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Off-patent drugs are those whose patent period has expired and they are widely used in the National Health Service now. Drugs can also be prescribed \u2018off-label\u2019 outside of their licensed indication(s) to individual patients where doctors consider it is clinically appropriate to do so. Prescribing decisions are rightly a matter for clinicians in discussion with their patients.<\/p>

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We are in the process of setting up a round-table discussion with key stakeholders, including NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to explore opportunities for supporting appropriate use of off-label drugs outside their licensed indications where the evidence supports this.<\/p>

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Achieving earlier diagnosis of cancer is key to our ambition to save an additional 5,000 lives per year by 2014-15 and improve cancer outcomes and survival.<\/p>

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Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer,<\/em> (January 2011) set out the Government\u2019s ambition to close the gap in survival outcomes by 2014-15 and the strategy is backed with more than £750 million over this spending review period (four years), including more than £450 million to achieve early diagnosis.<\/p>

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Along with NHS England and Public Health England, we will publish the latest progress on commitments and initiatives outlined in the plan in the fourth annual report.<\/p>

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The Department is continuing negotiations for the supply of the meningococcal B vaccine Bexsero®<\/sup> with the manufacturer Novartis with a view to securing a cost-effective price as recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.<\/p>

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Plans for inclusion of the Bexsero®<\/sup> in the routine infant immunisation programme will depend on the outcome of these negotiations, which will be completed as quickly as practicable.<\/p>

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Work is under way by Departmental officials to explore a possible acquisition of a carriage study, as suggested by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.<\/p>

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We are investing £450 million in earlier diagnosis of cancer, including improving direct general practitioner access to non-obstetric ultrasound to support earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer.<\/p>

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Public Health England ran a regional Be Clear on Cancer campaign early in 2014 to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer. The findings of the pilot will be evaluated in 2015, and this evidence would inform any decision to move from a regional to national campaign.<\/p>

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As set out in NHS England\u2019s NHS Standard Contract for Neonatal Critical Care each unit must deliver a family-centred care approach, with sufficient emotional and practical support for parents and families, enabling them to make informed choices and play an active part in their babies' care.<\/p>

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Delivering care in a family-centred way helps minimise the physical and psychological impact of neonatal care on the baby and their family, for example by improving psychological outcomes.<\/p>

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Family centred care puts the physical, psychological and social needs of both the baby and their family at the heart of all care given. The Department awarded Bliss, the National charity for the Newborn, a grant for Family Centred Care: A Guide for Parents <\/em>project, which aims to improve parents\u2019 experience of neonatal care and help them to establish their role as parents.<\/p>

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We have no knowledge of any meetings at official or Ministerial level relating to disorders of sex development (DSD) that have taken place with individuals or groups representing people who are affected by DSDs.<\/p>

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<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1439", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Norman Lamb"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Norfolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Norman Lamb"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-13T14:58:43.1923792Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-09-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Intersex"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings Ministers or officials in his Department have had with individuals or groups representing intersex people about NHS services for and the needs of intersex people.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Washington and Sunderland West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mrs Sharon Hodgson"} ], "uin" : "208810"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/91023", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/91023/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Health and Social Care Information Centre have advised that this information is not available in the format requested as the term \u201cdisorders of sexual development\u201d is too broad to identify using the classification system available in the Hospital Episode Statistics database.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3932", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Suffolk and North Ipswich"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dr Daniel Poulter"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-10-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "208614"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-10-13T14:31:40.5456098Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-09-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Intersex"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals have been diagnosed with disorders of sexual development when they were aged (a) up to two, (b) two to five, (c) five to 11, (d) 11 to 16 and (e) over 16 years in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Washington and Sunderland West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mrs Sharon Hodgson"} ], "uin" : "208496"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/91024", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/91024/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Health Education England (HEE) has advised that the content and standard of medical, nursing and midwifery training, including education on disorders of sexual development, is the responsibility of regulatory bodies, the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The GMC and the NMC are independent professional bodies with the function of promoting and co-ordinating high standards of clinical education ensuring that all students and newly qualified doctors, midwives and nurses are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice.<\/p>

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Medical schools design curricula for undergraduate medical education and Medical Royal Colleges for postgraduate medical education. In the case of general practitioners the training curricula is designed by the Royal College of General Practitioners. In doing so, they must ensure that teaching meets the standards of the GMC in able to retain GMC recognition of their course.<\/p>

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However, HEE will work with stakeholders, such as the NMC, to influence training curricula for all medical and non-medical staff.<\/p>

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In regards to continuing professional development of doctors, nurses and midwives, this is the responsibility of individual practitioners and their employers. Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) have a role in ensuring employers remain committed to continuing professional development and in developing the overall strategy for workforce skills and development in their areas, including on disorders of sexual development.<\/p>

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NHS England has advised that paediatricians will receive general training on disorders of sexual development, particularly Grid Trainees specialising in paediatric endocrinology. Medical staff who have patients with disorders of sexual development referred to them, will have received specialist training on this condition.<\/p>

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Health Education England (HEE) has advised that the content and standard of medical, nursing and midwifery training, including education on disorders of sexual development, is the responsibility of regulatory bodies, the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The GMC and the NMC are independent professional bodies with the function of promoting and co-ordinating high standards of clinical education ensuring that all students and newly qualified doctors, midwives and nurses are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice.<\/p>

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Medical schools design curricula for undergraduate medical education and Medical Royal Colleges for postgraduate medical education. In the case of general practitioners the training curricula is designed by the Royal College of General Practitioners. In doing so, they must ensure that teaching meets the standards of the GMC in able to retain GMC recognition of their course.<\/p>

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However, HEE will work with stakeholders, such as the NMC, to influence training curricula for all medical and non-medical staff.<\/p>

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In regards to continuing professional development of doctors, nurses and midwives, this is the responsibility of individual practitioners and their employers. Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) have a role in ensuring employers remain committed to continuing professional development and in developing the overall strategy for workforce skills and development in their areas, including on disorders of sexual development.<\/p>

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NHS England has advised that paediatricians will receive general training on disorders of sexual development, particularly Grid Trainees specialising in paediatric endocrinology. Medical staff who have patients with disorders of sexual development referred to them, will have received specialist training on this condition.<\/p>

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