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882223

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by what criteria his Department measures the value for money of applications for funding for research into Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	135244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), which is funded by the Department, supports health and care research and translates discoveries into practical products, treatments, devices and procedures. The NIHR welcomes research funding applications into any aspect of human health, including complex regional pain syndrome.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR is committed to maximising the potential impact of research that it funds for patients and the public. Applications to NIHR for research funding are subject to scientific peer review, with awards being made on the basis of value for money, scientific quality and the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding value for money, the costs outlined in an NIHR funding application will be assessed in order to determine whether:</p><p> </p><p>- The proposed costs of the research are reasonable and commensurate with the proposed work involved; and</p><p>- The costs to health and care services in supporting the research are reasonable in relation to the likely benefits of the research to decision-makers, patients and the public.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring that NIHR funded research is published in full is also a vital step in maximising the return on research investment.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/04/2018 11:17:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

882328

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hours of training on complex regional pain syndrome are included in the syllabus for (a) a medical degree, (b) GP training, (c) a nursing degree and (d) a physiotherapy degree.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	135359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold centrally information on the number of hours of training on specific conditions by profession.</p><p> </p><p>Curricula for undergraduate medical education are set by individual medical schools, emphasising the skills and approaches that a doctor must develop in order to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment plans for their patients.</p><p> </p><p>The curriculum for training as a general practitioner is set by the Royal College of General Practitioners and educates trainees in identifying and managing those conditions most common to primary care. This curriculum includes outcomes or objectives relating to the management of musculoskeletal problems and core competencies relating to pain management.</p><p> </p><p>All medical education has to meet standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC), which is an independent statutory body. The GMC has the general function of promoting high standards of education and co-ordinating all stages of education to ensure that medical students and newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice.</p><p> </p><p>Education providers that deliver courses such as nursing or physiotherapy must ensure the relevant regulator is satisfied that their proposed course will deliver graduates who possess the required knowledge and expertise of a newly qualified professional. For nursing, education providers must meet criteria set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The professional regulator for physiotherapists is the Health and Care Professions Council.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 135364 135426 question first answered 18/04/2018 10:01:03 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

882329

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Fibromyalgia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hours of training on Fibromyalgia are included in the syllabus for (a) a medical degree, (b) GP training (c) a nursing degree and (d) a physiotherapy degree.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	135426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold centrally information on the number of hours of training on specific conditions by profession.</p><p> </p><p>Curricula for undergraduate medical education are set by individual medical schools, emphasising the skills and approaches that a doctor must develop in order to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment plans for their patients.</p><p> </p><p>The curriculum for training as a general practitioner is set by the Royal College of General Practitioners and educates trainees in identifying and managing those conditions most common to primary care. This curriculum includes outcomes or objectives relating to the management of musculoskeletal problems and core competencies relating to pain management.</p><p> </p><p>All medical education has to meet standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC), which is an independent statutory body. The GMC has the general function of promoting high standards of education and co-ordinating all stages of education to ensure that medical students and newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice.</p><p> </p><p>Education providers that deliver courses such as nursing or physiotherapy must ensure the relevant regulator is satisfied that their proposed course will deliver graduates who possess the required knowledge and expertise of a newly qualified professional. For nursing, education providers must meet criteria set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The professional regulator for physiotherapists is the Health and Care Professions Council.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 135359 135364 question first answered 18/04/2018 10:01:03 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

882330

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Pain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hours of training on Chronic Pain are included in the syllabus for (a) a medical degree, (b) GP training, (c) a nursing degree and (d) a physiotherapy degree.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	135364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold centrally information on the number of hours of training on specific conditions by profession.</p><p> </p><p>Curricula for undergraduate medical education are set by individual medical schools, emphasising the skills and approaches that a doctor must develop in order to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment plans for their patients.</p><p> </p><p>The curriculum for training as a general practitioner is set by the Royal College of General Practitioners and educates trainees in identifying and managing those conditions most common to primary care. This curriculum includes outcomes or objectives relating to the management of musculoskeletal problems and core competencies relating to pain management.</p><p> </p><p>All medical education has to meet standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC), which is an independent statutory body. The GMC has the general function of promoting high standards of education and co-ordinating all stages of education to ensure that medical students and newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice.</p><p> </p><p>Education providers that deliver courses such as nursing or physiotherapy must ensure the relevant regulator is satisfied that their proposed course will deliver graduates who possess the required knowledge and expertise of a newly qualified professional. For nursing, education providers must meet criteria set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The professional regulator for physiotherapists is the Health and Care Professions Council.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 135359 135426 question first answered 18/04/2018 10:01:03 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

837791

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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 the Government is taking to raise awareness of complex regional pain syndrome among (a) healthcare professionals and (b) members of the public.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	126822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) has been a recognised medical condition for over 150 years. It is a debilitating, painful condition in a limb, associated with sensory, motor, skin and bone abnormalities, and there is no cure. Although in some cases sufferers make gradual recovery, for others the condition is ongoing. A long-term condition (LTC) can be defined as a condition that cannot be cured but can be managed through the use of medication and/or therapy, and by that definition CRPS is an LTC.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of awareness, NHS Choices provides useful information and advice for the public on CRPS; its symptoms and causes and treatment. To support clinicians in diagnosing and managing the condition, guidance on CRPS is available from authoritative professional sources, including the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, one of the leading centres in the United Kingdom for CRPS. More information on these CRPS resources can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/complex-regional-pain-syndrome/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/conditions/complex-regional-pain-syndrome/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/pain-complex-regional-pain-syndrome" target="_blank">www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/pain-complex-regional-pain-syndrome</a></p><p><a href="http://www.rnhrd.nhs.uk/page/79" target="_blank">www.rnhrd.nhs.uk/page/79</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 126831 126836 question first answered 08/02/2018 17:23:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

837795

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Research
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 his Department is taking to support research into complex regional pain syndrome.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	126826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including complex regional pain syndrome. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. Information on individual projects funded by the NIHR can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/" target="_blank">https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 08/02/2018 17:11:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

837800

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to healthcare professionals to diagnose of complex regional pain syndrome.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	126831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) has been a recognised medical condition for over 150 years. It is a debilitating, painful condition in a limb, associated with sensory, motor, skin and bone abnormalities, and there is no cure. Although in some cases sufferers make gradual recovery, for others the condition is ongoing. A long-term condition (LTC) can be defined as a condition that cannot be cured but can be managed through the use of medication and/or therapy, and by that definition CRPS is an LTC.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of awareness, NHS Choices provides useful information and advice for the public on CRPS; its symptoms and causes and treatment. To support clinicians in diagnosing and managing the condition, guidance on CRPS is available from authoritative professional sources, including the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, one of the leading centres in the United Kingdom for CRPS. More information on these CRPS resources can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/complex-regional-pain-syndrome/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/conditions/complex-regional-pain-syndrome/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/pain-complex-regional-pain-syndrome" target="_blank">www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/pain-complex-regional-pain-syndrome</a></p><p><a href="http://www.rnhrd.nhs.uk/page/79" target="_blank">www.rnhrd.nhs.uk/page/79</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 126822 126836 question first answered 08/02/2018 17:23:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

837805

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to classify complex regional pain syndrome as a long-term condition; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	126836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) has been a recognised medical condition for over 150 years. It is a debilitating, painful condition in a limb, associated with sensory, motor, skin and bone abnormalities, and there is no cure. Although in some cases sufferers make gradual recovery, for others the condition is ongoing. A long-term condition (LTC) can be defined as a condition that cannot be cured but can be managed through the use of medication and/or therapy, and by that definition CRPS is an LTC.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of awareness, NHS Choices provides useful information and advice for the public on CRPS; its symptoms and causes and treatment. To support clinicians in diagnosing and managing the condition, guidance on CRPS is available from authoritative professional sources, including the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, one of the leading centres in the United Kingdom for CRPS. More information on these CRPS resources can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/complex-regional-pain-syndrome/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/conditions/complex-regional-pain-syndrome/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/pain-complex-regional-pain-syndrome" target="_blank">www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/pain-complex-regional-pain-syndrome</a></p><p><a href="http://www.rnhrd.nhs.uk/page/79" target="_blank">www.rnhrd.nhs.uk/page/79</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 126822 126831 question first answered 08/02/2018 17:23:20 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

833766

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome aged (a) under 18, (b) between 18 and 25, (c) between 46 and 64 and (d) 65 and over in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	125524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>We have assumed that the hon. Member is referring to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Data outlining how many people have been diagnosed with this condition is not available.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 02/02/2018 14:35:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George