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834726

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	First Aid
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 improve public awareness of basic life-saving first aid techniques.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	126169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Information on first aid techniques is available on the NHS Choices website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/category.aspx?CategoryID=72" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/category.aspx?CategoryID=72</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS organisations may offer first aid courses for businesses, organisations or individuals.</p><p> </p><p>In order to further support the National Health Service and local communities, the Government provided £2 million to make public access defibrillators more widely available and to increase the numbers of people trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The national Public Health England ‘Act FAST’ campaign aims to raise awareness of the symptoms of stroke, teach people what to look out for in themselves and others, and encourage those who notice the symptoms to call 999.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2018 11:58:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

832935

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Cervical Cancer: Screening
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 increase the take-up rate for cervical screening in (a) York and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	125251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The North Yorkshire and York Health Improvement Plan includes halting the decline in cervical screening coverage by delivering additional training to general practice staff; working with the clinical commissioning group engagement agents and plans to enlist volunteer cancer champions to attend community events and work with local businesses to promote cervical screening.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE), the Department and NHS England continue to work together to understand and redress the falling participation in the National Health Service cervical screening programme. A range of work is being undertaken by PHE to understand the reasons for the decline in uptake and to support the NHS and local authorities (LAs) to address them. They include access to timely and useful data for benchmarking, evidence on best practices to increase uptake among women who wish to be screened, using governance levers to advice NHS and LAs and working in partnership with commissioners, providers and charities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2018 12:06:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

832938

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Epilepsy
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 epilepsy by (a) gender and (b) age in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	125254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Information concerning the number of people diagnosed with epilepsy in the last five years is not available. However, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence estimates that epilepsy affects between 362,000 and 415,000 people in England.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2018 12:03:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

832965

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Charles Bonnet 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 recent steps his Department has taken to raise awareness of Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	125281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Choices website provides comprehensive information on a range of conditions, including Charles Bonnet syndrome. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of people diagnosed with Charles Bonnet syndrome, nor has any such assessment been made of trends in the number of diagnoses of Charles Bonnet syndrome in recent years.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made by the Department of the number of misdiagnoses of Charles Bonnet syndrome or of associated costs to the National Health Service of misdiagnosis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 125282 125283 125284 question first answered 06/02/2018 11:54:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

832966

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Charles Bonnet 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 assessment he has made of trends in the number of diagnoses of Charles Bonnet syndrome since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	125282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Choices website provides comprehensive information on a range of conditions, including Charles Bonnet syndrome. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of people diagnosed with Charles Bonnet syndrome, nor has any such assessment been made of trends in the number of diagnoses of Charles Bonnet syndrome in recent years.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made by the Department of the number of misdiagnoses of Charles Bonnet syndrome or of associated costs to the National Health Service of misdiagnosis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 125281 125283 125284 question first answered 06/02/2018 11:54:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

832967

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Charles Bonnet 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 estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of misdiagnosis of Charles Bonnet syndrome since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	125283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Choices website provides comprehensive information on a range of conditions, including Charles Bonnet syndrome. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of people diagnosed with Charles Bonnet syndrome, nor has any such assessment been made of trends in the number of diagnoses of Charles Bonnet syndrome in recent years.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made by the Department of the number of misdiagnoses of Charles Bonnet syndrome or of associated costs to the National Health Service of misdiagnosis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 125281 125282 125284 question first answered 06/02/2018 11:54:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

832968

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Charles Bonnet 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 estimate he has made of the number of people diagnosed with Charles Bonnet syndrome in (a) each region of the UK and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	125284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Choices website provides comprehensive information on a range of conditions, including Charles Bonnet syndrome. This can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of people diagnosed with Charles Bonnet syndrome, nor has any such assessment been made of trends in the number of diagnoses of Charles Bonnet syndrome in recent years.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made by the Department of the number of misdiagnoses of Charles Bonnet syndrome or of associated costs to the National Health Service of misdiagnosis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 125281 125282 125283 question first answered 06/02/2018 11:54:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

833012

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Spondyloarthritis
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 were diagnosed with (a) spondyloarthritis conditions, (b) ankylosing spondylitis and (c) psoriatic arthritis in the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	125328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>This data is not available.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2018 12:01:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

833019

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Parkinson's Disease
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 were diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	125335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>This data is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence estimates that Parkinson’s disease may affect up to 160 people per 100,000, with an annual incidence in the United Kingdom of 15-20 per 100,000.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2018 11:59:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

833047

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Muscular Dystrophy: 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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy have access to new treatments in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	125363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised neurological services, including services for patients with neuromuscular disorders such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. NHS England is working with the Neurological Alliance in support of the new national Neurology Advisory Group, which is considering ways to reduce variation and drive improvement in neurological care. Specialised neuromuscular care may include referral to local physiotherapy, hydrotherapy or rehabilitation if appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Further to this, the Royal College of General Practitioners has developed a learning module with Muscular Dystrophy UK to help general practitioners have a better understanding of their role in the management of neuromuscular conditions. It will also help them recognise the key moments when a patient needs to be referred to a specialist neuromuscular service.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute of Care and Health and Care Excellence is currently developing guidance on the use of eteplirsen (Exondys 51) for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy through its highly specialised technology evaluation programme.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2018 12:04:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner