Andrew Stephenson: NHS England is responsible for the roll out of the NHS Targeted Lung Cancer Screening Programme, and work is underway to assess any potential additional resources that may be required at a national level. Primary care capacity has not been directly estimated by NHS England as the impact on capacity is mainly through the identification of incidental findings that require follow-up. This is...
Andrew Stephenson: NHS England is responsible for the running of the Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Programme, and the roll out of the NHS Targeted Lung Cancer Screening Programme. NHS England does not hold the number of TLHC sites that will be in operation in each financial year until 2027/28. This is because the TLHC programme has moved away from the initial pilot sites, and towards a national rollout of a...
Andrew Stephenson: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is aware of research into the use of three-dimensional (3D) mammography and the growing interest to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the National Health Service breast screening programme. Guidance has been published on GOV.UK on the use of Tomosynthesis 3D imaging in a clinical trial setting as part of the NHS breast screening programme. The...
Andrew Stephenson: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recently issued clinical guidelines in relation to the management of insulin dependent diabetes, covering patients living with type 1 and insulin dependent type 2 diabetes. This includes devices to support blood glucose monitoring. These recommendations are now being implemented by integrated care boards (ICBs). On 19 December...
Andrew Stephenson: The National Health Service and the Department are aiming to transform elective care across England. This includes providing additional regional or national support and intervention to the most challenged trusts. We are driving activity by using wider system capacity, through use of the independent sector, mutual aid, offering patients a choice at the point of referral, and expanding and...
Andrew Stephenson: The Government wants to create an environment where staff are supported in their careers, and that includes where they choose to take part in clinical research. Autonomy and flexibility around career planning is of growing importance to clinicians as they progress through their careers, and many may wish to balance their clinical responsibilities with educational, leadership, management, and...
Andrew Stephenson: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for making decisions independently on whether its guidelines should be updated in light of new evidence or emerging issues not in the scope of the original guideline. The NICE has published a number of guidelines that relate to the diagnosis of cancer or hysteroscopies, and is currently updating its guideline on the...
Andrew Stephenson: We expect to publish the Major Conditions Strategy in spring of this year. The Spring Budget 2024 announced that the Government is protecting NHS England’s day-to-day funding in real terms, by providing an extra £2.45 billion in 2024/25. On productivity, the Government is investing £3.4 billion of capital funding to significantly reduce the 13 million hours of clinical staff time lost to...
Andrew Stephenson: To improve awareness of postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) amongst healthcare professionals, and specifically general practices (GPs), the Royal College of General Practitioners provides training on PoTS as part of its Syncope toolkit, which is available at the following link: https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/mod/book/view.php?id=12386&cha pterid=247 The National Institute for Health and...
Andrew Stephenson: The Department does not hold this information centrally. It is the responsibility of National Health Service organisations to determine the number of equality, diversity and inclusion roles based on need. Equality, diversity, and inclusion roles support local NHS organisations in meeting the legal requirements set out for public bodies such as the NHS in the Equality Act 2010, and our public...
Andrew Stephenson: The National Health Service in England funds abiraterone for eligible NHS patients in line with recommendations published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). It has been recommended by the NICE for the treatment of metastatic hormone-relapsed prostate cancer before chemotherapy is indicated, and for castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer previously...
Andrew Stephenson: The Government has produced a guide on musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, which is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/musculoskeletal-h ealth-applying-all-our-health/musculoskeletal-health-applyin g-all-our-health The Department is currently developing a Major Conditions Strategy, in consultation with NHS England and colleagues across the Government....
Andrew Stephenson: NHS England is leading the reconfiguration of children’s cancer services for South London and South East England. At a meeting on 14 March 2024, NHS England confirmed their decision that the Principal Treatment Centre should be located at Evelina London Children’s Hospital. NHS England’s financial impact assessment for the reconfiguration confirmed that the future Principal Treatment...
Andrew Stephenson: The Department does not hold data on the cost of the consultation run by NHS England on the reconfiguration of children’s cancer services in South London and the South East.
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...Farry Marion Fellows Colleen Fletcher Stephen Flynn Vicky Foxcroft Barry Gardiner Patricia Gibson Preet Kaur Gill Mary Glindon Patrick Grady Peter Grant Sarah Green Margaret Greenwood Nia Griffith Andrew Gwynne Louise Haigh Fabian Hamilton Paulette Hamilton Neale Hanvey Emma Hardy Carolyn Harris Helen Hayes John Healey Drew Hendry Meg Hillier Margaret Hodge Sharon Hodgson Kate Hollern...
...Stephen Farry Marion Fellows Colleen Fletcher Stephen Flynn Vicky Foxcroft Barry Gardiner Patricia Gibson Preet Kaur Gill Mary Glindon Patrick Grady Sarah Green Margaret Greenwood Nia Griffith Andrew Gwynne Louise Haigh Fabian Hamilton Paulette Hamilton Neale Hanvey Emma Hardy Carolyn Harris Helen Hayes John Healey Drew Hendry Meg Hillier Margaret Hodge Sharon Hodgson Kate Hollern Rachel...
...Farry Marion Fellows Colleen Fletcher Stephen Flynn Vicky Foxcroft Barry Gardiner Patricia Gibson Preet Kaur Gill Mary Glindon Patrick Grady Peter Grant Sarah Green Margaret Greenwood Nia Griffith Andrew Gwynne Louise Haigh Fabian Hamilton Paulette Hamilton Claire Hanna Neale Hanvey Emma Hardy Carolyn Harris Helen Hayes John Healey Drew Hendry Meg Hillier Margaret Hodge Sharon Hodgson Kate...
Andrew Stephenson: NHS England publishes this data on its website. The most recent figures on cancer treatments carried out can be found in this document: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sit es/2/2024/02/CWT-CRS-National-Time-Series-Oct-2009-Dec-2023- with-Revisions.xlsx
Andrew Stephenson: A Health Improvement Directorate was not part of the structure of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) when it was established as part of the Department, in October 2021. The OHID incorporated people and health improvement functions from different parts of Public Health England (PHE) and the Department. The following figures show the total civil servant full time...