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969189

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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	Obesity: Surgery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost is of a bariatric operation.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	171290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>NHS Improvement has provided the national average unit cost of delivering bariatric procedures based on the 2016/17 reference costs submitted by providers for elective care. This information is provided in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Procedure</p></td><td><p>National Average Unit Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Complex Surgical Procedures for Obesity</p></td><td><p>£4,548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major Surgical Procedures for Obesity</p></td><td><p>£4,981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity</p></td><td><p>£4,444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gastric Band Procedures for Obesity</p></td><td><p>£2,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjustment of Gastric Band for Obesity</p></td><td><p>£1,870</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/09/2018 13:19:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

969184

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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	Food: Labelling
	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 are being taken to improve the clarification of calorific food labelling in order to achieve his Department's 2024 calorie reduction targets.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	171287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>As part of chapter 2 of the childhood obesity plan, we will be launching a consultation on introducing consistent calorie labelling for the out of home sector later this year.</p><p> </p><p>We are also considering the opportunities offered by exiting the European Union, which include giving us greater flexibility to determine what information should be presented on packaged food and how it should be displayed, and we will work alongside industry and other stakeholders to decide what will be next for front of pack nutrition labelling. We want to build on the success of our current scheme and ensure we are using the most effective ways to communicate information to families.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/09/2018 13:20:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

969188

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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	Obesity: Surgery
	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 bariatric operations were performed in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	171289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital has provided a count of finished consultant episodes (FCE)<sup>1</sup> where bariatric operations were performed between the financial years 2014/15 to 2017/18 (provisional data)<sup>2,3</sup>.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>FCE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>6,122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>6,547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>6,876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>7,016 (Provisional)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>A FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. Figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year.</p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in National Health Service practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. Conversely, apparent increases in activity may be due to improved recording of diagnosis or procedure information.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that HES include activity ending in the year in question and run from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity ending between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013.</p><p> </p><p><sup>3</sup>The data are provisional and may be incomplete or contain errors for which no adjustments have yet been made. Counts produced from provisional data are likely to be lower than those generated for the same period in the final data set. This shortfall will be most pronounced in the final month of the latest period, i.e. November from the (month 9) April to November extract. It is also probable that clinical data are not complete, which may in particular affect the last two months of any given period. There may also be errors due to coding inconsistencies that have not yet been investigated and corrected.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/09/2018 16:10:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

969161

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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	Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Care Commissioning Groups make provide access to drug Mylotarg.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	171285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>NHS England, not clinical commissioning groups, is responsible for commissioning most cancer drugs in the National Health Service in England, including gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg) for the treatment of untreated acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). NHS England does not currently routinely fund gemtuzumab ozogamicin for the treatment of untreated AML, pending the outcome of the ongoing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal. NICE published draft guidance for consultation on the use of gemtuzumab ozogamicin for untreated AML and is currently considering the comments received on its draft recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/09/2018 16:26:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

969186

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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	Diabetes and Obesity
	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 provide specialist bariatric weight assessment and management clinics for patients (a) with diabetes and (b) that are classified as obese.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	171288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for commissioning complex obesity services for adults, which include all bariatric surgical procedures and the associated care. Children’s bariatric surgery remains the responsibility of NHS England Specialised Services.</p><p> </p><p>When developing their associated commissioning policies and treatment criteria, we would expect CCGs to take into account any relevant current guidance, and consider the wider context of their actions which may include the costs incurred as a result of setting criteria which may deny or delay treatment for patients requiring bariatric surgery.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/09/2018 10:40:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

969181

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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	Diabetes
	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 people have (a) been referred to and (b) joined the NHS diabetes prevention programme.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	171286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme commenced roll out in June 2016 and, at the end of July 2018, 252,130 at risk individuals have been referred into the service and 107,254 individuals have now had an initial assessment. In 2018/19 the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme achieved full national roll out, with services available to patients in every sustainability and transformation partnership in England.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/09/2018 13:37:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

971303

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	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	Diabetes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the primary outcome results of the Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	172640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is aware of the literature that has been published to date in relation to the DiRECT Trial, and are of the view that the results of the trial suggest that very low calorie diets could potentially be highly impactful if it should prove possible to deliver the intervention at scale.</p><p> </p><p>At present, the duration of the effect of the intervention trialled (i.e. the duration of any period of remission) is unknown and NHS England has not yet seen a cost effectiveness analysis, or other economic data from the trial. It is therefore not yet possible to establish the overall effectiveness of the intervention at this time. Whilst waiting for the two year outcomes data to be published, NHS England is exploring opportunities to pilot these approaches at greater scale to further understand their potential.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/09/2018 12:54:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1002081

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Neuromuscular Disorders: Leicester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of respiratory physiotherapy for (a) children and (b) adults with muscular dystrophy and neuromuscular conditions provided by (i) Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group and (ii) University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	188000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. NHS England has published service specifications for the neurological care of both children and adults which include exemplar service specifications for neuromuscular conditions. They set out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services. This includes access to physiotherapy and respiratory services. This guidance can be found via the following the links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/E09-S-b-Paediatric-Neurosciences-Neurology.pro_.2013.04.v2.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/E09-S-b-Paediatric-Neurosciences-Neurology.pro_.2013.04.v2.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 11:17:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1015359

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Diabetes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much additional funding announced in Budget 2018 has been allocated to the prevention of Type 2 diabetes.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	196310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 Budget re-confirms the Prime Minister’s announcement in June this year to work with the National Health Service to develop a 10-year plan for the future of the health service, underpinned by a five-year funding offer which will see the NHS budget grow by £20.5 billion a year in real terms by 2023-24. We expect the plan to be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/12/2018 16:28:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1038465

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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: Vacancies
	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 tackle staff shortages as part of the NHS Long-Term Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	206726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service employs more staff now than at any other time in its 70-year history, with significant growth in newly qualified staff over the period from 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan published on 7 January 2019 sets out a vital strategic framework to ensure that over the next 10 years the NHS will have the staff it needs so that nurses and doctors have the time they need to care, working in a supportive culture that allows them to provide the expert compassionate care they are committed to providing.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has commissioned Baroness Dido Harding working closely with Sir David Behan to lead a number of programmes to engage with key NHS interests to develop a detailed workforce implementation plan. These programmes will consider detailed proposals to grow the workforce rapidly, including consideration of additional staff and skills required, build a supportive working culture in the NHS and ensure first rate leadership for NHS staff.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/01/2019 12:32:01 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz