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816816

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ophthalmic Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department collects data on the number of hospital admissions for people with (a) age-related macular degeneration, (b) glaucoma and (c) diabetic retinopathy.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	121243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 January 2018 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=120603" target="_blank">120603</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 15/01/2018 12:01:55 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

816817

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ophthalmic Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a national eye health strategy to address the increase in the level of sight-threatening conditions.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	121244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes sight loss very seriously. The Public Health Outcomes Framework includes an indicator that tracks the rate of reported sight loss (measured through the number of new certifications of visual impairment rate per 100,000 population) including the rates for the three main causes of preventable sight loss - glaucoma, age related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. The Department also supports Vision UK, an umbrella organisation for the eye health and sight loss sector, which aims to improve eye health and end sight loss, improve support across eye health and social care services and improve awareness of sight loss.</p><p> </p><p>Given the size of England, and the diversity of the health needs of different communities, we believe commissioning needs to be owned and managed locally and there are therefore no plans to introduce a national eye health strategy.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 11:33:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

794445

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information is shared between NHS trusts, clinical commissioning groups, education providers and local education authorities after a diagnosis of autism for a child of school age.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	115418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Under the Children and Families Act (2014), local partners of a local authority include clinical commissioning groups, National Health Service trusts, NHS foundation trusts and local education providers. They must co-operate with the local authority in supporting children with a special educational need, such as autism, which would include the sharing of relevant information. The specific information to be shared is for partners to agree. The statutory guidance Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years provides advice on how the partners can work together and share information in their statutory roles.</p><p> </p><p>Clinical commissioning groups and local authorities must make joint commissioning arrangements for the education, health and care provision reasonably required by children with special educational needs. They must agree what education, health and care provision is to be secured, and by whom, and agree details of what advice and information is to be provided about education, health and care provision.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 01/12/2017 12:47:10 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

794447

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential for digital technology to support (a) diabetes self-management and (b) diabetes education.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	115420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it is supporting the implementation and evaluation of digital behaviour change interventions in eight areas in England. This live service evaluation, which commenced in November 2017, is giving people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes access to a range of apps, gadgets, wristbands and other innovative digital interventions. As part of this work, NHS England is running training sessions with primary care staff to familiarise them with these digital services and to provide them with the skills to advise and support the individuals who will be using these digital interventions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 30/11/2017 12:37:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

788572

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) next steps and (b) timescales are for the proposed consultation on social care; and if he will address the needs of carers in that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	112788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Damian Green, has announced this month that the Government will publish a Green Paper on care and support for older people by summer 2018. The Green Paper will set out proposals to reform care and support for older people.</p><p> </p><p>With the shifts we are seeing in society, including our ageing population, caring will increasingly become a core part of family life for all of us. That is why the Green Paper will include a focus on unpaid care and how our society supports carers as a vital part of a sustainable health and social care system.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of the Green Paper’s publication, the Department will continue to lead a cross-Government programme of targeted work to support carers.</p><p> </p><p>Once the Green Paper is published by summer 2018, it will be subject to a full public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/11/2017 13:59:27 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

773238

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Plastic Surgery: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban people under the age of 18 from accessing cosmetic procedures, other than those required by multidisciplinary healthcare.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	108579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the safety of cosmetic procedures through better training, robust qualifications for practitioners, and better information so that people can make informed decisions about their care. We are currently exploring options to support this commitment further.</p><p> </p><p>On the 13 September 2017, the Government laid new regulations in Parliament to impose a duty on the Care Quality Commission to rate and assess the performance of providers of surgical procedures for cosmetic purposes where the procedure requires intravenous sedation, general anaesthesia or the insertion of an implant. These regulations are due to come into force on 31 October.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/10/2017 14:07:55 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

772198

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Plastic Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to bring forward legislation to make all dermal fillers prescription-only products.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	108240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Currently, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency only regulates dermal fillers that are placed on the United Kingdom market as medical devices, as defined in the Medical Devices Regulations 2002. The majority of these products are intended to be used in reconstructive surgery, and thus they are considered to be medical devices, although some manufacturers also indicate their products for aesthetic use as well.</p><p> </p><p>Cosmetic dermal fillers placed on the market without any medical purpose being attributed to them by the manufacturer fall outside the scope of the Medical Devices Regulations, although in practice the majority of the products on the UK market are CE marked as medical devices.</p><p> </p><p>Under new European Union legislation concerning medical devices, published earlier this year, all dermal fillers will be regulated as medical devices, irrespective of whether or not the manufacturer ascribes a medical purpose to the product.</p><p> </p><p>Medical devices cannot be designated as “prescription only”, as this term only applies to medicinal products. The Government currently has no plans to introduce such a category for medical devices.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/10/2017 13:53:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

770018

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to address the variation in spending between clinical commissioning groups on mental health services for children.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	107729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for spending on services based upon the needs of the population they serve.</p><p> </p><p>Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fyfv-mh.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/fyfv-mh.pdf</a></p><p>and sets out the additional funding going to CCGs in aggregate, year on year, for children and young people’s mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>CCGs are able to use this information to determine the additional amount they have locally. All areas are expected to outline how they plan to spend their increased resources in their Local Transformation Plans which should be updated each year.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published spend data on the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health dashboard at:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/mh-dashboard/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/mh-dashboard/</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/10/2017 11:41:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

769713

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Plastic Surgery: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all surgeons offering cosmetic procedures in the private sector are certified by the Royal College of Surgeons.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	107414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the effective regulation of those performing cosmetic procedures. Following Sir Bruce Keogh’s review of the regulation of cosmetic interventions, the Royal College of Surgeons has published a set of professional standards for cosmetic surgery and has launched a new certification scheme. This allows patients to search for a surgeon, including those in the private sector, who has appropriate training, qualifications and experience to perform the procedure they are considering.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/10/2017 13:40:15 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

769715

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Plastic Surgery: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of voluntary schemes for the registration and certification of practitioners offering cosmetic procedures to patients on the safety of such treatments.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	107416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The General Medical Council has introduced new guidance which sets out the standards for doctors carrying out cosmetic procedures. The guidance applies to all doctors who carry out both surgical and non-surgical procedures. The guidance says doctors must advertise and market services responsibly; give patients time for reflection; seek a patient’s consent themselves, not delegate it; provide continuity of care and support patient safety by making full and accurate records of consultations and contributing to programmes to monitor quality and outcomes, including registers for devices such as breast implants.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recommends that anyone considering accessing cosmetic interventions, chooses a registered health professional or someone who is registered with an accredited voluntary register (AVR). A number of AVRs for practitioners preforming cosmetic interventions are already established. Using a practitioner registered with an AVR provides assurance that the practitioner is appropriately qualified, registered and insured.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 September 2017 I laid new regulations in parliament to impose a duty on the Care Qualtiy Commission to rate and assess the performance of providers of surgical procedures for cosmetic purposes where the procedure requires intravenous sedation, general anaesthesia or the insertion of an implant. These regulations are due to come into force on 31 October.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 107415 question first answered 17/10/2017 13:34:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous