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HANSARDCancer Treatment Backlogs: Derbyshire and EnglandCancer treatment and diagnosis remained a top priority throughout the pandemic, with 4.4 million urgent referrals during the period and over 1 million people receiving cancer…19 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for her question, and we have met to discuss this previously. I am happy to discuss with Health Education England whether one of its centres for dentist…19 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. I had an excellent visit to the surgery in East Leake, and I look forward to the submission of the business case so that we can look at it…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Dentistry BacklogMy hon. Friend is quite right in his question and is campaigning hard to increase dental activity in his constituency. One of the key pieces of work is being done through Health…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Dentistry BacklogThe hon. Gentleman is correct that the units of dental activity payments are a perverse disincentive. Sometimes, when someone needs more extensive work, their dentist is paid the…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Dentistry BacklogI am sorry to hear about the hon. Lady’s constituent’s experience. There is not actually a list system for dentists as there is for GPs, so patients can see any dentist when they…19 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government recognise that menopause services need to improve, which is why menopause is a priority area in our women’s health strategy. We recognise such services are often…19 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can let the hon. Lady know that interviews have taken place for a women’s health ambassador. We are expecting an announcement on the appointment any day now. We will be…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Dentistry BacklogThe dental activity threshold has recently been raised to 95% of usual activity. That is another quarter-on-quarter increase to get us towards 100% of pre-pandemic activity. I…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Dentistry BacklogThe Father of the House is quite right that the crux of the problem is that there is a shortage throughout the country not of dentists but of dentists taking on NHS work. The…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Dentistry BacklogMy right hon. Friend is right. Health Education England is addressing the overall system of where dentists are training and where the gaps in provision are filled in its…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Dentistry BacklogI am sorry to the hear that tone from the hon. Lady. We are working under Labour’s 2006 dental contract, and she may have missed that dentists were unable to offer any routine…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Ear Irrigation and MicrosuctionMy hon. Friend is right that there must be consistency across the country in how those procedures are commissioned. After today’s questions I will take this up with officials to…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Ear Irrigation and MicrosuctionEar wax services are the responsibility of local commissioners, who are responsible for meeting local healthcare needs. Depending on a local area’s arrangements, services should…19 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS Ear Irrigation and MicrosuctionI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. There has been no national removal of ear wax services, which can still be commissioned locally. NICE guidance is clear on the types…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Special Schools Eye Care ServiceI take on board the hon. Lady’s point that NHS England is responsible for the roll-out of this programme and for the evaluation of the proof of concept. I am happy to organise a…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Special Schools Eye Care ServiceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. I thank the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh) for securing this important and timely debate. As…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Special Schools Eye Care ServiceI absolutely take on board the hon. Lady’s point. There is no impression at all that SeeAbility is touting for work. In fact, I would say the opposite: it demonstrated to me the…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Special Schools Eye Care ServiceI commend the hon. Lady for her campaign. She makes her points very well. Given that the proof of concept will be re-evaluated in July, a good way forward will be for us to meet…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Men’s Health StrategyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Although we are focusing on trying to diagnose lung and prostate cancer as early as possible, encouraging men to come forward and making them…22 Mar 2022