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1145031

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Doctors: Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many doctors there were in hospitals in Surrey in (a) the first quarter of 2010 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	287532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The following table shows the number of doctors at Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust as at May 2019, the latest available data, compared to the first three months of 2010. Figures are full time equivalents.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>January 2010</p></td><td><p>February 2010</p></td><td><p>March 2010</p></td><td><p>May 2010</p></td><td><p>May 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doctors</p></td><td><p>923</p></td><td><p>939</p></td><td><p>939</p></td><td><p>943</p></td><td><p>1,244</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p> </p><p>Change in the numbers may be seasonal: it is recommended that comparisons between years use the same month (for example, May 2010 to May 2019).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 18:35:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1145125

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS hospital car parks in England are operated by private parking companies.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	287445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The level and appropriateness of car parking charges at National Health Service sites is the responsibility of the local NHS trust. The Department have published the NHS Car Parking Principles which clearly state that concessions should be offered to groups who most need help, such as disabled people including those with blue badges and temporary disabilities.</p><p>Information is not collected on car parking costs, concessionary parking arrangements for blue badge holders or the number of private provider companies that operate NHS hospital car parks in England.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 287451 question first answered 09/09/2019 19:12:25 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1145128

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS hospital sites in England are compliant with his Department's guidance entitled, NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	287451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The level and appropriateness of car parking charges at National Health Service sites is the responsibility of the local NHS trust. The Department have published the NHS Car Parking Principles which clearly state that concessions should be offered to groups who most need help, such as disabled people including those with blue badges and temporary disabilities.</p><p>Information is not collected on car parking costs, concessionary parking arrangements for blue badge holders or the number of private provider companies that operate NHS hospital car parks in England.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 287445 question first answered 09/09/2019 19:12:25 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1144629

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Patients: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that patient safety will be protected in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	286668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working with its partners across Government, the National Health Service, arm’s length bodies, local authorities, industry and the wider health and care system to ensure that all relevant parties are prepared for exiting the European Union.</p><p>The quality and safety of patient care is paramount in our preparedness plans.</p><p>The work being undertaken includes securing continued supplies of medicines, medical devices and clinical products, and ensuring that the NHS continues to have sufficient staff to maintain quality of care and the safety of patients.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 18:55:01 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1144630

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has sought assurances from the NHS on the preparedness of NHS organisations in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	286669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working with its partners across Government, arm’s-length bodies, local authorities, industry and the wider health and care system to ensure that all relevant parties are prepared for exiting the European Union. The quality and safety of patient care is paramount in our preparedness plans.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 19:16:53 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1144687

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of EU citizens working for the NHS in the West Midlands that have been granted settled status; and what proportion of those EU citizens this represents.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	286676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Information about the number of European Union citizens working for the National Health Service, in the West Midlands or elsewhere, who have been granted settled status is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 17:08:06 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1144729

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Professions: Hampshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of FTE (a) general practitioners, (b) other doctors and (c) nurses employed by the NHS in Hampshire in (i) 2010 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	286692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The following table shows the number of doctors and nurses and health visitors in Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as at May 2019, the latest available data, compared to recent years, full time equivalent (FTE) rounded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Doctors</p></td><td><p>Nurses and Health Visitors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>577</p></td><td><p>1,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>1,172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>1,272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>1,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>666</p></td><td><p>1,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>673</p></td><td><p>1,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2018</p></td><td><p>712</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>718</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p>Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust came into being in January 2012 as a result of the integration of Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust, which achieved Foundation Trust status in 2006, and Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust.</p><p> </p><p>The following table below shows the number of general practitioners (GPs), excluding locums, nurses and other direct patient care staff working in general practice as of March 2016, earliest available data of the same month and March 2019, latest available data, in NHS North Hampshire CCG, NHS South Eastern Hampshire CCG, NHS West Hampshire CCG and NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG. FTE rounded.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>March 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Regular GPs (excludes Locums)</p></td><td><p>729</p></td><td><p>729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nurses</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direct Patient Care</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Digital</p><p>GP locums are excluded as improvements have been made to GP locum recording methodology and figures are not comparable prior to December 2017.</p><p>Data prior to March 2016 has not been provided as improvements were made to the methodology for recording staff working in general practice in September 2015 and data prior to this is not comparable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 18:30:40 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1144795

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional (a) nursing and (b) clinical positions will be funded in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group as a result of Spending Round 2019.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	286702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Spending Round 2019 did not determine the number of posts at clinical commissioning groups or healthcare providers. Staffing levels are not determined centrally; it is for autonomous NHS employers to determine the workforce numbers required to meet their local NHS service requirements. The National Health Service settlement that was confirmed in January 2019 secured additional funding for clinical commissioning groups to commission the services their populations need. Healthcare providers determine the staffing levels they require in order to provide the services they have been commissioned.</p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rt. hon. Sajid Javid MP) announced through the Spending Round a £210 million package specifically to support the NHS workforce. This is additional funding investment in training and professional development for our NHS staff. This is part of a wider drive to improve recruitment, retention and staff morale through the development of the first ever NHS People Plan, led by NHS Improvement Chair Dido Harding and NHS Chief People Officer, Prerana Issar.</p><p>In January 2019 Government confirmed a £33.9 billion cash terms increase in the NHS budget by 2023/24, compared to 2018/19. This Spending Round reaffirms that commitment, which includes a £6.2 billion increase in NHS funding next year.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 18:51:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1144246

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of the number of nurses in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	286349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>On 4 September as part of the Spending Review, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rt. hon. Sajid Javid MP) announced a £210 million package of support for the National Health Service workforce. Funding includes personal development budgets to support nurses’ learning and development needs over the next three years, and a funding boost to wider education and training budgets to support delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p>The latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data as of 30 August, shows there were 20,190 students accepted onto nursing and midwifery courses, an increase of 4.3% compared to the same point in August 2018. We expect more students will be accepted onto courses before the UCAS clearing period closes on 23 October 2019.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement is currently delivering a rapid clinical placement expansion programme working with trust directors of nursing, the higher education sector and healthcare sector to provide targeted support and resource to increase placement capacity for the September 2019 intake.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 18:17:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

1144247

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps the Government has taken to reduce NHS waiting times.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	286350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>NHS England’s Operational and Planning Guidance for 2019/20 sets out deliverables against key performance areas, including referral-to-treatment and urgent care, and the Government expects the National Health Service to deliver these actions set– in full – as key steps towards fully recovering performance against access standards.</p><p>In addition to this, under the NHS Long Term Plan, an extra £33.9 billion a year is being provided to improve and transform urgent and emergency care services, expand the amount of planned surgery year on year, cut long waits and reduce the waiting list.</p><p>The additional funding will support the NHS in achieving performance standards. More than that, it will also drive the reforms that deliver a better and more sustainable NHS with improved care for patients.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 18:22:42 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith