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1700127

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Ambulance Services: Bullying and Discrimination
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 help tackle (a) sexism, (b) racism and (c) bullying behaviour within the ambulance service; and if she will establish an independent body to review complaints made by ambulance workers.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Cox
uin	20936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Everyone working in the National Health Service must feel safe from any form of bullying, harassment, discrimination, or abuse, and feel confident that they can raise concerns, which will be taken seriously and acted on.</p><p> </p><p>The Department welcomes the publication of the NHS England commissioned independent review into ambulance sector culture. NHS England has established a Delivery Board to deliver the review’s important recommendations. This includes actions led by the Office of the Chief Allied Health Professions at NHS England, and the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, on stopping misogyny and improving sexual safety in the ambulance service. This programme of work will build on the work already underway through the NHS People Plan, and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Improvement Plan</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/04/2024 11:05:58 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

1698974

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
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	Lyme Disease: 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 steps her Department is taking to (a) promote better awareness within the NHS of the symptoms of Lyme disease and (b) speed up (i) testing and (ii) analysis of test results for Lyme disease.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Cox
uin	20562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) are specifically aimed at general practices (GPs), and cover the availability of testing services. The entomology group in the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) also has a tick awareness scheme, which sends out information on avoiding tick bites in a spring campaign, and supports local authorities in areas with a high prevalence of Lyme disease. Further information on Lyme disease, access to testing, and the NICE’s CKS’ is available respectively at the links below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lyme-disease-guidance-data-and-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/lyme-disease-guidance-data-and-analysis</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng95" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng95</a></p><p><a href="https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/lyme-disease/management/management/" target="_blank">https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/lyme-disease/management/management/</a></p><p>All confirmatory testing in England is performed by the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL). Delays may occur in the referring laboratory when submitting the sample, during testing at the RIPL, or when accessing the results, which are sent back electronically, before being passed onto GPs. Only the RIPL is within the UKHSA’s control, and the RIPL is planning to introduce new technology to speed up tests for neuroborreliosis.</p><p>National data analysis is released through the Fingertips system, which is regularly updated. The annual number of cases of Lyme disease varies from year to year, depending on weather conditions in the Lyme season, the effects of weather and human activities on animals that harbor the disease, and the tick population. Further information on the Fingertips system is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/health-protection/data" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/health-protection/data</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/04/2024 08:55:56 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

1507292

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Dental Services: Torridge and West Devon
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 take urgent steps to improve the availability and quality of NHS dental treatment in Torridge and West Devon constituency.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Cox
uin	53306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>In July 2022, we announced measures to improve the National Health Service dental system and in ‘Our plan for patients’ published in September 2022. This aims to increase access for patients, including those with greater oral health needs and ensure that dentists are fairly rewarded for the delivery of NHS care. Further information on improving access for patients, including in the South West, will be available later in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/09/2022 13:37:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

1507293

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the review of the contractual arrangements under which NHS dental treatment is carried out will be completed.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Cox
uin	53307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>In July 2022, we announced measures to improve the National Health Service dental system and in ‘Our plan for patients’ published in September 2022. This aims to increase access for patients, including those with greater oral health needs and ensure that dentists are fairly rewarded for the delivery of NHS care. Further information on improving access for patients, including in the South West, will be available later in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 29/09/2022 13:38:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

1461409

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Defibrillators: Finance
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 he has made of the cost of building the Government's planned national network of defibrillators; and what proportion of that cost his Department will cover.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Cox
uin	102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2022 answer text <p>No estimate has been made as the Government has not funded the network. We have encouraged communities and organisations in England to consider purchasing a defibrillator as part of first aid equipment, particularly in locations where there are high concentrations of people. Many community defibrillators have since been provided in public locations through national lottery funding, community fundraising schemes, workplace funding or by charities.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/05/2022 13:06:46 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

1461410

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Defibrillators: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding the construction of defibrillator networks from the NHS central budget.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Cox
uin	103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, in partnership with The British Heart Foundation, the Resuscitation Council UK and the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, NHS England and NHS Improvement have developed ‘The Circuit’; a database to register defibrillators in the United Kingdom. This will assist ambulance services to identify the nearest defibrillator at the time of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/05/2022 14:28:55 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

1422913

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Defibrillators: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial support his Department has provided for the purchase of defibrillators for installation in public places in the last five years; what recent assessment he has made of the need to install community defibrillators in public places; and what steps he is taking to support the installation of more defibrillators in public places.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Cox
uin	125032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>In 2015/16, we provided £2 million to increase the availability of Automated External Defibrillators and the number of people trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Since then, we have encouraged communities and organisations across England to consider purchasing a defibrillator as part of first-aid equipment, particularly in locations where there are high concentrations of people. Many community defibrillators have since been provided through national lottery funding, community fundraising schemes, workplace funding or by charities</p><p><br> No recent assessment has been made of the need to install community defibrillators in public places. The NHS Long Term Plan has a programme funded in 2022/23 which includes national projects to improve bystander response in relation to out of hospital cardiac arrests.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/02/2022 15:22:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

1361352

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	Dental Services
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 has a maximum distance it considers appropriate for patients to travel for dental care; what data he holds on waiting times for patients in Devon for NHS dental care; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reimbursing the cost of urgent dental treatment undertaken privately in circumstances where no local NHS dentists are available.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Cox
uin	58766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2021 answer text <p>There are no geographical restrictions on which practice a patient may attend, including urgent dental centres (UDCs). This enables patients wider choice when seeking a new dentist or choosing to stay with a familiar practice. No maximum travel distance is therefore defined.</p><p>Data is not held on waiting times in Devon and no specific assessment has been made, as the provision of urgent care has now returned to pre-pandemic levels. Patients can access care from any high street National Health Service dental practice accepting patients or via NHS 111. Over 700 UDCs continue to support the provision of urgent dental care, where a patient does not have or cannot access a dentist.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/11/2021 13:58:54 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

1274282

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
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	Prisoners: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to administer covid-19 vaccinations to inmates in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	133746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has agreed that it would be difficult to advise additional prioritisation of detainees above the wider population based on the potential increased risk of exposure in a detained setting alone.</p><p>The overarching priority for the vaccination programme continues to be to reduce mortality, morbidity and hospitalisation and the JCVI has that priority should be based on age as the strongest indicator of risk of serious outcomes and clinical risk factors. Therefore, inmates in prisons will be prioritised for vaccination according to their own age and clinical risk along with the rest of the population.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/03/2021 15:22:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

870212

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
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	Neurology
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 adequacy of the number of consultant neurologists in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	134076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information. National Health Service workforce statistics published by NHS Digital show that the full time equivalent number of consultant neurologists employed by the NHS in England has increased by 30% between September 2010 and December 2017:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>Consultant Neurologists</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>589</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>651</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>766</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2017</p></td><td><p>764</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England is responsible for assessing the future need of the NHS at a national level in order to ensure sufficient supply of doctors across all grades and specialties. However, data on the number of trainees entering neurology is not routinely published.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 28/03/2018 14:52:07 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox