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1156063

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date	24/10/2019
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	Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to ensure that GPs follow NICE guidance on blood cancer.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	900212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) clinical guidelines help healthcare professionals deliver the best possible care based on the best available evidence. The guidelines are not mandatory, although healthcare professionals are expected to take them fully into account</p><p><br>NICE’s updated referral guidelines for suspected cancer published in June 2015 could save about 5,000 lives a year, with general practitioners urged to think of cancer sooner and to lower the referral threshold for tests.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 30/10/2019 07:32:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 2614 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1156080

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	General Practitioners: Wycombe
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 he will take to ensure waiting times for GP appointments are reduced in Wycombe.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	5011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, made a clear commitment to the future of general practice, with primary and community care set to receive at least £4.5 billion more a year by 2023/24, in real terms.</p><p>Evening and weekend general practice appointments are routinely available across the country to enable patients to find appointments at a time convenient to them, with millions of patients having already benefitted from this.</p><p>Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) advises that a key focus in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) integrated care system plan submission for delivering the objectives of the Long Term Plan is providing access to services closer to home for residents. Irrespective of where residents live in Buckinghamshire, every patient with an urgent care need will be able to access same-day primary care (in or out of hours). This will not necessarily be face-to-face and with a general practitioner (GP), but could be online with advice, telephone consultations and with other members of the primary care team. Work is already underway to deliver technological solutions, such as online consultations, in 2019/20. Improved access and seven-day working have been in place since October 2018 across BOB, offering routine appointments in the evening and at weekends.</p><p>In August 2019, 82.61% of general practice appointments in the Buckinghamshire CCG region took place within two weeks of booking.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/11/2019 12:23:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1156083

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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: Construction
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 he is taking to (a) build and (b) renovate hospitals over the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	5014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Over 150 sustainability and transformation partnership schemes have been awarded around £2.4 billion of capital funding since July 2017 to modernise and transform the National Health Service’s buildings and services. On 5 August 2019, the Government announced a further £1.8 billion increase to NHS capital spending, of which £850 million is funding to allow 20 new hospital upgrades to start as soon as possible.</p><p>On 29 September the Government announced the next stage of its strategic investment in the NHS; the Health Infrastructure Plan (HIP). The plan strategy document was published on 30 September 2019 and will deliver a long-term, rolling five-year programme of investment in health infrastructure. This will ensure that health infrastructure is fit-for-purpose for decades to come. The package of funding for 40 new hospitals includes:</p><p> </p><p>- £2.7 billion for six new hospital projects to be delivered in our first phase of major hospital rebuilds (HIP1); and</p><p>- £100 million to give the go-ahead to 21 major projects, covering 34 hospitals to go to the next stage of developing their plans, to be delivered in the second phase of major hospital rebuilds, subject to business case approval.</p><p> </p><p>Future phases will be supported through the Chancellor’s commitment at Spending Round 2019 on 4 September to provide a multi-year capital budget for the Department at the next capital review.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 31/10/2019 17:08:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1156115

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Mental Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to introduce a cap investment strategy for NHS mental health trusts.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	4910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Twickenham (Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP) on 17 October to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-10-14/20/" target="_blank">20</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 29/10/2019 16:20:40 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1156123

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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 Visitors
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 average number of health visitors per income quintile of the population in England in each of the most recent five years for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	4927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 17:41:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1156146

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made for the provision of medical cannabis on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	5043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>The law was changed on 1 November 2018 to allow clinicians on the General Medical Council’s ‘Specialist Register’ to prescribe cannabis-based products for medicinal use, where clinically appropriate and in the best interest of patients. The Government has been clear that decisions on whether to prescribe these products must remain a clinical one.</p><p> </p><p>Following a meeting in Parliament with the families of patients seeking access to medicinal cannabis, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asked NHS England and NHS Improvement to undertake a rapid process review into any barriers to prescribing on the National Health Service, where clinically appropriate. The review report is now published and the Department is working closely with NHS England and NHS Improvement and other delivery partners to implement the report’s recommendations. This includes promoting more high-quality research through the publicly funded National Institute for Health Research to develop the evidence base and exploring alternative studies to help children and young adults with treatment resistance epilepsy who are currently receiving cannabis-based medicines. We have also contacted all producers of cannabis-based products, known to have an interest in supplying the United Kingdom market, to encourage and support research applications to develop the evidence base further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/11/2019 12:17:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1156182

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Psychiatric Patients
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 patients in inpatient mental health facilities have been held in such facilities for (a) up to three months; (b) three to six months, (c) six months to one year, (d) one to two years, (e) two to five years, (f) five to 10 years and (g) 10 years or more.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	4967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of people in mental health inpatient services at the end of July 2019 is shown in the following table. The length of stay of an individual patient is influenced by many factors but the aim is always to have as short a stay as possible in an inpatient setting with patients returning home and having support from community-based services.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Length of stay</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Age group (years)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 18</p></td><td><p>18 and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>21,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less than 3 months</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>10,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 months and less than 6 months</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>2,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 months and less than 12 months</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>2,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months and less than 2 years</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>2,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 years and less than 5 years</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 years and less than 10 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 years or more</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: NHS Digital, Mental Health Services Dataset</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 29/10/2019 16:19:59 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1156185

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Community Hospitals
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 discussions he has had with local health trusts on the prevalence of community hospital services.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	4916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not had any recent discussions with local health trusts on the prevalence of community hospital services.</p><p>NHS England has placed community services at the forefront of the NHS Long Term Plan and are committed to supporting vital community services to grow and flourish. The Plan sets out their vision for delivering more care in the community and highlights the need for community care that is integrated, proactive and personalised.</p><p>The Department is committed to dissolving the boundaries between primary medical care and community health services so that they work together better for the benefits of patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 29/10/2019 17:41:50 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1156189

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Primary Health Care: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the recent cyber attack on Pitney Bowes and its impact on the primary care provision within the (a) East Lancashire CCG and (b) East Lancashire hospitals NHS trust.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	4984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Pitney Bowes machines are not connected to National Health Service networks and therefore no effect has been seen to any NHS equipment. We are aware that East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust’s franking machines were affected and contingency plans were immediately actioned. This resulted in the Clinical Commissioning Group and a few other local companies franking the mail for the hospital in order to ensure patients received their letters.</p><p> </p><p>Both East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust have confirmed that there was no impact to the provision of care as a result of the recent malware attack.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 29/10/2019 16:18:16 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1156196

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the Shaping the healthier future bid, Strategic Outline Case 1 from London North West University Healthcare Trust was rejected; and if will publish the papers presented as part of that bid.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	4915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Shaping a Healthier Future (SaHF) bid proposed the reconfiguration of acute hospitals across outer north west London, together with investment in out of hospital hubs and primary care. The programme would have included moving services between acute providers to downgrade Ealing and Charing Cross Hospitals from major to local hospitals with a reduction in their accident and emergency (A&amp;E) facilities. This will not now take place.</p><p>The Department has made it clear to NHS England and NHS Improvement that service change must be strongly aligned with the content of the NHS Long Term Plan, and this was a central element of the decision to withdraw support from aspects of Shaping a Healthier Future.</p><p>Local commissioners agreed to draw the SaHF programme to a conclusion, and NHS England and NHS Improvement are continuing to work with the local National Health Service to develop service plans to improve health and care, in particular continuing to develop community services in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p>The basis of the decision to withdraw support was made clear in my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s announcement on 26 March.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 31/10/2019 11:49:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas