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1011473

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Mental Illness: Children
	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 he has made of the number of under-16s who have regular prescriptions for medication due to long-term mental health conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made. Prescription forms do not include a clinical indication, therefore it is not possible to identify prescription items dispensed to treat mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1011557

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
	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 his Department is taking to raise awareness among health professionals of the new Royal College of Physicians Guidelines on complex regional pain syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Ruth George
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>It is not the role of the Department to promote clinical guidance to health professionals. Health professionals, once qualified, are expected to stay informed about the latest evidence in clinical practice.</p><p> </p><p>The updated guidance on complex regional pain syndrome, published by the Royal College of Physicians was developed in partnership with 28 other organisations. A number of the organisations involved have sought to promote the guidance via online media and their respective websites. A copy of the guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/complex-regional-pain-syndrome-adults" target="_blank">www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/complex-regional-pain-syndrome-adults</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:44:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1011561

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Diabetes: Podiatry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons NHS Newham clinical commissioning group was unsuccessful in its Diabetes Transformation Fund bid to improve foot care services.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Bids for access to diabetes transformation funding were reviewed by diabetes leads in clinical networks, reginal leads, and nationally, and were scored against agreed criteria. These results are subsequently moderated at a regional and national levels. Bids are successful when they offer the best value against a range of criteria focussed on improvement in outcomes and the resources needed to deliver this.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:47:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1011562

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Diabetes: Podiatry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS foot care provision for people with diabetes.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Diabetes Inpatient Audit takes an annual snapshot audit of diabetes inpatient care in England and Wales undertaken by hospital teams on a designated day in September. The 2017 audit shows the most recent assessment figures at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://files.digital.nhs.uk/pdf/s/7/nadia-17-rep.pdf" target="_blank">https://files.digital.nhs.uk/pdf/s/7/nadia-17-rep.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Outcomes associated with diabetic foot disease are significantly better when rapid access to multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinics is possible. In order to achieve this, NHS England has invested approximately £10 million per annum over financial years 2017/18 and 2018/19 for the development of hospital multidisciplinary diabetic foot services where they do not exist in England, and to expand capacity in pre-existing services where additional capacity is required. This has resulted in investment in 41 multidisciplinary diabetic foot services nationally, representing 137 additional staff.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:44:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1011563

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Diabetes: Podiatry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS Newham clinical commissioning group will have the opportunity to bid in future rounds for Diabetes Transformation funding to improve foot care services.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on the availability of transformation funding in future years will be made as part of the NHS Long Term Plan process. The plan will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:48:01 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1011592

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Contraceptives
	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 his Department has made of the average waiting time for an initial consultation on contraception in (a) GP practices and (b) community sexual and reproductive health services in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Waiting times for contraceptive services are not monitored centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 194201 194202 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011593

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Contraceptives
	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 his Department has made of the average waiting time for an appointment to fit (a) intrauterine devices, (b) intrauterine systems and (c) the contraceptive implant in (i) GP practices and (ii) community sexual and reproductive health services in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Waiting times for contraceptive services are not monitored centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 194200 194202 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011594

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Contraceptives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of capacity pressures on contraceptive services commissioned by local authorities in (a) GP practices and (b) community sexual and reproductive health services.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>Waiting times for contraceptive services are not monitored centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities. The Government has mandated local authorities in England to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services, including provision of free contraception. Contraception is also widely available free of charge through general practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 194200 194201 question first answered 26/11/2018 17:49:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1011608

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Ocrelizumab
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of ocrelizumab as a treatment for people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the National Health Service on whether drugs and other treatments represent an effective use of NHS resources. NICE is currently developing technology appraisal guidance on the use of ocrelizumab for treating primary progressive multiple sclerosis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:46:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1011648

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Bowel Cancer: Screening
	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 1 October 2018 to Question 175904 on colorectal cancer, whether NHS England has a timeframe for lowering the screening age to 50.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is currently prioritising the introduction of the faecal immunochemical test at 120μg/g to the current eligible cohort, and plans for lowering the age eligibility will be confirmed as part of the National Health Service long term plan.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/11/2018 17:48:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe