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1418318

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	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	Breast Cancer: Surgery
	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 has taken to ensure that funding allocated to tackle the backlog of elective cases addresses people who are awaiting delayed breast reconstruction.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	114853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text In July 2021, the National Health Service announced a further £20 million for Cancer Alliances to accelerate cancer diagnoses and enable management of high referral volumes. Cancer Alliances have been asked to ensure that wherever possible reconstructive surgery takes place, in particular for women who have undergone breast surgery previously during the pandemic. answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/03/2022 16:10:17 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 48833 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1520540

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Health: Hornsey and Wood Green
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle health inequality in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	61231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Our plan for patients’, published on 22 September, sets out the immediate priorities to support individuals to live healthier lives, such as improving access to health and care services and preventing ill-health, including in Hornsey and Wood Green. Further information on measures to address health disparities will be available in due course.</p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities also works with services in Haringey to support programmes to reduce health inequalities, including providing evidence and intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 18/10/2022 15:04:57 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 23322 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1378568

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	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 Covid Pass
	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 Answer of 8 November 2021 to Question 67098 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what his timescale is for assessing how booster vaccination records can be incorporated into the NHS COVID Travel Pass.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	75080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>Work to assess the need to include boosters in the NHS COVID Pass is ongoing and we will provide a further update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup grouped question UIN 75053 75134 question first answered 29/11/2021 15:39:19 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 33076 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1202399

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2020
	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	Health Visitors: Coronavirus
	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 plans to make an assessment of the effect of the redeployment of health visitors on the wellbeing of babies and families during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	58040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>With the onset of COVID-19 some public health nurses were redeployed into hospitals where their expertise was most needed to care for acutely ill patients. It is important that these nurses return to help mitigate the negative impacts of the pandemic on families with young children.</p><p>The ‘Restoration of community health services for children and young people: second phase of NHS response’ is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/covid-19-prioritisation-within-community-health-services-with-annex_19-march-2020/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/covid-19-prioritisation-within-community-health-services-with-annex_19-march-2020/</a></p><p>Public Health England will also work with local authority commissioners and service providers to support the return of health visiting teams.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/06/2020 10:00:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1198175

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Surgery
	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 will take to ensure cancelled elective surgeries are rescheduled.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	52296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>With evidence suggesting that we are through the peak of the first wave of COVID-19, and with the National Health Service well-placed to provide world-leading care for those who do still have the virus, we are bringing back routine services that had been temporarily paused. Where additional capacity is available, this includes routine electives, with a focus on prioritising long waiters. Recommended actions include making full use of all contracted independent sector hospital and diagnostic capacity to support with this.</p><p>The approach will be flexed at local level according to capacity and demand in different parts of the country, and will be gradual, over weeks. It will also be dependent on the type of services and different demographics affected.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/06/2020 13:05:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 25931 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1273867

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Whittington Health NHS Trust: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is being provided to Whittington Health NHS Trust to support staff and patients during the period of increased covid-19 related admissions.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	134028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>Whittington Health NHS Trust is committed to supporting both staff and patients throughout the period of increased COVID-19 related admissions and beyond.</p><p>The Trust has invested in staff wellbeing to ensure everyone has the practical and emotional support they need to do their jobs. This includes support for staff to get to work with free car parking and access to free food and drink during the pandemic, creating safe spaces for staff to rest, recuperate and switch off from work and support to work flexibly</p><p><br> In addition, the Trust’s staff have a range of services that are available, including a mental health hotline, practical support, financial advice and specialist bereavement and psychological support. The Trust has put a series of measures in place such as changes to the Trust’s visitors policy and to non-urgent patient transport services, to ensure that patients who require treatment will be kept safe during the period of increased COVID-19 related admissions.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting National Health Service capacity to protect it during surges in COVID-19 cases alongside the increased pressures on the system during winter. At the end of August, this included a retrospective top up payment to the Trust of £5.3 million to offset the additional costs incurred due to the pandemic. The Trust has also received £375,000 to expand and upgrade its accident and emergency departments to reduce overcrowding and improve infection control during winter</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/01/2021 10:30:27 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 72836 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1683345

	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	Sunscreens: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the potential impact of removing VAT from factor 30+ sunscreen on the level of incidence of skin cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	10499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst the Department has not made a specific assessment, under the current VAT rules, sun protection products are subject to the standard rate of VAT. High-factor sunscreen is on the National Health Service prescription list for certain conditions and therefore is provided free of VAT when dispensed by a pharmacist. While HM Treasury keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to make changes. Representations on changes to the VAT system will be considered through the normal fiscal event process.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 25/01/2024 15:53:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1422908

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	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	Brain: Tumours
	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 improve awareness of brain tumour symptoms during March 2022, Brain Tumour Awareness Month.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	125371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>While there were no specific awareness campaigns for brain tumours, on 2 March 2022 the latest ‘Help us help you’ campaign launched to addresses the barriers which prevent people from consulting their general practitioner with possible cancer symptoms. NHS England and NHS Improvement are developing plans for future phases of the campaign to raise awareness of key cancer symptoms during 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/03/2022 17:20:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1585947

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2023
	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	Gene Therapies
	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 potential merits of using gene therapy treatments to treat life-long conditions, including haemophilia.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	143813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>While no overall assessment has been made, the Government wants National Health Service patients to benefit from innovative and effective new medicines. The NHS Long Term Plan committed to providing the latest cutting-edge treatments and therapies for patients. New treatments for all conditions such as gene therapies will only be commissioned by NHS England if it receives a license for use through the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE has recommended several advanced therapeutic medicinal products including gene therapies, that are now routinely funded for NHS patients. There are two gene therapies for adults with haemophilia B which are expected to be available within the next few years.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 21/02/2023 11:48:51 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1378615

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	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	Sickle Cell Diseases: 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 his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the No One's Listening report published by the all-party Parliamentary group on sickle cell and thalassaemia on 15 November 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	75082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>While no formal assessment of the report has been made, it raised important issues around awareness amongst healthcare professionals, quality of care, inequalities, and variabilities in treatment for people living with sickle cell disease. The NHS Race and Health Observatory recently appointed a sickle cell expert to drive forwards work to tackle ethnic health inequalities.</p><p>To improve treatment for sickle cell disease, we have established ten specialist haemoglobinopathy coordinating centres and NHS England is deploying crizanlizumab, the first treatment for sickle cell disease in over 20 years. NHS England has also prioritised the development of a national haemoglobinopathy register to support clinicians in providing equitable, consistent treatment of patients. Additionally, a multi-stakeholder subgroup reporting to NHS England’s Haemoglobinopathy Clinical Reference Group has been formed with the remit to develop guidance and processes that will support patients and clinicians to manage pain relief in a hospital setting.</p><p>The United Kingdom Rare Diseases Framework outlined a national vision for improving the lives of those with rare diseases, including sickle cell disease. All four nations are now developing clear action plans to implement the Framework.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/11/2021 13:33:27 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West