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437847

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date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Death
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will introduce a new independent system for investigating the deaths of persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, as requested by the Care Quality Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL4549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Every unexpected death of a patient in a mental health hospital is a matter of concern. In March 2015 NHS England issued their <em>Serious Incident Framework</em>. This gives guidance on good practice in responding to patient deaths, including those of people detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. This includes guidance on the circumstances in which National Health Service organisations should set up an independent investigation, in addition to the Coroner’s inquest. A copy of the Framework is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 21/12/2015 17:21:51 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name NHS England Serious Incident Framework -March 2015.pdf title Serious Incident Framework
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

437870

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to reduce smoking within the NHS as part of implementing "the radical upgrade in prevention and public health" called for in NHS England’s Five Year Forward View.
tabling member printed	Lord Young of Cookham
uin	HL4572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Smoking continues to be the leading cause of premature death and health inequality in England, placing a significant burden on the National Health Service.</p><br /><p>The Department remains dedicated to the delivery of effective and robust tobacco control and has committed to developing a new tobacco control strategy to further reduce the prevalence of smoking, working with NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) to identify interventions that will make the best contributions to achieving this.</p><br /><p>Training material and guidance has been developed to support health professionals deliver effective interventions to pregnant women who smoke.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>PHE will continue to support local authorities by developing and distributing information and advice for the commissioning of effective smoking cessation services.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 17/12/2015 17:20:25 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham

437879

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Independent Cancer Taskforce's report entitled, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes, a strategy for England 2015 to 2020, published in July 2015, what (a) short-term and (b) long-term steps he plans to take to ensure that there is (i) sufficient capacity and (ii) the optimal skills mix within the cancer workforce.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	19881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently working with partners across the health system to determine how best to take forward the recommendations in the independent Cancer Taskforce's report, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes: a strategy for England 2015 to 2020, and has appointed Cally Palmer CBE as NHS National Cancer Director to lead on managing implementation. She is currently setting up a new Cancer Transformation Board to lead the roll-out of the recommendations of the new strategy, including on workforce, and a Cancer Advisory Group, chaired by Dr Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK, will oversee and scrutinise their work.</p><br /><p>We announced in September that Health Education England (HEE) is developing a new national training programme for an additional 200 staff to get the skills and expertise to carry out endoscopies by 2018. The content of the next mandate from the Government to HEE is currently being determined.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 19882 19883 19884 19886 19887 19964 question first answered 18/12/2015 15:13:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

437880

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with (a) NHS England and (b) Health Education England on recommendation 83 in the Independent Cancer Taskforce's report entitled, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes, a strategy for England 2015 to 2020, published in July 2015, on producing a workforce review by the end of 2016.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	19882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently working with partners across the health system to determine how best to take forward the recommendations in the independent Cancer Taskforce's report, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes: a strategy for England 2015 to 2020, and has appointed Cally Palmer CBE as NHS National Cancer Director to lead on managing implementation. She is currently setting up a new Cancer Transformation Board to lead the roll-out of the recommendations of the new strategy, including on workforce, and a Cancer Advisory Group, chaired by Dr Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK, will oversee and scrutinise their work.</p><br /><p>We announced in September that Health Education England (HEE) is developing a new national training programme for an additional 200 staff to get the skills and expertise to carry out endoscopies by 2018. The content of the next mandate from the Government to HEE is currently being determined.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 19881 19883 19884 19886 19887 19964 question first answered 18/12/2015 15:13:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

437881

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to increase the number of (a) clinical nurse specialist, (b) clinical oncology, (c) medical oncology, (d) medical physics and (e) therapy radiography training positions.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	19886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently working with partners across the health system to determine how best to take forward the recommendations in the independent Cancer Taskforce's report, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes: a strategy for England 2015 to 2020, and has appointed Cally Palmer CBE as NHS National Cancer Director to lead on managing implementation. She is currently setting up a new Cancer Transformation Board to lead the roll-out of the recommendations of the new strategy, including on workforce, and a Cancer Advisory Group, chaired by Dr Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK, will oversee and scrutinise their work.</p><br /><p>We announced in September that Health Education England (HEE) is developing a new national training programme for an additional 200 staff to get the skills and expertise to carry out endoscopies by 2018. The content of the next mandate from the Government to HEE is currently being determined.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 19881 19882 19883 19884 19887 19964 question first answered 18/12/2015 15:13:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

437882

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of (a) current imaging capacity within the NHS and (b) imaging capacity required to meet the Independent Cancer Taskforce's recommendation that all GPs have direct access to investigative tests by the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	19885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The extension of direct access to diagnostic tests for primary care is an issue for clinical commissioning groups and local commissioners. Although the Independent Cancer Taskforce report did estimate that some additional diagnostic capacity was needed, it did not consider possible increases in capacity required specifically as a result of increasing general practitioner (GP) direct access to testing.</p><br /><p>The Taskforce’s five-year strategy recommends improvements across the cancer pathway, with the aim of improving survival rates, and we will work with the NHS, charities and patient groups to deliver it. We have already announced funding of up to £300 million a year by 2020 to increase diagnostic capacity to meet the new target that patients will be given a definitive cancer diagnosis, or the all clear, within 28 days of being referred by a GP.</p><br /><p>In addition, the recently updated National Institute for Health and Care Excellence referral guidelines for suspected cancer also recommend GPs refer direct-to-test in a number of different circumstances. The guidance is available at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng12" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng12</a></p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 18/12/2015 15:27:49 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

437883

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to recommendation 85 in the Independent Cancer Taskforce's report entitled, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes, a strategy for England 2015 to 2020, published in July 2015, what plans he has to recruit internationally to address workforce deficits.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	19883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently working with partners across the health system to determine how best to take forward the recommendations in the independent Cancer Taskforce's report, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes: a strategy for England 2015 to 2020, and has appointed Cally Palmer CBE as NHS National Cancer Director to lead on managing implementation. She is currently setting up a new Cancer Transformation Board to lead the roll-out of the recommendations of the new strategy, including on workforce, and a Cancer Advisory Group, chaired by Dr Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK, will oversee and scrutinise their work.</p><br /><p>We announced in September that Health Education England (HEE) is developing a new national training programme for an additional 200 staff to get the skills and expertise to carry out endoscopies by 2018. The content of the next mandate from the Government to HEE is currently being determined.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 19881 19882 19884 19886 19887 19964 question first answered 18/12/2015 15:13:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

437884

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with (a) NHS England and (b) Health Education England on tackling workforce shortages within radiology and endoscopy to improve early diagnosis for cancer patients; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	19884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently working with partners across the health system to determine how best to take forward the recommendations in the independent Cancer Taskforce's report, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes: a strategy for England 2015 to 2020, and has appointed Cally Palmer CBE as NHS National Cancer Director to lead on managing implementation. She is currently setting up a new Cancer Transformation Board to lead the roll-out of the recommendations of the new strategy, including on workforce, and a Cancer Advisory Group, chaired by Dr Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK, will oversee and scrutinise their work.</p><br /><p>We announced in September that Health Education England (HEE) is developing a new national training programme for an additional 200 staff to get the skills and expertise to carry out endoscopies by 2018. The content of the next mandate from the Government to HEE is currently being determined.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 19881 19882 19883 19886 19887 19964 question first answered 18/12/2015 15:13:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

437885

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to respond to each of the recommendations in the Independent Cancer Taskforce's report entitled, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes, a strategy for England 2015 to 2020, published in July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	19887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently working with partners across the health system to determine how best to take forward the recommendations in the independent Cancer Taskforce's report, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes: a strategy for England 2015 to 2020, and has appointed Cally Palmer CBE as NHS National Cancer Director to lead on managing implementation. She is currently setting up a new Cancer Transformation Board to lead the roll-out of the recommendations of the new strategy, including on workforce, and a Cancer Advisory Group, chaired by Dr Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK, will oversee and scrutinise their work.</p><br /><p>We announced in September that Health Education England (HEE) is developing a new national training programme for an additional 200 staff to get the skills and expertise to carry out endoscopies by 2018. The content of the next mandate from the Government to HEE is currently being determined.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 19881 19882 19883 19884 19886 19964 question first answered 18/12/2015 15:13:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

437886

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS England's document, Commissioning Intentions 2016/2017 for Prescribed Specialist Services, published in September 2015, what plans are being put in place by NHS regions which will focus on development of hepatitis C Operational Delivery Networks; and how such plans will relate to the national improvement framework for hepatitis C services.
tabling member constituency	South West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Gary Streeter
uin	19889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England’s commissioning intentions recognise that following their establishment in August 2015, Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) will need to continue to be developed as a mechanism for ensuring equitable access to expert multidisciplinary team care and treatment for hepatitis C. ODNs are working to develop their plans, based on the published service specification and with the support of local specialised commissioning teams and regional Clinical Directors of specialised commissioning. Work is also underway to establish by February 2016 a national network of ODN clinical leads to share good practice. The formation of ODNs provides an opportunity for local collaborative commissioning conversations about hepatitis C pathways beyond the remit of specialised or health and justice services. In addition, the draft hepatitis C improvement framework includes a numbers of areas pertinent to ODN operation and will therefore support further development of their role.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 18/12/2015 12:54:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter