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1169147

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Influenza: Vaccination
	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 taking to increase the rate of take up of the flu vaccination in winter 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England launched the annual flu campaign in October 2019 to encourage uptake of flu vaccination amongst key groups. The campaign targeted pregnant women, people with underlying health conditions, and parents of two and three-year olds. The campaign, which ran until 15 December 2019, featured advertising on television, video on demand, pharmacy screens, digital display, social media, radio, and paid search, in addition to public relations and extensive partnership activity. In the run up to Christmas, NHS England and NHS Improvement extended the campaign with national press advertising.</p><p> </p><p>Local areas have also delivered a range of activities to encourage those in at risk groups to have the vaccine. To increase patient choice, adults who are eligible can also get the vaccine through their local community pharmacy. As part of its assurance process, NHS England and NHS Improvement have been working through its regional teams and clinical commissioning groups to ensure that general practices with the lowest uptake rates are contacted and action is taken to increase uptake.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/01/2020 11:51:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169158

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Heart Diseases: Sleep
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what advice his Department provides on the potential benefits of sleep in reducing the risk of a heart attack.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have advised that there is evidence that a lack of sleep is associated with an increased risk of heart attacks as well as other cardiovascular disorders, particularly in patients with sleep apnoea. However, excessive sleeping should also be avoided, so it is important that the right amount of sleep is achieved.</p><p>The National Health Service website has published advice for the public on the importance of having a sufficient amount of sleep for good health, noting that a continued lack of sleep can affect overall health and make you susceptible to a range of serious medical conditions, including heart disease. Further details on healthy sleep advice for the public are available at the following link on the NHS website:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/why-lack-of-sleep-is-bad-for-your-health/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/why-lack-of-sleep-is-bad-for-your-health/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/01/2020 11:40:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169161

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Breast Cancer: Diets
	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 whether there is a link between dieting and the risk of breast cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>An assessment of dieting and risk of breast cancer has not been undertaken. However, the Committee on the Medical Aspects of Food and Nutrition Policy concluded in 1995 that greater adiposity, particularly central adiposity, and weight gain during adulthood, increase the risk of post-menopausal breast cancer. This can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743526/Nutritional_Aspects_of_the_Development_of_Cancer__1995_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/743526/Nutritional_Aspects_of_the_Development_of_Cancer__1995_.pdf</a></p><p>This conclusion has been supported by high quality systematic reviews and international organisations such as the World Cancer Research Fund. This can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/breast-cancer" target="_blank">https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/breast-cancer</a></p><p>The Government advises that having a healthy lifestyle, which includes maintaining a healthy weight, being physically active and having healthy, balanced diet, can reduce the risk of certain types of cancer, including breast cancer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/01/2020 13:38:06 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169163

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Gum Diseases
	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 diagnosed chronic periodontitis in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/01/2020 11:51:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169166

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Prostate Cancer: Ultrasonics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when HIFU treatment for prostate cancer will be made available on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The technique was reviewed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in 2012 who concluded that the evidence on the efficacy of treatment was limited and recommended that HIFU be used in the research setting only. For this reason, use of the technique in the National Health Service is limited to research only and there are currently no plans to extend use of the technique without development of the current evidence base.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/01/2020 11:52:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169167

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Malnutrition: Older People
	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 tackle malnutrition among elderly people.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to better screening and prevention of malnutrition. The Malnutrition Task Force have published a series of guides offering expert advice on the prevention of and early intervention for malnutrition in later life. These guides draw together principles of good practice to offer a framework developed to help those in a wide range of health and care settings make the changes needed to counter malnutrition.</p><p>Hospitals and care homes must screen people for malnutrition on admission and meet high standards of nutrition care. We have announced a root and branch review of hospital food to ensure that patients receive the right nutrition and hydration.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/01/2020 11:31:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169168

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Meningitis: Females
	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 women were diagnosed with meningitis in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) collects data on laboratory confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in England which is caused by the <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> bacteria and is a major cause of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia. The number of laboratory confirmed cases of IMD in England in the last five years is available in the following table. The overall risk of invasive meningococcal disease is similar in men and women. PHE does not publish this data breakdown by gender.</p><p>Number of laboratory confirmed cases of IMD in England by epidemiological year</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>2018-2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cases of IMD</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>811</p></td><td><p>747</p></td><td><p>754</p></td><td><p>525</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/meningococcal-acwy-immunisation-programme-vaccine-coverage-estimates#history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/meningococcal-acwy-immunisation-programme-vaccine-coverage-estimates#history</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/01/2020 11:36:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169169

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Sexually Transmitted Infections: Older People
	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 reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases among people aged over 50.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>Since 2013, local authorities in England have been mandated to provide genitourinary medicine and integrated services for the early diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including STI prevention programmes. These services are open-access with no upper age limit.</p><p>Public Health England published the Making It Work guidance in 2015 to support local authorities commissioning, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-sexual-health-reproductive-health-and-hiv-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/commissioning-sexual-health-reproductive-health-and-hiv-services</a></p><p>In addition, the HIV Innovation Fund supports local projects such as ‘Raising Awareness of HIV in the over 50’s’ to develop a local campaign and resources around sexual health, HIV testing, prevention and stigma directed at adults aged over 50.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/01/2020 11:41:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169171

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Multiple Myeloma
	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 where diagnosed with myeloma in the last five years by (a) age range and (b) gender.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of people diagnosed with multiple myeloma and malignant plasma cell neoplasms in England from 2013 to 2017, by age and gender:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Female Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0-24</p></td><td><p>25-49</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>60-69</p></td><td><p>70-79</p></td><td><p>80+</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>511</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>649</p></td><td><p>2,176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>661</p></td><td><p>677</p></td><td><p>2,139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>622</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>2,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>639</p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p>2,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>2,103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>529</p></td><td><p>1,210</p></td><td><p>2,348</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>3,201</p></td><td><p>10,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Male Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0-24</p></td><td><p>25-49</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>60-69</p></td><td><p>70-79</p></td><td><p>80+</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>677</p></td><td><p>982</p></td><td><p>763</p></td><td><p>2,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>328</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>822</p></td><td><p>738</p></td><td><p>2,713</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>700</p></td><td><p>889</p></td><td><p>694</p></td><td><p>2,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>675</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>709</p></td><td><p>2,792</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>960</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td><p>2,931</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>725</p></td><td><p>1,719</p></td><td><p>3,426</p></td><td><p>4,583</p></td><td><p>3,659</p></td><td><p>14,120</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>Persons</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Persons Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0-24</p></td><td><p>25-49</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>60-69</p></td><td><p>70-79</p></td><td><p>80+</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>1,188</p></td><td><p>1,652</p></td><td><p>1,412</p></td><td><p>5,077</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>1,139</p></td><td><p>1,483</p></td><td><p>1,415</p></td><td><p>4,852</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>596</p></td><td><p>1,152</p></td><td><p>1,511</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td><td><p>4,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>589</p></td><td><p>1,144</p></td><td><p>1,569</p></td><td><p>1,345</p></td><td><p>4,881</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>643</p></td><td><p>1,151</p></td><td><p>1,608</p></td><td><p>1,370</p></td><td><p>5,034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>1,254</p></td><td><p>2,929</p></td><td><p>5,774</p></td><td><p>7,823</p></td><td><p>6,860</p></td><td><p>24,653</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/01/2020 13:26:13 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1169172

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Leukaemia
	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 were diagnosed with leukaemia in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of people diagnosed with leukaemia in England from 2013 to 2017.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/01/2020 13:34:30 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill attachment 1 file name pq1010 leukaemia england 13-17.docx title Leukaemia diagnosed in England 2013-2017
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon