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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-05more like thismore than 2018-01-05
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 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 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 ensure that medical students are acquiring the basic clinical skills to make a diagnosis of ME/CFS. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 121190 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-01-10more like thismore than 2018-01-10
answer text <p>The standard of medical training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council, which is an independent statutory body.</p><p> </p><p>This includes setting the standards of education at undergraduate level and approving medical school curricula, which emphasise the skills and approaches that medical students and newly qualified doctors must develop in order to deal effectively with whatever is presented to them and ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment plans for their patients.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Stephen Barclay more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-10T17:17:37.213Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-10T17:17:37.213Z
answering member
4095
label Biography information for Steve Barclay more like this
tabling member
252
label Biography information for Dr David Drew more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-01-05more like thismore than 2018-01-05
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 Social Prescribing 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 encourage the use of social prescribing by GPs; and what recent discussions has he had with NHS Clinical Commissioners on social prescribing. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 121364 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2018-01-15more like thismore than 2018-01-15
answer text <p>The Department is committed to the development of social prescribing due to both its ability to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and its potential to take pressure off general practice and other services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is encouraging general practitioners (GPs) to support social prescribing as one of the ten high impact actions to release capacity set out in the GP Forward View. NHS England is working with federations of GPs to increase support for social prescribing. Regional social prescribing networks spread good practice and innovation in social prescribing across England, providing support for clinical commissioning group commissioners and practitioners.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent discussions between the Secretary of State and NHS Clinical Commissioners on social prescribing. NHS England’s Clinical Lead for Social Prescribing met Julie Wood, CEO of NHS Clinical Commissioners in October 2017 to discuss how to raise the profile of social prescribing amongst commissioners.</p>
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-15T11:52:05.763Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-15T11:52:05.763Z
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
809872
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-12-19more like thismore than 2017-12-19
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 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 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 he has taken to ensure that the training of GPs includes the latest evidence on how to diagnose and treat ME. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 120492 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-12-22more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>The postgraduate training curriculum of doctors is set by the relevant Royal College and has to meet the standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC). It emphasises the skills and attributes that a doctor must develop in order to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and to develop a treatment plan to meet patients’ needs.</p><p> </p><p>The GMC published revised standards for postgraduate training curricula in May 2017. These provide an integrated standards framework for the development, approval and provision of postgraduate medical education and training in the United Kingdom.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-12-22T11:39:17.96Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-22T11:39:17.96Z
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
809873
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-12-19more like thismore than 2017-12-19
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 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research 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 research his Department has commissioned on the diagnosis and treatment of ME. more like this
tabling member constituency Stroud more like this
tabling member printed
Dr David Drew remove filter
uin 120493 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2017-12-22more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>The Department, through the National Institute for Health Research, has recently commissioned one project on the treatment of symptoms of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). Professor Esther Crawley, of the University of Bristol, was awarded funding for research entitled, ‘Investigating the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of using FITNET to treat paediatric CFS/ME in the UK’. This project began in May 2016. Full details of the research can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/hta/14192109/#/summary-of-research" target="_blank">https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/hta/14192109/#/summary-of-research</a></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 2017-12-22T14:31:09.057Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-22T14:31:09.057Z
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