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101571

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Radiology: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many radiologists are due to finish their training in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of radiologists due to finish their training in the next 12 months in England is in the following table. This table provided by Health Education England uses 2013 data and indicates for every quarter how many trainees are due to complete the programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2014 dataset update is due at the end of November. This will include data from more recent annual reviews of competence progression.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Programme Specialty</p></td><td><p>Estimated Finish Date Quarter</p></td><td><p>Estimated Finish Date Year</p></td><td><p>Number of doctors gaining Certificate of Completion of Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Radiology</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Health Education England</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><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:00:44 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101572

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many increases to the annual salaries of Chairs of NHS Trusts that were over the limit set by him have been authorised by the NHS Trust Development Authority in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>On 1 October 2012, the Secretary of State for Health transferred responsibility for issues relating to the appointment of chairs of NHS trusts from the Appointments Commission to the NHS Trust Development Authority. Power to determine levels of remuneration payable to them has, however, never been delegated and still rests with the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:06:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101644

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Radiology: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant radiologist posts in NHS trusts are (a) vacant and (b) covered by locums.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	212519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>There are no official statistics on the number of vacancies for any profession or group in the National Health Service following the decommissioning of the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) vacancy survey in 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The HSCIC only provides statistics relating to locum consultants in clinical radiology that have a fixed term or permanent contract with an organisation. The latest monthly workforce statistics for 31 July 2014 shows that there are 19 full time equivalent locum consultants in clinical radiology in the NHS in England.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Radiologists also work in the private and independent sectors but the numbers are not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:13:08 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

101645

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Health
	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 effect of mindfulness-based interventions on NHS staff in terms of (a) wellbeing levels, (b) stress levels, (c) levels of care and compassion, (d) staff absence and (e) productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	212522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not assessed the effect of mindfulness based interventions on National Health Service staff in respect of wellbeing, stress, levels of care and compassion, absence and productivity, the management of which are the responsibility of individual employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the Francis report (www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/), the Department has also commissioned NHS Employers to support trusts improve the emotional and mental health and wellbeing of their staff, staff engagement and organisational development. This includes the production of training packages for the management of mental health issues, a behaviour change toolkit and an emotional wellbeing pathway to help NHS staff access support and interventions for themselves and their colleagues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:11:31 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101648

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding NHS England makes available for promoting staff wellbeing.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	212439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>In 2014-15, NHS England has allocated £177,027 for promoting its own staff wellbeing as well as an additional £10,000 for flu prevention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:12:23 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

101570

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been removed from GPs' lists in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	212464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:08:56 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

101578

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP practices have not been able to replace doctors who have retired in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	212465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not collected by the Department. The last GP Vacancy Survey in England was undertaken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in 2010. The survey was suspended in 2011 and then discontinued in 2013 following the publication of the Fundamental Review of Data Returns, which aimed to reduce the burden of the collection of data from National Health Service organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 16:00:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

101581

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will include in the new NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles reduced fees for families of long-term hospital patients.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	212468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department published new National Health Service patient, visitor and staff car parking principles on 23 August 2014. These principles, widely welcomed by a range of charities and organisations representing patients’ interests, made it clear that NHS trusts should provide concessions, including free or reduced charges or caps, to the following groups:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- people with disabilities;</p><p> </p><p>- frequent outpatient attenders;</p><p> </p><p>- visitors with relatives who are gravely ill;</p><p> </p><p>- visitors to relatives who have an extended stay in hospital; and</p><p> </p><p>- staff working shifts that mean public transport cannot be used.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Therefore, families of long-term hospital patients should be able to take advantage of the concessions for visitors to relatives who have an extended stay in hospital.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:02:31 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

101650

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Public Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	212502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has funded focus groups and surveys, but extracting the amount of spend could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 05/11/2014 15:07:50 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed