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754729

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total number of repeat prescriptions issued by (a) high street and (b) internet pharmacies has been in each year since 2007 in (i) England and (ii) each local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	6406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The total number of repeat dispensing prescription items issued by wholly distance selling pharmacies, including internet pharmacies, and other community pharmacies, including those on the high street, for each year since April 2013 in England is detailed in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Time Period</p></td><td><p>Repeat Dispensing Prescription Items for Distant Selling Pharmacies</p></td><td><p>Repeat Dispensing Prescription Items for Other Community Pharmacies</p></td><td><p>Yearly Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 (Apr-Dec 2013)</p></td><td><p>625,157</p></td><td><p>49,222,450</p></td><td><p>49,847,607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 (Jan-Dec 2014)</p></td><td><p>1,076,060</p></td><td><p>73,769,909</p></td><td><p>74,845,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (Jan-Dec 2015)</p></td><td><p>1,482,942</p></td><td><p>84,411,853</p></td><td><p>85,894,795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 (Jan-Dec 2016)</p></td><td><p>2,001,326</p></td><td><p>95,730,820</p></td><td><p>97,732,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (Jan-May 2017)</p></td><td><p>930,753</p></td><td><p>42,216,958</p></td><td><p>43,147,711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>6,116,238</p></td><td><p>345,351,990</p></td><td><p>351,468,228</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The requested data is not provided before 2013 as the NHS Business Services Authority only holds prescription payment data for a period of 60 months, at which point it is destroyed in line with their records management policy. Also this coincides with NHS England becoming responsible for commissioning community pharmacy services from April 2013. As such, data is attached on repeat dispensing prescription items by NHS England local areas, rather than local authority areas.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 14:29:46 question first ministerially corrected 12/09/2017 09:25:45 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name PQ6406 Repeats appendix FINAL.xlsx title Repeat prescriptions by NHS England area previous answer version 9595 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

746963

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Alcoholism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will bring forward a strategy to support the children of alcoholics.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	2126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering what further support it can provide to tackle alcohol harms, focusing on vulnerable groups including families and children.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/07/2017 10:59:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

749405

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the proportion of children under the age of two who have visited an NHS dentist in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	3545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of children under the age of two who were seen by an NHS dentist in England in the 12 months to June 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Patient Age (at 30 June 2017)</p></td><td><p>Number of Current Child Patients</p></td><td><p>Population</p></td><td><p>Access Rate %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17,628</p></td><td><p>669,103</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>132,544</p></td><td><p>669,817</p></td><td><p>19.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 2</p></td><td><p>150,172</p></td><td><p>1,338,920</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/07/2017 12:56:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

749668

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of treating tooth decay in the NHS has been in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	3611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The total cost of treating tooth decay in the National Health Service is not available. It is not possible to break down NHS dental spending to identify the total cost to the NHS of treating tooth decay as opposed to other dental diseases requiring treatment, such as gum disease.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/07/2017 14:12:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

750186

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he is making on implementing NHS sustainability and transformation plans.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	3788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The publication of ‘Next Steps on the Five Year Forward View’ marked the evolution of the Sustainability and Transformation Plans into Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs), as local areas develop the means to deliver the plans and build partnerships between local organisations.</p><p> </p><p>STPs are the NHS’s own plan for delivering the ‘Five Year Forward View’. The Government was clear that it will back STPs where they are clinically led and locally supported. However, no substantial reconfiguration will occur without public consultation and there are long standing processes in place to ensure that happens.</p><p> </p><p>A dashboard will be published shortly showing key metrics for each STP, which will enable the public to compare progress in each area.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/07/2017 09:23:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

753479

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Piperacillin/tazobactam: Side Effects
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the side effects of the drug Tazocin; and what guidance NHS trusts in England are following on the administration of that drug.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	5697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Tazocin is a specific brand of the antibiotic piperacillin-tazobactam, of which several generic formulations are also authorised for use. It is indicated for the treatment of a range of severe and complicated infections. As with all medicines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has fully evaluated the safety, quality and efficacy of Tazocin, and generic versions of piperacillin-tazobactam, and the balance of benefits and risks is favourable. The possible side effects are listed in full in the product information for healthcare professionals and patients.</p><p> </p><p>Information is also given on how the medicine should be administered. Piperacillin-tazobactam is administered as an infusion, however, Tazocin and generic formulations of piperacillin-tazobactam have different compatibilities with other medicines given at the same time. The MHRA and manufacturers have issued guidance on which products generic piperacillin-tazobactam must not be mixed or co-administered with.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/09/2017 14:34:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

753481

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Health: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of children aged five have dental disease in each local authority area of England.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	5698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The latest data on the prevalence and severity of dental decay in five year olds was reported in 2015 in The Oral Health Survey of Five Year-Old Children 2014/15. The ‘Lower Tier, Upper Tier Local Authority (LA), PHE Centre and regional results tables 2015’ can be accessed from the survey here:</p><p><a href="http://www.nwph.net/dentalhealth/survey-results%205(14_15).aspx." target="_blank">http://www.nwph.net/dentalhealth/survey-results%205(14_15).aspx.</a></p><p>Within the table, the tabs ‘Upper Tier LAs’ and ‘Lower Tier LAs’ give information on the number of five-year-olds per LA (column D), the number of five-year-olds in that area examined for the survey (column E) and the percentage of those examined with and without tooth decay (columns L and K respectively). An estimate of the number of five-year-old children in the LA with dental decay can be calculated from this information.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/09/2017 14:33:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

754717

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the concentration of high street community pharmacies in different areas of the country; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	6408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>40% of community pharmacies are in a cluster where there are three or more pharmacies within ten minutes’ walk. As part of community pharmacy reforms, we have introduced a Pharmacy Access Scheme to protect pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies and higher health needs, and to ensure no residents in areas will be left without good access to a community pharmacy.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 13:13:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

754718

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans there are to extend the Pharmacy Access Scheme beyond March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	6409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The future of the Pharmacy Access Scheme beyond March 2018 will be considered as part of negotiations with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, which represents pharmacy contractors in negotiations relating to pharmaceutical remuneration.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 14:18:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

754719

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS pharmacies have delivered (a) essential and (b) advanced services in each year since 2007-08 in (i) England and (ii) each local authority area; and if he will provide details of the advanced services delivered by community pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	6407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Essential services are available from all community pharmacies, which provide National Health Service pharmaceutical services in England. Community pharmacies can provide the following advanced services, if they meet the necessary requirements:</p><p> </p><p>- Medicine Use Review from 2005/06;</p><p>- Appliance Use Review from 2010/11;</p><p>- Stoma Appliance Customisation from 2010/11;</p><p>- New Medicine Service (NMS) from October 2011;</p><p>- Seasonal Influenza Vaccination from 2015/16; and</p><p>- NHS urgent medicine supply pilot scheme from December 2016.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital releases an annual General Pharmaceutical Services publication which provides the data requested. As essential and advanced services are commissioned by the NHS, rather than local authorities, local data is based on primary care trusts until 2012/13 and NHS England Regions from April 2013. The latest data available to 2015/16 can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.content.digital.nhs.uk/pubs/genphasernov16" target="_blank">http://www.content.digital.nhs.uk/pubs/genphasernov16</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2017 13:59:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth