Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Addictions Strategy will include measures to prevent as well as treat alcohol addiction.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The scope of the United Kingdom cross-Government addiction strategy is still being developed but will consider a range of issues including drugs, alcohol and problem gambling. The Department will consider the emerging evidence around increased alcohol harms during the COVID-19 pandemic and what further action is needed as we develop the strategy.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
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 reduce the distance people in Congleton constituency have to travel to a covid-19 testing centre.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The nearest test centre to Congleton is the walk-through testing site at the Synetics Solutions car park in Stoke which is 7.8 miles away. The nearest drive-through site is the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke, 12.2 miles away.
Home testing enables anyone who cannot get to a testing site, such as those who are shielding, self-isolating, have mobility issues, live in very rural areas or are waiting for elective surgery, to take a test in their own home. We are continuously improving the testing service so that testing is accessible to all.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
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 ensure that the closure of a covid-19 testing centre is communicated to people travelling to attend a pre-booked test at that centre in (a) England and (b) Congleton constituency.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
When we are alerted to a site closure /change we will send out a SMS message to all people who have a booked test via the portal. If a testing site reports that it must close due circumstances, we offer an alternative nearby testing centre if slots are available, or we will ask people to rebook their test.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what reports his Department has received from NHS trusts on women attending a hospital for haemorrhaging after an early medical abortion in each of the last five years.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The attached table shows the number of reported haemorrhage complications after early medical abortions for residents of England and Wales. The information is based on abortion notification forms (HSA4) submitted by clinics and hospitals to the Chief Medical Officer at the Department. Data for 2020 are provisional and are subject to change.
Complications are reported up to the time of discharge from the place of termination, therefore complications that occur after discharge may not be recorded.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, where residents in Congleton constituency will be able to access a long covid clinic.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
NHS England has provided £10 million for a network of clinics to support patients suffering with the long-term symptoms of COVID-19 and there are now 69 operating across England. Nine of these clinics are situated in the North West of England.
NHS England published details of the of current clinics locations on 18 December at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/2020/12/long-covid-patients-to-get-help-at-more-than-60-clinics/
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
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 1 July 2019 to Question 269708, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' steps to prevent foetal pain since July 2019.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department does not set clinical practice. To support clinical practice, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has considered the issue of fetal pain and awareness in its guidelines on ‘The Care of Women Requesting Induced Abortion’ and ‘Fetal Awareness: Review of Research and Recommendations for Practice’, which are available at the following links:
https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/abortion-guideline_web_1.pdf
https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/rcogfetalawarenesswpr0610.pdf
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when a decision is planned to be made on renewing the Thalidomide Health Grant.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The current multi-year settlement continues for a further three years running until the end of the 2022/23 financial year. Officials are continuing to meet with the Thalidomide Trust to discuss ongoing health needs after the end of the current Grant.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
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 increase the availability of covid-19 tests for people in Congleton constituency.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department is working to increase the availability of COVID-19 testing in Congleton and the United Kingdom through the expansion of the testing network through home testing, regional and local testing sites and mobile testing units which travel the UK.
The nearest test centre to Congleton is the walk-through testing site at the Synetics Solutions Car Park in Stoke. The nearest drive through site is at the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings the Government has had with abortion providers to monitor the evidence on the safety of abortion pills taken at home since 30 March 2020.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government has had nine meetings with abortion providers and four meetings with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to monitor the evidence on the safety of abortion pills taken at home since 30 March 2020.
Asked by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings the Government has had with the Care Quality Commission to monitor the evidence on the safety of abortion pills taken at home since 30 March 2020
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government has had nine meetings with abortion providers and four meetings with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to monitor the evidence on the safety of abortion pills taken at home since 30 March 2020.