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1714568

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	29/04/2024
	date tabled	29/04/2024
	ddp created	29/04/2024 20:55:07
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	29/04/2024 21:11:03 01/05/2024 16:32:04
	hansard heading	Drugs: Shortages
	house id	1
	identifier	24096
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/05/2024 16:00:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to (a) mitigate potential future shortages of (i) Creon 25000 and (ii) other essential medicines and (b) ensure that people affected by medicine shortages have access to alternative options.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24096
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24096
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of ongoing intermittent supply issues with Creon 25000 gastro-resistant capsules. These are due to manufacturing and active pharmaceutical ingredient constraints. The supplier has confirmed that stock of Creon 25000 gastro resistant capsules is now available, with further deliveries scheduled in May 2024. The Department has issued guidance to healthcare professionals regarding treatment of patients, while there was disruption to the supply of Creon 25000 gastro-resistant capsules. We continue to explore all management options to manage this issue. We have asked the supplier to continue confirming their future forecasts, and to inform us of any further gaps in supply of Creon 25000 gastro-resistant capsules.</p><p>Whilst we can’t always prevent supply issues, we have a range of well-established tools and processes to mitigate risks to patients. These include close and regular engagement with the suppliers, use of alternative strengths or forms of a medicine to allow patients to remain on the same product, expediting regulatory procedures, sourcing unlicensed imports from abroad, adding products to the restricted exports and hoarding list, use of Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs), and issuing NHS communications to provide management advice and information on the issue to healthcare professionals, so they can advise and support their patients.</p>
	creator	4640 label Biography information for David Linden
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1714567

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	29/04/2024
	date tabled	29/04/2024
	ddp created	29/04/2024 20:55:03
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	29/04/2024 21:04:29 01/05/2024 16:32:08
	hansard heading	Pancreatin
	house id	1
	identifier	24095
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/05/2024 16:00:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the availability of Creon 25000 across the UK.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24095
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24095
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of ongoing intermittent supply issues with Creon 25000 gastro-resistant capsules. These are due to manufacturing and active pharmaceutical ingredient constraints. The supplier has confirmed that stock of Creon 25000 gastro resistant capsules is now available, with further deliveries scheduled in May 2024. The Department has issued guidance to healthcare professionals regarding treatment of patients, while there was disruption to the supply of Creon 25000 gastro-resistant capsules. We continue to explore all management options to manage this issue. We have asked the supplier to continue confirming their future forecasts, and to inform us of any further gaps in supply of Creon 25000 gastro-resistant capsules.</p><p>Whilst we can’t always prevent supply issues, we have a range of well-established tools and processes to mitigate risks to patients. These include close and regular engagement with the suppliers, use of alternative strengths or forms of a medicine to allow patients to remain on the same product, expediting regulatory procedures, sourcing unlicensed imports from abroad, adding products to the restricted exports and hoarding list, use of Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs), and issuing NHS communications to provide management advice and information on the issue to healthcare professionals, so they can advise and support their patients.</p>
	creator	4640 label Biography information for David Linden
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1714687

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	29/04/2024
	date tabled	29/04/2024
	ddp created	29/04/2024 21:02:23
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	29/04/2024 21:17:38 01/05/2024 15:54:08
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Migrants
	house id	1
	identifier	24089
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/05/2024 15:23:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to NHS A&E departments to ensure staff are aware that A&E services are free of charge regardless of immigration status.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 24089
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	24089
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department issues guidance to the National Health Service on charging overseas visitors for some NHS services. This guidance is reviewed regularly and makes it clear that some services, including accident and emergency, are free at the point of delivery for everyone. NHS England works with Overseas Visitor Managers in NHS trusts to operationalise this guidance effectively.</p>
	creator	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1714123

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	26/04/2024
	date tabled	26/04/2024
	ddp created	26/04/2024 14:07:38
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/04/2024 14:20:02 01/05/2024 13:24:04
	hansard heading	Shingles: Warrington
	house id	1
	identifier	23963
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/05/2024 12:52:34
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase uptake of the shingles vaccine by people aged over 65 in Warrington.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Andy Carter
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 23963
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23963
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has recommended that those who are eligible for the shingles vaccine should change, to allow individuals to be protected at an earlier age, particularly those that have a weakened immune system. Based on the evidence, they recognised that there may be more clinical benefit from starting shingles vaccinations at a lower age, with modelling indicating that a greater number of cases of shingles would be prevented with vaccination at 60 years old for immunocompetent individuals, and 50 years old for immunosuppressed individuals. The committee advised that the programme should be implemented in stages, starting with those that are over 50 years old with a weakened immune system and those turning 65 and 70 years old, then eventually moving down to those turning 60 years old. This is a similar pattern to the roll out of the shingles vaccine from 2013. This is why the vaccine offer has been expanded to all those turning 65 and 70 years old and all those over 50 years old with a weakened immune system, from 1 September 2023. The programme began on 1 September 2023 and will run until 31 August 2028, offering the vaccine to people as they turn 65 and 70 years old, until the offer has been made to all those aged 65 to 70 years old. It will then expand to offering the vaccine to all those that are turning 60 and 65 years old, from 1 September 2028.</p><p>The shingles vaccine is available through general practice (GP) surgeries in primary care, and GPs are required to identify and put in place a call or recall arrangement to offer the shingles vaccination to eligible patients. All eligible patients are contacted by their GP surgery to invite them for vaccination. The GP will then follow up with letters or with calls and text messages, to encourage eligible people that have not come forward to take up the offer.</p><p> </p><p>There is a wide range of public facing information to help increase uptake of the shingles vaccine, and to publicise the programme in GP surgeries and online, including display bunting, leaflets, and posters. GPs are also adding messages regarding shingles to their practice websites, prescription counterfoils, and social media banners. Public facing information regarding the shingles vaccination programme includes translations into over 20 different languages including braille, audio, large print, and British Sign Language. Information for healthcare professionals, including GP toolkits for improving uptake of shingles vaccination, has also been produced and published by local immunisation commissioning teams.</p>
	creator	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1714095

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	26/04/2024
	date tabled	26/04/2024
	ddp created	26/04/2024 14:05:56
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/04/2024 14:18:45 01/05/2024 09:24:06
	hansard heading	Heart Diseases: Women
	house id	1
	identifier	23908
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/05/2024 08:52:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase awareness of the symptoms of heart valve disease in women.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 23908
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23908
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>NHS England continues to work with its partners in raising awareness of aortic stenosis, with a particular focus on women. NHS England is also working to increase access to cardiac surgery. The breathlessness pathway, launched in April 2023, encourages general practitioners to examine all patients for the signs of valvular heart disease. Heart valve disease is a focus for cardiac networks, with pathways in in place to improve early detection of valve disease in the community.</p><p>In November 2023, a dedicated Heart Valve Disease (HVD) Expert Advisory Group was convened to provide NHS England’s Cardiac Transformation Programme with leadership, advice, quality assurance, expert review, and endorsement of the projects and deliverables that comprise the HVD workstream, with a focus on improving the speed and equity of access to high quality treatment for heart valve patients.</p><p>To improve the early detection and diagnosis of heart valve disease across England, including aortic stenosis, £2.3 billion has been committed to open 160 community diagnostic centres by March 2025. This will increase the volume of diagnostic activity and further reduce patient waiting times. The centres have delivered over 5 million additional tests since July 2021, including those that detect cardiovascular disease.</p><p>In addition, the National Health Service is investing in cardiac networks to support whole pathway improvements. These networks have been developed to take an evidenced based, clinically led, whole pathway approach to improvement, from prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and through to end-of-life care.</p>
	creator	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1714094

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	26/04/2024
	date tabled	26/04/2024
	ddp created	26/04/2024 14:05:53
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/04/2024 14:18:42 01/05/2024 09:24:04
	hansard heading	Heart Diseases: Surgery
	house id	1
	identifier	23907
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/05/2024 08:52:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase the availability of heart valve surgery for (a) women and (b) ethnic minorities.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 23907
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23907
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>NHS England continues to work with its partners in raising awareness of aortic stenosis, with a particular focus on women. NHS England is also working to increase access to cardiac surgery. The breathlessness pathway, launched in April 2023, encourages general practitioners to examine all patients for the signs of valvular heart disease. Heart valve disease is a focus for cardiac networks, with pathways in in place to improve early detection of valve disease in the community.</p><p>In November 2023, a dedicated Heart Valve Disease (HVD) Expert Advisory Group was convened to provide NHS England’s Cardiac Transformation Programme with leadership, advice, quality assurance, expert review, and endorsement of the projects and deliverables that comprise the HVD workstream, with a focus on improving the speed and equity of access to high quality treatment for heart valve patients.</p><p>To improve the early detection and diagnosis of heart valve disease across England, including aortic stenosis, £2.3 billion has been committed to open 160 community diagnostic centres by March 2025. This will increase the volume of diagnostic activity and further reduce patient waiting times. The centres have delivered over 5 million additional tests since July 2021, including those that detect cardiovascular disease.</p><p>In addition, the National Health Service is investing in cardiac networks to support whole pathway improvements. These networks have been developed to take an evidenced based, clinically led, whole pathway approach to improvement, from prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and through to end-of-life care.</p>
	creator	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1714081

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	26/04/2024
	date tabled	26/04/2024
	ddp created	26/04/2024 14:04:59
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/04/2024 14:17:39 01/05/2024 12:52:06
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Children and Young Children
	house id	1
	identifier	23892
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/05/2024 12:20:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle under-age alcohol use.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 23892
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23892
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Guidance from England’s Chief Medical Officer for healthcare professionals is clear, an alcohol-free childhood is the healthiest and best option. The Department promotes this through online platforms such as the NHS.UK website, and the Talk to FRANK online resource. Local authorities promote these guidelines as part of their public health duties.</p><p>The Department for Education’s statutory guidance, Relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education, became mandatory in September 2020. Through this, education on drugs, alcohol, and tobacco became compulsory at state-funded primary and secondary schools, teaching children and young people how to manage influences and pressures, and keep themselves healthy and safe.</p><p>To deter individuals selling alcohol to a person aged under 18 years old, the maximum fine for the offence of persistently selling alcohol to children was increased from £10,000 to £20,000, under s 147A(8) of the 2003 Licensing Act.</p>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1714080

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	26/04/2024
	date tabled	26/04/2024
	ddp created	26/04/2024 14:04:56
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/04/2024 14:17:36 01/05/2024 16:28:04
	hansard heading	Gabapentin
	house id	1
	identifier	23891
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/05/2024 15:56:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that people experiencing acute or chronic side effects from taking gabapentin do not have to wait for a (a) referral and (b) assessment by mental health services.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 23891
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23891
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>While we have no specific plans to do so, we are committed to expanding and transforming mental health services in England through the NHS Long Term Plan, so that more people, including those experiencing side effects from taking gabapentin, can get the mental health help and support that they need.</p>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1714079

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	26/04/2024
	date tabled	26/04/2024
	ddp created	26/04/2024 14:04:53
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/04/2024 14:17:33 01/05/2024 09:34:04
	hansard heading	Gabapentin
	house id	1
	identifier	23890
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/05/2024 09:02:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on (a) its advice on prescribing and (b) the side effects of gabapentin.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 23890
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23890
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Gabapentin is authorised for the treatment of some forms of epilepsy, as well as peripheral neuropathic pain. The product information for gabapentin, approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), provides information to support the prescribing of the medication including recommendations for dose, duration of use, as well as gradual reduction when stopping. The product information includes warnings about possible side effects.</p><p>The MHRA continuously monitors the safety of gabapentin and ensures the product information reflects what is known about the medicine and its side effects.</p>
	creator	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1714139

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/05/2024
	date	26/04/2024
	date tabled	26/04/2024
	ddp created	26/04/2024 14:08:26
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/04/2024 14:20:46 01/05/2024 11:58:08
	hansard heading	Health Professions: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	identifier	23888
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/05/2024 11:26:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with Integrated Care Boards on recruitment and retention of health workers.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 23888
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	23888
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan sets out how we will meet the workforce needs of the future, through increasing training numbers and reforming training, working differently, and taking action to retain more staff.</p><p>There are a number of key national programmes aimed at supporting regions, integrated care boards (ICBs), and providers with recruitment challenges, and growing the workforce. For example, the Overhauling Recruitment programme aims to overhaul and modernise National Health Service recruitment, encouraging innovation and wider access into NHS careers, supporting the growth of a diverse and skilled workforce to meet future demands on healthcare. NHS England will soon be engaging with ICBs and providers to support and enable this transformational change, as it prepares to publish the overhauling recruitment strategic delivery framework.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan also sets out how to improve culture and leadership to ensure that up to 130,000 fewer staff leave the NHS over the next 15 years. Key to this is the National Retention Programme. The programme builds on the NHS People Promise, and supports integrated care systems (ICS), which are made up of ICBs and integrated care partnerships, regions, NHS trusts, and organisations, to improve employee experience and retain their people, thereby reducing NHS staff leaver rates.</p><p> </p><p>Support for organisations and ICS can be accessed via the Retention Hub, which outlines initiatives mapped against the People Promise, access to tools, guides, and case studies, to enable improvements and contact details for regional colleagues to support the retention agenda in each of the seven regions.</p>
	creator	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth