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169524

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Thyroid Gland: Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research on the potential effectiveness of liothyronine (T3) and natural desiccated thyroid for patients with hypothyroidism.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	218084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) South West Peninsula has partly supported a review of treatment for primary hypothyroidism published in 2012 in the journal <em>Drug Design, Development and Therapy</em>. The review considered approaches including triiodothyronine (liothyronine) therapy, trioodothyronine-levothyroxine combination therapy, and the use of natural desiccated thyroid.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/12/2014 17:22:03 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

169537

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Anaemia
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 contribution of improved diagnosis and management of anaemia to reductions in avoidable admission to hospital; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	218248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of general practitioners, using their clinical judgement and supported by relevant guidance, to arrange the appropriate tests and investigations that may lead to an appropriate diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A range of guidance on the testing and treatment of anaemia is available from sources including the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summaries. NICE works to ensure its guidance reflects the latest available evidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Actively supporting patients with such conditions through better self-management, disease-management or case-management, or lifestyle interventions prevents acute exacerbations and reduces the need for emergency hospital admission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS Outcomes Framework Unplanned hospitalisation for chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions captures data for a range of conditions including anaemia. This data is available at both national and clinical commissioning group level and the latest data report can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB14887/ccg_ind_sep_14_comm.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB14887/ccg_ind_sep_14_comm.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </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> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/12/2014 17:36:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

169540

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Anaemia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission research on the potential for cost savings and reductions in hospital admissions from improved diagnosis and management of anaemia.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	218235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to commission research on this specific topic.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research funds a wide range of research relating to the diagnosis and management of different types of anaemia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/12/2014 17:24:01 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

167772

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dialysis Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215404, what consultation NHS England undertook with the renal dialysis clinical reference group when developing its proposal to transfer responsibility for commissioning of dialysis to clinical commissioning groups; and what response that clinical reference group gave to that proposal.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	217038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that they discussed the overall direction of travel for specialised services with Clinical Reference Groups (CRGs), although the renal dialysis CRG was not directly consulted in the early discussions about whether to consider changing the commissioning arrangements for renal services. However, clinical leaders have been part of the deliberations and will continue to be involved through the consultation process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The development of the proposals for transferring responsibility for renal dialysis services and morbid obesity surgery services which NHS England put to the Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) for consideration was done in partnership with the NHS Commissioning Assembly Task and Finish Group on Specialised Service commissioning. This group is made up of clinical commissioners from around the country. The group was asked by NHS England to advise on the development of proposals for enhancing specialised service commissioning in 2015-16, specifically proposals that would enable improved pathway integrity. NHS England presented the proposed direction of travel for specialised commissioning in 2015-16 to the chairs of CRGs earlier in the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PSSAG recommended transferring commissioning responsibility for renal dialysis services from NHS England to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The Department has launched a public consultation to consider how to transfer commissioning responsibility and what would need to happen to ensure a smooth transition and maintain both service standards and patient safety. This consultation closes on 9 January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England have advised that they are in dialogue with key stakeholders about both the opportunities and challenges of transferring commissioning responsibility for renal services from NHS England to CCGs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 217039 question first answered 08/12/2014 17:20:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

167787

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve access and reduce waiting times for children's mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	217112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p><em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020</em> also announces the introduction of standard waiting times for Early Intervention in Psychosis services which will be of benefit to young people, and for the adult Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. It makes it clear that the waiting time standards announced are a first step. There will also be £30 million increased investment in liaison psychiatry to help people including young people presenting in accident and emergency departments with mental health problems. The vision is for comprehensive standards to be developed over the coming years for all ages, including for children and young people. Where adult IAPT services are commissioned to provide a service to 16 and 17 year olds, the new waiting time standard will apply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England will work together with mental health system partners to set out how and when access and further waiting time standards could be introduced, subject to resourcing decisions following the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have invested £54 million into the Children and Young people’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT) over 2011-15/16, which is designed to improve access to evidence-based psychological therapies and collaboration with children, young people and families. The programme works with 82 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) partnerships and currently covers 60% of the 0-19 population. The Government’s aim is that all of England will be involved by 2018 reflected in the Mandate with NHS England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Well-Being Taskforce is considering ways to improve access for children and young people and promote collaborative commissioning of services to reflect the needs of children and young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 2 December, the Deputy Prime Minister announced recurrent funding for the next 5 years of £30 million per year to improve services for young people with mental health problems. This investment places a particular emphasis on eating disorders and self-harm and it will deliver swifter access to evidence-based community treatment for children and young people with eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In response to NHS England’s <em>Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4 Report, </em>published in July, NHS England are using £7 million to provide 50 extra CAMHS specialised Tier 4 beds for young patients in the areas with the least provision. 36 of the 50 planned new beds have opened - 27 in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw, five in East Anglia and four in Somerset. NHS England continues to seek to build capacity in the areas with least provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 10/12/2014 16:45:15 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

167795

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dialysis Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215404, what consultation NHS England undertook with external stakeholders before announcing the proposal to transfer responsibility for commissioning of dialysis to clinical commissioning groups; and if he will ensure that NHS England undertakes further consultation on the principle as well as the process of transferring that responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	217039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that they discussed the overall direction of travel for specialised services with Clinical Reference Groups (CRGs), although the renal dialysis CRG was not directly consulted in the early discussions about whether to consider changing the commissioning arrangements for renal services. However, clinical leaders have been part of the deliberations and will continue to be involved through the consultation process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The development of the proposals for transferring responsibility for renal dialysis services and morbid obesity surgery services which NHS England put to the Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) for consideration was done in partnership with the NHS Commissioning Assembly Task and Finish Group on Specialised Service commissioning. This group is made up of clinical commissioners from around the country. The group was asked by NHS England to advise on the development of proposals for enhancing specialised service commissioning in 2015-16, specifically proposals that would enable improved pathway integrity. NHS England presented the proposed direction of travel for specialised commissioning in 2015-16 to the chairs of CRGs earlier in the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PSSAG recommended transferring commissioning responsibility for renal dialysis services from NHS England to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The Department has launched a public consultation to consider how to transfer commissioning responsibility and what would need to happen to ensure a smooth transition and maintain both service standards and patient safety. This consultation closes on 9 January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England have advised that they are in dialogue with key stakeholders about both the opportunities and challenges of transferring commissioning responsibility for renal services from NHS England to CCGs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 217038 question first answered 08/12/2014 17:20:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

156996

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dialysis Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England has taken to ensure a safe transition of responsibility for dialysis commissioning to clinical commissioning groups from April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	215402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it is in dialogue with key stakeholders about both the opportunities and challenges of transferring responsibility for renal services. The head of the Specialised Services Task Force in NHS England recently met stakeholders from renal service representative groups and heard their concerns directly. A new Task &amp; Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with advice and recommendations on specialised services. The PSSAG meets multiple times a year. The PSSAG met and formulated its recommendations on 30 September 2014, which concluded transferring commissioning responsibility for renal services. The Department intends to launch a public consultation before the end of 2014. The consultation will consider how to transfer commissioning responsibility and what would need to happen to ensure a smooth transition and maintain both service standards and patient safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 215401 215404 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:14:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

156997

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bayer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with Bayer plc in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	215403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings with officials are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</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 25/11/2014 17:33:32 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

157000

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dialysis Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training and educational support will be provided by NHS England to commissioners in clinical commissioning groups to assist them in effectively commissioning dialysis from April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	215404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it is in dialogue with key stakeholders about both the opportunities and challenges of transferring responsibility for renal services. The head of the Specialised Services Task Force in NHS England recently met stakeholders from renal service representative groups and heard their concerns directly. A new Task &amp; Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with advice and recommendations on specialised services. The PSSAG meets multiple times a year. The PSSAG met and formulated its recommendations on 30 September 2014, which concluded transferring commissioning responsibility for renal services. The Department intends to launch a public consultation before the end of 2014. The consultation will consider how to transfer commissioning responsibility and what would need to happen to ensure a smooth transition and maintain both service standards and patient safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 215401 215402 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:14:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

157003

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dialysis Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made by NHS England of the specialist skills and knowledge required to commission dialysis.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	215401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it is in dialogue with key stakeholders about both the opportunities and challenges of transferring responsibility for renal services. The head of the Specialised Services Task Force in NHS England recently met stakeholders from renal service representative groups and heard their concerns directly. A new Task &amp; Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with advice and recommendations on specialised services. The PSSAG meets multiple times a year. The PSSAG met and formulated its recommendations on 30 September 2014, which concluded transferring commissioning responsibility for renal services. The Department intends to launch a public consultation before the end of 2014. The consultation will consider how to transfer commissioning responsibility and what would need to happen to ensure a smooth transition and maintain both service standards and patient safety.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 215402 215404 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:14:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi