Written questions

1,485 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of covid-19 tests available on the market that have not been approved by his Department.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Government’s Living with COVID strategy on levels of NHS covid-19 sickness related absences.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of recently revised infection prevention and control guidance on the levels of protection against covid-19 for healthcare workers.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on NHS budgets of the continuation of free regular asymptomatic covid-19 testing of NHS staff.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the funding required for NHS England to continue free regular asymptomatic covid-19 testing of NHS staff.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to undertake a public campaign to communicate to patients how they can access primary care services.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the implementation of an electronic prescribing service in secondary care.

14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the capacity of general practice across England and Wales to deliver online booking to patients.

16 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to review measures enabling telemedicine for early medical abortion ahead of the planned deadline of 30 August 2022 for that service to no longer be available to women

16 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the (a) evidential basis and (b) reasoning that underpins the Government’s decision not to make the telemedicine pathway for early medical abortion permanent.

14 Mar 2022 · Women and Equalities

Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how the 2010 Equalities Act applies to people with (a) endometriosis, (b) polycystic ovary syndrome and (c) other chronic conditions.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to improve the training of primary care practitioners on diagnostic and referral pathways for endometriosis and PCOS.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to improve the education and training of healthcare professionals on endometriosis and PCOS.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the establishment of a PCOS specialist service across NHS England with capacity to meet clinical need.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to develop NICE guidelines on the diagnosis and management of PCOS.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Lasers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of re-classifying laser treatment as non-cosmetic to enable those with PCOS needing laser treatment for hirsutism and/or acne,

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average diagnosis time was for endometriosis in each year since 2010.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Mental Health Services and Pain

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to address the absence of NICE guidance on endometriosis to include (a) non-pelvic endometriosis, (b) thoracic endometriosis, (c) pain management and (d) mental he

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impacts of endometriosis and PCOS on mental health; and if he will make a statement.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implementation of (a) NICE guidance on the diagnosis and management of endometriosis, and (b) the NICE clinical knowledge summary on PCOS.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the (a) diagnosis and (b) care of those with endometriosis and PCOS.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken steps to amend existing and future funding streams to encourage research into endometriosis and PCOS.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the research funding gap between endometriosis and PCOS and other health conditions.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to (a) endometriosis and (b) PCOS in each year since 2010.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis and Polycystic ovary syndrome : Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will undertake research to identify the causes of endometriosis and PCOS.

10 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of GP pensions records which (a) contain errors or (b) have not been fully updated since PCSE took over the GP pension scheme administration in 2

10 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made on the potential merits of replacing PCSE as the GP pension administration contractor with NHS Business Services Authority .

10 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the delivery of the GP pension scheme administration by PCSE against its key performance indicators, as set out by NHS England.

9 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a list of all community pharmacies that have closed permanently in each year since 2010 by (a) clinical commissioning group, (b) date of closure and (c) reason for closure.

9 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish details of the temporary community pharmacy closures in each Clinical Commissioning Group area for each year since 2010 including the (a) date of closure, (b) reason for closure

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