Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
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 23 May 2018 to Question 146303, on Nutrition: Health Education, when (a) Public Health England and (b) Government bodies plan to respond to the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition’s final advice on saturated fat.
Answered by Steve Brine
The final Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) report on saturated fats and health is expected to be published in 2019. Following receipt of SACN’s final report, Public Health England and Government bodies will consider whether Government advice on saturated fats requires updating and will advise health ministers accordingly.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of clinical appointments provided at the NHS clinics co-located on the sites of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield in each of the last five years.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
No estimation of appointments at the National Health Service clinics co-located on the sites of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield for the last five years has been made.
Activity data surrounding appointments is routinely captured within Hospital Episode Statistics at a trust level rather by individual site.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 18 April 2018, Official Report, column 190WH, on Austerity: Life Expectancy, if he will publish the evidence referred to relating to other European countries.
Answered by Steve Brine
Chapter Four of The Health Profile for England, published in July 2017, presents data comparing the life expectancy for the United Kingdom with that of other European countries for 2015. Chapter 4: European comparisons is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england/chapter-4-european-comparisons
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the role of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield in the future of the NHS.
Answered by Steve Brine
The Department will not be making any assessment of the role of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) in the future of the National Health Service. The Department provided a capital grant to establish the NCSEM in 2013. Upon its establishment, Public Health England inherited the oversight of the capital funding spend on behalf of the Government. This formal role ended upon completion of the final works in 2016.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of clinical appointments provided at the NHS clinics co-located on the sites of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield in each of the last five years.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
No estimation of appointments at the National Health Service clinics co-located on the sites of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield for the last five years has been made.
Activity data surrounding appointments is routinely captured within Hospital Episode Statistics at a trust level rather by individual site.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the co-location of NHS services at the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield increased the provision of musculoskeletal services.
Answered by Steve Brine
No specific assessment has been made.
The National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) is a London 2012 Olympic legacy commitment that aims to improve the health of the nation through sport, exercise and physical activity.
In Sheffield, the NCSEM is a partnership consisting of 12 stakeholders that represent all elements of civic life in the city. The vision is to create a culture of physical activity that sees Sheffield become the most active city in the United Kingdom by 2020.
As a way of enhancing the role of physical activity as a viable treatment option in National Health Service care, existing clinical services were re-located (where appropriate and practical) into the NCSEM facilities. At these centres patients receive their usual NHS care but do so in an environment that promotes physical activity.
On an annual basis around 80,000 patients are referred to one of the NCSEM Sheffield centres at Graves, Concord or Thorncliffe. The vast majority of these referrals are for musculoskeletal service-related conditions. This is considered an important marker of success for the partnership and underlines the commitment to delivering the NCSEM and musculoskeletal vision in Sheffield.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield on (a) the health of NHS staff, (b) the well-being of NHS staff and (c) the finances of participating NHS trusts.
Answered by Steve Brine
No specific assessment has been made.
The National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM) is a London 2012 Olympic legacy commitment that aims to improve the health of the nation through sport, exercise and physical activity.
In Sheffield, the NCSEM is a partnership consisting of 12 stakeholders that represent all elements of civic life in the city. The vision is to create a culture of physical activity that sees Sheffield become the most active city in the United Kingdom by 2020.
As a way of enhancing the role of physical activity as a viable treatment option in National Health Service care, existing clinical services were re-located (where appropriate and practical) into the NCSEM facilities. At these centres patients receive their usual NHS care but do so in an environment that promotes physical activity.
On an annual basis around 80,000 patients are referred to one of the NCSEM Sheffield centres at Graves, Concord or Thorncliffe. The vast majority of these referrals are for musculoskeletal service-related conditions. This is considered an important marker of success for the partnership and underlines the commitment to delivering the NCSEM and musculoskeletal vision in Sheffield.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role the National Centre for Sports and Medicine in Sheffield in utilising technology to increase physical activity in the school yard.
Answered by Steve Brine
The Department has not carried out any assessment of this specific project nor the breadth of other works that the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine undertake to increase physical activity.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) NHS England's and (b) NICE's dietary advice is under review.
Answered by Steve Brine
NHS England provided the guidance ‘Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration (2015-2018)’ to support commissioning of nutrition and hydration needs in acute services and the community. NHS England has no plans to issue any further guidance at this time. Commissioners will be expected to continue to give due regard to the existing guidance, which remains relevant.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a number of guidelines which include recommendations on diet. In 2015 NICE published a “Preventing excess weight gain” guideline which provides dietary advice for children, young people and adults this guidance was checked in 2017 and an update is planned. There are separate NICE guidelines on Maternal and Child Nutrition and an update is planned.
The Government’s dietary advice is based on Public Health England’s Eatwell Guide which sets out the Government’s advice on a healthy balanced diet. The Eatwell Guide was updated in 2016 to reflect the recommendations made by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition in their 2015 report on Carbohydrates and Health.
Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has any plans to review the effectiveness of the dietary advice provided by NHS England.
Answered by Steve Brine
There are currently no plans to review the effectiveness of the NHS England’s dietary advice which is provided to commissioners via ‘Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration (2015-2018)’. This guidance was developed in conjunction with key partners including the British Dietetic Association and the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Commissioners will be expected to continue to give due regard to the existing guidance, which remains relevant.
It is difficult to assess the direct contribution that policy tools, such as the Eatwell Guide, have on eating habits due to the range of influences affecting dietary choices. Therefore, no assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Eatwell Guide to directly alter eating habits.