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The evidence is clear that expert face-to-face support from a local stop smoking service, combined with stop smoking aids, is the most effective quitting method. People who get this support are up to four times as likely to stop smoking successfully as those who try to quit unaided. This evidence can be viewed at the following link:<\/p>

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http://www.ncsct.co.uk/publication_Stop_smoking_services_impact_on_quitting.php<\/a><\/p>

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Local authorities in England are responsible for commissioning stop smoking services that meet the identified need in their areas and are targeted at the people who need it most.<\/p>

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NHS England published the Standard Protocol for the Targeted Lung Health Check programme which says participants will be asked about their smoking habits when they attend a lung health check, and offered smoking cessation advice and treatment. This programme can be viewed at the following link:<\/p>

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https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/targeted-screening-for-lung-cancer/<\/a><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-15T12:27:55.587Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Smoking: Health Services"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS rollout of lung cancer scanning programmes, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of smoking cessation methods.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4663", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ben Bradley"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mansfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ben Bradley"} ], "uin" : "229719"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1083525", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1083525/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Glucose monitoring technology, such as continuous glucose monitoring or blood glucose test strips, will continue to be available to those meeting the relevant clinical criteria.<\/p>

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In November 2018, NHS England announced that it will ensure that flash glucose monitoring is available on prescription for all patients who qualify for it in line with current recommendations. From April 2019, all qualifying patients will be able to receive it from their local general practitioner or diabetes team.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-15T12:24:05.153Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Diabetes: Medical Equipment"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to widen access to blood glucose monitoring technology for diabetes patients.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4079", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julian Sturdy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Outer"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Julian Sturdy"} ], "uin" : "229721"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1083566", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1083566/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The National Health Service is committed to providing safe, high quality, and compassionate care and this Government is supporting them in doing so by providing the single biggest cash increase made in the organisation\u2019s history. By 2023/24 the NHS budget will increase by £33.9 billion in cash terms \u2013 which means that the NHS now has unprecedented certainty to plan for the next decade, ensuring that patients will be supported with world-class care at every stage of their life.<\/p>

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The NHS Long Term Plan acknowledges public concern about funding, staffing, increasing inequalities and pressures from a growing and ageing population and looks at opportunities offered by the prospect of continuing medical advance and better outcomes of care.<\/p>

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Working with frontline health and care staff, patients and their families and other experts, the Plan proposes further redesign of the way patient care is delivered, making the NHS better able to deliver first-class care for major health problems, such as cancer and heart disease, and to improve the lives of older people.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4065", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thurrock"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jackie Doyle-Price"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-12T16:36:59.363Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "NHS: Standards"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve levels of patient satisfaction with the NHS.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/308", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Coventry South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jim Cunningham"} ], "uin" : "229607"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1083578", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1083578/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

All public Government consultations are uploaded onto GOV.UK where one can filter consultations by many criteria, including department, official document status and date of publication.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4008", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gosport"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Caroline Dinenage"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-14T10:49:22.593Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care: Public Consultation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many consultations by his Department (a) are open, (b) are closed awaiting a Government response and (c) have been initiated since 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4397", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Peter Dowd"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bootle"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Peter Dowd"} ], "uin" : "229748"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082527", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082527/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

NHS Property Services, who own the Royston Hospital site, are working with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and local Sustainability and Transformation Plan Estates Group colleagues with a review of options for Royston Hospital, including the potential to create a neighbourhood health and wellbeing centre. The review also includes the nearby Royston Health Centre. As part of this review, NHS Property Services and the CCG continue to work with local partners providing health services to determine the right level of services and the appropriate use of the existing estate options to support the needs of the people of Royston. No decisions have yet been made.<\/p>

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The work with partners includes Addenbrookes Hospital who are looking to provide additional services from Royston Hospital.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1585", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Hammond"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wimbledon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Hammond"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-14T17:07:13.723Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Royston Hospital"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the NHS has for the future of Royston Hospital; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/69", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Hertfordshire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Oliver Heald"} ], "uin" : "229074"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082543", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082543/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Health Education England (HEE) published its first ever Cancer Workforce Plan in December 2017. HEE intended to publish a second phase, longer-term strategy that looked at the cancer workforce needs beyond 2021. This work was started and stakeholders from within the National Health Service and the charitable sector contributed to the early discussions. This work has since been superseded by publication of the NHS Long Term Plan in January 2019.<\/p>

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My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has subsequently commissioned Baroness Dido Harding, working closely with Sir David Behan, to lead a number of programmes to engage with key NHS interests to develop a detailed workforce implementation plan. These programmes will consider detailed proposals to grow the workforce rapidly, including staff working on cancer, consider additional staff and skills required, build a supportive working culture in the NHS and ensure first rate leadership for NHS staff.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-12T12:41:00.28Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cancer: Health Services"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take in the forthcoming workforce implementation plan to ensure that there are sufficient staff in the NHS to diagnose and treat cancer..", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brighton, Pavilion"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"} ], "uin" : "229138"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082557", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082557/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening coverage for Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Southwark CCG and England in each year since 2015/16 can be seen in the following table.<\/p>

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening coverage for Lambeth CCG, Southwark CCG and England, 2015/16 to 2017/18.<\/p>

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2015/16 % (tested)<\/p><\/td>

2016/17 % (tested)<\/p><\/td>

2017/18 % (tested)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Lambeth CCG<\/p><\/td>

61.0 (627)<\/p><\/td>

67.5 (664)<\/p><\/td>

53.3 (582)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Southwark CCG<\/p><\/td>

58.8 (550)<\/p><\/td>

73.4 (680)<\/p><\/td>

45.9 (435)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

England<\/p><\/td>

79.9 (227,442)<\/p><\/td>

81.1 (228,441)<\/p><\/td>

80.8 (230,543)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Notes:<\/p>

  1. Sources:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2015-to-2016-data<\/a><\/li><\/ol>

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    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2016-to-2017-data<\/a><\/p>

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    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2017-to-2018-data<\/a><\/p>

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    1. Total number of people screened is provided in brackets.<\/li><\/ol>

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      1. Coverage is the percentage of the eligible population that is successfully screened within the year plus three months:<\/li><\/ol>

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        https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/773136/NHS_AAA_screening_programme_standards_data_report_april_2017_to_march_2018.pdf<\/a><\/p>

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        Bowel cancer screening coverage for Lambeth CCG, Southwark CCG and England is attached. Coverage for bowel cancer screening is defined as the number of persons registered to a general practice who are screened adequately in the previous 30 months, which is the routine period in which bowel cancer screening takes place for an individual, divided by the number of eligible persons on the last day of the review period for this report data is taken in April 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. This captures the coverage for the eligible population over the standard period of time in which an individual should attend for a bowel cancer screening.<\/p>

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        Breast screening coverage for Lambeth CCG, Southwark CCG and England is attached. Coverage for breast screening is defined as the number of women registered to a general practice screened adequately in the previous 36 months, which is the routine period in which breast screening takes place for an individual, divided by the number of eligible women on last day of the review period for this report data is taken in April 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. This captures the coverage for the eligible population over the standard period of time in which a woman should attend for breast screening.<\/p>

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        Cervical screening coverage for Lambeth CCG, Southwark CCG and England is attached. Coverage for cervical screening is defined as the number of women screened adequately in the previous 42 months (if aged 24-49) or 66 months (if aged 50-64) divided by the number of eligible women on last day of review period for this report data is taken in April 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. This captures the coverage for the eligible population over the standard period of time in which a woman should attend for cervical screening.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082557/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ229212 attached table.docx"} , "title" : "PQ229212 attached table"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082557/answer/previousversion/106920", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-11T18:30:38.013Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Health: Screening"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of eligible adults who have received (a) abdominal aortic aneurysm, (b) bowel, (c) breast and (d) cervical screening in (i) Lambeth CCG (ii) Southwark CCG and (iii) England in each year since 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Hayes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dulwich and West Norwood"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Helen Hayes"} ], "uin" : "229212"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082558", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082558/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

        The National Health Service Long Term Plan sets out specific workforce actions developed by NHS Improvement and others to have positive impact for workforces, including the screening and diagnostic workforce. NHS Improvement and the Department will discuss these actions when the education and training budget for Health Education England is set in 2019. This includes a proposal to recruit an additional 1,500 clinical and diagnostic staff across seven priority specialisms between 2018 and 2021.<\/p>

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        With specific reference to the national cervical screening programme that includes NHS laboratories, the replacement of liquid based cytology with human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as the primary screen, has had a significant impact on the ability to maintain staff in the cervical screening programme\u2019s laboratory workforce. The HPV pilot evaluation suggested that the need for a cytology workforce could reduce by as much as 85% when HPV testing is introduced as the primary screen during 2019.<\/p>

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        NHS England is undertaking a national procurement process to secure providers of laboratory services to deliver HPV primary screening across England. The outcome of the process will be known by the end of April 2019, with national coverage in place by December 2019.<\/p>

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        To maintain the service and accommodate current staffing levels a majority of existing HPV pilot sites and some non-pilot sites have already converted more of their cervical screening activity to HPV primary screening, freeing up cytology capacity.<\/p>

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        In addition, Professor Sir Mike Richards is leading a major review of national cancer screening programme pathways as part of the NHS Long Term Plan\u2019s renewed drive to improve care and save lives. Professor Richards\u2019 review is due to report in summer 2019.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082558/answer/previousversion/106922", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-11T18:24:00.423Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Health: Screening"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Audit Office report entitled Investigation into the management of Health Screening, published 1 February 2019, what steps his Department is taking to ensure NHS screening laboratories are sufficiently staffed.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Hayes"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dulwich and West Norwood"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Helen Hayes"} ], "uin" : "229213"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082564", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082564/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

        I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous MP) on 23 January 2019 to Question 210542<\/a>.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082564/answer/previousversion/106926", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-11T18:24:52.237Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Food: Labelling"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the results of the consultation on mandating calorie labelling in the out-of-home sector will be published.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4505", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Peter Kyle"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hove"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Peter Kyle"} ], "uin" : "229218"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082570", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1082570/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

        The Government wants National Health Service patients to be able to benefit from effective new medicines in a way that represents value for money to the taxpayer. Through its technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies programmes, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the NHS on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS. NHS organisations are legally required to fund medicines recommended by NICE.<\/p>

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        NICE is currently developing technology appraisal guidance on the use of Spinraza for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy. NICE was unable to recommend Spinraza as an effective use of NHS resources in its draft guidance published in August 2018. Discussions have since been taking place between the manufacturer of Spinraza, Biogen, and NHS England to explore whether there are commercial flexibilities that might enable NICE to recommend the drug as a clinically and cost-effective use of NHS resources. Biogen has now submitted a revised submission and a meeting of NICE\u2019s independent Appraisal Committee took place on 6 March to consider the recommendations. Details from the meeting will made available on the NICE website in due course.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-03-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-03-14T10:47:04.993Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Drugs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) nusinersen/Spinraza and (b) other life-saving drugs are made available for people with spinal muscular atrophy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1511", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dudley North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ian Austin"} ], "uin" : "229106"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=1&max-ddpCreated=2019-03-07T18%3A12%3A51.887Z&max-ddpModified.=2019-03-14T17%3A20%3A02.870Z&min-date=2018-11-02&AnsweringBody.=Department+of+Health+and+Social+Care", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 2960, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }