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101894

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what elements in NHS England's Five Year Plan other than Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service impatient beds specifically relate to children.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	212718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Five Year Forward View is a publically available document. It lists a number of initiatives specifically targeted at children, such as a commitment to target obesity in children. The NHS leadership articulates an ambition to radically redesign and improve care through developing new care models in partnership with local communities. The vision is of approaches to organising care that are more integrated, more responsive and more tailored to the needs of local populations. Children represent one of the most significant groups of users of health services, and should therefore expect to be amongst the major beneficiaries of these improvements in the health system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 04/11/2014 16:28:41 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

101895

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Leadership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects that Sir Stuart Rose's report on NHS Leadership will be published.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	212719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Lord Rose’s report on NHS Leadership will be handed to the Secretary of State for Health before the end of this calendar year. It is expected to be published shortly thereafter.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 04/11/2014 16:24:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

101896

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Exercise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information on the Chief Medical Officer's physical activity guidelines is included in the curriculum for (a) trainee doctors, (b) trainee nurse, (c) trainee health visitors and (d) other medical students.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	212709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The content and standard of medical training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC), which is an independent statutory body. It has the general function of promoting high standards of education and to ensure that medical students and newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) sets standards for education to make sure nurses have the right skills and qualities when they start work. They also set standards for education throughout nurses’ careers, after they initially qualify. The NMC also sets the standards for education of pre-registration health visitors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Medical schools design curricula for undergraduate medical education. In doing so they must ensure that teaching meets the standards of the GMC in order to both gain and maintain GMC recognition of their course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We would expect bodies with responsibility for curricular to, where appropriate, ensure it reflected changing practice and for example the role that physical health can and does play in ensuring those in their care remain fit and healthy.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 04/11/2014 16:31:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

101910

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what circumstances Alternative Provider Medical Services contracts are used by NHS England; and how many such contracts were used in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	212784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>General Medical Services (GMS) contracts are used in circumstances where at least one contractor is to be a General Medical Practitioner - there is provision for others to be partners in GMS contracts such as a National Health Service employee or a health care professional, providing services under the NHS Act 2006, but at least one partner must be a general practitioner (GP).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contracts are used where NHS England wants to offer the contract to a wider range of providers. These contracts may be held by independent or voluntary sector providers and other NHS providers as well as GP contractors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the numbers of practices by contract type for the years requested. 2014 data is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>GMS</p></td><td><p>4,554</p></td><td><p>4,538</p></td><td><p>4,581</p></td><td><p>4,458</p></td><td><p>4,345</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>APMS</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>271</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 212785 question first answered 04/11/2014 16:20:39 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

101911

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what circumstances General Medical Services contracts are used by NHS England; and how many such contracts were used in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	212785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>General Medical Services (GMS) contracts are used in circumstances where at least one contractor is to be a General Medical Practitioner - there is provision for others to be partners in GMS contracts such as a National Health Service employee or a health care professional, providing services under the NHS Act 2006, but at least one partner must be a general practitioner (GP).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) contracts are used where NHS England wants to offer the contract to a wider range of providers. These contracts may be held by independent or voluntary sector providers and other NHS providers as well as GP contractors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the numbers of practices by contract type for the years requested. 2014 data is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>GMS</p></td><td><p>4,554</p></td><td><p>4,538</p></td><td><p>4,581</p></td><td><p>4,458</p></td><td><p>4,345</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>APMS</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>271</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 212784 question first answered 04/11/2014 16:20:39 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

101570

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been removed from GPs' lists in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	212464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:08:56 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

101571

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Radiology: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many radiologists are due to finish their training in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	212380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of radiologists due to finish their training in the next 12 months in England is in the following table. This table provided by Health Education England uses 2013 data and indicates for every quarter how many trainees are due to complete the programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2014 dataset update is due at the end of November. This will include data from more recent annual reviews of competence progression.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Programme Specialty</p></td><td><p>Estimated Finish Date Quarter</p></td><td><p>Estimated Finish Date Year</p></td><td><p>Number of doctors gaining Certificate of Completion of Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Health Education England</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:00:44 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101572

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many increases to the annual salaries of Chairs of NHS Trusts that were over the limit set by him have been authorised by the NHS Trust Development Authority in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	212381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>On 1 October 2012, the Secretary of State for Health transferred responsibility for issues relating to the appointment of chairs of NHS trusts from the Appointments Commission to the NHS Trust Development Authority. Power to determine levels of remuneration payable to them has, however, never been delegated and still rests with the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:06:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101578

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP practices have not been able to replace doctors who have retired in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	212465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not collected by the Department. The last GP Vacancy Survey in England was undertaken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in 2010. The survey was suspended in 2011 and then discontinued in 2013 following the publication of the Fundamental Review of Data Returns, which aimed to reduce the burden of the collection of data from National Health Service organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 16:00:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

101581

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will include in the new NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles reduced fees for families of long-term hospital patients.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	212468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department published new National Health Service patient, visitor and staff car parking principles on 23 August 2014. These principles, widely welcomed by a range of charities and organisations representing patients’ interests, made it clear that NHS trusts should provide concessions, including free or reduced charges or caps, to the following groups:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- people with disabilities;</p><p> </p><p>- frequent outpatient attenders;</p><p> </p><p>- visitors with relatives who are gravely ill;</p><p> </p><p>- visitors to relatives who have an extended stay in hospital; and</p><p> </p><p>- staff working shifts that mean public transport cannot be used.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Therefore, families of long-term hospital patients should be able to take advantage of the concessions for visitors to relatives who have an extended stay in hospital.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:02:31 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown