To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.


View sample alert

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Written Question
Liver Diseases
Monday 14th October 2024

Asked by: Beccy Cooper (Labour - Worthing West)

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 adequacy of pathways for the earlier detection of non-alcohol related fatty liver disease.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

There are 10 community diagnostic centres (CDC) currently providing ultrasound liver elastography, otherwise known as a fibroscan. NHS England has plans to understand the diagnostic pathways for liver disease and how CDCs can further support this.

The pathway for assessing liver disease should start with blood tests taken in primary care, with FIB-4 liver tests available at National Health Service trusts.


Arms Length Body Publication (Awaiting development)
NICE

Source Page: Lenvatinib with pembrolizumab and transarterial chemoembolization for untreated localised hepatocellular carcinoma [ID5117]
Document: 29291-Lenvatinib-and-Pembrolizumab-with-TACE-for-Hepatocellular-Carcinoma-V1.0-FEB2022-NONCONF.pdf (nihr.ac.uk) (PDF)

Found: It is not intended to b e a definitive statement on the safety, efficacy or effectiveness of the health


Written Question
Liver Diseases
Thursday 17th October 2024

Asked by: Beccy Cooper (Labour - Worthing West)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission a review into the adequacy of adult liver services across the NHS.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

There are currently no plans for a review into the adequacy of adult liver services across the National Health Service. The commissioning of services for liver disease is generally the responsibility of integrated care systems (ICS). ICS are responsible for decisions on commissioning health services and reviewing those services to ensure they best meet the needs of their local population.

NHS England has a Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Clinical Reference Group (CRG) which provides clinical advice to NHS England in support of the commissioning of specialised services. By working in partnership with key stakeholders, the CRG helps drive improvements in the quality, equity, experience, efficiency, and outcomes of specialised services. The CRG is currently reviewing its service specification in relation to liver and pancreatic care, which is scheduled for completion before the end of the current financial year.


Written Question
Liver Cancer: Medical Treatments
Monday 14th October 2024

Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)

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 potential merits of selective internal radiation therapy for NHS liver cancer patients.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department has made no such assessment, however the National Health Service has concluded that there is not enough evidence to make selective internal radiation therapy available to treat liver cancer patients at this time. The assessment can be found on the NHS website, at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ccp-statement-sirt-in-the-treatment-of-secondary-liver-cancers.pdf


Arms Length Body Publication (In development)
NICE

Jun. 11 2024

Source Page: Durvalumab with tremelimumab for untreated advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma [ID2725]
Publication Type: Invitation to participate
Document: Final scope PDF 153 KB (webpage)

Found: unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma [ID2725] Issue Date: June 2024 Page 1 of 4 © National Institute for Health


Written Question
Liver Cancer: Medical Treatments
Friday 11th October 2024

Asked by: Caroline Dinenage (Conservative - Gosport)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out a timetable for providing selective internal radiation therapy to NHS liver cancer patients.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Each National Health Service liver cancer patient will be offered the treatment their clinicians consider to be the most effective, and this may include the use of selective internal radiation therapy.


Written Question
Liver Diseases: Children
Monday 14th October 2024

Asked by: Beccy Cooper (Labour - Worthing West)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the prevalence of non-alcohol related fatty liver disease in children.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England is assessing the role of screening for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children as part of the initial 30 Complication from Excess Weight clinics. Children and young people are assessed within these clinics for a range of physical and mental health problems associated with excess weight with the intention to provide early interventions. The efficacy of this approach is currently being evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.


Select Committee
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Teesside University
FDO0113 - Food, Diet and Obesity

Written Evidence May. 24 2024

Inquiry: Food, Diet and Obesity
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Found: Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesborough, UK Professor Leah Avery, Professor of Applied Health


Deposited Papers
Cabinet Office

Jul. 14 2009

Source Page: Table showing number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause, broken down primary care organisations in England, for the years 1997 to 2008. Inc International Classification of Diseases. 34 p.
Document: DEP2009-2005.xls (Excel)

Found: Not all primary care organisations (PCOs) are entirely within the boundaries of the strategic health


Arms Length Body Publication (In consultation)
NICE

Jul. 31 2024

Source Page: Maralixibat for treating cholestatic pruritus in Alagille syndrome [ID3941]
Publication Type: Draft guidance: 1
Document: Draft consultation document (downloadable version) PDF 371 KB (webpage)

Found: This causes a build -up of bile acids in the liver and skin , which can lead to cirrhosis of the liver