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1661092

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Health Services: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of capacity in the independent health sector which can be used to help reduce waiting times in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	199712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Elective Recovery Taskforce heard that service planning in the independent sector, including to help reduce waiting times, is best informed by close working relationships with local systems and confidence in patient flows. To better inform planning and capacity utilisation in the independent sector, we are working with NHS England to enhance the patient choice offer. At the point of referral, patients will be actively offered a list of providers, including local independent sector providers, which are clinically appropriate for their condition.</p><p>From October 2023, all patients waiting over 40 weeks who have not had a first outpatient appointment booked, or where a decision to treat a patient has been made but the patient does not have a date for their treatment, will be able to initiate a request to transfer to another provider via the Patient Initiated Digital Mutual Aid System. This will include independent sector providers where appropriate.</p><p>To reduce waiting times for diagnostic tests, NHS England recently announced 13 Community Diagnostic Centres run by the independent sector, creating capacity, and enabling treatments to be started sooner.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/10/2023 08:18:28 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1658158

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	NHS: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average hourly pay for NHS consultants is (a) on a typical day and (b) when covering strike action.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	197726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Within the NHS Staff Earnings Estimates collection, NHS England publishes annual earnings estimates for staff working in Hospital and Community Health Services. This shows the estimated average annual full-time basic pay for National Health Service consultants is £105,484 for the 12 months to March 2023, giving an average hourly basic pay for NHS consultants of £50.57 per hour.</p><p>The Department does not hold data on the average hourly pay for NHS consultants when covering strike action.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/09/2023 16:50:55 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1658159

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	NHS: Agency Workers
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 it his policy to introudce a cap on the cost of agency workers in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	197727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Agency Rules include price caps on the total amount a trust can pay per hour for an agency worker. Trusts should not pay more than this amount except in exceptional patient safety circumstances.</p><p>Additionally, the 2023/24 NHS Priorities and Operational Planning Guidance states that NHS England must reduce agency spending across the National Health Service to 3.7% of the total pay bill in 2023/24</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/09/2023 16:48:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1658160

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	Health Professions: Regulation
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 adequacy of the number of healthcare professional regulators; and if he will take steps to consolidate them.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	197728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>In 2021 the Government commissioned a review of the number of healthcare regulators, considering whether opportunities exist for simplifying the landscape. There are no current plans to reduce the number of healthcare professional regulators, but the Government is committed to reforming the system of regulation for healthcare professionals in the UK, making it faster, fairer, more flexible, and less adversarial.</p><p>A modernised regulatory framework will be introduced first for anaesthesia associates and physician associates, who will be brought into regulation under the General Medical Council by the end of 2024, before the reformed legislation is rolled out to doctors, and to the professions regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Health and Care Professions Council over the following couple of years.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/09/2023 16:52:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1658161

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	Health Services: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of people directly employed by, (b) freelancers and (c) consultants in each of the health and care regulators in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	197729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information regarding the number of people employed, or the basis of that employment, within each health and care regulator. Healthcare regulators are independent from the Government.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/09/2023 11:48:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1658162

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	NHS: Productivity
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 assessment he has made of the levels of productivity in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	197730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The most recent indicator of National Health Service productivity comes from the January to March 2023 Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) quarterly total public sector productivity measure, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/publicservicesproductivity/bulletins/publicserviceproductivityquarterlyuk/januarytomarch2023#:~:text=Public%20service%20productivity%20rose%20by%200.9%25%20in%20Quarter%201%202023,increase%20of%207.3%25%20in%202021" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/publicservicesproductivity/bulletins/publicserviceproductivityquarterlyuk/januarytomarch2023#:~:text=Public%20service%20productivity%20rose%20by%200.9%25%20in%20Quarter%201%202023,increase%20of%207.3%25%20in%202021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This measure doesn’t specifically identify health productivity but as health is around 40% of the measure, it is an indication of health productivity. The latest figures for January to March 2023 showed public service productivity was 11.6% above the average 2020/21 level suggesting NHS productivity is recovering.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/10/2023 16:13:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1648628

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Health Services: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Health and Safety Executive has issued recent guidance to (a) NHS England and (b) the UK Health Security Agency on the use of face coverings for workers in health care settings.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	191545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive has not issued any specific advice or guidance to the UK Health Security Agency or NHS England on the use of face coverings for workers in health care settings. Such guidance would routinely be produced by NHS England and implemented through NHS England’s National Infection Prevention and Control Manual. The National Infection Prevention and Control Manual, published in April 2022, is used by health care providers in all healthcare settings in England.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 04/07/2023 10:42:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1643651

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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	Protective Clothing
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 31 May 2023 to Question 186059 on Protective Clothing, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of conducting a cost-benefit analysis of the recommendation.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	188847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department relies on a wide range of evidence and research, which may include cost-benefit analyses, when making recommendations about protective clothing and patient health. Healthcare providers in all healthcare settings across England use the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual, which was published by NHS England in April 2022. This is complemented by pathogen/disease specific guidance from the UK Health Security Agency.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has not conducted a cost-benefit analysis specifically for the guidance on protective clothing, nor do they have plans to do so. The focus of this guidance is on patients and their choice to wear their own masks within clinical settings.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/06/2023 14:50:00 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1643652

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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	Health Services: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Health and Safety Executive has (a) issued guidance and (b) provided other advice to his Department on the use of face coverings for workers in health care settings.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	188848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has not issued any specific advice or guidance to the Department on the use of face coverings for workers in health care settings. This would routinely be done through NHS England or UK Health Security Agency and implemented through the NHS England’s National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM). The NIPCM, published by NHS England in April 2022, is used by health care providers in all healthcare settings in England.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/06/2023 14:43:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1643665

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 182258, tabled by the hon. Member for Shipley on 24 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	188853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 June 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-04-24/182258" target="_blank">182258</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 20/06/2023 14:20:53 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies