Asked by: Peter Dowd (Labour - Bootle)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Cancer Research's projection that oral cancer will rise by 33% in the UK from 2014 to 2035, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) potential merits of increasing patients’ awareness of the dental services available to support the diagnosis of oral cancer and (b) importance of those services.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
No assessment has been made. Whilst dentists play a valuable role in detecting potential oral cancers through dental check-ups. Patients with concerns should seek advice from their dentist or general practitioner.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2020 to Question 27030, what steps he has taken to consider how NHS England can ensure better access to dentistry for cancer patients.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
National Health Service dentistry is a universal NHS service. This should be available to all including those diagnosed with cancer or any other disease. Where a patient has difficulty in finding an NHS dentist with availability they should contact NHS England and NHS Improvement who commission dentistry and have a duty to help patients who are having difficulty in finding a practice.
Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing free dental care to cancer patients.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Cancer is a priority for this Government, and we want everyone to have access to affordable, high quality dental care. Introducing any new illness-related exemption would carry potential resource implications for the National Health Service and we do need to consider carefully how any financial support for dental care is focused towards those most in need.
Cancer patients are able to apply for exemption from NHS dental charges on income grounds, including partial help through the NHS Low Income Scheme. The full range of exemptions for dental treatment can be found on the NHS Business Services Authority website at the following link:
www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/help-nhs-dental-costs
As stated in the NHS Long Term Plan every person diagnosed with cancer, where appropriate will have access to personalised care by 2021, delivered in line with the NHS Comprehensive Model for Personalised Care. This will allow those people manage their care and the impact of their cancer and maximise the potential of digital and community-based support.
Although this support is or will soon be available to many people with cancer, improving access to dentistry for any person with a cancer diagnosis, during and following treatment, is something we are looking at closely. I recently met with the organiser of a campaign on free dental treatment for people with cancer to discuss what more we can do. We will be considering how we can further raise awareness amongst patients and clinicians about the importance of dental check-ups for many people with cancer, and how NHS England might ensure better access to dentistry for any cancer patient who needs it.
Asked by: Lord Colwyn (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each region of England in each of the last five years, what has been the cost to the National Health Service of dental implants for patients with (1) head and neck cancer, and (2) hypodontia.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The attached table provides a count of Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs) by Strategic Health Authority from 2008-09 to 2012-13 for patients with a primary diagnosis of either head or neck cancer1 or anodontia2 with a main or secondary operative procedure of a dental implant.
Information on the cost to the National Health Service of dental implants for patients with head or neck cancer or hypodontia is not available in the format requested. The most relevant information is shown in the following table and is from reference costs, which are the average unit cost to NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts of providing defined services in a given financial year to NHS patients.
These costs include dental implants and other similar procedures, but do not distinguish between procedures on patients with diagnoses of head or neck cancer or hypodontia.
Table: Estimated costs of dental implants and other clinically similar procedures
| Unit cost per finished consultant episode £ |
Intermediate Mouth or Throat Procedures | 296 |
Major Dental Procedures | 649 |
1 It is unlikely that a dental implant would be carried out on the same episode as another treatment for cancer, so the count for head and neck cancer is likely to be a substantial undercount. This is because the implant is unlikely to occur until the cancer treatment was completed. If this is the case, the cancer code would not be recorded on the episode where the dental implant took place.
2 The diagnosis of anodontia includes but is not exclusive to those diagnosed with hypodontia.
Asked by: Lord Colwyn (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each region of England in each of the last five years, how many patients with (1) head and neck cancer, and (2) hypodontia, have received treatment with dental implants.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The attached table provides a count of Finished Consultant Episodes (FCEs) by Strategic Health Authority from 2008-09 to 2012-13 for patients with a primary diagnosis of either head or neck cancer1 or anodontia2 with a main or secondary operative procedure of a dental implant.
Information on the cost to the National Health Service of dental implants for patients with head or neck cancer or hypodontia is not available in the format requested. The most relevant information is shown in the following table and is from reference costs, which are the average unit cost to NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts of providing defined services in a given financial year to NHS patients.
These costs include dental implants and other similar procedures, but do not distinguish between procedures on patients with diagnoses of head or neck cancer or hypodontia.
Table: Estimated costs of dental implants and other clinically similar procedures
| Unit cost per finished consultant episode £ |
Intermediate Mouth or Throat Procedures | 296 |
Major Dental Procedures | 649 |
1 It is unlikely that a dental implant would be carried out on the same episode as another treatment for cancer, so the count for head and neck cancer is likely to be a substantial undercount. This is because the implant is unlikely to occur until the cancer treatment was completed. If this is the case, the cancer code would not be recorded on the episode where the dental implant took place.
2 The diagnosis of anodontia includes but is not exclusive to those diagnosed with hypodontia.
Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels his Department funds.
Answered by Dan Poulter
The Department does not currently subscribe to any television channels.
The Department subscribes to 174 titles of magazines and journals (in print or electronic format) in 2014. The specific titles are shown in the following list.
Title |
African Voice |
Age and Ageing - Print and Internet |
Ageing and Society - Print and Internet |
Alcohol and Alcoholism - Internet |
American Economic Association - All 7 Journals |
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Supplements |
American Journal of Epidemiology and Epidemiological Reviews - Print and Internet |
Asian Leader |
Best |
BJOG - an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Internet |
BMA News |
British Journal of Cancer and Supplements |
British Journal of General Practice - Journal of the Royal College of General Practioners |
British Journal of Healthcare Management - Print and Internet |
British Journal of Hospital Medicine - Internet |
British Journal of Mental Health Nursing - Internet |
British Journal of Nutrition - Internet |
British Journal of Occupational Therapy |
British Journal of Psychiatry - Internet |
British Journal of Psychology - Internet |
British Journal of Social Work - Internet |
British Journal of Surgery - Internet |
British Medical Bulletin - Internet |
Building |
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - Internet |
Chemist and Druggist - Print and Internet |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Internet |
Clinical Medicine - Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London |
Clinical Risk - Internet |
Coaching at Work - Internet |
Community Care Market News |
Community Dental Health - Internet |
Community Practitioner |
Construction News - London |
Current Medical Research and Opinion - Internet |
Daily Jang - International Edition |
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin - Print and Internet |
EU Food Law - Internet and Print |
Eastern Eye |
Economics Package - Print and Internet |
Economist - UK Edition - Multiple User Access - Internet |
Estates Gazette and Directory |
European Journal of Cancer and Supplements |
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
European Journal of Health Economics Print and Internet |
European Journal of Public Health - Print and Internet |
European Voice - Internet |
Evaluation - Internet |
Expert Review of Vaccines - Internet |
FT.Com - Internet |
Family Practice - Internet |
Fiscal Studies - Print and Internet |
GM Journal |
Global Health Promotion - Internet |
Grocer - Print and Internet |
Health Care Analysis - Enhanced Access - Internet |
Health Care Management Science - Enhanced Access - Internet |
Health Care Parliamentary Monitor |
Health Economics - Print and Internet |
Health Economics Policy and Law - Internet |
Health Education Journal - Internet |
Health Education Research - Internet |
Health Informatics Journal - Internet |
Health Information and Libraries Journal - Print and Internet |
Health Policy - Internet |
Health Policy and Planning - Print and Internet |
Health Promotion International - Internet |
Health Service Journal - Print and Internet |
Health Services Management Research - Internet |
Health and Social Care in the Community - Print and Internet |
Healthcare Market News |
House Magazine and Westminster Weekly Business |
Human Resource Management Journal - Internet |
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology - Print and Internet |
Inside Housing |
International Dental Journal - Internet |
International Journal for Quality in Health Care - Internet |
International Journal of Care Coordination - Internet |
International Journal of Epidemiology - Internet |
International Journal of Health Services |
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion - Internet |
International Journal of Obesity |
International Social Science Journal - Internet |
JCH - Journal of Communication in Healthcare - Internet |
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety - Internet |
Journal of Advanced Nursing - Internet |
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - Internet |
Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care - Internet |
Journal of Health Economics - Print and Internet |
Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law - Internet |
Journal of Health Services Research and Policy - Internet |
Journal of Health Visiting - Internet |
Journal of Hospital Infection |
Journal of Medical Genetics - Internet |
Journal of Medical Screening - Print and Internet |
Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice - Print and Internet |
Journal of Nutrition - Single Site - Internet |
Journal of Political Economy - Print and Internet |
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing - Internet |
Journal of Public Health - Internet |
Journal of Public Mental Health - Print and Internet |
Journal of Public Policy - Internet |
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - Internet |
Journal of the American Dental Association - Print and Internet |
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine - Print and Internet |
LGCplus.com - Local Government Chronicle - Internet |
Lancet Oncology |
MIMS - Monthly Index of Medical Specialities - UK - Print and Internet |
MJ - Municipal Journal |
Medical Journal of Australia - Internet |
Mental Health Review Journal - Print and Internet |
Mental Health Today - Print and Internet |
Mental Health and Substance Use - Dual Diagnosis - Internet |
Midwives and Evidence Based Midwifery |
Muslim News |
Muslim Weekly |
New England Journal of Medicine |
New Literature on Old Age |
New Statesman |
Nursing Standard - Print and Internet |
Nursing Times and NT Plus |
Nutrition and Health - Internet |
Obesity Reviews - Print & Internet |
Occupational Medicine - Internet |
Oxford Review of Economic Policy - Internet |
PRWeek - UK Edition - Print and Premium - Internet |
Parliament Magazine |
Pediatrics - Print and Internet |
Perspectives in Public Health - Print and Internet |
Pharmaceutical Journal - Print and Internet |
Pharmacoeconomics - Internet |
Pick Me Up |
Planning |
Policy and Politics - Internet |
Practising Midwife |
Prima Baby |
Privacy and Data Protection - Print and E-Mail |
Private Eye |
Project Manager Today |
Property Wee - Internet |
Prospect - Internet |
Psychological Medicine - Internet |
Psychologist |
Public Administration - Internet |
Public Finance |
Public Health Nutrition - Internet |
Public Money and Management - Internet |
Pulse |
Quality in Primary Care - Internet |
Radiation Research |
Records Management Journal - Internet |
Regenerative Medicine - Internet |
Research Fortnight |
Review of Economics and Statistics - Internet |
Risk Analysis - Internet |
Safety and Health Practitioner |
Saga Magazine |
Science in Parliament |
Scrip - Print and Internet |
Scrip Regulatory Affairs - Internet |
Social Science and Medicine - Internet |
Spectator |
Statistics in Medicine - Internet |
System Dynamics Review - Internet |
Third Sector - Charities - Voluntary Organisations - Social Enterprise |
Tips and Advice Internet |
Top Sante - Health and Beauty |
Training Journal |
Veterinary Record and In Practice - both Print and Internet |
Violence Against Women - Internet |
Voice B57 |
Woman's Weekly |
Woman's own |
Yours |