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1723226

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Pathology
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 has had recent discussions with NHS England on the workload of pathology services staff.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	1550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has had no recent discussions with NHS England on this subject. However, the Department will continue to engage with NHS England on a variety of issues, including staff workload.</p><p>We recognise that staff across the National Health Service have been under considerable pressure. We are committed to tackling staff shortages, and want to improve organisational culture and working conditions so that we can keep staff healthy and motivated, and retain vital skills and experience in the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 31/07/2024 08:52:53 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1581680

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Pathology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in response to the Pathology: GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report, published by the NHS in September 2021; and in particular, the finding that 97 per cent of histopathology departments do not have staff to meet clinical demand.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL5224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of NHS England and the wider health system to take steps to adopt and implement recommendations from the <em>Pathology: GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report</em>. NHS England committed to consolidating pathology services in England by developing 29 ‘hub and spoke’ networks, with the report identifying several models of these networks that are working well across England.</p><p>In January 2023, Health Education England advertised histopathology clinical scientist posts to commence in September 2023 as part of the Scientist Training Programme, a national postgraduate training programme located in hospitals and health services throughout England.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 09/02/2023 12:35:54 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1464471

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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	Pathology
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 capacity of pathologists to tackle the backlog in elective care related to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	5507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>As of January 2022, there are 2,854 full time equivalent consultants working in the specialty group of pathology in National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups in England. This is an increase of 1.6% since January 2021 and 21.7% since January 2010.</p><p>At the Spending Review, the Department announced £2.3 billion to increase the volume of diagnostic activity and to establish up to 160 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) by March 2025. The NHS and Health Education England (HEE) are developing a plan to ensure sufficient workforce capacity for CDCs and the appropriate roles. NHS England and NHS Improvement aim to increase capacity by improving workforce productivity through digital diagnostic investment. This is projected to deliver an approximate 10% increase in productivity and accelerate testing and the sharing of results via digital patient health records. All reporting clinicians in pathology and imaging services will have access to the latest technology for primary diagnosis. This will reduce delays in diagnostic pathways and enable rapid access to a specialist opinion.</p><p>All NHS staff, including pathologists, have access to mental health hubs, access to free self-help apps, as well as training, coaching and guidance for teams and leaders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 5508 question first answered 27/05/2022 09:32:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1464472

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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	Pathology
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 support pathologists in their work to clear the backlog in elective care.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	5508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>As of January 2022, there are 2,854 full time equivalent consultants working in the specialty group of pathology in National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups in England. This is an increase of 1.6% since January 2021 and 21.7% since January 2010.</p><p>At the Spending Review, the Department announced £2.3 billion to increase the volume of diagnostic activity and to establish up to 160 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) by March 2025. The NHS and Health Education England (HEE) are developing a plan to ensure sufficient workforce capacity for CDCs and the appropriate roles. NHS England and NHS Improvement aim to increase capacity by improving workforce productivity through digital diagnostic investment. This is projected to deliver an approximate 10% increase in productivity and accelerate testing and the sharing of results via digital patient health records. All reporting clinicians in pathology and imaging services will have access to the latest technology for primary diagnosis. This will reduce delays in diagnostic pathways and enable rapid access to a specialist opinion.</p><p>All NHS staff, including pathologists, have access to mental health hubs, access to free self-help apps, as well as training, coaching and guidance for teams and leaders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 5507 question first answered 27/05/2022 09:32:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1127516

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
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	Pathology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of pathologists available to conduct post-mortem examinations for coroners.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	256259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Most post-mortem examinations are carried out by pathologists who specialise in histopathology. However, post-mortems are not a requirement of the Certificate of Completion of Training in histopathology, therefore, the number of histopathologists who are qualified to carry out post-mortem examinations for coroners is not held centrally.</p><p>Overall, in January 2019, there were 1,206 full time equivalent (FTE) consultant histopathologists in the National Health Service in England. This represents a 10% (119 FTE) increase compared to January 2010.</p><p>Health Education England has committed to attract and retain more histopathologists by 2021 as part of its Cancer Workforce Plan for England published in December 2017. In 2019, 100% of specialist histopathology training places were filled.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 256258 question first answered 23/05/2019 14:54:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1124319

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Pathology
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 his Department has made of the effect of pathology networks on (a) patient care and (b) NHS England’s finances.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	250023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>By 2021, all pathology services across England will be part of a pathology network. Pathology networks will mean quicker test turnaround times, improved access to more complex tests at a lower overall cost and better career opportunities for healthcare scientists and clinicians. This will improve the quality of the service offered to patients and benefit patient care. NHS Improvement estimates have suggested a single network is predicting to make savings of £26 million during the next five years, while others forecasting their average cost per test drop by a fifth, and overall the National Health Service hopes to save £200 million through the project by 2021.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 08/05/2019 11:07:21 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1092539

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	Pathology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of misdiagnosis by NHS employees and locums in hospital pathology departments.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	910031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>We do not routinely collect this information and we have not made an estimate.</p><p>Whilst the vast majority of patients receive safe and effective care, any incident of misdiagnosis can have a significant impact on patients and their families, which is why have we are committed to a systematic approach of understanding and learning from avoidable causes of patient harm. Since 2016, the National Health Service has been creating 29 national pathology networks that bring together clinical expertise in regional hubs. This will deliver the highest-quality service for patients and allow the use of cutting-edge technology to increase the speed and accuracy of diagnostics.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/03/2019 15:24:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

1002547

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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	Pathology
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 has been made of the provision of histopathologists to meet future demand.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	Stephen Pound
uin	188699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) published its first ever Cancer Workforce Plan in December 2017, which commits to the expansion of capacity and skills including an ambition to increase improved working practices, attracting qualified people back to the National Health Service through domestic and international recruitment. This included 94 full time equivalent additional histopathologists to support an increase in the capacity for earlier diagnosis. Following the commitment to lower the bowel screening age to 50 and roll out the Faecal Immunology Test, HEE has been engaging with stakeholders to ensure that the cancer workforce, including histopathologists, is sufficient for future cancer services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:31:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	161 label Biography information for Stephen Pound

993683

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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	Pathology
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 has made an assessment of the adequacy of staffing levels in Histopathology Departments in each NHS Trust in England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	182796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Responsibility for staffing levels rests with individual National Health Service trusts and their boards who are best placed to decide how many staff they need to provide a given service, taking into account skill mix, efficiency and the needs of their local population.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 26/10/2018 11:49:11 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

759735

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pathology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of trends on waiting times in cellular pathology.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	10222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/09/2017 12:50:32 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders