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1133996

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Aston Hall Hospital: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in compensating victims of historical abuse at Aston Hall, Derbyshire.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	268489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS Resolution is managing compensation claims related to Aston Hall on behalf of the Secretary of State. As the management of these claims is ongoing, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 02/07/2019 16:39:56 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

1134003

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
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 he is taking to ensure all Type 2 diabetics have access to a glucose monitoring blood test every three months as standard.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	268496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning diabetes services for their local populations. They are also expected to take National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines into consideration when making their decisions.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 02/07/2019 16:28:39 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

1134014

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Heart Diseases: Young People
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 he is taking to prevent heart disease in young people aged 17-30.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	268502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan advises that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely preventable, through lifestyle changes and a combination of public health and National Health Service action on smoking and tobacco addiction, obesity, tackling alcohol misuse and food reformulation.</p><p>A key milestone in the CVD section of the NHS Long Term Plan is for the National Health Service to help prevent up to 150,000 heart attacks, strokes and dementia cases over the next 10 years. The NHS Long Term Plan sets out that where individuals are identified with high risk conditions, appropriate preventative treatments will be offered in a timely way, and the creation of a national CVD prevention audit for primary care will also support continuous clinical improvement. NHS England and NHS Improvement will continue to work closely with key partners and stakeholders, such as the British Heart Foundation, as it supports the NHS to deliver the commitments set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 02/07/2019 16:31:43 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1134016

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Arthritis: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when electrical stimulation for arthritis pain will be available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	268504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of recent research looking at electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This was a small pilot study of 14 people, and therefore research remains at an early stage. In order to be suitable for routine National Health Service use, larger scale clinical trials demonstrating the safety and efficacy of this treatment approach would need to be undertaken, and assessments of its cost effectiveness would also need to be considered.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 02/07/2019 16:34:30 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1134084

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Mechanical Thrombectomy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve response times to recommendations for endovascular thrombectomy treatment for severe strokes which can be administered only within 24 hours.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	268413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>In March 2018, NHS England published their policy document ‘Clinical Commissioning Policy Proposition: Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke’ which outlines key recommendations for diagnosis, referral, and patient pathways for intervention, and treatment.</p><p>The document can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/clinical-commissioning-consultation-may-2017/user_uploads/mechanical-thrombectomy-policy-proposition.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/clinical-commissioning-consultation-may-2017/user_uploads/mechanical-thrombectomy-policy-proposition.pdf</a></p><p>Stroke treatment outcomes are monitored by the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme against outcome measures for services which include:</p><p>- Time from onset to thrombectomy;</p><p>- Time from onset to arrival at thrombectomy centre;</p><p>- Time from arrival to arterial puncture; and</p><p>- Time from arterial puncture to thrombectomy.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 02/07/2019 16:34:57 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1134085

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Mechanical Thrombectomy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to increase the number of specialists trained in endovascular thrombectomy treatment.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	268414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>In England, Health Education England (HEE) is supporting NHS England’s National Stroke Programme to support the education and training of the healthcare workforce in England to deliver stroke care, and this includes increasing the number of medical professionals able to carry out mechanical thrombectomy procedures. The interim NHS People Plan committed to the development of a credential for mechanical thrombectomy, to support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan. HEE will work with the Royal College of Radiologists who are developing a medical credential, and work is expected to be completed later in 2019. The Royal College of Radiologists’ remit is throughout the United Kingdom.</p><p>Staff numbers, education and training in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland is a matter for each of the devolved administrations in that country.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 02/07/2019 16:31:22 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1134086

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Mechanical Thrombectomy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason endovascular thrombectomy treatment is provided 24/7 only at Stoke-on-Trent hospital and St George's hospital in London; and what steps he plans to take to widen the provision of that service.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	268415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning endovascular thrombectomy treatment in designated specialised neuroscience centres.</p><p>Endovascular thrombectomy treatment requires specialist skills to maintain standards of safety and effectiveness. As the number of trained specialist doctors and staff who deliver the service is very small, not all health trusts provide these services.</p><p>Services are being developed nationally in 24 neuroscience centres, with 22 centres currently providing a thrombectomy service. These centres are extending their service hours in a phased and safe way while they recruit and train the required specialists.</p><p>Currently there are two centres providing a full 24/7 service, a further six centres will provide 24/7 services by the end of 2019/20. Other centres are developing their services and teams to extend their services over the coming years.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 268416 question first answered 02/07/2019 16:33:36 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1134087

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Mechanical Thrombectomy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason not all health trusts provide endovascular thrombectomy treatment.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	268416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning endovascular thrombectomy treatment in designated specialised neuroscience centres.</p><p>Endovascular thrombectomy treatment requires specialist skills to maintain standards of safety and effectiveness. As the number of trained specialist doctors and staff who deliver the service is very small, not all health trusts provide these services.</p><p>Services are being developed nationally in 24 neuroscience centres, with 22 centres currently providing a thrombectomy service. These centres are extending their service hours in a phased and safe way while they recruit and train the required specialists.</p><p>Currently there are two centres providing a full 24/7 service, a further six centres will provide 24/7 services by the end of 2019/20. Other centres are developing their services and teams to extend their services over the coming years.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 268415 question first answered 02/07/2019 16:33:36 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1134146

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what effect the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has had on consumption rates for people on low incomes.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	268568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>An assessment of changes in sugar levels in drinks covered by the SDIL was included in PHE’s first report on progress for the Sugar Reduction Programme, published in May 2018. The report is available to view at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/709008/Sugar_reduction_progress_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/709008/Sugar_reduction_progress_report.pdf</a></p><p>This early assessment showed that sugar had been reduced by 11% per 100ml, and average calories for drinks likely to be consumed on a single occasion reduced by 6% by retailers and manufacturers. Data also showed that consumers are buying more drinks that have sugar levels below the SDIL cut off of 5g per 100ml.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 02/07/2019 16:29:40 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1134151

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the pharmacy sector to support the delivery of the NHS Long-Term Plan.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	268459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department, with NHS England and NHS Improvement, is currently working with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) to determine the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework settlement for 2019/20 and beyond. These are confidential negotiations and as such we are unable to provide any detail on these discussions at this time. The Government is, however, committed to working with the PSNC to deliver a fair settlement for the NHS services community pharmacies provide, and one which will enable us to deliver the NHS Long Term Plan.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 268460 268461 question first answered 02/07/2019 16:36:26 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans