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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-15more like thismore than 2023-09-15
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Health Services: Private Sector more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of capacity in the independent health sector which can be used to help reduce waiting times in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley remove filter
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 199712 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-10-16more like thismore than 2023-10-16
answer text <p>The Elective Recovery Taskforce heard that service planning in the independent sector, including to help reduce waiting times, is best informed by close working relationships with local systems and confidence in patient flows. To better inform planning and capacity utilisation in the independent sector, we are working with NHS England to enhance the patient choice offer. At the point of referral, patients will be actively offered a list of providers, including local independent sector providers, which are clinically appropriate for their condition.</p><p>From October 2023, all patients waiting over 40 weeks who have not had a first outpatient appointment booked, or where a decision to treat a patient has been made but the patient does not have a date for their treatment, will be able to initiate a request to transfer to another provider via the Patient Initiated Digital Mutual Aid System. This will include independent sector providers where appropriate.</p><p>To reduce waiting times for diagnostic tests, NHS England recently announced 13 Community Diagnostic Centres run by the independent sector, creating capacity, and enabling treatments to be started sooner.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-10-16T08:18:28.33Zmore like thismore than 2023-10-16T08:18:28.33Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
1658158
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Consultants more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average hourly pay for NHS consultants is (a) on a typical day and (b) when covering strike action. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley remove filter
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 197726 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
answer text <p>Within the NHS Staff Earnings Estimates collection, NHS England publishes annual earnings estimates for staff working in Hospital and Community Health Services. This shows the estimated average annual full-time basic pay for National Health Service consultants is £105,484 for the 12 months to March 2023, giving an average hourly basic pay for NHS consultants of £50.57 per hour.</p><p>The Department does not hold data on the average hourly pay for NHS consultants when covering strike action.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-11T16:50:55.75Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-11T16:50:55.75Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
1658159
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Agency Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introudce a cap on the cost of agency workers in the NHS. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley remove filter
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 197727 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
answer text <p>The Agency Rules include price caps on the total amount a trust can pay per hour for an agency worker. Trusts should not pay more than this amount except in exceptional patient safety circumstances.</p><p>Additionally, the 2023/24 NHS Priorities and Operational Planning Guidance states that NHS England must reduce agency spending across the National Health Service to 3.7% of the total pay bill in 2023/24</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-11T16:48:58.55Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-11T16:48:58.55Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
1658160
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Health Professions: Regulation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of healthcare professional regulators; and if he will take steps to consolidate them. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley remove filter
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 197728 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
answer text <p>In 2021 the Government commissioned a review of the number of healthcare regulators, considering whether opportunities exist for simplifying the landscape. There are no current plans to reduce the number of healthcare professional regulators, but the Government is committed to reforming the system of regulation for healthcare professionals in the UK, making it faster, fairer, more flexible, and less adversarial.</p><p>A modernised regulatory framework will be introduced first for anaesthesia associates and physician associates, who will be brought into regulation under the General Medical Council by the end of 2024, before the reformed legislation is rolled out to doctors, and to the professions regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Health and Care Professions Council over the following couple of years.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-11T16:52:43.407Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-11T16:52:43.407Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
1658161
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Health Services: Regulation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of people directly employed by, (b) freelancers and (c) consultants in each of the health and care regulators in each of the last 10 years. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley remove filter
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 197729 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
answer text <p>The Department does not hold information regarding the number of people employed, or the basis of that employment, within each health and care regulator. Healthcare regulators are independent from the Government.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-11T11:48:31.827Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-11T11:48:31.827Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
1658162
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-05more like thismore than 2023-09-05
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS: Productivity more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of productivity in the NHS. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley remove filter
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 197730 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-10-16more like thismore than 2023-10-16
answer text <p>The most recent indicator of National Health Service productivity comes from the January to March 2023 Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) quarterly total public sector productivity measure, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/publicservicesproductivity/bulletins/publicserviceproductivityquarterlyuk/januarytomarch2023#:~:text=Public%20service%20productivity%20rose%20by%200.9%25%20in%20Quarter%201%202023,increase%20of%207.3%25%20in%202021" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/publicservicesproductivity/bulletins/publicserviceproductivityquarterlyuk/januarytomarch2023#:~:text=Public%20service%20productivity%20rose%20by%200.9%25%20in%20Quarter%201%202023,increase%20of%207.3%25%20in%202021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This measure doesn’t specifically identify health productivity but as health is around 40% of the measure, it is an indication of health productivity. The latest figures for January to March 2023 showed public service productivity was 11.6% above the average 2020/21 level suggesting NHS productivity is recovering.</p>
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-10-16T16:13:30.933Zmore like thismore than 2023-10-16T16:13:30.933Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
1648628
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-28more like thismore than 2023-06-28
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Health Services: Protective Clothing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Health and Safety Executive has issued recent guidance to (a) NHS England and (b) the UK Health Security Agency on the use of face coverings for workers in health care settings. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley remove filter
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 191545 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-07-04more like thismore than 2023-07-04
answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive has not issued any specific advice or guidance to the UK Health Security Agency or NHS England on the use of face coverings for workers in health care settings. Such guidance would routinely be produced by NHS England and implemented through NHS England’s National Infection Prevention and Control Manual. The National Infection Prevention and Control Manual, published in April 2022, is used by health care providers in all healthcare settings in England.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-04T10:42:31.907Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-04T10:42:31.907Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
1643651
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-12more like thismore than 2023-06-12
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Protective Clothing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 May 2023 to Question 186059 on Protective Clothing, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of conducting a cost-benefit analysis of the recommendation. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley remove filter
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 188847 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-06-21more like thismore than 2023-06-21
answer text <p>The Department relies on a wide range of evidence and research, which may include cost-benefit analyses, when making recommendations about protective clothing and patient health. Healthcare providers in all healthcare settings across England use the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual, which was published by NHS England in April 2022. This is complemented by pathogen/disease specific guidance from the UK Health Security Agency.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has not conducted a cost-benefit analysis specifically for the guidance on protective clothing, nor do they have plans to do so. The focus of this guidance is on patients and their choice to wear their own masks within clinical settings.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-06-21T14:50:00.407Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-21T14:50:00.407Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
1643652
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-12more like thismore than 2023-06-12
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Health Services: Protective Clothing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Health and Safety Executive has (a) issued guidance and (b) provided other advice to his Department on the use of face coverings for workers in health care settings. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley remove filter
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 188848 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-06-20more like thismore than 2023-06-20
answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has not issued any specific advice or guidance to the Department on the use of face coverings for workers in health care settings. This would routinely be done through NHS England or UK Health Security Agency and implemented through the NHS England’s National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM). The NIPCM, published by NHS England in April 2022, is used by health care providers in all healthcare settings in England.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-06-20T14:43:05.003Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-20T14:43:05.003Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
1643665
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-12more like thismore than 2023-06-12
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 182258, tabled by the hon. Member for Shipley on 24 April 2023. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley remove filter
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 188853 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-06-20more like thismore than 2023-06-20
answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 June 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-24/182258" target="_blank">182258</a>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-06-20T14:20:53.14Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-20T14:20:53.14Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince remove filter
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this