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724558

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Community Health Services: Liverpool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust's announcement of 30 March 2017 on the new arrangement to manage community services in Liverpool, what future bidding process NHS Improvement plans to use relating to the Liverpool Community Health Contract.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	72015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

724559

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS Improvement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2017 to Question 70905, on Department of Health, for what reasons NHS Improvement placed (a) Bernie Cuthell at Manchester Mental Health Trust and (b) Karen Jackson at Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	72016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

724560

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Microplastics: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2017 to Question 70013, for what reason that Answer does not refer to any plans by his Department to conduct an assessment of the effect of microplastics entering the marine environment on human health.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	72013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

347687

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	East Cheshire NHS Trust
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to publish the report Distressed Health Communities in East Cheshire NHS Trust.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not commissioned such a report. In 2014, NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) commissioned research from four consultancies to support 11 challenged local health economies with the development and strengthening of their strategic plans. Eastern Cheshire is one of the 11 health economies covered by this research. An overarching summary, ‘Making Local Health Economies Work Better For Patients’, was published by NHS England, Monitor and TDA in December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/06/2015 12:13:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

347688

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	East Cheshire NHS Trust: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the financial viability of East Cheshire NHS Trust.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/06/2015 12:03:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

347776

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Temporary Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans NHS England has to reduce the cost of agency staff to the NHS in England.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England will be writing to clinical commissioning groups clarifying their responsibilities in respect of financial controls for agency spend which are due to be implemented from 1 July as set out in the letter from the Department of Health, a copy of which has been attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that the current rate of spending is not supporting the best positive outcome for patients. The Secretary of State has announced a comprehensive package of measures to address the problem including:</p><p> </p><p>- setting a maximum hourly rate for doctors and nurses;</p><p> </p><p>- banning the use of agencies that are not approved;</p><p> </p><p>- putting a cap on total agency staff spending for each National Health Service trust in financial difficulty; and</p><p> </p><p>- requiring specific approval for any consultancy contracts over £50,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the Francis[1] report many trusts increased their spend on temporary staffing to meet safe staffing levels. The Department expects the NHS to have a strong grip on its finances, and manage contract and agency staffing spend responsibly through effective and efficient workforce planning and management.</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] <a href="http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/" target="_blank">http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/06/2015 12:20:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt attachment 1 file name DH letter of financial responsibilities.pdf title DH letter - finanical controls for agency spend
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

347790

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Temporary Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of how much the NHS spends on agency and contract staff.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>National Health Service spend on agency and contract staff for 2013/14 is £3.34 billion[1].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the Francis[2] report many trusts increased their spend on temporary staffing to meet safe staffing levels. The Department expects trusts to have a strong grip on their finances, and manage their contract and agency staffing spend (including use of locums) responsibly through effective and efficient workforce planning and management and to minimise temporary staffing costs in future years.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that the current rate of spending is not supporting the best positive outcome for patients. The Secretary of State has announced a comprehensive package of measures to address the problem including:</p><p> </p><p>- setting a maximum hourly rate for doctors and nurses;</p><p> </p><p>- banning the use of agencies that are not approved;</p><p> </p><p>- putting a cap on total agency staff spending for each NHS trust in financial difficulty; and</p><p> </p><p>- requiring specific approval for any expensive consultancy contracts over £50,000.</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] The 2014/15 figures reflect data collected from NHS trusts and foundation trusts as part of the Q4 data collection which is unpublished and unaudited. Whilst this data would not ordinarily be provided as part of a Parliamentary Question contribution, it has been included within this response as both Monitor and NHS Trust Development Authority have separately released data relating to temporary agency staff spend. It should be noted that their figures vary slightly from those included above. These figures may also be subject to revision as part of the 2014/15 final audited accounts production, and should therefore not be used once the final published Department of Health Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>[2] http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/06/2015 14:33:38 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

348016

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were waiting to see a GP for more than one week in (a) Sheffield, Heeley constituency and (b) Sheffield in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Data on waiting times to see a general practitioner is not collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/06/2015 16:00:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348045

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the daily cost of a (a) locum and (b) family GP.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The requested information is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>General practitioners (GPs) are independent contractors who provide primary medical services on behalf of the National Health Service. Provided they meet the terms of their contract, they are free to make their own decisions regarding remuneration and practice expenditure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As independent businesses, it is also the responsibility of individual GP practices to employ locum GPs to meet their needs, and to decide whether the rate at which they are able to secure a locum represents good value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/06/2015 11:01:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

348063

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Southend University Hospital: Parking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request a report from the Chair of the Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on how much Southend University Hospital received from car parking charges in each of the last two years and what use was made of those funds by that hospital; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>These are operational matters for the Foundation Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have written to Alan Tobias OBE, Chair of the Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust informing him of the hon. Member’s enquiry. He will reply shortly and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 685 687 question first answered 09/06/2015 11:51:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess