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1381163

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Shropshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Minister for Health and Social Services of Wales on the delay in delivering the Hospitals Transformation Programme in Shropshire.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	904313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>I have had no meetings or discussions with the Minister for Health and Social Services of Wales or any other representative of the Welsh government regarding the Hospitals Transformation Programme in Shropshire. The only recent meeting on this subject took place in September of this year between myself, my officials, other Honourable Members representing Shropshire constituencies, and their staff.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/11/2021 17:39:35 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1381205

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of private health sector capacity being used as at 1 November 2021 to help reduce NHS waiting lists.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	80206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made as we do not have an estimate of the total capacity of the private health sector. The latest data from September shows that over 196,000 treatments and diagnostic tests were provided by independent providers for National Health Service funded patients.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/12/2021 14:42:39 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 35141 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1381206

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) diagnostic and (b) surgical procedures were carried out on NHS patients in private sector hospitals which had been referred by the NHS in each month since March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	80207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The following table shows the total number of diagnostic tests provided by the independent sector for National Health Service patients in each month since March 2021. The data requested on surgical procedures is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Total diagnostic tests</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2021</p></td><td><p>101,544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2021</p></td><td><p>92,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2021</p></td><td><p>87,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2021</p></td><td><p>92,636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>78,333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2021</p></td><td><p>76,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>83,842</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/12/2021 14:57:16 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 35142 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1381208

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Orthopaedics: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average payment made to private sector hospitals was for orthopaedic procedures as at 31 October 2021 or from when the latest figures are available; and what the average cost of that procedure was at NHS trust hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	80208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>Information on contracts held between National Health Service commissioners and the independent sector, including the payments made for specific procedures, are not held centrally.</p><p>The latest data available for costs for NHS treatments is from 2019/20. The median cost of all orthopaedic procedures was £3,647. However, this figure accounts for 391 different treatment types of both a varied set of medical procedures and a wide range in cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/12/2021 14:47:04 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 35143 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1381209

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Agency Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many agency nurses were employed in NHS hospital trusts in England in each month since March 2020; and what proportion did those agency nurses represent of the total nursing work force.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	80209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement do not hold information on the number of agency nurses employed in hospital trusts. Since April 2020, agency nurses have represented an average of 3% of full-time equivalent nursing staff.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/12/2021 14:35:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 35144 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1381210

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Agency Nurses: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average daily cost was of employing an agency nurse in NHS hospital trusts compared to the cost of a directly employed NHS nurse as at the 31 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	80210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. However, the average daily cost of an agency nurse calculated in October 2021/22 was £194.28 and £204.69 in October 2020/21. A comparative average cost of substantive staff is not available as the cost of agency staff includes all training, development and other costs, whereas average salary information for substantive National Health Service staff will not incorporate this.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/12/2021 14:59:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 35145 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1381216

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Integrated Care Boards: Conflict of Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to (a) identify and (b) publish any conflicts of interests on Integrated Care Boards.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	80411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>The Health and Care Bill transfers clinical commissioning groups’ current requirements to manage conflicts of interest to integrated care boards. This includes maintaining and publishing a register of members’ interests and arrangements for the management of conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/12/2021 11:40:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1381217

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Integrated Care Boards: Conflict of Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the risk of conflicts of interest arising on Integrated Care Boards.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	80412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>The Health and Care Bill transfers clinical commissioning groups’ current requirements to manage conflicts of interest to integrated care boards (ICBs), which includes maintaining and publishing a register of members’ interests and arrangements for the management of conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.</p><p>The ICB chair can also veto members of the board if they are unsuitable and NHS England can issue guidance to ICBs in relation to appointments. In order to manage conflicts of interest of board membership, we have also brought forward an amendment to the Bill to prevent individuals from the membership of boards where there are significant interests or views that could undermine its independence.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/12/2021 11:44:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1381218

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to assess the effectiveness of personal protective equipment used by front line health workers in protecting them from transmission of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	80515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The infection prevention and control guidance sets out the appropriate personal protective equipment for frontline health workers. An expert group of clinicians regularly review the available evidence to ensure that the guidance and recommendations continue to be effective and reflect current understanding on how to prevent and control COVID-19 infection.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/11/2021 14:27:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1381247

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of GPs who have refused to receive a covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	80219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2021 answer text <p>No estimate has been made as this data is not currently collected. NHS England and NHS Improvement are considering options for collecting data on vaccination uptake among general practitioners and wider staff groups in primary care in light of plans to make the COVID-19 vaccination compulsory as a condition of deployment. Subject to Parliamentary approval, this will come into force on 1 April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/12/2021 10:41:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 35146 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin