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986369

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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	Usher Syndrome: Health Education
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 the Government is taking to ensure the (a) availability and (b) adequacy of health services for patients with Usher Syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	178477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Patients with Usher syndrome have a wide range of needs, with many services being commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). NHS England commissions more specialist services such as cochlear implants (which are suitable for some patients with Usher syndrome). NHS England also commissions the complex genetic analysis associated with Usher syndrome.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst NHS England is considering a number of new interventions for some patients with retinitis pigmentosa, some of these interventions are not suitable for patients who are also deaf or have selective frequency hearing loss because they prevent the hearing of device alarms and alerts.</p><p> </p><p>CCGs are also responsible for working with their local communities to understand the needs of the local populations and make decisions about how best to commission services that meet those needs, in partnership with other local commissioners and organisations and taking into account any relevant guidance.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/10/2018 16:30:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

986370

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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: Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment
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 the Government is taking to ensure the (a) availability and (b) adequacy of the health services provided to deafblind people.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	178478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>NHS services must ensure that people with a sensory impairment receive information that they can access and understand, for example braille, and professional communication support, if they need it, to meet the Accessible Information Standard. The Care Quality Commission, when inspecting the quality of care delivered by providers looks at how services implement the Accessible Information Standard.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Children and Families Act 2014, children and young people who are deafblind may be eligible for special educational support, and health, education and social care services should work together to assess and plan to deliver this. The Care Quality Commission is inspecting all local areas over five years to assess the quality of these local arrangements for special educational need (in addition to the routine inspection of providers of health and social care).</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/10/2018 16:16:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

986394

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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: Sign Language
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 ensure hospital staff can support British sign language interpreters to assist deaf patients.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	178534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Compliance with the Accessible Information Standard is a legal duty: organisations that provide National Health Service care or adult social care have been required to meet the Standard since August 2016. Compliance with the Standard is also a requirement of the NHS Standard Contract 2018/19.</p><p>Commissioners must actively support compliance by organisations from which they commission services and they must also seek assurance from providers with regard to compliance.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission, when inspecting providers, also looks at how services implement the Accessible Information Standard.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/10/2018 16:17:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

986413

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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 Trusts: Standards
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 9 October to Question 174063 on NHS Trusts: Standards, what assessment his Department has made of the underlying causes of the increase in deficits of NHS trusts, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	178506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Fewer trusts are in deficit, the size of those deficits are down (compared to 2015-16). But problems in a minority of trusts do still exist, and tackling that challenge is key to the success of the National Health Service’s plan.</p><p> </p><p>The underlying deficit for NHS trusts is exclusively an NHS Improvement-derived measure as set out in their NHS annual planning guidance. We agree that calculating a baseline position is a useful technique for organisations to build a credible plan for the year. As stated in the audited Departmental 2017/18 Annual Accounts, NHS providers reported an aggregate deficit of just under £1 billion in 2017-18, however this overall deficit, the size of individual deficits and the number of trusts reporting a deficit have all significantly improved since 2015-16 and the NHS financial reset.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 178507 question first answered 23/10/2018 16:26:41 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay previous answer version 79254 answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

986414

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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 Trusts: Standards
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 9 October to Question 174063 on NHS Trusts: Standards, what assessment his his Department has made of the accuracy NHS Improvement's view that the underlying deficit for NHS trusts at the end of 2017-18 is £4.3 billion.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	178507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Fewer trusts are in deficit, the size of those deficits are down (compared to 2015-16). But problems in a minority of trusts do still exist, and tackling that challenge is key to the success of the National Health Service’s plan.</p><p> </p><p>The underlying deficit for NHS trusts is exclusively an NHS Improvement-derived measure as set out in their NHS annual planning guidance. We agree that calculating a baseline position is a useful technique for organisations to build a credible plan for the year. As stated in the audited Departmental 2017/18 Annual Accounts, NHS providers reported an aggregate deficit of just under £1 billion in 2017-18, however this overall deficit, the size of individual deficits and the number of trusts reporting a deficit have all significantly improved since 2015-16 and the NHS financial reset.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 178506 question first answered 23/10/2018 16:26:41 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay previous answer version 79255 answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

986415

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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	Lung Diseases: Rehabilitation
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 increase access to pulmonary rehabilitation.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	178476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Pulmonary rehabilitation is one of the most effective treatments for chronic lung disease. Respiratory care is one of the focuses of the National Health Service long-term plan currently in development and new guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are due to be published in December.</p><p> </p><p>The Department supports the NHS to increase access to pulmonary rehabilitation and improve the quality of care for people with long-term respiratory conditions through the following actions:</p><p>- a national roll out of the RightCare programme by NHS England which directs clinical commissioning groups to offer pulmonary rehabilitation as part of an optimal pathway for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients;</p><p>- the COPD best practice tariff encourages NHS providers to refer patients for pulmonary rehabilitation as a financial incentive; and</p><p>- a pulmonary rehabilitation service accreditation programme run by the Royal College of Physicians.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/10/2018 16:29:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

986418

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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	Dental 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 plans he has to allow dental therapists to hold NHS dental contracts.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	178535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>There are two forms of primary care dental contract, a General Dental Services Contract or a Personal Dental Services Agreement. Dental therapists are able to hold either of these providing the individual meets the general criteria set for holding such contracts or agreements. There are no plans to change these requirements.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/10/2018 16:13:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

986423

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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	Female Genital Mutilation
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 cases of female genital mutilation have been recorded by the NHS in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	178462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows from April 2015 to March 2018, 16,265 individuals have been recorded, where female genital mutilation (FGM) was identified or a procedure for FGM was undertaken. Each patient is only counted once, no matter how many attendances they had during the year.</p><p><br> Individuals, newly recorded and total attendances by quarter, April 2015 to March 2018, England</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Individuals<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Newly Recorded<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>Total attendances<sup>4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>6,185</p></td><td><p>6,185</p></td><td><p>9,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>6,640</p></td><td><p>5,585</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>6,195</p></td><td><p>4,495</p></td><td><p>9,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>16,265</p></td><td><p>16,265</p></td><td><p>28,325</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures are based on the latest state of the database – records can be added, removed or amended after the year end. As such, published figures may not match previously published figures.</li><li>Individuals refers to all patients in the reporting period where FGM was identified or a procedure for FGM was undertaken. Each patient is only counted once, no matter how many attendances they had during the year.</li><li>Newly Recorded refers to an individual’s first appearance in the FGM dataset. Newly recorded does not necessarily mean that the attendance is the woman or girl’s first attendance for FGM.</li></ol> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/10/2018 16:14:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

986425

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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	Leicester Hospital
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 services are planned to be moved to (a) Glenfield Hospital and (b) Leicester Royal Infirmary as a result of the downgrade of Leicester General Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	178463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Services planned to be transferred to Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary as a result of the planned changes at Leicester General Hospital are shown in the following tables</p><p><br> The service changes between Leicester General Hospital, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary are designed to ensure the best possible arrangements for the shared use of clinical expertise and equipment‎. These changes are also designed to provide care that is as integrated as possible for patients, reducing the need for transfers between hospitals</p><p> </p><p>Leicester General Hospital to Glenfield Hospital – 23 Services</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Anaesthetics</p></td><td><p>General Surgery</p></td><td><p>Neurosurgery</p></td><td><p>Spinal Surgery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemical Pathology</p></td><td><p>Geriatric Medicine</p></td><td><p>Orthopaedic Surgery</p></td><td><p>Sports Medicine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clinical Immunology</p></td><td><p>Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery</p></td><td><p>Pain Management</p></td><td><p>Stroke Medicine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dermatology</p></td><td><p>Hepatology</p></td><td><p>Renal Access Surgery</p></td><td><p>Transplant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Endocrinology</p></td><td><p>Integrated Medicine</p></td><td><p>Rheumatology</p></td><td><p>Urology</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>End Stage Renal Failure</p></td><td><p>Nephrology</p></td><td><p>Sleep</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <br> Leicester General Hospital to Leicester Royal Infirmary – 12 Services</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Colorectal Surgery</p></td><td><p>Maternity Scans</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emergency General Surgery</p></td><td><p>Neonatal Intensive Care</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gynaecology</p></td><td><p>Neonatology</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gynaecology Oncology</p></td><td><p>Obstetrics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haematology</p></td><td><p>Rheumatology</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infectious Diseases</p></td><td><p>Well Baby</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Leicester General Hospital to both Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary – 4 Services.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Critical Care Medicine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Interventional Radiology</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gastroenterology</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neurology</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 22/10/2018 16:31:44 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

986427

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
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	Blood: South West
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 plans to take to increase the volume of blood donations in Plymouth and the South West.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	178538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for the collection, manufacturing and issuing of blood products to the National Health Service in England. NHSBT needs to collect more than 6,000 blood donations every day to treat patients in need across England. Each donation has the potential to save or improve up to three lives.</p><p> </p><p>NHSBT holds a number of national marketing campaigns throughout the year as part of wider activity to recruit 200,000 new donors each year to replace those who can longer donate for reasons such as illness, travel or pregnancy.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of blood donation sessions in Plymouth and the South West, including Plymouth Blood Donor Centre which is open Monday to Friday. From 20 November there will be an increase in blood appointments on Tuesdays, from 29 to around 110 appointments.</p><p> </p><p>NHSBT regularly reviews its blood donation programme to ensure that the venues, staff numbers and session frequency are all in place to ensure that the amount of blood collected is sufficient to meet patient needs.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 22/10/2018 16:47:36 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard