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100880

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Public Health: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the emphasis placed on tackling and preventing lifestyle-related diseases in the NHS Five Year Forward View, published in October 2014, whether he has any plans to review and reform the voluntary responsibility deal.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The emphasis placed on tackling and preventing lifestyle-related diseases in the NHS Five Year Forward View underlines the importance of the Public Health Responsibility Deal and the part it plays in supporting people to make healthier choices and tackle the behaviours which lead to chronic health conditions. Over 700 community, voluntary, public sector (National Health Service as well as national and local Government), public health and commercial organisations have signed up to play their part in improving public health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Deal is already focussed on tackling many of the key causes of lifestyle-related ill health outlined in the NHS Five Year Forward View, including obesity, smoking and harmful drinking. The Deal’s pledges tackle a wide range of issues, including: healthier diets (e.g. reformulation for reduced salt levels, elimination of trans-fats and calorie reduction); fostering a culture of responsible drinking (e.g. lower alcohol by volume products, alcohol labelling, increasing awareness of alcohol units); increasing physical activity levels (e.g. physical activity in the workplace and active travel) and improving the health of their staff (e.g. accreditation of occupational health services, supporting employees with mental health conditions in the workplace, smoking cessation and healthier staff restaurants). The Deal will continue to play an important part in delivering these ambitions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 29/10/2014 17:09:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100881

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his contribution of 13 October 2014, Official Report, column 30, on bed capacity for dealing with potential Ebola patients, how many additional beds will be made available; and at which hospitals they will be made available.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Health Service has two ‘Trexler’ beds on stand-by 24 hours a day at the Royal Free Hospital in London, available for use within six hours maximum to allow staff to be mobilised. If needed further beds at the Royal Free Hospital, Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital and Sheffield Teaching Hospital would be made available, totalling 12 beds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department believes this will be sufficient even in the event of an increase in the numbers of cases of Ebola in this country. If there is a significant upscale in numbers further beds could be made available. This would amount to at least 26 beds referenced in the Secretary of State for Health’s statement on 13 October, <em>Official Report, </em>Column 30.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 29/10/2014 17:30:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100882

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the retention of cervical cancer indicators in the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	211899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s independent advisory committee recommends new indicators or changes to existing indicators. NHS Employers, on behalf of NHS England, then negotiate with the General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association on which of the published indicators should be applied nationally and what the financial value and payment thresholds for those indicators should be.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently four indicators within the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) that relate to cervical screening. These have had a positive impact upon increasing the participation in the screening programme in the past years. In April this year, one indicator on cervical screening: <em>The contractor ensures there is a system for informing all women of the results of cervical screening tests</em> was retired, as part of efforts to reduce QOF by more than a third to free up space for GPs to provide more personalised care. Indicators were retired where they were duplicating other existing incentives, were of low clinical value, were unnecessarily prescriptive or were already embedded in clinical practice. The removal of the indicators will reduce bureaucracy, unnecessary patient testing and unnecessary frequency of patient recall and recording.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are two indicators that are relevant for all cancers. Indicators on Breast and Bowel Cancer are not currently within the QOF; however Public Health England will continue to explore with NICE whether these conditions should be included.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For 2015-16, there will not be any alterations to the cervical screening or cancer indicators, nor any new indicators for cancer, including breast and bowel cancer.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 211903 question first answered 29/10/2014 17:20:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

100883

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health has visited (a) Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, (b) Royal Brompton Hospital, (c) King's College Hospital and (d) St Thomas's Hospital in her ministerial capacity.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	211900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Since September 2012 I have visited:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>23 December 2013, St Thomas’s hospital</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>6 March 2014, Kings College hospital</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 29/10/2014 17:28:08 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

100889

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the inclusion of (a) breast and (b) bowel cancer indicators in the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	211903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s independent advisory committee recommends new indicators or changes to existing indicators. NHS Employers, on behalf of NHS England, then negotiate with the General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association on which of the published indicators should be applied nationally and what the financial value and payment thresholds for those indicators should be.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently four indicators within the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) that relate to cervical screening. These have had a positive impact upon increasing the participation in the screening programme in the past years. In April this year, one indicator on cervical screening: <em>The contractor ensures there is a system for informing all women of the results of cervical screening tests</em> was retired, as part of efforts to reduce QOF by more than a third to free up space for GPs to provide more personalised care. Indicators were retired where they were duplicating other existing incentives, were of low clinical value, were unnecessarily prescriptive or were already embedded in clinical practice. The removal of the indicators will reduce bureaucracy, unnecessary patient testing and unnecessary frequency of patient recall and recording.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are two indicators that are relevant for all cancers. Indicators on Breast and Bowel Cancer are not currently within the QOF; however Public Health England will continue to explore with NICE whether these conditions should be included.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For 2015-16, there will not be any alterations to the cervical screening or cancer indicators, nor any new indicators for cancer, including breast and bowel cancer.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 211899 question first answered 29/10/2014 17:20:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

100708

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have lost their sight as a result of diabetes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Public Health Outcomes Framework launched in 2012 includes an indicator on preventable sight loss which tracks sight loss due to the three main causes: age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Data has been published for 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 and the number of people aged 12 years and above who lost their eye sight from diabetes is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A sight loss indicator per 100,000 people for England for each of the three years is also included. The source of the data is Public Health England’s outcomes website and the links to the data are below the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Indicator</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Indicator value per 100,000 population</p></td><td><p>Number of people who lost their eye sight from diabetes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.12iii - Preventable sight loss - diabetic eye disease</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>1,611</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.12iii - Preventable sight loss - diabetic eye disease</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>1,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.12iii - Preventable sight loss - diabetic eye disease</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td><td><p>1,592</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/Preventable%20sight%20loss%20%20%20diabetic%20eye%20disease#gid/1/pat/6/ati/102/page/4/par/E12000004/are/E06000015" target="_blank">http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/Preventable%20sight%20loss%20%20%20diabetic%20eye%20disease#gid/1/pat/6/ati/102/page/4/par/E12000004/are/E06000015</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/Preventable%20sight%20loss%20%20%20diabetic%20eye%20disease#gid/1/pat/6/ati/102/page/9/par/E12000004/are/E06000015" target="_blank">http://www.phoutcomes.info/search/Preventable%20sight%20loss%20%20%20diabetic%20eye%20disease#gid/1/pat/6/ati/102/page/9/par/E12000004/are/E06000015</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 14:39:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

100709

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had their feet amputated as a result of diabetes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of finished consultant episodes (FCEs)[1] with a primary diagnosis[2] of diabetes and a primary or secondary procedure of foot amputation[3], by year for 2008-09 to 2012-13[4]. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and changes in provision of care.[5]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FCEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>1,524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>1,496</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,327</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] A finished consultant episode (FCE) is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. Figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year.</p><p> </p><p>[2] The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 20 (14 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and 7 prior to 2002-03) diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was admitted to hospital.</p><p> </p><p>[3] The number of episodes where the procedure (or intervention) was recorded in any of the 24 (12 from 2002-03 to 2006-07 and 4 prior to 2002-03) procedure fields in a Hospital Episode Statistics record. A record is only included once in each count, even if the procedure is recorded in more than one procedure field of the record. Note that more procedures are carried out than episodes with a main or secondary procedure. For example, patients undergoing a ‘cataract operation’ would tend to have at least two procedures – removal of the faulty lens and the fitting of a new one – counted in a single episode.</p><p> </p><p>[4] Assessing growth though time. HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, changes in activity may be due to changes in the provision of care.</p><p> </p><p>[5] There is no available data for 2013-14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 17:14:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

100710

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged (a) under and (b) over 18 were diagnosed with type two diabetes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally by the Department of Health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 17:41:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

100807

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on public awareness campaigns on cancer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows spend figures, by the Department and Public Health England, for public awareness campaigns on cancer between 2010-11 and 2013-14:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Media Spend (£ millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0.55</p></td><td><p>3.76</p></td><td><p>6.46</p></td><td><p>7.38</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>1. Since 2010-11 the Department has run a serioes of <em>Be Clear on Cancer</em> campagins, in April 2013 reponsibility for these campagins transfrered to Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p>2. Figures are net plus media buying agency fees and commissions (rounded to nearest £10,000)</p><p> </p><p>3. Figures exclude VAT and Central Office of Information (COI) fees.</p><p> </p><p>4. Media spend includes expenditure for advertising on Television, Radio, National Press, Regional Press, Out of Home (Outdoor), Cinema and Digital.</p><p> </p><p>5. Final figures for 2014-15 are not yet available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 16:55:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100808

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling
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 23 October 2014 to Question 210930, when the final independent market survey will report.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>This is an independent report, a publication date has not been agreed, however we expect it to be shortly.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 14:34:43 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger