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1466416

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Blood Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the level of funding available to the NHS to tackle waiting lists for blood cancer treatment.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	10001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>In 2021, we announced an additional £5.9 billion to support elective recovery, diagnostics and technology in the next three years. This includes £2.3 billion to increase the volume of diagnostic activity and launch community diagnostic centres to increase capacity for clinical tests, such as phlebotomy for the diagnosis of suspected blood cancers.</p><p>We have also committed an additional £15.7 billion from April 2022 to March 2025 for managing the ongoing impact of COVID-19, while reducing waiting times for elective care, including cancer treatments.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2022 11:44:14 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1466419

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will (a) collect and (b) publish data on access by people (i) facing digital exclusion and (b) with dementia to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	10002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>We have no current plans to do so. However, NHS England and NHS Improvement have committed to publishing and disseminating resources on inclusive digital transformation for local services and regional teams and understand the needs of specific cohorts at increased risk of digital exclusion.</p><p>The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) dataset collects and publishes data on access by people with dementia. However, as the volume of this data is low, it is suppressed to protect patient confidentiality. NHS England and NHS Improvement aim to increase the level of data collected for IAPT Long Term Conditions services, including dementia.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/06/2022 13:55:25 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1466421

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Cancer: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assurances his Department has received from NHS England that the increase in provision of care in the community and remote consultations as a result of the covid-19 outbreak will not result in missed cancer diagnoses.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	10003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service in England continued to prioritise cancer diagnosis and treatment throughout the pandemic. In March 2022, over 250,000 urgent cancer referrals were made by general practitioners in England – an increase of 70,000 compared to March 2020. With NHS England, we are increasing diagnostic capacity and connectivity by investing in more than 160 community diagnostic centres, to improve access to tests for cancer. Online consultations and telemedicine are also providing flexibility for patients.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2022 11:47:21 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1466422

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Older People
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 his Department has made of trends in the level of referrals of people aged over 65 to the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	10004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of referrals of people aged over 65 years old to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. The data shows a decline in referrals from 2020/21 due to the impact of the pandemic as many people aged over 65 years old were more likely to be isolating. While complete data for 2021/22 is not yet available, the number of referrals is now increasing.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of referrals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>104,347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>105,438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>74,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22 to Quarter 3</p></td><td><p>72,717</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Psychological Therapies, Annual Reports on the use of IAPT services, NHS Digital</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/06/2022 14:24:27 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1466424

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Primodos: Compensation
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 support people who have experienced harm as a result of hormone pregnancy drug Primodos.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	10005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has established The Safer Medicines in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Consortium of 16 organisations to meet the information needs of women and healthcare professionals, through accessible and consistent advice.</p><p>We have established the role of Patient Safety Commissioner to work with regulatory bodies to improve the safety of medicines and medical devices. The forthcoming Women’s Health Strategy will also address the health and wellbeing of women in England. A Women’s Health Ambassador will lead the programme to deliver outcomes of the Women’s Health Strategy, which will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2022 12:53:24 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1466425

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
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	Dementia: Diagnosis
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 his Department has made of the relationship between an early diagnosis and good mental health for people living with dementia.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	10006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>Timely diagnosis of dementia ensures that a person with dementia can access the advice, information, care and support to allow them to live well with the condition and remain independent for as long as possible. Mental wellbeing is acknowledged as one benefit of an early diagnosis. ‘Benefits of timely dementia diagnosis’ indicates that those who receive a diagnosis can understand their experience and reduce their anxiety. This report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.dementiaaction.org.uk/assets/0000/4970/BENEFITS_OF_TIMELY_DEMENTIA_DIAGNOSIS_to_distribute_2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.dementiaaction.org.uk/assets/0000/4970/BENEFITS_OF_TIMELY_DEMENTIA_DIAGNOSIS_to_distribute_2013.pdf</a></p><p>We will set out plans for dementia in England for the next 10 years later this year, including dementia diagnosis.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/06/2022 13:57:40 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1465345

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Wound Dressings: Clinics
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 will take to ensure that patients are able to access treatment at wound dressing clinics without delay.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	8156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Transformation Directorate and the Academic Health Science Network Transforming Wound Care programme to promote the equitable provision of wound care clinics in England.</p><p>In December 2020, the NWCSP published clinical recommendations for lower limb care, including to allow more people with chronic lower limb wounds to receive equitable care in dedicated chronic lower limb services staffed by clinicians with appropriate time, knowledge, and skills and with established referral routes to escalate care. The NWCSP is currently testing this model, with full results expected in 2022/23.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/06/2022 10:35:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore