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228156

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Headsmart Campaign in raising awareness of child brain tumours; and what steps he is taking to ensure that, after diagnosis of such tumours, (a) children and (b) adults receive the support they need for emotional and mental wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	228285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of the HeadSmart Be brain tumour aware campaign which was launched in 2011, and fully support the campaign’s aims to raise awareness of brain tumours and promote earlier diagnosis in children and young people. In early 2014, I met with representatives of HeadSmart. I subsequently wrote to local health and wellbeing boards, and Public Health England (PHE) contacted all directors of public health in April 2014, encouraging them to support the campaign and drawing their attention to the campaign’s awareness-raising materials. PHE and Department of Health officials met with The Brain Tumour Charity on 23 January 2015, which resulted in the HeadSmart team giving a well-received presentation to the School Nursing Partnership Implementation Group on 17 March 2015. In addition, a meeting is being set up with officials from NHS England to discuss the evaluation and impact of the HeadSmart campaign. We will continue to work with stakeholders to see what more can be done to increase awareness of brain tumours.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Cancer Survivorship Initiative (NCSI) has set out to understand the numbers, needs, and experiences of people living with and beyond cancer, including emotional and psychological needs, and the most effective service solutions to meet the growing numbers of survivors. The NCSI has recommended four priority areas: recovery packages, consequences of treatment and Patient Report Outcome Measures (PROMs), stratified pathways of care and physical activity. To support this work NHS England, in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, has established the Living with and Beyond Cancer Programme, a two-year programme of work to embed the four priority areas from NCSI into mainstream commissioning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also established the Teenage and Young Adults Clinical Reference Group (CRG) so that the clinical needs of teenagers and young people with cancer are taken into account as part of cancer commissioning. The CRG is working to ensure that teenagers and young people with cancer have access to dedicated pathways, and that the gaps in the associated services, such as mental health, palliative care and transition, are closed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 17:33:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

228158

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that family carers for dementia patients receive the training they need to care appropriately for them.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	228284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Through the Care Act, we have legislated to give carers new rights. Local authorities will be required to undertake carers’ assessments, based on the appearance of a need for support, the impact of caring on the carer, and the outcomes they wish to achieve, including engaging in work, education, training or recreation. For the first time, local authorities have a duty to meet carers’ eligible needs for support, which may include access to training to support them in their caring role.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia 2020, published on 21 February 2015, recognises the vital role of carers of people with dementia and states that, by 2020, we would wish to see carers of people with dementia being made aware of and offered the opportunity for respite, education, training, emotional and psychological support so that they feel able to cope with their caring responsibilities and to have a life alongside caring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to support the Dementia Action Alliance’s Carers Call to Action and its vision, which includes for carers of people of dementia to have, among other things, access to expertise to be effective carers. We are also supporting the establishment of a new involvement network for family carers of people with dementia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also fund the Carers Direct service which includes web-based information and advice for all carers through NHS Choices, as well as a telephone helpline service through which carers can be signposted to information, which includes local sources of support who can advise on caring for people with specific conditions such as dementia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In its action plan <em>Commitment to Carers</em>, NHS England has committed to support timely diagnosis of dementia, including support for carers. For example, the revised Dementia Enhanced Service, which is being introduced from March 2015, includes an offer of a health check for carers and signposting to relevant information, advice and support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/03/2015 17:22:24 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

227831

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Disability: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of loneliness on the overall wellbeing of disabled people of working age.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	227849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Loneliness is an issue which the Department is taking seriously. We have been working to establish the extent of the problem and to raise awareness of the difficulties of loneliness and social isolation and we are helping local health and wellbeing boards and commissioners to get better at measuring the issue in their local communities. This will help them come up with the right targeted solutions, and drive local improvements that really make a difference.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Specifically, we have made sure that a measure of social isolation has now been included in the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2013/14 for the first time, marking an important step towards improving the lives of social care users and carers that are experiencing isolation. This measure provides a clear focus for local priority setting, enabling local authorities to determine the scale of the problem in their area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has also funded a digital toolkit for local commissioners, which was developed by the Campaign to End Loneliness. Since its launch in July 2012, the toolkit has been supporting commissioners in understanding, mapping and commissioning for loneliness and social isolation in their communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Finally, the Department has invested effort and resources in facilitating local authorities’ development of universal services to prevent, delay and reduce both physical and mental needs. This includes combatting feelings of loneliness. Alongside work to build our understanding of the issue and expanding the evidence base, the Department has supported the very successful Silver Line service and we have launched the Prevention Library where local authorities can exchange ideas and experience of the impact of information, advice and befriending services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/03/2015 17:29:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

227832

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Loneliness: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of loneliness on the overall wellbeing of disabled young people.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	227850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There is significant evidence of the impact of loneliness of those of all ages with a disability’ the most recent being the report by SENSE published this month. We want to ensure that integrated approaches to assessment and planning of a young person’s needs include mitigation of loneliness as part of a holistic approach to wellbeing. For example, Education, Health and Care plans under the new statutory framework for special educational needs and disability should be developed with young people and their families, and focus on the outcomes which reflect the needs and wishes of the young person.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A measure of social isolation has now been included in the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2013/14 for the first time, marking an important step towards measuring whether the lives of young social care users having made the transition to adulthood who are experiencing isolation are improving.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is leading work to improve the quality of teaching about mental health within Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) lessons in schools and has commissioned the PSHE Association to produce guidance for schools on teaching about mental health safely and effectively. This guidance will be available in spring 2015. Such guidance deals with issues about promoting resilience and prevention of mental health in schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following an in-depth look at mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Government has set out a blue-print for improving care over the next five years. The Government report of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Well-Being Taskforce’s findings, <em>Future in mind</em>, published on 17 March 2015, sets out a clear national ambition in the form of key aspirations that the Government would wish to see by 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/03/2015 16:33:28 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

227159

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor whether care assessments carried out under the Care Act 2014 include consideration of any companion animals.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	227484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Under the duty to promote well-being in the Care Act, which applies to all care and support functions in the Act, people’s well-being, including emotional well-being and the outcomes that matter to them, must be taken into consideration by local authorities when undertaking an assessment of their needs. This may incorporate an individual’s feelings and wishes about keeping a companion animal, where relevant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 17/03/2015 17:18:39 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

179025

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the merits of increasing (a) funding and (b) other Government support for (i) the KCA Riskit Project and (ii) other early intervention programmes on drug and alcohol misuse by young people, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	224008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Ring-fenced 2015/16 public health allocations allow local authorities to plan and commission the services their communities need most, including those for young people vulnerable to risk taking behaviour such as the Riskit Project, and others including prevention and early intervention programmes. Schools can and do pay for these programmes and local authorities and the National Health Service are also free to find additional funds for them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The case for early intervention and prevention is clear as the consequences of poor health in adolescence last a lifetime and incur costs in the long run.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This assessment underpins Public Health England’s significant early intervention and prevention support offer. This includes the ‘Young people’s health and wellbeing: a framework for public health’ and the Child and Maternal Health Observatory (ChiMat) site, which provides data and guidelines to support to local authorities. Government also funds the Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service which is a platform for sharing information and resources aimed at schools and practitioners working in drug and alcohol prevention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/02/2015 16:53:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

174423

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been admitted to hospital after taking legal highs in (a) England and (b) each hospital in Kent in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	221216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Data on drug-related hospital admissions, including admission related to ‘legal highs’, is collected, however, the way that this information is coded does not allow us to break this data down to admissions only due to using ‘legal highs’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/01/2015 17:41:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

114787

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what were (a) the rates of admission to hospital, (b) the total hospital bed-days per population and (c) the rates of admission to hospital from a nursing home or residential care home for patients with a secondary diagnosis of dementia over (i) 65 and (ii) 75 years of age for each clinical commissioning group in England for 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	213473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Health and Social Care Information Centre have provided the following data concerning patients with a secondary diagnosis of dementia by clinical commissioning group (CCG) of residence for individuals aged over 65 and over 75, for 2013-14 (provisional):</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(a) the rates of admission to hospital per age group population;</p><p> </p><p>(b) the total hospital bed-days per age group population; and</p><p> </p><p>(c) the rates of admission to hospital from a nursing home or residential care home per age group population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please be aware that data for 2013-14 is provisional and is therefore subject to change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that some patients who live in nursing homes or residential care may have their source of admission recorded as 'usual place of residence' by the hospital staff but we cannot identify these.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 10/11/2014 17:13:35 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name Dementia by CCG 2013-14.xlsx title Diagnosis of dementia by CCG 2013-14
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

91450

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antenatal Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to promote the value of antenatal education to expecting mothers, expecting fathers and newborn babies.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	208898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>It is important that every woman receives high quality care and information, both during and after pregnancy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The provision of antenatal education is provided locally to meet the needs of the local community. Some maternity services provide antenatal classes free of charge or at a cost through private organisations, such as the NCT (formerly known as National Childbirth Trust). National Health Service classes are generally organised and run by midwives or health visitors and take place in health centres hospitals or Sure Start Children’s Centres. A woman will need to discuss with her midwife opportunities for antenatal education in her area.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>To support providers of antenatal education, ‘Preparation for Birth and Beyond: a resource pack for leaders of community groups and activities’ was launched on 19 October 2011. The pack is aimed at anyone involved in planning or running groups for expectant or new parents, such as midwives, health visitors, children’s centre staff and voluntary organisations. The pack is a practical tool which draws upon the best available evidence and aims to improve outcomes for babies and parents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 13/10/2014 13:47:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

91463

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to secure earlier diagnosis of brain tumours in children; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	208985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><em>Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer</em>, published on 12 January 2011, committed over £450 million over the four years up to 2014-15 to achieve earlier diagnosis of cancer, including supporting direct general practitioner (GP) access to key diagnostic tests such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans to support the diagnosis of brain cancer. The funding also covers subsequent testing and treatment in secondary care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To increase awareness of brain tumours amongst GPs the Department funded British Medical Journal Learning to provide an e-learning module for GPs on diagnosing osteosarcoma and brain tumours in children. The 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><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is in the process of updating the <em>Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer</em> (2005) to ensure that it reflects latest evidence and can continue to support GPs to identify patients with the symptoms of suspected cancer, including brain tumours, and urgently refer them as appropriate. NICE’s anticipated publication date for the revised guidelines is May 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have written to all health and wellbeing boards and the Department for Education about awareness-raising materials available for distribution, and Public Health England has written in similar terms to Directors of Public Health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/10/2014 15:16:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch