Written questions

Karin Smyth

934 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoporosis: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of community diagnostic centres carried out DEXA scanning in 2023; and how many DEXA scans were conducted in community diagnostic centres (a) in total and (b) in each c

7 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support research into anti-microbial resistance.

7 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disease Control: Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on improving infection prevention and control practices in animals.

7 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress she has made on delivering the UK 5-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2019 to 2024.

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on building resilient global supply chains for branded medicines.

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rheumatology: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how often the number of specialty training places for rheumatology consultants is reviewed.

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rheumatology: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of FTE (a) fully qualified grade 1 adult rheumatology consultants and (b) fully qualified grade 1 paediatric rheumatology consultant vacan

6 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Domestic Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of hospital admissions for falls in each region in England; (a) South West, (b) London, (c) South East, (d) North East, (e) North West, (f) West Midlands, (

5 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Eyesight

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of people economically inactive in England due to eyesight problems.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with NHS England on the adequacy of (a) regional planning and (b) accountability for children’s palliative care.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a long-term strategy for supporting the palliative care needs of children and young people.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how she plans to distribute the £25 million committed to children’s hospices in 2024-25.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with integrated care boards on estimates they have made of how many children are accessing palliative care in their areas.

1 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with local authorities on how the targeted housing support interventions announced in the drug strategy housing support grant will be assessed.

1 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timetable is for the rollout of funding announced in the drug strategy housing support grant.

1 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the outcomes of applications for funding to cover one off lump sum payments for frontline NHS staff employed by social enterprises are decide

1 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with social enterprises that employ front line staff on funding to cover lump sum payments.