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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to ensure that Clinical Commissioning Groups are notified when a paediatric audiology service does not meet the standards for Improving Quality in Physiological Services accreditation following an assessment visit. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath remove filter
uin HL979 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-20more like thismore than 2017-07-20
answer text <p>The Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation scheme is run by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The process of accreditation provides an independent assessment that a service meets the accreditation standards.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the service to ensure that they conform to the standard before application to UKAS for accreditation. There is a pre-registration process within the scheme that enables all services to be able to do an effective gap analysis so that they should be at a point of conforming to the standard on making an application to UKAS. If during an assessment mandatory findings are raised which show non-conformity to any part of the standard then the service agrees appropriate improvement actions with the UKAS team to rectify these and prevent re-occurrence.</p><p> </p><p>The UKAS team base their recommendation for accreditation on the findings raised relating to the conformity to the standard, risk and whether the agreed improvement actions are appropriate and can be achieved within a three month close-out period. Therefore any findings raised must be cleared by the organisation if a positive recommendation for accreditation is to be granted.</p><p> </p><p>In <em>Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss: A framework for clinical commissioning groups</em>, published in July 2016, NHS England strongly encourages clinical commissioning groups to expect providers to have completed the IQIPS self-assessment tool and applied for accreditation with UKAS, and achieve accreditation within the duration of their contract.</p><p> </p><p>UKAS are supporting the NHS England business objective to increase the use of accreditation, and information about those services which have achieved accreditation is not held by the Department or NHS England, but is publicly available on the UKAS website.</p><p> </p><p>Information on clinical contracts is not held centrally by NHS England.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL887 more like this
HL889 more like this
HL890 more like this
HL891 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-20T14:50:44.047Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-20T14:50:44.047Z
answering member
4330
label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
752441
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government which organisation is responsible for ensuring that a paediatric audiology service that has not met the standards for Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation addresses the problems found during the accreditation visit. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath remove filter
uin HL887 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-20more like thismore than 2017-07-20
answer text <p>The Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation scheme is run by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The process of accreditation provides an independent assessment that a service meets the accreditation standards.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the service to ensure that they conform to the standard before application to UKAS for accreditation. There is a pre-registration process within the scheme that enables all services to be able to do an effective gap analysis so that they should be at a point of conforming to the standard on making an application to UKAS. If during an assessment mandatory findings are raised which show non-conformity to any part of the standard then the service agrees appropriate improvement actions with the UKAS team to rectify these and prevent re-occurrence.</p><p> </p><p>The UKAS team base their recommendation for accreditation on the findings raised relating to the conformity to the standard, risk and whether the agreed improvement actions are appropriate and can be achieved within a three month close-out period. Therefore any findings raised must be cleared by the organisation if a positive recommendation for accreditation is to be granted.</p><p> </p><p>In <em>Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss: A framework for clinical commissioning groups</em>, published in July 2016, NHS England strongly encourages clinical commissioning groups to expect providers to have completed the IQIPS self-assessment tool and applied for accreditation with UKAS, and achieve accreditation within the duration of their contract.</p><p> </p><p>UKAS are supporting the NHS England business objective to increase the use of accreditation, and information about those services which have achieved accreditation is not held by the Department or NHS England, but is publicly available on the UKAS website.</p><p> </p><p>Information on clinical contracts is not held centrally by NHS England.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL889 more like this
HL890 more like this
HL891 more like this
HL979 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-20T14:50:43.553Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-20T14:50:43.553Z
answering member
4330
label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
752442
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government which hospitals have been inspected by the Care Quality Commission since 2012 when there was a visit to the paediatric audiology department as part of the inspection process; and in which years those inspections took place. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath remove filter
uin HL888 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-21more like thismore than 2017-07-21
answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. The Care Quality Commission looks at a wide range of services when inspecting hospitals.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen remove filter
question first answered
less than 2017-07-21T09:27:54.627Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-21T09:27:54.627Z
answering member
4330
label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
752443
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government how many NHS Trusts achieved Improving Quality in Physiological Services accreditation for their paediatric audiology service in each of the last five financial years. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath remove filter
uin HL889 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-20more like thismore than 2017-07-20
answer text <p>The Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation scheme is run by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The process of accreditation provides an independent assessment that a service meets the accreditation standards.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the service to ensure that they conform to the standard before application to UKAS for accreditation. There is a pre-registration process within the scheme that enables all services to be able to do an effective gap analysis so that they should be at a point of conforming to the standard on making an application to UKAS. If during an assessment mandatory findings are raised which show non-conformity to any part of the standard then the service agrees appropriate improvement actions with the UKAS team to rectify these and prevent re-occurrence.</p><p> </p><p>The UKAS team base their recommendation for accreditation on the findings raised relating to the conformity to the standard, risk and whether the agreed improvement actions are appropriate and can be achieved within a three month close-out period. Therefore any findings raised must be cleared by the organisation if a positive recommendation for accreditation is to be granted.</p><p> </p><p>In <em>Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss: A framework for clinical commissioning groups</em>, published in July 2016, NHS England strongly encourages clinical commissioning groups to expect providers to have completed the IQIPS self-assessment tool and applied for accreditation with UKAS, and achieve accreditation within the duration of their contract.</p><p> </p><p>UKAS are supporting the NHS England business objective to increase the use of accreditation, and information about those services which have achieved accreditation is not held by the Department or NHS England, but is publicly available on the UKAS website.</p><p> </p><p>Information on clinical contracts is not held centrally by NHS England.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL887 more like this
HL890 more like this
HL891 more like this
HL979 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-20T14:50:43.703Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-20T14:50:43.703Z
answering member
4330
label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
752444
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government how many contracts for Specialist Audiology Services used by children, and commissioned directly by NHS England, were signed in the financial years (1) 2015-16, and (2) 2016-17. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath remove filter
uin HL890 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-20more like thismore than 2017-07-20
answer text <p>The Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation scheme is run by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The process of accreditation provides an independent assessment that a service meets the accreditation standards.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the service to ensure that they conform to the standard before application to UKAS for accreditation. There is a pre-registration process within the scheme that enables all services to be able to do an effective gap analysis so that they should be at a point of conforming to the standard on making an application to UKAS. If during an assessment mandatory findings are raised which show non-conformity to any part of the standard then the service agrees appropriate improvement actions with the UKAS team to rectify these and prevent re-occurrence.</p><p> </p><p>The UKAS team base their recommendation for accreditation on the findings raised relating to the conformity to the standard, risk and whether the agreed improvement actions are appropriate and can be achieved within a three month close-out period. Therefore any findings raised must be cleared by the organisation if a positive recommendation for accreditation is to be granted.</p><p> </p><p>In <em>Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss: A framework for clinical commissioning groups</em>, published in July 2016, NHS England strongly encourages clinical commissioning groups to expect providers to have completed the IQIPS self-assessment tool and applied for accreditation with UKAS, and achieve accreditation within the duration of their contract.</p><p> </p><p>UKAS are supporting the NHS England business objective to increase the use of accreditation, and information about those services which have achieved accreditation is not held by the Department or NHS England, but is publicly available on the UKAS website.</p><p> </p><p>Information on clinical contracts is not held centrally by NHS England.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL887 more like this
HL889 more like this
HL891 more like this
HL979 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-20T14:50:43.807Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-20T14:50:43.807Z
answering member
4330
label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
752445
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government how many contracts for Specialist Audiology Services used by children, and commissioned directly by NHS England, are due to be renegotiated in the financial year 2017-18. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath remove filter
uin HL891 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-20more like thismore than 2017-07-20
answer text <p>The Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation scheme is run by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The process of accreditation provides an independent assessment that a service meets the accreditation standards.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the service to ensure that they conform to the standard before application to UKAS for accreditation. There is a pre-registration process within the scheme that enables all services to be able to do an effective gap analysis so that they should be at a point of conforming to the standard on making an application to UKAS. If during an assessment mandatory findings are raised which show non-conformity to any part of the standard then the service agrees appropriate improvement actions with the UKAS team to rectify these and prevent re-occurrence.</p><p> </p><p>The UKAS team base their recommendation for accreditation on the findings raised relating to the conformity to the standard, risk and whether the agreed improvement actions are appropriate and can be achieved within a three month close-out period. Therefore any findings raised must be cleared by the organisation if a positive recommendation for accreditation is to be granted.</p><p> </p><p>In <em>Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss: A framework for clinical commissioning groups</em>, published in July 2016, NHS England strongly encourages clinical commissioning groups to expect providers to have completed the IQIPS self-assessment tool and applied for accreditation with UKAS, and achieve accreditation within the duration of their contract.</p><p> </p><p>UKAS are supporting the NHS England business objective to increase the use of accreditation, and information about those services which have achieved accreditation is not held by the Department or NHS England, but is publicly available on the UKAS website.</p><p> </p><p>Information on clinical contracts is not held centrally by NHS England.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen remove filter
grouped question UIN
HL887 more like this
HL889 more like this
HL890 more like this
HL979 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-20T14:50:43.93Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-20T14:50:43.93Z
answering member
4330
label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
752446
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government when NHS England plans to produce a commissioning specification for Specialist Audiology Services used by children and commissioned directly by NHS England. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath remove filter
uin HL892 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-20more like thismore than 2017-07-20
answer text <p>NHS England has produced the following service specifications for audiology services that it commissions, which apply to all ages and sit in the Trauma Programme of Care (Specialised Ear and Ophthalmology Services):</p><p> </p><p>- Specialised Ear Surgery: Cochlear Implants (All Ages); and</p><p>- Implantable Hearing Aids for Microtia, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids and Middle Ear Implants (All Ages).</p><p> </p><p>Copies of these service specifications are attached.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to publish further service specifications for specialist audiology services used by children.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also published commissioning policies for the following services that are available for children:</p><p> </p><p>- Auditory brainstem implant with congential abnomalities of the auditory nerves of cochleae;</p><p>- Bone Anchored Hearing Aids; and</p><p>- Bone conducting hearing implants for hearing loss (all ages).</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen remove filter
attachment
1
file name d09-ear-surg-coch-0414.pdf more like this
title Specialised Ear Surgery service specification more like this
2
file name d09-implan-hear-aids.pdf more like this
title Implantable Hearing Aids service specification more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-20T14:41:47.597Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-20T14:41:47.597Z
answering member
4330
label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
649108
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-30more like thismore than 2016-11-30
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Kidderminster Hospital more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the long-term strategic plan for the future of Kidderminster Hospital. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath remove filter
uin HL3729 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-12-13more like thismore than 2016-12-13
answer text <p>This is a matter for the local National Health Service organisations. NHS England advises that the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) aims to improve the quality of care provided across the region, address the gaps and inconsistencies that exist and use resources to the best effect, including the estate. In particular, the draft Herefordshire and Worcestershire STP commits to exploring how a greater proportion of routine elective activity can be delivered across the existing sites to reduce the risk of cancellations and to improve clinical outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>The specific proposals for hospital services in Worcestershire have been reviewed as part of the <em>Future of Acute Hospital Services in Worcestershire</em> (FOAHSW) programme of work and are due to go out for public consultation shortly. These proposals see a strong future for Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre in support of the overall delivery of the strategy. The proposals include moving more planned operations to Kidderminster Treatment Centre and further expanding the work carried out from this facility. Services at Kidderminster Hospital would be maintained, and there is scope for additional investment and more services at the hospital in the next few years.</p><p> </p><p>The STP is supportive of the FOAHSW proposals, and any additional changes to how services are provided would be subject to local engagement and more formal public consultation where appropriate.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen remove filter
grouped question UIN HL3730 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-12-13T16:50:15.133Zmore like thismore than 2016-12-13T16:50:15.133Z
answering member
4330
label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
649109
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-30more like thismore than 2016-11-30
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Kidderminster Hospital more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the future of Kidderminster Hospital will be fully considered in the Sustainability and Transformation Plan for Worcestershire. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath remove filter
uin HL3730 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-12-13more like thismore than 2016-12-13
answer text <p>This is a matter for the local National Health Service organisations. NHS England advises that the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) aims to improve the quality of care provided across the region, address the gaps and inconsistencies that exist and use resources to the best effect, including the estate. In particular, the draft Herefordshire and Worcestershire STP commits to exploring how a greater proportion of routine elective activity can be delivered across the existing sites to reduce the risk of cancellations and to improve clinical outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>The specific proposals for hospital services in Worcestershire have been reviewed as part of the <em>Future of Acute Hospital Services in Worcestershire</em> (FOAHSW) programme of work and are due to go out for public consultation shortly. These proposals see a strong future for Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre in support of the overall delivery of the strategy. The proposals include moving more planned operations to Kidderminster Treatment Centre and further expanding the work carried out from this facility. Services at Kidderminster Hospital would be maintained, and there is scope for additional investment and more services at the hospital in the next few years.</p><p> </p><p>The STP is supportive of the FOAHSW proposals, and any additional changes to how services are provided would be subject to local engagement and more formal public consultation where appropriate.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen remove filter
grouped question UIN HL3729 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-12-13T16:50:15.083Zmore like thismore than 2016-12-13T16:50:15.083Z
answering member
4330
label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
649110
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-30more like thismore than 2016-11-30
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Kidderminster Hospital more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether spare capacity at Kidderminster Hospital could be used to relieve pressure on Worcester and Redditch Hospitals. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath remove filter
uin HL3731 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-12-13more like thismore than 2016-12-13
answer text <p>This is a matter for the local National Health Service organisations. NHS England advises that under the <em>Future of Acute Hospital Services in Worcestershire</em> (FOAHSW) programme, the intention is to increase the amount and range of daycase and short stay surgery carried out at Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre. Some elective work is expected to move to Kidderminster Hospital from the Worcestershire Royal Hospital to create capacity for the Worcestershire Royal Hospital to undertake more emergency work. The FOAHSW proposals are due to go out for public consultation shortly.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen remove filter
question first answered
less than 2016-12-13T16:50:57.17Zmore like thismore than 2016-12-13T16:50:57.17Z
answering member
4330
label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this