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1672173

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Coronavirus: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what stocks of (a) midazolam, (b) morphine and (c) fentanyl are held in (i) the essential medicines buffer stock and (ii) the UK stockpile of medicines for covid-19 preparedness.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	3233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The essential medicines buffer stock program is no longer active and there are no stocks held under this. Some medicines that were previously held for COVID-19 preparedness, including midazolam 50 milligram/10 millilitre ampoules, are in the process of being transitioned into centralised stockholdings of countermeasures for broader emerging infectious disease and pandemic preparedness. Stocks of morphine 10 milligram/millilitre and 10 milligram/2 millilitre and fentanyl 500 microgram/10 millilitre remain, but will not be retained centrally. The countermeasures programme is informed by scientific and clinical assessment of the evidence base and is kept under review, building on lessons learned from COVID-19 and other outbreaks.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/11/2023 12:34:09 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1672174

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Midazolam
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 guidance by NICE entitled Covid-19 rapid guideline: managing symptoms including at the end of life in the community, NG163, published on 3 April 2020, by what process (a) that guidance was commissioned and (b) the NHS decided (i) to procure Midazolam for use in (A) end-of-life and (B) other patient care and (ii) the quantity of Midazolam it would procure in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	3234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline NG163 published in 2020 was commissioned as part of a programme to provide rapid guidance on the management of affected patients with COVID-19. Several of NICE’s COVID-19 rapid guidelines were incorporated into a single guideline for the management of COVID-19 in children and adults (NG191), which was last updated in June 2023.</p><p>Early in the pandemic, NHS England convened a National Clinical Group comprising senior specialist clinicians and relevant specialist pharmacists to develop priority medicines lists for critical care, end of life care and antibiotics and these were kept under review as the pandemic and subsequent clinical knowledge evolved. As part of this process, midazolam was identified as a priority medicine for use in both critical care as an alternative to propofol in the sedatives category, and end of life care as a first line medicine in the anxiety category.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the quantity of midazolam procured by the National Health Service in England using NHS England procurement frameworks for use in secondary care in each of the last four years to 2023/24:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Quantity of packs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>587,003</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>482,458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>415,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>229,693</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to differentiate between Midazolam use in end of life and other patient care. This data excludes procurement for use in primary and community care.</p><p> </p><p>In primary health care, procurement is undertaken by retail pharmacies on an individual basis, based on their perception of future demand needs or in direct response to prescriptions received from patients. There is no centralised procurement process for primary care and therefore there is no information that is relevant to the question asked.</p><p> </p><p>Health is largely a devolved matter, and decisions on the procurement of medicines in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are therefore a matter for the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive respectively.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 01/12/2023 14:06:35 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1672189

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Health Services: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding her Department has allocated to (a) primary care in Folkestone and Hythe constituency, (b) East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and (c) capital investment in the (i) William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, (ii) Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkestone and (iii) Buckland Hospital in Dover in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
tabling member printed	Damian Collins
uin	3186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>We do not hold the requested information centrally.</p><p>The ‘Financial assistance under section 40 of the National Health Service Act 2006’ reports set out all funding that was provided to NHS trusts for each financial year and are published with the Department of Health and Social Care Annual Report and Accounts. However, this does not itemise the funding at the individual hospital and site level. The reports are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-financing-available-to-nhs-trusts-and-foundation-trusts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-financing-available-to-nhs-trusts-and-foundation-trusts</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/11/2023 12:36:57 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

1672224

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Respiratory Diseases: Screening
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 announcement on 26 June 2023, of a national lung screening programme, what proportion of the eligible population for targeted lung screening is already covered by the NHS targeted lung health check programme; by what date she plans to reach all the eligible population in Yorkshire; how the order of the programme rollout across England will be decided; and whether smoking cessation will be offered as an opt-out, integrated service in all lung screening appointments.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	3103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The Targeted Lung Health Checks currently reach approximately 15% of the eligible population. The programme will be fully rolled out by 2028. Within that time frame the pace of roll out is designed at a local level by the cancer alliances. Smoking cessation will be an integral part of the programme as recommended by the UK National Screening Committee and set out by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 09:43:47 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 4011 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1672225

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Clinical Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to encourage NHS Trusts to offer clinical staff the opportunity to work on research trials.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	3104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Vision for the Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery (2021) sets out our commitment to create a research positive culture across the National Health Service and to a develop a sustainable and supported research workforce, offering rewarding opportunities and exciting careers for all healthcare and research staff of all professional backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>Funding provided through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) infrastructure sustains a critical mass of people who are actively involved in conducting and delivering research in the NHS and other health and care settings. This enables clinicians and other health professionals working in the NHS to undertake research, by funding posts or reimbursing NHS trusts for the time their staff are engaged in research. In addition, via the NIHR Clinical Research Network, the NIHR funds front-line research delivery staff who work throughout the NHS and other health and care research settings.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2023, NIHR also announced £30 million additional funding to support health and care professionals (HCPs) to include research in their careers and help them develop as highly skilled researchers and research leaders. The additional funding will strengthen and expand existing opportunities and introduce new initiatives. This will include new NIHR Regional Research Leadership offices to promote and coordinate research opportunities for HCPs at a regional level.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/11/2023 12:44:37 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1672228

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Community Diagnostic Centres: Staff
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 publish a workforce strategy for the community diagnostic centre programme.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	3264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is working on a plan to ensure sufficient workforce capacity, including for community diagnostic centres, to enable workforce expansion with the right skills and roles, in the right locations and at the right time. In 2022/23, this resulted in over 4,300 new starters across the training pipeline for diagnostics and cancer.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 30/11/2023 15:43:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1672229

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Community Diagnostic Centres
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 activity conducted in community diagnostic centres, how her Department and NHS England define (a) tests, (b) checks and (c) scans; which specific tests, checks and scans are conducted across the community diagnostic centres programme; and whether she has plans to make provision for further tests, checks and scans to be conducted in community diagnostic centres.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	3265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>In line with the recommendations of the Richards’ Review (2021), community diagnostic centres (CDCs) must offer a minimum set of diagnostic services across the following core modalities:</p><p>- imaging, for example, computerised tomography, magnetic resonance imaging;</p><p>- physiological measurement, for example, echocardiography, spirometry; and</p><p>- pathology, for example, phlebotomy, urine testing.</p><p>Large CDCs must also offer endoscopy services, for example, gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as part of their core offer.</p><p>There are no current plans to expand the core list of services required by CDCs. CDCs are however encouraged to offer other tests beyond the minimum requirement where this may be appropriate and deemed to be a priority locally. NHS England does not currently publish a breakdown of all CDC activity.</p><p>There are 135 CDCs currently operational, and the CDC programme has delivered over five million tests since reporting in July 2021, which is currently ahead of planned programme activity. The Government has also confirmed it is now on track to meet its target to open up to 160 CDCs by March 2025, and expects to achieve this a year early in March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/11/2023 12:52:43 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1672230

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Community Diagnostic Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which tests, checks, and scans were initially designated for provision by community diagnostic centres; where that information is published; and what assessment she has made of the extent of tests, checks and scans provided as of 22 November 2023 compared with initial planned provision.
tabling member constituency	Erewash
tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
uin	3266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>In line with the recommendations of the Richards’ Review (2021), community diagnostic centres (CDCs) must offer a minimum set of diagnostic services across the following core modalities:</p><p>- imaging, for example, computerised tomography, magnetic resonance imaging;</p><p>- physiological measurement, for example, echocardiography, spirometry; and</p><p>- pathology, for example, phlebotomy, urine testing.</p><p>Large CDCs must also offer endoscopy services, for example, gastroscopy and colonoscopy, as part of their core offer.</p><p>There are no current plans to expand the core list of services required by CDCs. CDCs are however encouraged to offer other tests beyond the minimum requirement where this may be appropriate and deemed to be a priority locally. NHS England does not currently publish a breakdown of all CDC activity.</p><p>There are 135 CDCs currently operational, and the CDC programme has delivered over five million tests since reporting in July 2021, which is currently ahead of planned programme activity. The Government has also confirmed it is now on track to meet its target to open up to 160 CDCs by March 2025, and expects to achieve this a year early in March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 30/11/2023 12:32:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1672295

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the email correspondence of 27 September 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	3206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord Markham) replied to the hon. Member on 24 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/11/2023 16:53:10 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1672314

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Patients: Databases
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 she plans to take to improve patient data on ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Thurrock
tabling member printed	Jackie Doyle-Price
uin	3208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>NHS England’s Operational Planning Guidance for 2023/24 recognises the importance of improving the completeness of data on patient characteristics. This is one of the five strategic priorities in our drive to reduce healthcare inequalities. NHS England has therefore asked systems to continue to improve the collection and recording of ethnicity data across primary care, outpatients, accident and emergency, mental health, community services, and specialised commissioning. To aid this, NHS England is working to develop tools to support collection of ethnicity information in frontline services.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/11/2023 14:38:23 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price