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1675316

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	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	Health Services: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to reduce NHS waiting times.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	900483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <ul><li><p>Cutting waiting lists is a top priority for this government. We are continuing to work with NHS England to deliver their plan for tackling the backlog and making good progress.</p></li><li><p>We have invested in expanding diagnostic and surgical capacity, creating 135 Community Diagnostics Centres and expanding our surgical hubs to 95 so far, supported by an additional £5.9bn capital investment. This is in addition to £8bn invested in elective recovery through to 2024/25.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 17:59:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1693688

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	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	General Practitioners: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress her Department has made on improving access to GP appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	901818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <ul><li><p>Thanks to the efforts of superb GPs up and down the country, in England there is now a record additional 50 million appointments per year being made available.</p></li><li><p>Our Primary Care Recovery Plan for England is focussed on improving access for patients and reducing bureaucracy for GPs.</p></li><li><p>Health is devolved to Scotland and I’m sure the honourable lady will use our excellent record to challenge SNP Ministers on their performance.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 05/03/2024 17:12:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1679026

	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	Health: Children in Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the statutory guidance on promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children published on 17 March 2015, if she will review and update that guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	7662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government committed to update the statutory guidance, Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children, in the February 2023 children’s social care strategy, Stable Homes, Built on Love. This commitment includes extending the guidance to care leavers and was reaffirmed in the Government’s response to the strategy’s consultation, issued in September 2023.</p><p>While a timeframe for completing the update has not been published, the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care continue to work together to complete this work and have commenced engagement with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/01/2024 16:04:15 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1692486

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	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	Streptococcus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the review of the list of notifiable diseases as part of proposed amendments to the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010, if he will take steps to add Group B Streptococcal Infection in schedule 1 of those Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	16234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>Following a review of the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 by the Department and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the Government published a public consultation between 12 July and 15 November 2023, seeking views on proposed amendments to the regulations.</p><p>Adding Group B Streptococcal Infection to schedule 1 of the regulations was not included in the consultation proposals, but a small number of respondents suggested it could be suitable for inclusion.</p><p>A summary of responses to the consultation has been published. The Department and UKHSA are considering the consultation responses, and confirmation of any changes to the regulations will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/03/2024 09:20:10 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1697830

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	Electronic Cigarettes: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the research article by University College London entitled Cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use induce shared DNA methylation changes linked to carcinogenesis, published on 19 March 2024, if she will ban advertising for vapes.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	19907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s position on vaping remains unchanged, if you don’t smoke, don’t vape, and children should never vape. Studies are important in helping to better understand the long-term health risks associated with vaping, but the mentioned study, that was carried out by University College London, corroborated by Cancer Research UK, does not demonstrate a causal relationship between vaping and cancer.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, studies on the effects of vaping have so far shown that vapes are less harmful than smoking and can help people quit, although the long-term risks are unknown. Vaping is never recommended for children, and carries potential harms of future addiction while their lungs and brains are still developing. There is a lack of research on the potential long-term harms from vaping, and we are exploring future opportunities with the United Kingdom’s research councils.</p><p> </p><p>Otherwise, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 February 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-01/12629" target="_blank">12629</a>, as our position on the advertising of vapes remains unchanged.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 19905 19906 question first answered 03/04/2024 11:35:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1684146

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2024
	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	Carers: 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, with reference to the report entitled The Impact of Care Act Easements published by the University of Manchester and the NIHR Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit in November 2022, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in identifying hidden older carers within their communities.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	10831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are required to undertake a Carer’s Assessment for any unpaid carer who appears to have need for support, and to meet their eligible needs upon request from the carer.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 October 2023, the adult social care’s Innovation and Improvement Unit launched the Accelerating Reform Fund which provides a total of £42.6 million over 2023/24 and 2024/25 to support innovation and scaling in adult social care, and to kick start a change in services to support unpaid carers. The list of priorities for innovation and scaling includes focussing on identifying unpaid carers in local areas, encouraging people to recognise themselves as carers, and promoting access to carer services.</p><p> </p><p>The adult social care reform white paper, People at the Heart of Care, published on 1 December 2021, highlighted the potential to increase the voluntary use of unpaid carer markers in National Health Service electronic health records. In 2022, NHS England wrote to all general practices about the importance of identifying carers and advising how caring status should be recorded on patient records.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/01/2024 09:13:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1686077

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Kidney Diseases: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled Let’s talk kidneys: Opportunities for early intervention in chronic kidney disease, published by Kidney Care UK on 13 December 2023,, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure patients at risk of chronic kidney disease are screened annually for the disease.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	12179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance, Chronic kidney disease: Assessment and management [NG203], updated in November 2021, sets out the best practice for clinicians in the diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The guidance covers monitoring for those patients at risk as well as pharmacological management and referral, where appropriate, and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng203" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng203</a></p><p>In addition to evidence-based guidance to support clinicians in diagnosing problems of the kidney, we are also working to detect people at risk of kidney disease through the NHS Health Check Programme. The programme, which is available for everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 years old who are not already on a chronic disease register, assesses people’s health and risk of developing certain health problems. Using this information, patients are supported in making behavioural changes and accessing treatment which helps to prevent and detect kidney disease earlier.</p><p>We are investing in new delivery models for the NHS Health Check, including nearly £17 million for the development and roll-out of an innovative new national and digital NHS Health Check, which will be rolled out this spring, and will give people a choice about where and when to have a check.</p><p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) reviewed CKD and glomerulonephritis in 2011 and concluded that a population-wide screening programme would not be recommended, and has not looked at the evidence for a targeted programme. The UK NSC can be alerted to any new peer-reviewed evidence published which may suggest the case for a new screening programme. Proposals to change or review a topic early can be submitted via the UK NSC’s annual call, which will open in July 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 12177 12178 question first answered 06/02/2024 11:02:24 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1686076

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	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	Kidney Diseases: 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, with reference to the report entitled Let’s talk kidneys: Opportunities for early intervention in chronic kidney disease, published by Kidney Care UK on 13 December 2023, if she will ensure that the Major Conditions Strategy includes (a) increased testing for chronic kidney disease in primary care settings for those most at risk by virtue of having (i) diabetes and (ii) cardiovascular disease, (b) the incorporation of evidence-based interventions into chronic kidney disease care strategies which aim to delay disease progression and (c) other actions on chronic kidney disease.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	12178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance, Chronic kidney disease: Assessment and management [NG203], updated in November 2021, sets out the best practice for clinicians in the diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The guidance covers monitoring for those patients at risk as well as pharmacological management and referral, where appropriate, and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng203" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng203</a></p><p>In addition to evidence-based guidance to support clinicians in diagnosing problems of the kidney, we are also working to detect people at risk of kidney disease through the NHS Health Check Programme. The programme, which is available for everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 years old who are not already on a chronic disease register, assesses people’s health and risk of developing certain health problems. Using this information, patients are supported in making behavioural changes and accessing treatment which helps to prevent and detect kidney disease earlier.</p><p>We are investing in new delivery models for the NHS Health Check, including nearly £17 million for the development and roll-out of an innovative new national and digital NHS Health Check, which will be rolled out this spring, and will give people a choice about where and when to have a check.</p><p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) reviewed CKD and glomerulonephritis in 2011 and concluded that a population-wide screening programme would not be recommended, and has not looked at the evidence for a targeted programme. The UK NSC can be alerted to any new peer-reviewed evidence published which may suggest the case for a new screening programme. Proposals to change or review a topic early can be submitted via the UK NSC’s annual call, which will open in July 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 12177 12179 question first answered 06/02/2024 11:02:24 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1695797

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Fraud and Maladministration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled Cross-Government Fraud Landscape: Annual Report 2022, published on 21 March 2023, what the basis is of the increase in detected error in her Department from £0.5m in 2019/20 to £43.2m in 2020/21.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	18453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The increase in reported error in 2020/21 was due to the NHS Business Services Authority commencing the reporting of errors identified as part of their NHS Provider Assurance activity.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 18/03/2024 14:48:41 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1700440

	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	Perinatal Mortality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled A comparison of the care of Asian and White women who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death, published by the MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Confidential Enquiry on 14 December 2023, what recent discussions her Department has had with NHS England on ensuring that women (a) from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and (b) at risk of premature birth are offered the (i) tests and (ii) medication that are recommended by NHS guidelines.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	uin	21327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Departmental and NHS England colleagues meet regularly to discuss initiatives to reduce disparities in maternity and neonatal outcomes, and pre-term births. NHS England has invested £6.8 million into their Equity and Equality guidance, which focuses on actions to reduce disparities for women and babies, including for those living in the most deprived areas. It sets out actions and expectations on Local Maternity and Neonatal Systems to consider complex social factors and adhere to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidelines regarding maternity care.</p><p>All National Health Service trusts are now implementing the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle (SBLCB), which provides up-to-date, evidence-based best practice regarding reducing perinatal mortality, including guidance around reducing preterm birth. The SBLCB recommends a universal risk assessment of all women for preterm birth at their antenatal booking appointment, with those at higher and intermediate risk being offered a care pathway designed to reduce the chances of preterm birth.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/04/2024 16:30:14 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy