Asked by: Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle allegations of bullying and harassment of staff in the NHS and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Steve Barclay
The Government is committed to supporting National Health Service organisations in their responsibility for tackling allegations of bullying and harassment of staff in the NHS, having committed to this in its manifesto.
The national Social Partnership Forum (SPF) chaired by Departmental ministers, has been leading a ‘Collective Call to Action’ campaign aimed at achieving leadership and cultural change to tackle bullying; supporting staff to respectfully challenge problem behaviours; and encouraging organisations to publish their plans and progress so staff, patients and the public can hold them to account.
This will build on the wide range of advice, guidance and good practice available to employers which can be found at the following link:
Asked by: Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on life insurance policies for people suffering from (a) long term medical conditions and (b) muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Steve Brine
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care meets Cabinet colleagues regularly to discuss a number of different issues.
Asked by: Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the level of spending on research into the causes and treatment of dementia; if he will make a statement.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The Government remains strongly committed to supporting research into dementia and the United Kingdom research community is playing a significant role in the global effort to find a cure or a major disease-modifying treatment by 2025.
In the Challenge on Dementia 2020, the Government has committed to double spending on research by 2020. This is equivalent to around £60 million per annum and we have met and exceeded this to date. Much of the investment is for research to better understand the nature of dementia, to inform development of future treatments and ways to prevent the onset of the condition.
Asked by: Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2018 to Question 170887 on Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry, when his Department will respond to findings and recommendations made in the Child Migration Programmes report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Matt Hancock
We are currently carefully considering the findings and recommendations made in the Child Migration Programmes report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and will respond in due course.
Asked by: Lord Coaker (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to improve the early diagnosis of lung cancer; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Steve Brine
NHS England has made £200 million transformation funding available over two years to drive earlier diagnosis and support people living with and beyond cancer.
A number of initiatives are in place to improve early diagnosis of cancer, including lung cancer:
- NHE England is implementing the nationally agreed rapid assessment and diagnostic pathways for lung, prostate and colorectal cancers, ensuring that patients get timely access to the latest diagnosis and treatment.
- Public Health England ran a national Be Clear On Cancer respiratory symptoms campaign from April to August 2017, focusing on the symptoms of persistent cough and breathlessness. The campaign covered lung cancer along with other conditions such as heart disease and other lung disease. Further information is available at:
https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/16-be-clear-on-cancer/overview
- NHS England is also trialling new ways of diagnosing cancers faster and earlier, including through pilot programmes offering low dose computed tomography scanning based on an assessment of lung cancer risk in clinical commissioning groups with low lung cancer survival rates.