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459396

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with epilepsy in each of the last ten years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	30716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>Information concerning the number of people diagnosed with epilepsy in each of the last 10 years is not collected.</p><p><br> NHS England is responsible for securing high quality outcomes for people with long term conditions, including epilepsy. Prompt diagnosis, treatment and seizure control is key to improving outcomes for people with epilepsy. Once diagnosed and receiving the right anti-epileptic drugs the majority of people with epilepsy can achieve good seizure control. In its guideline, <em>Epilepsies: diagnosis and management</em>, published in 2012, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends the people having a first seizure should be seen as soon as possible by a specialist with training and expertise in epilepsy.</p><p><br> For those whose epilepsy cannot be satisfactorily controlled or whose condition cannot be appropriately diagnosed NHS England commissions specialised neurological services nationally:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published adult and paediatric specifications setting out what providers must have in place to offer specialised care for patients with neurological problems, including epilepsy:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-paedi-neurology.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-paedi-neurology.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England also commissions a national Children’s Epilepsy Surgery Service, designed to improve the uptake and access to surgery in those children for whom surgical control or amelioration for their epilepsy is a possibility:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-child-epilepsy-surg.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-child-epilepsy-surg.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Regarding clinical audit, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership commissions, develops and manages the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), on behalf of NHS England, Wales and other devolved administrations. Whilst there is no specific morbidity audit planned that covers all cases of epilepsy, the following NCAPOP audits and reviews are of relevance: <br></p><p>- The audit for paediatric epilepsy, which is being re-commissioned this year, looks at the quality of healthcare services for children and young people with epilepsy in the United Kingdom. The audit is managed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the first audit report can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/news/variation-care-children-epilepsy-revealed-first-uk-wide-audit" target="_blank">www.rcpch.ac.uk/news/variation-care-children-epilepsy-revealed-first-uk-wide-audit</a></p><p> </p><p>- The 2013 review report into cases of mortality and prolonged seizures in children and young people with epilepsies that was managed by the RCPCH. The report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/child-health-reviews-uk/programme-findings/programme-findings-chr-uk" target="_blank">www.rcpch.ac.uk/child-health-reviews-uk/programme-findings/programme-findings-chr-uk</a></p><p> </p><p>- The recently commissioned National Mortality Case Record Review; Programme for England and Scotland which aims to improve understanding and learning about problems in care that may have contributed to a patient’s death:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/rcp-hosts-pioneering-national-mortality-case-record-review-programme" target="_blank">www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/rcp-hosts-pioneering-national-mortality-case-record-review-programme</a></p><p> </p><p>- The Maternal, Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme will be undertaking a review of cases of mortality and morbidity for pregnant women with severe epilepsy that will report in December 2017. This will be carried out by MBRRACE-UK at The University of Oxford. Further information can be found at the following:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/topic-proposals" target="_blank">www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/topic-proposals</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 30758 30761 question first answered 15/03/2016 11:33:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

459398

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to commission a National Clinical Audit on the number of avoidable deaths resulting from epilepsy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	30761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>Information concerning the number of people diagnosed with epilepsy in each of the last 10 years is not collected.</p><p><br> NHS England is responsible for securing high quality outcomes for people with long term conditions, including epilepsy. Prompt diagnosis, treatment and seizure control is key to improving outcomes for people with epilepsy. Once diagnosed and receiving the right anti-epileptic drugs the majority of people with epilepsy can achieve good seizure control. In its guideline, <em>Epilepsies: diagnosis and management</em>, published in 2012, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends the people having a first seizure should be seen as soon as possible by a specialist with training and expertise in epilepsy.</p><p><br> For those whose epilepsy cannot be satisfactorily controlled or whose condition cannot be appropriately diagnosed NHS England commissions specialised neurological services nationally:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published adult and paediatric specifications setting out what providers must have in place to offer specialised care for patients with neurological problems, including epilepsy:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-paedi-neurology.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-paedi-neurology.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England also commissions a national Children’s Epilepsy Surgery Service, designed to improve the uptake and access to surgery in those children for whom surgical control or amelioration for their epilepsy is a possibility:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-child-epilepsy-surg.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-child-epilepsy-surg.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Regarding clinical audit, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership commissions, develops and manages the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), on behalf of NHS England, Wales and other devolved administrations. Whilst there is no specific morbidity audit planned that covers all cases of epilepsy, the following NCAPOP audits and reviews are of relevance: <br></p><p>- The audit for paediatric epilepsy, which is being re-commissioned this year, looks at the quality of healthcare services for children and young people with epilepsy in the United Kingdom. The audit is managed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the first audit report can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/news/variation-care-children-epilepsy-revealed-first-uk-wide-audit" target="_blank">www.rcpch.ac.uk/news/variation-care-children-epilepsy-revealed-first-uk-wide-audit</a></p><p> </p><p>- The 2013 review report into cases of mortality and prolonged seizures in children and young people with epilepsies that was managed by the RCPCH. The report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/child-health-reviews-uk/programme-findings/programme-findings-chr-uk" target="_blank">www.rcpch.ac.uk/child-health-reviews-uk/programme-findings/programme-findings-chr-uk</a></p><p> </p><p>- The recently commissioned National Mortality Case Record Review; Programme for England and Scotland which aims to improve understanding and learning about problems in care that may have contributed to a patient’s death:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/rcp-hosts-pioneering-national-mortality-case-record-review-programme" target="_blank">www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/rcp-hosts-pioneering-national-mortality-case-record-review-programme</a></p><p> </p><p>- The Maternal, Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme will be undertaking a review of cases of mortality and morbidity for pregnant women with severe epilepsy that will report in December 2017. This will be carried out by MBRRACE-UK at The University of Oxford. Further information can be found at the following:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/topic-proposals" target="_blank">www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/topic-proposals</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 30716 30758 question first answered 15/03/2016 11:33:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

459399

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Epilepsy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve the life outcomes of people diagnosed with epilepsy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	30758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>Information concerning the number of people diagnosed with epilepsy in each of the last 10 years is not collected.</p><p><br> NHS England is responsible for securing high quality outcomes for people with long term conditions, including epilepsy. Prompt diagnosis, treatment and seizure control is key to improving outcomes for people with epilepsy. Once diagnosed and receiving the right anti-epileptic drugs the majority of people with epilepsy can achieve good seizure control. In its guideline, <em>Epilepsies: diagnosis and management</em>, published in 2012, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends the people having a first seizure should be seen as soon as possible by a specialist with training and expertise in epilepsy.</p><p><br> For those whose epilepsy cannot be satisfactorily controlled or whose condition cannot be appropriately diagnosed NHS England commissions specialised neurological services nationally:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published adult and paediatric specifications setting out what providers must have in place to offer specialised care for patients with neurological problems, including epilepsy:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-paedi-neurology.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-paedi-neurology.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England also commissions a national Children’s Epilepsy Surgery Service, designed to improve the uptake and access to surgery in those children for whom surgical control or amelioration for their epilepsy is a possibility:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-child-epilepsy-surg.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-child-epilepsy-surg.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Regarding clinical audit, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership commissions, develops and manages the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), on behalf of NHS England, Wales and other devolved administrations. Whilst there is no specific morbidity audit planned that covers all cases of epilepsy, the following NCAPOP audits and reviews are of relevance: <br></p><p>- The audit for paediatric epilepsy, which is being re-commissioned this year, looks at the quality of healthcare services for children and young people with epilepsy in the United Kingdom. The audit is managed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the first audit report can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/news/variation-care-children-epilepsy-revealed-first-uk-wide-audit" target="_blank">www.rcpch.ac.uk/news/variation-care-children-epilepsy-revealed-first-uk-wide-audit</a></p><p> </p><p>- The 2013 review report into cases of mortality and prolonged seizures in children and young people with epilepsies that was managed by the RCPCH. The report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/child-health-reviews-uk/programme-findings/programme-findings-chr-uk" target="_blank">www.rcpch.ac.uk/child-health-reviews-uk/programme-findings/programme-findings-chr-uk</a></p><p> </p><p>- The recently commissioned National Mortality Case Record Review; Programme for England and Scotland which aims to improve understanding and learning about problems in care that may have contributed to a patient’s death:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/rcp-hosts-pioneering-national-mortality-case-record-review-programme" target="_blank">www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/rcp-hosts-pioneering-national-mortality-case-record-review-programme</a></p><p> </p><p>- The Maternal, Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme will be undertaking a review of cases of mortality and morbidity for pregnant women with severe epilepsy that will report in December 2017. This will be carried out by MBRRACE-UK at The University of Oxford. Further information can be found at the following:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/topic-proposals" target="_blank">www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/topic-proposals</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 30716 30761 question first answered 15/03/2016 11:33:31 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

459408

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) children and (b) adults of each gender have experienced (a) sexual and (b) physical abuse in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	30672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>There is no general data collection collected by the health services on the numbers of children and adults who have experienced sexual abuse or physical abuse.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Specific data collections for the purposes of prevention and targeting support are published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.</p><p> </p><p>The Safeguarding Adults Collection reported annually by the Health and Social Care Information Centre focuses on adults at risk of abuse for whom safeguarding concerns are raised with local councils which instigate investigations under the local safeguarding procedures. The data includes referrals for physical or sexual abuse. The most recent report, published in October 2015, can be viewed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB18869/sar-1415-rep.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB18869/sar-1415-rep.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Crime Survey for England and Wales includes data on sexual abuse of adults aged 16 to 59 years old:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/compendium/focusonviolentcrimeandsexualoffences/yearendingmarch2015" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/compendium/focusonviolentcrimeandsexualoffences/yearendingmarch2015</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/03/2016 17:39:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

459033

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in each of the last five years; and what proportion of total sick leave such sick leave was in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	30597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not record working days lost that can be specifically attributed to stress-related conditions. We do record the number of working days lost covered by the broader absence reason “Mental Health” which includes depression, anxiety and stress related problems. Information is recorded for sickness absence as &quot;days lost&quot; not in terms of numbers of individual staff (headcount) on sickness absence. The table below presents the relevant information we do hold for the calendar years requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Days lost due to mental health absence (total days lost 12 month period)</p></td><td><p>Proportion of staff who had sick leave (all sickness)</p></td><td><p>Mental health absences as a proportion of total Absence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1457.9</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1932.8</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1510.9</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2153.2</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2193.9</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/03/2016 17:26:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

458504

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Arthritis
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 introduce inflammatory arthritis clinics across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	30196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The configuration of services, including decisions to establish inflammatory arthritis clinics, is a matter for the local National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/03/2016 11:10:12 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

458507

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many organisations have withdrawn from the Responsibility Deal since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	30214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>Two organisations have withdrawn from the Responsibility Deal since May 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the Deal and the partners that have signed up to it can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/03/2016 13:22:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

458512

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Children: Obesity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish its childhood obesity strategy.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	30166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The Childhood Obesity Strategy will be launched in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/03/2016 12:28:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

458513

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what buildings owned by his Department are empty or vacant.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	30167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department own three buildings that are empty or vacant; all are part of the Department’s retained estate.</p><p> </p><p>They are the former Harperbury Hospital, the former Little Plumstead Hospital and 100 Churchill Rd, Wisbech.</p><p> </p><p>The future use of all sites is subject of active consideration, which is at different stages.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/03/2016 12:59:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

458514

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of office space owned or occupied by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies is currently unused.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	30168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of office space owned or occupied by the Department and its executive agencies which is currently unused is (a) 0% and (b) 1.37 %.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s executive agencies are Public Health England and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. The vacant space is leased by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and will be released on 31 March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/03/2016 13:05:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne