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1715999

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date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Leukaemia: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve research into acute myeloid leukaemia.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	24951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is proud to invest £1.3 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was over £121.8 million for 2022/23, and more is spent on cancer than any other disease group.</p><p> </p><p>The Government, through the NIHR, is committed to improving research into the cancers with the poorest survival rates, such as acute myeloid leukaemia, by funding high quality, timely research that leads to improved outcomes for patients and the public, and makes the health and social care system more efficient, effective, and safe. Research evidence is vital for improving treatments and outcomes for people, including those with pancreatic cancer, and other less survivable cancers. The following table shows NIHR research spend on diagnosis, treatment, and diagnosis and treatment of blood cancers, which includes leukaemia, since 2018:<br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of projects</p></td><td><p>Total awards value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blood cancer diagnosis</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>£11,900,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blood cancer treatment</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>£14,700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blood cancer diagnosis and treatment</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£7,700,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> In 2023, the Government awarded £2 million to new interdisciplinary research teams tackling hard to treat cancers, via the Medical Research Council’s two-day cancer sandpit strategic funding opportunity, focused on technological innovation for understanding cancers with the poorest survival rates.</p><p><br> The NIHR continues to encourage and welcome applications for research into any aspect of human health, including acute myeloid leukaemia. All applications are assessed for funding by peer review committees. The level of research spend in a particular area is driven by factors including the quality of the proposals, and their scientific potential. All applications for research into pancreatic cancer and other less survivable cancers, made through open competition, have been funded.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/05/2024 13:32:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1715769

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Radio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support hospital radio stations.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
uin	24755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Hospital radio can provide National Health Service patients and visitors with a positive experience at a time when they are feeling vulnerable. NHS trusts work locally with volunteers and organisations to provide this service. Decisions about supporting the service are made most appropriately at a local level.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/05/2024 13:35:23 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1715785

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Liver Diseases: Washington and Sunderland West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support the detection of liver disease in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	24742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Cancer Alliance (NCA) is supporting services to enable the early detection of liver disease across the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care Board (ICB), including in the Washington and Sunderland West Constituency. The focus of work has been to support liver services across NENC to invite more than 80% of patients with cirrhosis, a type of liver disease, to monthly ultrasound surveillance. For 2024/25, the NCA has invested just over £200,000 into trusts across NENC to help improve their monitoring systems for cirrhosis patients.</p><p> </p><p>The NENC ICB is also enrolled in a Community Liver Health Check pilot in Newcastle, being delivered by the system’s Hepatitis C Operational Delivery Networks. This will provide FibroScans in one stop community clinics where patients have relevant blood testing, liver ultrasound, and other investigations, as required. The pilot has expanded into North Tyneside and when resources allow, they intend to develop additional clinics across the area.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/05/2024 13:25:17 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1715830

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hormones: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on steps to (a) tackle the illegal sale of cross-sex hormones online and (b) protect public health.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Strict regulatory controls govern medicinal products for human use, including their manufacture, distribution, retail sale and supply, and advertisement. The medicines referred to cannot be advertised directly to the public, and any online offer to sell or supply them to a patient would likely contravene the Human Medicines Regulations 2012.</p><p>Instances of United Kingdom-based non-compliant activity relating to the online advertising, sale, or supply of medicines are reviewed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on a case-by-case basis, and appropriate action taken. Enforcement options include removal of the offending weblink, remedial intervention to bring the owner into compliance, or a criminal investigation and possible prosecution.</p><p>The MHRA also works closely with partners to prevent medicines from entering or being traded in the UK illegally. The MHRA’s Fake Meds campaign encourages people in the UK to use safe and legitimate sources when buying medication online. The MHRA also promotes the reporting of suspicious medicinal products and adverse side effects via its Yellow Card scheme. Further information on the Fake Meds campaign and the Yellow Card scheme is available, respectively, at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://fakemeds.campaign.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://fakemeds.campaign.gov.uk/</a></p><p><a href="https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/05/2024 13:10:41 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715843

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Professions: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that degrees awarded by the Open University are recognised as professional qualifications by the (a) Health and Care Professions Council and (b) British Psychological Society.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	24830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made by the Department. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which is independent of Government, is the statutory regulator of practitioner psychologists and 14 other professions in the United Kingdom. As part of this responsibility, the HCPC is required by law to set the standards of education, training, and practice for practitioner psychologists, and the other professions it regulates.</p><p>Approved education institutions and practice partners develop the specific content and design of programmes to meet the HCPC’s education and training standards. The HCPC approves and monitors training programmes to ensure that they meet its standards. The HCPC’s legislation requires that UK trained applicants to its register must hold an approved qualification.</p><p>It would not be appropriate for the Government to intervene in the design of standards of education and training, or the design of the curricula to meet those standards. This is to respect the independence and expertise of the HCPC and education institutions in designing standards and curricula that ensure public safety.</p><p>There are a number of different postgraduate options to train as a psychologist. The British Psychological Society offers qualifications across a number of domains in psychology, to support individuals in their chosen specialism. Completion of one of its qualifications will provide an individual with eligibility to become a Chartered Psychologist.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/05/2024 13:05:00 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1715857

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Ambulance Services: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department are taking to reduce ambulance waiting times in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Birmingham, Erdington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Mrs Paulette Hamilton
uin	24844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Our Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services sets out the range of measures being taken to achieve our ambition of reducing average Category 2 ambulance response times to 30 minutes across 2024/25, including in the West Midlands and Birmingham. Information on the delivery plan is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B2034-delivery-plan-for-recovering-urgent-and-emergency-care-services.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B2034-delivery-plan-for-recovering-urgent-and-emergency-care-services.pdf</a></p><p>Ambulance trusts received £200 million of additional funding in 2023/24, to increase deployed hours and reduce response times. We will maintain this additional capacity this year, alongside the 5,000 additional permanent hospital beds delivered last year to improve patient flow through hospitals, and reduce ambulance capacity lost to ambulance patient handover delays.</p><p>Since we published our plan, there have been significant improvements in ambulance response times, including in the West Midlands. In 2023/24, average Category 2 ambulance response times in the West Midlands were over twelve minutes faster compared to the previous year, a reduction of 25%.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/05/2024 07:37:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4938 label Biography information for Mrs Paulette Hamilton

1715545

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Patient Choice Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2024 to Question 12829 on Patient Choice Schemes, how many patients were offered choice at the point of referral in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	24684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The NHS Constitution allows patients to be treated by any provider who holds a contract for the provision of National Health Services. This is a legal right, although there are certain circumstances in which a choice may not be possible. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs-choice-framework" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs-choice-framework</a></p><p>Last year, the Government set out how it will make it easier for patients to exercise their choice by improving the NHS App, increasing choice for patients already on waiting lists, and raising awareness of patients’ right to choose.</p><p>At the point of referral, for example at a general practice appointment, patients will be actively offered a list of providers which are clinically appropriate for their condition. This will be a minimum of five providers where possible. Patients will also be informed of their right to choose, and encouraged to raise this at the time of the referral.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/05/2024 15:47:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1715549

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of repeat prescriptions that have been ordered through the NHS app in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	24688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>There are currently over 34.3 million sign-ups on the NHS App, enabling users to access a range of National Health Services, such as booking and managing general practice (GP) and hospital appointments, ordering repeat prescriptions, and viewing their prospective GP health record. The following table shows the number of repeat prescriptions ordered via the NHS App in each of the last 12 months, as well as the mean and total of repeat prescriptions:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Repeat prescription orders via NHS App</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2023</p></td><td><p>2,449,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2023</p></td><td><p>2,709,129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2023</p></td><td><p>2,650,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2023</p></td><td><p>2,825,324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2023</p></td><td><p>2,885,337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2023</p></td><td><p>2,819,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>3,105,964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>3,197,218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>3,124,667</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>3,559,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>3,349,017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>3,669,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>3,028,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>36,344,759</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/05/2024 10:34:13 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1715575

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Smoking: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients who smoke have received very brief advice on smoking cessation in NHS hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	24694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan includes a commitment that all people admitted to hospital who smoke, will be offered National Health Service-funded tobacco treatment services. However, the requested information on the numbers of patients receiving Very Brief Advice is not captured or reported.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/05/2024 10:39:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1715576

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that plans for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome in the Major Conditions Strategy include (a) musculoskeletal and (b) all other symptoms.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	24693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>In the development of the Major Conditions Strategy, we are considering how we improve outcomes for people living with multiple conditions, which is increasingly common in this country. Aligning work across several groups of conditions, including musculoskeletal conditions, for this strategy will allow us to focus on where there are similarities in approach, and ensure care is better centred around the patient, maximising existing resources both within patient pathways and in integrating between pathways.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/05/2024 08:53:24 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas