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168659

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monies have been set aside to fund litigation proceedings launched by independent practitioners in response to the recently acknowledged failings of the Care Quality Commission's Intelligent Monitoring methodology.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	217678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. As the CQC is responsible for developing its own methodology for assessing whether providers are meeting the registration requirements, the CQC would be responsible for any legal proceedings that arose in relation to that methodology.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC has advised that it will deal with any legal proceedings that may be brought against it. It has made no specific arrangements, as each case must be reviewed on its merits.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 11/12/2014 16:10:12 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

168040

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he plans to implement parity of esteem between physical and mental health services (a) financially and (b) otherwise.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich North
	tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
	uin	217139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s commitment to parity of esteem has been made explicit in legislation, as well as the NHS Constitution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have extended the legal right to choice in mental health so people with mental health problems will have the same choice for their care as they do for their physical health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We estimate that funding for mental health has increased by approximately £302 million in 2014-15, total mental health spending rose from £11.362 billion in 2013-14 with £11.664 billion planned in 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England continue to work together to ensure that there are consistent messages to commissioners and providers about the importance of delivering parity of esteem for mental health service users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Monitor and NHS England are responsible for setting the national tariff arrangements and are working together to develop a national payment system for mental health which promotes improving outcomes and recovery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Currently, prices for mental health services are agreed locally. However, mental health clusters have been developed as the currencies underpinning payment for mental health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local commissioners and mental health providers are encouraged to use the clusters as the basis for reaching financial settlements and we know that some health economies are already using clusters as the basis for payment for mental health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has also made a commitment to addressing parity of esteem which includes working to promote good mental health and preventing mental health problems.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In our new five-year plan for mental health, <em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020</em>, we identified £40 million additional spending this year and freed up a further £80 million for 2015-16. This will, for the first time ever, enable the setting of access and waiting time standards in mental health services and includes new targets to make sure that, by 2016, at least 50% of young people referred for early intervention in psychosis services will start treatment within two weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has been sustained investment in mental health over the course of this parliament. We have invested £400 million in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) for adults and £54 million over the four year period from 2011-2015 in the children and young people’s IAPT programme to transform child and adolescent mental health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will also be investing £30m a year over the next five years in England to improve services for young people with mental health problems. This will place particular emphasis on eating disorders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have invested £2 million in nine street triage pilots where police and mental health professionals work together to support people in mental health crisis access safe, appropriate care and we have committed £25 million in 2014-15 to commission 10 trial sites delivering on a new standard service specification for liaison and diversion services in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 11/12/2014 16:33:47 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith

168674

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what qualifications are required for working on, designing or undertaking analytical processing under the heading of Intelligent Monitoring; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	217647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC is responsible for the recruitment of its own workforce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC has advised that it ensures that all staff appointed have the necessary skills and expertise to fulfil their roles.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Among the skills, qualifications and experience required for the role are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and previous experience of working in an analytical role.</p><p> </p><p>- Experience of interpreting and presenting data sets to a wide range of audiences.</p><p> </p><p>- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral with experience of preparing and presenting high-level reports on complex issues.</p><p> </p><p>- Understanding of how intelligence is used in a risk based regulatory model.</p><p> </p><p>- Knowledge and understanding of health and/or social care data sets.</p><p> </p><p>- Experience of using management information systems to ensure an integrated information approach.</p><p> </p><p>- Experience of working with consistent analytic frameworks.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The CQC’s Primary Medical Services Intelligent Monitoring team consists of six analytical staff. The team draws on particular expertise from across the CQC, for example clinical, sector policy and statistical advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 11/12/2014 15:33:20 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

168041

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	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 progress he has made on introducing tariffs on mental health services.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich North
	tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
	uin	217141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Monitor and NHS England are responsible for setting the overall national payment system arrangements. However, payment for mental health services are agreed locally and underpinned by mental health clusters. These clusters help commissioners and provider agree costs by setting out the resources required to deliver mental health care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Monitor and NHS England published the national payment system arrangements for 2015-16 for statutory consultation on 26 November. The payment systems arrangements for 2015-16 give a clear signal to the mental health sector to implement local payment models which support recovery and outcomes and reflect the needs of local communities. To support this move Monitor plans to revise its guidance to be clearer on how mental health services should be paid for and has published example payment models for mental health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Monitor has published its long-term pricing strategy for the development of the national tariff and is working with partners to develop further the payment system for mental health.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 11/12/2014 16:31:38 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith

168042

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	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 budget was allocated to mental health (a) in England and (b) to Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust in each of the last five years; and what budget is expected for 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich North
	tabling member printed	Chloe Smith
	uin	217140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The aggregate expenditure on mental health disorders by primary care trust (PCT), for financial years 2008-09 to 2012-13 is set out below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Expenditure (£ billion)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>9.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>10.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>10.96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>11.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>11.28</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> NHS England Programme Budget Data</p><p> </p><p>Aggregate PCT expenditure is not yet available for 2013-14. However, NHS England advises that total mental health spending in 2013-14 was £11.362 billion with an estimated £11.664 billion planned in 2014-15, an increase of £302 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Foundation Trust budget information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows mental health spend for Norfolk and Suffolk Primary Care Trusts, for the years 2008-09 to 2012-13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Norfolk (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Suffolk (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> NHS England Programme Budget Data</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 11/12/2014 16:35:25 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith