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1088721

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Primary Care Networks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England’s document, Investment and evolution: A five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement the NHS Long Term Plan, published on 31 January 2019, what plans his Department has to ensure the integration of local authority-commissioned public health services within the new Primary Care Networks.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	232537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are collaborations between general practitioner (GP) practices and a range of other local providers, typically serving a population of between 30,000 and 50,000. The Network Contract Direct Enhanced Service payment for PCNs is in final development and will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>It is expected that PCNs should engage with local authorities as a key local partner in the delivery of integrated health and care services in order to support the objectives in the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p> </p><p>From <del class="ministerial">April</del> <ins class="ministerial">October</ins> 2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2019 16:38:30 question first ministerially corrected 08/04/2019 09:35:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine previous answer version 108779 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1088722

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Primary Care Networks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England’s document, Investment and evolution: A five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement the NHS Long Term Plan, published on 31 January 2019, what plans his Department has to ensure the integration of (a) sexual and reproductive health services and (b) contraception provision within the new Primary Care Networks.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	232538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are collaborations between general practitioner (GP) practices and a range of other local providers, typically serving a population of between 30,000 and 50,000. The Network Contract Direct Enhanced Service payment for PCNs is in final development and will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>It is expected that PCNs should engage with local authorities as a key local partner in the delivery of integrated health and care services in order to support the objectives in the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p> </p><p>From <del class="ministerial">April</del> <ins class="ministerial">October </ins>2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2019 16:38:30 question first ministerially corrected 08/04/2019 09:35:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine previous answer version 108780 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1088724

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Primary Health Care: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England’s document, Investment and evolution: A five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement the NHS Long Term Plan, published 31 January 2019, whether his Department has plans to introduce a national service specification for women’s health including a focus on (a) sexual and reproductive health and (b) contraception.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	232540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The recently published 2019/20 general practitioner (GP) Contract announced seven national service specifications that will be developed for the new Primary Care Networks:</p><p>- Structured Medications Review and Optimisation;</p><p>- Enhanced Health in Care Homes, to implement the vanguard model;</p><p>- Anticipatory Care requirements for high need patients typically experiencing several long term conditions, joint with community services;</p><p>- Personalised Care, to implement the NHS Comprehensive Model;</p><p>- Supporting Early Cancer Diagnosis;</p><p>- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diagnosis; and</p><p>- Tackling Neighbourhood Inequalities.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans for an additional service specification on women’s health, as we would expect the health needs of all patients, including women, to be a key consideration in each of the seven service specifications. In addition, under the General Medical Services contract, GP practices must provide essential services that include the provision of appropriate ongoing treatment and care to all of their patients and onward referral where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>From <del class="ministerial">April</del> <ins class="ministerial">October </ins>2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2019 16:36:54 question first ministerially corrected 08/04/2019 09:34:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine previous answer version 108777 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1088345

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of NHS trusts in England that have outsourced cancer treatment services, in part or in whole, to private sector providers.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	231900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England does not hold information on the number of National Health Service trusts in England that have outsourced cancer treatment services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/03/2019 16:25:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1088426

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement the Government’s Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan 2019-2024; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	231971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department will continue to coordinate work across government and its agencies to implement nationally agreed policies on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Arrangements for implementation of ‘Tackling antimicrobial resistance (2019-2024): The UK’s five-year national action plan’ are being finalised in discussion with key partners including Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the National Health Service, United Kingdom Research and Innovation and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, made the commitment to implement the UK’s five-year national action plan on AMR. NHS England is currently working with NHS Improvement to develop detailed plans for implementation of the human health aspects of the national action plan.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/03/2019 16:31:14 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1088435

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Tomography: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2019 to Question 229815 on Tomography: Procurement, what estimate he has made of the change in cost to the NHS of scanning services as a result of the procurement of PET-CT scanning provision.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	232100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England completed a 30 day public engagement about the Phase II procurement proposals between January – February 2016. This was publicised on both NHS England’s website and its Engage portal. Further details of public engagement can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/pet-ct-services/" target="_blank">https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/pet-ct-services/</a></p><p> </p><p>This was a public engagement exercise open to all stakeholders, including patients and members of the public. There were three webinars held as well as focus groups to further inform this engagement process. All of the relevant Clinical Reference Group registered stakeholders were notified of the engagement process via email.</p><p> </p><p>The feedback received as part of this public engagement process led to further work being undertaken in 2016 on the procurement approach, before a public engagement report was published in 2017. There was no subsequent public engagement while the procurement process was underway, as this could have affected or been seen to affect the impartiality of the process. The Government and NHS England are committed to ensuring that the public are involved in decision making and where new service proposals would result in substantial development or variation, such as location change, further public involvement activities will be undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has secured, on average, approximately 10% savings on the national cost of PET-CT provision as a result of procurement activity. Alongside this, the National Health Service has benefited from significant investment in new equipment and scanning locations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 232102 232103 question first answered 18/03/2019 16:28:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1088463

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Tomography: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2019 to Question 229815 on Tomography: Procurement, through what methods NHS England drew attention to the public engagement process to test the phase II procurement approach for PET-CT scanning services.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	232102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England completed a 30 day public engagement about the Phase II procurement proposals between January – February 2016. This was publicised on both NHS England’s website and its Engage portal. Further details of public engagement can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/pet-ct-services/" target="_blank">https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/pet-ct-services/</a></p><p> </p><p>This was a public engagement exercise open to all stakeholders, including patients and members of the public. There were three webinars held as well as focus groups to further inform this engagement process. All of the relevant Clinical Reference Group registered stakeholders were notified of the engagement process via email.</p><p> </p><p>The feedback received as part of this public engagement process led to further work being undertaken in 2016 on the procurement approach, before a public engagement report was published in 2017. There was no subsequent public engagement while the procurement process was underway, as this could have affected or been seen to affect the impartiality of the process. The Government and NHS England are committed to ensuring that the public are involved in decision making and where new service proposals would result in substantial development or variation, such as location change, further public involvement activities will be undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has secured, on average, approximately 10% savings on the national cost of PET-CT provision as a result of procurement activity. Alongside this, the National Health Service has benefited from significant investment in new equipment and scanning locations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 232100 232103 question first answered 18/03/2019 16:28:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1088466

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Tomography: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2019 to Question 229815 on Tomography: Procurement, whether NHS England has sought any further public engagement on the procurement of PET-CT scanning services since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	232103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England completed a 30 day public engagement about the Phase II procurement proposals between January – February 2016. This was publicised on both NHS England’s website and its Engage portal. Further details of public engagement can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/pet-ct-services/" target="_blank">https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/pet-ct-services/</a></p><p> </p><p>This was a public engagement exercise open to all stakeholders, including patients and members of the public. There were three webinars held as well as focus groups to further inform this engagement process. All of the relevant Clinical Reference Group registered stakeholders were notified of the engagement process via email.</p><p> </p><p>The feedback received as part of this public engagement process led to further work being undertaken in 2016 on the procurement approach, before a public engagement report was published in 2017. There was no subsequent public engagement while the procurement process was underway, as this could have affected or been seen to affect the impartiality of the process. The Government and NHS England are committed to ensuring that the public are involved in decision making and where new service proposals would result in substantial development or variation, such as location change, further public involvement activities will be undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has secured, on average, approximately 10% savings on the national cost of PET-CT provision as a result of procurement activity. Alongside this, the National Health Service has benefited from significant investment in new equipment and scanning locations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 232100 232102 question first answered 18/03/2019 16:28:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1088477

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Diabetes: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	231937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/03/2019 16:26:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1088492

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Barbecues: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote public awareness of the risk to health of using barbeques in enclosed spaces; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	232007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England published advice and guidance on social media to remind campers about the dangers of using barbeques inside tents and other enclosed spaces. An example of this can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/" target="_blank">https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/03/2019 16:24:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham