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388243

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Allergies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical and research bodies on methods of reducing the number of people who develop allergies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Although health is a devolved matter, research and evidence on best practice is made widely available across the United Kingdom health departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 13:20:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388244

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on complications experienced by some patients including pain and difficulty swallowing food after weight-loss surgery; and what steps he plans to take in response to those representations.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The National Registry for Bariatric Surgery collects a range of outcomes data including complications through the national clinical reference group. However, commissioners do not ask for data on these specific symptoms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>If a patient experiences post-surgical issues they should seek advice from their doctor. The symptoms described can occur after any type of gastric surgery and are not necessarily related to surgery specific for obesity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 14:09:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388245

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans NHS England has to make biphosphorates available as a treatment to prevent breast cancer spreading into bones.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Clinicians are able to prescribe bisphosphonates for the prevention of breast cancer where there is a clinical need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England’s breast cancer clinical reference group has highlighted bisphosphonates as a key issue for potential improvement in survival outcomes in its draft service specification for breast cancer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England expects the draft service specification to be finalised and available for dissemination in autumn 2015. It will then be up to clinical commissioning groups to take this into account in developing their local commissioning activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/07/2015 16:48:01 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388246

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the potential merits of introducing routine follow-up checks for people who have received negative results when tested for cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Increasing the capacity of diagnostic and imaging services is clearly recognised as a priority for the National Health Service and it has been raised as a key issue by the independent Cancer Taskforce, as well as by the Cancer Waiting Times Taskforce. We expect a new cancer strategy to be published later this month which will set out the strategy for the system for the next five years and will include consideration of the whole cancer pathway, including the capacity of diagnostic services. However, we are not aware of any specific plans to introduce follow-up checks for people who have received negative results when tested for cancer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has launched a major early diagnosis programme (Accelerate, Co-ordinate, Evaluate – ACE), working jointly with Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support to test new innovative approaches to identifying cancer more quickly, including offering patients the option to self-refer for diagnostic tests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/07/2015 14:26:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388247

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Depressive Illnesses: Isotretinoin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with clinical and pharmaceutical bodies on alleged links between the acne drug roaccutane and depression.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has met with various stakeholders regarding the possible link between Roaccutane (isotretinoin) and psychiatric disorders including depression since the late 1990’s.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Warnings regarding the possible risk of developing depression or aggravating existing depression have been included in the product information for Roaccutane and the generic versions of isotretinoin since 1998. As further data has emerged the warnings have been updated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A scientific advisory group of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), the Government’s independent expert advisory body on medicines licensing and safety, was first convened in 2003 to specifically consider the safety of isotretinoin.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The members of the group included experts in clinical pharmacology, pharmacovigilance, dermatology, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, epidemiology and general practice, as well as lay members. The group considered the risks of psychiatric disorders including depression suspected to be associated with isotretinoin in 2003, 2005 and 2014 and reported their findings to the CHM.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The recommendations of the expert group were endorsed by CHM and were communicated to healthcare professionals, including clinicians and pharmacists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 14/07/2015 16:00:58 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388282

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cataracts: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cataract operations have been conducted for people in each age group in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	6040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The number of cataract operations in England over the last five years are shown in the attached table. In 2013-14 there were 365,470. This compares to 343,970 operations in 2009-10. The 70-79 and 80-89 age groups had the largest number of operations accounting for 68% of cataract operations in 2013-14.</p><p><br><br></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/07/2015 16:45:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt attachment 1 file name Cataract Operations 2009-14.docx title Cataract operations (England) per age group 09-14
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

387048

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to encourage people to visit elderly neighbours with poor health.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>In a recent speech to the Local Government Association the Secretary of State for Health urged the public to take more personal responsibility for looking after older people. He stressed that the health service, local government, the voluntary sector as well as individuals themselves need to work together to ensure vulnerable people such as the elderly continue to live their life in the community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Care Act 2014, the Department has required local authorities to have measures in place to identify people in their area who would benefit from universal services to help reduce, delay or prevent needs for care and support. This includes needs that may arise from social isolation. The Department has supported 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>The Care Act also provides for greater support for carers to support family and friends who need help. In the Secretary of State’s speech he committed the Department to develop a new carers’ strategy that looks at the best of international practice and examines what more we can do to support existing carers and the new carers we will need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has published its strategic vision for volunteering, <em>Social action for health and well-being: building co-operative communities.</em> This sets out how we can support people to give their time, more often and in ways that fit in with their lives, to bring health and wellbeing benefits for themselves and others in their communities.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/07/2015 16:28:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

386671

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Royal Colleges on the potential provision on the NHS of patches to test blood sugar levels for diabetes patients.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions between my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and the Royal Colleges on the potential provision on the National Health Service of patches to test blood sugar levels for diabetes patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/07/2015 13:42:28 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

386672

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been infected by contaminated blood following a blood transfusion in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The following table sets out the number of incidents resulting in a transfusion-transmitted infection (TTI) and the number of recipients affected in each of the calendar years 2010 – 2014:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar year</p></td><td><p>Number of TTI incidents</p></td><td><p>Number of TTI affected recipients</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Annual Report 2014</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/07/2015 13:39:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

386674

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lung Diseases: Transplant Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make breathing lung transplants available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is actively supporting and working with clinicians and scientists to explore the potential of a range of novel technologies for organ perfusion and preservation to improve both the quantity and quality of organs available for transplantation. NHSBT has established a Research, Innovations and Novel Technologies Advisory Group to bring together relevant stakeholders to explore the potential impact of novel technologies – both their cost and clinical effectiveness. If evaluation of a technology proves effectiveness, NHSBT will work with the relevant experts in commissioning, organ donation, retrieval and transplantation, to consider the introduction of the technology into routine practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/07/2015 13:54:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon