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Global Mental Health Summit — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): Part of the purpose of having a cross-Government suicide prevention Minister is to bring together all these issues. I pay tribute to the work of James’ Place and its founder, Clare Milford Haven. We are spending £30 million of taxpayers’ money to increase the number of health-based places of safety for people experiencing a crisis, and I look forward to working with my hon. Friend on that.
Global Mental Health Summit — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Adam Afriyie (Conservative, Centre-right): Thank you very much It strikes me that every person in this Chamber, every one of our constituents and every household across the country will have been affected by the issue of suicide, whether among family, friends or colleagues. The causes of suicide are multi-faceted—there are so many, including mental health—so I welcome the new ministerial responsibility. Will my right hon. Friend clarify precisely what the role will entail in government?
Global Mental Health Summit — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): I very much agree with my hon. Friend. The role will be cross-governmental. It will involve working not only across national Government, convening the policies that need to be pulled together from various Departments’ responses to support people in crisis and to reduce suicide, but with local government, which has responsibilities here.
Global Mental Health Summit — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is right to draw attention to the need to ensure that funding for mental health services has parity with that for physical health services. Getting there is the work of a generation. We did not even measure access to mental health services until this Government brought that in, and we are working towards parity.
Global Mental Health Summit — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Andrew Edmund Armstrong Selous (Conservative, Centre-right): The links between poor mental health, suicide and gambling addiction have been made clear to the Health and Social Care Committee. In that regard, will the Secretary of State make it clear to the Treasury that many across the House want to make sure that action on fixed odds betting terminals is taken forward so that we can have good results in the areas of mental health and suicide prevention?
Global Mental Health Summit — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): I am glad that, like me, the hon. Lady cares so much about getting this right. The long-term plan, which we are writing with the NHS, for how we will spend the £20 billion funding increase is where we can get these details right. Access to mental health services was not even measured before. The first step was to put the measurement in place, and now we can act on that measurement with the huge increase in funding coming to the NHS.
Radiotherapy — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): Yes, we are fully committed to ensuring that the most innovative cancer treatments are available to patients on the NHS. Since 2016, the radiotherapy modernisation programme has seen £130 million of new investment to ensure that all new equipment is capable of delivering advanced radiotherapy.
Radiotherapy — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): It is good to see the hon. Gentleman in his place and looking so well—I am glad we looked after him well. He is absolutely right that access to advanced radiotherapy treatments is critical, as is getting them against the key standard. I would be very pleased to meet his all-party group and discuss its manifesto for radiotherapy.
A&E: West Midlands — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Questions: What assessment he has made of the effect of the planned closure of Telford Hospital’s A&E department on other A&E departments in the west midlands.
Stephen Paul Barclay (Conservative, Centre-right): The planned temporary overnight closure of the Princess Royal Hospital’s A&E in Telford is necessary to ensure that patients continue to receive safe care. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is working closely with colleagues in neighbouring provider trusts and the ambulance service to develop plans for key clinical pathways to minimise the impact.
A&E: West Midlands — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Questions: What assessment he has made of the effect of the planned closure of Telford Hospital’s A&E department on other A&E departments in the west midlands.
Stephen Paul Barclay (Conservative, Centre-right): The current modelling suggests that about 11 ambulances will be diverted from the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust between the hours of 10 pm and 8 am during closure. Of the patients who go to Wolverhampton, any admitted as in-patients will return to Shrewsbury and Telford and any who are discharged will be discharged from Wolverhampton.
A&E: West Midlands — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Questions: What assessment he has made of the effect of the planned closure of Telford Hospital’s A&E department on other A&E departments in the west midlands.
Lucy Allan (Conservative, Centre-right): The chief executive of Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust says that the closure at Telford is the result of bad planning and could have been prevented. Does the Minister agree it is wholly unacceptable that my constituents’ safety should be put at risk by a preventable closure that is the result of bad planning by management, and will he do all he can to ensure that the hospital management have the help they need to properly run our hospital and properly plan for the needs of our community?
Health and Social Care Hubs — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): Health and social care hubs are a great example of health and care systems coming together through sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems to transform services in local areas. The NHS long-term plan will set out how we will enable and encourage better integration.
Health and Social Care Hubs — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): I am really pleased that the hon. Gentleman has raised this issue. Plymouth is indeed leading the way in creating hubs and showing how incredibly valuable they are in bringing together all the relevant services in one place, not only to tackle people’s current healthcare needs but to play a vital role in prevention.
Health and Social Care Hubs — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Derek Gordon Thomas (Conservative, Centre-right): Health and social care hubs provide a real opportunity to ensure that patients are cared for in the right place, and it is vital for that to be extended to those who need palliative care. Can the Minister confirm that the NHS 10-year plan will adequately address the need for equal and appropriate access to palliative care across the country?
Health and Social Care Hubs — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right to mention this. Palliative care is crucial to the experience not only of patients but of their families and carers. He will be interested to know that we have a new indicator from 2018-19 to measure the proportion of people who have had three or more emergency admissions in their last 90 days of life, which will help us to assess how people can be better supported in the community, and to do that better.
Cancer: Early Diagnosis — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): Britain is world leading at treating cancer when it is discovered, but we do not diagnose it early enough, so we will radically overhaul our screening programmes, roll out rapid diagnostic centres for people with early symptoms, and expand mobile lung screening units. Our ambition is to ensure that three quarters of cancers are diagnosed at stage 1 or 2 by 2028, up from half today.
Cancer: Early Diagnosis — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
David Anthony Evennett (Conservative, Centre-right): May I first highlight the excellent Guy’s Cancer Centre at Queen Mary’s hospital in Sidcup, a state-of-the-art facility which offers local cancer patients treatment closer to home? Secondly, can my right hon. Friend provide any detail on how the NHS long-term plan will improve cancer services?
Cancer: Early Diagnosis — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): Yes. Focusing on early diagnosis will help to save lives. Indeed, the cancer survival rates have never been higher than they are now. About 7,000 people who are alive today would not have been had mortality rates stayed the same as they were in 2010. However, we want to use the most cutting-edge technologies in order to save more lives.
Cancer: Early Diagnosis — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): Absolutely central to this is ensuring that we address cancer at the earliest possible opportunity. The earlier the diagnosis is made, the greater is the likelihood of survival, so we want to see more cancers diagnosed earlier across the board.
Cancer: Early Diagnosis — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Questions: At the start of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, my local hospital, Stepping Hill, had to shut its doors to breast care patients in my constituency, because its two-week urgent waiting times had risen to five weeks owing to chronic staff shortages and underfunding. What will the Secretary of State do to improve outcomes for constituents like mine who cannot access those services?
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): The announcement the details of which I have just set out comes with £1.6 billion of the £20 billion uplift we are putting into the NHS written into the long-term plan, so the funding is there to deliver on this policy, too.
Cancer: Early Diagnosis — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Questions: At the start of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, my local hospital, Stepping Hill, had to shut its doors to breast care patients in my constituency, because its two-week urgent waiting times had risen to five weeks owing to chronic staff shortages and underfunding. What will the Secretary of State do to improve outcomes for constituents like mine who cannot access those services?
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): And also, Mr Speaker, the hon. Gentleman’s all-party group is meeting my Minister, the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the hon. Member for Winchester (Steve Brine), on this very matter. Since 2016 we have put £130 million of funding in to try to resolve the issue that the hon. Gentleman talks about: to make sure that all new equipment is capable of delivering advanced radiotherapy. Work on this is ongoing.
Cancer: Early Diagnosis — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Questions: At the start of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, my local hospital, Stepping Hill, had to shut its doors to breast care patients in my constituency, because its two-week urgent waiting times had risen to five weeks owing to chronic staff shortages and underfunding. What will the Secretary of State do to improve outcomes for constituents like mine who cannot access those services?
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): There are deepening relationships between universities and the NHS right across the country, especially in this field of the combination of diagnosis and early treatment. Some of the most advanced technology and research in the world is happening in universities in the UK in order to save lives, which is such an important issue here.
Leaving the EU: Access to Medicines — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): We will continue to have access to new medicines through the deal we expect to negotiate with the EU. In the unlikely event of no deal, we will directly recognise batch testing of medicines done in the EU. We are currently consulting on the approach to licensing medicines in a no-deal scenario, but I am clear that patients should not be disadvantaged and should continue to have timely access to new medicines.
Leaving the EU: Access to Medicines — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Philip Thomas Hollobone (Conservative, Centre-right): Will the Health Secretary confirm that since the referendum the number of EU nationals working in our NHS has actually risen by 4,000, and that regardless of the state of the negotiations their rights will be protected and they will continue to be able to work in the NHS after we leave?
Orkambi — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Questions: What recent progress has been made in negotiations between NHS England and Vertex Pharmaceuticals on making Orkambi available on the NHS for people diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
Nigel Adams (Conservative, Centre-right): It was disappointing that in July and August, Vertex, the manufacturer of Orkambi, rejected the final offer made by NHS England, as well as rejecting the opportunity for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence—NICE—to appraise its new medicines, as is required for all companies seeking routine NHS funding for their products. Vertex must re-engage with NICE and NHS England, and I am encouraged that it attended a meeting with NICE on 4 October to discuss next steps.
Orkambi — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Questions: What recent progress has been made in negotiations between NHS England and Vertex Pharmaceuticals on making Orkambi available on the NHS for people diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
Nigel Adams (Conservative, Centre-right): I know that the hon. Gentleman takes a keen interest in this subject and that he campaigns assiduously on behalf of his constituents in this regard. He is right to suggest that Ministers are keeping a very close eye on these negotiations, and we urge Vertex to consider NHS England’s fair and final offer. However, it is absolutely right that we have a system—introduced by the Labour party—in which experts, not politicians, determine the fair price for a drug, based on robust evidence.
Orkambi — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Questions: What recent progress has been made in negotiations between NHS England and Vertex Pharmaceuticals on making Orkambi available on the NHS for people diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
Nigel Adams (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady makes a correct point, and we are very keen that patients receive this drug. I understand her ire, but perhaps it should be directed at Vertex, the manufacturer. The offer of £500 million over five years for the size of the eligible population is the largest-ever commitment of its kind in the 70-year history of the NHS, and it would guarantee immediate and expanded access to Orkambi and to other drugs.
Preventive Care — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): Our NHS offers a range of world-leading preventive care services, but we can go further and faster. The Secretary of State has named prevention as one of his top three priorities, signalling a renewed focus on public health, community and mental health services.
Preventive Care — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
James Spencer Cleverly (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Minister for her reply. She will know, because I have spoken about this to the Secretary of State’s team, about the pressures on my constituency, and particularly on the Church Lane GP surgery. Specifically on preventive services, wearable tech, health tech and medical tech provide an opportunity to keep people healthier for longer, and can provide early digital diagnosis that can relieve pressure on medical services. What more can be done to pursue this way of relieving pressure on the health service?
Preventive Care — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Victoria Grace Ford (Conservative, Centre-right): One in 10 mums gets post-natal depression, and we know that early identification is key to preventing it from becoming more serious. May I urge the Minister to look at the National Childbirth Trust’s campaign to ensure that all mums—as well as all babies—get a six-week check?
Preventive Care — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): I am really pleased that the hon. Gentleman has raised that. Clearly, early screening is fundamental and one of the key pillars of what we want to focus on with cancers. Prostate cancer affects so many gentlemen up and down the country, and we know that that early detection is the difference between life and death.
Antimicrobial Resistance — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): We continue to make good progress against our 2013 AMR strategy ambitions. According to the latest figures, since 2013, antibiotic prescriptions dispensed by GPs have decreased by 13%, and sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals dropped by 27%.
Antimicrobial Resistance — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Michael Louis David Fabricant (Conservative, Centre-right): That is encouraging to hear because antimicrobial resistance is caused by the excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics. Given that we have a Matt Hancock app, should not we have a similar app to try to educate people about when it is appropriate and not appropriate to use antibiotics?
Antimicrobial Resistance — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): I will look at what can be added to the Matt Hancock app—there is always room for more As luck would have it, today Public Health England has launched its latest "Keep Antibiotics Working" national public awareness campaign, which aims to educate the public about the risks of AMR and urges them always to take the advice of their healthcare professionals on antibiotics and, when necessary, to challenge them.
Antimicrobial Resistance — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): Absolutely. The UK is a global leader in tackling AMR and we are currently working on the refresh of our strategy. I was at the G20 earlier this month, where Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical officer for England, showed world leadership and led an exercise with world leaders to strengthen understanding by showing how developed countries would tackle an outbreak.
Public Health Funding — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): This Government have a strong track record on public health. Local authorities in England are supported by ring-fenced public health grants of more than £16 billion over the current spending review period. Decisions on future funding are, of course, for the next spending review.
Public Health Funding — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): As I said, we are spending £16 billion of our constituents’ money during this spending review period on public health grants. Decisions about where we go in future are of course not a matter for me but for the Chancellor in the spending review. This House decided in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to make every upper tier local authority a public health authority. We believe that it is right for local authorities to make those decisions, with the funding that we give them.
Public Health Funding — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): As I suspect the hon. Gentleman knows, I do not have that figure at my fingertips, but I will provide it to him. Health visitors are a critical part of the puzzle, and local authorities are well aware of that, as are Ministers.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): The Department is working with the NHS to ensure that the £20 billion of extra taxpayers’ money is well spent: supporting social care, backing the workforce, using the best modern technology and strengthening prevention. On that note, I can tell the House that we now have a record number of GPs in training: 3,473—10% up on last year.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Huw William Merriman (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Secretary of State for so promptly accepting our invitation to visit us in East Sussex in January. He will be warmly welcomed. With that season in mind, what assessment has he made of the NHS’s resilience with winter approaching?
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Matthew John David Hancock (Conservative, Centre-right): Of course winter always challenges the NHS, and this year will be no different. We have put in extra funding, including more capital funding, to ensure that we get the best possible flow through A&E and to ensure there is further funding for social care so that people who do not need to be in hospital can leave hospital.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is absolutely right to raise this incredibly concerning case. Unfortunately, because the case is ongoing and due to be heard before the High Court very shortly, we are unable to discuss the specifics of the case, but we are incredibly concerned by what it suggests. We have made it clear in statutory guidance to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014 that we expect local authorities to ensure that the services they commission are safe, effective and high quality. Once this case has gone through the High Court, we will look to take further action.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2018-10-23
Topic: Health
Questions: A constituent has just written to me saying that his diabetic care has been moved from John Coupland Hospital to Lincoln Hospital under the mistaken bureaucratic belief that bigger is better. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which covers Lincoln Hospital, is struggling. It is treating only 69% of people in A&E within four hours, when the figure should be 95%. What is the Minister going to do to ensure that large rural areas get the best and the same healthcare as large cities?
Stephen Paul Barclay (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right to highlight this. The Secretary of State was at the trust last week, and I visited earlier in the year. There is a specific range of actions, including partnership with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; advanced clinical practitioner courses, which started in June; £1.8 million of capital to support improvements to patient flow; and a frailty pilot at Lincoln. There is an intensive programme of work with this trust, because we recognise my hon. Friend’s concerns.