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date	19/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lyme Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has had discussions with his German counterpart on improving the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	37543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>No specific discussions have been held but the National Health Service, Public Health England and national laboratories across Europe use well established, standardised, tests and international External Quality Assurance schemes are in place to ensure consistency across Europe.</p><p>However, Lyme disease is a complex infection and we recognise that challenges in diagnosis and treatment remain. In light of this, the Department is commissioning three reviews on the diagnosis, treatment and transmission of Lyme disease to inform future decision making.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/05/2016 12:57:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

479635

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lyme Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the treatment on the NHS for people with Lyme disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The National Health Service already provides medical care following existing guidance but to strengthen the evidence base we have commissioned the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to develop guidelines for the recognition and treatment of Lyme disease; this is expected in June 2018.</p><p>New diagnostic tests for Lyme disease are regularly reviewed by Public Health England (PHE) who also participates in a Europe wide Quality Assurance programme to ensure that the most suitable tests available are used.</p><p>In addition, PHE provides information on Lyme disease and tick awareness to the medical profession and the public, hold regular medical training days, and work with Lyme Disease Action to support the needs and interests of patients.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/03/2016 11:52:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

479636

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lyme Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society on use of results from the European Accredited Laboratory Assay related to Lyme disease to inform the provision of treatment on the NHS for that disease.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has had no discussions with the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/03/2016 11:08:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon