Written questions by Davies.

If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making vision rehabilitation specialists a regulated profession.

We do not currently have plans to regulate vision rehabilitation specialists.

What steps he plans to take to improve the integration of services between secondary and social care settings to ensure a seamless route into vision rehabilitation.

The Department understands the importance of having effective rehabilitation services available when people need them to help them recover and return to their day-to-day activities and regain their quality of life.People who have sight loss to the degree ...

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing a specific Action Plan for (a) cancers of the (i) brain, (ii) liver, (iii) lung, (iv) stomach, (v) oesophagus and (vi) pancreas and

Lord Darzi’s report has set out the scale of the challenges we face in fixing the National Health Service, and the need to improve cancer waiting time performance and cancer survival. The report will inform the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan to reform t...

What steps his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of and (b) tackle stigma associated with (i) loneliness and (ii) mental health challenges among men.

Raising awareness of loneliness across society and reducing the associated stigma for all groups at risk of loneliness, including men, is a core part of the Government’s current approach to tackling loneliness. This includes providing loneliness advice as...

What plans he has to deliver a national health inequalities strategy.

The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain by tackling the structural inequalities that contribute to poor health, particularly for disadvantaged groups. We are dedicated to ensuring that people live well for longer, spending less time in il...

Whether he is taking steps to reinstate the National Cancer Equality Initiative to examine inequalities in cancer care.

There are currently no plans to reinstate the National Cancer Equality Initiative. Making improvements across different cancer types is critical to reducing inequalities in cancer survival. Early cancer diagnosis is also a specific priority within the Nat...

If he will take steps to (a) collect and (b) analyse data on cancer in the over 70s as part of the National Cancer audit.

The NHS England Cancer Programme commissions clinical cancer audits, which provide timely evidence for cancer service providers of where patterns of care in England may vary, increase the consistency of access to treatments, and help stimulate improvement...

If he will make an estimate of the number of dentistry practices that are accepting NHS patients in Colne Valley constituency.

As of 4 September 2024, there were nine National Health Service dentist practices in the Colne Valley constituency, and none of them were showing as ‘accepting new adult patients when availability allows’. This data is sourced from the Find a Dentist webs...

What steps his Department is taking to improve mental health services in the Colne Valley constituency.

People with mental health issues in the Colne Valley constituency and across the country are not getting the support or care they deserve, which is why we will fix the broken system to ensure that mental health is given the same attention and focus as phy...

What steps his Department is taking to expand access to preventative HIV care beyond sexual health services in Colne Valley constituency.

The Government is committed to improving the sexual health of the whole population, which would encompass access to and quality of sexual health services within England, including in the Colne Valley constituency.Public health services commissioned by loc...

What steps his Department is taking to increase access to sexual health services in Colne Valley constituency.

The Government is committed to improving the sexual health of the whole population, which would encompass access to and quality of sexual health services within England, including in the Colne Valley constituency.Public health services commissioned by loc...