Written questions

1,124 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement in the Women's Health Strategy, on 20 July 2022, of 25 new mobile breast screening units, what her Department's timetable is for bringing all of those units into

20 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement in the Women's Health Strategy, on 20 July 2022, of 25 new mobile breast screening units, in which areas those units will be targeted.

20 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Temporary Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of shifts covered by (a) agency and (b) bank nurses was in NHS England in each of the last five years.

20 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS nurses are working in a community setting in England as on 12 September 2022.

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the longest waiting time was for a heart operation in NHS England in the last 12 months.

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the longest waiting time was for brain surgery in NHS England in the last 12 months.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carers: Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to introduce a right for unpaid carers to take up to one week of unpaid leave per year; and when he intends to introduce this right.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infectious Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to improve care and support for people following sepsis and severe infection.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infectious Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the Infection Management Coalition’s Whitepaper relating to (a) improved (i) surveillance, (ii) prevention, (iii) screening,

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infectious Diseases: Antibiotics and Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of (a) new antibiotics and (b) rapid diagnostics for infection.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infectious Diseases: Integrated Care Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Systems will be required to set out plans to support quality improvement in how they screen and monitor for infections, including sepsis and antimicrobial-resistant infectio

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infectious Diseases: Death Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to review its death certification policy to allow for sepsis, infection and antimicrobial resistance to be registered as causes of death to support the NHS in meas

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total spend is by NHS England ambulance trusts on (a) private ambulances and (b) taxis in the each of the last five years.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of qualified nurses trained in England who have graduated in each of the last six years.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Junior Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applicants for junior doctor places were (a) unsuccessful in gaining a place on a course and (b) placed on a waiting list before being subsequently unsuccessful in gaining a place on a cou

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Temporary Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England has spent on agency nurses in each of the last five years.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS England Trusts offer pension recycling, in which additional salary is offered in place of employer pension contributions, for consultants.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 62 day cancer wait data published by the NHS in England includes all cancer patients irrespective of whether they entered the pathway as a result of (a) a referral from a GP, (b) via an

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) age of radiotherapy machines in use by the NHS in England.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the overall budget for cancers services delivered by the NHS in England that is spent on radiotherapy services compared with the proportion spent on t

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a tsar role to oversee improvements in cancer services delivered by the NHS in England.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department plans to publish the 10-year cancer plan; and if she will make a statement.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on taking steps to reduce the impact of rising energy bills on people who use medical equipment

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the electricity rebate for oxygen concentrators to cover all pieces of medical equipment used in the home, including feeding machin

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available to help with the cost of running (a) ventilators, (b) feeding machines, (c) nebulisers, and (d) medical equipment in the home.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made for the implications of his policies of the potential impact of rising energy bills on those who use medical equipment in the home.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Leptospirosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of leptospirosis were diagnosed in each NHS Trust in England in each of the last ten years.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Digital: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total budget is for NHS Digital in (a) the 2022-23 financial year and (b) in each of the last five years.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Monkeypox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doses of monkeypox vaccine have been received by NHS England since 1 May 2022.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Monkeypox: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to procure further quantities of the monkeypox vaccine in addition to the 100,000 acquired.

Source: official written-questions record.