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Early diagnosis of cancer including for those with pancreatic cancer is a major priority for this Government in helping us to improve cancer survival. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published an updated guideline \u201cSuspected cancer: recognition and referral\u201d on 23 June 2015. The guideline reflects latest evidence and will continue to support general practitioners to identify patients, including those with symptoms of suspected pancreatic cancer, and urgently refer them as appropriate.<\/p>
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In England, to support early diagnosis of cancer, we have invested over £22 million in Be Clear on Cancer campaigns between 2010-11 and 2014-15, to raise awareness of various cancer types and encourage people with relevant cancer symptoms to visit their doctor promptly. Public Health England working with the Department, NHS England and other partners will continue to keep these campaigns under review to see and work with relevant experts to see what might be done to tackle other cancers.<\/p>
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Research and evidence of best practice is shared widely across the United Kingdom. However, as health is a devolved matter Ministers do not routinely discuss health issues with their counterparts.<\/p>
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More generally, NHS England is working jointly with Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support to test seven new approaches to identifying cancer more quickly. The aim is to evaluate a number of initiatives across more than 60 sites around the country to collect evidence about what makes the most difference to patients.<\/p>
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In January 2015, NHS England announced an independent Cancer Taskforce to develop a five-year strategy for England which will recommend improvements across the cancer pathway, including awareness and early diagnosis. The strategy will be published in the summer.<\/p>
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We intend to update the House on our intention to consult on reforming the current system of ex-gratia financial support for people infected with, or affected by, HIV and/or hepatitis C as a result of treatment with National Health Service supplied blood or blood products prior to September 1991. Work on this is ongoing.<\/p>
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Information on the amount and provenance of all meat purchased by the National Health Service is not held centrally by the Department. However, information is held for fresh meat and poultry purchased through NHS Supply Chain, under national framework agreements.<\/p>
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Sales of fresh meat and poultry through NHS Supply Chain are estimated as being in the region of 40% of the total for the NHS in England.<\/p>
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Purchases of fresh meat in the four categories, as requested, are as follows:<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td> | Value of Purchase £ million<\/p> (July 2013 to June 2014)<\/p><\/td> | Percentage that is British in Origin<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A<\/p><\/td> | Lamb<\/p><\/td> | 1.16<\/p><\/td> | 60%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B<\/p><\/td> | Beef<\/p><\/td> | 3.23<\/p><\/td> | 92%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C<\/p><\/td> | Pork<\/p><\/td> | 1.41<\/p><\/td> | 57%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D<\/p><\/td> | Poultry<\/p><\/td> | 2.49<\/p><\/td> | 68%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The information provided relates to sales over the period from July 2013 to June 2014. There have been no significant changes in sourcing over the past 12 months and therefore these proportions will be broadly reflective of the current situation.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/386174/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has had no such discussions.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Expenditure by the Department\u2019s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on cancer research is shown in the following table.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> £ million<\/p> <\/p> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 2013/14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 100.9<\/p><\/td> 104.1<\/p><\/td> 133.2<\/p><\/td> 129.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> A figure for 2014/15 is not yet available. Data is not available for total NIHR research spend on specific cancer sites as site-specific data cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure through NIHR research infrastructure funding streams.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including pancreatic cancer. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The NIHR has recently awarded £290,986 to University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a phase II trial of endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of cystic tumours of the pancreas.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The NIHR Research Design Service is available to help prospective applicants, including applicants in pancreatic cancer research, develop and design high-quality proposals for submission to NIHR itself and also to other national, peer-reviewed funding competitions for applied health or social care research. The service provides expert advice to researchers on all aspects of preparing grant applications in these fields, including advice on research methodology, clinical trials, patient involvement, and ethics and governance.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/386175/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has had no such discussions.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Expenditure by the Department\u2019s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on cancer research is shown in the following table.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> £ million<\/p> <\/p> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 2013/14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 100.9<\/p><\/td> 104.1<\/p><\/td> 133.2<\/p><\/td> 129.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> A figure for 2014/15 is not yet available. Data is not available for total NIHR research spend on specific cancer sites as site-specific data cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure through NIHR research infrastructure funding streams.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including pancreatic cancer. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The NIHR has recently awarded £290,986 to University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a phase II trial of endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of cystic tumours of the pancreas.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The NIHR Research Design Service is available to help prospective applicants, including applicants in pancreatic cancer research, develop and design high-quality proposals for submission to NIHR itself and also to other national, peer-reviewed funding competitions for applied health or social care research. The service provides expert advice to researchers on all aspects of preparing grant applications in these fields, including advice on research methodology, clinical trials, patient involvement, and ethics and governance.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of research funding into pancreatic cancer in each of the last five years; how that figure compares to funding for research on other cancer types; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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