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459416

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines are issued to providers of NHS services on marketing of NHS services alongside private services.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	30609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>A code of practice for the promotion of National Health Service-funded services was published in March 2008 and no further guidance has been produced since then. With regard to use of the NHS Trademark (logo) the NHS Identity guidelines:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhsidentity.nhs.uk" target="_blank">www.nhsidentity.nhs.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>set out how the NHS Trademark can and cannot be used.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/03/2016 16:24:30 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

459417

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lipreading: Education
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 adequacy of the number of lipreading and managing hearing loss classes available; and if he will ask Public Health England to investigate the availability of such classes.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	30610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills supports lipreading, British Sign Language (BSL) and managing hearing loss provision in England through the Adult Education Budget (AEB). Colleges and training providers have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their AEB, working with Local Enterprise Partnerships and local commissioners to determine the appropriate distribution of funding to best meet the needs of their local learners and businesses, this includes both lip reading and BSL qualifications where there is a local need for these.</p><p> </p><p>It is not Public Health England’s role to investigate the availability of lip reading and managing hearing loss classes. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is leading a review of the market for BSL and communication support for people who are deaf, deafblind or have a hearing loss. DWP is currently analysing the feedback received from a consultation on <em>Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: market review</em> which ran from 4 January to 4 March.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2016 16:23:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

456566

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wheelchairs: West Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will encourage NHS England and NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group to provide a response to the letter of 24 September 2015 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on wheelchair provision in West Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	29143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Letters to and from<del class="ministerial"> the National Health Service</del> <ins class="ministerial">NHS England </ins>to hon. Members are a matter for NHS England. The Department would expect NHS England<ins class="ministerial">, and indeed clinical commissioning groups,</ins> to respond promptly and courteously to all letters from hon. Members.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/03/2016 14:46:35 question first ministerially corrected 11/03/2016 09:51:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 49268 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

454872

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS 111: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training staff in (a) Lancashire and (b) the North West who handle NHS 111 calls receive other that the mandatory training covered by the NHS 111 Commissioning Standards.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	28247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the local providers and commissioners.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS 111 commissioning standards issued in June 2014 state that all staff involved in handling NHS 111 calls must comply with the Licensing Requirements of the Clinical Decision Support Software used (NHS Pathways). Staff must also undertake training on: how to interact with urgent care services; the use of local Directories of Services; NHS Values; delivering excellent customer services; and safeguarding.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/03/2016 16:29:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

449399

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prostate Cancer
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 potential cost to the NHS of introducing a national prostate cancer screening programme.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	25062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recently examined and consulted upon the international peer reviewed evidence regarding prostate cancer screening. The UK NSC recommended against a systematic population screening programme for prostate cancer. This is because the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is not an accurate enough test for prostate cancer. Additionally, the UK NSC identified that there is still an incomplete understanding of which prostate cancers are aggressive and require treatment and which are safe to actively monitor. There is a significant amount of research activity underway, but currently the evidence suggests that a systematic screening programme would do more harm than good.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 25059 25076 question first answered 04/02/2016 16:47:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

449405

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prostate Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of (a) how many cases of prostate cancer could be identified earlier by a national prostate cancer screening programme and (b) what effect such a programme would have on survival rates.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	25059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recently examined and consulted upon the international peer reviewed evidence regarding prostate cancer screening. The UK NSC recommended against a systematic population screening programme for prostate cancer. This is because the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is not an accurate enough test for prostate cancer. Additionally, the UK NSC identified that there is still an incomplete understanding of which prostate cancers are aggressive and require treatment and which are safe to actively monitor. There is a significant amount of research activity underway, but currently the evidence suggests that a systematic screening programme would do more harm than good.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 25062 25076 question first answered 04/02/2016 16:47:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

449407

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prostate Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to (a) raise awareness and (b) prevent the prevalence of prostate cancer.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	25060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) ran a local pilot campaign from 20 October to 16 November 2014, specifically targeting prostate cancer within Black African-Caribbean men, because of their significantly increased risk of developing prostate cancer. The campaign was delivered in partnership with Prostate Cancer UK and was designed to support their awareness raising activity.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign ran in six London boroughs – Hackney, Haringey, Newham, Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham – and was delivered mainly through face to face activity, supported by posters in key outdoor locations and in salons and a programme of targeted public relations.</p><p> </p><p>The campaign was delivered in partnership with Prostate Cancer UK and was designed to support their awareness raising activity.</p><p> </p><p>PHE will shortly be re-running the national campaign on “Blood in Pee”. Although primarily aimed at bladder and kidney cancer, blood in the urine can also be a sign of prostate cancer.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/02/2016 16:44:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

449415

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prostate Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to introduce a prostate cancer screening programme.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	25076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recently examined and consulted upon the international peer reviewed evidence regarding prostate cancer screening. The UK NSC recommended against a systematic population screening programme for prostate cancer. This is because the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is not an accurate enough test for prostate cancer. Additionally, the UK NSC identified that there is still an incomplete understanding of which prostate cancers are aggressive and require treatment and which are safe to actively monitor. There is a significant amount of research activity underway, but currently the evidence suggests that a systematic screening programme would do more harm than good.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 25059 25062 question first answered 04/02/2016 16:47:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

447921

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Logos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many companies have been ordered by the NHS Identity Team to stop using the NHS logo in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	24246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>Over the last three years, approximately 250 companies have been informed by the NHS Identity team that they are not permitted to use the National Health Service logo.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/01/2016 10:46:24 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

447922

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Logos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues to pharmacy services on sending direct mail marketing to customers and targeting potential customers using the NHS logo.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	24247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>Pharmacy services are bound by the NHS Identity guidelines at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nhsidentity.nhs.uk/all-guidelines/guidelines/pharmacy/introduction" target="_blank">http://www.nhsidentity.nhs.uk/all-guidelines/guidelines/pharmacy/introduction</a></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/01/2016 14:37:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper