Written questions by Thomas.

What steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate GP services in areas of high housing development.

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What steps his Department is taking to ensure patients are given adequate warning by GPs before they are deregistered.

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What steps his Department is taking to ensure patients (a) preparing for and (b) recovering from a major surgery are not deregistered by their GP.

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What steps his Department is taking to improve the NHS online GP booking service, Anima, with specific reference to people experiencing mental health conditions.

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What steps his Department is taking to improve the NHS online GP booking service, Anima, for patients.

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What steps is he taking to help ensure funding for services for unpaid carers is sustainable.

The Government recognises the vital role of unpaid carers and is committed to ensuring they have the support they need.The Care Act 2014 sets out local authorities’ duties regarding people caring for their family and friends.Local authorities are required...

What assessment has the Department made of adequacy of respite breaks for unpaid carers.

The Government recognises the vital role unpaid carers play and is committed to ensuring they have access to the support they need, including opportunities for respite.Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have a duty to assess carers who appear to h...

What steps he is taking to ensure NHS contractors such as HealthHarmonie are regularly monitored.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) registers, inspects, and monitors health and care providers in England.Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for assuring the quality, effectiveness, and value of the services they commission for their populations...

Whether the current in-development framework regarding the regulation of AI in healthcare will introduce a medical device classification for AI software requiring external assessment, and whether t

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is currently undertaking a programme of regulatory reform for medical devices. This includes ensuring there is proportionate regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) as a medical device, whi...

What steps he is taking to ensure patient data privacy regarding the use of AI software in the NHS.

The Government is committed to ensuring that patient data is protected to the highest standards as artificial intelligence (AI) is adopted across the National Health Service. All use of data remains subject to UK General Data Protection Regulation, suppor...

What steps he is taking to limit the transfer of patient data to overseas contractors.

There are strong protections in law to ensure that health and care information is used in a safe, secure, and legal way. This includes the UK General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018, which establishes a legal framework for processi...

What steps is he taking to strengthen protections against unauthorised access to patient data.

All organisations that have access to National Health Service patient data and systems must use the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) to provide assurance on an annual basis that they are practising good data security and that personal informati...

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising lobular breast cancer as a distinct disease in the NICE Treatment Guidelines.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is not currently producing guidance specifically on lobular breast cancer. Patients with invasive lobular breast cancer can access NICE-recommended targeted treatments on the same basis as other...

What steps his Department is taking to improve (a) detection and (b) diagnosis of specifically lobular breast cancer.

The Department is committed to getting the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients, including those with lobular breast cancer, survive this horrible set of diseases. There are multiple NHS initiative...

What steps he is taking to improve (a) treatment and (b) care for patients suffering from non-alcoholic cirrhosis.

Liver health and liver cancer remain a priority for the National Health Service. NHS England has established a liver transformation programme focussing on awareness, prevention, diagnosis, detection, and treatment of all forms of liver disease, such as ci...

What plans his Department has to increase funding for liver disease, including non-alcoholic cirrhosis care.

Services to manage and treat patients with liver disease are commissioned at a local level and are considered alongside other healthcare priorities. Specific investment in services is decided locally, reflecting local population need.The liver transformat...

What steps he is taking to improve diagnosis for non-alcoholic cirrhosis.

Liver health and liver cancer remain a priority for the National Health Service. NHS England has established a liver transformation programme focussing on awareness, prevention, diagnosis, detection, and treatment of all forms of liver disease, such as ci...

What steps he is taking to improve stroke treatment.

The Government set an ambition to reduce premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by a quarter in the next ten years. To accelerate progress and tackle unwarranted variation across the country, we will publish a new Cardiovascular Disease Modern ...

What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of current statistics for stroke treatment in England.

The Government set an ambition to reduce premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by a quarter in the next ten years. To accelerate progress and tackle unwarranted variation across the country, we will publish a new Cardiovascular Disease Modern ...

Whether his Department is taking steps to increase funding for stroke aftercare.

The Government set an ambition to reduce premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by a quarter in the next ten years. To accelerate progress and tackle unwarranted variation across the country, we will publish a new Cardiovascular Disease Modern ...