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389064

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Radiotherapy: Copeland
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 access to radiotherapy in Copeland constituency.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	6510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Access to radiotherapy services for Copeland is a matter for NHS England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government has made major investments in innovative radiotherapy. The £23 million Radiotherapy Innovation Fund has enabled the National Health Service to achieve 37% of radiotherapy treatments being given by Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy, which is more precise and has fewer side effects. This is ahead of the target of 24%, and up from 5% in 2010. NHS England has committed £6 million to support six trials of more precise stereotactic ablative therapy (SABR), and a further £15 million over three years to evaluate and treat patients with SABR. We have also pledged £250 million for two proton beam therapy centres at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which will be operational by 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/07/2015 14:34:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

389065

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what legal costs the Government has incurred to date relating to the Freedom of Information request for the former Secretary of State for Health's diary of engagements referred to in Information Commissioner Decision Notice No. FS50406024 and the subsequent appeals.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	6508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>In house legal advisory costs attributable to this particular case are not separately identifiable. Litigation and Counsel's costs will be accounted for at the end of the process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/07/2015 13:45:30 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

389066

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 27 November 2014 to Question 215787, health services: Greater London, whether he plans to publish the independent review referred to in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>NHS England London Region’s report on the independent review of the impact of the closure of Central Middlesex and Hammersmith Hospitals Accident and Emergency (A&amp;E) departments on performance against the A&amp;E targets is available from the Healthier North West London website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.healthiernorthwestlondon.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/gb-14-july-item-9-ae-review-report-july-2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.healthiernorthwestlondon.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/gb-14-july-item-9-ae-review-report-july-2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/07/2015 14:30:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

389067

registered interest
date	10/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Urgent and Emergency Care Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Keogh Review on Urgent and Emergency Care plans to report.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>In November 2013, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh published his report on Phase 1 of the Urgent and Emergency Care Review, in which he set out NHS England’s vision for improving urgent and emergency care services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Documentation for Phases 2 and 3 of the review was published in August 2014 and June 2015 respectively. All of these documents are available on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/keogh-review/Pages/published-reports.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/keogh-review/Pages/published-reports.aspx</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/07/2015 14:38:32 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388446

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the Which? investigation that found that prospective NHS dental patients are being forced to pay a deposit before being allowed to book an appointment.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Patients may not be charged a deposit for National Health Service care. NHS dental charges are specified in regulations and may only be levied once a course of treatment has begun. Asking for a deposit or any other advance payment before the course of treatment has begun is a breach of contract. The Department expects NHS England, which is responsible for commissioning NHS dental services, to act appropriately where there is evidence that patients have been mischarged.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 15/07/2015 15:14:34 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

388246

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the potential merits of introducing routine follow-up checks for people who have received negative results when tested for cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Increasing the capacity of diagnostic and imaging services is clearly recognised as a priority for the National Health Service and it has been raised as a key issue by the independent Cancer Taskforce, as well as by the Cancer Waiting Times Taskforce. We expect a new cancer strategy to be published later this month which will set out the strategy for the system for the next five years and will include consideration of the whole cancer pathway, including the capacity of diagnostic services. However, we are not aware of any specific plans to introduce follow-up checks for people who have received negative results when tested for cancer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has launched a major early diagnosis programme (Accelerate, Co-ordinate, Evaluate – ACE), working jointly with Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support to test new innovative approaches to identifying cancer more quickly, including offering patients the option to self-refer for diagnostic tests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/07/2015 14:26:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388249

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gastrointestinal System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that only hospitals offering endoscopy admit patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	5963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) 3 July report <em>Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage: Time to Get Control?</em> recommends that patients with any acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleed should only be admitted to hospitals with 24/7 access to on-site endoscopy. It is for NHS England to consider whether to take action to take in light of this report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a quality standard for the management of acute upper GI bleeding. The quality standard states that:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- people with severe acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding who are haemodynamically unstable should be given an endoscopy within two hours of optimal resuscitation; and</p><p> </p><p>- people admitted to hospital with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding who are haemodynamically stable should be given an endoscopy within 24 hours of admission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Health and Social Care Act (2012) places a duty on NHS England to have regard to NICE quality standards. NHS England would expect clinical commissioning groups to take into account NICE quality standards when commissioning services for people with acute upper GI bleeding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has no current plans to undertake a review to assess the ability of acute hospitals to manage patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding and compare outcomes for patients with acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in each hospital. This is more a matter for NHS England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 5964 question first answered 15/07/2015 11:57:05 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

388253

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gastrointestinal System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will undertake a review to (a) assess the ability of acute hospitals to manage patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding and (b) compare outcomes for patients with acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in each hospital.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	5964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) 3 July report <em>Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage: Time to Get Control?</em> recommends that patients with any acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleed should only be admitted to hospitals with 24/7 access to on-site endoscopy. It is for NHS England to consider whether to take action to take in light of this report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a quality standard for the management of acute upper GI bleeding. The quality standard states that:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- people with severe acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding who are haemodynamically unstable should be given an endoscopy within two hours of optimal resuscitation; and</p><p> </p><p>- people admitted to hospital with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding who are haemodynamically stable should be given an endoscopy within 24 hours of admission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Health and Social Care Act (2012) places a duty on NHS England to have regard to NICE quality standards. NHS England would expect clinical commissioning groups to take into account NICE quality standards when commissioning services for people with acute upper GI bleeding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has no current plans to undertake a review to assess the ability of acute hospitals to manage patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding and compare outcomes for patients with acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in each hospital. This is more a matter for NHS England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 5963 question first answered 15/07/2015 11:57:05 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

388261

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training is available for nurses in supporting people with learning disabilities in England.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	5766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to set the standards for education and training and ensure newly qualified nurses are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide high quality patient care including those training in learning disability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health Education England (HEE) commissions pre-registration nurse training programmes to ensure an appropriately skilled workforce is available to meet service demand. HEE also develop and commission a range of post graduate and supplementary training programmes to enable qualified nurses to continue to develop and enhance their skills.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HEE plans to undertake a long term piece of work to review curriculums of all National Health Service commissioned training programmes to include recognised areas of health including learning disability, mental illness, physical illness and physical ill health and social support needs. HEE will work with regulatory bodies including the NMC to agree the standards and content for education and training, this is anticipated to be completed by April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Winterbourne View Concordat sets out that HEE will work in partnership with system partners, Skills for Care and Skills for Health to ensure the current and future workforce possess skills, competencies and knowledge to provide person centred care and support that is needs led and accessible for individuals with a learning disability, autism and behaviour that challenges. This work is on-going.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 15/07/2015 10:49:31 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

388262

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist nurses are trained to support people with learning disabilities in England.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	5767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of pre-registration learning disability nurse places that were filled as at 31 March in academic years 2012-13 and 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table also details the number of pre-registration nursing places that have been commissioned for academic years 2014-15 and 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012-13</p><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p><p>Actual</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p><p>Planned</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p><p>Planned</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Learning disability nurse total</p></td><td><p>618</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>653</p></td><td><p>664</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source: </em>multi professional education and training budget monitoring returns</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In December 2014, Health Education England published their Workforce Plan for England which includes their planned Education and Training Commissions for 2015-16 which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://hee.nhs.uk/work-programmes/workforce-planning/" target="_blank">http://hee.nhs.uk/work-programmes/workforce-planning/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 15/07/2015 10:46:53 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern