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1005983

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Hospitals: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department holds on the effect on the quality of care of fines levied as a result of hospitals breaching targets; and whether he is taking steps to ensure that such fines do not detract from the provision of care to potentially affected populations.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	190930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>All providers of National Health Service-funded healthcare services are expected to meet a range of national standards, other operational standards and quality requirements. These are set out in the NHS Standard Contract along with the consequences of breaches of these. In many cases, the consequence would be a financial sanction.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2016, most NHS providers agreeing to meet financial control targets as part of the sustainability funding programme are exempt from such sanctions. However, any revenue withheld is reinvested in the local healthcare system.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/11/2018 14:47:35 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1005985

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Integrated Care Systems
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the proposed whole population annual budget for Integrated Care Provider contracts does not create (a) incentives to underbid to obtain contracts and (b) other perverse incentives.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	190932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS England launched a 12 week public consultation on the proposed contracting arrangements for integrated care providers (ICPs) on 3 August 2018 which concluded on 26 October. More information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/proposed-contracting-arrangements-for-icps/" target="_blank">https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/proposed-contracting-arrangements-for-icps/</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England will publish a response to the consultation following full consideration of responses and feedback.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation documents provide more detail about NHS England’s current proposals for ICPs, including the proposed integrated budget.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/11/2018 14:48:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1005987

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Prescription Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has provided guidance to manufacturers on communicating the potential health benefits of their products to consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	190883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not provided guidance to manufacturers on communicating the potential health benefits of their products provided through the NHS Supply Chain to consumers.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/11/2018 16:47:41 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1006017

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Health Services: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has a target waiting time for non-urgent adult referrals; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	190940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Patient access standards are already established for non-urgent adult referrals. These are described in The Handbook to The NHS Constitution which states patients have the right to start consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions. The Handbook is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supplements-to-the-nhs-constitution-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supplements-to-the-nhs-constitution-for-england</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/11/2018 15:33:14 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1006089

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Ambulance Services: Crimes of Violence
	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 his Department is taking to help protect ambulance workers from abusive and violent conduct.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	190899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Employers across the National Health Service in England including ambulance services are responsible for protecting their staff. It is for them to work with their staff, accredited local security management specialists, their local Police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to put in place policies and procedures aimed at reducing the likelihood of abusive and violent conduct while ensuring appropriate action is taken, including criminal or administrative sanctions, against perpetrators deliberately committing such acts.</p><p> </p><p>The new NHS Violence Reduction Strategy developed by the NHS will help ambulance services tackle abusive and violent conduct against their staff. The Strategy includes training in de-escalation techniques, continuing professional development of security staff, improving the safety of working environments, ensuring all organisations are clear about their responsibilities, a publicity campaign and work with the Police and CPS to ensure appropriate use is made of existing legislation and the new Assault on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. In preparing the Strategy, there was an event with ambulance providers and work will start soon for a plan to tackle abusive and violent conduct against ambulance staff.</p><p> </p><p>Two ambulance services are assessing how body cameras could be used to help protect paramedics. Subject to the outcome, body cameras may be used by all ambulance services.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/11/2018 15:34:08 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1006124

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Integrated Care Systems
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's consultation on contracting arrangements for Integrated Care Providers, which closed on 26 October 2018, what the timetable is for the publication of the outcome of that consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	190792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The consultation on proposed contracting arrangements for integrated care providers closed on 26 October. A response to the consultation following full consideration of responses and feedback will be published by NHS England in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 20/11/2018 11:13:37 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1006195

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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 Property Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he last met the Chief Executive of NHS Property Services.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	190764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met the Chief Executive of NHS Property Services last month.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/11/2018 14:51:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1007774

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the long-term plan for the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	191894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government expects National Health Service leaders, clinicians and experts to develop the long-term plan to ensure that the NHS can cope with the serious demand and cost pressures it faces in the future. It will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 20/11/2018 11:14:52 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1007779

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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	Mental Health Services: LGBT+ People
	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 with (a) medical and nursing schools, (b) the Royal College of Psychiatrists, (c) the British Psychological Society and (d) mental health training providers to ensure that their (i) curricula, (ii) standards and (iii) compulsory and ongoing training include the mental health needs of LGBT people.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	191934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the General Medical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, in setting the outcomes that medical and nursing students need to achieve through their training, to ensure it is reflective of the knowledge and experience needed to support and advise the patients they see.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England (HEE) has responsibility for ensuring the NHS in England has the workforce it requires in the right numbers, in the right place and with the right skills. HEE, together with regulators and Royal Colleges, ensures undergraduate and post graduate curriculum meets the needs of all patients.</p><p> </p><p>HEE are also working with stakeholders to support the awareness raising of the mental health needs of the LGBT community. HEE’s competency frameworks, published on 10 October, on suicide recognised that the LGBT community are a high-risk group and there is need for specific suicide prevention interventions to be targeted at this group of people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 23/11/2018 14:17:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1007859

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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	Paramedical Staff: Training
	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 his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of extending eligibility of NHS Learning Support Fund payments to undergraduate students of paramedic practice.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	191943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Learning Support Fund was developed in recognition of the compulsory clinical placement hours that student nurses, midwives and allied health professions within the scope of the reforms implemented in August 2017 need to complete in order to graduate from their courses.</p><p> </p><p>The route into paramedicine currently has various education and funding models. Therefore, paramedic training was not included in the scope of the reforms implemented in 2017. Financial support arrangements will be considered as paramedicine becomes an all degree subject, as agreed by the Health and Care Professions Council on 21 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/11/2018 11:49:24 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders