Helen Hayes MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Dentistry: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support prospective students training to become Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons with the costs of dual degree qualifications.
Answer: A qualification in both medicine and dentistry is required to become an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon.If studying medicine or dentistry as a first degree, domestic students can access student loans from Student Finance England (SFE) from years one to fou...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the existing Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon training pathway.
Answer: No assessment has been made. To become an oral maxillofacial surgeon, surgeons will need to meet the requirements of both the General Medical Council and General Dental Council, who are responsible for the standard of training for doctors and dentists res...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan to reduce vacancy rates for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the vacancy rate for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon training posts or consultant positions.We will publish a refreshed workforce plan to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade,...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the vacancy rate of (a) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon training posts and (b) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon consultants.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the vacancy rate for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon training posts or consultant positions.We will publish a refreshed workforce plan to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade,...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on increasing the use of symptomatic FIT for patients with suspected bowel cancer symptoms within General Practice.
Answer: The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening program currently invites people aged 56 to 74 years old for a screening every two years. However, this age cohort is being expanded to people aged 50 to 74 years old in 2025, with the use of Faecal Immunochemical Test kits ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBowel Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make the data on the use of symptomatic FIT for patients with suspected bowel cancer symptoms across each ICB publicly available.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data at an integrated care board level, however, data for the number of lower gastrointestinal referrals, at a practice level, with a Faecal Immunochemical Test attached, is publicly available through the Investment and Im...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total amount of research funding spent on lobular breast cancer research was in 2023- 2024.
Answer: The Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 2023/24, reflecting its high priority.We...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total amount of research funding spent on lobular breast cancer research was in 2022- 2023.
Answer: The Department invests £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 2023/24, reflecting its high priority.We...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Health: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when does he plans to publish allocations of the Public Health Grant for 2025-26.
Answer: The Government published the 2025/26 Public Health Grant allocations to local authorities on 7 February. Further details are available on the GOV.UK website.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure early identification of cardiac problems in young people.
Answer: NHS England has published a suite of national service specifications and standards for Paediatric Cardiac Services, which define the standards of care expected from organisations funded by NHS England, to support and improve the diagnosis and treatment of...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of rolling out cardiac screening to young people.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) last reviewed screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under 39 years old in 2019 and concluded that screening should not be offered. More information on the review is available at the following link:...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStreptococcus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of a (a) safe and (b) effective Group B Streptococcus vaccine.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency’s Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC) has been supporting the creation of a safe and effective maternal vaccine for Group B Streptococcus (GBS).A maternal vaccine for GBS, which protects infants from both the ear...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStreptococcus: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the results of the GBS3 trial can be acted upon (a) quickly and (b) effectively.
Answer: Recruitment to the GBS3 trial ended in May 2024. The researchers are analysing the data, and a report is expected in Summer 2025. The UK National Screening Committee Secretariat is in close and regular contact with the researchers. The committee will revi...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordStreptococcus: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with Group B Strep Support to discuss the importance of (a) early and (b)consistent diagnosis of Group B Streptococcus.
Answer: Recruitment to the GBS3 trial ended in May 2024. The researchers are analysing the data, and a report is expected in Summer 2025. The UK National Screening Committee Secretariat is in close and regular contact with the researchers. The committee will revi...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAntenatal Care: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of early pregnancy services in A&E departments (a) at weekends and (b) overnight.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the adequacy of the availability of early pregnancy services in accident and emergency departments. It is vital that women seeking support, including in early pregnancy, get the care they need. We will continue to work with ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAntenatal CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent guidance his Department has issued to NHS Foundation Trusts on the provision of early pregnancy services (a) at weekends and (b) overnight.
Answer: The Government is determined to make sure all women and babies receive safe, personalised, and compassionate care, particularly when things go wrong.We will continue to work with NHS England to ensure that we listen to women and their families, and learn ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Employment Tribunals ServiceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across the NHS in each of the last five years.
Answer: This information is not held centrally by the Department or NHS England. No estimate has been made on the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across the National Health Service in the last five years.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Care LeaversDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of NHS prescriptions for care leavers aged between 18 and 25.
Answer: There has been no recent assessment of the feasibility of extending free prescriptions to care leavers aged between 18 and 25 years old.
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government and Social Care OmbudsmanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on the proportion of cases referred to the Ombudsman from the independent care sector.
Answer: The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulations 2014) requires that anyone who has seen or experienced poor-quality care must have a route available to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care.To meet this requirement, adult social...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government and Social Care OmbudsmanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that social care providers make their clients aware of the services provided by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
Answer: The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulations 2014) requires that anyone who has seen or experienced poor-quality care must have a route available to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care.To meet this requirement, adult social...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBrain Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 900033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve treatment for people with a glioblastoma brain tumour.
Answer: Like so many Hon. members across the House, I dearly miss the late Baroness McDonagh, who was sadly taken from us by glioblastoma. I’m determined to improve overall survival rates and treatment for rarer cancers like these and I met with officials and lea...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
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