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1166959

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Radiotherapy: Stevenage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he plans to increase access to radiotherapy in Hertfordshire by introducing a satellite radiotherapy service in Stevenage.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	900211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>A review conducted by NHS England and published in July 2019, concluded that expanded access to radiotherapy services for patients in the Hertfordshire area was desirable through the provision of a satellite service in the north part of the Mount Vernon catchment area, but recommended that the core service issues should be addressed prior to this. The review of Mount Vernon Cancer Centre is ongoing to ensure the service is able to respond to the significant advances in cancer treatment over recent decades which includes identifying a specialist cancer provider to run the centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/10/2019 17:48:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1134628

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Out-patients: Attendance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual cost to the public purse was of missed NHS appointments in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	269058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Data for missed outpatient appointments in the years 2013-14 to 2017-18 is provided in the following table. This is a count of appointments, not people, as the same person may have had more than one appointment within the same time period:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of appointments</p></td><td><p>Did not attends (DNAs)</p></td><td><p>DNA’s as a % of total appointments</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>101,844,824</p></td><td><p>7,095,839</p></td><td><p>7.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>107,188,423</p></td><td><p>7,442,949</p></td><td><p>6.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>113,298,661</p></td><td><p>7,519,829</p></td><td><p>6.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>118,578,912</p></td><td><p>7,938,009</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>119,378,895</p></td><td><p>7,984,183</p></td><td><p>6.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics – NHS Digital</p><p>Information surrounding the cost of missed hospital appointments is not collected or held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 269057 question first answered 03/07/2019 15:31:57 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1124720

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) early diagnosis and (b) treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	250788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Rare Disease Strategy, published in 2013, sets out our commitment to raising awareness about all rare diseases including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and our strategic vision for improving the lives of all those affected. The Strategy promotes improvements to ensure that people living with a rare disease receive high-quality care.</p><p>The Government recognizes the need for awareness raising and training of health care professionals for rare diseases. This is being taken forward through the work of the UK Rare Diseases Policy Board and NHS England’s Rare Diseases Implementation plan, which commits NHS England to engaging with the Royal College of General Practitioners (GPs) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council on opportunities for GPs and health visitors to recognise and facilitate earlier diagnosis of rare diseases.</p><p>There are limited drug treatment options for IPF and two drugs, Pirfenidone and Nintedanib, are commissioned following National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Technology Appraisals. Alongside this, the Department funds research into rare diseases such as IPF through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 15/05/2019 16:35:47 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1134618

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Public Health: Hertfordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve the quality of and (b) increase access to public health care in (i) Stevenage and (ii) Hertfordshire.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	269050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the public health needs of their local population, developing public health strategies and commissioning services to improve the health of their populations.</p><p>Local authorities have responsibility for the commissioning of public health services such as sexual health, stop smoking, drug and alcohol services and the NHS Health Check. Public Health England supports local authorities to do this through the provision of national public health campaigns, public health intelligence, evidence-based advice and guidance on what works in practice, commissioning support packs and service assessment and quality improvement frameworks.</p><p>At a local level, Public Health England East of England supports local authorities through a series of commissioner networks that share good practice, support sector led improvement and effective service delivery.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/07/2019 16:50:36 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1564466

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Influenza: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS staff have received the flu vaccination in (a) 2022 and (b) each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	117579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of frontline National Health Service healthcare workers (HCWs) vaccinated with the flu vaccine, for each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of HCWs with direct patient care where vaccination data has been provided</p></td><td><p>Numbers vaccinated</p></td><td><p>Percentage vaccine uptake</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022</p></td><td><p>1,105,078</p></td><td><p>461,803</p></td><td><p>41.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2021 to 28 February 2022</p></td><td><p>813,435</p></td><td><p>492,125</p></td><td><p>60.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021</p></td><td><p>1,124,370</p></td><td><p>863,792</p></td><td><p>76.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2019 to 28 February 2020</p></td><td><p>1,040,360</p></td><td><p>772,872</p></td><td><p>74.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2018 to 28 February 2019</p></td><td><p>1,051,851</p></td><td><p>739,187</p></td><td><p>70.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 September 2017 to 28 February 2018</p></td><td><p>1,025,547</p></td><td><p>704,242</p></td><td><p>68.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> Source:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-influenza-and-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-in-frontline-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2022-to-2023</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-and-covid-19-vaccine-uptake-in-frontline-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2021-to-2022</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2020-to-2021</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2019-to-2020</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2018-to-2019</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-healthcare-workers-monthly-data-2017-to-2018</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>All data is final end of season data apart from the 2022 to 2023 season.</li><li>This data is provisional monthly data (published on 22 December 2022) and may vary slightly following further data validation checks.</li><li>The 2022 to 2023 season includes independent sector health care providers. In previous seasons this data was reported as part of general practitioner data returns rather than as part of NHS Trusts in England.</li></ol> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/01/2023 10:11:46 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1273788

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to prioritise the administration of covid-19 vaccines to (a) paramedics and (b) ambulance staff in line with other health professionals.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	133836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) are the independent experts who advise the Government on which vaccines the United Kingdom should use and provide advice on prioritisation at a population level.</p><p> </p><p>The JCVI considers frontline health and social care workers who provide care to vulnerable people a high priority for vaccination, which includes paramedics and ambulance drivers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 02/02/2021 12:29:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1183111

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2020
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to enable physician associates to prescribe medication in tackling the spread of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	25661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Whilst there is no legal requirement for a profession to be regulated before it can be given prescribing responsibilities, all healthcare professions that have prescribing responsibilities in the United Kingdom are regulated. This is because prescribing is a high-risk activity.</p><p>Physicians associates (PAs) are not regulated and therefore do not have prescribing responsibilities. Work to bring PAs into regulation is underway and the Department plans to consult on draft legislation later this year.</p><p>Arrangements can be made under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 when a disease is, or is imminently anticipated to be, a pandemic. These arrangements can set aside the usual prescribing arrangements and allow medicines to be supplied under a protocol approved by Ministers or a National Health Service body.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/03/2020 17:04:54 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1273787

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Radiotherapy: Patient Choice Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to allow cancer patients to choose where they access radiotherapy treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	133835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>Generally, patients can decide which National Health Service organisation they would like to receive care from as an outpatient and choose the clinical team who will be in charge of their care within an organisation at the point of referral. There are some exceptions that may limit a patient’s choice where speed of access to diagnosis and treatment is particularly important, such as cancer services, where they must be seen within the two-week maximum waiting time.</p><p>Once diagnosed with cancer, a team of health professionals work together as a multidisciplinary team (MDT) which includes surgeons, clinical and medical oncologists, pathologists and radiologists and other healthcare professionals. The role of the MDT is to ensure the co-ordination of the patients care throughout their cancer treatment. Cancer treatment plans are determined through MDT discussion.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/01/2021 16:13:06 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 72815 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1352430

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	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 and Social Care, what his plans are for clinical chairs of the Clinical Commissioning Groups once those Groups are amalgamated into Integrated Care Systems.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	41866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have published a human resources framework, co-developed with stakeholders, which sets out principles and guidance to support local organisations implement a safe and effective transition of staff from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to integrated care boards (ICBs). Whilst staff below board level in CCGs are protected by an ‘employment commitment', this does not apply to senior ‘board level’ roles which includes those in the current CCG governing bodies. The framework recognises the need to retain clinical leadership talent wherever possible as this will be central to ICB decision making and has set out a talent approach.</p><p>A member nominated by primary medical care providers will have a mandatory seat on every ICB and when designing and developing the new arrangements, NHS England has been clear that they should involve strong clinical leadership at every level.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/09/2021 10:56:26 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 19501 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1135240

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer to Questions 256286 and 259982 on NHS: Public Appointments, what the longest period of time is for which NHS posts with salaries above £142,000 are awaiting ministerial sign-off by (a) his Department and (b) HM Treasury.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	270403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury sets the threshold at which ministerial approval is required for ministerial appointments. The threshold was raised from £142,500 per annum to £150,000 per annum in January 2018.</p><p>National Health Service posts are not ‘ministerial appointments’ and are therefore not subject to the approvals process set by HM Treasury. However, in 2015 the then Secretary of State set out his policy on taking forward senior pay in the NHS which included the requirement for NHS trusts to seek ministerial approval and NHS foundation trusts and clinical commissioning groups to seek ministerial comment for senior executive pay over the same pay threshold set by HM Treasury.</p><p>NHS organisations are not required to seek Departmental approval or comment on salaries of less than £150,000.</p><p>As at 1 July, the longest period of time for which the Department have been aware of a proposed NHS post with a salary above £150,000 dates back to 13 March 2019. The case has not yet been presented to Ministers for approval or comment as further information has been sought from the Trust to support the case. This has not yet been received and therefore the case has not yet been presented to Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/07/2019 13:53:03 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland