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390801

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) NHS establishments, (b) private and medical establishments and (c) registered medical practitioners operate in the UK; how many such establishments or practitioners process personal data for which notification or registration with the Information Commissioner is required; and what estimate he has made of how much revenue has been generated by registered medical practitioners in the UK from processing personal data in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Marie Rimmer
uin	7702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission regulates health and adult social care providers in England and has published data about the number of organisations it regulates in its business plan, which is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.cqc.org.uk/content/business-plan-shaping-future" target="_blank">http://www.cqc.org.uk/content/business-plan-shaping-future</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Data Protection Act 1998 requires every organisation in England that processes personal information to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), unless they are exempt.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information about the number of health and care organisations required to register with the ICO is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information about how much revenue has been generated by registered medical practitioners in the United Kingdom from processing personal data is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/07/2015 16:04:22 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

390813

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bacterial Diseases: Mortality Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215524, when Public Health England intends to publish data on the mortality rate for deaths in 2013 involving (a) C. difficile and (b) MRSA in (i) England and (ii) each NHS trust.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	7619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England intends to publish 30-day all-cause mortality following methicillin resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> (MRSA) bacteraemia, methicillin sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> (MSSA) bacteraemia, <em>Escherichia coli</em> bacteraemia and <em>Clostridium difficile</em> infection in the autumn. Data will be broken down by National Health Service region and patient age and gender.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/07/2015 15:52:20 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

390308

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the number of extra university places required to train nursing staff to meet the NICE safe staffing ratio of one nurse to eight patients.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) is currently working with local organisations and key external stakeholders to develop the National Workforce Plan for England covering the period 2016-17. This will be published in December 2015. The plan takes account of what local providers require by way of future nurse staffing levels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HEE has invested £1.5 million in funding approximately 90 ‘Return to Practice’ courses that has already yielded an additional 779 trainees available for employment now, at a cost of £2,000 compared to the £51,000 it takes to train a newly qualified nurse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/07/2015 16:37:14 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

390310

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of nationwide diabetes treatment and prevention strategies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	7515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The NHS Five Year Forward View set out a commitment to implement a national NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme to provide lifestyle programmes to people with pre diabetes to reduce their risk of developing this condition. We are building on this programme to improve the outcomes of people with and at risk of diabetes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For those who already have diabetes, delivery of the care processes continues to be incentivised through the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF). Individual general practitioner (GP) practices, working with their local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), assess their own performance and take action where necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have increased transparency through the creation of an online tool which highlights variation in the prevalence and treatment of diabetes, which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://healthierlives.phe.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://healthierlives.phe.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the CCG outcomes indicator set provides clear, comparative information for CCGs, Health and Wellbeing Boards, local authorities, patients and the public about the quality of health services commissioned by CCGs and the associated health outcomes. Through publicly sharing this information, CCGs and GP practices can see how they compare with their peers and take action where they need to improve.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government wants further improvements to be made in the management and care of people with diabetes. We will put forward our plans in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 7293 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:42:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

390313

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had since 7 May 2015 with (a) Ministerial colleagues and (b) organisations outside government on implementation of the cap on care costs and the extension to means-tested support from April 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	7484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Following a consultation on draft regulations and guidance earlier this year we received a number of responses from across the care and support sector which called for a delay in the implementation of these reforms. Since the election we have continued to hear these concerns. During this time we have continued to work closely with the Local Government Association (LGA) and Association of Directors of Adult Social Care and there have been a number of discussions within Government and with other interested organisations to determine the way forward. On 1 July the LGA wrote a letter calling for a delay in implementation of these reforms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have listened to the concerns expressed by the LGA and others and that is why we decided to delay implementation until April 2020 as announced in a written ministerial statement on 17 July, repeated today in the House of Commons <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-20/HCWS145/" target="_blank">(HCWS145).</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 7440 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:42:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

390315

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Parkinson's Disease: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) conducted on Parkinson's disease in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	7492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds a wide range of research relating to Parkinson’s disease through its programmes, fellowship schemes, research centres and units, clinical research facilities and the NIHR Clinical Research Network.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Major investments that relate fully or partially to Parkinson’s disease include:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- £3.5 million for the research theme on dementia and neurodegenerative disease at the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (2012-17);</p><p> </p><p>- £3.1 million for the research theme on neuroscience at the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (2012-17);</p><p> </p><p>- £3.0 million for the research theme on functional neuroscience and imaging at the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (2012-17);</p><p> </p><p>- £2.0 million for a programme of research to inform clinical management of visual hallucinations associated with Parkinson’s disease and other conditions (2012-18);</p><p> </p><p>- £1.9 million for a trial of the effectiveness of an intervention to prevent falls among people with Parkinson’s disease (2013-17); and</p><p> </p><p>- £1.3 million for an evaluation of short-term integrated palliative care services to optimise care for people with advanced long-term neurological conditions (2014-18).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/07/2015 14:36:07 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

390317

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Skin Cancer: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for his Department's analysis of the data from the skin cancer Be Clear on Cancer pilot.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	7475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) ran a local Be Clear on Cancer pilot campaign in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset from 16 June – 27 July 2014 to raise awareness of the signs of skin cancer. The campaign was aimed at people over the age of 50 and the key message was “A change to a mole isn’t the only sign of skin cancer. If you notice any persistent or unusual changes to your skin, tell your doctor”. The campaign included radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Early results from the pilot are encouraging and are currently being evaluated. PHE can confirm that there will be a full and final evaluation report published for the local skin cancer pilot campaign as soon as possible, when analysis of all metrics is complete. However, in advance of a final evaluation report, PHE aims to publish an interim report containing the public awareness and knowledge levels and the results from the analysis of cancer waiting times data during summer 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/07/2015 16:51:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

390318

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on developing a maximum waiting time standard for access to eating disorder services; whether he plans to introduce such a standard from April 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	7465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The additional funding of £30 million per year over the next five years beginning in 2015-16 will be used to provide:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Swifter access to evidence based community treatment;</p><p> </p><p>- A decrease in the use of inpatient eating disorder beds by at least 50%;</p><p> </p><p>- A reduction in the rate of relapse;</p><p> </p><p>- Fewer transfers to adult services – reducing by up to 70% the number of those who need to be treated as adults; and</p><p> </p><p>- Improvements in transition for young people with eating disorders when they turn 18.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health will shortly publish a commissioning guide for clinical commissioning groups that will set out how to prepare for and implement the access and waiting time standard for children and young people with an eating disorder during 2015/16 and implemented from 1 April 2016.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 7393 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:38:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

390319

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the increase in the minimum wage on social care.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	7466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The costs of introduction in Scotland and Wales are a matter for the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 7439 question first answered 20/07/2015 16:53:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

390320

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions his Department has had with Health Education England on safe staffing levels.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not held formal discussions with Health Education England (HEE) specifically regarding safe staffing. HEE annually produces a national workforce plan for England setting out the investment it will make in undergraduate and postgraduate (including medical specialty) training in the next financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the 2015/16 workforce plan, HEE will continue the growth in nursing numbers to meet safe staffing levels by commissioning 555 additional training posts, an increase of 4.2%. This means in the last two years adult nursing training places will have grown by 13.6%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In developing the next workforce plan for 2016/17, HEE will listen to evidence from stakeholders across the National Health Service. It is through these national and local arrangements that we will ensure that the workforce meets the needs of today’s patients whilst delivering the future workforce in a way that not only maintains safe staffing levels, but supports the service transformation necessary to improve quality of care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/07/2015 16:31:51 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham