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Many National Health Service organisations, including general practices, use automated telephone messages as a way of reminding patients about their upcoming appointments. This can provide improved access to care for patients in a way that makes best use of clinicians\u2019 time while avoiding missed appointments and their associated costs. We would expect NHS organisations to respond to feedback to ensure they use automated messages as effectively as possible and if patients wish to opt out of such reminders, they may contact their local NHS provider to request this.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4095", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Barclay"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Barclay"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T11:22:07.29Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "NHS: Telephone 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, if he will take steps to minimise the use of automated telephone messages by (a) the NHS and (b) general practices.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3973", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Grahame Morris"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Easington"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Grahame Morris"} ], "uin" : "173562"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971620", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971620/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Guidance on fire safety, including patients with specific dependencies such as vulnerable adults and young children, is provided to National Health Service organisations in the Health Technical Memorandum 05 publications, generally referred to as Firecode. All Firecode guidance will be reviewed in the light of the recommendations of the Grenfell Inquiry.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4095", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Barclay"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Barclay"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T13:28:46.847Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Hospitals: Fire Prevention"} , "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, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle the fire risk to (a) vulnerable adults and (b) young children in hospitals.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4664", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Karen Lee"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lincoln"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Karen Lee"} ], "uin" : "173591"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971649", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971649/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

We recognise that the number of Changing Places toilets in hospitals and healthcare settings is limited at present. Several actions are underway to improve provision and access to these facilities on the National Health Service estate.<\/p>

<\/p>

Access to Changing Places has been included as an indicator in the Learning Disability Improvement Standards, published in June 2018 by NHS Improvement, which will be used to measure how well trusts support people with a learning disability.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Department of Health and Social Care is working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in reviewing the Approved Document Part M guidance in relation to Building Regulations, which considers accessibility with a view to increasing provision of Changing Places.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Department is considering what other actions may be taken to improve provision and availability of Changing Places toilets across the NHS estate.<\/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" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T13:01:26.563Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Health Services: Public Lavatories"} , "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 progress has been made in increasing (a) the number of and (b) access to Changing Places toilets in hospitals and other health settings.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4056", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nic Dakin"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Scunthorpe"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nic Dakin"} ], "uin" : "173573"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971669", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971669/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The information is not held in the format requested.<\/p>

<\/p>

Since April 2017, NHS Improvement collects vacancy rates of medical staff from individual National Health Service providers and publishes them as part of its \u2018Quarterly performance of the NHS provider sector\u2019 report. This data goes to trust level, but not specifically to hospital level.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4095", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Barclay"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Barclay"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T13:34:32.797Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Hospitals: Vacancies"} , "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 NHS hospitals operate at a staff vacancy rate of 11 per cent or higher in (a) Harlow, (b) Essex, (c) East of England and (d) England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3985", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Halfon"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harlow"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Robert Halfon"} ], "uin" : "173567"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971686", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971686/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The information requested on the number of people supplied with National Health Services-funded hearing aids is not collated centrally.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

The requested information for spend on audiology services by each clinical commissioning group (CCG) is not collected centrally.<\/p>

<\/p>

Data on national spend is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.<\/p>

<\/p>

Total spend on audiology services in £ million<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

2012-13<\/p><\/td>

2013-14<\/p><\/td>

2014-15<\/p><\/td>

2015-16<\/p><\/td>

2016-17<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Admitted Patient Care<\/p><\/td>

25.8<\/p><\/td>

124.5<\/p><\/td>

161.8<\/p><\/td>

163.5<\/p><\/td>

152.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Outpatient Attendances<\/p><\/td>

21.2<\/p><\/td>

30.8<\/p><\/td>

24.2<\/p><\/td>

32.0<\/p><\/td>

36.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Community Health Services<\/p><\/td>

208.5<\/p><\/td>

172.9<\/p><\/td>

193.5<\/p><\/td>

201.0<\/p><\/td>

196.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

255.5<\/p><\/td>

328.2<\/p><\/td>

379.5<\/p><\/td>

396.5<\/p><\/td>

385.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Source: https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/reference-costs/<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

The information requested on projected spend on audiology services is not collected centrally.<\/p>

<\/p>

CCGs are responsible for commissioning audiology services. The Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss framework will help CCGs to deliver on their responsibility to commission high quality, responsive hearing services by establishing what good commissioning looks like.<\/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" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "173502"} , {"_value" : "173503"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T13:24:55.367Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Hearing Aids"} , "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 people have been supplied with NHS-funded hearing aids in each clinical commissioning group area in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/197", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Poplar and Limehouse"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Fitzpatrick"} ], "uin" : "173501"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971687", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971687/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The information requested on the number of people supplied with National Health Services-funded hearing aids is not collated centrally.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

The requested information for spend on audiology services by each clinical commissioning group (CCG) is not collected centrally.<\/p>

<\/p>

Data on national spend is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.<\/p>

<\/p>

Total spend on audiology services in £ million<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

2012-13<\/p><\/td>

2013-14<\/p><\/td>

2014-15<\/p><\/td>

2015-16<\/p><\/td>

2016-17<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Admitted Patient Care<\/p><\/td>

25.8<\/p><\/td>

124.5<\/p><\/td>

161.8<\/p><\/td>

163.5<\/p><\/td>

152.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Outpatient Attendances<\/p><\/td>

21.2<\/p><\/td>

30.8<\/p><\/td>

24.2<\/p><\/td>

32.0<\/p><\/td>

36.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Community Health Services<\/p><\/td>

208.5<\/p><\/td>

172.9<\/p><\/td>

193.5<\/p><\/td>

201.0<\/p><\/td>

196.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

255.5<\/p><\/td>

328.2<\/p><\/td>

379.5<\/p><\/td>

396.5<\/p><\/td>

385.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Source: https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/reference-costs/<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

The information requested on projected spend on audiology services is not collected centrally.<\/p>

<\/p>

CCGs are responsible for commissioning audiology services. The Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss framework will help CCGs to deliver on their responsibility to commission high quality, responsive hearing services by establishing what good commissioning looks like.<\/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" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "173501"} , {"_value" : "173503"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T13:24:55.443Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Audiology"} , "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 much was spent on audiology services (a) nationally and (b) by each clinical commissioning group in each of the last five years for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/197", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Poplar and Limehouse"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Fitzpatrick"} ], "uin" : "173502"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971688", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971688/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The information requested on the number of people supplied with National Health Services-funded hearing aids is not collated centrally.<\/p>

<\/strong><\/p>

The requested information for spend on audiology services by each clinical commissioning group (CCG) is not collected centrally.<\/p>

<\/p>

Data on national spend is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.<\/p>

<\/p>

Total spend on audiology services in £ million<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

2012-13<\/p><\/td>

2013-14<\/p><\/td>

2014-15<\/p><\/td>

2015-16<\/p><\/td>

2016-17<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Admitted Patient Care<\/p><\/td>

25.8<\/p><\/td>

124.5<\/p><\/td>

161.8<\/p><\/td>

163.5<\/p><\/td>

152.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Outpatient Attendances<\/p><\/td>

21.2<\/p><\/td>

30.8<\/p><\/td>

24.2<\/p><\/td>

32.0<\/p><\/td>

36.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Community Health Services<\/p><\/td>

208.5<\/p><\/td>

172.9<\/p><\/td>

193.5<\/p><\/td>

201.0<\/p><\/td>

196.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

255.5<\/p><\/td>

328.2<\/p><\/td>

379.5<\/p><\/td>

396.5<\/p><\/td>

385.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Source: https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/reference-costs/<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

The information requested on projected spend on audiology services is not collected centrally.<\/p>

<\/p>

CCGs are responsible for commissioning audiology services. The Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss framework will help CCGs to deliver on their responsibility to commission high quality, responsive hearing services by establishing what good commissioning looks like.<\/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" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "173501"} , {"_value" : "173502"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T13:24:55.523Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Audiology"} , "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 the projected spend on audiology services is (a) this year and (b) next year, broken down (i) nationally and (ii) by clinical commissioning group.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/197", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Poplar and Limehouse"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Fitzpatrick"} ], "uin" : "173503"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971775", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971775/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Department information systems record sickness absence relating to \u201cmental health disorders\u201d, but not for \u201cmental health reasons\u201d. Mental health disorders can include disorders such as stress, anxiety, depression and long term mental illness.<\/p>

<\/p>

The following table shows the broader category of how many days have been lost in the Department due to sickness absence relating to mental health disorders since 2010.<\/p>

<\/p>

Year<\/p><\/td>

2010<\/p><\/td>

2011<\/p><\/td>

2012<\/p><\/td>

2013<\/p><\/td>

2014<\/p><\/td>

2015<\/p><\/td>

2016<\/p><\/td>

2017<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Days Lost<\/p><\/td>

2,151.4<\/p><\/td>

1,457.9<\/p><\/td>

1,932.8<\/p><\/td>

1,510.9<\/p><\/td>

2,153.2<\/p><\/td>

2,193.9<\/p><\/td>

1,851.8<\/p><\/td>

1,832.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"} , "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" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T12:59:44.237Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care: Sick Leave"} , "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 he has made of the number of days of sick leave taken by staff in his Department for mental health reasons in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4418", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Madders"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ellesmere Port and Neston"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Justin Madders"} ], "uin" : "173649"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971303", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971303/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

NHS England is aware of the literature that has been published to date in relation to the DiRECT Trial, and are of the view that the results of the trial suggest that very low calorie diets could potentially be highly impactful if it should prove possible to deliver the intervention at scale.<\/p>

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At present, the duration of the effect of the intervention trialled (i.e. the duration of any period of remission) is unknown and NHS England has not yet seen a cost effectiveness analysis, or other economic data from the trial. It is therefore not yet possible to establish the overall effectiveness of the intervention at this time. Whilst waiting for the two year outcomes data to be published, NHS England is exploring opportunities to pilot these approaches at greater scale to further understand their potential.<\/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" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T12:54:35.123Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Diabetes"} , "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, if his Department will make an assessment of the primary outcome results of the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/338", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Keith Vaz"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Leicester East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Keith Vaz"} ], "uin" : "172640"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971325", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/971325/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Information on the number of cancer-related operations is not held centrally.<\/p>

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The information on the number of chemotherapy treatments undertaken is not available in the format requested. A count of finished consultant episodes (FCE) data with a primary diagnosis of cancer, receiving a treatment of chemotherapy is provided for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, between the years 2007-08 to 2016-17 and is attached.<\/p>

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Nationally there has been a continuing rise in demand for cancer services, with urgent general practitioner referrals for cancer rising by over 70,000 compared to last year.<\/p>

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Achieving the 62-day standard was a key objective in the Government\u2019s mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 and this has been rolled forward into 2018-19. NHS England is investing this year in initiatives to recover and maintain the 62-day standard nationally, such as pathway coordinators and timed, standardised pathways.<\/p>

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The National Health Service is committed to achieving the 62-day cancer waiting times standard in 2018/19, and to maintaining performance against the other cancer waiting times standards.<\/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/971325/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ172495 - Chemotherapy Treatment - Format.xlsx"} , "title" : "PQ172494,172495 attached document"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-09-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "172495"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-09-17T12:53:18.153Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-09-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cancer: Surgery"} , "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 cancer related operations have been carried out at (a) Royal Lancaster Infirmary, (b) Furness General Hospital and (c) Westmorland General Hospital in each of the last ten years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1591", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tim Farron"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Westmorland and Lonsdale"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tim Farron"} ], "uin" : "172494"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?min-answer.dateOfAnswer=2018-09-17&_page=1&min-date=2018-09-04&AnsweringBody.=Department+of+Health+and+Social+Care&max-questionFirstAnswered.=2018-09-17T13%3A50%3A13.717Z", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 32, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }