Satvir Kaur MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Crohn's Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) medical support for and (b) access to medical support for people with Crohn's disease (i) in England and (ii) in Southampton.
Answer: NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time Programme on gastroenterology aims to reduce variations in care, increase early diagnosis and proactive management of Crohn’s disease and colitis, and increase access to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specialist...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of undiagnosed cardiovascular diseases and conditions in young people; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of undiagnosed c
Answer: Data on the number of undiagnosed cardiovascular diseases and conditions in young people is not held centrally as these conditions are undiagnosed. The National Health Service, however, offers screening to young persons, those aged under 35 years old, whe...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve diagnostic rates for cardiovascular conditions and diseases in young people in (a) Southampton and (b) England.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the biggest killers, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), and our Health Mission sets an ambition to reduce premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by 25% within a decade. The 10-Year Health Plan, once ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve lobular breast cancer outcomes.
Answer: Improving early diagnosis of cancer, including lobular breast cancer, is a priority for NHS England. We will improve cancer survival rates and hit all National Health Service cancer waiting time targets, so that no patient waits longer than they should.Th...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOxevisionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the roll-out of Oxevision in mental health hospitals on patient wellbeing.
Answer: NHS England has commissioned a rapid evidence review of vision based monitoring systems, which is available at the following link:https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03673-9These insights have been used to work in partnership...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: Preventive MedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of sepsis prevention (a) nationally and (b) in each local NHS trust.
Answer: Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test and presentation can vary, making it difficult to diagnose. Early intervention can prevent further deterioration of acutely unwell patients, to help mitigate negative outcomes.Recent evidence suggests that there is h...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support social workers.
Answer: We support social workers through our existing initiatives such as bursaries, which is the main funding route to support students studying Higher Education Institute courses, and the Assessed Supported Year in Employment, which provides support and assess...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMenopauseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) level and (b) quality of support provided by (i) GPs and the (ii) wider medical profession to women experiencing (A) peri-menopausal and (B) m
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service. Evidence from the women's health strategy call for evidence in 2021 identified difficulties accessing care due to lack of recognition of symptoms from bot...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing car-parking charges for NHS patients and staff.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential merits of removing car-parking charges for National Health Service patients and staff.All NHS trusts that charge for hospital car parking provide free parking to in-need groups, which include NHS staff working ...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on regional variations in (a) the speed of diagnosis and (b) health outcomes for blood cancer patients.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, including blood cancer. This is supported by NHS England’s key ambition on cancer, to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard, which sets a target of 28 days from urgent ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) speed and (b) accuracy of blood cancer diagnoses.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, including blood cancer. This is supported by NHS England’s key ambition on cancer, to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard, which sets a target of 28 days from urgent ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the survival rate of blood cancer patients.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster, including blood cancer. This is supported by NHS England’s key ambition on cancer, to meet the Faster Diagnosis Standard, which sets a target of 28 days from urgent ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSkin Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve outcomes for skin cancer patients.
Answer: To improve outcomes for skin cancer patients, NHS England is undertaking a number of interventions. This includes funding and programme management to support local cancer alliances in achieving the Faster Diagnosis Standard for skin cancer. NHS England pr...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBrain Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve outcomes for glioblastoma brain tumour patients.
Answer: NHS England and the Department are taking several steps to help improve outcomes for glioblastoma brain tumour patients. NHS England has worked with the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission to designate centres of excellence in the management of brain tumour...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: LegislationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require all vaping products to be (a) sold in plain packaging and (b) kept out of sight behind the counter.
Answer: As set out in the Kings Speech, the Government will soon introduce legislation which will impose limits on the sale and marketing of vapes, and stop future generations from becoming hooked on nicotine.The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will give ministers’ powers...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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