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168958

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity
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 effectiveness of the Change4Life anti-obesity campaign.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	217927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Change4Life is the Government’s flagship social marketing programme aimed at preventing childhood obesity by inspiring everyone to eat well, move more and live longer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Change4Life evaluation plan was published in 2012 and focused on a balanced scorecard of eight measures, designed to track how effective Change4Life was against its aims and objectives. Public Health England (PHE) reported back on these eight measures in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-england-marketing-strategy-2014-to-2017" target="_blank">PHE Marketing Strategy 2014 to 2017</a>, published 3 July 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This concluded that the public investment in Change4Life has secured world-leading results:</p><p> </p><p>- Change4Life has partnered with over 200 national organisations providing more than £52 million of in-kind support.</p><p> </p><p>- It has more than 70,000 local supporters, including schools, general practices, charities and leisure centres, reporting that they collectively deliver 380,000 hours of unpaid time to the movement each year.</p><p> </p><p>- Since its launch more than 2.7 million people have signed up.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/12/2014 17:00:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

168974

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to people at risk of hunger.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	217839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Healthy Start scheme provides a nutritional safety net for pregnant women, new mothers and children under four years old in families throughout the United Kingdom who are claiming income-based benefits and tax credits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our successful Change4Life programme encourages everyone in England to 'eat well, move more, live longer' with a specific focus on lower income families with 5-11 year old children. Since its launch more than 1.9 million families have joined Change4Life. Its tools and resources incentivise and encourage behaviour change. The Meal Mixer app, for example, has been downloaded more than a million times and contains hundreds of quick, healthy and affordable family recipes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/12/2014 16:59:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

167776

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce waiting times for treatment for chronic heart disease.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	216949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Patients in England have a right to start consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst these waiting times are low and stable, some patients have not been starting their treatment as quickly as we would like. As a result, £250 million of additional funding has been provided to fund additional elective care treatments in 2014-15. This has not been directed towards any specific disease group but has been used by the National Health Service to prioritise and treat those patients waiting the longest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/12/2014 16:59:29 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

156305

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Meningitis: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress has been made on vaccination for meningitis B.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	214836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended a national meningococcal B (MenB) immunisation programme for infants, subject to the vaccine, Bexsero<sup>®</sup> being obtained at a cost-effective price.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have accepted the JCVI’s recommendation and the Department is continuing negotiations for the supply of Bexsero<sup>®</sup> with the manufacturer, which will be completed as quickly as practicable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/11/2014 17:32:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

105977

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Strokes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support services for stroke survivors.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	212948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme, run by the Royal College of Physicians and funded through the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, aims to improve the quality of stroke care by auditing stroke services against evidence based standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know that when stroke survivors leave hospital, it is important that the right services are in place to ensure they have the support they need to make the best possible recovery. The audit shows that about 40% of stroke survivors are discharged with plans for on-going rehabilitation from a specialist team and that progress continues to be made in terms of the intensity of therapy provided by all of the disciplines (occupational, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, there is still progress to be made and the cardiovascular disease Strategic Clinical Networks continue to work with commissioners and providers to improve stroke rehabilitation services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/11/2014 16:50:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

100182

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Heart Diseases: Children
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 support paediatric cardiac surgery services across England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	211215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is currently reviewing congenital heart services for adults and children, including paediatric cardiac surgical services. The review aims to:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- secure the best outcomes for all patients;</p><p> </p><p>- tackle variation; and</p><p> </p><p>- improve patient experience.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The review has developed a set of draft standards and service specifications which are currently out to public consultation. The consultation runs until 8 December. Further details can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/congenital-heart-disease-standards</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no centres in Wales providing paediatric congenital cardiac surgery and so patients typically travel to England for surgery. NHS England is working with colleagues in Wales to ensure Welsh residents are aware of the review and able to respond to the consultation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England will work with providers to help ensure that services meet the required standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 15:42:14 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

76797

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the standard of care received by cancer patients and to reduce regional variations in the standard of such care.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	204712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The latest Cancer Patient Experience Survey results, from 2013, shows that whilst variations between trusts still exist, the overall range of variation for many indicators has narrowed.</p><p> </p><p>For example, in 2010 the proportion of patients saying that they had been given the name of a Clinical Nurse Specialist ranged from 92% in the highest performing trust to 59% in the poorest performing trust (33 points); by 2013 this had reduced to 97% to 76% (21 points).</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is working with NHS Improving Quality to develop better ways of using the Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) data within the National Health Service in order to maximise the impact of the survey, to be able to work with successful and struggling organisations to spread best practice for example. NHS Improving Quality will be doing a suite of work across all surveys to understand what the barriers are to implementing change and to showcase best practice where real improvements can be demonstrated.</p><p> </p><p>The CPES survey results are delivered to every organisation so each can see how they compare to other organisations. Currently, the action plans are taken into account as part of Peer Reviews. NHS England would expect that every trust board should know its own survey results and take account of them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Clinical commissioning groups are currently in the process of finalising measurable levels of ambition to improve patient experience and will be holding providers to account. These are based on NHS England's new measure for poor inpatient experience which includes dignity and respect and communication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/07/2014 15:03:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

76393

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve the medical care for patients suffering from heart disease.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	204512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy, published in March 2013, sets out actions to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease, including heart disease.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy recommends that clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) use National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and NICE Quality Standards to help inform their commissioning intentions in this area. CCGs are being encouraged to implement the Strategy with the support of the 12 Strategic Clinical Networks.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in December 2013, NHS England published a web based resource, <em>Our Ambition to Reduce Premature Mortality: A resource to support commissioners in setting a level of ambition<sup>1</sup>, </em>to support CCGs in reducing premature mortality and to inform production of their 2 and 5 year strategic plans for improving health outcomes in their own areas. The web based resource encompasses a range of evidence-based clinical interventions, many of which are linked to the actions in the Strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>NHS Improving Quality is also focussing its work on the major causes of premature death, including heart disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/07/2014 15:56:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

65710

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Contraceptives
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 effects of the use of emergency hormonal contraception on the rate of abortion in women aged under 25; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	204001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency keeps the safety of all medicines, including emergency hormonal contraception, under continuous review.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 204000 question first answered 09/07/2014 13:48:29 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

65715

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Contraceptives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department last conducted a review of evidence concerning the long-term health effects of emergency hormonal contraception; what evidence that review took into account; and if he will commission another such review.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	204000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency keeps the safety of all medicines, including emergency hormonal contraception, under continuous review.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 204001 question first answered 09/07/2014 13:48:29 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson