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820695

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Cervical Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the take-up rate for cervical screening in (a) England, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) York was in 2017.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	122113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme measures coverage rather than uptake rate. NHS England is responsible for monitoring the coverage rates for cervical screening in all age groups and is committed to improving coverage and reducing variation between all age groups.</p><p> </p><p>Data are provided by NHS Digital and are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/article/7035/Cervical-screening-programme-coverage" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/article/7035/Cervical-screening-programme-coverage</a></p><p> </p><p>General practitioner/clinical commissioning group level coverage is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB24229" target="_blank">http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB24229</a></p><p> </p><p>The percentage of coverage for each area requested as at the end of 2016-17 is: England 72.0%; North Yorkshire 78.1%; York 73.0%.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/01/2018 11:48:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

820838

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what activities Ministers of his Department took part in as part of STIQ day on 14 January 2018 in order to encourage more people to get regular sexual health checks.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	122256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>No specific activities were undertaken as part of STIQ day. We remain committed to continuing to reduce rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To support this ambition, Public Heath England launched the ‘Protect against STIs’ campaign on 15 December 2017 aimed at 16 to 24-year-olds. The campaign uses innovative, nationwide digital advertising to highlight the increased likelihood of contracting an STI if having sex without a condom and help normalise condom use.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/01/2018 11:52:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

820900

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Chemotherapy: Standards
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 hospitals have met the national cancer waiting time standard for commencing chemotherapy treatment within 31 days of a clinical decision having been made in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	122318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>132 out of 139 National Health Service trusts reporting activity in November 2017 (latest data available) met the 98% standard of delivering an anti-cancer drug regimen within one month of a decision to treat.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England publishes quarterly performance data on cancer waiting times standards, along with monthly provisional statistics which can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/01/2018 11:55:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

820901

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Chemotherapy: Nurses
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 specialist chemotherapy nurses have there been practising in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	122319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Data for chemotherapy nurse specialists is not available in the information held by NHS Digital relating to the National Health Service workforce.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/01/2018 11:57:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

819897

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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 had discussions with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on the recruitment and retention of specialist cancer staff in that trust; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	121969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>I spoke to Dr Bruno Holthof, Chief Executive of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, on Wednesday 11 January. We discussed how the Trust is not currently changing cancer treatment regimes for its patients, or considering any change outside the standards set out by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. I also sought reassurance from the Trust that it is communicating effectively to patients, families and staff that there are no changes to cancer treatment programmes.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:45:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

819899

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Chemotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with the hon. member for Oxford West and Abingdon to discuss the availability of chemotherapy treatment offered by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	121971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>I will shortly be writing a detailed letter to the hon. member for Oxford West and Abingdon addressing her concerns about chemotherapy treatment at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:51:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

819901

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Nurses: Oxfordshire
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 reasons for shortages in chemotherapy nurses in Oxfordshire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	121973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust continues to meet operational standards for providing cancer care to its patients. The most recent figures for Q2 2017/18 show:</p><p>- Two Week Wait from GP Urgent Referral to First Consultant Appointment: 96.9% (operational standard 95%);</p><p>- One Month Wait from a Decision to Treat to a First Treatment for Cancer: 97.0% (operational standard 95%); and</p><p>- Two Month Wait from GP Urgent Referral to a First Treatment for Cancer: 85.1% (operational standard 85%).</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to improving the capability and capacity of the cancer workforce in England. Health Education England (HEE) published its first ever Cancer Workforce Plan on 5 December 2017, setting out plans to increase the numbers working in cancer care, speeding up diagnoses and treatment.</p><p> </p><p>Macmillan Cancer Support are currently carrying out a Specialist Adult Cancer Nurse Census</p><p>to understand the current size and location of the specialist cancer nurse workforce. This will</p><p>enable HEE to develop a much more comprehensive picture of how many specialist nurses are working in cancer and what further action and investment might be required to ensure timely and good quality patient care and experience.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:46:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

819905

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Urinary Tract Infections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which minister in his Department will have responsibility for urological conditions.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	121977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Long-term conditions, such as, urological conditions are currently part of my portfolio.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:53:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

819960

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Health Professions: Migrant Workers
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 specialist cancer staff in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) England are non-UK EU citizens.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	122032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The specific level of detail required to answer this question is not available in the information held by NHS Digital relating to the National Health Service workforce.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:42:01 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

819973

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department’s Task and Finish Working Group on brain tumours plans to publish its report.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	122045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Task and Finish Working Group on brain tumour’s latest estimate is that their work will be complete before the end of January 2018. The Working Group is undertaking a challenging task in this difficult area. Inputs are being sought from many stakeholders in order to produce a useful and impactful report. Some of these stakeholders are very busy clinicians, and need to be given sufficient time to formulate their inputs – we are committed to involving them.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:44:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan