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1690052

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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	NHS Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason Master of Pharmacy courses are not included in the NHS Learning Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	14652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Learning Support Fund (LSF) is available broadly to those courses which were eligible for the NHS Bursary prior to the 2017 reforms, and therefore, subjects such as pharmacy are outside of the scope of the LSF arrangements. There are no immediate plans to make changes to the LSF scheme design.</p><p>The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all healthcare students under close review. At all times the Government must strike a balance between the level of support students receive, and the need to make best use of public funds to deliver value for money.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 14653 question first answered 21/02/2024 16:12:19 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1690053

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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	NHS Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy
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 include Masters of Pharmacy courses in the NHS Learning Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	14653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Learning Support Fund (LSF) is available broadly to those courses which were eligible for the NHS Bursary prior to the 2017 reforms, and therefore, subjects such as pharmacy are outside of the scope of the LSF arrangements. There are no immediate plans to make changes to the LSF scheme design.</p><p>The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all healthcare students under close review. At all times the Government must strike a balance between the level of support students receive, and the need to make best use of public funds to deliver value for money.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 14652 question first answered 21/02/2024 16:12:19 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1690054

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is on target to double dementia funding by 2024/25.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	14654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is dedicated to supporting research into dementia, and has committed to doubling the funding for dementia research to £160 million per year by the end of 2024/25. The Government’s responsibility for delivering dementia research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science Innovation and Technology, with research delivered via UK Research and Innovation.</p><p>In 2022/23, the most recent year we have data for, we estimate that total Government spend on dementia research was £96.9 million. Spend is dependent on the number and quality of applications received, as well as the volume of research that requires infrastructure support, therefore research spend can only be calculated retrospectively after the end of the financial year.</p><p>The Government is making significant progress towards meeting the commitment and has instigated momentous new programmes of work, for instance investing almost £50 million over five years into the NIHR’s Dementia Translational Research Collaboration Trial Network, which will expand the United Kingdom’s early phase clinical trial capabilities in dementia, speeding up the development of new treatments. A new Clinical Trials Delivery Accelerator focused on dementia was also announced in the Autumn Statement 2023, with up to £20 million of funding to help innovation reach National Health Service patients even faster. Many new initiatives and research projects will begin to spend in 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/02/2024 10:07:35 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1690055

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the additional £95 million investment in dementia care has been allocated.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	14655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission was launched in August 2022 with £95 million of Government funding. There is now more than £120 million of committed funding to the mission, which will be invested into three key pillars. The first pillar centres on biomarkers and experimental medicine, and will receive £50 million of the funding for the mission, with the intention of securing match funding from industry partners. As part of this pillar, Innovate UK launched a Small Business Research Initiative competition, with the aim of accelerating innovations in clinical biomarker tools and technologies for dementia, where organisations could apply for a share of £6 million of funding out of the allocated £50 million. These technologies will enable the discovery, validation, and implementation of a suite of decision-enabling biomarkers to help transform clinical trials and precision therapies. The competition closed on 4 September 2023, and the recipients awarded a portion of the £6 million will be announced soon.</p><p> </p><p>The second pillar will focus on clinical trial infrastructure and innovation, with two recently announced initiatives to support its delivery. The first of these initiatives is the National Institute for Health and Care Research’s Dementia-Translational Research Collaboration Trials Network, with almost £50 million of funding over five years. This will expand the United Kingdom’s early phase clinical trial capabilities for dementia, speeding up the development of new treatments. The second initiative is the Clinical Trials Delivery Accelerator, focused on dementia, also named the Dementia Accelerator. This was announced in the Autumn Statement 2023, in response to Lord O’Shaughnessy’s independent review into commercial clinical trials in the UK, with up to £20 million of additional funding.</p><p> </p><p>The third pillar will be focused on end-to-end implementation, specifically on aligning translational research, clinical practice, and regulatory frameworks to prepare health-systems for new dementia medicines. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NHS England, the Department, the devolved administrations, and the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission are already working closely together to plan for the implementation of new dementia medicines, should they gain approval in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/02/2024 13:42:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1679547

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Continuing Care: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will undertake a review of the adequacy of funding for continuing healthcare.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	8054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>We have no plans at this time to assess the efficacy of the NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) process or to review funding for CHC. The Government continues to work with our partners, including NHS England who are responsible for oversight of CHC delivery, to deliver CHC policy effectively.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 8258 question first answered 12/01/2024 14:14:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1678951

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation
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 she has made of the potential impact of instructing the General Medical Council to regulate (a) physician and (b) anaesthesia associates on the quality of care.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	7635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Introducing statutory regulation for these roles will enhance patient safety. Regulation will provide a standardised framework of governance and assurance for clinical practice and professional conduct, to enable anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (Pas) to make a greater contribution to patient care.</p><p> </p><p>The assessment of the appropriate regulatory body for PA and AA regulation was completed in 2019 following a public consultation. Most respondents to the consultation were in favour of the General Medical Council (GMC) taking on regulation.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation by the GMC will mean that the organisation will have responsibility and oversight of doctors, AAs and PAs, allowing them to take a holistic approach to the education, training and standards of all three roles. This will enable a more coherent and co-ordinated approach to regulation and, by making it easier for employers, patients, and the public to understand the relationship between these roles and doctors, help to embed them in the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/01/2024 10:35:58 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1675397

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
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	Medical Equipment: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of used medical equipment was recycled in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	5281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Delivering a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service report, published in October 2020, the NHS is committed to reducing its environmental impact, including by cutting its carbon emissions and increasing the reuse and recycling of medical equipment. This commitment is then applied locally, considering local priorities, through local Green Plans. NHS England also collaborates with NHS Supply Chain to increase availability of reusable products and supports local NHS organisations through the publication of guidance and resources to help with implementing changes.</p><p>As an example, the NHS has set out ambitions to expand existing walking aid refurbishment schemes. Arrangements for the return and reuse of walking aids are managed locally, to be adapted to the local context, and several NHS trusts already have local return and reuse schemes with over 200 return sites now featured on the Recycle Now website.</p><p>NHS England is supporting local NHS organisations to increase walking aid return rates, with initiatives including running a national walking aid return campaign as part of recycling week between 16 and 22 October 2023; providing guidance to trusts on setting up or enhancing reuse schemes and planning communication activities; providing visual material to help communicate locally about the schemes in a consistent way; and directly supporting trusts with their pilot schemes.</p><p>Regarding further equipment types, improving resource efficiency forms a key part of the Government’s Medical Technology Strategy, published in February 2023, where we are working with industry, the health and care sector, and academic partners to improve the extent to which we reuse, remanufacture, and recycle many different medical equipment types.</p><p>Currently, the Department do not hold centralised data on the proportion of all used medical equipment that is recycled.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 5282 question first answered 11/12/2023 16:40:00 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1675398

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
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	Medical Equipment: Recycling
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 her Department is taking to increase the amount of used medical equipment that is recycled.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	5282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Delivering a ‘Net Zero’ National Health Service report, published in October 2020, the NHS is committed to reducing its environmental impact, including by cutting its carbon emissions and increasing the reuse and recycling of medical equipment. This commitment is then applied locally, considering local priorities, through local Green Plans. NHS England also collaborates with NHS Supply Chain to increase availability of reusable products and supports local NHS organisations through the publication of guidance and resources to help with implementing changes.</p><p>As an example, the NHS has set out ambitions to expand existing walking aid refurbishment schemes. Arrangements for the return and reuse of walking aids are managed locally, to be adapted to the local context, and several NHS trusts already have local return and reuse schemes with over 200 return sites now featured on the Recycle Now website.</p><p>NHS England is supporting local NHS organisations to increase walking aid return rates, with initiatives including running a national walking aid return campaign as part of recycling week between 16 and 22 October 2023; providing guidance to trusts on setting up or enhancing reuse schemes and planning communication activities; providing visual material to help communicate locally about the schemes in a consistent way; and directly supporting trusts with their pilot schemes.</p><p>Regarding further equipment types, improving resource efficiency forms a key part of the Government’s Medical Technology Strategy, published in February 2023, where we are working with industry, the health and care sector, and academic partners to improve the extent to which we reuse, remanufacture, and recycle many different medical equipment types.</p><p>Currently, the Department do not hold centralised data on the proportion of all used medical equipment that is recycled.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 5281 question first answered 11/12/2023 16:40:00 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1674364

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Endometriosis
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 her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) diagnosis of and (b) care for people with endometriosis.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>We are investing £25 million in women’s health hubs, so that women can get better access to care for menstrual problems, including for women with suspected or diagnosed endometriosis. Women’s health hubs will play a key role in improving care for common gynaecological and urogynaecological conditions, with care for endometriosis outlined as a core service within the women’s health hubs.</p><p>Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) also play an important part in tackling the backlogs of people waiting for diagnostic tests, which includes checks, tests, and scans for patients on gynaecological pathways, including those with endometriosis. As of October 2023, there are 135 CDCs currently operational which have delivered over five million additional tests since July 2021.</p><p>The elective recovery plan set clear ambitions to eliminate long waits for planned National Health Service treatment. The overall vision is to eradicate waits of longer than a year for elective care by March 2025. We are making good progress on tackling the longest waits; in July 2022 the NHS virtually eliminated waits of over two years and have since worked hard to reduce the number of patients waiting more than 18 months by over 90%, since the September 2021 peak.</p><p>The NHS will triage patients waiting for elective care, including surgeries, through three key stages. Firstly, through clinical prioritisation, ensuring the order in which patients are seen reflects clinical judgement on need. Secondly, by targeting those waiting the longest, and thirdly by increasing the number of cancer referrals, ensuring those patients who have not yet presented to services are included.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/12/2023 12:39:21 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1674365

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Endometriosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the level of awareness of endometriosis among doctors.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Women’s Health Strategy sets out our ambitions for all healthcare professionals to be well informed about women’s health, and supported to provide women with the best care possible.</p><p>Women’s health is a core competency for general practitioners (GPs) and is included in the Royal College of General Practitioners’ (RCGP) curriculum for trainee GPs. The RCGP has developed a ‘Women’s Health Library’, which brings together educational resources and guidelines on women’s health topics including on endometriosis.</p><p>The General Medical Council will introduce the Medical Licensing Assessment from the academic year 2024/2025. This includes women’s health topics such as endometriosis, encouraging a better understanding of endometriosis for doctors starting their careers.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/12/2023 14:20:10 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor