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1146292

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Heart Diseases: Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many heart operations they estimate will be cancelled by the NHS in the event of a no-deal Brexit due to a lack of availability of bio-aortic root replacement imports from Italy.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL17787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for leaving the European Union. We want to reassure patients that our plans should ensure the uninterrupted supply of medicines and medical products once we have left the EU. This includes the supply of bio-aortic root replacement devices.</p><p>The Department, as part of our EU exit preparations, is implementing a multi-layered approach to mitigate potential disruption to supply, which consists of stockpiling where possible, securing freight capacity, changing or clarifying regulatory requirements, procuring additional warehousing, working closely with industry to improve trader readiness and putting in place the National Supply Disruption Response to manage potential shortages.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL17788 question first answered 08/10/2019 15:43:55 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1146293

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Heart Diseases: Surgery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what alternative bio-aortic root replacement supply lines have been developed in the event of a no-deal Brexit interrupting imports from Italy.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL17788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for leaving the European Union. We want to reassure patients that our plans should ensure the uninterrupted supply of medicines and medical products once we have left the EU. This includes the supply of bio-aortic root replacement devices.</p><p>The Department, as part of our EU exit preparations, is implementing a multi-layered approach to mitigate potential disruption to supply, which consists of stockpiling where possible, securing freight capacity, changing or clarifying regulatory requirements, procuring additional warehousing, working closely with industry to improve trader readiness and putting in place the National Supply Disruption Response to manage potential shortages.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford grouped question UIN HL17787 question first answered 08/10/2019 15:43:55 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1146294

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Diabetes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to guarantee a continuous supply of insulin for those with type 1 diabetes in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL17789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for leaving the European Union. We want to reassure patients that our plans should ensure the uninterrupted supply of medicines and medical products, including insulin, once we have left the EU.</p><p>The Department, as part of our EU exit preparations, is implementing a multi-layered approach to mitigate potential disruption to supply, which consists of stockpiling where possible, securing freight capacity, changing or clarifying regulatory requirements, procuring additional warehousing, working closely with industry to improve trader readiness and putting in place the National Supply Disruption Response to manage potential shortages.</p><p>As an example of the preparations being taken by industry to prepare for EU exit, all three suppliers of insulin have publicly stated that they have significantly increased their United Kingdom stockpiles, and have met the Government’s request that they hold at least six weeks’ worth of extra stock in addition to their usual operational stocks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 08/10/2019 15:45:14 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

942019

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have carried out any research into the number of potential beneficiaries of a relaxation of the current restrictions on the use of medicinal cannabis.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not commissioned research into the number of patients that might benefit from use of cannabis-based medicinal products.</p><p>The Government values the strong collaborative partnerships that we have across the European Union in the areas of science, research and innovation, and as part of exit negotiations is working to ensure that we have the best possible environment in which to support clinical trials and new medicines after we leave the EU. The Government will continue to monitor and share the emerging evidence on the therapeutic use of cannabis-based medicinal products.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL9534 question first answered 25/07/2018 11:46:44 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

942020

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that research into the use of medicinal cannabis as a potential treatment will be shared following the UK exiting the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not commissioned research into the number of patients that might benefit from use of cannabis-based medicinal products.</p><p>The Government values the strong collaborative partnerships that we have across the European Union in the areas of science, research and innovation, and as part of exit negotiations is working to ensure that we have the best possible environment in which to support clinical trials and new medicines after we leave the EU. The Government will continue to monitor and share the emerging evidence on the therapeutic use of cannabis-based medicinal products.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL9533 question first answered 25/07/2018 11:46:44 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

928156

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much additional funding they estimate the NHS will receive in each financial year from 2018 to 2025; and what percentage of that funding will be raised from (1) increased taxation, (2) anticipated savings, and (3) the Brexit dividend.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL8811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has announced a five-year funding agreement which will see the National Health Service budget grow by over £20 billion, in real terms, by 2023-24. The planned resource budgets for NHS England, and what these amount to as additional funding in real terms, are included in the attached table due to the size of the data. These planned increases will be confirmed at a future fiscal event, subject to a NHS plan that meets the tests we have set out.</p><p>This funding agreement does not extend to 2024-25, for which planned resource budgets for NHS England have not yet been confirmed.</p><p>As the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care have set out, some of this funding will be paid for by the United Kingdom no longer having to send annual membership subscriptions to the European Union. The commitment the Government is making goes further and so we will all need to make a greater contribution through the tax system – in a fair and balanced way - because we can not pass on extra debt to the next generation.</p><p>The Government will listen to views about how we do this and the Chancellor will set out the details in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 03/07/2018 11:17:39 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Planned NHS England resource budgets 2018 formatted.docx title Planned NHS England resource budgets
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

897312

registered interest
date	03/05/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that GP capacity is maintained to meet current and expected levels of demand.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL7543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The <em>General Practice Forward View</em>, published in April 2016, commits increasing investment in general practice by £2.4 billion a year by 2020/21 from £9.6 billion in 2015/16 to over £12 billion by 2020/21 – a 14% real-terms increase. It will improve patient care and access, and invest in new ways of providing primary care. As part of this package NHS England is investing £500 million in a national sustainability and transformation package to support general practitioner (GP) practices, which includes additional funds from local clinical commissioning groups. It includes help for struggling practices, plans to reduce workload, expansion of a wider workforce, investment in technology and estates and a national development programme to speed up transformation of services. A copy of the <em>General Practice Forward View</em> is attached.</p><p>By 2020 there will be an extra 1,500 students doctors entering training each year. The new places are being allocated to schools which have demonstrated a commitment to sending more trainees to rural or coastal areas and increasing the number of GPs and mental health specialists.</p><p>Health Education England has made 3,250 places in GP speciality training available per year since 2016. In 2017, there were 3,157 doctors recruited to speciality GP training posts. To bridge the gap whilst doctors are in training, in August 2017, NHS England announced plans to accelerate its international recruitment to 2,000 GPs in the next three years. We also have a broad offer to support GPs to remain in the National Health Service: GP Career Plus, The GP Retention Scheme, and The National GP Induction and Refresher Scheme to help GPs back into the NHS.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 16/05/2018 11:23:18 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name General_Practice_Forward_View.pdf title General Practice Forward View
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

849908

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many vacancies existed for (1) nurses, (2) junior doctors, (3) doctors, and (4) consultants, in the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL5862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The data is not available in the format requested.</p><p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics. The following table contains full time equivalent vacancies for medical and dental, and registered nurses and midwives as at September 2017, the latest data available, in Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of job adverts as at September 2017 Full time equivalent</p></td><td><p>Medical and Dental</p></td><td><p>Nursing and Midwifery Registered</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> NHS Digital Vacancy Statistics</p><p>NHS Improvement collects monthly vacancy rate information since April 2017 with no historic information prior to this point. The collection includes a total medical vacancy figure but is not disaggregated to junior or consultant level and is not available at trust level.</p><p>The Trust’s Board published January 2018 Combined Board in Public papers which provide the following statement on vacancies in the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust:</p><p>“The Trust Establishment stands at 8210.7 WTE. There are 7334.7 WTE staff in post which equates to a vacancy rate of 10.7%. Of the 876 WTE vacancies; 343 WTE are Nursing and Midwifery, 178 WTE are Admin &amp; Clerical, 149 WTE are Scientific, therapeutic and technical staff (ST&amp;T), 126 WTE are Ancillary Support and 80 are Medical. The highest vacancy rate is within Ancillary Support (18.6%)”.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 08/03/2018 15:28:46 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

846650

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Social Services: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the long-term impact of the £150 million in additional funding granted to the Adult Social Care Support Grant, administered by local authorities, announced in the local government finance settlement 2018–19.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL5705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The additional £150 million for the Adult Social Care Support Grant in 2018/19 has been provided as a further resource for local authorities to support the care market in their areas.</p><p>We are in regular contact with stakeholders in the sector including national representation from the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, as well as local authorities and providers, on a wide range of issues.</p><p>We are inviting representation from all interested parties on the upcoming Green Paper and will be holding further roundtables and consultation throughout the year.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5706 question first answered 06/03/2018 15:18:19 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

846651

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Social Services: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from (1) local authorities, (2) carer organisations, (3) private providers, and (4) affected individuals, regarding the funding of adult social care.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL5706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The additional £150 million for the Adult Social Care Support Grant in 2018/19 has been provided as a further resource for local authorities to support the care market in their areas.</p><p>We are in regular contact with stakeholders in the sector including national representation from the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, as well as local authorities and providers, on a wide range of issues.</p><p>We are inviting representation from all interested parties on the upcoming Green Paper and will be holding further roundtables and consultation throughout the year.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL5705 question first answered 06/03/2018 15:18:19 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton