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1715044
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Public Health more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of new scientific discoveries in the field of longevity and radical life extension in order to better public health; and whether they have a strategy to promote longevity science. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Kempsell more like this
uin HL4225 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answer text <p>We continue to monitor new research that shows promise for improving the health of the public. The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR's strategy, Best Research for Best Health: The Next Chapter, highlights the need to fund research which responds to demographic pressures, including an ageing population. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including ageing.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-08T15:05:28.1Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-08T15:05:28.1Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
4988
label Biography information for Lord Kempsell more like this
1715060
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading General Practitioners: Internet more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the triage system used by some GP practices which requires all contact by patients seeking a GP appointment to be conducted online. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Shipley more like this
uin HL4241 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-07more like thismore than 2024-05-07
answer text <p>We published our Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care in May 2023, which sets out how we are moving toward a Modern General Practice (GP) model. This plan is backed by £240 million of retargeted funding, going to providing digital services, with the goal of increasing access. The plan sets out how, by improving digital access to GPs, we will free up capacity for those patients who want to contact their practice by telephone or in-person. We are also clear that online tools must always be provided in addition to, rather than as a replacement for, other channels for accessing GPs.</p><p>The sole method for GPs to procure these digital services is via NHS England’s procurement frameworks, which list pre-approved suppliers for digital and IT services. This is to ensure consistency in service provisions, as each supplier must meet a set of requirements to be entered into a framework.</p><p>As of March 2024, 93% of GPs now have digital telephony systems. This has enabled GP teams to manage multiple calls, helping to end the 8:00am rush for appointments. Trials show that this has increased patients’ ability to get through to their practice by almost a third.</p>
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-07T16:16:05.687Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-07T16:16:05.687Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
4176
label Biography information for Lord Shipley more like this
1715077
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Diabetes: Children more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent children from developing diabetes at an early age. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL4218 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answer text <p>The Government is delivering an ambitious programme of work to help children and families maintain a healthier weight, which can prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes.</p><p>The Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) is contributing to reductions in levels of childhood obesity by encouraging soft drinks producers to remove added sugar from products. Levels of sugar in SDIL products have reduced by 46%, removing over 46,000 tonnes of sugar.</p><p>The Department supports three million children through the Healthy Food Schemes, which encourage and contribute to a healthy and balanced diet.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-08T15:02:58.377Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-08T15:02:58.377Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
1715078
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Maternity Services: Training more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether NHS England, integrated care boards, and NHS Trusts have ensured that all maternity and neonatal staff have had the training, supervision, and support as required. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL4219 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answer text <p>Regulated healthcare professionals need to meet the education and training standards set by their profession’s regulator. It is the responsibility of individual employers to ensure that their staff are trained and competent to carry out the role for which they are employed, and for making decisions about the ongoing professional training and development requirements of their staff. This includes responsibility for investing in the future of their staff, through providing continuing professional development funding.</p><p>Mandatory training for maternity staff is outlined in Core competency framework Version 2: Minimum standards and stretch targets, which provides both the minimum standards and stretch targets. Compliance with the core competency framework is overseen by integrated care boards and is incentivised through the Maternity Incentive Scheme which is administered by NHS Resolution. A copy of the framework is attached.</p><p>Support for staff working in maternity and neonatal services is provided by Professional Midwifery Advocates and Professional Nurse Advocates. This is a non-statutory model of clinical supervision. There are 1400 Professional Midwifery Advocates and approximately 300 Professional Nurse Advocates working in trusts in England.</p>
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-08T14:53:34.603Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-08T14:53:34.603Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
attachment
1
file name PRN00239ii-ccf-minimum-standards-and-stretch-targets (2).pdf more like this
title Core competency framework Version 2 more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
1715079
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Diabetes: Children more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of high rates of childhood obesity on future diabetes rates; and what assessment they have made of the impact that this will have on the NHS's future spend on diabetes. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL4220 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answer text <p>NHS England has data from national diabetes audits showing the increasing numbers of young people being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes over the past five years. NHS England knows that 93.5% of children with Type 2 diabetes that are under the care of paediatric diabetes units are overweight or obese, with a body mass index above the 85th centile after correction for age and gender.</p><p>Core20PLUS5 – Children and Young People includes diabetes as a key clinical area and has two key areas of clinical focus, namely to increase access to real time continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pumps for children and young people in the most deprived quintiles and from ethnic minority backgrounds, and increase the proportion of children and young people with Type 2 diabetes receiving all the care processes recommended in guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p><p>Key diabetes health metrics, such as blood glucose levels, are poorest in young adults aged between 19 and 25 years old. To address this age-related health inequality, 15 ‘Transition and Young Adult’ pilots were established by the NHS Diabetes Programme in 2022-2025 to test models of care for young adults with diabetes and those transitioning from paediatric to adult diabetes services. The pilots will be evaluated to inform the evidence base on how to best deliver care and improve outcomes for this group.</p>
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-08T14:52:27.15Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-08T14:52:27.15Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
1715080
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Patients: Safety more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework has been fully implemented throughout the NHS to support learning and compassionate responses to families following any incidents. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL4221 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answer text <p>Compliance with the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) is now a contractual requirement for all services commissioned under the NHS Standard Contract. Implementing the PSIRF is an ongoing process and organisations’ approach to patient safety incident response can and should evolve over time. Work is also underway to explore implementation of the PSIRF in wider services within the National Health Service, such as primary care.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-08T14:50:39.437Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-08T14:50:39.437Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
1715081
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Health more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish a health prevention strategy. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL4222 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answer text <p>The Major Conditions Strategy outlines our approach in tackling six groups of major health conditions, by creating a health and care system that is faster, simpler, and fairer, focusing on prevention, proactive care and more person centred care. Since announcing the Major Conditions Strategy in January 2023, we have been working with a range of stakeholders in the health and care system, including those with lived experience, to identify what would make the most difference in tackling the six major conditions groups that account for around 60% of ill-health and early death in England.</p><p>We aim to publish the final strategy in summer of this year.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-08T14:54:06.51Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-08T14:54:06.51Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
1715082
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Rare Diseases: Health Services more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to hold discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence about its appraisal system to ensure it is sufficiently flexible to respond to treatments and medicines for rare diseases. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL4223 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-08more like thismore than 2024-05-08
answer text <p>The Department regularly meets with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to discuss a range of issues including access to and availability of medicines. NICE’s methods and processes for health technology evaluation have been proven to be suitable for medicines for rare diseases where companies price their products responsibly, and NICE introduced a number of changes to its methods and processes in 2022 that ensure that its processes are appropriate to the evaluation of emerging new technologies.</p><p>NICE also operates a highly specialised technologies programme for the evaluation of a small number of medicines for the treatment of very rare diseases. As of 31 March 2024, NICE has recommended 88% of medicines licensed for the treatment of rare diseases for some or all of the eligible patient population, which is comparable to NICE’s approval rate for all medicines.</p><p>The Innovative Medicines Fund, building on the success of the Cancer Drugs Fund, provides a mechanism for consistent and transparent managed access process for companies offering promising non-cancer medicines at a responsible price. The Fund has already provided early access for National Health Service patients to several innovative new treatments, including for patients with rare diseases such as graft-versus-host disease and Wolman disease.</p>
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
grouped question UIN HL4280 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-08T15:04:32.89Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-08T15:04:32.89Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
1715083
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Abortion: Telemedicine more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department of Health and Social Care on 14 November 2023 (HC527), whether they intend to publish an updated version of the Department for Health and Social Care guidance on completing the EMA1 abortion form or similar certificate, to reflect the fact that the good faith opinion of the medical practitioner as to the patients’ gestation period can no longer be relied upon if an in-person consultation has not taken place. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Jackson of Peterborough more like this
uin HL4224 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-15more like thismore than 2024-05-15
answer text <p>There are no plans to publish an updated version of the Department’s guidance on completing the EMA1 abortion form, or a similar certificate, before early medical abortion pills are prescribed for use in a pregnant woman’s home.</p><p>In line with the guidance, the EMA1 form, or a similar certificate, must be completed by the registered medical practitioner terminating the pregnancy. This is to certify their opinion, formed in good faith, that if the medicine prescribed for the termination of the pregnancy is self-administered in accordance with their instructions, the pregnancy will not exceed 10 weeks at the time when the first pill, mifepristone, is taken.</p><p>This opinion can be formed either via a teleconsultation, or at an in-person appointment. Most women can determine the duration of their pregnancy with reasonable accuracy from the first day of their last menstrual period alone. However, if there is any uncertainty about the gestation of the pregnancy, the medical practitioner will ask the woman to attend an in-person appointment to enable them to form an opinion, in good faith, that the pregnancy will not have exceeded 10 weeks at the time that the first pill is taken.</p>
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-15T16:35:05.847Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-15T16:35:05.847Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
1551
label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough more like this
1714612
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-29more like thismore than 2024-04-29
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Obesity: Health Services more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of treating patients who are obese and overweight; and what are the associated costs of treating (1) type 2 diabetes, (2) cardiovascular disease, (3) cerebrovascular disease, (4) musculoskeletal diseases including joint replacers, (5) cancer, and (6) dementia. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord McColl of Dulwich more like this
uin HL4164 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-17more like thismore than 2024-05-17
answer text <p>The department has reviewed and uses cost estimates published by Frontier Economics in 2022.</p><p>A study by Frontier Economics estimated that in 2021 obesity related ill-health cost the National Health Service £6.5 billion annually. This estimate includes costs associated with the following obesity related diseases: colorectal cancer; oesophageal cancer; kidney cancer; ovarian cancer; pancreatic cancer; coronary heart disease; stroke; type 2 diabetes; hypertension; knee osteoarthritis; endometrial cancer, and breast cancer.</p><p>The disease costs associated with obesity are calculated from the total annual costs per case, as shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Disease</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost per case per year (2021)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(1) Type 2 diabetes</p></td><td><p>£ 827.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(2) Cardiovascular disease - Coronary heart disease (CHD)</p></td><td><p>£ 1,557.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(2) Cardiovascular disease - Stroke</p></td><td><p>£ 247.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(2) Risk of Cardiovascular disease - Hypertension</p></td><td><p>£ 453.91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(4) Musculoskeletal disease - Knee Osteoarthritis</p></td><td><p>£ 27,798.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(5) Cancer - Colorectal cancer</p></td><td><p>£ 520.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(5) Cancer - Oesophageal cancer</p></td><td><p>£ 545.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(5) Cancer - Kidney cancer</p></td><td><p>£ 1,662.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(5) Cancer - Ovarian cancer</p></td><td><p>£ 14,990.93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(5) Cancer - Pancreatic cancer</p></td><td><p>£ 7,447.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(5) Cancer - Endometrial cancer</p></td><td><p>£ 520.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(5) Cancer - Breast cancer</p></td><td><p>£ 545.06</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The annual costs per case includes direct health-care costs including hospital care (both inpatient and outpatient), primary care, and medication, and they are not exclusively related to obesity associated cases. Indirect and social care costs are not included, which means the exclusion of these costs will probably underestimate total costs of disease events overall.</p>
answering member printed Lord Markham more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-17T11:51:29.03Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-17T11:51:29.03Z
answering member
4948
label Biography information for Lord Markham more like this
tabling member
1892
label Biography information for Lord McColl of Dulwich more like this