Gill Furniss MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Cardiovascular Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publication of the cardiovascular disease Modern Service Framework.
Answer: The Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework (CVD MSF) is being finalised to ensure it reflects the strongest available evidence and is due to be published soon.The CVD MSF will support consistent, high quality, and equitable care whilst fostering ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: MenopauseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has identified links between menopause and a heightened risk of suicide; and what support his Department provides to safeguard the mental health of women reaching menopause.
Answer: Menopause can have a significant impact on a woman’s mental health, and low mood and anxiety are recognised symptoms that some women may experience during the perimenopause and menopause.The Department recognises the importance of ensuring that women expe...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: MenopauseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the mental health of women going through (a) menopause, (b) perimenopause and (c) hormonal treatment related to menopause.
Answer: The Government recognises the impact menopause can have on women’s lives.The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy identifies menopause as a core women’s health priority, recognising its impact on women’s health, wellbeing, work, and quality of life. The strate...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHeart Valve Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of treatment delays on outcomes for patients with heart valve disease.
Answer: We recognise the importance of reducing waiting times. We are making progress - hitting our target of 65% against the 18 week standard this March and delivering largest single month elective performance improvement in 17 years - excluding the pandemic. Ou...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include metrics on endometriosis diagnostic times, access to imaging, menopause prescribing, treatment review and referral variation in the women’s health data dashb
Answer: The women's health data dashboard is available on the NHS Futures website and is available to anyone working within the health and care sector who requires insight into women's health. The dashboard records need, access, outcomes, and experiences across a...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure that Integrated Care Boards have clear pathways for access to specialist menopause advice and escalation for complex cases, including premature ovarian insuf
Answer: The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy, published in April 2026, committed to redesigning clinical pathways, including for menopause.These redesigned pathways will create roadmaps for health systems to use and adapt for local needs that will enable women to ...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that menopause training is included in routine primary care continuing professional development and the women’s health workforce model to ensure consis
Answer: The Government recognises the ongoing need to ensure healthcare practitioners have sufficient knowledge of women’s health, including menopause, to provide the best possible care.General practitioners (GPs) are responsible for ensuring their own clinical k...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of single points of access for non-urgent gynaecology referrals, specialist ultrasound and community diagnostic routes on reducing di
Answer: From October 2026, all providers, supported by integrated care boards, are expected to ensure that all appropriate requests and referrals flow through a Single Point of Access (SPoA) model, to support patients to receive rapid specialist assessment and a ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Integrated Care Boards to implement NICE guideline NG73 on endometriosis in primary care, including training for GPs and practice nurses on recognisin
Answer: The Government acknowledges the importance of ensuring healthcare professionals are adequately trained and educated on women’s health conditions, including endometriosis, and we have taken action to address this.NHS England encourages adherence to guidanc...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurofibromatosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, a) what steps are being taken to inform those living with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) that they are entitled to earlier screening for breast cancer, and b) what steps are being taken to improve
Answer: This Government is committed to improving cancer screening services in line with the National Cancer Plan and as part of the 10-Year Health Plan’s shift from treatment to prevention.Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) affects individuals differently. An indivi...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the review into the Carr-Hill formula accounts for GP translation service costs.
Answer: The review of the general practice (GP) funding formula, the Carr-Hill formula, is being conducted by the National Institute for Health and Care Research. The purpose of the review is to ensure that funding for GPs is distributed equitably and is targeted...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language Disorders: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of providing training to mental health teams on support to children with lifelong speech and language difficulties.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care is working closely with the Department for Education and NHS England to improve access to community health services, including speech and language therapy, for children and young people with special educational nee...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed access to specialist heart valve treatment has on (a) avoidable unscheduled hospitalisations, (b) deaths on waiting lists and (c) othe
Answer: No specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of delayed access to specialist heart valve disease (HVD) treatment on avoidable unscheduled hospitalisations, deaths on waiting lists, or other patient outcomes.Cutting waiting times, including...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAortic Stenosis: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has made an estimate of the number and proportion of women diagnosed with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who receive timely treatment compared to men.
Answer: The following table shows the count of elective hospital admissions where there was a primary diagnosis of 'aortic stenosis', by patient gender, as well as the median duration from the receipt of referral by the hospital to admission for 2022/23 to 2024/2...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Sign LanguageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the switch from analogue to digital health services is inclusive of people whose first language is British Sign Language.
Answer: The Government has set out a commitment to make the NHS App British Sign Language accessible in the 10-Year Health Plan, which covers the period to 2035.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: British Sign LanguageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure greater provision of British Sign Language across the NHS.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning services to meet the needs of their local population, which includes responsibility for ensuring that there is adequate provision of British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters to support patients in t...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Personal BudgetsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure councils implement the requirements of the Care Act 2014 on Individual Service Funds.
Answer: Under the Care Act 2014, everyone whose needs are met by the local authority (LA) must receive a personal budget as part of the care and support plan. The budget sets out how much of the cost of care will be met by the LA and how much will be met by the a...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delayed access to specialist heart valve treatment on (a) avoidable unscheduled hospitalisations, (b) deaths on the waiting lists, and (c) oth
Answer: The Department has not made any specific assessment of the impact of delayed heart valve treatment on avoidable unscheduled hospitalisations, deaths on the waiting lists, and other patient outcomes.It is unacceptable that so many patients have been let do...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure earlier (a) detection and (b) treatment of heart valve disease is prioritised within NHS long-term planning.
Answer: In line with the goals of the 10-Year Health Plan, NHS England has already undertaken measures to improve the early detection of heart valve disease (HVD). These include:commissioning the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society to develop a new referral form ...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to raise awareness of (a) heart valve disease and (b) its symptoms among the (i) population and (ii) healthcare professionals.
Answer: Continuous improvements have been made in the heart valve disease (HVD) pathway for service users, but there remains unwarranted variation and inequalities in terms of care for patients with HVD for example in access to surgery for aortic stenosis, a form...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures in the NHS 10 Year Plan will support earlier diagnosis of heart valve disease in primary and community care settings.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan sets out the three big shifts the National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from sickness to prevention. All three shifts are relevant to improving outcomes fo...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that regions where (a) cancer outcomes are poorer and (b) research infrastructure is historically underfunded receive a fair share of national cancer r
Answer: The Department is committed to funding health and care research via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) across England, and to ensuring that the research we support is inclusive and representative of the populations we serve. We kn...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of expanding prehabilitation and rehabilitation services in cancer care on (a) NHS costs and (b) patient outcomes.
Answer: The Department and NHS England are taking a number of steps to support systems to deliver cost-effective, lifesaving prehabilitation and rehabilitation services. Local planning for prehabilitation and rehabilitation services is devolved to National Health...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Cancer Plan will include measures to expand innovations in cancer screening initiatives to ensure more people from deprived areas are encouraged to participate.
Answer: Early diagnosis is a key focus of the National Cancer Plan, which will build on the shifts in care set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, to diagnose cancers earlier. Through the 10-Year Health Plan, we will make it easier for people to access cancer screeni...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to implement automatic enrolment into stop smoking support at (a) A&E departments, (b) cancer screening appointments, (c) mental health services and (d) other NHS touc
Answer: As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan for England, we are committed to ensuring all hospitals integrate ‘opt-out’ smoking cessation interventions into routine care. As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England has prioritised and put new funding out to ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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