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1696623

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
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	Audiology: Health Services
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 her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for hospital hearing (a) tests and (b) aid fitting in areas where no community audiology service is commissioned.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	19029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>Audiology services are locally commissioned by the 42 integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. Waiting times for audiology assessments are recorded through the national diagnostic activity and waiting times collection. This data is reviewed and monitored monthly across the ICBs and NHS England.</p><p>NHS England has been working to enable improvement in access to audiology services including through developing an improvement guide, endorsed by the British Audiology Association, which outlines approaches the ICBs can take to address waiting times. NHS England’s National Diagnostics programme has supported implementation of this guide through a series of webinars and case studies to share learning.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/03/2024 12:06:26 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1692747

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
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	Medical Equipment: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data centrally about levels of (a) reuse and (b) discard of NHS equipment.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	16318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department published the inaugural Medical Technology Strategy in February 2023, which included a focus on improving resource efficiency. The Department is working with industry, the health and care sector, and academic partners to develop medical technology systems that support reuse, remanufacture, and material recovery, by default. The Department is exploring options for reuse, remanufacture, and material recovery in medical devices, through its Design for Life programme. This includes developing regulatory, commercial, and infrastructure and policy environments that support these aims. As part of the programme, the Department recognises we will need to define future data requirements, and align digital infrastructure to improve the gathering of core data. <br> <br></p><p><br> NHS England has developed a waste planning tool for all National Health Service providers, consistent with the Clinical Waste Strategy, which includes improved waste segregation, minimisation, and increased reuse programmes. This will lead to reductions in the road miles the waste travels, increases in the use of re-usable sharps bins, and furthers plans made towards the achievement of Net Zero Carbon from waste management. <br> <br> NHS England has an ambition to expand existing walking aid refurbishment schemes. Arrangements for the return and reuse of walking aids are managed locally, and a number of NHS trusts already have local return and reuse schemes, with over 200 return sites now featured on the Recycle Now website. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.recyclenow.com/recycle-an-item/walking-aids" target="_blank">https://www.recyclenow.com/recycle-an-item/walking-aids</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/03/2024 17:42:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1683318

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Social Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
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 she is taking to increase staff (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the adult social care sector.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	10440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>On 10 January 2024, the Department announced a package of social care workforce reforms, to help recruit and retain talent by providing new, accredited qualifications, digital training and funded apprenticeships. These plans include the launch of the care workforce pathway, which will provide, for the first time ever, a national career structure for the adult social care workforce, covering the breadth and complexity of care.</p><p>In addition, the latest phase of the Made with Care recruitment campaign launched at the start of October 2023, and is running until the end of March 2024. It consists of advertising appearing on catch-up television, social media, radio and online, to highlight the amazing work that staff across the adult social care sector do and motivating suitable candidates to apply.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/01/2024 09:33:17 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1683320

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Cancer: Waiting Lists
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 she is taking to reduce waiting times for treatments for (a) breast, (b) ovarian and (c) prostate cancer.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	10442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Reducing waiting times for treatments of all types of cancer is a priority for the Government, as is increasing early cancer diagnosis as this is a key contributor to reducing cancer health inequalities. We are expanding capacity through our community diagnostic centres (CDCs) supported by £2.3 billion of capital funding with 150 CDCs currently operational and having delivered over six million additional tests, checks and scans including vital cancer checks since January 2021.</p><p>The planned Major Conditions Strategy will look at the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer and will consider a wide range of interventions and enablers to improve outcomes and experience for a range of cancer patients, including those less survivable cancers.</p><p>NHS England has commissioned six cancer clinical audits which will provide timely evidence for cancer service providers of where patterns of care in England may vary, increase the consistency of access to treatments and help stimulate improvements in cancer treatments and outcomes for patients, including ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, kidney cancer and primary and metastatic breast cancer. The Royal College of Surgeons began work on this audit in October 2022, and the first outcomes expected in September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/01/2024 11:44:53 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1682426

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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	NHS Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing pharmacy students to access the NHS Learning Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	9790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all healthcare students under close review. At all times the Government must strike a balance between the level of support students receive and the need to make best use of public funds to deliver value for money. There are no immediate plans to make changes to the scheme design.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 10:42:24 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1653390

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Nitrous Oxide: Health Services
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 the adequacy of the accessibility of (a) physical and (b) mental healthcare for nitrous oxide users.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	194388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p><p>The Independent Review of Drugs led by Dame Carol Black highlighted the challenges people using drugs experience in accessing mental and physical health treatment and made a number of recommendations to improve this. The Government’s 10-year drug strategy is the formal, substantive response to the Independent Review of Drugs and accepts all its main recommendations, including the recommendations to improve the provision of high-quality mental and physical healthcare treatment for people with substance misuse conditions.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 21/07/2023 10:04:42 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1644113

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
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 reduce waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	189208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>In February 2022, NHS England and NHS Improvement published the outcomes of its consultation on the potential to introduce five new access and waiting time standards for mental health services as part of its clinically-led review of NHS Access Standards. This included one for children, young people and their families or carers presenting to community-based mental health services to start receiving care within four weeks from referral. We are now working with NHS England and NHS Improvement on the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/06/2023 16:27:11 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1612233

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Junior Doctors: Pay
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 intends to reallocate the wages of junior doctors who are striking to other projects.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	181524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no such plans.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/04/2023 16:38:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1611324

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
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	Dental Services: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 17 April 2023 to Questions (a) 177802 and (b) 177804 on Dental Services: Staff, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of directly employing all dental support staff working in (i) dental surgeries and (ii) the dental sector through the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We have no current plans to make a specific assessment.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 14:52:59 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 69320 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1610256

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Streptococcus: Health Education
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 improve (a) public awareness and (b) education on Group B Strep.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>Midwives are a key source of information for new and expectant parents on group B Strep (GBS), so it is critical that they are well-informed. Awareness of GBS helps eliminate this serious, yet often avoidable, infections in new-born babies. An evidence-based i-learn module on GBS is freely available to all Royal College of Midwives members and midwives are encouraged to undertake this training to increase their knowledge around GBS.</p><p>Additionally, the Government’s national Start4Life programme provides advice and practical guidance to parents-to-be and families with babies and under five years old, to help them adopt healthy behaviours and build parenting skills. The Start4Life website offers guidance for all pregnant mothers, including those from Black and Asian backgrounds, on GBS. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start4life</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/04/2023 13:12:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 68929 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi