Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

100036

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the impact since 2009 of the closure of accident and emergency departments on neighbouring hospitals.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
	uin	HL2242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The reconfiguration of local health services is a matter for the local National Health Service. All service changes should be led by clinicians and be in the best interests of patients, not driven from the top down.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for NHS commissioners and providers to work together, with local authorities, patients and the public, in bringing forward proposals that will improve the quality, safety and sustainability of healthcare services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any changes must be supported by the Government’s four tests for service change, namely:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- support from general practitioner commissioners;</p><p> </p><p>- clarity on the clinical evidence base;</p><p> </p><p>- robust patient and public engagement; and</p><p> </p><p>- support for patient choice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Once a decision on a local case for change has been made, it is up to the NHS to ensure its local services meet the needs of its population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, we would expect any local plans for changes to acute services to take full account of the impact on neighbouring hospitals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/10/2014 12:41:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

79467

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of current measures and the compliance of the National Health Service in ensuring that all official paperwork and all types of communication are adapted appropriately for people with sensory disabilities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL1366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not made any such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to the development and implementation of a new information standard for accessible information and communication.</p><p> </p><p>ISB 1605 Accessible Information aims to establish a consistent, standardised framework and approach to the identification and recording of the information and communication needs of patients, service users, carers and parents, where they relate to a disability, impairment or sensory loss; establish ‘flags’, alerts, prompts and other mechanisms to ensure that such needs are highly visible to appropriate staff; and set out clear expectations as to how such needs should be met, supported or addressed.</p><p> </p><p>Final approval of the standard is scheduled for Spring 2016. Following the announcement, organisations are currently anticipated to have 12 months to achieve full compliance.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/07/2014 13:14:28 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79468

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the current National Health Service ability to meet the needs of paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour cancer patients.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL1367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>This Government wants England to lead the world in tackling cancer and ensure the National Health Service is able to meet the needs of all cancer patients. That is why our 2011 Cancer Outcomes Strategy set the ambition to save a further 5,000 lives a year from cancer by 2014-15. The Strategy is backed with more than £750 million over the four year Spending Review period (2011-12 to 2014-15).</p><p> </p><p>A number of treatments have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) including the paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic (PAWS) sub-variants.</p><p> </p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to fund treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance. NICE regularly reviews its guidance to take into account new evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment for PAWS GIST is commissioned through NHS England’s Specialised Services. Treatment for individuals is managed through multi-disciplinary teams. GIST Support UK have in partnership with Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, established a PAWS-GIST clinic that is led by Dr Bulusu working with a United Kingdom national alliance of doctors. NHS England, through its Children’s Cancer and Sarcoma Clinical Reference Groups, is monitoring the clinic as it develops and progresses.</p><p> </p><p>We know how important it is for patients to receive the information they need and a range of initiatives have been used in the NHS, such as information prescriptions, advanced communications training and support for clinical nurse specialists.</p><p> </p><p>NICE guidance on improving outcomes in children and young people with cancer also emphasises the importance of providing patients, families and carers with the information they need.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to develop a National Service Framework for paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1368 HL1369 HL1371 question first answered 29/07/2014 13:23:05 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79469

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will develop a National Service Framework for paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour cancer patients.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL1368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>This Government wants England to lead the world in tackling cancer and ensure the National Health Service is able to meet the needs of all cancer patients. That is why our 2011 Cancer Outcomes Strategy set the ambition to save a further 5,000 lives a year from cancer by 2014-15. The Strategy is backed with more than £750 million over the four year Spending Review period (2011-12 to 2014-15).</p><p> </p><p>A number of treatments have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) including the paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic (PAWS) sub-variants.</p><p> </p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to fund treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance. NICE regularly reviews its guidance to take into account new evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment for PAWS GIST is commissioned through NHS England’s Specialised Services. Treatment for individuals is managed through multi-disciplinary teams. GIST Support UK have in partnership with Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, established a PAWS-GIST clinic that is led by Dr Bulusu working with a United Kingdom national alliance of doctors. NHS England, through its Children’s Cancer and Sarcoma Clinical Reference Groups, is monitoring the clinic as it develops and progresses.</p><p> </p><p>We know how important it is for patients to receive the information they need and a range of initiatives have been used in the NHS, such as information prescriptions, advanced communications training and support for clinical nurse specialists.</p><p> </p><p>NICE guidance on improving outcomes in children and young people with cancer also emphasises the importance of providing patients, families and carers with the information they need.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to develop a National Service Framework for paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1367 HL1369 HL1371 question first answered 29/07/2014 13:23:05 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79470

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information is made available to patients about paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumours.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL1369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>This Government wants England to lead the world in tackling cancer and ensure the National Health Service is able to meet the needs of all cancer patients. That is why our 2011 Cancer Outcomes Strategy set the ambition to save a further 5,000 lives a year from cancer by 2014-15. The Strategy is backed with more than £750 million over the four year Spending Review period (2011-12 to 2014-15).</p><p> </p><p>A number of treatments have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) including the paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic (PAWS) sub-variants.</p><p> </p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to fund treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance. NICE regularly reviews its guidance to take into account new evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment for PAWS GIST is commissioned through NHS England’s Specialised Services. Treatment for individuals is managed through multi-disciplinary teams. GIST Support UK have in partnership with Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, established a PAWS-GIST clinic that is led by Dr Bulusu working with a United Kingdom national alliance of doctors. NHS England, through its Children’s Cancer and Sarcoma Clinical Reference Groups, is monitoring the clinic as it develops and progresses.</p><p> </p><p>We know how important it is for patients to receive the information they need and a range of initiatives have been used in the NHS, such as information prescriptions, advanced communications training and support for clinical nurse specialists.</p><p> </p><p>NICE guidance on improving outcomes in children and young people with cancer also emphasises the importance of providing patients, families and carers with the information they need.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to develop a National Service Framework for paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1367 HL1368 HL1371 question first answered 29/07/2014 13:23:05 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79471

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to ensure that primary carers and general practitioners receive sufficient training about paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumours in order to ensure better patient management and specialist treatment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL1370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>The content and standard of medical training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC), which is the competent authority for medical training in the United Kingdom. Its role is that of custodian of quality standards in medical education and practice. The GMC is an independent professional body. It has the general function of promoting high standards of medical education and co-ordinating all stages of medical education to ensure that students and newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice.</p><p> </p><p>Medical Royal Colleges design the curricula for postgraduate medical education and in doing so they must ensure that teaching meets the standards of the GMC in order to be able to retain GMC recognition of their course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/08/2014 10:27:37 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79472

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Gastrointestinal Cancer
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what their assessment is of the treatment available for paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour cancer patients.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL1371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p>This Government wants England to lead the world in tackling cancer and ensure the National Health Service is able to meet the needs of all cancer patients. That is why our 2011 Cancer Outcomes Strategy set the ambition to save a further 5,000 lives a year from cancer by 2014-15. The Strategy is backed with more than £750 million over the four year Spending Review period (2011-12 to 2014-15).</p><p> </p><p>A number of treatments have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) including the paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic (PAWS) sub-variants.</p><p> </p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to fund treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance. NICE regularly reviews its guidance to take into account new evidence.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment for PAWS GIST is commissioned through NHS England’s Specialised Services. Treatment for individuals is managed through multi-disciplinary teams. GIST Support UK have in partnership with Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, established a PAWS-GIST clinic that is led by Dr Bulusu working with a United Kingdom national alliance of doctors. NHS England, through its Children’s Cancer and Sarcoma Clinical Reference Groups, is monitoring the clinic as it develops and progresses.</p><p> </p><p>We know how important it is for patients to receive the information they need and a range of initiatives have been used in the NHS, such as information prescriptions, advanced communications training and support for clinical nurse specialists.</p><p> </p><p>NICE guidance on improving outcomes in children and young people with cancer also emphasises the importance of providing patients, families and carers with the information they need.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has no plans to develop a National Service Framework for paediatric, adolescent, wild-type and syndromic gastrointestinal stromal tumour.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL1367 HL1368 HL1369 question first answered 29/07/2014 13:23:06 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

79485

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Midwives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many midwives were working in (1) Band 5, (2) Band 6, (3) Band 7 and (4) Band 8, roles in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
	uin	HL1384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>The number of full time equivalent midwives has risen from 20,126 in 2010 to 21,841 as of April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Annual data provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)<sup> 1</sup>, shows the number of registered full time equivalent midwives in Band 5, 6, 7, 8 for the last five years as shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p>Band 5</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Band 6</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Band 7</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Band 8a</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Band 8b</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Band 8c</p></td><td><p> </p><p>Band 8d</p></td><td><p> </p><p>All staff</p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2009</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p>1,641</p></td><td><p> </p><p>12,700</p></td><td><p> </p><p>4,896</p></td><td><p> </p><p>161</p></td><td><p> </p><p>37</p></td><td><p> </p><p>7</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p><p>19,603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2010</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p>1,624</p></td><td><p> </p><p>13,301</p></td><td><p> </p><p>4,835</p></td><td><p> </p><p>171</p></td><td><p> </p><p>33</p></td><td><p> </p><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p><p>20,126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2011</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p>1,643</p></td><td><p> </p><p>14,022</p></td><td><p> </p><p>4,517</p></td><td><p> </p><p>164</p></td><td><p> </p><p>28</p></td><td><p> </p><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p><p>20,519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2012</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p>1,771</p></td><td><p> </p><p>14,456</p></td><td><p> </p><p>4,370</p></td><td><p> </p><p>165</p></td><td><p> </p><p>28</p></td><td><p> </p><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p><p>20,935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>2013</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p>1,956</p></td><td><p> </p><p>14,759</p></td><td><p> </p><p>4,197</p></td><td><p> </p><p>195</p></td><td><p> </p><p>31</p></td><td><p> </p><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p><p>21,284</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><sup>1. </sup>Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/07/2014 10:59:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

79486

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Midwives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of pregnant women have been given a named midwife since November 2012.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
	uin	HL1385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of women who have been given a named midwife is currently not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Mandate between the Government and NHS England states that every woman should have a named midwife who is responsible for ensuring she has personalised, one-to-one care throughout pregnancy, childbirth and during the postnatal period. Through the assurance process with NHS England we monitor progress against all mandate commitments. A refresh of the current maternity commissioning guidance for clinical commissioning groups is under way and will include guidance on commissioning services to deliver the named midwife. NHS England is working with the Care Quality Commission on plans to monitor the commitment as part of their maternity services inspections.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/07/2014 10:55:48 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

79487

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Visitors
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the 4,200 extra health visitors they are seeking to recruit by 2015 they expect (1) to work in the National Health Service, and (2) to complete training on identifying the signs of postnatal depression.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
	uin	HL1386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>The additional 4,200 health visitors will all be providing front line services to families. Health visitor services are currently commissioned by NHS England as part of Section 7A of the NHS Act 2006*. NHS England’s Local Area Teams determine the most suitable local service provider. Currently, most provision is through a variety of National Health Service organisations, with a small proportion delivered by other organisations, including social enterprises. The trajectory for delivering growth of the health visitor workforce is not related to the type of provider. All services are based on a national model of health visiting and the NHS England service specification.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England Area Teams and local authorities are working together in co-commissioning these services, prior to the lead commissioning role moving to local authorities in October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>All health visitors, including the additional 4,200 being delivered by 2015, receive education and training on maternal mental health, so they can detect the early signs of postnatal depression and ensure all women get support during and after birth.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS England 2014-15 service specification emphasises throughout, the role of the health visitor in promoting maternal mental health within clearly defined pathways. It makes clear that health visitors are expected to be trained and developed to be competent in delivering the evidence-based assessments and interventions set out in the Healthy Child Programme. In addition, NHS England is resourcing Area Teams to support delivery of the new model of health visiting which explicitly includes maternal mental health as a high impact area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To supplement core training, health visitors are able to enhance their skills and knowledge in the context of their specific roles. The Department has earlier this year, commissioned the training of 375 perinatal mental health champions across England. The champions are cascading their training in local areas so as to facilitate the spread of knowledge and practice among colleagues. In addition to the champions’ training, all health visitors are able to access perinatal mental health e-learning modules.</p><p> </p><p><em>Note:</em></p><p> </p><p>*As amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/08/2014 10:25:39 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison