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1238937

	registered interest
	date	29/09/2020
	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	Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments
	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 with blood cancer have had (a) CAR-T cell therapy and (b) a stem cell transplant in each of the last six months for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	96848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The data collected is for all conditions that are commissioned for stem cell transplant by NHS England and NHS Improvement. It should be noted that there will be changes to the data in the last quarter due to the time lag in the reporting arrangements.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stem Cell Transplants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2020</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2020</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2020</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>628</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>The numbers for CAR-T are collected via an alternative route and are correct to the end of September 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>CAR-T infusions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2020</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2020</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2020</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2020</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/11/2020 12:02:12 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1156063

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to ensure that GPs follow NICE guidance on blood cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	900212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) clinical guidelines help healthcare professionals deliver the best possible care based on the best available evidence. The guidelines are not mandatory, although healthcare professionals are expected to take them fully into account</p><p><br>NICE’s updated referral guidelines for suspected cancer published in June 2015 could save about 5,000 lives a year, with general practitioners urged to think of cancer sooner and to lower the referral threshold for tests.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/10/2019 07:32:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 2614 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1232426

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	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	Blood 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, with reference to the NHS Long Term Plan, when the national Quality of Life metric will be implemented to better support people living with blood cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	86638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Quality of Life Metric survey will help us better support people, including blood cancer patients, living with and beyond cancer. The survey, launched in September 2020, will initially be sent to people with breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. All other cancers will be included from 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/02/2021 03:02:39 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1232425

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	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	Blood 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, if a representative from his Department will meet with the blood cancer community to discuss how patient initiated follow-ups could best support patients with blood cancer, during and beyond the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	86637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>No immediate plans are in place to meeting with any members of the blood cancer community.</p><p>Support and information for all cancer patients, including blood cancer patients, is provided through four personalised care interventions:</p><p>- Personalised care and support planning based on holistic needs assessments;</p><p>- Health and wellbeing information and support (including nutritional advice and psychological support);</p><p>- End of treatment summaries, that provide symptom management information; and</p><p>- A Cancer Care Review with their general practitioner.</p><p>As outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan, these interventions will be implemented by 2021.</p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, all personalised care and support should be continuing by telephone, video, online or by post if face to face appointments and group sessions have not been possible.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/10/2020 11:56:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1232419

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	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	Blood 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 plans he has to introduce a shared decision-making model within the NHS to help meet the complex needs of people living with blood cancers throughout their patient journey.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	86634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets the ambition to offer personalised care to all cancer patients and transform follow-up care, giving people choice and control over the way their care is planned and delivered. This includes ensuring that shared decision-making in care, and personalised care and support planning, are routine for all patients including those with blood cancer.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/11/2020 12:37:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1232418

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	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	Blood 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 effect of covid-19 on people living with blood cancer being able to make an informed choice on their long-term care and treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	86633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Support and information for all cancer patients, including blood cancer patients, is provided through four personalised care interventions:</p><p>- Personalised care and support planning based on holistic needs assessments;</p><p>- Health and wellbeing information and support, including nutritional advice and psychological support;</p><p>- End of treatment summaries, that provide symptom management information; and</p><p>- A Cancer Care Review with their general practitioner.</p><p>As outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan, these interventions will be implemented in full by 2021.</p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, all personalised care and support has continued by telephone, video, online or by post if face to face appointments and group sessions have not been possible.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/11/2020 12:22:35 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1232417

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	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	Blood Cancer: 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 assessment his Department has made of the increased (a) risk and (b) effect of covid-19 on people living with blood cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	86632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Blood cancer patients have a higher chance of severe disease if they contract COVID-19 compared to other cancers, which is why they were placed on the extremely clinically vulnerable list and were advised to shield. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, some treatments were delayed when the risk of contracting coronavirus was higher than the risk of delaying treatment.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/11/2020 12:29:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1232415

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	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	Blood 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 his Department has made of the effect of the rising incidence of blood cancer on the funding requirements of NHS services for blood cancer patients.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	86631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The amount spent by the National Health Service on blood cancer-related services is not collected separately to the overall spend on cancer services.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/10/2020 13:00:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1232414

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2020
	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	Chemotherapy
	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 29 May 2020 to Question 43622, how many people received chemotherapy treatment in (a) May 2019, (b) June 2019, (c) April 2020, (d) May 2020 and (e) June 2020 for the treatment of (i) breast cancer, (ii) bowel cancer, (iii) lung cancer, (iv) blood cancer and (v) prostate cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	86630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The data in the following table shows first or subsequent treatment of chemotherapy in May 2019, June 2019, April 2020, May 2020 and June 2020 for the treatment of breast cancer, lower intestinal cancer, lung cancer, urological cancer and haematological cancer:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Breast</p></td><td><p>Lower Gastrointestinal</p></td><td><p>Lung</p></td><td><p>Urological</p></td><td><p>Haematological</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>1,856</p></td><td><p>1,148</p></td><td><p>1,154</p></td><td><p>817</p></td><td><p>1,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>1,744</p></td><td><p>1,127</p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td><td><p>793</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020</p></td><td><p>1,044</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>639</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>1,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2020</p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td><td><p>1,066</p></td><td><p>815</p></td><td><p>508</p></td><td><p>1,525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>1,095</p></td><td><p>863</p></td><td><p>725</p></td><td><p>1,697</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/11/2020 12:26:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1229593

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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	Cancer: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a national cancer recovery plan to tackle the backlog of cancer care resulting from the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	81799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the Terms of Reference of a letter sent to NHS Providers on 31 July 2020, a National Cancer Taskforce will be established, and publish a national cancer recovery plan in the near future. The Terms of Reference are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/cancer-forums-and-groups-terms-of-reference/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/cancer-forums-and-groups-terms-of-reference/</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/09/2020 17:09:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith