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100020

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on improving access to GPs.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Graham Evans
	uin	905556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s £50 million Challenge Fund is currently improving general practitioner access for over two million patients across England. This includes offering evening and weekend appointments, as well as better use of technology, such as telehealth, to look after patients. By January, 7.5 million patients will be covered.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>And, we have recently announced another £100 million of funding for next year to improve access for even more patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 21/10/2014 15:48:51 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

100021

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Home Care Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to facilitate the portability of home-based care packages between local authorities in different countries in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	905560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Adults with care and support needs should be able to move between countries within the United Kingdom knowing that their care will continue during the move.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As the care and support systems in the four countries are different, we are developing principles with the Devolved Administrations to ensure continuity of care for people moving.</p><p> </p><p>These should be published in November.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 21/10/2014 15:45:44 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

100022

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Patient Choice Schemes
	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 promote patient choice.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
	uin	905559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>We are committed to patients having greater choice and control over their healthcare, as this can help drive up standards and improve patient care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We believe that patient empowerment is vital to the National Health Service in the 21st century. This Government is committed to continuing to develop digital platforms to enable this to happen, such as My NHS and the NHS e-Referral Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/10/2014 16:00:56 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

100023

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ovarian Cancer
	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 increase early identification of ovarian cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	905561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>We are investing £450 million in earlier diagnosis of cancer, including improving direct general practitioner access to non-obstetric ultrasound to support earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England ran a regional Be Clear on Cancer campaign early in 2014 to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer. The findings of the pilot will be evaluated in 2015, and this evidence would inform any decision to move from a regional to national campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2014 15:46:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

100024

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Community Health Services: Devon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will increase funding from the Better Care Fund to improve the transition of community services in Devon.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	905558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Better Care Fund is a pooled budget of £3.8 billion to be spent on integrating Health and Social care. Local areas will decide how best to use their funding to transform the provision of services to their communities, both improving outcomes for people, and driving efficiencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 21/10/2014 15:44:45 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

93556

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) he or (b) officials in his Department have had on reinvesting the industry rebate payments under the current Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme into (i) healthcare services and (ii) medicines expenditure.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
	uin	210807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) as agreed with the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) does not cover the onward financial flows of payments to the National Health Service which are subject to the Government accounting and budgeting rules in the normal way. In particular there was no agreement to hypothecate PPRS payments. The Department has subsequently had a number of discussions with the ABPI and NHS England about the onward financial flows.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In respect of England, the anticipated payments in 2014-15 have been passed on to NHS England through the mandate and as such were included within commissioner allocations. The same is expected to apply in 2015-16. This means that the effect of the deal is felt across the NHS through the general funding allocations to clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving access to clinically and cost-effective medicines including innovative new medicines. As part of implementing the PPRS, NHS England and the ABPI are discussing how best to improve access to and optimise patient outcomes from these medicines.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/10/2014 15:38:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

93557

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Diabetes
	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 devolved administrations on sharing good practice concerning the treatment of people diagnosed with diabetes.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	210827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions between my Rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State and devolved administrations on sharing good practice concerning the treatment of people diagnosed with diabetes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/10/2014 16:02:16 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

93558

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost is of treating a patient in (a) England and Wales and (b) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	210828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The average cost of treating a patient varies by setting. Health is a devolved matter in Wales and Northern Ireland, and the information is therefore not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/10/2014 15:53:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

93559

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on waiting lists for talking therapies.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	210672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department has received representations about waiting lists for talking therapies through parliamentary questions and from the <em>We Need to Talk Coalition</em> which comprises 28 mental health charities, professional organisations, Royal Colleges and service providers.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England’s recently published five-year plan for mental health, <em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020, </em>sets out the immediate actions this year and next to achieve better access and waiting times in mental health services. For the first time national standards for waiting times in mental health services will be set. These will include treatment within six weeks for 75% of people referred to the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme, with 95% of people being treated within 18 weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 22/10/2014 15:05:51 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

93560

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Warrington waited more than 18 weeks for treatment in each year from 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	210668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The data is not available in the format requested. The following table shows the number of patients who waited or were waiting over 18 weeks from referral to first treatment at Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust in each month from January 2010 to August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Admitted (adjusted) pathways</p></td><td><p>Non-admitted pathways</p></td><td><p>Incomplete pathways</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2010</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>1,178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2010</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>1,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2010</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>1,314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2010</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>1,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>1,426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2010</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>1,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2010</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>1,592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>1,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2010</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2010</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>1,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2010</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>1,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2011</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>1,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2011</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>1,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>1,156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2011</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>1,104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>1,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>1,228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>1,801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>1,366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2011</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>1,403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>1,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>1,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2012</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>1,474</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2012</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>1,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2012</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>881</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>888</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2012</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2012</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2012</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>819</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2013</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>884</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>872</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>923</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2014</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>655</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>662</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>656</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>581</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>NHS England</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li>Admitted (adjusted) pathways means inpatients/day-cases during the month.</li><li>Non-admitted pathways means outpatient pathways, and pathways that end without treatment.</li><li>Incomplete pathways means the number of patients still waiting at the month end.</li><li>Data cannot be aggregated into years as incomplete pathways data provides a snapshot at each month end.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/10/2014 16:25:09 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones