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1697978

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	Long Covid
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 she has made of the potential impact long covid has had on sufferers of the condition.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	19967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Long COVID is a complex condition, affecting multiple systems within the body. Commonly reported symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, cognitive impairment, and muscle pain.</p><p>NHS England has invested £314 million to expand long COVID treatment in the National Health Service and rehabilitation services, establishing 100 long COVID services for adults and 13 specialist paediatric hubs for children and young people. These assess people with long COVID and direct them into appropriate care pathways which provide appropriate support and treatment.</p><p>The Government has also invested over £50 million into long COVID research. The projects aim to improve our understanding of the diagnosis and underlying mechanisms of the disease and the effectiveness of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies and interventions, and to evaluate clinical care.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/03/2024 11:16:43 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1682070

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Bipolar Disorder: 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 her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	9650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to investing £2.3 billion of extra funding a year in expanding and transforming mental health services by March 2024, enabling an extra two million people, including people with bipolar disorder, to be treated by mental health services within the National Health Service.</p><p>Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are also expanding community mental health services. This includes new integrated community models for adults with severe mental illness including bipolar disorder. These new models are still in the early stages, and will take time to embed nationally, but will give at least 370,000 adults greater choice and control over their care and support them to live well in their communities by March 2024.</p><p>The Department also provided an additional £500 million in 2021/22 to accelerate our expansion plans and help address waiting times for mental health services. The NHS is also working towards implementing five new waiting time standards for people requiring mental healthcare in both accident and emergency and in the community, to ensure timely access to the most appropriate, high-quality support.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/01/2024 12:36:02 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1682074

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Breast 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, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing risk assessments using (a) breast density assessment software and (b) other tools during initial breast cancer screening appointments.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	9651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is aware of the growing interest in issues related to screening women with dense breast tissue in the National Health Service breast screening programme. In 2019, the UK NSC reviewed the benefit of additional screening with ultrasound after a negative mammography screening, for women with dense breasts. The Committee concluded that there was insufficient evidence to recommend additional screening at that time.</p><p>We are aware of the Breast Screening Risk Adaptive Imaging for Density trial which is investigating the use of supplementary imaging techniques for women within the standard breast screening programme who are found to have radiographically dense breast tissue. The UK NSC will review this evidence when it becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 14:41:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1682075

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department plans to adopt (a) 3D Mammography and (b) other new cancer screening technologies.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	9652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is aware of research into the use of three-dimensional (3D) mammography and the growing interest to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the National Health Service breast screening programme. Guidance has been published on GOV.UK on the use of Tomosynthesis 3D imaging in a clinical trial setting as part of the NHS breast screening programme.</p><p> </p><p>The UK NSC had also worked with Health Technology Assessments to design an evaluation of existing AI in a prospective study to look at whether it could be used to read breast screening mammograms.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans to adopt these technologies, but evidence to inform a UK NSC decision on the use of 3D mammography and AI in the NHS breast screening programme will be reviewed by the Committee when available.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 13:39:20 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1682076

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Breast 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, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of lowering the breast cancer screening age to 40.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	9653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) currently recommends that all women aged from 50 years old up to their 71st birthday are invited for breast every three years, which are the parameters used for the national breast screening programme in England. There are circumstances where some women are offered screening more regularly, or outside this age bracket, for example those known to be at very high risk of breast cancer.</p><p>A research trial, AgeX, has been looking at the effectiveness of offering some women one extra screen between the ages of 47 and 49, and one between the ages of 71 and 73. The UK NSC will review the results of this trial as soon as they are available.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 09:43:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1679728

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department issues guidance to healthcare professionals on having conversations with Black and Asian parents on potential medical risks to them and their baby.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Improving personalised maternity care is a key element of NHS England’s Three Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services, which commits to ensuring that all women have a Personalised Care and Support Plan in place and make informed decisions about their care through fully understanding the risks, benefits and consequences of the choices they have.</p><p>The Three Year Delivery Plan also aims to improve equity for mothers and babies, and outlines the responsibility of Integrated Care Boards to publish and lead implementation of their Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) Equity and Equality Action Plans. LMNSs have published their plans to tackle disparities in outcomes and experiences of maternity care at a local level, which NHS England supported with £6.8 million investment and national guidance. Trusts are responsible for providing services that meet the needs of their local population, paying particular attention to health inequalities.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 10/01/2024 10:26:44 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1679739

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Earwax: Primary Health Care
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 take steps to ensure that all primary care networks offer an earwax removal service.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	8188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning ear wax removal services for their respective populations. This is in line with the recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), whose guidance on ear wax states that ear wax removal services should be provided on the National Health Service for patients with a clinical need for ear wax removal. ICBs may commission general practitioners, either alone or as Primary Care Networks, or independent sector providers to deliver ear wax removal services in such a way that adequately responds to the needs of their respective populations.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/01/2024 15:54:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1656870

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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: Young Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps with the Secretary of State for Justice on including the unique needs of young women's mental health in the Young Women’s Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	196559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>We will join up with our colleagues at the Ministry of Justice as it takes this work forward. This will bring together best practice and evidence about how to support young women and provide the right service at every stage of their journey through the criminal justice system.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/09/2023 15:13:52 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1649568

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Gender Dysphoria: 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 his Department is taking to reduce NHS waiting times for gender-affirming procedures.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	192195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>To address long waiting times for gender-affirming procedures, NHS England are taking steps to grow the historically small pool of specialist clinicians working in this field. The United Kingdom’s first accredited post-graduate training credential in gender medicine overseen by the Royal College of Physicians was established in 2020. There is also funding for individual fellowships available for surgeons who want to train in gender reassignment surgery. The first fellowship has commenced at St George’s Hospital.</p><p>NHS England also awarded a contract to New Victoria Hospital in London to provide masculinising gender surgery in 2021. NHS England are also asking all providers to support the National Health Service in current and future workforce development and training to ensure they sustain future surgical capacity.</p><p>NHS England have also developed a new delivery model based in primary care services. Four new pilot schemes have been opened under this model based in London, Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester and the East of England. A further clinic in Sussex is planned to open in 2023. In March 2023 the London clinic received a new seven-year contract and further funding to expand its services after initially being positively evaluated.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/07/2023 09:43:55 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 86143 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1649569

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Gender Dysphoria: 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of NHS waiting times for gender-affirming procedures on transgender patients.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	192196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/07/2023 09:40:33 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 86144 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy