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172224

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	University Hospital of Hartlepool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet (a) the hon. Member for Hartlepool and (b) representatives from Hartlepool Borough Council to discuss the issue of transferring hospital services back to the University Hospital of Hartlepool; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	219894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>In line with the Government’s commitment to devolve power to communities, decisions about NHS services are essentially a matter for the NHS locally in consultation with the communities they serve.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/01/2015 13:45:08 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

172236

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to Question 219055, which areas are piloting enhanced access to mental health practitioners.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	219813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>All NHS 111 areas receive mental health calls and use algorithms within NHS Pathways to enable assessment; receiving additional support from nurses as required.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are <del class="ministerial">four</del> <ins class="ministerial">six </ins>areas that are piloting enhanced access to mental health practitioners, either within the NHS 111 call centre or by transferring to teams outside. NHS England is in the process of finalising which locations will take forward the NHS 111 pilot areas and NHS England will make an announcement when this process has been completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 09/01/2015 13:44:16 question first ministerially corrected 03/02/2015 11:25:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter previous answer version 37717 answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

172237

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to introduce three parent IVF treatment.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	219816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>On 17 December 2014 the Government laid affirmative regulations in Parliament to allow the use of mitochondrial donation techniques in clinical practice to prevent the transmission of serious mitochondrial disease from mother to child. A Written Ministerial Statement was issued on 17 December 2014 and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2014-12-17/HCWS132/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2014-12-17/HCWS132/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The mitochondrial DNA provided by the donor represents less than 0.1% of the total DNA and does not contribute to personal characteristics or traits. These come from nuclear DNA, which is provided solely by the child’s mother and father. The Government therefore would not describe mitochondrial donation as “three parent IVF”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/01/2015 14:25:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

172244

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola
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 effectiveness of quarantine arrangements for people arriving in the UK from Sierra Leone; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	219940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>Medical advice, including from the Chief Medical Officer, is clear that quarantining returning healthcare workers, or others coming to the United Kingdom from Sierra Leone, is not a proportionate response to the level of risk Ebola represents to the public at this time. However, all protocols and procedures are kept under careful review, guided by the best scientific evidence, to ensure they remain appropriate in the light of changing circumstances</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, UK hospitals are well prepared to handle infectious disease and any patient displaying symptoms would be cared for by specialist staff in an isolation unit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/01/2015 14:16:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

171810

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Locums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 214838, if he will make it his policy to identify locum doctors separately within the information collected by his Department on spend on agency and contract staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	219576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to expand data collections to include information on locum doctors employed by agencies. It is important to ensure that the burden of data collection on National Health Service organisations is kept to a minimum, helping them to keep their administrative costs low so they can concentrate on delivering good patient care. It is the responsibility of NHS organisations to have a firm grip on their workforce planning and management including their use of locum doctors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 09/01/2015 13:53:25 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

171811

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chemotherapy: Mental Health Services
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 quality and availability of practical and emotional support services for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	219596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The 2014 Cancer Patient Experience Survey reported that 93% of cancer patients surveyed who were being treated with radiotherapy and or chemotherapy received emotional support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The survey also reported that the majority of cancer patients who took part in the survey said they received advice on practical matters such as availability of support groups (83%) and free prescriptions (78%). Just over half of patients surveyed reported receiving advice on financial help and benefits. NHS England recognises there may be opportunities for improvement in this area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Living With and Beyond Cancer, a new joint initiative between NHS England and Macmillan Cancer Care, is currently in development. Areas the initiative is planning to focus on include ensuring all cancer patients have access to holistic needs assessment, treatment summary, cancer care review and a patient education and support event – the ‘Recovery Package’.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Cancer Patient Survey Trust level reports are published online at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.quality-health.co.uk/surveys/national-cancer-patient-experience-survey" target="_blank">http://www.quality-health.co.uk/surveys/national-cancer-patient-experience-survey</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 219595 question first answered 09/01/2015 13:47:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

171812

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether funding will be made available to ensure that the Prevalence Study on Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain covers the same data sets to enable it to be comparable to the 2004 survey.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	219591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of commissioning a new prevalence survey of children and young people’s mental health that is comparable to the 2004 survey.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are currently considering options for the new survey informed by advice from a range of academics and researchers, health and care professionals and their representative bodies, commissioners and survey suppliers. The Department hopes to announce the procurement phase of the survey in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Final decisions on the scope, sample size, methodology and questionnaire have not yet been made and it is not possible to pre-empt them at this stage or to say exactly what the new survey will cover, although it is likely to provide some data on characteristics such as ethnicity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 09/01/2015 13:40:20 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

171813

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Liver 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 support the early identification of liver disease.
tabling member constituency	Cheadle
tabling member printed	Mark Hunter
uin	219598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has a comprehensive range of action aimed at reducing the incidence and mortality from liver disease. It monitors the incidence, mortality and outcomes of treatment for liver disease and the risk factors: alcohol obesity and hepatitis B and C. PHE has a wide range of action to tackle unhealthy alcohol consumption, obesity and viral hepatitis through strengthening local action, promoting healthy choices, and giving appropriate information to support healthier lives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In response to the All Party Parliamentary Hepatology Group report PHE has committed to producing a PHE Liver Disease Framework. This will focus on public health action to tackle risk factors for liver disease and inequalities in relation to liver disease. Work has already begun to bring together expertise within PHE on the major risk factors for liver disease (alcohol, hepatitis B and C and obesity), data on liver disease and its risk factors and on death and dying from liver disease. PHE has also issued liver profiles to each local authority area, which include information about hepatitis C, as well as modelling tools to assist local commissioners in establishing need at local level. Many of the actions to tackle the major risk factors require a coordinated approach between PHE and NHS England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is responsible for delivering improvements in outcomes against the NHS Mandate and in line with the NHS Outcomes Framework. NHS England is adopting a broad strategy for delivering improvements in relation to premature mortality, working with commissioners and PHE to support clinical commissioning groups in understanding where local challenges lie and in identifying the evidence in relation to the priorities for reducing mortality at a national level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/01/2015 13:38:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1598 label Biography information for Mark Hunter

171814

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Doctors: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research into the average numbers of hours worked by doctors in hospital medicine compared with their historical equivalents.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	219578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to commission research into this area. It is for National Health Service employers to ensure that employees’ working hours fall within the employment contract agreed with staff and that the working hours are consistent with the relevant employment legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 09/01/2015 14:30:17 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

171815

registered interest
date	02/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lyme Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people each year are diagnosed with Lyme disease.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	219600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The total number of people diagnosed with Lyme disease in England and Wales for the last nine years is listed in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total reported cases</p></td><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyme disease in England and Wales</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>595</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>797</p></td><td><p>813</p></td><td><p>863</p></td><td><p>905</p></td><td><p>959</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 hospital laboratories are required to report positive diagnoses of Lyme disease to public health authorities. These laboratory data are collated by Public Health England and published regularly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/01/2015 14:26:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski