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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 inform men (a) about the known risk factors for prostate cancer and (b) on whether they should ask their doctor for a prostate specific antigen test.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 January 2004

For answer on

6 February 2004

Answered on

6 February 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to inform men (a) about the known risk factors for prostate cancer and (b) on whether they should ask their doctor for a prostate specific antigen test. [152543] Miss Melanie Johnson: We want men to know what their prostate is and what can go wrong with it. We have provided funding for the following to increase public awareness of prostate cancer: Section 64 grant to the Prostate Cancer Charity to increase available information about prostate cancer. Section 64 grant to the Prostate Cancer Charity to improve awareness of the risks and symptoms of prostate cancer in African and Afro-Caribbean men in Britain. The database of individual patient experiences in prostate cancer. We have also set up the Prostate Cancer Advisory Group (PCAG) to ensure better collaboration and communication between the Department, the voluntary sector, patient and professional groups and to advise Ministers, the National Cancer Director and the Department on the development of policy on prostate cancer. One of the first actions of the PCAG was the formation of a sub-group to look specifically at the public awareness of prostate cancer. The prostate cancer risk management programme ensures that men considering a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer are given information concerning the benefits, limitations and risks associated with having the test. Evidence based primary care resource packs have been provided to all GPs to aid them in counselling men who are concerned about prostate cancer, enabling the man to make an informed choice on whether to take a PSA test.

Date

6 February 2004

Reference

417 c1124W; 152543

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to produce a public information campaign to raise awareness of endometriosis.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 September 2003

Reference

124189; 410 c185-6W

House

House of Commons

BREAST CANCER IN THE OVER 50'S

That this House supports Breast Cancer's 80 over 50 breast awareness campaign; notes that 80 per cent. of breast cancer cases occur in women over the age of 50; notes that research undertaken by Breast Cancer Care and Boots the Chemist shows that older women have a low awareness of...

Primary sponsor

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

8 September 2003

Reference

1639

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on after-care support, with particular reference to (a) housing, (b) education and (c) employment for those treated for alcohol dependency; what discussions he has had with the drinks industry on the labelling of alcoholic...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 June 2003

For answer on

20 June 2003

Answered on

20 June 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on after-care support, with particular reference to (a) housing, (b) education and (c) employment for those treated for alcohol dependency; [119905] (2) what discussions he has had with the drinks industry on the labelling of alcoholic drinks (a) to indicate alcohol units and (b) with health warnings; [119908] (3) what steps he is taking to ensure that those with alcohol dependency who are receiving treatment (a) receive medical intervention and (b) have the causes of their dependency addressed.; [119944] (4) whether it is his policy that the maximum target waiting time for those with alcohol dependency should be no longer than three weeks from time of referral to receipt for treatment; [119945] (5) what steps he will take to ensure that accessible and suitable treatment services for alcohol dependency are provided to everyone who needs them; [119946] (6) whether it is his policy to designate the tackling of alcohol dependency as having the same priority as addressing drug abuse. [119947] Miss Melanie Johnson: My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, in close collaboration with other Government Departments, including the Department of Health, is currently developing the national alcohol harm reduction strategy, which will sit alongside the national drugs strategy. The Strategy Unit is due to publish an interim analysis of the harms associated with alcohol misuse in the summer. The final report, which will set out the cross-Governmental alcohol harm reduction strategy, is planned for publication in the autumn. As part of this project the Strategy Unit and the then Under-Secretary of State for Health, my hon. Friend the Member for Salford (Ms Blears), have had on-going discussions with all relevant stakeholders, including the alcoholic drinks industry. There is currently no specific maximum waiting time target for treatment for those with alcohol dependency. However the final report will consider a wide variety of issues around treatment and support for those dependent on alcohol, and will then move to consider specific policy issues, including unit and warning labelling. Provision of appropriate health service provision is the responsibility of local commissioners of services based on assessment of need. There is a wide range of services available for those with alcohol problems requiring treatment. Medical management is available in primary and secondary care. Specialist services provide a range of psychotherapeutic interventions focusing on alcohol use and the wider contributory factors to development of dependence.

Date

20 June 2003

Reference

407 c477-8W;407 c478-9W; 119905;119908;119944;119945;119946;119947

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been spent on the Food Standards Agency's food hygiene campaign; and how much money has been allocated for the campaign over the next five years. - Includes figure.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

88720; 397 c488W;397 c486W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research projects focusing on (a) the link between physical activity and the development of breast cancer, (b) diet and the development of breast cancer and (c) breast cancer prevention his Department is funding; and if he will make a statement. -...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 December 2002

For answer on

13 January 2003

Answered on

13 January 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research projects focusing on (a) the link between physical activity and the development of breast cancer, (b) diet and the development of breast cancer and (c) breast cancer prevention his Department is funding; and if he will make a statement. [88716] Ms Blears: The Medical Research Council (MRC), which receives its funding from the Department of Trade and Industry via the Office of Science and Technology, is the main agency through which the Government supports research on the causes and treatments of disease, including all types of cancer. The Department of Health contributes to the strategies and priorities of the MRC by meeting the national health service costs of the MRC's research (and of charity funded research). The Department also directly funds research to support policy development in health and social care, and to support effective practice in the NHS. In terms of directly funded research, the Department's main focus is on interventions to promote healthy living, including diet and physical exercise, and on research on breast cancer screening. For example, the Department is funding research projects with the following titles: A health impact assessment of agricultural policy, using the impact on fruit and vegetable consumption as a case study; Reducing inequalities in health and diet: the impact of a food retail development--a pilot study; Field co-ordination in health promotion linked to the Cochrane Collaboration. The Department also funds a programme of work at the cancer screening evaluation unit, which evaluates the effectiveness of screening. Part of this programme includes work on breast cancer screening. There are plans for an observational individual-based study of the efficacy of the breast screening programme. The Department provides joint funding for the age trial, on the effect on breast cancer mortality of annual screening from age 40. Over 75 per cent. of the Department's total expenditure on all health research, including on cancer, is devolved to NHS organisations and details are not routinely collected centrally. Summary information about this research is available on the national research register, which is on the web at www.doh.gov.uk/ research. The Department is a member of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI). The recent NCRI report "Strategic Analysis 2002" analysed most of the directly funded research of Government and charity funders. The analyses revealed relatively low sums spent on cancer prevention, which has prompted the NCRI to set up a strategic planning group to look at this area to see what further research may be possible and what extra resources might be needed to bring this about. The Department will be working in partnership with its Government and charity cancer research funding partners to take this work forward.

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

88716; 397 c484-5W;397 c482-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money has been spent by the Government on sexual health in each of the last six years. - Includes table and fact that prior to development of the sexual health and HIV strategy there was no central department budget for...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 December 2002

For answer on

9 January 2003

Answered on

9 January 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been spent by the Government on sexual health in each of the last six years. [86569] Ms Blears: Prior to the development of the sexual health and HIV strategy, there was no central departmental budget for sexual health. Funding was available under the Section 64 General Scheme (section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968) and other central budgets to fund a variety of projects and organisations involved in sexual health provision and health promotion. Allocations for HIV/AIDS, which were mainstreamed from April 2002; are shown in the table. Following publication of the sexual health and HIV strategy, new investment of £47.5 million was announced to support initiatives in the strategy. During 2001-02, we invested £5.5 million to prepare for implementation. During 2002-03, we have invested a further £14 million, including over £5 million in genito- urinary medicine services, £1.5 million to roll out the chlamydia screening programme and £2 million to launch the national .information campaign. The vast majority of funding for sexual health services is from mainstream national health service allocations to health authorities, up to March 2002, and primary care trusts. HIV/AIDS funding, England £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. NHS Local authorities Voluntary sector 1996-97 237.7 13.7 1.63 1997-98 251.9 13.7 1.52 1998-99 281.4 13.7 1.58 1999-2000 286.4 15.5 1.60 2000-01 289.4 16.0 1.32 2001-02 331.0 16.5 1.16 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

9 January 2003

Reference

397 c331W; 86569

House

House of Commons

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