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1665400

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	Heart Diseases: 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, with reference to the recommendations of the British Society for Echocardiography made in its report entitled The UK Echocardiography Workforce published in June 2023, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that the NHS retains a sufficient number of experienced echocardiographers to train new recruits.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	202955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has developed a new fast-track echocardiography training scheme, which has led to 150 additional echocardiographers with further support being available in 2023/24.</p><p>More generally, the NHS People Plan and the People Promise set out a comprehensive range of actions to improve staff retention. They provide a strong focus on creating a more modern, compassionate and inclusive culture in the National Health Service by strengthening health and wellbeing, equality and diversity, culture and leadership and flexible working.</p><p> </p><p>NHS priorities and operational planning guidance 23/24 has asked systems to refresh their 2022/23 whole system workforce plans to improve staff retention through a systematic focus on all elements of the NHS People Promise.  Staff wellbeing should be strategically aligned with elective recovery plans, including workforce demand and capacity planning.  In addition, the NHS Retention Programme is continuously seeking to understand why staff leave, resulting in targeted interventions to support staff to stay whilst keeping them well.</p><p> </p><p>The Long Term Workforce Plan builds on the People Plan and sets out how to improve culture and leadership to ensure that up to 130,000 fewer staff leave the NHS over the next 15 years. This includes: implementing actions from the NHS People Plan that have been shown to be successful; and implementing plans to improve flexible opportunities for prospective retirees and delivering the actions needed to modernise the NHS pension scheme.</p><p> </p><p>These interventions apply across staff groups, including echocardiographers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/10/2023 09:37:50 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1658372

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
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	Radiotherapy: Crawley
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 radiotherapy LINAC machines will be over the recommended 10-year lifespan by the end of (a) 2023, (b) 2024, and (c) 2025 in Crawley constituency.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	197766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Data on radiotherapy linear accelerator (LINAC) machines is not held at constituency level. Since April 2022, the responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines sits with local systems. This is supported by the 2021 Spending Review, which set aside £12 billion in operational capital for the National Health Service between 2022 and 2025.</p><p>Recent Capital Planning Guidance sets out the expectation that the majority of radiotherapy equipment, particularly LINAC machines, will need to be replaced at ten years of age, to make progress on Long Term Plan priorities. The guidance states that integrated care systems (ICSs) need to develop replacement plans as part of their multi-year capital plans, in partnership with specialised commissioners, Cancer Alliances and Radiotherapy Operational Delivery Networks, based on an assessment of equipment age, capacity and demand, opportunities to improve access, and service risk.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 12/09/2023 14:57:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1655923

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Defibrillators
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 he is taking to help reduce economic barriers to accessing defibrillators.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	196006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has agreed to provide funding of £1 million to design a grant scheme for the expansion of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) that expands the number and accessibility of publicly supported access to defibrillators.</p><p>Applicants will be asked to demonstrate that defibrillators will be placed in areas where they are most needed, such as places with high footfall, longer emergency medical response times and deprived areas</p><p><br> No assessment has been made of the potential fiscal impact of increasing the number of AEDs available to the public on healthcare services. The number of instances of sudden cardiac arrest that have occurred outside of hospitals in the last five years is not available centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 196007 196008 question first answered 06/09/2023 15:51:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1655924

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Defibrillators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential fiscal impact of increasing the number of Automated External Defibrillators available to the public on healthcare services.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	196007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has agreed to provide funding of £1 million to design a grant scheme for the expansion of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) that expands the number and accessibility of publicly supported access to defibrillators.</p><p>Applicants will be asked to demonstrate that defibrillators will be placed in areas where they are most needed, such as places with high footfall, longer emergency medical response times and deprived areas</p><p><br> No assessment has been made of the potential fiscal impact of increasing the number of AEDs available to the public on healthcare services. The number of instances of sudden cardiac arrest that have occurred outside of hospitals in the last five years is not available centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 196006 196008 question first answered 06/09/2023 15:51:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1655925

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Heart Diseases
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 instances of sudden cardiac arrest have occurred outside of hospitals in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	196008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has agreed to provide funding of £1 million to design a grant scheme for the expansion of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) that expands the number and accessibility of publicly supported access to defibrillators.</p><p>Applicants will be asked to demonstrate that defibrillators will be placed in areas where they are most needed, such as places with high footfall, longer emergency medical response times and deprived areas</p><p><br> No assessment has been made of the potential fiscal impact of increasing the number of AEDs available to the public on healthcare services. The number of instances of sudden cardiac arrest that have occurred outside of hospitals in the last five years is not available centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 196006 196007 question first answered 06/09/2023 15:51:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1628301

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
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	Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the way the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and NHS England evaluate and adopt Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products as technologies with the potential to deliver significant health gains over long periods of time.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	185240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently carried out a comprehensive review of its methods and processes for health technology evaluation to ensure that they were appropriate to emerging new technologies such as advanced therapeutic medicinal products (ATMPs). NICE published its updated health technology evaluation manual in January 2022 and has introduced a number of changes that ensure that its appraisal processes are suitable for emerging new medicines, including a broader severity modifier and changes to better respond to uncertainty. There are no plans for a further assessment of NICE’s processes for evaluating ATMPs.</p><p> </p><p>NICE’s methods and processes have been proven to be suitable for ATMPs where companies are willing to price their products in a way that represents value to the taxpayer. NICE has recommended 80% of the ATMPs it has evaluated for use by the National Health Service and they are now available for the treatment of NHS patients, including through the Cancer Drugs Fund and managed access agreements negotiated between the NHS and the manufacturer.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 25/05/2023 12:35:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1628302

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
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	Gene Therapies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential support for UK leadership in the adoption of cell and gene therapies of the recommendations of the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult’s National Cell and Gene Therapy Vision for the UK, published in March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	185241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department recognises that advanced cell and gene therapies will be an important part of the future of healthcare and the life sciences industry. We have been considering the recommendations of the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult’s ‘National Cell and Gene Therapy Vision for the UK’, a report published by the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult in March 2022 and the UK Strategic Stem Cell Forum’s latest report ‘A 10-year vision for stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies’ published in July 2022.</p><p>As part of this, we have been conducting stakeholder engagement to further understand the challenges raised and whether there is a role for the Department in coordinating activity in this area.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/05/2023 15:10:28 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1586244

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make an assessment of the impact of the removal of healthcare products and devices from the market due to price increase applications being rejected by NHS Supply Chains on the users of those products.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	146880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC) has robust measures in place to monitor supply chains and works closely with markets to ensure continuity of supply, so that the National Health Service has the medical devices and clinical consumables it needs to deliver care. Given the economic environment and global inflationary pressures, NHS Supply Chain recognises the challenges that suppliers are facing and is committed to working with them within the bounds of contractual agreements, to secure value for money for taxpayers and maintain availability.</p><p> </p><p>An established process exists for all price increase requests. These are evaluated by NHSSC on a case-by-case basis in line with the terms and conditions of awarded framework agreements. In order for an increase to be accepted, it needs to be justified and evidenced, and suppliers are expected to play their part in mitigating their cost pressures.</p><p> </p><p>With specific reference to energy costs, the Government remains committed to supporting businesses via the Energy Bill Relief Scheme which provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that eligible non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy costs over the winter period. Following an HM Treasury led review, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will run from April until March 2024 and continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 146881 146882 question first answered 27/02/2023 13:56:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1586245

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	Medical Equipment: Costs
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 has taken to support UK businesses that supply the NHS with medical devices, medical equipment and services impacted by additional costs relating to (a) production, (b) distribution and (c) energy.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	146881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC) has robust measures in place to monitor supply chains and works closely with markets to ensure continuity of supply, so that the National Health Service has the medical devices and clinical consumables it needs to deliver care. Given the economic environment and global inflationary pressures, NHS Supply Chain recognises the challenges that suppliers are facing and is committed to working with them within the bounds of contractual agreements, to secure value for money for taxpayers and maintain availability.</p><p> </p><p>An established process exists for all price increase requests. These are evaluated by NHSSC on a case-by-case basis in line with the terms and conditions of awarded framework agreements. In order for an increase to be accepted, it needs to be justified and evidenced, and suppliers are expected to play their part in mitigating their cost pressures.</p><p> </p><p>With specific reference to energy costs, the Government remains committed to supporting businesses via the Energy Bill Relief Scheme which provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that eligible non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy costs over the winter period. Following an HM Treasury led review, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will run from April until March 2024 and continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 146880 146882 question first answered 27/02/2023 13:56:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1586246

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	NHS: Supply Chains
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 steps his Department has taken to support UK-based NHS suppliers with increases in costs and supply chain pressures.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	146882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>NHS Supply Chain (NHSSC) has robust measures in place to monitor supply chains and works closely with markets to ensure continuity of supply, so that the National Health Service has the medical devices and clinical consumables it needs to deliver care. Given the economic environment and global inflationary pressures, NHS Supply Chain recognises the challenges that suppliers are facing and is committed to working with them within the bounds of contractual agreements, to secure value for money for taxpayers and maintain availability.</p><p> </p><p>An established process exists for all price increase requests. These are evaluated by NHSSC on a case-by-case basis in line with the terms and conditions of awarded framework agreements. In order for an increase to be accepted, it needs to be justified and evidenced, and suppliers are expected to play their part in mitigating their cost pressures.</p><p> </p><p>With specific reference to energy costs, the Government remains committed to supporting businesses via the Energy Bill Relief Scheme which provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that eligible non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy costs over the winter period. Following an HM Treasury led review, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will run from April until March 2024 and continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 146880 146881 question first answered 27/02/2023 13:56:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith