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390930

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Workers: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the additional annual costs to councils of paying the National Living Wage to care workers employed by private firms to provide adult social care services for local authorities from April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	7771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/07/2015 14:57:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390980

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Managers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS Trust chief executives hold a qualification in healthcare management; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/07/2015 14:28:14 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390981

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of the syllabus and teaching materials for the (a) Edward Jenner, (b) Nye Bevan, (c) Mary Seacole, (d) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, (e) The Director, (f) Ready Now, (g) Senior Operational Leaders and (h) Intersect systems leadership programme.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is held by the NHS Leadership Academy and not the Department. We understand that the view of the NHS Leadership Academy is that the information should not be released as it is considered to be commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/07/2015 14:23:34 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390984

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services and Social Services
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 improve the co-ordination and efficiency of health and social care; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>In 2015/16, the £5.3 billion Better Care Fund is bringing together local authority and National Health Service budgets in every area in England. With health and social care funds combined in pooled budgets, local leaders and clinical experts have worked alongside each other to plan and commission joined-up services across all aspects of the local health and care economy. This coordinated way of working is intended to help areas to deliver services that better fit the needs of their local population, as well as to ensure that the most can be made of the resources available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/07/2015 13:57:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390985

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospital Beds
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 effectiveness of cross-charging in reducing bed-blocking; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department consulted on changes to delayed discharge processes, including arrangements for the National Health Service to claim reimbursement for any delays attributed to a local authority, as part of its broader consultation on the draft regulations and statutory guidance underpinning Part 1 of the Care Act 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The responses to the consultation indicated that, whilst reimbursement arrangements may have a role to play, the focus should be on better integration between health and social care and the development of mechanisms such as the Better Care Fund to achieve this, and that reimbursement should be permissive rather than mandatory. As a result, new provisions are laid under the Care Act 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The £5.3 billion Better Care Fund will support areas to join up health and social care and to change the way that services are delivered, and includes a strong focus on reducing the number of unnecessary days spent by people in hospital.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/07/2015 15:30:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390986

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services and Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data his Department collects on the state and quality of health and social care co-ordination; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Currently, an integrated health and social care scorecard on the MyNHS website shows performance on the four core metrics used for the Better Care Fund:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Total non-elective admissions (general and acute) per 100,000 population;</p><p> </p><p>- Total permanent admissions to residential and nursing care per 100,000 population of people aged 65 and over;</p><p> </p><p>- Proportion of older people still at home 91 days after discharge from hospital into reablement/rehabilitation services; and</p><p> </p><p>- Delayed transfers of care (total delayed days) from hospital.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The scorecard can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/performance/Results?ResultsViewId=1041" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/performance/Results?ResultsViewId=1041</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data presented here relates to the performance of health and social care services provided within the area covered by each of the 151 Health and Wellbeing Boards.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>On 1 July during the Local Government Association annual conference, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health announced a new set of unified metrics for the integration of health and social care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The metrics will consist of a range of indicators that can measure how areas are progressing in relation to the integration of health and care services, including the impact of integration on service provision and individual experience. They will be used as a tool for areas to check on their progress towards a fully integrated health and social care system, to compare this progress to other local areas, and will allow best practice from those areas progressing well to be shared across the system. All areas should be baselined and benchmarked nationally by December 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/07/2015 15:09:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390994

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were on waiting lists to be registered with NHS dentists in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	7829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The data on waiting lists to see a dentist in England is not held centrally. Some practices may hold waiting lists for patients wanting to access a National Health Service dentist, but these will be held at practice level. However, since 2010, the Dental Statistics from the GP Patient Survey provide information on the number of people who tried to make an appointment with an NHS dentist in the previous two years and said they had been successful. The information can be found in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/07/2015 14:49:38 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt attachment 1 file name Successful NHS dental appointments 2010-15.xlsx title Successful NHS dental appointments 2010-15
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

390997

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of GP practices in (a) England, (b) London, (c) the London Borough of Islington and (d) Islington South and Finsbury constituency have received funding from (i) the Prime Minister's Challenge Fund and (ii) the Primary Care Infrastructure Fund.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	7782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The numbers and proportions of general practitioner (GP) practices that are part of a wave one or wave two Prime Minister’s GP Access Fund (known formerly as the PM Challenge Fund) scheme are:</p><p> </p><p>(a) In England – 2637, which is 33.5% of the number of practices at 30 September 2014</p><p> </p><p>(b) In London – 724, which is 51% of the number of practices at 30 September 2014</p><p> </p><p>(c) In the London borough of Islington – 33, which is 92% of the number of practices at 30 September 2014</p><p> </p><p>(d) In the Islington South and Finsbury constituency – 16, which is 89% of the number of practices at 30 September 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The numbers and proportion of GP practices with indicative funding approval from the Primary Care Infrastructure Fund in 2015/16 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(a) In England, 721 – which is 9.2% of the number of practices at 30 September, 2014</p><p> </p><p>(b) In London, 182 – which is 12.4% of the number of practices at 30 September, 2014</p><p> </p><p>(c) In the London Borough of Islington (Islington Clinical Commissioning Group), 2 – which is 5.6% of the number of practices at 30 September 2014</p><p> </p><p>(d) In the Islington South and Finsbury Constituency, 1 – which is 5.6% of the number of practices at 30 September 2014</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/07/2015 14:35:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

390998

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eyesight: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people applied for free NHS sight test vouchers in each of the last five years; and how many such applications were successful.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Only data on free National Health Service sight tests actually provided is collected. Eligible patients may apply, and receive an NHS sight test, at any optical practice holding an NHS contract, providing the sight test is clinically necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table attached shows the number of NHS sight tests provided in England between 2009/10 and 2013/14. This information has been extracted from the report, <em>General Ophthalmic Services: Activity Statistics for England – 2013/14</em>. This report is available on the Health and Social Care Information Centre website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=15062&amp;topics=1%2fPrimary+care+services%2fEye+care+services&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=15062&amp;topics=1%2fPrimary+care+services%2fEye+care+services&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/07/2015 12:18:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt attachment 1 file name NHS sight tests by patient eligibility.docx title NHS sight tests, England 2009-10 to 2013-14
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

390999

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Solihull Hospital: Phlebotomy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to improve (a) access to and (b) facilities for phlebotomy services for elderly and vulnerable people at Solihull Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	7813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Foundation Trust.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have written to Mr Les Lawrence, Chair of the Heart of England 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> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/07/2015 15:23:07 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight