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100708

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have lost their sight as a result of diabetes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Public Health Outcomes Framework launched in 2012 includes an indicator on preventable sight loss which tracks sight loss due to the three main causes: age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Data has been published for 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 and the number of people aged 12 years and above who lost their eye sight from diabetes is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A sight loss indicator per 100,000 people for England for each of the three years is also included. The source of the data is Public Health England’s outcomes website and the links to the data are below the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Indicator</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Indicator value per 100,000 population</p></td><td><p>Number of people who lost their eye sight from diabetes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.12iii - Preventable sight loss - diabetic eye disease</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>1,611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.12iii - Preventable sight loss - diabetic eye disease</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>1,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.12iii - Preventable sight loss - diabetic eye disease</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>1,592</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/Preventable%20sight%20loss%20%20%20diabetic%20eye%20disease#gid/1/pat/6/ati/102/page/4/par/E12000004/are/E06000015" target="_blank">http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/Preventable%20sight%20loss%20%20%20diabetic%20eye%20disease#gid/1/pat/6/ati/102/page/4/par/E12000004/are/E06000015</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/Preventable%20sight%20loss%20%20%20diabetic%20eye%20disease#gid/1/pat/6/ati/102/page/9/par/E12000004/are/E06000015" target="_blank">http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/Preventable%20sight%20loss%20%20%20diabetic%20eye%20disease#gid/1/pat/6/ati/102/page/9/par/E12000004/are/E06000015</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 14:39:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

100711

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many finished hospital admission episodes with a primary diagnosis of asthma there were among people aged (a) under and (b) over 18 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The attached table shows finished admission episodes with a primary diagnosis of asthma by age for the years 2008-09 to 2012-13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 28/10/2014 15:20:28 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name Finished admission episodes- Asthma-2008-09 to 2012-13.xlsx title Asthma admissions- 2008-09 to 2012-13
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

100714

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS was of (a) furniture, (b) crutches and (c) other equipment given out to people with a short-term need in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	211696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 28/10/2014 14:43:46 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

100715

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of waiting times for young people attempting to access child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will publish average national waiting times in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	211725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Average national waiting times in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 will not be published as information on waiting times for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services is not collected centrally. There is anecdotal evidence of increasing waiting times in some areas. We do not know whether or not this is due to an increase in referrals or in the prevalence of mental health conditions but will be seeking further information by commissioning a survey into the prevalence of mental illness in children and young people.</p><p> </p><p><br> <br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 28/10/2014 14:48:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

100808

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2014 to Question 210930, when the final independent market survey will report.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>This is an independent report, a publication date has not been agreed, however we expect it to be shortly.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 14:34:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100815

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral Answer of 21 October 2014 from the Minister of State for Care and Support, Official Report, column 749, on mental health nurses, what significant improvements to perinatal mental services have been made.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is working to improve perinatal mental health services, collaborating closely with partner organisations including NHS England, Health Education England and the Institute of Health Visiting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Specialised Perinatal Mental Health Services (Mother and Baby Units) are a part of a wider network of services that provide care for this patient group and the commissioning of the ‘specialist’ (local) and ‘specialised’ (national) pathway is a responsibility shared between NHS England, clinical commissioning groups and local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health Education England is working with partners to ensure that pre and post registration training in perinatal mental health is available to enable specialist staff to be available to every birthing unit by 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has funded the Institute of Health Visitors to train a network of 375 perinatal mental health visitor champions. This training initiative addresses the requirements that are necessary for health visitors to manage anxiety, mild to moderate depression and other perinatal mental disorders and to understand the impact of these disorders on the child, the family and society, and to know when to refer on.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England will, through its Maternity and Children Strategic Clinical Networks support the continued development of maternity and perinatal mental health networks to drive improvements to access, quality of care and inter-service communication that enhances the experience of women and families generally, and more specifically for the large numbers of women who are at risk of poor mental health during pregnancy and following childbirth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 28/10/2014 14:52:39 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100816

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department has issued to health technology appraisal committees on application of NICE's end of life criteria when appraising treatments for patients with terminal illness.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Ian Swales
uin	211809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not issued any such guidance. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is an independent body and is responsible for the development of its methods and processes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/10/2014 14:56:20 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

100817

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what rationale lies behind NICE's advice that end-of-life criteria should only apply to medicines that extend life by at least three months.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Ian Swales
uin	211807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>In January 2009, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued supplementary advice to its appraisal committees on appraising treatments which may be life-extending for patients, with short life expectancy, and which are licensed for indications affecting small numbers of patients with incurable illnesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This sets out the following three criteria that must all be satisfied for this supplementary advice to be applied:</p><p> </p><p>- the treatment is indicated for patients with a short life expectancy, normally less than 24 months;</p><p> </p><p>- there is sufficient evidence to indicate that the treatment offers an extension to life, normally of at least an additional three months, compared to current NHS treatment; and</p><p> </p><p>- the treatment is licensed or otherwise indicated, for small patient populations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These criteria were developed following public consultation and set out the circumstances when NICE considers it is appropriate for its appraisal committees to apply greater flexibility in their appraisal of these treatments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The advice has now been incorporated chapter 6 of <em>Guide to the methods of technology appraisal 2013 </em>which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/article/pmg9/chapter/6-the-appraisal-of-the-evidence-and-structured-decision-making" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/article/pmg9/chapter/6-the-appraisal-of-the-evidence-and-structured-decision-making</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/10/2014 14:27:08 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4045 label Biography information for Ian Swales

100402

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Paralysis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to support University College London in its work to enable people who have been paralysed to regain the ability to walk.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds 11 biomedical research centres that conduct translational research to transform scientific breakthroughs into benefits for patients. These centres are formed through partnerships between England’s leading National Health Service organisations and universities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR is investing £110 million over five years (2012-17) in the NIHR biomedical research centre at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University College London. The centre is supporting research on the use of cells from the lining of the nose to repair damaged nerves in the spinal cord.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/10/2014 16:53:22 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100403

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Perinatal Mortality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the NHS takes to assist mothers of stillborn children to come to terms with their grief.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Health Service locally should ensure that appropriate facilities and services are in place to support bereaved parents following the death of a baby. In line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Standards of proficiency for pre-registration midwifery education, all midwives should be proficient in providing care for women who have suffered pregnancy loss, stillbirth or neonatal death. Health Education England has agreed to work with partners to ensure that pre and post registration training in perinatal mental health is available to enable specialist staff to be available to every birthing unit by 2017.</p><p>To assist NHS commissioners and providers, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ Standards for Gynaecology and Standards for Maternity sets out clear standards for the level of care provided to help women and their partners experiencing pregnancy loss, including the availability of skilled staff to support parents following a stillbirth or miscarriage. A number of trusts now employ specialist bereavement midwives to provide this support.</p><p>To further assist NHS maternity services, NHS Improving Quality published ‘A review of support available for loss in early and late pregnancy’ in February 2014, which highlights areas of good practice and additional sources of support, such as the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, Sands.</p><p>Local NHS maternity care providers are responsible for ensuring parents receive appropriate information on bereavement support and services following the death of a baby. To complement information provided locally, information on support for parents after a stillbirth is available on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p>www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Stillbirth/Pages/Getting-help.aspx</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:51:15 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon