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810616

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eating Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report of the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman, Ignoring the Alarms: How NHS Eating Disoider Services are Failing Patients, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS organisations respond to complaints about breaches of patient safety in a coordinated, open and transparent way.
tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
tabling member printed	Helen Whately
uin	120961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>It is important for all complaints to National Health Service organisations to be robustly investigated, with responses sent that cover the issues raised in an open and sensitive manner. In order fully to learn from mistakes, it is vital that, where appropriate, there is effective co-operation and co-ordination across organisational boundaries.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work with system partners, including NHS England and NHS Improvement, to improve the handling of, and responses to, complaints and more general feedback across the healthcare system.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 16:53:33 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

810618

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacancies there are for (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) ancillary healthcare staff at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	120963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England’s (HEE’s) latest estimates of staff shortages and the plan for tackling these issues is set out in its Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future, A draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027 published in December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital publishes the number of vacancies that are advertised on NHS Jobs, the dedicated online recruitment service for the National Health Service. However, as the basis of the figures is the number of vacancies advertised for the first time in each given month, it is not possible to determine from these figures the number of vacancies live at any given point in time. The figures only cover those vacancies advertised via NHS Jobs, and it is not always possible to determine how many posts are associated with any given advertisement. The published figures are at the HEE region and do not go to the level of individual trusts.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.digital.nhs.uk/media/31747/NHS-Vacancy-Statistics-England-February-2015-March-2017-Provisional-Experimental-Statistics-Tables/default/nhs-vac-stats-feb15-mar17-eng-tables" target="_blank">www.digital.nhs.uk/media/31747/NHS-Vacancy-Statistics-England-February-2015-March-2017-Provisional-Experimental-Statistics-Tables/default/nhs-vac-stats-feb15-mar17-eng-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 16:23:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

810619

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust: Acute Beds
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 support acute services at University Hospital Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	120964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>In addition to its funding from local and specialised commissioners, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust has received £2,195,994 to support the delivery of urgent and emergency care over the winter period; of this £374,000 has been earmarked to support medical staffing in the Trust.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust has also has been receiving support from NHS Improvement’s Emergency Care Intensive Support Programme for the last 18 months, to help the Trust to improve its urgent and emergency care performance. The Trust has also engaged with a series of NHS Improvement Collaborative events on recruitment and retention.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 16:58:31 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

810682

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	King's College Hospital: Surgery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have died while on a waiting list at King's College Hospital in Denmark Hill for (a) heart surgery and (b) neurosurgery in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	121027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 16:55:56 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

810684

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	King's College Hospital: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have waited over 18 weeks for (a) elective operations and (b) non-surgical procedures at King's College Hospital's Denmark Hill site in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	121029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Data is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England publishes monthly performance data on Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times for both admitted and non-admitted procedures. This is published at trust level rather than by individual hospital site and can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 16:57:18 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

810077

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Autumn Budget 2017, what recent estimate his Department has made of the (a) Resources Department Expenditure Limit (RDEL) and (b) Capital Department Expenditure Limit for his Department in (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19, 2019/20 and (iii) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	120543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit (RDEL) and Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit (CDEL) for the years 2017-18 – 2020-21 are outlined below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>RDEL (£ billion)</p></td><td><p>CDEL (£ billion)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>120.6</p></td><td><p>5.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>123.4</p></td><td><p>6.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>125.7</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>128.7</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of that total funding, National Health Service funding is confirmed each year in the Financial Directions to the NHS Mandate. Funding for the years up to 2020-21 can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-mandate-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-mandate-2016-to-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The NHS Mandate and Financial Directions are refreshed on an annual basis and the latest can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-mandate-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-mandate-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The next NHS Mandate refresh will reflect funding adjustments following the recent Budget announcements.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 14:06:46 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

810137

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ophthalmic Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to ensure collection of routine data on the number of admissions for people with (a) age-related macular degeneration, (b) glaucoma and (c) diabetic retinopathy.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	120603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Activity data is collected for all hospital admissions, including age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy by NHS Digital.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 14:12:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

810182

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Fire Extinguishers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of installing sprinkler systems in all hospitals.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	120648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Design teams are required to consider the benefits of using sprinklers as part of the building design process for trusts. The outcomes of that process should be recorded in each trust’s fire strategy document, including where sprinklers are to be fitted and the reasons why they should not be used in specific areas.</p><p> </p><p>Fire safety guidance in relation to sprinklers is available in the following Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 05 publication provided to National Health Service organisations: “HTM 05-02: Firecode Guidance in support of functional provisions (Fire safety in the design of healthcare premises)” 2015 edition. All Firecode guidance is being reviewed following the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 16:55:02 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

810235

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	IVF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2017 to Question 112909 on in vitro fertilisation, whether his Department plans to extend the 10-year holding period for a healthy woman to freeze her eggs.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	120701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 22 November 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=113114" target="_blank">113114</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 16:52:14 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

810313

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	King's College Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was in A&E at the King's College Hospital Denmark Hill site in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	120779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. NHS England publishes monthly performance data for accident and emergency attendances and emergency admissions. This is published at trust level rather than by individual hospital site and can be found via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2017-18/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2017-18/</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 14:11:25 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman