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79748

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date	29/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Palliative Care Funding Review
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 data collected by the Palliative Care Funding Review; and whether they have plans to introduce the provision of free social care at the end of life.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL1640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The data collection exercise following the Palliative Care Funding Review concluded at the end of March 2014. These data are currently being analysed by NHS England, who intend to complete this analysis by the end of August.</p><p> </p><p>Any decisions on the provision of free social care at the end of life will be based on a combination of the analysis of these data, other relevant data sources and wider policy and financial considerations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/08/2014 10:11:39 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

79749

registered interest
date	29/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of variations in cancer patient experiences.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL1641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The latest Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) results, from 2013, show that whilst variations between trusts still exist, the overall range of variation for many indicators has narrowed.</p><p> </p><p>For example, in 2010 the proportion of patients saying that they had been given the name of a Clinical Nurse Specialist ranged from 92% in the highest performing trust to 59% in the poorest performing trust (33 points); by 2013 this had reduced to 97% to 76% (21 points).</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is working with NHS Improving Quality to develop better ways of using CPES data within the National Health Service in order to maximise the impact of the survey, to be able to work with successful and struggling organisations to spread best practice for example. Their intention is that the learning from this can then be transferred across all surveys to understand what the barriers are to implementing change and to showcase best practice where real improvements can be demonstrated.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/08/2014 10:11:14 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

79750

registered interest
date	29/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS
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 effectiveness of the National Health Service Mandate in holding the National Health Service accountable to government.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL1642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The National Health Service Mandate, which is published annually, sets the Government’s objectives for NHS England which NHS England must seek to deliver, and its business plan sets out how it will do so. Following this, NHS Planning Guidance sets out expectations on clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for their role in delivering the mandate, which CCGs are then expected to reflect in their plans. As such, the mandate provides a basis for holding NHS England and, through them, CCGs, to account.</p><p> </p><p>The Department holds the NHS formally to account for its progress on achieving the objectives in the mandate through bi-monthly Secretary of State accountability meetings, of which the minutes are published. In July, the first Annual Assessment of NHS England was laid before Parliament by the Secretary of State, which covers the extent to which NHS England met its mandate in 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p>As the Annual Assessment acknowledged, NHS England and the wider system have recently undergone a complex transition process. This means it is difficult at this time to assess the effectiveness of the Mandate as an accountability mechanism. Nevertheless, we will keep this under review.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/08/2014 10:10:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

79751

registered interest
date	29/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Colne
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the causes of the delay in the transfer of the pharmacy into the new Colne Health Centre from the old premises; and when it will happen.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the National Health Service locally. We understand that NHS Property Services has reached an agreement with Colne Pharmacy to move into the new health centre.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/08/2014 10:10:23 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

79753

registered interest
date	29/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many contracts for the provision of services have been entered into by each of the Clinical Commissioning Groups in England since their formation; of those, how many have been contracted with (1) a National Health Service trust, (2) a commercial body, and (3) a charitable or other non-profit-making body; and what is the total commercial value for each of those categories.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on which providers have been awarded contracts at local level.</p><p> </p><p>It is for local commissioners to decide how best to secure local services and take a decision on which are the most capable providers to deliver those services in the best interests of their patients. There is no requirement for commissioners to put all services out to competitive tender.</p><p> </p><p>Whether NHS services are provided by the public, voluntary or private sector, they remain publicly funded and free at the point of delivery with access based on clinical need.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1646 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:10:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

79754

registered interest
date	29/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contracts have been entered into for the provision of services by the East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group, and in each case with which body; and what are the services to be provided and the value of each contract.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on which providers have been awarded contracts at local level.</p><p> </p><p>It is for local commissioners to decide how best to secure local services and take a decision on which are the most capable providers to deliver those services in the best interests of their patients. There is no requirement for commissioners to put all services out to competitive tender.</p><p> </p><p>Whether NHS services are provided by the public, voluntary or private sector, they remain publicly funded and free at the point of delivery with access based on clinical need.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1645 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:10:01 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

79755

registered interest
date	29/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to initiate dialogues, whether under their own auspices or those of other neutral states, between Israelis and Palestinians, along the lines suggested by Mr David Grossman in the <i>International New York Times</i> of 29 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government currently supports a range of projects in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories which involve both Israeli and Palestinian implementing partners. Whilst the projects currently being funded do not necessarily have a specific objective of bringing Israelis and Palestinians together, or constitute ‘joint’ projects as such, much of the work our implementers do involve Israelis and Palestinians working together. Our Conflict Prevention programme includes a focus on supporting and strengthening constituencies for peace. This includes support to train Palestinian doctors in Israeli hospitals; fostering people-to-people relations between the two communities, promoting coexistence and confidence building, whilst building the capabilities of the Palestinian healthcare system.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/08/2014 09:51:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

79759

registered interest
date	29/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to support research into paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour cancer.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Department's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and the National Health Service, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p><p>NIHR research infrastructure including NIHR biomedical research centres and the NIHR Clinical Research Network are hosting studies in GIST including a phase I/II study of sunitinib in young patients with advanced GIST.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/08/2014 10:09:33 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79760

registered interest
date	29/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to improve diagnosis and treatment of paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour cancer.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>Measures to ensure early diagnosis of cancer, including rare cancers, are discussed monthly by the Public Awareness and Primary Care Steering Group. The group is chaired by Sean Duffy, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Cancer, and includes members representing Public Health England, Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and Departmental officials and other stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>As rare cancers, paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumours (PAWS GIST) are covered by the 2013-14 NHS standard contract for paediatric oncology which was developed by the Specialised Service Children’s Cancer Clinical Reference Group (CRG) and can be found at the following address:</p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e04-paedi-oncol.pdf</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to establish a specialist PAWS GIST clinic, as treatment is currently provided through paediatric oncology services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>GIST Support UK have in partnership with Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, established a PAWS GIST clinic that is led by Dr Ramesh Bulusu working with a UK national alliance of doctors.</p><p> </p><p>Dr Jacqueline Cornish, National Clinical Director for Children, Young People and Transition to Adulthood, NHS England has responsibility for PAWS GIST.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1653 HL1654 HL1655 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:09:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79761

registered interest
date	29/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in giving paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour cancer specialised commissioning status.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>Measures to ensure early diagnosis of cancer, including rare cancers, are discussed monthly by the Public Awareness and Primary Care Steering Group. The group is chaired by Sean Duffy, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Cancer, and includes members representing Public Health England, Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and Departmental officials and other stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>As rare cancers, paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumours (PAWS GIST) are covered by the 2013-14 NHS standard contract for paediatric oncology which was developed by the Specialised Service Children’s Cancer Clinical Reference Group (CRG) and can be found at the following address:</p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e04-paedi-oncol.pdf</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to establish a specialist PAWS GIST clinic, as treatment is currently provided through paediatric oncology services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>GIST Support UK have in partnership with Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, established a PAWS GIST clinic that is led by Dr Ramesh Bulusu working with a UK national alliance of doctors.</p><p> </p><p>Dr Jacqueline Cornish, National Clinical Director for Children, Young People and Transition to Adulthood, NHS England has responsibility for PAWS GIST.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1652 HL1654 HL1655 question first answered 18/08/2014 10:09:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath