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92832

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Intellectual Property
	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 effect of the commercialisation of intellectual property in the NHS since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	210127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Neither the Department nor NHS England has made any such assessment.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We have been informed by NHS England that the cost of tracking the cost benefit of the adoption of every piece of intellectual property in the NHS would be excessive.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England have commissioned leading universities to assess the impact of <em>Innovation, Health and Wealth</em> on a range of measures, including value for money, patient outcomes and economic growth.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, the Innovation Scorecard monitors whether uptake and utility of innovations in the NHS is improving. Evidence suggests that steady growth is being achieved and the most recent information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=15598&amp;q=innovation+scorecard&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top" target="_blank">www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=15598&amp;q=innovation+scorecard&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 210129 question first answered 22/10/2014 14:39:50 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92838

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Incontinence: Products
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the difficulties created by users of continence products by the practices from wholesalers and the introduction of off script supply and formularies.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	210134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Under the current legislative framework, continence products are supplied by pharmaceutical services providers, including pharmacists, dispensing appliance contractors and dispensing doctors in response to a National Health Service prescription. Part IX of the Drug Tariff sets out the products that general practitioners can prescribe on an NHS prescription in primary care. If there are local arrangements outside of these national arrangements, it would be for local commissioners as part of their commissioning process to assess the suitability of these arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 21/10/2014 16:30:30 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

92844

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average pay for a GP working in the NHS was in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	210053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The requested information is contained in the attached tables. When interpreting the figures, it is important to note that the nature of general practitioner (GP) contracts and their work has changed over time. Since the start of the new General Medical Services (GMS) contract in 2004-05, there have been some major changes to income, work streams and investment in general practice which is not directly comparable to previous years. The time series tables are presented in cash terms for contractor and salaried GPs under a GMS or Personal Medical Service (PMS) contract. The data covers earnings, expenses and income from both National Health Service and private sources where a GP has at least some NHS earnings.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 21/10/2014 17:27:51 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Average pay for a GP working in NHS.docx title Average Pay for GPs
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

93235

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS trusts (a) employ and (b) do not employ an Overseas Visitor Manager.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	210341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The information on National Health Service trusts who employ or do not employ an Overseas Visitor Manager is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In its guidance to the NHS, the Department strongly recommends that relevant NHS bodies have a designated person/s to oversee the implementation of the Charging Regulations. This person may or may not hold the title of ‘Overseas Visitors Manager.’ However, NHS trusts are responsible for recruiting their own workforce and the decision as to whether to employ a designated Overseas Visitor Manager rests with them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 210342 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:14:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93236

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
	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 every NHS trust employs an Overseas Visitor Manager.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	210342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The information on National Health Service trusts who employ or do not employ an Overseas Visitor Manager is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In its guidance to the NHS, the Department strongly recommends that relevant NHS bodies have a designated person/s to oversee the implementation of the Charging Regulations. This person may or may not hold the title of ‘Overseas Visitors Manager.’ However, NHS trusts are responsible for recruiting their own workforce and the decision as to whether to employ a designated Overseas Visitor Manager rests with them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 210341 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:14:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93237

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
	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 those patients referred by a GP to a hospital for treatment who are not eligible for free secondary care are identified and appropriately charged.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	210343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working to develop and implement a comprehensive package of measures to support the National Health Service to correctly identify patients who should be charged for their healthcare.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have worked to encourage better communication between secondary care providers and general practitioners (GPs) once a chargeable patient has been identified. A toolbox for NHS Overseas Visitor Managers was published online in September 2014 that provided support materials on charging. This also includes template letters to enable providers to notify GPs if one of their patients is deemed chargeable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS cost recovery programme is also focusing on engagement with GPs and primary care providers to help them understand the charging rules. We will also encourage better dialogue between primary and secondary care providers to ensure a process of early identification and appropriate charging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Cost Recovery Team’s Implementation Plan (published July 2014) identified several strategies for cost recovery from European Economic Area (EEA) member states and non-EEA chargeable patients, which include:</p><p> </p><p>- The EEA incentive – launched on 1 October 2014</p><p> </p><p>- The non-EEA incentive and sanction – expected to go live in April 2015</p><p> </p><p>- The non-EEA health surcharge - expected to go live in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the Government’s response to the public consultation (published December 2013), in the interest of public health, the Department has no intention of making GP and nurse consultations in primary care chargeable for patients who would not otherwise be eligible for free NHS treatment. This includes people who are illegally here in the United Kingdom or on temporary visitor visas.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 210344 210345 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:20:09 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93238

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
	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 patients who should be charged for care are correctly identified.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	210344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working to develop and implement a comprehensive package of measures to support the National Health Service to correctly identify patients who should be charged for their healthcare.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have worked to encourage better communication between secondary care providers and general practitioners (GPs) once a chargeable patient has been identified. A toolbox for NHS Overseas Visitor Managers was published online in September 2014 that provided support materials on charging. This also includes template letters to enable providers to notify GPs if one of their patients is deemed chargeable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS cost recovery programme is also focusing on engagement with GPs and primary care providers to help them understand the charging rules. We will also encourage better dialogue between primary and secondary care providers to ensure a process of early identification and appropriate charging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Cost Recovery Team’s Implementation Plan (published July 2014) identified several strategies for cost recovery from European Economic Area (EEA) member states and non-EEA chargeable patients, which include:</p><p> </p><p>- The EEA incentive – launched on 1 October 2014</p><p> </p><p>- The non-EEA incentive and sanction – expected to go live in April 2015</p><p> </p><p>- The non-EEA health surcharge - expected to go live in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the Government’s response to the public consultation (published December 2013), in the interest of public health, the Department has no intention of making GP and nurse consultations in primary care chargeable for patients who would not otherwise be eligible for free NHS treatment. This includes people who are illegally here in the United Kingdom or on temporary visitor visas.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 210343 210345 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:20:09 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93240

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Obesity: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children under the age of 16, were diagnosed as clinically obese in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	210352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Approximately 1.2 million children aged 2-15 were classified as obese using population monitoring thresholds in England in 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2014 16:23:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93241

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to prevent free access to GP services for people in the UK (a) illegally and (b) temporarily on visitor visas.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	210345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is working to develop and implement a comprehensive package of measures to support the National Health Service to correctly identify patients who should be charged for their healthcare.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have worked to encourage better communication between secondary care providers and general practitioners (GPs) once a chargeable patient has been identified. A toolbox for NHS Overseas Visitor Managers was published online in September 2014 that provided support materials on charging. This also includes template letters to enable providers to notify GPs if one of their patients is deemed chargeable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS cost recovery programme is also focusing on engagement with GPs and primary care providers to help them understand the charging rules. We will also encourage better dialogue between primary and secondary care providers to ensure a process of early identification and appropriate charging.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Cost Recovery Team’s Implementation Plan (published July 2014) identified several strategies for cost recovery from European Economic Area (EEA) member states and non-EEA chargeable patients, which include:</p><p> </p><p>- The EEA incentive – launched on 1 October 2014</p><p> </p><p>- The non-EEA incentive and sanction – expected to go live in April 2015</p><p> </p><p>- The non-EEA health surcharge - expected to go live in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the Government’s response to the public consultation (published December 2013), in the interest of public health, the Department has no intention of making GP and nurse consultations in primary care chargeable for patients who would not otherwise be eligible for free NHS treatment. This includes people who are illegally here in the United Kingdom or on temporary visitor visas.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 210343 210344 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:20:09 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93242

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Exercise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the population of (a) England and Wales and (b) Havering which is not getting the recommended amount of exercise per week.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	210364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Health Survey for England 2012, shows that in England 33% of men and 45% of women (aged 16 and over) are not meeting the Chief Medical Officers’ (CMOs) guidelines for physical activity for adults. This survey also shows that for Boys and Girls aged 5-15 years 79% and 84% respectively are not meeting the physical activity guidelines for this age group of at least 60 minutes per day. Data for Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Active People Survey (2012), shows 34% of adults (aged 16 and over) in Havering are not achieving the CMOs guidelines for physical activity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2014 16:18:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell