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1457249

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date	14/04/2022
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	Dementia: 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 recent progress he has made on delivering dementia moonshot.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	153752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to invest at least £375 million in neurodegenerative disease research over the next five years to fund projects into a range of diseases, including dementia. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) launched a highlight notice on dementia in March 2021 and in November 2021, issued a call inviting research proposals on digital approaches for the early detection and diagnosis of dementia. A new dementia strategy setting out plans for dementia in England will be published later this year. The strategy will include plans to increase dementia research and deliver a moonshot.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 21/04/2022 10:12:06 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1457251

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Tuberculosis
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 raise awareness of the symptoms of tuberculosis in light of increased cases in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	154497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England and NHS Improvement launched the ‘Tuberculosis (TB): action plan for England’ in July 2021, which aims to improve its prevention, detection and control. The UKHSA and NHS England and NHS Improvement are continuing to work with partners to raise awareness of TB among vulnerable communities and healthcare professionals, to ensure timely diagnoses and access to treatment. This includes professional training resources and webinars and updating the available public information.</p><p>On World TB Day on 24 March, we highlighted to the public that a long-lasting cough and a fever may not solely be symptoms of COVID-19. With this national media coverage, resources were shared with partners and stakeholders for use at local and regional level.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 26/04/2022 08:48:29 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1457252

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
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 reduce deaths resulting from antimicrobial resistance.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	154498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>In January 2019, the Government published its vision for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to be contained and controlled by 2040. We committed to develop a series of five-year national action plans to tackle AMR. The first of these plans was published in 2019 and commits to reducing the need for and unintentional exposure to antimicrobials; optimise the use of antimicrobials; and invest in innovation, supply and access to antimicrobials. We are continuing to implement this plan with the aim of reducing bacterial AMR and the global burden of disease and deaths.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 26/04/2022 08:53:56 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1457253

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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: Children
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 under the age of 18 were diagnosed with diabetes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	154499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of people in England under the age of 18 years old diagnosed with diabetes by type in each of the five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Diagnosis year</p></td><td><p>Type 1</p></td><td><p>Type 2 and other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2,975</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2,975</p></td><td><p>515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>3,145</p></td><td><p>605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>3,620</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>4,095</p></td><td><p>785</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: National Diabetes Audit</p><p>Note:</p><p>Data was collected from primary care with general practitioner practice participation at 95% or over for all the Audit years.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/04/2022 10:23:19 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1457261

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Influenza: Vaccination
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 doses of the flu vaccine were administered in each of the last five years; and what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of the flu vaccine programme.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	154516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The information on the number of doses of the flu vaccine administered is not available in the format requested. However, the following table shows the extrapolated total number of adults and children aged six months old and over vaccinated with the flu vaccine between September and February in each of the last five years to winter 2020/21. Data for winter 2021/22 is not yet available and will be published on 30 June 2022.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Flu season</p></td><td><p>Total extrapolated number vaccinated</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>19,629,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>14,566,163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>14,349,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18*</p></td><td><p>14,155,694</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: The UK Health Security Agency</p><p>Note:</p><p>*Data to end of January</p><p> </p><p>An annual flu vaccination marketing awareness campaign encourages uptake amongst eligible cohorts. In 2021/22 the flu vaccine awareness campaign was combined with the COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign. Planning is underway for this year’s campaign.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 26/04/2022 16:07:43 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1457268

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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 Professions: Resignations
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 (a) doctors, (b) nurses, and (c) health visitors have left the NHS since 23 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	154512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics. These include staff working in National Health Service hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups in England, but not staff working in primary care or in general practice surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>As data is only collected for the last day of each month, the following table shows the headcount number of HCHS doctors, nurses and health visitors who have left active service from 31 March 2020 to 31 December 2021.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Staff group</p></td><td><p>Leavers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HCHS doctors</p></td><td><p>24,127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nurses</p></td><td><p>45,903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health visitors</p></td><td><p>1,274</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>This analysis excludes Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as they did not use the Electronic Staff Record prior to March 2021.</li><li>The data includes staff leaving to work for other health or social care providers as well as staff leaving active service, for example, to go on maternity leave or a career break.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/04/2022 12:54:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1457270

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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
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 new GPs have been registered in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	154510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/04/2022 14:18:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1457272

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Disability: Children
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 children have been diagnosed with Developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) in each of the last five years; and what steps is the Government taking to invest in research on that condition.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	154508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The Department invests in research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including developmental co-ordination disorder. While it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions, applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 26/04/2022 09:46:24 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1457273

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
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 Government's 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access, what progress the Government is making on attaining its objective of reaching the upper quartile of uptake for the five highest health gain categories; who is accountable for the work on that objective; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	153959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The five highest health gain (5HHG) categories are included in NHS Digital’s innovation scorecard estimates report. This shows that the use of the 5HHG categories was within the expected usage of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s recommended medicines, with the exception of varenicline, which was lower than expected.</p><p> </p><p>The Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access is an agreement between the Department, on behalf of the Government, NHS England, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry and manufacturers or suppliers of branded health service medicines which have joined the Scheme. All parties committed to the objective of reaching the upper quartile of uptake for the 5HHG categories in relation to comparator countries during the first half of the Voluntary Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/04/2022 14:31:29 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1457274

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Asthma: Drugs
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 findings of LOGEX’s International Comparison Medicines Uptake 2021 report to NHS England & NHS Improvement, published in December 2021, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the capacity available in the severe asthma centres on levels of uptake of severe asthma biologics.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	153958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Severe Asthma Collaborative are developing the capacity of the severe asthma centres to streamline patient pathways to biologic therapy and reduce variation in prescribing and patient management. A toolkit has been produced to support clinical teams.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/04/2022 16:24:35 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon