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348521

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with which organisations his Department has discussed the responsibility deal since December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	1115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/06/2015 16:17:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

348522

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes: Podiatry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps health authorities are taking to ensure diabetics receive annual checks on their feet.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	1116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Incentivising general practitioners through the Quality and Outcomes Framework to ensure patients receive the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) care processes will increase the number of annual foot checks delivered so that patients at risk will be picked up earlier. The latest data published in the National Diabetes Audit report shows that over 85% of all those with diabetes in England and Wales received a foot examination in 2012-13. However, there is still room for improvement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has launched the National Diabetes Footcare Audit (a new module to be incorporated into the National Diabetes Audit) which will enable all diabetes foot care services to measure their performance against NICE clinical guidelines and peer units.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>According to the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit, in 2011, 58.3% of trusts had a multidisciplinary foot team, and in 2013, 71.8% of trusts had one.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 1117 question first answered 11/06/2015 10:39:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

348523

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes: Podiatry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diabetic foot clinics are in operation in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	1117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Incentivising general practitioners through the Quality and Outcomes Framework to ensure patients receive the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) care processes will increase the number of annual foot checks delivered so that patients at risk will be picked up earlier. The latest data published in the National Diabetes Audit report shows that over 85% of all those with diabetes in England and Wales received a foot examination in 2012-13. However, there is still room for improvement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has launched the National Diabetes Footcare Audit (a new module to be incorporated into the National Diabetes Audit) which will enable all diabetes foot care services to measure their performance against NICE clinical guidelines and peer units.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>According to the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit, in 2011, 58.3% of trusts had a multidisciplinary foot team, and in 2013, 71.8% of trusts had one.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 1116 question first answered 11/06/2015 10:39:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

348551

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Hornsey and Wood Green
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve A&E provision in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Local clinical commissioning groups, and the NHS Trust Development Authority, are working with the management of the Whittington Hospital to improve financial performance and to ensure that access and waiting times standards are met. Ministers have had no discussions with the management of the Whittington Hospital about its performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has made a loan facility of £23.9 million available to Whittington Health Trust. This funding will provide cover for the deficit until such time that the NHS Trust Development Authority is able to make further representations for funding on behalf of the Trust.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 1103 1104 question first answered 11/06/2015 14:28:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

348552

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Whittington Hospital: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the management of the Whittington Hospital on that hospital's performance; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Local clinical commissioning groups, and the NHS Trust Development Authority, are working with the management of the Whittington Hospital to improve financial performance and to ensure that access and waiting times standards are met. Ministers have had no discussions with the management of the Whittington Hospital about its performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has made a loan facility of £23.9 million available to Whittington Health Trust. This funding will provide cover for the deficit until such time that the NHS Trust Development Authority is able to make further representations for funding on behalf of the Trust.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 1102 1104 question first answered 11/06/2015 14:28:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

348553

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Whittington Hospital: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on funding for the Whittington Hospital; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>Local clinical commissioning groups, and the NHS Trust Development Authority, are working with the management of the Whittington Hospital to improve financial performance and to ensure that access and waiting times standards are met. Ministers have had no discussions with the management of the Whittington Hospital about its performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has made a loan facility of £23.9 million available to Whittington Health Trust. This funding will provide cover for the deficit until such time that the NHS Trust Development Authority is able to make further representations for funding on behalf of the Trust.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 1102 1103 question first answered 11/06/2015 14:28:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

348605

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Feeding Britain, published in December 2014 by the All Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger in the UK, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to those suffering from food poverty in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	1121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The issues raised in the Feeding Britain report affect a number of Government Departments. Food poverty, however, it not a matter for the Department of Health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has a range of programmes to support good nutrition, such as, the Nursery Milk Scheme and the Healthy Start Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/06/2015 14:10:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

348606

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Midwives: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to increase the number of midwives employed in hospitals in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	1122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The configuration of services is a matter for the local National Health Service and there is no national blueprint for how healthcare services should be organised locally, as services need to be tailored to local needs. It is for clinical commissioning groups, in conjunction with provider partners, to give assurance that processes and service specifications are in place which ensures midwifery staffing is appropriate for the delivery of safe, high quality maternity services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with Health Education England for the delivery of sufficient midwifery-training commissions to meet the NHS future service demands and ensure that the right workforce tools are accessible for NHS workforce planners to forecast future maternity requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/06/2015 11:14:42 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

348607

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Government is making on support and care for patients suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	1123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England sets out the requirement for the National Health Service to demonstrate progress on preventing people from dying prematurely from respiratory disease. NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have responsibility for determining the overall national approach to achieve this and improving clinical outcomes from healthcare services for people with respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Early diagnosis of COPD plays an important role in maximising the ability to manage the condition. NHS England is currently working with several pilot sites exploring different approaches to diagnosis for people with symptoms of breathlessness.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CCG Outcomes Indicator Set also includes indicators to support CCGs to understand the progress they are making in improving outcomes for people with COPD including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- referrals of people with COPD to a pulmonary rehabilitation programme; and</p><p> </p><p>- unplanned hospitalisation for people with chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions (which includes COPD).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS Improving Quality in collaboration with Primary Care Information Services has developed a tool for primary care to help general practitioners improve the detection and management of COPD. It is also currently piloting new models of care for breathlessness with the aim of improving the speed and accuracy of diagnosis. This will enable patients to access appropriate treatments and therapies more quickly, improving their clinical outcomes and quality of life. COPD patients are likely to benefit from this as one of the chief causes of breathlessness is COPD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/06/2015 14:36:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

348611

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Statins: Parkinson's Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he plans to commission research into the relationship between statin use and the risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	1155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department's National Institute for Health Research welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including use of statins and the risk of Parkinson’s disease. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. This is to assume that the strongest bids within these criteria are selected and supported.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 12/06/2015 10:58:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson