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229383

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Liability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the liabilities faced by the NHS from unprocessed care home claims.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	228933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not made any assessment of the liabilities faced by the National Health Service from unprocessed care home claims.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, on 15 March 2012, the Department announced deadlines for any new cases to the system which require assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) funding, for previously unassessed periods of care, where there is evidence that the individual may have been eligible for NHS CHC. As a result of this, approximately 59,000 enquiries were received by the NHS. NHS England has made an assessment of the liability of these cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 26/03/2015 12:16:40 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

224460

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cystic Fibrosis: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the existing tariff funding arrangements on Manchester's two specialist cystic fibrosis units following the recent Memorandum of Understanding between Greater Manchester and NHS England for deciding on health and care services for Greater Manchester.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	225904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>This is a historic partnership between local organisations in Greater Manchester, with general practitioners as clinical leaders working with elected leaders to improve services for people living in the area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service bodies involved, including NHS England and the relevant clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), will remain accountable for the exercise of their functions, including the commissioning of specialised services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During 2015/16 funding arrangements will not change. However from April 2016, CCGs, local authorities and NHS England intend to pool even greater resources to allow integrated, local decision-making. There may be some exceptions to the services and funding streams which are in Scope but this detail is being worked through between the partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The fundamental national policies, inspection regimes, guidance and regulations will continue to apply to Greater Manchester but, in line with the Five Year Forward View published by NHS England, Greater Manchester will exercise greater freedom in how they are implemented so that local services better reflect the priorities of local patients and service users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 225974 question first answered 09/03/2015 17:42:56 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

178322

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Wheelchairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what impact assessment his Department has undertaken into its changes to wheelchair services and the potential effect of those changes on service (a) provision and (b) users.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	223718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Commissioning responsibility for wheelchair services to support patients with complex physical disabilities will transfer from NHS England to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) from 1 April 2015. CCGs already commission all other wheelchair services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers made the decision to transfer commissioning responsibility for this service following advice from the Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group, an independent advisory committee established by the Department, which considers proposals for changes to commissioning arrangements against four statutory factors. The decision was taken in consultation with NHS England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 223719 223720 question first answered 23/02/2015 16:58:26 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

178323

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Wheelchairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has for the commissioning of specialised wheelchair services in the NHS after 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	223719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Commissioning responsibility for wheelchair services to support patients with complex physical disabilities will transfer from NHS England to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) from 1 April 2015. CCGs already commission all other wheelchair services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers made the decision to transfer commissioning responsibility for this service following advice from the Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group, an independent advisory committee established by the Department, which considers proposals for changes to commissioning arrangements against four statutory factors. The decision was taken in consultation with NHS England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 223718 223720 question first answered 23/02/2015 16:58:27 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

178324

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Wheelchairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the assessment for and supply of wheelchairs is to remain an NHS service.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	223720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Commissioning responsibility for wheelchair services to support patients with complex physical disabilities will transfer from NHS England to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) from 1 April 2015. CCGs already commission all other wheelchair services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers made the decision to transfer commissioning responsibility for this service following advice from the Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group, an independent advisory committee established by the Department, which considers proposals for changes to commissioning arrangements against four statutory factors. The decision was taken in consultation with NHS England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 223718 223719 question first answered 23/02/2015 16:58:27 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

79073

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Wheelchairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the agreed assessment for, and supply of, wheelchair needs will remain within the remit of the NHS; and if he will introduce national criteria and standards for those assessments.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	206675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The commissioning of wheelchair services will remain within the remit of the National Health Service. NHS England and clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning specialised and non-specialised wheelchair services respectively. It is the responsibility of these commissioning organisations to agree the criteria and standards for assessment with their wheelchair service providers. There are no plans to introduce national criteria and standards for assessments of wheelchair needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 02/09/2014 14:36:58 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane