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registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to maximise the use of donated organs.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	203546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The six years between April 2008 and April 2014 has seen a strengthening of the donation programme; increasing donation rates by 63% and transplant rates by 47%. The number of people registering for organ donation has increased by over 3 million since 2010 to over 20 million. NHS Blood and Transplant launched a United Kingdom strategy in July 2013 - <em>Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020</em> - that sets the agenda for increasing organ donation and transplantation rates over the next seven years. This includes an aim to transplant 5% more of the organs offered from donors through work to increase the number of organs retrieved, offered and accepted for transplant.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/07/2014 15:30:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

65333

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of lungs retrieved from donors are transplanted into recipients.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	203547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the transplanting surgeon to decide whether or not to accept a donor organ for transplant. This decision may be made both before retrieval and at retrieval, or occasionally at allocation. The following table shows those organs retrieved and subsequently transplanted over the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Percentage of organs retrieved that were subsequently transplanted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Organ</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>DBD<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>DCD<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Total Deceased donors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lung</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kidney</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liver</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Source: </em>NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Donors who died after brain death</p><p><sup>2</sup>Donors who died after circulatory death</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 203548 203549 203550 question first answered 07/07/2014 13:40:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

65334

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of kidneys retrieved from donors are transplanted into recipients.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	203548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the transplanting surgeon to decide whether or not to accept a donor organ for transplant. This decision may be made both before retrieval and at retrieval, or occasionally at allocation. The following table shows those organs retrieved and subsequently transplanted over the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Percentage of organs retrieved that were subsequently transplanted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Organ</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>DBD<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>DCD<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Total Deceased donors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lung</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kidney</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liver</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Source: </em>NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Donors who died after brain death</p><p><sup>2</sup>Donors who died after circulatory death</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 203547 203549 203550 question first answered 07/07/2014 13:40:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

65335

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of hearts retrieved from donors are transplanted into recipients.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	203549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the transplanting surgeon to decide whether or not to accept a donor organ for transplant. This decision may be made both before retrieval and at retrieval, or occasionally at allocation. The following table shows those organs retrieved and subsequently transplanted over the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Percentage of organs retrieved that were subsequently transplanted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Organ</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>DBD<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>DCD<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Total Deceased donors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lung</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kidney</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liver</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Source: </em>NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Donors who died after brain death</p><p><sup>2</sup>Donors who died after circulatory death</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 203547 203548 203550 question first answered 07/07/2014 13:40:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

65336

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of livers retrieved from donors are transplanted into recipients.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	203550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the transplanting surgeon to decide whether or not to accept a donor organ for transplant. This decision may be made both before retrieval and at retrieval, or occasionally at allocation. The following table shows those organs retrieved and subsequently transplanted over the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Percentage of organs retrieved that were subsequently transplanted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Organ</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>DBD<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>DCD<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Total Deceased donors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lung</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kidney</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liver</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Source: </em>NHS Blood and Transplant</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Donors who died after brain death</p><p><sup>2</sup>Donors who died after circulatory death</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 203547 203548 203549 question first answered 07/07/2014 13:40:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

65337

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places for general practice in each region were (a) commissioned and (b) filled in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	203551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department set up Health Education England (HEE) to deliver a better healthcare workforce for England. HEE is responsible for ensuring a secure workforce supply for the future balancing need against demand, taking into account factors such as the age profile of the existing workforce, the impact of technology, and new drugs.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table sets out the number of training places for General Practice that were commissioned and filled for each of the last five years on a regional basis.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the figure for 2014 represents figures for the year to date. A further recruitment round is planned by HEE in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 07/07/2014 15:23:03 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Table for PQ203551.docx title Table for PQ203551
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

65341

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Strokes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will institute a campaign to raise public awareness of the symptoms of a transient ischaemic attack and the need for urgent treatment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	203602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans for any specific marketing activity around raising public awareness of transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs).</p><p> </p><p>However, Public Health England continues to run the highly impactful Act FAST stroke awareness campaign that covers very similar signs with a message to call 999 if these signs are witnessed. Two new television executions ran in March 2014 with plans to run them again later in the current financial year.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England produced a resource for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to support them in setting and delivering on a level of ambition to reduce premature mortality. The resource included information on high-impact interventions that CCGs could consider commissioning to reduce premature mortality. One of these is to increase the proportion of patients with TIA treated within 24 hours from 71% to 100%.</p><p> </p><p>The resource is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/sop/red-prem-mort/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/sop/red-prem-mort/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/07/2014 13:48:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

65343

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Strokes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that examples of good practice and better care pathways for the treatment of transient ischaemic attacks are disseminated throughout the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	203604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs) bring together clinicians from across health care settings and the wider health and care system in 12 geographic areas across England. The SCNs share best practice and promote initiatives around their core service areas which include cardiovascular disease (renal disease, diabetes, cardiac disease and stroke, including transient ischaemic attacks). The SCNs hold regular meetings to enable communication and information sharing.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/07/2014 13:44:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

65344

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Strokes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has commissioned into the effect of ensuring that patients receive urgent treatment following a transient ischaemic attack on (a) reducing the risk of stroke and (b) reducing the cost to the NHS of treating strokes.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	203603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not commissioned any recent research on these specific topics. Funding from the Department's National Institute for Health Research has supported the EXPRESS (Early use of eXisting PREventive Strategies for Stroke) study, which aimed to measure the effect or more rapid treatment after transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and minor stroke in patients who were not admitted directly to hospital.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence from the EXPRESS study has informed advice on TIA services set out in the <em>Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy</em> published last year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/07/2014 13:45:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

65502

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Foods: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost savings to the NHS of pharmacy-led gluten-free prescribing schemes; and if his Department will issue guidance on such schemes.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Gordon Banks
uin	203847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>We have made no recent estimate.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are aware that some local assessments of these schemes have been undertaken and details of these are available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.coeliac.org.uk/healthcare-professionals/resources/community-pharmacy-supply-of-gluten-free-foods/</p><p> </p><p>NHS England can commission a gluten-free food supply service as a local enhanced pharmaceutical service in the light of local need. Neither we nor NHS England have plans to issue guidance on these schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 203848 question first answered 07/07/2014 15:28:21 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1589 label Biography information for Gordon Banks