Department of Health and Social Care

written question – answered on 10 November 2021.

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  • Cancer: Health Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support for personalised cancer care he plans to put in place under the NHS Long-Term Plan.

  • Mental Health Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) healthcare practitioners and (b) other relevant figures to support the transition from...

  • Osteoporosis

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with osteoporosis in the UK in each of the last three years; and if he will breakdown those figures...

  • Mental Health Services: Young People

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure young people can access mental health support in the community.

  • NHS: Drugs

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what stocks of (a) meropenem, (b) doxycycline, (c) fentanyl, (d) morphine, (e) midazolam, (f) levomepromazine, (g) paracetamol, (h)...

  • Drugs: Cost Effectiveness

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the policy and system barriers NICE has flagged as preventing the implementation of the discount...

  • Nurses: Training

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what fiscal steps he is taking to fund training opportunities for cancer nurse specialists.

  • Members: Correspondence

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of 16 July and 20 September 2021 on behalf of...

  • Orphan Drugs

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which medicines with an EMA Orphan Medicines Product designation have been appraised by NICE through a Single Technology Appraisal...

  • Hyaluronidase

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what procedures is hyaluronidase permitted to be used by medical practitioners.

  • Ambulance Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of access to (a) social care pathways and (b) GP appointments and primary care on the number of...

  • Drugs: Cost Effectiveness

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the change to the discount rate from 3.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent can be implemented...

  • Long Covid

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effects and prevalence of long covid.

  • Cancer: Health Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the new NHS England Quality of Life survey for people diagnosed with a cancer with a...

  • Vaccination: Children

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on the delivery of the school based vaccine in 2021-22.

  • Dental Services: Greater Manchester

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the challenges service users are having in accessing NHS dental services in (a) Salford and...

  • Parents: Health Visitors

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all new and prospective parents have access to a high quality health visiting service.

  • Infant Mortality

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle stillborn and neonatal deaths for babies from (a) minority ethnic and (b) other backgrounds.

  • Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to tackle delays on progress of the Hospitals...

  • Care Homes: Visits

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department may take against nursing homes who refuse to allow family visits in response to covid-19 infection rates.

  • Care Homes: Visits

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to nursing homes to allow residents to see their loved ones over winter 2021.

  • Terminal Illnesses: Social Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on how the health and social care levy will be used to improve the quality of care for people with a...

  • Teignmouth Hospital

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 September 2021 to Question 51707 on Teignmouth Hospital, whether he will make a decision on the future of...

  • Ambulance Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the number of ambulance callouts in 2021 with each of the last five years.

  • Dentistry: EU Nationals

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has been made of the additional training and administrative cost for EU dentists seeking to work in the NHS beyond...

  • NHS England: Energy

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the financial cost of increases in energy prices will be for NHS England in financial years (a)...

  • Pharmacy: Procurement

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the shortage of HGV drivers on medical supply chains for pharmacies.