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776155
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2017-10-23
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Health Visitors more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the future role of health visiting including reference to the alleviation of poverty for the new-born population. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 109200 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-10-31more like thismore than 2017-10-31
answer text <p>No assessment has been made on this. Health visitors do provide support to families most in need through signposting them to schemes and organisations that can assist their needs, for example families on low income will be signposted towards the Healthy Start Scheme.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Thurrock more like this
answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-31T11:47:41.19Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-31T11:47:41.19Z
answering member
4065
label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
776157
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2017-10-23
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Health Visitors more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Local Government Association on the future role of health visitors. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 109198 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-10-31more like thismore than 2017-10-31
answer text <p><strong></strong>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health regularly meets with stakeholders to discuss a variety of topics.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Thurrock more like this
answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-31T11:46:09.49Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-31T11:46:09.49Z
answering member
4065
label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
771345
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-16more like thismore than 2017-10-16
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading General Practitioners: Insurance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to launch a scheme to help GPs with indemnity payments; whether that scheme will be targeted at new entrants to the profession; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 107780 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-10-24more like thismore than 2017-10-24
answer text <p><strong></strong>As my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health said in a Written Ministerial Statement on 12 October 2017, <em>Official Report</em>, column 28WS, the Department is planning, subject to examination of relevant issues, the development of a state-backed indemnity scheme for general practice in England.​</p><p> </p><p>Any new scheme should meet the needs of current and future general practitioners (GPs), be in the interest of patients, and represent value for money for taxpayers. Transfer of historic liabilities from Medical Defence Organisations (MDOs) to a new scheme would be dependent on satisfactory negotiation with the MDOs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will set up a stakeholder group and arrange a first roundtable next month with the Royal College of General Practitioners, the British Medical Association and other GP representatives to gather views from general practice and agree how best to engage with the sector going forward.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Ludlow more like this
answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-24T10:32:11.29Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-24T10:32:11.29Z
answering member
1542
label Biography information for Philip Dunne more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
769701
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-12more like thismore than 2017-10-12
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Hepatitis more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to eliminate Hepatitis C. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 107488 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-10-19more like thismore than 2017-10-19
answer text <p>The United Kingdom government is a signatory to the World Health Assembly resolution and World Health Organization (WHO) goal of eliminating hepatitis C as a major public health threat by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Progress towards achieving the WHO elimination goal is summarised in this year’s Public Health England’s (PHE) report “Hepatitis C in the UK”:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632465/HCV_in_the_uk_report_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632465/HCV_in_the_uk_report_2017.pdf</a></p><p>This showed that better access to improved treatment has led to the first fall in deaths from severe hepatitis C related liver disease in a decade and that the UK is on target for the WHO interim goal to reduce hepatitis C mortality by 10% by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>For England a sustainable rollout of access to new direct acting antivirals for treating chronic hepatitis C is underway with investment of in excess of £200 million per year. The current financial year (2017/18) is the third year of hepatitis C treatment ramp-up and the plan is to treat 12,500 individuals.</p><p> </p><p>An estimated 160,000 persons are believed to have hepatitis C in England. Further modelling work is being undertaken by PHE to update estimates of the impact of treatment roll out on prevalence of hepatitis C and hepatitis C-associated advanced liver disease. Previous PHE modelling of the scale up of treatment indicates that a “rapid complete coverage” scenario of treating 20,000 or more individuals per year and up to 50% of those infected each year would result in end-stage liver disease / hepatocellular cancer being halved within 10 years.</p>
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
grouped question UIN 107489 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-19T15:17:27.527Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-19T15:17:27.527Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
769702
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-12more like thismore than 2017-10-12
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Hepatitis more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who require treatment each year to meet the UK's commitment to eliminate Hepatitis C as a public health concern by 2030. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 107489 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-10-19more like thismore than 2017-10-19
answer text <p>The United Kingdom government is a signatory to the World Health Assembly resolution and World Health Organization (WHO) goal of eliminating hepatitis C as a major public health threat by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>Progress towards achieving the WHO elimination goal is summarised in this year’s Public Health England’s (PHE) report “Hepatitis C in the UK”:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632465/HCV_in_the_uk_report_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632465/HCV_in_the_uk_report_2017.pdf</a></p><p>This showed that better access to improved treatment has led to the first fall in deaths from severe hepatitis C related liver disease in a decade and that the UK is on target for the WHO interim goal to reduce hepatitis C mortality by 10% by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>For England a sustainable rollout of access to new direct acting antivirals for treating chronic hepatitis C is underway with investment of in excess of £200 million per year. The current financial year (2017/18) is the third year of hepatitis C treatment ramp-up and the plan is to treat 12,500 individuals.</p><p> </p><p>An estimated 160,000 persons are believed to have hepatitis C in England. Further modelling work is being undertaken by PHE to update estimates of the impact of treatment roll out on prevalence of hepatitis C and hepatitis C-associated advanced liver disease. Previous PHE modelling of the scale up of treatment indicates that a “rapid complete coverage” scenario of treating 20,000 or more individuals per year and up to 50% of those infected each year would result in end-stage liver disease / hepatocellular cancer being halved within 10 years.</p>
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
grouped question UIN 107488 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-19T15:17:27.587Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-19T15:17:27.587Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
769709
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-12more like thismore than 2017-10-12
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Health Services: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding from the public purse for children's health services, as a proportion of total health services funding, is now commissioned from non-NHS providers; and how that funding is divided between (a) for profit and (b) social enterprise providers. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 107392 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-10-18more like thismore than 2017-10-18
answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England does not break the non-National Health Service spend down into categories that includes children’s services. The breakdown is, for example, acute, community which would include children’s services within the total.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Ludlow more like this
answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-18T14:26:32.117Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-18T14:26:32.117Z
answering member
1542
label Biography information for Philip Dunne more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
768106
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-10more like thismore than 2017-10-10
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Incinerators: Health Hazards more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the research on the effect of incineration on health commissioned by his Department and being undertaken by Imperial College, is expected to report. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 106907 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-10-18more like thismore than 2017-10-18
answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) funds the Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) at Imperial College London and the Environmental Research Group at King’s College London. Both groups are part of the Medical Research Council-PHE Centre for Environment and Health and carry out studies to extend the evidence base regarding whether emissions from modern municipal waste incinerators affect human health.</p><p> </p><p>It is expected that papers from the project will be submitted by SAHSU to peer reviewed journals later this year, and that the papers are likely to be published a few months after submission.</p><p> </p><p>PHE’s existing position that well run and regulated modern municipal waste incinerators are not a significant risk to public health remains valid.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-18T11:51:31.443Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-18T11:51:31.443Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
760908
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-09-14more like thismore than 2017-09-14
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Meningitis: Vaccination more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on vaccinations against meningitis; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 105362 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-10-10more like thismore than 2017-10-10
answer text <p>Decisions on the introduction of vaccinations into the United Kingdom immunisation programme are based on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), an expert panel that advises the Government on all immunisation matters.</p><p> </p><p>Meningitis can be caused by a range of viruses and bacteria, and can be prevented by a number of vaccinations that are part of the UK programme, including three meningococcal vaccination programmes:</p><p> </p><p>- meningococcal group B offered to babies;</p><p>- meningococcal group C offered to babies as part of a combination vaccination that also protects against Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib); and</p><p>- meningococcal groups A, C, W and Y offered to adolescents in school and some school leavers/university entrants.</p><p> </p><p>Other vaccination programmes that have reduced common causes of meningitis include those using:</p><p> </p><p>- the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine;</p><p>- the Hib vaccine; and</p><p>- the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.</p><p> </p><p>The JCVI keeps all vaccination programmes under review and considers new evidence when it becomes available.</p>
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-10T12:53:49.097Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-10T12:53:49.097Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
754730
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-20more like thismore than 2017-07-20
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Incinerators: Health Hazards more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the results of his Department's research into the health effects of incineration. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 6370 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-09-06more like thismore than 2017-09-06
answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has a published position statement, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/municipal-waste-incinerator-emissions-to-air-impact-on-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/municipal-waste-incinerator-emissions-to-air-impact-on-health</a></p><p> </p><p>The statement states that while it is not possible to rule out adverse health effects from modern, well-regulated municipal waste incinerators with complete certainty, any potential damage to the health of those living close by is likely to be very small, if detectable.</p><p> </p><p>PHE will review its advice in light of new substantial research on the health effects of incinerators published in peer reviewed journals. To date, PHE is not aware of any evidence that requires a change in their position statement.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is funding a study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern municipal waste incinerators affect human health. Papers from this project are expected to be submitted to peer reviewed journals in summer 2017, and it is likely to be a few months after submission for the papers to be published.</p>
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-06T13:03:21.683Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-06T13:03:21.683Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
747593
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-03more like thismore than 2017-07-03
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Community Hospitals: Closures more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community hospitals closed in each local authority in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 2624 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-07-10more like thismore than 2017-07-10
answer text <p>No central list is held. All service changes should be based on clear evidence that they will deliver better outcomes for patients. It is right that these decisions are led by local clinicians, who best understand the healthcare needs of their local populations. All significant service change is subject to a full public consultation and proposals must have support from clinical commissioners, clarity on the clinical evidence base, robust patient and public engagement and support for patient choice.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Ludlow more like this
answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne more like this
grouped question UIN 2623 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-10T09:41:51.107Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-10T09:41:51.107Z
answering member
1542
label Biography information for Philip Dunne more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this