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Written Question
Incontinence: Health Services
Wednesday 7th December 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England will publish its planned assessment of adherence to Excellence in Continence Care and its pandemic recovery and restoration plans.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England will consider next steps on Excellence in Continence Care through its National Bladder and Bowel Health Project. Integrated care boards lead on plans for pandemic recovery and restoration plans, including for continence services.


Written Question
Incontinence: Health Services
Thursday 17th November 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

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 improve continence services through the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Project’s objectives are to improve continence care and to further research and implement recommendations from ‘Excellence in Continence Care’, published in 2018. The Project will meet in December to evaluate progress on bladder and bowel pathways and to consider next steps.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Thursday 22nd September 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the letter of 24 June 2022 from the hon. member for West Lancashire on staffing levels in clinical radiology and clinical oncology, reference ZA60022.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

We replied to the hon. Member on 19 August 2022.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Tuesday 19th July 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 25 May 2022 from the Hon. Member for West Lancashire, reference ZA59821, regarding support for people with allergies.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

We replied to the hon. Member on 18 July 2022.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Tuesday 19th July 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter of 29 April 2022 from the hon. member for West Lancashire to his predecessor, regarding arthritis analgesia, reference ZA59617.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

We replied to the hon. Member on 14 July 2022.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Tuesday 19th July 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to the correspondence of 10 May 2022 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on macular research, reference ZA59681.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

We replied to the hon. Member on 13 July 2022.


Written Question
Dementia: Research
Thursday 14th July 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Alzheimer’s Research UK’s position statement Getting People Involved in Dementia Research published in 2017, if he will include proposals to increase awareness of ways to get involved in dementia research in the dementia strategy.

Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education

The National Institute for Health and Care Research has funded and delivered the Join Dementia Research platform with Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer Scotland and Alzheimer’s Research UK. This allows individuals to register an interest in dementia research and be matched to trials to improve participation and diversity in such research.

We are currently reviewing plans for dementia in England and further information will be made available in due course


Written Question
Dementia: Health Services
Thursday 14th July 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to develop the timeline of a national dementia strategy from five to 10 years.

Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education

We will set out plans for dementia in England shortly.


Written Question
NHS: Car Allowances
Thursday 30th June 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to re-evaluate mileage allowance rates for (a) community nurses and (b) other NHS staff in the context of the rising cost of living.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The reimbursement of travel costs for community nurses and other National Health Service staff is addressed by the NHS Terms and Conditions, jointly agreed by employers and the NHS trades unions. The current rate for staff who use their vehicles to make journeys in the performance of their duties is 56 pence per mile, above the HM Revenue and Customs’ approved mileage rate of 45 pence per mile. This rate reduces after 3,500 miles to 20 pence per mile. The NHS Terms and Conditions sets out the process for reviewing the rate of reimbursement every six months, including reviewing fluctuations in fuel prices.

The NHS Staff Council recently published a statement to facilitate local discussions on temporary options, which is available at the following link:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/009%20NHS%20SC%20-%20Joint%20statement%20on%20reimbursement%20of%20travel%20costs%20in%20England%20MAY%202022.pdf

The statement includes a commitment for the NHS Staff Council to write to the Department to seek a remit to undertake and set out the scope for a possible review.


Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Wednesday 22nd June 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for West Lancashire of 20 April 2022 regarding continence care, reference ZA59501.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

We replied to the hon. Member on 21 June 2022.