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819906

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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: Negligence
	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 list the solicitors instructed to defend clinical negligence claims against the NHS where the claim has resolved, and for each such firm (a) what fees were paid, (b) how many claims were made and (c) how many of those were successful as denoted by payment of damages whether by court award or settlement in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
	tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
	uin	121978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England on behalf of member organisations. NHS Resolution has provided the following information:</p><p> </p><p>The data extract is for the last audited financial year 2016/17. The 2017/18 data has not yet been audited.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of clinical claims closed (or settled as a Periodical Payment) 2016/17 as at 31 March 2017 by panel firm.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Panel Firm</p></td><td><p>Number of Claims</p></td><td><p>Number of Successful Claims</p></td><td><p>Defence Costs Paid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bevan Brittan LLP Solicitors</p></td><td><p>1,078</p></td><td><p>609</p></td><td><p>12,213,899</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BLM Solicitors</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>823,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Browne Jacobson Solicitors</p></td><td><p>927</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>10,244,176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capsticks Solicitors</p></td><td><p>1,123</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>12,279,667</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clyde and Co Solicitors</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>4,187,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DAC Beachcroft LLP Solicitors</p></td><td><p>2,255</p></td><td><p>1,357</p></td><td><p>22,851,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hempsons Solicitors</p></td><td><p>1,309</p></td><td><p>792</p></td><td><p>15,747,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hill Dickinson Solicitors</p></td><td><p>885</p></td><td><p>527</p></td><td><p>9,172,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kennedys Solicitors</p></td><td><p>964</p></td><td><p>558</p></td><td><p>9,403,916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ward Hadaway Solicitors</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>4,247,966</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weightmans Solicitors</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>513</p></td><td><p>8,620,341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>10,313</p></td><td><p>6,007</p></td><td><p>109,793,233</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Defence costs include profit, costs and disbursements such as counsel, expert fees and court fees. It would not be correct to say that these are the sums received by those firms for the services that they alone provide.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The variability in the numbers for the firms is caused by the number of offices the defence firm has on the panel.</li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 15/01/2018 17:03:48 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

820000

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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	Respiratory System: Medical Equipment
	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 (a) extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation were available to the NHS in England and (b) were occupied in each week from 20 November 2017 to 7 January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	122072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Since April 2013, NHS England has commissioned 15 adult respiratory extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) beds per annum from five providers. In periods of high demand, capacity can be increased in line with an agreed standard operating procedure.</p><p> </p><p>During the period 1 November to 31 March, NHS England monitors capacity on a weekly basis (increasing this frequency if required). The number of adult beds occupied in each week from 20 November to 7 January, as recorded on a Monday afternoon (unless otherwise indicated), was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of adult beds occupied</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 November</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 November</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 December</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 December</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 December</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 December (Friday)</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 December (Wednesday)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 December (Friday)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 January (Tuesday)</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To help protect patient identity, in the weeks where the number of beds occupied was fewer than 10, it is not possible to give the exact number of beds occupied.</p><p> </p><p>As with adult ECMO beds, from April 2013 NHS England has also commissioned paediatric respiratory ECMO beds from five providers. In periods of high demand, capacity at these providers can be increased in line with an agreed standard operating procedure. There is no set number of beds per provider because the number of paediatric cases is very small. It is not possible to give information about the number of paediatric beds occupied in each week from 20 November to 7 January due to patient confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122074 question first answered 15/01/2018 17:08:52 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

820002

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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	Respiratory System: Medical Equipment
	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 extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation beds have been available to the NHS in England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	122074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Since April 2013, NHS England has commissioned 15 adult respiratory extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) beds per annum from five providers. In periods of high demand, capacity can be increased in line with an agreed standard operating procedure.</p><p> </p><p>During the period 1 November to 31 March, NHS England monitors capacity on a weekly basis (increasing this frequency if required). The number of adult beds occupied in each week from 20 November to 7 January, as recorded on a Monday afternoon (unless otherwise indicated), was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of adult beds occupied</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 November</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 November</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 December</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 December</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 December</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 December (Friday)</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 December (Wednesday)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 December (Friday)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 January (Tuesday)</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To help protect patient identity, in the weeks where the number of beds occupied was fewer than 10, it is not possible to give the exact number of beds occupied.</p><p> </p><p>As with adult ECMO beds, from April 2013 NHS England has also commissioned paediatric respiratory ECMO beds from five providers. In periods of high demand, capacity at these providers can be increased in line with an agreed standard operating procedure. There is no set number of beds per provider because the number of paediatric cases is very small. It is not possible to give information about the number of paediatric beds occupied in each week from 20 November to 7 January due to patient confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122072 question first answered 15/01/2018 17:08:52 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

818999

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Reorganisation
	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 cost of changing the name of his Department to the Department of Health and Social Care.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	121676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The costs of changing the name ‘Department of Health’ to ‘Department of Health and Social Care’ will be kept to an absolute minimum. The current estimate for costs associated to the name change will be no more than £1,000.</p><p> </p><p>Stationery, such as business cards and headed paper, will only be changed when stock is used up.</p><p> </p><p>Signage in the Department’s London headquarters is digital only. Physical signage in the Leeds headquarters will only be changed later in 2018, as part of a planned refurbishment of the building.</p><p> </p><p>Amends to the website and intranet have not incurred additional costs.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 121678 121742 question first answered 15/01/2018 17:12:25 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

819001

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Reorganisation
	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 cost to the public purse of renaming his Department including signage, stationery, website, business cards and any other associated costs.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	121678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The costs of changing the name ‘Department of Health’ to ‘Department of Health and Social Care’ will be kept to an absolute minimum. The current estimate for costs associated to the name change will be no more than £1,000.</p><p> </p><p>Stationery, such as business cards and headed paper, will only be changed when stock is used up.</p><p> </p><p>Signage in the Department’s London headquarters is digital only. Physical signage in the Leeds headquarters will only be changed later in 2018, as part of a planned refurbishment of the building.</p><p> </p><p>Amends to the website and intranet have not incurred additional costs.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 121676 121742 question first answered 15/01/2018 17:12:25 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

819065

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Reorganisation
	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 cost to the public purse of the renaming of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	121742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The costs of changing the name ‘Department of Health’ to ‘Department of Health and Social Care’ will be kept to an absolute minimum. The current estimate for costs associated to the name change will be no more than £1,000.</p><p> </p><p>Stationery, such as business cards and headed paper, will only be changed when stock is used up.</p><p> </p><p>Signage in the Department’s London headquarters is digital only. Physical signage in the Leeds headquarters will only be changed later in 2018, as part of a planned refurbishment of the building.</p><p> </p><p>Amends to the website and intranet have not incurred additional costs.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 121676 121678 question first answered 15/01/2018 17:12:25 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

820025

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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	Ophthalmology
	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 workforce capacity in ophthalmology.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	122097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The ophthalmology consultant workforce employed in the National Health Service has grown consistently in recent years, averaging 4.3% per year over the period March 2012 to March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Digital Workforce Statistics for September 2017 show that the full time equivalent number of ophthalmologists in training in England is 797.</p><p> </p><p>Education and training provision for healthcare systems in the NHS in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is a matter for each of the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:41:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

819960

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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 Professions: Migrant Workers
	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 specialist cancer staff in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) England are non-UK EU citizens.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	122032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The specific level of detail required to answer this question is not available in the information held by NHS Digital relating to the National Health Service workforce.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:42:01 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

820019

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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	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 his Department is taking to reduce the number of people with sight loss.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	122091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The reasons for sight loss are multiple. They include lifestyle factors such as smoking and obesity as well as medical conditions. Prevention and early detection, along with access to timely treatment are all therefore important. On reduction of smoking and obesity, both key long terms risk factors for vision loss, the Government has well established programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Action is also being taken to reduce sight loss caused by medical conditions. On diabetic retinopathy, a common complication of diabetes which can lead to sight loss, a diabetic retinopathy screening programme led by Public Health England offered screening to 2.4 million eligible people in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Early detection is also key and free National Health Service sight tests are available to those at increased risk of eye disease or likely to be deterred from seeking private tests on grounds of cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:43:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

819973

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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	Brain: Tumours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department’s Task and Finish Working Group on brain tumours plans to publish its report.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	122045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Task and Finish Working Group on brain tumour’s latest estimate is that their work will be complete before the end of January 2018. The Working Group is undertaking a challenging task in this difficult area. Inputs are being sought from many stakeholders in order to produce a useful and impactful report. Some of these stakeholders are very busy clinicians, and need to be given sufficient time to formulate their inputs – we are committed to involving them.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/01/2018 17:44:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan