Peter Dowd MP: written questions
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Written questions
CJD: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what collaboration there is between NHS England, the National Institute for Health and Care Research and the Medical Research Council on Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease funding; and what assessment he ha
Answer: The Department funds research through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). Since 2002, the Department has made over £43 million of funding available for research and surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and prion diseases....
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCJD: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support advances n CJD treatment.
Answer: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disease. As of yet, there is no cure. Treatment options focus on symptom control and palliative care.The Department, via the National Institute for Health and Care Research, funds ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCJD: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are an adequate number of health professionals trained in (a) identifying and (b) supporting people affected by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).
Answer: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a very rare but rapidly progressive and fatal disease. Effective diagnostic and care services are important in ensuring that patients and their families get the support that they need. Unfortunately, there is no known cu...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCJD: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support research into Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease and (b) ensure that UK research does not fall behind well-funded programmes in other countries.
Answer: The Department funds research through the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). Since 2002, the Department has made over £43 million of funding available for research and surveillance of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and prion diseases....
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBipolar Disorder: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce specialist bipolar pathways in NHS mental health services.
Answer: The standard of training for general practitioners and other health care practitioners is the responsibility of the independent statutory regulatory bodies. They set the outcome standards expected at undergraduate level and approve courses, and higher edu...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBipolar Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early diagnosis of bipolar.
Answer: The standard of training for general practitioners and other health care practitioners is the responsibility of the independent statutory regulatory bodies. They set the outcome standards expected at undergraduate level and approve courses, and higher edu...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBipolar Disorder: Health Services and Social Security BenefitsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on improving co-ordination between healthcare services and the welfare system to support people with bipolar.
Answer: Ministers hold discussions with other ministerial colleagues regularly, on a range of issues.The Get Britain Working White Paper confirms the Government’s commitment to continuing to expand the number of places on Individual Placement Support schemes to h...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBipolar Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve training for healthcare professionals to better (a) recognise and (b) diagnose bipolar.
Answer: The standard of training for general practitioners and other health care practitioners is the responsibility of the independent statutory regulatory bodies. They set the outcome standards expected at undergraduate level and approve courses, and higher edu...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Bipolar DisorderDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure people with bipolar receive the support they need to (a) access and (b) stay in work.
Answer: Backed by £240m investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched on 26 November will drive forward approaches to tackling economic inactivity and work toward the long-term ambition of an 80% employment rate. Employers play a key role in increasing...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Bipolar DisorderDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of welfare support for people with bipolar.
Answer: The extra costs disability benefits, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment (PIP), provide a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. These benefits a...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment they have made of the potential impact of welfare reforms on people living with (a) bipolar and (b) other serious mental illnesses.
Answer: The Work Capability Assessment is not working and needs to be reformed or replaced alongside a proper plan to help disabled people into work, which will help them, businesses and the economy. We know that change is desperately needed but equally these sor...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSunbedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of sunbed usage by adults.
Answer: The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) published a report on the health effects and risks arising from sunbeds in 2009. This report included a chapter on sunbed use in the United Kingdom, and informed the 2010 Sunbeds (R...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSkin Cancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of skin cancer (a) prevention measures, (b) signs and (c) symptoms.
Answer: The Department continues to advise patients to follow National Health Service guidance on reducing the risk of skin cancer. This advice is available publicly on the National Health Service website, at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/melan...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSunscreensDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to improve the usage of sunscreen of factor 30 and above.
Answer: The Department would advise that people to the follow the National Health Service guidance on using sunscreen, which is available at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/ The NHS England website is clear...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps with local Integrated Care Boards to help ensure that rare disease services are delivered according to the priorities set out in the Rare Disease Framework.
Answer: The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets a high-level strategy to focus action across the healthcare system to address the four priorities of: helping patients get a final diagnosis faster; increasing awareness of rare diseases among healthcare professionals; ...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the National Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria Service for care coordination for people with rare diseases; and what steps his
Answer: The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities to improve the lives of people living with rare diseases, such as Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH). This includes the priority of improving co-ordination of care.NHS England commissions ser...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what resources are available to support care coordination across (a) geographical areas and (b) disciplines for rare and ultra-rare conditions.
Answer: We remain committed to the UK Rare Diseases Framework, which highlights better coordination of care as a priority to improve the lives of people with rare diseases.Under England’s Rare Diseases Action Plans, we have committed to a range of measures to imp...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the progress of work under the UK Rare Diseases Framework; and what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that rare disease continues to be a health priority.
Answer: A rare disease is defined as a disease or condition which affects fewer than one in 2,000 people within the general population. While they are individually rare, they are collectively common, and one in 17 people will be affected by a rare disease at some...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRare Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to prioritise improvement of care for (a) rare blood disorders and (b) other rare and ultra-rare conditions.
Answer: Improving the lives of people living with rare and ultra-rare conditions, such as rare blood disorders, continues to be a health priority. We remain committed to the UK Rare Diseases Framework, which highlights four priorities to improve the lives of peop...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
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