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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the benefits of liquid cytology testing for cervical cancer since the roll-out of the technique started; how many women in each strategic health authority have been enrolled on human papilloma virus testing pilots; how many have...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the benefits of liquid cytology testing for cervical cancer since the roll-out of the technique started; [198917] (2) how many women in each strategic health authority have been enrolled on human papilloma virus testing pilots; how many have taken up liquid cytology testing for cervical cancer; and if he will make a statement; [198828] (3) what progress has been made with the introduction of human papilloma virus testing and liquid cytology testing; and what plans he has for future roll-out. [198862] Miss Melanie Johnson :[holding answers 17 November 2004]: Following the evaluation of a Government- funded pilot study of liquid based cytology (LBC), the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) concluded in October 2003 that this new technology should be rolled out across the national health service cervical screening programme. It will take five years to implement LBC across England, as all staff who read the tests or take the tests will have to be retrained. The Department is providing £7.2 million over the next two years to kick-start this process. We are starting by converting the 10 regional cytology training schools, which will then be able to train the rest of the programme. As at November 2004, nine out of the 10 training schools had been trained or had a specific date to begin their retraining. The tenth is awaiting a local decision on which system they will use. As LBC is rolled out, it will be subject to the same rigorous quality assurance procedures as the current programme, along with an annual statistical return. The NICE decision followed successful piloting of LBC for a 12 month period between 2001 and 2002 at three sites: North Bristol, Newcastle, and Norfolk and Norwich. The pilot sites have continued to use LBC, and latest figures for 2002-03 are shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Pilot site Eligible population Number of women screened using Coverage for 2002-03 1 LBC in 2002-03 (percentage) North Bristol Avon, Gloucestershire and 54,100 10,300 75.8 Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority (SHA) Newcastle Northumberland, Tyne and Wear SHA 62,800 16,800 81.6 Norfolk and Norwich Norfolk, Suffolk and 31,500 7,100 78.7 Cambridgeshire SHA _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Coverage for 2002-03 is defined as the percentage of eligible women in a population who have a screening test recorded in the last five years. In England, women aged 20 to 64 are invited for cervical screening every three to five years. Source: Statistical bulletin--cervical screening programme, England: 2002-03. As part of the LBC pilot, we also piloted the use of HPV testing as triage for women with mild or borderline test results. According to the official evaluation of the pilot, a total of 3,681 women received HPV tests across the three pilot sites. The advisory committee on cervical screening is now considering how best to take forward HPV testing in England, following consideration of the draft final report of the evaluation of the pilot.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1951-2W;426 c1956-7W; 198917;198828;198862

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the development of contaminated land. - Inc ref to www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/landquality/113813/ 672771/?version=1&lang=.e#.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198606; 426 c1669W;426 c1672W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the work undertaken by his Department's Green Minister in the last three months. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 November 2004

Reference

195017; 426 c169W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the health implications of the nutritional content of school meals.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 July 2004

Reference

182189; 423 c618W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work his Department's Green Minister has undertaken in the last three months in that role.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 July 2004

Reference

165444; 423 c611-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings his Department's Green Minister has attended in the last 12 months in that role.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 April 2004

Reference

420 c1223W; 165443

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list his Department's main suppliers of (a) copier paper, (b) stationery, (c) envelopes and (d) paper for reports; and if he will state (i) the name of each paper used and (ii) the recycled, and post-consumer recycled, content of...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 April 2004

Reference

165445; 420 c418W;420 c419W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to promote the delivery of sustainable development within Government.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 April 2004

Reference

165448; 420 c418W;420 c418-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the meetings at which his Department has been represented on the delivery of sustainable development across Government as coordinated by the Ministerial Sub-committee of Green Ministers.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 April 2004

Reference

165442; 420 c417-8W;420 c418W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on his Department's Sustainable Development Strategy. - Inc figures and ref to www.dh.gov.uk/AboutUs/AimsAndObjectives/Sustainable Development/fs/en.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 March 2004

For answer on

20 April 2004

Answered on

20 April 2004

Mrs. Calton: :To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on his Department's Sustainable Development Strategy. [165441] Miss Melanie Johnson: :The Department of Health's strategy on sustainable development and the environment is in line with the Government's overall sustainable development strategy, in which health ("expected healthy years of life") is one of the 15 key headline indicators. The Department is currently implementing a change programme which will result in shifting responsibility to the front line and focusing on providing strategic leadership to the National Health Service and social care. A review of the sustainable development strategy is currently under way as part of this process. The Department's strategy should be viewed in the context of overall health strategies. On-going actions to raise awareness, integrate sustainable development into policy making and to enhance operational activities for both the central Department and through advice to the NHS ensures that the Department continues to contribute to the Government's overall strategy on sustainable development. Progress is reported on the Department's website at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/About Us/AimsAndObjectives/SustainableDevelopment/fs/en The NHS Estates Agency (NHSE) and the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA)--both Executive Agencies of the Department--have their own sustainable development/environmental strategies in place. The NHSE has issued a New Environmental Strategy for the NHS and Sustainable Development in the NHS as guidance for the NHS. NHS PASA has a sustainable development policy which it published in February 2003. This policy describes the framework within which NHS PASA will conduct its activities in order to contribute towards global pursuits of sustainable development. There are links to these Agencies' websites at the above address.

Date

20 April 2004

Reference

165441; 420 c417W;420 c417-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the possibility of urine-based drug therapies providing a route for human-to-human transmission of (a) CJD and (b) other diseases.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2004

Reference

420 c229-30W;420 c230-1W; 162496

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the impact of changes to the levels of funding for vCJD surveillance in 2004-05. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 March 2004

Reference

419 c1521W;419 c1523W; 163895

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made by strategic health authorities of (a) the facilities available for drug maintenance and withdrawal, (b) the availability of licensed prescribers for heroin addicts and (c) the incidence of heroin use.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

153880; 418 c1329W;418 c1331W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department has given to schools relating to the effects of sun exposure; and what assessment has been made of the take-up of such guidance. - Inc figures and ref to 'Wired for Health' www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk and www.doh.gov.uk/sunsafe.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

418 c1326W;418 c1328W; 157801

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to publish information on waiting times for treatment of cancers not covered by NHS Cancer Plan targets before 2005; what progress has been made towards meeting the targets for cancer treatment in the NHS Cancer Plan. - Inc...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 2004

Reference

418 c1157-8W;418 c1173-4W; 157771;157773

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS will offer genetic testing of the complete BRCA2 gene instead of the current test.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 2004

Reference

418 c1025W;418 c1041W; 156897

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will increase funding for contraceptive services to ensure that (a) all methods of contraception including new methods are made available and (b) medical practitioners are able to prescribe emergency contraception in advance where appropriate; how much was spent on contraceptive...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 February 2004

For answer on

27 February 2004

Answered on

27 February 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will increase funding for contraceptive services to ensure that (a) all methods of contraception including new methods are made available and (b) medical practitioners are able to prescribe emergency contraception in advance where appropriate; [154431] (2) how much was spent on contraceptive services in each of the last five financial years. [154432] Miss Melanie Johnson: "Shifting the Balance of Power" has allowed primary care trusts (PCTs) to have the necessary financial flexibility to provide services to best meet local needs. This includes ensuring access to the full range of methods of contraception, including emergency contraception, according to need. In addition, the Government has boosted these resources by providing an extra £1 million to help improve access to contraceptive services. The table contains family planning expenditure figures for National Health Service trusts and PCTs for the last four financial years. However, around three quarters of contraceptive care is provided by general practitioners in primary care for which expenditure figures are not available. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Community based family planning NHS Trust expenditure Primary Care Trust expenditure Total expenditure 1998-99 65.9 n/a 65.9 1999-2000 70.5 n/a 70.5 2000-01 74.2 1.2 75.4 2001-02 57.8 19.9 77.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures rounded to one decimal place. Sources: Annual Financial Returns of NHS Trusts, 1998-99 to 2002-03. Annual Financial Returns of Primary Care Trusts, 2000-01 to 2002-03.

Date

27 February 2004

Reference

418 c601-2W;418 c621-2W; 154431;154432

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date the National Cancer Research Network expects to have all 300 patients recruited for the SPIRIT trial; what the status is of the SPIRIT trial into a cure for prostate cancer; how many centres have been approved to enter patients...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 February 2004

Reference

418 c470W;418 c490W; 154935;154936;154937

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 16th December 2003 to the honourable Member for Christchurch, Official Report, 415 c877W, on brachytherapy treatment, by what date the Department will have decided whether the treatment referred to is a suitable topic for referral to the...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 February 2004

Reference

418 c463-4W;418 c483-4W; 154938

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to prioritise contraceptive services within strategic health authorities' local delivery plans; what steps his Department (a) has taken over the last 12 months and (b) plans to take over the next 12 months to prioritise contraceptive...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 2004

Reference

418 c272-3W;418 c279-80W; 154429;154430;154433

House

House of Commons

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