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227839

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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, how many GP practices there were in (a) July 2009, (b) May 2010 and (c) the latest month for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	227842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>We are giving the National Health Service a total of £150 million to pilot new ideas on extending general practitioner (GP) access for millions more people, including offering more appointments from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, as well as more email and Skype consultations. We invested £50 million in wave one in 2014/15 and will invest a further £100 million for a second wave for 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most recent GP patient survey found that 85.2% of patients rate their overall experience of their GP practice as good and 73.8% of patients rated their overall experience of making an appointment as good.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The requested information is contained in the following table and it is important to note that these figures also include practice mergers and takeovers and do not provide an accurate representation of activity or service provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of active GP practices (England)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of practices</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2009</p></td><td><p>8,393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010</p></td><td><p>8,389</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>7,909</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Information Centre for Health and Social Care</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/03/2015 18:00:58 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

227850

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Midwives
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 increase the number of midwives working in the NHS over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	227921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) has a key role in helping to improve the quality of care by ensuring our National Health Service workforce has the right numbers, skills, values and behaviours to meet the needs of patients. Their workforce planning process sets out the £5 billion worth of investments HEE will make in education and training programmes in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HEE published their second workforce plan in December 2014. The plan sets out detail of the numbers of midwives they plan to train. For 2015/16, HEE plan to increase midwife training numbers by 1.6% to 2,605.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>HEE’s national workforce plan for England is an aggregate of Local Education and Training Boards’ plans with the advice and input of clinical advisors, patient representatives, the Royal Colleges and other stakeholders. These local and national discussions are the basis for planning and developing the workforce for the NHS in England to ensure that there is a suitable supply of health professionals, including midwives. HEE undertake workforce planning on an annual basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/03/2015 17:30:04 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

227854

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many legal actions there have been between different NHS organisations in each year since 2009/10; and what the total cost to the public purse has been of each such action.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	227999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/03/2015 17:52:10 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

227855

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the recommendations of the Boorman Review of NHS health and well-being services have been implemented; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the recommendations on the provision of such services by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	228000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>National Health Service organisations are responsible for improving the health and wellbeing of their staff. Progress has been made on implementing the Boorman[1] recommendations as indicated by falling sickness absence rates[2] from 4.48% at the time of the Boorman Review to 4.15% in the year to October 2014 and the Royal College of Physicians[3] reporting last year that NHS trusts are beginning to prioritise staff health and wellbeing with progress made since their previous audit in 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our assessment of the effect of the recommendations on the provision of such services by the NHS is that there is no room for complacency and many trusts have more to do. Therefore, we continue to commission NHS Employers to support NHS organisations in improving the health and wellbeing of their staff.</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1]<a href="http://www.nhshealthandwellbeing.org/pdfs/NHS%20Staff%20H&amp;WB%20Review%20Final%20Report%20VFinal%2020-11-09.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nhshealthandwellbeing.org/pdfs/NHS%20Staff%20H&amp;WB%20Review%20Final%20Report%20VFinal%2020-11-09.pdf</a></p><p>[2] NHS Sickness Absence rates (Health and Social Care Information Centre).</p><p>[3]<a href="http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/keeping-staff-well/implementing-nice-guidance-for-the-nhs-workplace-a-national-audit" target="_blank">http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/keeping-staff-well/implementing-nice-guidance-for-the-nhs-workplace-a-national-audit</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/03/2015 17:06:21 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

227870

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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 information his Department holds on the extent to which sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and epilepsy training is provided within medical school programmes.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	227941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The content and standard of medical training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC), which is the competent authority for medical training in the United Kingdom. Its role is that of custodian of quality standards in medical education and practice. The GMC is an independent professional body. It has the general function of promoting high standards of medical education and co-ordinating all stages of medical education to ensure that students and newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and values essential for professional practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Medical Schools are responsible for developing their own curricula, adhering to the standards set by the GMC in ‘<em>Tomorrow’s Doctor’</em>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The GMC and medical schools therefore share the aim of ensuring that doctors are equipped to deal with the problems they will encounter in practice, including sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and epilepsy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/03/2015 17:35:29 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

227871

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Never events were investigated by NHS England in each year since 2012; how many and what proportion of those events related to mental health patients; what criteria NHS England uses to investigate incidents reported to the Strategic Executive Information System; and what mechanisms exist to ensure that actions and recommendations relating to the investigation of such incidents are implemented locally.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	227903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>NHS England does not investigate individual ‘never events’ since this is the responsibility of the provider of care within which the serious incident occurred.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Never events are types of Serious Incidents as defined by the Serious Incident Framework (available online at: <a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sif-guide.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sif-guide.pdf</a>) and must be reported to the Strategic Executive Information System (STEIS) and investigated in accordance with this Framework. There are 25 never events categories defined in the current list within the companion Never Events Policy Framework which is available online at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthcare-never-events-policy-framework-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthcare-never-events-policy-framework-update</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of never events reported is published monthly by category on NHS England’s website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/patientsafety/never-events/ne-data/" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/patientsafety/never-events/ne-data/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although there are two never event categories directly relevant to mental health (13. ‘Suicide using non-collapsible rails’ and 14. ‘Escape of a transferred prisoner’), never event reports are not classified by care setting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were 338 never events reported to the STEIS in financial year 2013/14, one of which involved the escape of a transferred patient from a mental health facility. In 2012/13 290 never events were reported to STEIS, one of which again involved the escape of a transferred patient from a mental health facility. There were no reports in either year associated with the category ‘suicide using a collapsible rail’. Mental health patients may have experienced never events in other categories.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As described within the Serious Incident Framework, it is the provider of the care, within which the serious incident occurred, that is responsible for reporting, investigating and responding to the serious incident. Commissioners are accountable for quality-assuring the robustness of their providers’ investigations and the development and implementation of effective actions by the provider, to prevent recurrence of similar incidents. Serious incident investigations should be closed by the relevant commissioner when they are satisfied that the investigation report and action plan meet the required standard. Providers and commissioners are expected to establish mechanisms for monitoring on-going or long-term actions to ensure they are fully implemented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/03/2015 17:53:29 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

227872

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many categories of a Never ever event there are which must be reported to the Strategic Executive Information System; and how many and what proportion of those categories are relevant to mental health.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	227904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There are 25 serious incident categories classified as ‘never events’. All of these incidents must be reported to the Strategic Executive Information System. A never event is a serious, largely preventable patient safety incident that should not occur if the available preventative measures are implemented. Although there are two never event categories which are directly relevant to mental health (<em>13.</em> <em>Suicide using non-collapsible rails</em> and <em>14.</em> <em>Escape of a transferred prisoner</em>) never event reports are not classified by care setting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/03/2015 17:54:24 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

227880

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: North Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much in total has been spent on NHS services for people living within the Vale of York clinical commissioning group (CCG) area in each year since the creation of that CCG.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
uin	227872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that the NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Annual Report and Accounts for 2013-14 give a breakdown of operating expenses, including services from other National Health Service organisations. The Annual Report and Accounts can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-for-2013-14/" target="_blank">http://www.valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk/publications/annual-report-and-accounts-for-2013-14/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The relevant extract is also given below.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013-14 Total £’000</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Admin</p></td><td><p>Programme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Services from other CCGs and NHS England</p></td><td><p>5,254</p></td><td><p>2,159</p></td><td><p>3,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Services from foundation trusts</p></td><td><p>239,367</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>239,367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Services from other NHS trusts</p></td><td><p>26,925</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>26,925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Services from other NHS bodies</p></td><td><p>529</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>272,075</p></td><td><p>2,163</p></td><td><p>269,912</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Note: </em>For 2014-15 figures, the CCG publishes a detailed finance, activity and QIPP report on its website. Appendix A of the report gives a detailed breakdown of programme costs and is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk/data/uploads/governing-body-papers/5-february-2015/item-7-finance-activity-and-qipp-month-9.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk/data/uploads/governing-body-papers/5-february-2015/item-7-finance-activity-and-qipp-month-9.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 24/03/2015 15:17:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley