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626840

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date	01/11/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to encourage retired general practitioners to work part-time for the NHS; and, if so, on what terms and conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL2918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>Health Education England’s Induction and Refresher (I&amp;R) Scheme gives general practitioners (GPs) who have retired the opportunity to return to general practice. The scheme is also open to those who have taken a career break or spent time working abroad.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 October 2016, NHS England set out the latest measures it is implementing to help general practice cope with increasing demand, boosting GP numbers and tackling burnout as part of the <em>General Practice Forward View</em>, a copy of which is attached. This includes increased financial support, increased practical support and making the process more flexible. For example, working to develop a national framework so that suitably qualified and experienced doctors can be added to the Medical Performers List without the need to complete the I&amp;R process.</p><p> </p><p>On completion of the I&amp;R Scheme, GPs may take up a post as a salaried general practitioner. There are model terms and conditions of service for a salaried general practitioner, a copy of which is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name salaried GPs ToS.pdf title Model terms and conditions 2 file name GPFV.pdf title General Practice Forward View question first answered 15/11/2016 15:45:26 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

600948

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reported growth in reliance on the employment of locum doctors in GP practices and the extent, if any, to which the employment of full-time doctors in GP practices has declined.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The latest statistics, published on 27 September, as at 31 March 2016, show that the total full time equivalent general practitioners (GPs), including locums was 34,914, an increase of 323, compared to September 2015.</p><p>The same statistics showed that on 31 March 2016, there were 601 locums recorded as working in GP practices on that one day. On the day of 30 September 2015, 537 locums were recorded working in GP practices.</p><p>Locum doctors cover a variety of roles, including vacancies and absences such as maternity, training and annual leave. Not all practices completed returns or provided detailed information on the type of GP that was working in the practice, on either 30 September and/or 31 March, which means that it is not possible to compare the data of September 2015 and March 2016.</p><p>The data that NHS Digital publish on the general practice workforce is labelled provisional, experimental statistics, as they use a new methodology/data set and collection vehicles. These statistics replace the traditional GP census. The new data set, introduced in September 2015, collected information on locum doctors for the first time.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/10/2016 14:14:48 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

600950

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many GPs, broken down by region, are trained mental health specialists.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The information is not collected by the Department.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/10/2016 14:13:53 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

453586

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Monitor and with NHS England about ensuring that GPs are able to access specialist expertise in children and young people’s health, and what mechanisms they have to audit provision of specialist services and hold commissioners to account.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL6288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Health Education England’s (HEE) mandate sets out the Government’s strategic priorities for workforce planning, education, training and development in the health and public health system. These objectives and priorities are published on an annual basis. Officials are currently discussing the next HEE mandate.</p><p> </p><p>Within their three year training programme, about half of all General Practitioner (GP) trainees undertake a dedicated hospital placement in paediatrics. In addition, there are various initiatives around the country to increase access to child health training. These include clinics jointly staffed with paediatric and GP trainees, paediatric outreach clinics and multi-disciplinary meetings in GP surgeries led by paediatric consultants. A variety of e-learning, including the MindEd package – a free educational resource on children and young people’s mental health, is available.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC) to set the standards and outcomes for the education and training of doctors and to approve training curricula to ensure newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide high quality patient care. HEE will work with bodies that set curricula such as the GMC and the Royal College of General Practitioners to seek to ensure general practice training meets the needs of patients.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Cancer Taskforce published its report, Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes in July last year, which recognised the importance of earlier diagnosis for patients of all ages and contains specific recommendations for children, teenagers and young adults. NHS England has appointed Cally Palmer as NHS National Cancer Director to lead the implementation of a five year Strategy based on the recommendations in the report. Whilst the Taskforce was independent, the Department of Health and all of its Arm’s Length Bodies were represented on it and contributed to development of the Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is now developing its work programme to take forward the recommendations in the Strategy. There have been no discussions with Monitor as this falls outside their remit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL6287 HL6289 question first answered 07/03/2016 14:50:38 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff