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100398

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date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Motor Neurone Disease: North West
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 adequacy of the availability of augmentative and alternative communication aids for sufferers of motor neurone disease in (a) East Lancashire and (b) the North West.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	211529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Since April 1 2013 NHS England has been responsible for commissioning Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) aids for patients with complex disability whose needs require specialised assessment, including for patients with motor neurone disease (MND). Commissioning of non-specialised AAC aids is the responsibility of local clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published a service specification for specialised AAC aids that sets out what should be in place for providers to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services and supports equity of access to a nationally consistent, high quality service for patients across the country including in East Lancashire and the North West. The specification can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d01-com-dis-equ-alt-aug-comm-aids.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d01-com-dis-equ-alt-aug-comm-aids.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has identified an additional £22.5 million funding for AAC and Environmental Controls in 2014-15. They have been working closely with the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) to ensure this funding is equitably distributed across England in a fair and consistent manner. The MNDA are representing all patients on the panel which is reviewing this funding allocation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 29/10/2014 15:33:32 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

100399

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia: Pendle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Pendle constituency have been diagnosed with dementia in each year since 2006-07.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	211530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. The number of people on the dementia register is available. This is a measure of prevalence rather than incidence. The number of people recorded on practice disease registers is taken from the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. The following table shows all available data for East Lancashire Primary Care Trust (PCT) and East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as these cover the Pendle constituency.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Number of patients on the QOF dementia register for East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group/Primary Care Trust</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Practices<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Practice List size<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Number of patients on Dementia Register<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Lancashire CCG</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>371,608</p></td><td><p>2,323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>367,891</p></td><td><p>2,197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Lancashire PCT</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>386,187</p></td><td><p>2,183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>388,324</p></td><td><p>1,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>388,267</p></td><td><p>1,848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>388,345</p></td><td><p>1,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>387,543</p></td><td><p>1,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>386,260</p></td><td><p>1,744</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Practices, Practice List sizes and Number of patients on Dementia Register are based only on those GP practices that participated in QOF.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup> Information for 2013-14 is based only on those practices that participated in QOF in both 2012-13 and 2013-14. Therefore, 2013-14 figures are provisional and are subject to change once the full QOF is published 28 October 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 29/10/2014 14:42:30 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

65721

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Skin: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) adults and (b) children in (i) the North West, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) East Lancashire contacted their GP because of a skin condition in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	203940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 09/07/2014 15:15:36 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

60769

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Respite Care: Pendle
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 improve respite care provisions in Pendle constituency.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	199652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>We have provided £400 million to the National Health Service over four years from 2011 for carers to have breaks from their caring responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2013 Spending Review, we announced the £3.8 billion Better Care Fund, which includes £130 millionfunding for carers' breaks for 2015-16.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2015-16, East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group will receive £8.1 million from the Better Care Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 16/06/2014 13:29:24 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson