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436264

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plan to respond to the Accelerated Access Review: Interim Report, published in October 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	19241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Interim Report of Sir Hugh Taylor’s Accelerated Access Review (AAR) is a deliberately high level document that indicates direction of travel; as such, government will be responding to the AAR’s conclusions when its final recommendations are published early in the spring of 2016.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/12/2015 16:30:10 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1700141

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Bowel 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, what steps her Department is taking to help improve genomics testing for bowel cancer patients.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	20972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>A National Health Service testing programme is helping to diagnose thousands of people with a genetic condition, Lynch Syndrome, that increases the chance of developing certain cancers including bowel cancer. The national programme ensures all people diagnosed with bowel cancer are offered genomic testing, with a diagnosis for Lynch Syndrome not only helping to guide more personalised cancer treatment but enabling their families and relatives to be offered testing too. Relatives who receive a diagnosis of Lynch Syndrome can be referred to genetic services to discuss regular testing options to help catch any cancers as early as possible, as well as to consider preventive options such as taking aspirin or undergoing risk-reducing surgery.</p><p>Genomic testing in the NHS in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) and delivered by a national genomic testing network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs). The NHS GLHs deliver testing as directed by the National Genomic Test Directory (NGTD) which outlines the full range of genomic testing offered by the NHS in England including tests for 3,200 rare diseases and over 200 cancer clinical indications, including both whole genome sequencing (WGS) and non-WGS testing. The NGTD sets out the eligibility criteria for patients to access testing as well as the genomic targets to be tested and the method that should be used, including testing for bowel cancer patients.</p><p>The NHS GMS cancer genomic testing strategy has facilitated a move to a consolidated laboratory network through the seven NHS GLHs delivering more extensive panel testing using cutting edge high throughput Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology. For patients, including those with bowel cancer, this technology enables testing for a larger number of genetic variations to give a more precise diagnosis, identify biomarkers to target treatment and opportunities to access innovative medicines, and can support enrolment into molecularly stratified clinical trials.</p><p>Testing is available for all eligible patients across the whole of England. Individuals should discuss with their healthcare professional (for example, their general practitioner or other healthcare professional if they are already being seen in a relevant service) whether genomic testing is appropriate for them. Their healthcare professional will then make a decision whether to refer the individual either directly or via an NHS clinical genomics service or other relevant clinical speciality for genomic testing following clinical review of their and their family’s medical history if known, and the relevant genomic testing eligibility criteria.</p><p>The 17 NHS Clinical Genomic Services (NHS CGSs), commissioned by NHS England, deliver a comprehensive clinical genomic and counselling service that directs the diagnosis, risk assessment and lifelong clinical management of patients of all ages and their families who have, or are at risk of having, a rare genetic or genomic condition. As part of the NHS CGS, the patient and their family will access diagnosis, and management relevant to their particular condition, but also receive support and guidance so that they are able to understand their condition, its implications, and their options in relation to reproduction, screening, prevention and clinical management.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/04/2024 13:43:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1182700

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2020
	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	Radiotherapy
	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 he has made of the capacity of radiotherapy services to be able to cope with anticipated future demand created by improved early cancer diagnosis.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	25076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>A capacity planning exercise in England, run by NHS England and NHS Improvement, modelled radiotherapy activity levels over a five year period and it is expected that there will be 1 – 2% increase in referral to radiotherapy. In practice this level of growth remains relatively stable and is regularly monitored in conjunction with service providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/03/2020 16:04:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

105961

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bowel Cancer: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the results of pilots of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for bowel cancer; and what plans he has for a nationwide rollout of such screening.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	212890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>A randomised controlled trial funded by Cancer Research UK, the Medical Research Council and National Health Service Research and Development took place in 14 United Kingdom and six Italian centres, and evaluated screening for bowel cancer using a single Bowel Scope Screening (flexible sigmoidoscopy) between 55 and 64 years of age, removing small polyps by Bowel Scope Screening and providing full colonoscopy for &quot;high risk&quot; polyps. The study concluded that Bowel Scope Screening is a safe and practical test and, when offered only once between ages 55 and 64 years, confers a substantial and long lasting benefit. The UK National Screening Committee reviewed the evidence, and in April 2011 concluded that screening for bowel cancer using Bowel Scope Screening meets the United Kingdom National Screening Committee criteria for a screening test. In England its implementation will be managed by National Health Service Cancer Screening Programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As at 31 March 2014, 36.6% of Bowel Scope Screening centres in England were operational, exceeding the commitment of 30%<sup>1</sup>. As set out in the third annual report of <em>Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer</em> (December 2013), NHS England will work with Public Health England to help deliver the involvement of screening centres sufficient to meet the 60% commitment by March 2015 and to support preparatory steps in other screening centres to implement by the end of 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As at the end of October 2014, 20,603 examinations had taken place. 919 people had gone on to have a colonoscopy with 20 cancers being detected. A further 365 people have had an advanced adenoma found and removed.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/latest-bowel-cancer-screening-technique-reaps-benefits" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/latest-bowel-cancer-screening-technique-reaps-benefits</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/11/2014 17:54:15 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1549610

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2022
	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	Radiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations his Department has had from the radiotherapy industry during the last 12 months; and how many meetings his Department has had with representatives from that industry in that time period .
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	105334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>A search of the Department’s records showed that there had been 34 correspondence cases from the radiotherapy industry, including from charities and parliamentary groups, received within the last 12 months. Ministers within the Department have met with representatives of Radiotherapy UK, along with members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy, on several occasions within the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/01/2023 16:05:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1361394

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	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	Cancer: 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 suitability of the new NHS England Quality of Life survey for people diagnosed with a less survivable cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	58813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>All people with a cancer diagnosis, including those with a less survivable cancer, are invited to complete the Cancer Quality of Life Survey. This is an initiative aimed specifically at supporting long term survivorship. For cancer patients who sadly do not survive for 18 months from diagnosis other approaches to assessing their experience, such as the Cancer Patient Experience Survey, will be more appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 27/10/2021 13:15:34 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1365995

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people who are immunosuppressed have not been offered a second dose of the covid-19 vaccine; and how many of those people have blood cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	69065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>All those with immunosuppression aged 16 years old and over living in the United Kingdom have been offered a second primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Immunosuppressed children aged 12 to 15 years old have also now been offered a second primary dose. The offer of first primary doses to immunosuppressed children aged five to 11 years old commenced on 31 January 2022. Vaccination data for those with blood cancer is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>As of 20 February 2022, data for those formerly regarded as clinically extremely vulnerable, which includes the immunosuppressed and those with blood cancer, shows an uptake rate of over 93.9% for a second primary dose.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 02/03/2022 10:47:06 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

860743

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	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	Blood Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care what proportion of patients referred to a multidisciplinary diagnostic centre have been (a) suspected of having blood cancer and (b) diagnosed with blood cancer; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	132100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>An evaluation is currently being prepared on the work of the multi-disciplinary diagnostic centres, which will include further information on blood cancer patient referral and diagnosis numbers. A final report will be published in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2018 15:32:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1365992

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	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	Casirivimab/imdevimab
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been treated with Ronapreve for covid-19 (a) in each week and (b) in each clinical commissioning group area since that treatment became available; and how many of those recipients had blood cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	69062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>An interim clinical policy for Ronapreve (casirivimab and imdevimab) was published on 17 September 2021 and updated on 4 November. Since September 2021, over 1,200 patients in England have received this treatment.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement collect information from trusts on usage based on the criteria set out in the policy for treatment of patients hospitalised due to COVID-19. The data collection is not designed to identify the number of such patients who have blood cancer. The information on the number of patients treated in each clinical commissioning group area and in each week is not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 06/12/2021 17:15:28 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1128942

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Cancer Drugs Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the operational review of the Cancer Drugs Fund will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	259174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>An operational review of the Cancer Drugs Fund is currently underway and will be published this year.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/06/2019 16:35:29 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith