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168659

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monies have been set aside to fund litigation proceedings launched by independent practitioners in response to the recently acknowledged failings of the Care Quality Commission's Intelligent Monitoring methodology.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	217678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. As the CQC is responsible for developing its own methodology for assessing whether providers are meeting the registration requirements, the CQC would be responsible for any legal proceedings that arose in relation to that methodology.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC has advised that it will deal with any legal proceedings that may be brought against it. It has made no specific arrangements, as each case must be reviewed on its merits.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 11/12/2014 16:10:12 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

168674

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what qualifications are required for working on, designing or undertaking analytical processing under the heading of Intelligent Monitoring; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	217647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC is responsible for the recruitment of its own workforce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC has advised that it ensures that all staff appointed have the necessary skills and expertise to fulfil their roles.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Among the skills, qualifications and experience required for the role are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and previous experience of working in an analytical role.</p><p> </p><p>- Experience of interpreting and presenting data sets to a wide range of audiences.</p><p> </p><p>- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral with experience of preparing and presenting high-level reports on complex issues.</p><p> </p><p>- Understanding of how intelligence is used in a risk based regulatory model.</p><p> </p><p>- Knowledge and understanding of health and/or social care data sets.</p><p> </p><p>- Experience of using management information systems to ensure an integrated information approach.</p><p> </p><p>- Experience of working with consistent analytic frameworks.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The CQC’s Primary Medical Services Intelligent Monitoring team consists of six analytical staff. The team draws on particular expertise from across the CQC, for example clinical, sector policy and statistical advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 11/12/2014 15:33:20 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

168676

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Motor Neurone Disease
	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 people with motor neurone disease have appropriate access to support and equipment in order for their communication needs to be met.
	tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
	tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
	uin	217600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Since 1 April 2013 NHS England has been responsible for commissioning Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) aids for patients with complex disability whose needs require specialised assessment, including for patients with motor neurone disease. Commissioning of non-specialised AAC aids is the responsibility of local clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has identified an additional £22.5 million funding for AAC and Environmental Controls in 2014-15. A process to identify appropriate providers, and ensure they were able to meet the AAC service specification and standards began in April this year as soon as the budget was confirmed. The specification can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d01-com-dis-equ-alt-aug-comm-aids.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d01-com-dis-equ-alt-aug-comm-aids.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The identification of providers was completed in August, and just under £15 million specifically for AAC was transferred to Local Area Team commissioners to agree contracts. During this process, NHS England worked closely with the Motor Neurone Disease Association to ensure that funding was equitably distributed in a fair and consistent manner. The 13 AAC providers selected are in the process of recruiting the required additional specialist therapy staff. Services are already accepting referrals and patients are being prioritised according to their clinical need, with priority being given to patients with life limiting conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 15/12/2014 16:41:19 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

168669

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Complaints
	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 address regional variations in the quality of complaints advocacy in adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	217626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Each local authority is responsible for the quality of social care services it commissions. It is for individual local authorities to address any local concerns regarding complaints advocacy which they may provide.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no national body that has responsibility for the national oversight of complaints in social care. However, local authorities are required, pursuant to the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service (England) Regulations 2009, to keep a record of each complaint received, the subject matter and outcome and timescales for responding. They are also obliged to make a summary of this information available to the public via an annual report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 217625 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:18:29 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

168668

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which national body is responsible for national oversight of social care complaints data.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	217625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Each local authority is responsible for the quality of social care services it commissions. It is for individual local authorities to address any local concerns regarding complaints advocacy which they may provide.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no national body that has responsibility for the national oversight of complaints in social care. However, local authorities are required, pursuant to the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service (England) Regulations 2009, to keep a record of each complaint received, the subject matter and outcome and timescales for responding. They are also obliged to make a summary of this information available to the public via an annual report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 217626 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:18:29 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck