Written Question
Tuesday 24th May 2016
Asked by:
Ben Howlett (Conservative - Bath)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the maximum distance recommended by NHS England is for people with severe asthma to travel to receive day-case treatment.
Answered by Jane Ellison
NHS England commissions severe asthma services in line with national specifications to ensure that patient numbers are sufficient to support safe, quality service provision. It is revising the severe asthma service specification which is expected to be published later in 2016.
Nationally there are 27 trusts that have identified themselves as providing severe asthma services.
NHS England does not specify travel distances for patients attending treatment for severe asthma.
Written Question
Tuesday 24th May 2016
Asked by:
Ben Howlett (Conservative - Bath)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist centres for asthma are recognised by NHS England.
Answered by Jane Ellison
NHS England commissions severe asthma services in line with national specifications to ensure that patient numbers are sufficient to support safe, quality service provision. It is revising the severe asthma service specification which is expected to be published later in 2016.
Nationally there are 27 trusts that have identified themselves as providing severe asthma services.
NHS England does not specify travel distances for patients attending treatment for severe asthma.
Written Question
Tuesday 24th May 2016
Asked by:
Ben Howlett (Conservative - Bath)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what treatments are commissioned by specialist centres for severe asthma.
Answered by Jane Ellison
NHS England commissions severe asthma services in line with national specifications to ensure that patient numbers are sufficient to support safe, quality service provision. It is revising the severe asthma service specification which is expected to be published later in 2016.
Nationally there are 27 trusts that have identified themselves as providing severe asthma services.
NHS England does not specify travel distances for patients attending treatment for severe asthma.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 May 2016
Junior Doctors Contract
"As the Secretary of State knows, my brother and his wife were junior doctors when they made the decision to move to New Zealand a long while ago because of the long-standing cultural problems within the NHS. They will be very pleased indeed about the announcement yesterday about couples potentially …..."Ben Howlett - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 25 Apr 2016
Meningitis B Vaccine
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered e-petition 108072 relating to the meningitis B vaccine.
As ever, it is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard, and it is also a pleasure to see such a high level of interest in this debate from colleagues …..."Ben Howlett - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 25 Apr 2016
Meningitis B Vaccine
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention; as ever, he is fast off the mark in intervening. I agree that urgent action is needed and I will come on to give the reasons why. From the evidence that we heard, there is, in effect, a two-year window for a …..."Ben Howlett - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 25 Apr 2016
Meningitis B Vaccine
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He is quite right to pick up on the fact that the long-term costs to families need to be taken into account when the JCVI makes its decision about whether to extend vaccinations; I will come on to that issue later. It …..."Ben Howlett - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 25 Apr 2016
Meningitis B Vaccine
"I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, and I agree. Without giving away what I am about to say, I think that the evidence is quite clear on that, and I hope that the JCVI will look at that in due course. The fact is that Harmonie-Rose and many …..."Ben Howlett - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 25 Apr 2016
Meningitis B Vaccine
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, and my condolences go to Mia’s family, because obviously anybody who is lost to this tragic disease is a loss overall, and it is horrendous what Mia’s family have had to go through; I have seen that with the family of my …..."Ben Howlett - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 25 Apr 2016
Meningitis B Vaccine
"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention; I am aware of his work in championing this cause, which he has done for a while. I very much hope that the Minister will consider that point when she makes her summation.
Although it is quite difficult for all of us …..."Ben Howlett - View Speech
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