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758174

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of female genital mutilation were reported to police forces by (a) Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, (b) University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, (c) Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, (d) Bolton NHS, (e) East Lancashire Hospital, (f) Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals, (g) Warrington and Halton Hospitals, (h) St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and (i) Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust in each each quarter between 1 January 2016 and 30 June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	9089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>This data is not centrally collected by either the Department or NHS Digital.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 09/10/2017 12:47:13 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

758178

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wheelchairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent on wheelchair provision in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	9108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on National Health Service spend on wheelchair provision and the number of NHS-funded wheelchairs provided in each of the last 10 years is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2015, NHS England has collected data from commissioners on a quarterly basis about wheelchair services and delivery of the wheelchair pathway. This includes the collection of data covering volume, expenditure and access to services.</p><p> </p><p>The National Wheelchair Data Collection, which is available as an online only resource, is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/wheelchair-services/nhse-role/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/wheelchair-services/nhse-role/</a></p><p>Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for commissioning the majority of wheelchair services for their local populations and equipment will be prescribed according to the patient’s clinical need following an assessment by an appropriately qualified practitioner or prescriber.</p><p> </p><p>To improve wheelchair commissioning, and support continuing work promoting personalisation in wheelchair services, NHS England has published a Model Service Specification for Wheelchair and Posture Services. The specification provides CCGs with a framework for them to use with their service users, providers and suppliers to commission services that meet the needs of wheelchair users.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 9119 9120 question first answered 15/09/2017 12:37:22 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

758189

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wheelchairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is the Government's policy for the NHS to provide a wheelchair to everyone who needs one.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	9120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on National Health Service spend on wheelchair provision and the number of NHS-funded wheelchairs provided in each of the last 10 years is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2015, NHS England has collected data from commissioners on a quarterly basis about wheelchair services and delivery of the wheelchair pathway. This includes the collection of data covering volume, expenditure and access to services.</p><p> </p><p>The National Wheelchair Data Collection, which is available as an online only resource, is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/wheelchair-services/nhse-role/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/wheelchair-services/nhse-role/</a></p><p>Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for commissioning the majority of wheelchair services for their local populations and equipment will be prescribed according to the patient’s clinical need following an assessment by an appropriately qualified practitioner or prescriber.</p><p> </p><p>To improve wheelchair commissioning, and support continuing work promoting personalisation in wheelchair services, NHS England has published a Model Service Specification for Wheelchair and Posture Services. The specification provides CCGs with a framework for them to use with their service users, providers and suppliers to commission services that meet the needs of wheelchair users.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 9108 9119 question first answered 15/09/2017 12:37:22 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

758193

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wheelchairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS-funded wheelchairs have been provided in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	9119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Information on National Health Service spend on wheelchair provision and the number of NHS-funded wheelchairs provided in each of the last 10 years is not available centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Since July 2015, NHS England has collected data from commissioners on a quarterly basis about wheelchair services and delivery of the wheelchair pathway. This includes the collection of data covering volume, expenditure and access to services.</p><p> </p><p>The National Wheelchair Data Collection, which is available as an online only resource, is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/wheelchair-services/nhse-role/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/wheelchair-services/nhse-role/</a></p><p>Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for commissioning the majority of wheelchair services for their local populations and equipment will be prescribed according to the patient’s clinical need following an assessment by an appropriately qualified practitioner or prescriber.</p><p> </p><p>To improve wheelchair commissioning, and support continuing work promoting personalisation in wheelchair services, NHS England has published a Model Service Specification for Wheelchair and Posture Services. The specification provides CCGs with a framework for them to use with their service users, providers and suppliers to commission services that meet the needs of wheelchair users.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 9108 9120 question first answered 15/09/2017 12:37:22 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

758195

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Post Natal Depression: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will implement the recommendations of the National Childbirth Trust's report, The Hidden Half - bringing postnatal mental illness out of hiding, published in June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	9121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to improving perinatal mental health services for women during pregnancy and in the first postnatal year, so that women are able to access the right care at the right time and close to home.</p><p>General practitioners (GPs) are required to provide appropriate ongoing treatment and care to all their registered patients including advice in connection with the person’s health, relevant health promotion advice and referral for other services.</p><p>Women should have a postnatal check with their GPs six-eight weeks after their baby’s birth to make sure they feel well and are recovering properly in terms of both their physical and mental health.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:39:56 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

758196

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL; and what steps he has taken to encourage GPs and other practitioners to provide (i) prescriptions, (ii) details of medical appointments and (iii) other essential personal medical documents in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	8998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Departmental publications are available in British Sign Language (BSL) on request. The Department does not provide a correspondence service in BSL, nor has it received any requests for such a service.</p><p> </p><p>General practitioners and other health and care professionals have a legal duty to comply with the Accessible Information Standard, which sets out a series of requirements that organisations providing National Health Service care or publicly funded social care in England must follow. These include arranging for communication support, including support to BSL users, where this is needed for effective communication. The Standard does not direct how such support should be arranged or funded, as this is a matter for local decision.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 14/09/2017 14:50:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

758197

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of eating disorders.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	8987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>A pathway for adults with eating disorders, together with detailed implementation guidance for providers, will be developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence over 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>For children, NHS England, along with the NCCMH, has already published the Access and Waiting Time Standard for Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder Commissioning Guide in 2015, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/cyp/eating-disorders/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/cyp/eating-disorders/</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 9069 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:23:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

758201

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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, what steps his Department is taking to improve the early identification of eating disorders in order to ensure that sufferers can access early intervention.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	9069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>A pathway for adults with eating disorders, together with detailed implementation guidance for providers, will be developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence over 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>For children, NHS England, along with the NCCMH, has already published the Access and Waiting Time Standard for Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder Commissioning Guide in 2015, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/cyp/eating-disorders/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/cyp/eating-disorders/</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 8987 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:23:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

758213

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Cerner
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of IT exemplar trusts use IT systems supplied by Cerner.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	9061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>We understand from NHS England that currently, seven out of the 16 exemplar trusts (44%) use IT systems supplied by Cerner and are listed in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cerner exemplar trust List</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust with Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle upon Type Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 15/09/2017 13:35:20 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

758222

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to improve the security of NHS passwords since the WannaCry cyber attack in May 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	9272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The global WannaCry cyber attack in May 2017 has reaffirmed the potential for cyber incidents to impact directly on patient care and the need for our health and care system to act decisively to minimise the impact on essential front-line services. Weak passwords were not a vulnerability exploited in the WannaCry attack.</p><p> </p><p>Passwords are one element of ensuring the cyber security of National Health Service organisations, and improving them is part of a wider set of standards as introduced in the Government’s response Your Data: Better Security, Better Choice, Better Care published on 12 July 2017. The Government’s response accepts the 10 Data Security Standards recommended by the National Data Guardian. A copy of the response is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-responds-on-cyber-security-and-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-responds-on-cyber-security-and-data</a></p><p> </p><p>The NHS contract has been changed so that NHS organisations are formally required to adopt data security standards including security training for staff and annual reviews of processes.</p><p>NHS Digital is supporting local organisations to strengthen cyber security by sharing best practice across the health and care system and carrying out on-site assessments.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 11/09/2017 14:37:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth