Asked by: Chris Green (Conservative - Bolton West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his 10-year plan for dementia will include provisions to recover the dementia diagnosis rate to pre-pandemic levels.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Timely diagnosis of dementia is vital to ensure that a person with dementia can access the advice, information, care and support that can help them to live well with the condition and remain independent for as long as possible.
In December 2022, the recovery of the dementia diagnosis rate to the national ambition of 66.7% was included in the National Health Service priorities and operational planning guidance as part of the refined mental health objectives for 2023/24. This reinforces the importance of dementia as a key priority for NHS England and provides a clear direction for integrated care boards to ensure support for delivery of timely diagnoses within systems, enabling access to appropriate post-diagnostic support.
Asked by: Chris Green (Conservative - Bolton West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on the 10-year plan for dementia.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department continues to work closely with NHS England on plans for dementia in England and further information will be available in due course.
Asked by: Chris Green (Conservative - Bolton West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Federated Data Platform on urgent and emergency care.
Answered by Will Quince
The primary focus of the federated data platform will be the five national use cases as identified and stated within the Prior Information Notice: population health management, care coordination including discharges, elective recovery, vaccinations and immunisations and supply chain. Although these do not directly include urgent or emergency care, the improved flow of patients though hospitals will result from the implementation and will directly impact urgent and emergency care services.
Asked by: Chris Green (Conservative - Bolton West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made towards delivering the NHS Long Term Plan ambition to help prevent up to 150,000 heart attacks, strokes and dementia cases by 2029.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Progress on delivering this ambition has been affected by the pandemic. The Department is working with NHS England and local government to recover cardiovascular disease prevention services to deliver the NHS Long Term Plan ambition.
Asked by: Chris Green (Conservative - Bolton West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new patients have been (a) detected with atrial fibrillation and (b) treated with an appropriate NICE recommended treatment, since the introduction of the NHS Framework Agreement on Direct Oral Anticoagulants in January 2022.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Information on the number of new patients detected with atrial fibrillation is not collected in the format requested. As of October 2022, 126,000 patients on general practitioner practice atrial fibrillation registers who were eligible for anticoagulation received treatment. The proportion of patients treated with anticoagulation increased by 3% from April to October 2022.
An annual evaluation of the National Health Service commissioning guidance and framework agreement for anticoagulation will be made in the first quarter of 2023/24 when the relevant prescribing and performance data is finalised.
Asked by: Chris Green (Conservative - Bolton West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to undertake an assessment of the impact of the NHS Framework Agreement on Direct Oral Anticoagulants to treat atrial fibrillation, implemented from January 2022.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Information on the number of new patients detected with atrial fibrillation is not collected in the format requested. As of October 2022, 126,000 patients on general practitioner practice atrial fibrillation registers who were eligible for anticoagulation received treatment. The proportion of patients treated with anticoagulation increased by 3% from April to October 2022.
An annual evaluation of the National Health Service commissioning guidance and framework agreement for anticoagulation will be made in the first quarter of 2023/24 when the relevant prescribing and performance data is finalised.
Asked by: Chris Green (Conservative - Bolton West)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving the UK's standing as a global life sciences hub and the use of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access.
Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
As the accountable Secretaries of State for the Life Sciences Vision, the Government and life sciences sector’s blueprint for ensuring the UK becomes a world leading science superpower and global life sciences leader, my Rt. Hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care are regularly engaged in discussions on how we can deliver on the ambitions of the Vision for the economy and for NHS patients.
This was the subject of discussion at the most recent Life Sciences Council on the 28th of November, where the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access was also discussed.
Asked by: Chris Green (Conservative - Bolton West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timescale is for the implementation of the Federated Data Platform.
Answered by Will Quince
NHS England is currently undertaking the final stages of approvals to proceed with the procurement of the Federated Data Platform and the contract notice will be issued in due course. A contract award is anticipated in summer 2023.
Asked by: Chris Green (Conservative - Bolton West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department expects to publish a response to its consultation on entitled Hub and Spoke Dispensing; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Will Quince
The consultation closed on 8 June 2022 and we are currently reviewing the responses received. Further information will be available in due course.
Asked by: Chris Green (Conservative - Bolton West)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the use of digital technology in the pharmacy sector including (a) automated dispensing technology and (b) interoperability between GP and pharmacy systems.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
Approximately 90% of prescriptions are submitted through the Electronic Prescription Service and all pharmacies have access to Summary Care Records, which is a summary of patient information created from general practitioner (GP) medical records. GP and pharmacy IT systems are integrating to support patient pathways, including the Community Pharmacists Consultation Service, where GPs can refer patients with a minor illness to a community pharmacist. Pharmacies are also receiving access to the full patient record and actions taken by community pharmacy will be recorded. Individual pharmacy contractors make decisions on the adoption of automated dispensing technology.