed by general practitioners in primary care. Advice on managing insomnia can be found on the National Health Service website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/insomnia/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/conditions/insomnia/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 201645 question first answered 20/12/2018 16:15:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1023931

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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 Illness: Older People
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 tackle prescription drug-related mental health disorders among the elderly.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities and the National Health Service should work together to assess local needs and commission services to treat and support people who have co-occurring drug and mental health problems.</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. These can be seen on the PHE Fingertips sites 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://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/local-alcohol-profiles" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/local-alcohol-profiles</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/12/2018 17:04:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon