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518710

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Arab States: Travel Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of fast broadband and mobile phones in sending diagnostic information between patients in their own homes and medical practitioners.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government supports the wider use of information technologies in health and social care and the creation of a paperless National Health Service by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Investments in health technology were announced in the autumn statement and will help patients and staff access the services they need and facilitate use of online services and apps including those that enable communication between patients and their medical and other health and social care practitioners.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the recommendations to increase take-up of internet enabled services that were made by Martha Lane Fox in December 2015. These recommendations will inform the delivery of the National Implementation Board’s contribution to the implementation of the NHS strategic plan for England outlined in the NHS Five Year Forward View.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 25/05/2016 13:50:43 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

518711

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Borders: Calais
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to make morbidly obese persons whose obesity is caused by over-eating and lack of exercise pay some or all of the cost of NHS treatment received for that condition.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to make persons whose obesity is caused by over-eating and lack of exercise pay any of the cost of National Health Service treatment received for that condition.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Constitution states in its second principle “Access to NHS services is based on clinical need, not an individual’s ability to pay. NHS services are free of charge, except in limited circumstances sanctioned by Parliament.” A copy of the NHS Constitution is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/05/2016 16:38:11 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name NHS_Constitution_July2015.pdf title NHS Constitution
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

518714

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	London-Exeter Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what warnings and advice they intend to give to the public about the incidence of treatment-resistant head lice in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL8
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to issue any specific warnings or advice around the incidence of treatment-resistant head lice. Guidance for the treatment of head lice is to wet comb using a head lice comb, as opposed to using insecticides.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/05/2016 16:33:22 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

518715

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	London-Exeter Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what warnings and advice they intend to give to the public, in the light of research on the severity of community-onset boils and abscesses in the UK, published in <i>Epidemiology and Infection </i>in December 2014 by Laura Shallcross et al.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL9
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) is not planning to launch any new guidance or introduce warnings in light of the study referred to in the question and any public advice now falls within the remit of NHS Choices.</p><p> </p><p>PHE published national guidance for the diagnosis, treatment and management of PVL-positive strains of S Aureus (PVL-SA) infections, an element of this includes the management of skin boils and abscesses caused by PVL-SA. PVL-SA are strains of a bacterium called <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> that can produce a particular toxin (Panton-Valentine Luekocidin or PVL). Such strains are strongly associated with skin boils and abscesses which can be aggressive and recurrent in nature. A copy of the <em>Guidance on the diagnosis and management of PVL-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections (PVL-SA) in England</em> is attached.</p><p> </p><p>PHE produced two leaflets called <em>Patient Information Sheet</em> – <em>Staphylococcus aureus </em>and<em> Boils and Skin Infections: Information for the Public</em> advising individuals on boils and abscesses caused by PVL-SA in response to particular “at risk” local environments and scenarios including schools, sporting groups and military recruits. The main advice in these leaflets is information as to where PVL-SA bacteria can be found, the infections it can cause and practical advice on how patients can minimise the risk of transferring the bacteria to others and experiencing repeated infections. Copies of both leaflets are attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Guidance on the diagnosis and management of PVL associated SA infections....pdf title Guidance on Diagnosis 2 file name Boils and skin Infection Leaflet.pdf title Boils and skin infection leaflet 3 file name 6 PVL info - patient leaflet - 080710.pdf title PVL Patient Leaflet question first answered 26/05/2016 16:28:30 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

518758

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Business: Billing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of (1) prisoners, and (2) young offenders, suffer from mental health problems; and of those, how many suffer from (a) illegal drug addiction, and (b) prescribed drug dependence.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL52
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>72% of adult male prisoners and 71% of adult female prisoners may have two or more mental disorders including personality disorder, psychosis, anxiety, depression or substance misuse according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).</p><p> </p><p>According to the cross-government report <em>Healthy Children, Safer Communities </em>(2009), more than one third of people held in the children and young people’s secure estate, including those held in young offender institutions, have diagnosed mental health disorders. A copy of this report is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS also reports that about 55% of individuals entering prison have a drug problem. Data on prescribed drug dependence in prisons is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/05/2016 15:58:40 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name PQ HL 52 Sandwich Healthy Children Safer Communities 2009.pdf title Healthy Children, Safer Communities
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

518774

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Electronic Commerce: Proof of Identity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether total Accident and Emergency (A&E) waiting times are calculated, for the purposes of reporting, from the time the ambulance arrives at A&E or from the time the patient enters the A&E Department.
tabling member printed	Baroness Walmsley
uin	HL68
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>Accident and emergency (A&amp;E) waiting times for patients who arrive by ambulance start either when the ambulance crew hand over the patient to the A&amp;E department, or 15 minutes after the ambulance registers its arrival at A&amp;E, whichever is earlier.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/05/2016 13:12:45 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2547 label Biography information for Baroness Walmsley

518379

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Work: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students studying social work in Lancashire are in receipt of a bursary.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	36995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The total cost of NHS bursaries paid to medical, nursing and midwifery and allied health professional (AHP) students in financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15, the latest year for which figures are available, is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11 £000</p></td><td><p>2011-12 £000</p></td><td><p>2012-13 £000</p></td><td><p>2013-14 £000</p></td><td><p>2014-15 £000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>19,826</p></td><td><p>19,530</p></td><td><p>20,573</p></td><td><p>21,001</p></td><td><p>20,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nursing and Midwifery</p></td><td><p>399,366</p></td><td><p>385,371</p></td><td><p>349,453</p></td><td><p>320,586</p></td><td><p>301,307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allied Health Professions</p></td><td><p>50,296</p></td><td><p>50,275</p></td><td><p>52,759</p></td><td><p>55,697</p></td><td><p>58,129</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: </em>NHS Business Services Authority</p><p><em>Notes: </em></p><p>The figures include all bursary elements (Basic Award, allowances and one-off payments) paid directly to students or to 3<sup>rd</sup> party providers of services for disabled students. Excludes tuition fees paid directly to Higher Education Institutions to meet the tuition fee liability of students studying medicine.</p><p> </p><p>During the financial year of 2014-15 there were a total of 90 students studying an AHP course at the University of Central Lancashire who were in receipt of an NHS bursary. It is not possible to separately identify the number of bursary recipients at other AHP course providers in Lancashire, as these are campus based, with information captured as part of the figures for the main site, all of which fall outside of Lancashire. These figures are therefore excluded.</p><p> </p><p>During the financial year 2014-15 there were a total of 773 students studying social work at the University of Central Lancashire and at Lancaster University who were in receipt of a social work bursary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 36997 36998 question first answered 12/05/2016 08:27:23 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

518381

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role of his Department is planned to be in implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review on Antimicrobial Resistance.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	36988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The final report of the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance is expected shortly. The Department is leading on the cross-departmental response to the report. A group of senior officials has been meeting regularly to ensure the necessary coordination.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/05/2016 08:22:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

518417

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
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 assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of replacing the NHS bursary with student loans on the number of healthcare students; and what steps he is taking to (a) maintain and (b) increase the number of such students.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	36985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government assessment undertaken to date is that nursing is consistently one of the most popular courses on University Central Administration Service with 57,000 applicants for around 20,000 nursing places in 2014. Midwifery and Allied Health Professional courses receive higher than average applications as well.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) funding for healthcare students is currently determined at a local level based on local need and is subject to annual workforce planning. For 2016-17, HEE will fund those commissions set out in the HEE Commissioning and Investment Plan for 2016-17. HEE will set out its plans for 2017/18 training commissions in its next annual Commissioning and Investment Plan or Workforce Plan for England which is expected to be published in December 2016 prior to the start of the financial year.</p><p>We estimate that this reform will enable universities to provide up to 10,000 additional nursing and other health professional training places this Parliament. This reflects estimates on the level of unmet demand for places in the current system where, as an example, for nursing, around two out of three nursing applicants who currently apply for a place are turned down.</p><p>Under the reforms full time students will have access to more upfront living cost support, typically 25% or more.</p><p>A public consultation was published on the 7 April 2016. Preliminary Equalities Impact Analysis and Economic Impact Assessment were published alongside the consultation document.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 12/05/2016 08:28:55 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

518418

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Rare Diseases: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS England consultation on a proposed method to support investment decisions in specialised commissioning launched on 12 April 2016 does not disadvantage potential treatments for rare diseases.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	36977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The consultation on a proposed method to support investment decisions in specialised commissioning closed on 11 May 2016. All responses will now be independently analysed, and NHS England will consider the report before making a final decision on the method to be used by the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG) when it meets in June 2016 to look at areas for future investment.</p><p>In recognition that there may be limited evidence to support proposed treatments for rare conditions, NHS England has proposed that the CPAG may recommend that interventions for rare conditions are funded where there is limited published evidence on clinical effectiveness. CPAG will also be able to seek advice from NHS England’s Rare Diseases Advisory Group - whose membership comprises of both clinicians and patient and public representatives.</p><p>To ensure people with rare diseases are not disadvantaged, NHS England’s consultation includes an Equality Impact Assessment which explicitly considers the impact of the proposed process on people with rare conditions, and respondents to consultation have been invited to submit their views on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 12/05/2016 08:30:10 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland