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417659

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of training a UK citizen as a nurse; and what assessment he has made of how this figure compares with the costs of recruiting nurses from overseas.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	9401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Personal Social Services Research Unit at the University of Kent estimates that the average cost of training a nurse in 2013 was £78,604. This figure reflects the total cost of training and therefore includes costs funded through the public purse, including the NHS bursary, and by the student.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National Health Service organisations are best placed to decide how many staff they employ and how best to recruit those staff to meet services tailored to the needs of their patients and local communities, to deliver safe care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/09/2015 12:07:22 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

417661

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Monitor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the current investigations being carried out by Monitor will continue following its move to single leadership with the Trust Development Authority; and whether those investigations will fall to be supervised by the new single leadership.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	9415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Investigations currently being conducted by Monitor, under the powers given to it by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, will continue when Monitor joins with the Trust Development Authority to form NHS Improvement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 16/09/2015 15:30:28 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

417677

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the budget made available for nurse recruitment by NHS trusts in England and Wales in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	9652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>National Health Service organisations are best placed to decide how many staff they employ and how best to recruit those staff to meet services tailored to the needs of their patients and local communities, to deliver safe care.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/09/2015 12:24:18 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

417679

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Maternity Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library NHS England's terms of reference for the independent maternity review.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	9606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>A copy of the terms of reference of the independent maternity review is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/09/2015 12:15:32 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer attachment 1 file name maternity-rev-tor.pdf title Maternity Review Terms of Reference
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

417680

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Contraceptives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether postpartum contraception is being considered as part of NHS England's independent maternity review; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	9604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>NHS England colleagues advise that the scope of the independent maternity review is from conception to the end of the postnatal period (six weeks after birth). Postpartum contraception is within scope insofar as it forms part of good postnatal care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/09/2015 12:16:50 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

417685

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of nurses that will be employed by NHS trusts in England and Wales in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	9615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Health Education England is responsible for delivering a better health and healthcare workforce for England and for ensuring a secure future supply of nurses with the right skills, values and behaviours to meet future demand.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of nurses in Wales is a devolved issue. Information on the number of nurses employed in Wales may be available online at the following address:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>http://gov.wales/topics/health/?lang=en</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/09/2015 12:03:17 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

417299

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Doctors: Working Hours
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 implications for his policies of the recent European Court of Justice ruling on the case brought against Iceland by the European Commission in respect of the Working Time Directive; and what discussions he has had with medical organisations on this matter.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	9160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Iceland is not a member of the European Union and the Department is not aware of any European Court of Justice rulings brought against Iceland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/09/2015 08:55:03 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

417304

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of consultants who opt out of non-emergency work at weekends.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	9196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>In its 2013 report <em>Managing NHS hospital consultants</em> the National Audit Office (NAO) reported that 91% of trusts who responded to its survey paid for additional work using locally agreed rates. The NAO expressed the view that “This is likely to be linked to the fact that the contract allows consultants to refuse to work outside 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We know that the practical effects of consultants’ ability to opt-out of non-emergency work at weekends and in the evenings are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- an effective veto over work at these times and over service changes;</p><p> </p><p>- consultants being able to negotiate higher rates than national contract rates for work at these times, which drives up the cost of additional work from existing staff, and the costs of agency staff and locum staff;</p><p> </p><p>- a practical and financial barrier to scheduling consultants and developing and delivering cost-effective and high-quality services in evenings and weekends;</p><p> </p><p>- impacts on quality/patient care and on mortality rates – senior decision-makers are not available at the weekends; and</p><p> </p><p>- impacts on the quality of education and training of junior doctors, who provide the majority of care at these times, and have less exposure (including during the week, as a consequence of working patterns) to working with consultants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 15/09/2015 16:22:52 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

417308

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of nurses earn £35,000 or more per year.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	9227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Information from the Health and Social Care Information Centre shows that 32% of qualified nurses earned more than £35,000 in the year ending 31 March 2015. This includes only nurses who worked for the full 12 months. It reflects the actual earnings of each nurse and is not adjusted for part-time working. It excludes nurses in general practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 15/09/2015 10:55:46 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

416191

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Temporary Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost to the NHS of temporary staff has been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The total cost to the National Health Service of temporary staff in 2013-14 and 2014-15 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14<br> £000s</p></td><td><p>2014-15<br> £000s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total NHS Providers</p></td><td><p>2,605,378</p></td><td><p>3,355,723</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Department of Health Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>We have interpreted “temporary staff” to mean the number of temporary and agency staff employed by NHS providers. NHS providers are defined as NHS trusts and foundation trusts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013-14 was the first time that the Department collected unaudited financial data from NHS trusts and foundation trusts in respect of net temporary and agency staffing costs.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/09/2015 08:59:29 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn