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1702377

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Hormone Pregnancy Tests Expert Working Group
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 make it her policy to commission an independent review of the Commission on Human Medicines’ Expert Working Group’s report on Hormone Pregnancy Tests.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	902487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>We remain hugely sympathetic to the families who believe that they have suffered as a result of using Hormone Pregnancy Tests. We have no plans to set up an independent review to examine the findings of the Expert Working Group. In the interests of transparency, all evidence collected and papers considered by the Expert Working Group were published in 2018, along with full minutes of its discussions. Details of conflicts of interests, and how these were managed, were also published.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/04/2024 11:23:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1644113

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
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 waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	189208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>In February 2022, NHS England and NHS Improvement published the outcomes of its consultation on the potential to introduce five new access and waiting time standards for mental health services as part of its clinically-led review of NHS Access Standards. This included one for children, young people and their families or carers presenting to community-based mental health services to start receiving care within four weeks from referral. We are now working with NHS England and NHS Improvement on the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/06/2023 16:27:11 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1610256

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Streptococcus: Health Education
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 his Department is taking to improve (a) public awareness and (b) education on Group B Strep.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>Midwives are a key source of information for new and expectant parents on group B Strep (GBS), so it is critical that they are well-informed. Awareness of GBS helps eliminate this serious, yet often avoidable, infections in new-born babies. An evidence-based i-learn module on GBS is freely available to all Royal College of Midwives members and midwives are encouraged to undertake this training to increase their knowledge around GBS.</p><p>Additionally, the Government’s national Start4Life programme provides advice and practical guidance to parents-to-be and families with babies and under five years old, to help them adopt healthy behaviours and build parenting skills. The Start4Life website offers guidance for all pregnant mothers, including those from Black and Asian backgrounds, on GBS. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start4life</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/04/2023 13:12:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 68929 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1610257

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Streptococcus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to ensure that healthcare providers receive adequate (a) training and (b) resources to (i) diagnose and (ii) treat Group B Streptococcus infections.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>Midwives are a key source of information for new and expectant parents on group B strep (GBS), so it is critical that they are well-informed and this awareness will help eliminate these serious, yet often avoidable, infections in new-born babies. Group B Strep Support and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have an evidence-based i-learn module on GBS that is freely available to RCM members. <strong>It would be beneficial for as many midwives as possible to take the training to increase awareness of </strong>GBS<strong>. </strong></p><p>Public Health England’s national programme Start4Life provides advice and practical guidance to parents-to-be and families with babies and under five years old, to help them adopt healthy behaviours and build parenting skills. The Start4Life website offers guidance for pregnant mothers on GBS which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start4life</a></p><p>Screening for GBS is not routinely offered to all pregnant women in the United Kingdom. A risk-based approach has been adopted, whereby those women identified as at risk of having a baby affected by GBS are offered antibiotics in labour.</p><p>The GBS carriage rate varies among racial groups, however the highest rates occur within people of black African ancestry and the lowest in people of South Asian ancestry. Evidence shows that continuity of carer can significantly improve outcomes for women and their babies from ethnic minorities and those living in deprived areas. NHS England wrote to all trusts regarding the Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoC) stating that where locally it is decided that provision of MCoC can continue, NHS England continues to encourage prioritised rollout to areas with a high proportion of Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity women, as well as areas of high deprivation.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 180391 question first answered 28/04/2023 13:15:42 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1610258

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Streptococcus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) help tackle high rates of Group B Strep infection and (b) improve access to (i) screening, (ii) diagnosis and (iii) treatment for Group B Strep infections in (A) Black and (B) Asian (1) women and (2) babies.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>Midwives are a key source of information for new and expectant parents on group B strep (GBS), so it is critical that they are well-informed and this awareness will help eliminate these serious, yet often avoidable, infections in new-born babies. Group B Strep Support and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have an evidence-based i-learn module on GBS that is freely available to RCM members. <strong>It would be beneficial for as many midwives as possible to take the training to increase awareness of </strong>GBS<strong>. </strong></p><p>Public Health England’s national programme Start4Life provides advice and practical guidance to parents-to-be and families with babies and under five years old, to help them adopt healthy behaviours and build parenting skills. The Start4Life website offers guidance for pregnant mothers on GBS which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start4life</a></p><p>Screening for GBS is not routinely offered to all pregnant women in the United Kingdom. A risk-based approach has been adopted, whereby those women identified as at risk of having a baby affected by GBS are offered antibiotics in labour.</p><p>The GBS carriage rate varies among racial groups, however the highest rates occur within people of black African ancestry and the lowest in people of South Asian ancestry. Evidence shows that continuity of carer can significantly improve outcomes for women and their babies from ethnic minorities and those living in deprived areas. NHS England wrote to all trusts regarding the Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoC) stating that where locally it is decided that provision of MCoC can continue, NHS England continues to encourage prioritised rollout to areas with a high proportion of Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity women, as well as areas of high deprivation.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 180390 question first answered 28/04/2023 13:15:42 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1610261

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Hospitals: Legionnaires' Disease
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 and what proportion of hospitals had legionella bacteria detected in their water supply since 2018; what the financial cost of each detection has been in each instance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/04/2023 15:46:59 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1486118

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Nurses: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the roles the 50,000 Nurses Programme nurses have been recruited into; and how many of those nurses have been recruited into breast cancer nursing roles.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	29996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made as decisions on the deployment of additional nurses are made locally. This includes information on the specific roles the additional nurses are recruited to, such as breast cancer nursing. As of April 2022, there were more than 29,000 additional nurses working in the National Health Service, compared to September 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/07/2022 10:37:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 11544 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1471817

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
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	Dental Services and Dentistry
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 his Department is taking to (a) recruit NHS dentists, (b) reduce the NHS dentistry appointment backlog and (c) standardise international dentistry qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	21157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>In its ‘Advancing Dental Care Review’, Health Education made recommendations to address recruitment and retention into the National Health Service. These recommendations are being implemented through the Dental Education Reform Programme. NHS England and NHS Improvement have asked practices to deliver 100% of contracted units of dental activity and 100% of units of orthodontic activity to safely improve access for patients safely. We allocated an additional £50 million for NHS dentistry for the final quarter of 2021/22 to provide urgent care to patients and address the backlog. NHS England is also consulting the British Dental Association and other stakeholders on a range of improvements to the current contract which aim at increasing access for patients and reward dentists fairly for complex work.</p><p>The General Dental Council (GDC) the independent regulator responsible for assessing the skills, knowledge and experience of healthcare professionals seeking to join its register who qualified outside of the United Kingdom to ensure that standards of practice are met. The Department recently consulted on legislative changes which will provide the GDC with greater flexibility on alternative routes to registration for international applicants. Officials are analysing the responses received with the intention of publishing the Government’s response later this year. The GDC will then determine how best to utilise this increased flexibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/07/2022 16:12:59 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 8658 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1470687

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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	Dental Services: Bolton South East
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 NHS dentistry patients are registered in Bolton South East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	18860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. Dental patients are not registered to a particular practice outside a course of treatment. A dental practice can accept a patient for a course of treatment and there are no geographical restrictions on which practice a patient may attend.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/06/2022 14:24:21 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1470691

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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	Dental Services: Waiting Lists
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 are on NHS dentistry waiting lists in (a) Bolton South East constituency, (b) the borough of Bolton and (c) the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	18861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally, as appointments for National Health Service treatment are managed directly by dental practices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/06/2022 13:11:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi