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Written Question
Kidneys: Donors
Thursday 11th October 2018

Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of altruistic kidney organ donations has been in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Matt Hancock

Information on the number of altruistic donor kidney transplants from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2018 is available in the following table.

Number of altruistic donor kidney transplants in the United Kingdom

2009/10

15

2010/11

28

2011/12

34

2012/13

76

2013/14

118

2014/15

107

2015/16

83

2016/17

84

2017/18

89

This information has been taken from the annual report on living donor kidney transplantation (Figure 4.10), published by NHS Blood and Transplant in September 2018, which is available online at the following link:

https://nhsbtdbe.blob.core.windows.net/umbraco-assets-corp/12257/nhsbt-living-donor-kidney-transplantation-annual-report-2017-2018.pdf

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 05 Sep 2018
Care Homes: CCTV

"I apologise that I will not be able to stay for the winding-up speeches, much as I would like to. I will have to depend on tomorrow’s Hansard to read the Minister’s response, which I am very much looking forward to. I have another meeting that I simply cannot avoid.

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"1. What the evidential basis is for his Department’s proposals on presumed consent for organ donation. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Dec 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"As someone with a long-standing passion to increase the number of organs available for donation, I am encouraged by the Minister’s response. Does she think that the shift from the current voluntary system to one where the state makes decisions based on presumed consent had an impact on the reduction …..."
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Written Question
Endoscopy
Thursday 14th September 2017

Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of FIT testing on the capacity of the NHS to perform endoscopy procedures.

Answered by Steve Brine

Public Health England, the Department and NHS England continue to work together to agree the thresholds at which faecal immunochemical testing should be set. The decision will consider a number of different factors, including how endoscopy capacity is affected.

Written Question
Health Professions: Recruitment
Thursday 14th September 2017

Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to assess future recruitment needs of the NHS diagnostic workforce to deliver adequate numbers of (a) endoscopists, (b) radiologists, (c) radiographers and (d) pathologists.

Answered by Philip Dunne

The National Cancer Strategy, published in 2015, outlines the need to expand the diagnostic workforce, as early diagnosis of cancer is crucial to positive patient outcomes. Health Education England has committed to publishing a cancer workforce plan before the end of the calendar year.

Written Question
Parkinson's Disease
Wednesday 1st March 2017

Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what opportunity stakeholders will have to respond to the NICE's draft updated guideline on the management of Parkinson's disease.

Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its draft updated guideline on Parkinson’s disease for consultation on 4 October. Stakeholders had until 15 November to respond. Stakeholders’ consultation comments and NICE’s responses will be published on NICE’s website alongside the final guideline. NICE currently expects to publish its final updated guidance in April 2017.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Feb 2017
Colostomy Irrigation

"When I secured this debate, I had not realised that it would be so close to World Cancer Day, which is on Saturday. Given the close connection between my subject and cancer, I could not have chosen a more appropriate date.

I begin by paying tribute to the colostomy nurses …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Feb 2017
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

"I, too, greatly welcome this report, as do my constituents. That may seem surprising to some of my colleagues, as, of course, my constituency is in Wales, but all my constituents use hospitals in England for elective care and specialist care, so this is as important to the people of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 31 Jan 2017
Duodopa

"I have been involved for 15 or 20 years in supporting Parkinson’s disease patients or those living with Parkinson’s disease, and I think it is terrific that Members of Parliament initiate debates that raise its profile, raise awareness and ask the Minister to come before us and share views on …..."
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