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752442

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. The Care Quality Commission looks at a wide range of services when inspecting hospitals.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 21/07/2017 09:27:54 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

752445

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 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 grouped question UIN HL887 HL889 HL890 HL979 question first answered 20/07/2017 14:50:43 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

752119

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department have responsibilities relating to the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	5026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The work of the Department in ensuring a smooth and orderly exit from the European Union is coordinated by a central team within the Global and Public Health Directorate. All affected policy teams within the Department are involved with this work and assessing the implications of the United Kingdom leaving the EU on their area.</p><p> </p><p>The resources available are kept under constant review and the Department is equipping itself with the resources it needs to get the best deal for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/07/2017 12:34:31 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

751789

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Heart Diseases: Hospitals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has received representations on the proposal to end surgical provision for congenital heart conditions in Greater Manchester and to refer patients to Liverpool or Leeds.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	4811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has received representations on this subject, such as recent correspondence, however this is a matter for NHS England. No decision has been made to end surgical provision for Congenital Heart Disease conditions at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England opened a further public consultation on 9 February 2017 to provide the public with information about these proposals, and the potential impact they may have, if implemented, on the delivery of services, and to seek views about their plans. This consultation closed on 17 July 2017.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust staff recently met with patients and their representatives to provide further information. At the meeting, patients were able to express their views, and their feedback will help to inform the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 20/07/2017 15:29:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

751795

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bowel Cancer: Screening
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 availability of bowel cancer screening for people under the age of 30.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	4837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>No assessment has been made regarding availability of bowel cancer screening for people under the age of 30. Bowel screening is offered to men and women aged 60-74 years old with an average risk of developing the condition. High risk screening falls outside the United Kingdom National Screening Committee (UK NSC) remit; which is to offer whole population screening to asymptomatic people.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals with symptoms or those considered to be high risk should speak to their general practitioner.</p><p> </p><p>The UK NSC has an open process by which stakeholders and/or members of the public may submit a proposal to the Committee, providing robust peer reviewed evidence to support a change to an existing programme. This would include a modification such as a change to the screening age. Submissions relating to existing programmes are accepted throughout the year. More information about the UK NSC’s process is available on its website.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/07/2017 15:07:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

751799

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Vacancies
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 the matching of newly qualified clinicians to vacancies across the NHS.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	4841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Responsibility for staffing levels rests with individual National Health Service trusts and their boards who are best placed to decide how many staff they need to provide a given service, taking into account skill mix, efficiency and the needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has undertaken much work to increase the number of trained doctors and nurses to ensure that the NHS can continue to deliver safe, compassionate and effective care well into the future. Over recent months the NHS has seen record numbers of doctors and nurses.</p><p> </p><p>Clinician posts are located to meet patient and service demands and, to comply with employment law, competition for such posts is through fair and open competition. Both the Department and Health Education England have been working to ensure pre-qualification training places are distributed fairly across the country to meet future demand for trained clinical staff.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/07/2017 09:09:34 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

751802

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Recruitment
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 with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Secretary of State for Transport on the recruitment and retention of health workers and the affordability of housing and transport.
tabling member constituency	South East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Lucy Frazer
uin	4911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State regularly discusses a range of topics relating to the recruitment and retention of the National Health Service workforce with cabinet colleagues and others.</p><p> </p><p>The Government acknowledges the challenges staff have in securing affordable accommodation in some parts of the country so it wants to support health workers and other public services staff by making homes more affordable with steps outlined in the Housing white paper to increase supply.</p><p> </p><p>Currently the Government funds a range of home ownership schemes including Help to Buy Equity Loans and Shared Ownership to support key workers to buy a home where they are unable to afford market prices locally. In addition, the Department has been engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to understand better the housing need for NHS staff. The need for affordable homes for NHS staff varies across the country, and we are working with the NHS, local authorities, housing associations and other partners to explore opportunities for supporting local solutions, including the option for NHS organisations to use their surplus land to provide staff housing.</p><p> </p><p>Many NHS organisations provide season ticket loans for staff who apply for them and NHS terms and conditions of service places a responsibility on employers to reimburse staff travel and subsistence expenses incurred in the performance of their NHS duties.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/07/2017 09:08:02 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer

751812

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Incontinence: Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on incontinence products by (a) Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, (b) University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, (c) Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, (d) Bolton NHS, (e) East Lancashire Hospitals, (f) Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals, (g) Warrington and Halton Hospitals and (h) St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals in each quarter from 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	4867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 05/09/2017 08:37:51 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

751339

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Weston Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
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 of the potential effect of the decision to close Weston General Hospital's accident and emergency department at night on the long-term staffing of that department.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	4695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Since the Trust Board’s decision temporarily to close Weston General Hospital’s accident and emergency department at night, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) have invested in additional staff shifts in their emergency departments and medical assessment units, and UHB has increased bed numbers. Additional community resources have also been made available in north Somerset to support people in their own homes.</p><p> </p><p>Before the temporary closure, the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Sustainability and Transformation Plan put in place a comprehensive set of actions to mitigate the impact. These included agreeing a bespoke policy whereby patients who are expected to stay in hospital for more than 48 hours are transported back to Weston General Hospital as soon as they are deemed clinically fit enough to travel, in order to reduce the burden on neighbouring hospitals.</p><p> </p><p>Weston General Hospital is working with local general practitioners, community services, social care colleagues and neighbouring hospitals to strengthen, redesign and rebuild urgent and emergency care services in north Somerset. This includes exploring alternative staffing models for its emergency department.</p><p>By consolidating the small number of senior medical staff into daytime hours, the Trust is now able to deliver improved staff training and team building. The aim is that leadership will improve, making its emergency department a more attractive place to work. The Trust has already recruited two new consultants to work in its emergency department since the closure was announced.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4696 question first answered 21/07/2017 09:03:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

751340

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Weston Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional resources have been allocated to accident and emergency departments in neighbouring hospitals after the decision to close Weston General Hospital's accident and emergency department at night.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	4696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Since the Trust Board’s decision temporarily to close Weston General Hospital’s accident and emergency department at night, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) have invested in additional staff shifts in their emergency departments and medical assessment units, and UHB has increased bed numbers. Additional community resources have also been made available in north Somerset to support people in their own homes.</p><p> </p><p>Before the temporary closure, the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Sustainability and Transformation Plan put in place a comprehensive set of actions to mitigate the impact. These included agreeing a bespoke policy whereby patients who are expected to stay in hospital for more than 48 hours are transported back to Weston General Hospital as soon as they are deemed clinically fit enough to travel, in order to reduce the burden on neighbouring hospitals.</p><p> </p><p>Weston General Hospital is working with local general practitioners, community services, social care colleagues and neighbouring hospitals to strengthen, redesign and rebuild urgent and emergency care services in north Somerset. This includes exploring alternative staffing models for its emergency department.</p><p>By consolidating the small number of senior medical staff into daytime hours, the Trust is now able to deliver improved staff training and team building. The aim is that leadership will improve, making its emergency department a more attractive place to work. The Trust has already recruited two new consultants to work in its emergency department since the closure was announced.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4695 question first answered 21/07/2017 09:03:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire