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454193

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made by his Department or NHS England of the effect of minor ailments services provided by community pharmacies on demand for the services of GP practices and other parts of the NHS; and what assessment he has made of the effect of planned reductions in funding for pharmacies on those services.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	27895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>NHS England has taken account of the potential impact of a pharmacy minor ailments service on general practitioner services and other parts of the National Health Service. The findings of the Minor Ailment study (‘MINA’ study), conducted by the University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with NHS Grampian and the University of East Anglia, on behalf of Pharmacy Research UK in 2014, were considered. In addition, evaluations of local minor ailments schemes have continued to inform decision-making about local commissioning of such schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Community pharmacy is a vital part of the NHS and can play an even greater role. In the Spending Review the Government re-affirmed the need for the NHS to deliver £22 billion in efficiency savings by 2020/21 as set out in the NHS’s own plan, the Five Year Forward View. Community pharmacy is a core part of NHS primary care and has an important contribution to make as the NHS rises to these challenges. The Government believes efficiencies can be made without compromising the quality of services or public access to them. Our aim is to ensure that those community pharmacies upon which people depend continue to thrive and so we are consulting on the introduction of a Pharmacy Access Scheme, which will provide more NHS funds to certain pharmacies compared to others, considering factors such as location and the health needs of the local population.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s vision is for a more efficient, modern system that will free up pharmacists to spend more time delivering clinical and public health services to the benefit of patients and the public.</p><p> </p><p>We are consulting the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, other pharmacy bodies and patient and public representatives on our proposals for community pharmacy in 2016/17 and beyond. An impact assessment will be completed to inform final decisions and published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Local commissioning and funding of services from community pharmacies, such as minor ailment services, will be unaffected by these proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/03/2016 16:26:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

479176

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cholesterol
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) England and (b) Ealing Central and Acton constituency have familial hypercholesterolaemia; and what the cost to the NHS was of treatment of that condition in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	31464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of people with familial hypercholesterolaemia and the cost to the National Health Service of treating this condition is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/03/2016 14:26:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

479174

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cholesterol
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that data on cholesterol continues to be reported after the removal of cholesterol indicators from the Quality Outcomes Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	31468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>Cholesterol testing in primary care is included in the Quality Outcomes Framework for people diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes and this is published every year by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. Public Health England’s healthier lives website provides local comparisons of how well cholesterol is being controlled in people with diabetes. The link is below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://healthierlives.phe.org.uk/topic/diabetes" target="_blank">http://healthierlives.phe.org.uk/topic/diabetes</a></p><p> </p><p>The Health Survey for England, an annual survey of the general population, has included measurements of total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol every year since 2008. The data is publically available from the UK Data Service.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the National Cardiovascular Health Intelligence Network within Public Health England is working closely with organisations concerned with cardiovascular disease to take forward the recommendations in the recent Heart UK report ‘Helping Us to Beat Cholesterol’. This report focusses on the importance of data in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/03/2016 14:47:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

519261

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Musculoskeletal Disorders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government plans to take to address musculoskeletal conditions in its childhood obesity strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	37361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Our Childhood Obesity Strategy, which will be launched in the summer, will look at everything that contributes to a child becoming overweight and obese.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 37360 question first answered 25/05/2016 13:06:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

519260

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Musculoskeletal Disorders
	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 effects of childhood obesity on the development of musculoskeletal conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	37360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Our Childhood Obesity Strategy, which will be launched in the summer, will look at everything that contributes to a child becoming overweight and obese.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 37361 question first answered 25/05/2016 13:06:55 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

518968

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Per Capita Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment the Government has made of the extent of variation between local authorities in their (a) per capita spending on physical activity services and (b) facilities for children and young people.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	37358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>Information on local authorities’ total spending on physical activity services and facilities for children and young people is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The decision on how much is spent on specific local public health services rests with individual authorities who are best placed to assess local population needs and priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are required to undertake Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and to develop Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies which must inform local authority commissioning plans.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 37359 question first answered 27/05/2016 13:54:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

518967

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Exercise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of spending by each local authority was allocated to provision of facilities and services for children's and young people's physical activity in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	37359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>Information on local authorities’ total spending on physical activity services and facilities for children and young people is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The decision on how much is spent on specific local public health services rests with individual authorities who are best placed to assess local population needs and priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are required to undertake Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and to develop Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies which must inform local authority commissioning plans.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 37358 question first answered 27/05/2016 13:54:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

638093

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Heart Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether meetings relating to the proposed re-configuration of congenital heart disease services will be (a) open to the public and (b) minuted; whether papers relating those meetings will be published; and within what timescale those papers will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	53384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>As part of the consultation on NHS England’s proposed changes to congenital heart disease (CHD) services, it is working with partners, including hospitals that provide these services, CHD charities and patient support groups, to develop a full programme of meetings and events which will be open to the public. The events will be designed to provide a direct contribution of views and help to ensure that attendees are aware of NHS England’s proposals and to encourage participation in the consultation. The notes of these events will be made available to the independent analysts who will analyse all consultation responses on behalf of NHS England.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the information requested on the other meetings associated with NHS England’s review of CHD.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Meeting</p></td><td><p>Open to the public</p></td><td><p>Minuted</p></td><td><p>Meeting papers published</p></td><td><p>Timescale for publishing meeting papers</p></td><td><p>Additional information</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS England board meetings</p></td><td><p>Yes</p></td><td><p>Yes</p></td><td><p>Yes</p></td><td><p>Papers are published one week in advance and minutes are published once agreed.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS England Business meetings</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>No. In line with organisational policy.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Reference Group</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>Yes</p></td><td><p>No. In line with organisational policy.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>There are three patient and public members.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Panel</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>The outcome of these meetings will be reflected in a report that will be published before the launch of consultation.</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>There are three patient and public members.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2016 10:46:57 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

637908

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Heart Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Congenital Clinical Reference Group which advised the Clinical Advisory Panel leading the NHS Review into congenital heart disease services advised that the co-location of pediatric services should reflect the availability of services and that those could be co-located on different, by closed sites.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	53383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The new standards for congenital heart disease services were initially drafted by the Standards Group, which was convened for that purpose, and not by the Clinical Reference Group (CRG). This was because work on the standards started before the formation of NHS England and the CRG system.</p><p> </p><p>The draft standards, prepared by the Standards Group and considered by the Clinical Advisory Panel, listed fewer paediatric specialties in the category that ‘must’ be co-located on the same hospital site with paediatric cardiac services and more in the category that ‘should’ be co-located on the same hospital site than in the final standards as agreed by the NHS England Board.</p><p> </p><p>The Standards Group did not advise the Clinical Advisory Panel that the standards should reflect the existing availability of services. It has always been recognised that the standards should describe how services should ideally be set up rather than how they currently exist.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2016 10:49:54 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

641287

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	St Bartholomew's Hospital
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England has proposed that some congenital heart disease cases can be re-directed from the Royal Brompton Hospital to Barts Heart Centre; and how many permanent congenital cardiac surgeons Barts Heart Centre employs.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	53892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS England has proposed that the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust (RBH) will no longer provide level 1 congenital heart disease (CHD) services, including surgery and interventional cardiology. It will be for patients and clinicians to decide together where best patients should be referred for treatment. However, NHS England has undertaken modelling to look at where RBH patients might receive their surgical care if they attended their nearest level 1 CHD centre instead of RBH. This shows that some of the surgery currently undertaken at RBH might, in future, be undertaken at Barts Health NHS Trust.</p><p> </p><p>Barts Health NHS Trust is part of a level 1 centre that is delivered by a partnership of Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), University College London Hospitals and Barts Health NHS Trust. Barts Health NHS Trust does not employ congenital cardiac surgeons. However, three of the surgeons employed by GOSH provide the service at Barts Health NHS Trust.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 28/11/2016 15:27:08 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq