None of the £450 million has been allocated to a specific cancer. A small part of the additional funding was held centrally for Be Clear on Cancer (BCOC) symptom awareness campaigns and for some work to help support general practitioners (GPs). The rest was allocated to the National Health Service to meet the additional costs associated with tackling late diagnosis of cancer, specifically to enable increased general practitioner (GP) access to four key diagnostic tests, including magnetic resonance imaging scans to support diagnosis of brain tumours and; the increased testing, and treatment costs in secondary care associated with more people being referred and diagnosed.<\/p>
In 2012, to increase the awareness of cancer among GPs and support GPs to assess patients more effectively, the Department funded the British Medical Journal Learning to provide an e-learning tool for GPs. Four modules were developed including diagnosing osteosarcoma and brain tumours in children and young people.<\/p>
This module helps GPs to understand the main types of brain tumours in children and young people, and their common presentations, and to recognise when patients need urgent referral.<\/p>
To date the Department and Public Health England (since April 2013), have run national BCOC campaigns to raise awareness of the following cancers - bowel, lung, bladder and kidney, and breast. Regional campaigns have also been run for ovarian and oesophago-gastric cancers. A campaign was piloted at local level to raise awareness of four key symptoms of cancer and a local skin cancer pilot is running from 16 June to 27 July in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. Decisions on further BCOC campaign activity in 2014-15 are being made over the summer, based on the evidence and learning from previous campaigns. We will continue to keep these campaigns under review and work with relevant experts to see what might be done to tackle other cancers.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3918", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jane Ellison"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Battersea"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jane Ellison"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-14T09:41:52.3560633Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Brain: Tumours"} , "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, with reference to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 711, on brain tumours (children), what proportion of the £450 million which the Government has committed to enable earlier diagnosis of cancer has been allocated to reduce the delay of diagnosis of brain tumours in children.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4007", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dominic Raab"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Esher and Walton"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Dominic Raab"} ], "uin" : "204635"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/66068", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/66068/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We do not hold information regarding the number of practices that have closed since May 2010.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3932", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Suffolk and North Ipswich"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dr Daniel Poulter"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-10T15:39:13.6996748Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "General Practitioners"} , "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, how many GP practices have closed since May 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Copeland"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jamie Reed"} ], "uin" : "204309"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/66070", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/66070/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The decision to settle a dispute with an employee is an employment matter between the Trust and the employee.<\/p>
<\/p>
We have written to Sir Hugh Taylor, Interim Chair of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, informing him of this enquiry. He will reply shortly and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3918", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jane Ellison"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Battersea"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jane Ellison"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "204258"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-10T15:34:45.9657372Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Christie NHS Foundation Trust"} , "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, whether a compromise agreement has been reached, or is in the process of being reached, with the currently suspended chief executive of the Christie NHS Foundation Trust on the termination of her employment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1538", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rosie Cooper"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Lancashire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rosie Cooper"} ], "uin" : "204260"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/66072", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/66072/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Secretary of State has been very clear that people working in the National Health Service should be supported to raise concerns. Trusts should have whistleblowing policies in place that are compliant with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.<\/p>
<\/p>
It is in the interests of patients and staff that trusts foster a culture where NHS workers feel confident that when concerns in the public interest are raised they will be heard. To that end, on 24 June, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced that Sir Robert Francis QC, will lead an independent review of whistleblowing policies and practices in the NHS, which will consider what more can be done to further protect NHS workers who speak out in the public interest.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> The Secretary of State wrote on 5 March 2014 to all Chairs in NHS trusts and foundation trusts in England to reiterate the vital importance of fostering a culture of openness and transparency in the NHS in which concerns about care can be raised, investigated and acted upon.<\/p> <\/p> We have introduced a contractual right to raise concerns and issued guidance for NHS organisations. In March 2012, we strengthened the NHS Constitution to include an expectation that staff will raise their concerns early and a pledge that their employer will act upon those concerns.<\/p> <\/p> We are also introducing a Duty of Candour, so that when things go wrong, organisations have a statutory duty to admit mistakes and tell patients what has happened.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that whistleblowers willing to give evidence on allegations of wrongdoing at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust will not be victimised or otherwise suffer detriment from the Trust for so giving evidence.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/66080/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Information on National Health Service expenditure on the treatment and prevention of obesity is not collected centrally. Decisions on spending are a matter for local NHS organisations.<\/p> <\/p> It is not possible to provide comprehensive information about the Department's expenditure on the treatment and prevention of obesity because a wide range of teams across the Department and other partners contribute to this policy. The Department has invested in a number of nationally-coordinated programmes which contribute to tackling obesity including the National Child Measurement Programme, Change4 Life, the School Games and Change4Life School Sports Clubs.<\/p> <\/p> We have also given local authorities ring-fenced funding of £5.4 billion over two years, 2013-14 and 2014-15, to help tackle public health issues including overweight and obesity.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of (a) NHS expenditure and (b) other expenditure for which his Department is responsible has been for the (i) treatment and (ii) prevention of obesity in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital with a (a) primary and (b) secondary diagnosis of liver disease in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/66082/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) part of Public Health England (PHE) now undertakes evaluation of the Be Clear on Cancer (BCOC) campaigns. For each campaign there is a defined set of metrics identified to evaluate the impact of BCOC campaigns. These include whether: campaigns are raising awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer; more people are going to their general practitioners with the symptoms promoted by the campaign; more people are being referred urgently for suspected cancer; there is an increase in diagnostic activity; there is evidence of a shift towards earlier stage disease and; of those referred urgently for suspected cancer, how many turn out to have that cancer.<\/p> <\/p> Within the last 12 months, PHE has run campaigns on five rarer cancers: the \u201cblood in pee\u201d campaign for bladder and kidney cancers (a national campaign following a successful regional pilot campaign); the \u201cpersistent bloating\u201d campaign for ovarian cancer (regional pilot campaign) and, also as a regional pilot, the \u201cpersistent heartburn\u201d campaign for oesophago-gastric cancer (oesophageal and stomach). The evaluation metrics for the campaigns were discussed, agreed and approved by the Public Awareness and Primary Care Steering Group chaired by NHS England's National Clinical Director for Cancer and which includes members representing PHE (PHE - Marketing and NCIN); NHS England, NHS Improving Quality; Cancer Research UK; Macmillan Cancer Support; Department of Health officials and other stakeholders.<\/p> <\/p> In May 2014, Cancer Research UK prepared a BCOC evaluation update which is available on the BCOC website at:<\/p> <\/p> www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/spotcancerearly/naedi/beclearoncancer/background#evidenceandevaluation<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The update includes findings from the local oesophago-gastric, ovarian and regional \u201cblood in pee\u201d campaigns. The decision to repeat the national \u201cblood in pee\u201d campaign for bladder and kidney cancer in the autumn of 2014 is based on positive evidence from the evaluation of the regional campaign and encouraging initial evaluation results from the national campaign which ran from October - November 2013. These results demonstrated notable changes in symptom awareness and referral activity.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with Public Health England on progress made by the BeClear Campaign to improve the detection of rare cancers over the last (a) six months and (b) year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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