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156640

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	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 duties relating to adult social care currently carried out by local authorities that could be transferred to charities in order to increase efficiency and quality of care.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	215170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>Under the Care Act, from April 2015 local authorities will have the power to delegate nearly all of their adult care and support functions, except for some powers and duties around safeguarding, integration, and charging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The statutory guidance on delegation, published in October 2014, sets out how this will allow local authorities to work more efficiently and innovatively, including with charities, and provide better quality care and support to local populations. The guidance also notes that many external organisations may have specialist expertise or capacity that could mean delegation is the best approach.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>When a local authority delegates any of its functions, it retains ultimate responsibility for the carrying out of that function.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 26/11/2014 12:40:16 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

157008

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	E. coli
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance to hospitals so that a case of E.coli bacteria triggers the procedures that would be followed if a case of MRSA were discovered.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	215426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The management of individual cases of <em>E.coli</em> bloodstream infections is the responsibility of local infection prevention and control specialists. However, the Department has asked its expert Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections to consider the options for reducing the number of <em>E.coli</em> infections, which are not always hospital acquired.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/11/2014 17:18:51 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

166004

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on adjudication of disputes over who is responsible for the care of an individual.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	215807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has issued comprehensive guidance - <em>“Ordinary Residence: Guidance on the identification of the ordinary residence of people in need of community care services, England”</em>. This guidance provides information and advice for local authorities on determining ordinary residence for people requiring local community care services. The guidance also includes information on the process with which to refer a dispute to the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest guidance (published October 2013) is attached to this reply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under the Care Act 2014 new statutory guidance will come into force in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 02/12/2014 16:11:09 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name Ordinary Residence- October 2013.pdf title Ordinary Residence- October 2014
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

171625

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Vulnerable Adults
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that appropriate support systems are in place for older vulnerable people and people with dementia.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	219537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that older vulnerable adults and their carers receive the best possible support in all settings through the Proactive Care Programme, and by ensuring all people aged 75 and over have a named general practitioner (GP) with overall responsibility for their care, providing continuity and oversight of their care. People living with dementia will benefit from this patient focused care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From April 2015, councils and the National Health Service will pool £5.3 billion of their local budgets under the Better Care Fund. This will require local authorities and the NHS to work together, and engage local partners, including voluntary sector organisations. It is expected that local areas will use some of this to improve care for people with dementia, such as providing access to dementia advisors, reminiscence services and counselling.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Dementia is a key priority for this Government which is why in 2012 we launched the first ever Prime Minister’s Challenge on dementia to increase diagnosis rates, raise awareness and understanding and double funding for research in dementia by 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the launch of the Challenge, we have made significant progress across all three strands of the challenge including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- on 28 February 2014, the Secretary of State for Health announced his ambition for improving dementia care and support for people with dementia, their family and carers. This signalled the importance of a tailored plan of care as part of a package of high quality, personalised dementia care and support;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- in the hospital setting, through the Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) reward (introduced from April 2012), with around 4,000 referrals a month, it is clear that more people with dementia in hospitals are being identified and assessed;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the Dementia Care and Support Compact, the care sector’s own response to the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, sets out a commitment to support the delivery of the challenge and improve care and support for people with dementia, their carers and families;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- on 1 April, we put in place a new Dementia Directed Enhanced Service which has had over 80% take up by GPs to reward practices for facilitating timely diagnosis and support for people with dementia;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- on 22 May, we launched the Dementia Roadmap web based navigation aid with the Royal College of General Practitioners to assist primary care staff effectively support patients, families and carers at the time of diagnosis and throughout the dementia journey; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- on 10 September 2014, NHS England published a new Dementia Toolkit aimed at helping GPs make a more timely diagnosis and what they can do in terms of vital post-diagnostic support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 09/01/2015 13:48:20 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

171629

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Civil Society
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the charitable sector can play an increased role in adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	219521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government appreciates that voluntary sector organisations make a substantial contribution to the delivery of high quality local health and social care services. Their unique understanding of local communities often means that they are better placed than others to reach those vulnerable and sometimes hard to reach groups. They have a strong track-record of designing, providing and supporting services based on insight into clients’ needs, and are often well placed to respond flexibly to those needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department provides over £125 million of grant funding per year to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector to help deliver better health and social care outcomes. This includes the Third Sector Investment Fund which offers grants to the voluntary and community sector to support the development of the sector, build capacity and promote innovation across health and care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also has a long history of working with the sector to develop policy. For example, the development of legislation and the regulations and guidance for the Care Act 2014 were produced in collaboration with expert reference groups including a broad range of VCSE organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Act also gives local authorities flexibility to delegate most of their care and support functions under the Act to another body, although the local authority will retain overall responsibility for the fulfilment of the function. Such delegation can include the voluntary sector where appropriate. In recognition of the important role of the VCSE sector in adult social care, the Act also gives local authorities a new duty to promote a diverse provider market.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 09/01/2015 13:54:31 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

172226

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Learning Disability and Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure the recommendations of the report by Sir Stephen Bubb, entitled, Winterbourne View - Time for Change are being implemented as soon as possible.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	219904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>NHS England and the Department of Health are considering the report’s recommendations in the context of the ongoing, system-wide Transforming Care programme, convened in response to events at Winterbourne View Hospital. NHS England will respond to the report by Sir Stephen Bubb in early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 13/01/2015 15:31:30 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

390813

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bacterial Diseases: Mortality Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Question 215524, when Public Health England intends to publish data on the mortality rate for deaths in 2013 involving (a) C. difficile and (b) MRSA in (i) England and (ii) each NHS trust.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	7619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England intends to publish 30-day all-cause mortality following methicillin resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> (MRSA) bacteraemia, methicillin sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> (MSSA) bacteraemia, <em>Escherichia coli</em> bacteraemia and <em>Clostridium difficile</em> infection in the autumn. Data will be broken down by National Health Service region and patient age and gender.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/07/2015 15:52:20 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

416412

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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, what steps his Department has taken to tackle expensive hospital car parking charges since the publication of its ground rules in August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	8619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Decisions on hospital car parking, including charging, are taken locally as National Health Service organisations have the autonomy to make decisions that best suit their local circumstances. However the NHS patient visitor and staff car parking principles published by the Department on 23 August 2014 provide clear direction and leadership and require NHS organisations to publish details of their car parking arrangements including financial information relating to the charges and income which allows patients and the public to hold the NHS locally to account where unfair parking charges occur.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Information about the cost and availability of car parking across the NHS is published annually as part of two data collections - the Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment and the Estates Return Information Collection. This information is publicly available and will also help people hold their local hospitals to account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/09/2015 15:58:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

422666

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Haematological Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take further steps to support Anthony Nolan's Destination Cure campaign.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	12658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <br /> <br /><p>Since 2011, the Department of Health has provided our delivery partners, NHS Blood and Transplant and Anthony Nolan, a total of £16 million in additional, new funding to improve stem cell transplantation services in the United Kingdom. A further £3 million investment was announced in March 2015.</p><br /><p>The Government remains committed to improving stem cell transplantation services and doing all we can to help those in need of a transplant to find a suitable donor. The report ‘Destination Cure – arriving at a better future’ from Anthony Nolan provides a timely contribution to this work.</p><br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2015 17:09:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

422982

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
	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 reform of the NHS funding formula to clinical commissioning groups.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	12812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has responsibility for determining allocations to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). The Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation, an independent advisory group, is undertaking a full review of the formula used to determine allocations for individual CCGs. The review is nearing completion and we expect their recommendations to be presented at the NHS England Board meeting in December</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/10/2015 16:25:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy