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722499

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for a GP appointment in (a) Bristol East, (b) Bristol and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Information on the average waiting time for general practitioner (GP) appointments at local and national level is not collected or held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The GP Patient Survey, published by NHS England, asks respondents how long it took for them to see a GP or a nurse after contacting their practice. The full set of survey releases can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://gp-patient.co.uk/surveys-and-reports" target="_blank">https://gp-patient.co.uk/surveys-and-reports</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving access to general practice. By 2020, everyone will have access to routine evening and weekend appointments. In Bristol there are a number of initiatives in place to increase GP access. For example, network practices, such as One Care Consortium, are currently offering extra pre-bookable GP appointments on weekends and bank holidays.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 24/04/2017 11:01:44 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722500

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Bristol
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for hospital referrals in Bristol in each of the last five years; and how many and what proportion of patients in Bristol waited longer than 18 weeks for surgery in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The information is shown in the following table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Average waiting time, number and percentage of patients who had been waiting longer than 18 weeks for treatment (not all treatment will include surgery) in April in each of the last five years (where data is available), NHS Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Average (median) waiting time (weeks)</p></td><td><p>Numbers of patients waiting over 18 weeks</p></td><td><p>Percentage of patients waiting over 18 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April-2012</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April-2013</p></td><td><p>6.7</p></td><td><p>1,635</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April-2014</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td><td><p>2,361</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April-2015</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td><td><p>2,613</p></td><td><p>10.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April-2016</p></td><td><p>7.1</p></td><td><p>2,710</p></td><td><p>9.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> Consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times, NHS England</p><p>Notes: CCGs were created following the Health and Social Care Act in 2012, and were formed on 1 April 2013.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/04/2017 15:38:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722501

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of accident and emergency patients were treated within four hours in (a) North Bristol Trust, (b) University Hospitals Bristol Trust and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of accident and emergency patients who were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival in North Bristol NHS Trust, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, and England, is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>North Bristol NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>94.6%</p></td><td><p>95.9%</p></td><td><p>96.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>92.1%</p></td><td><p>93.8%</p></td><td><p>95.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>92.5%</p></td><td><p>93.7%</p></td><td><p>95.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>85.0%</p></td><td><p>92.2%</p></td><td><p>93.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>84.9%</p></td><td><p>90.4%</p></td><td><p>91.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> NHS England, accident and emergency Attendance and Emergency Admissions</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/04/2017 15:33:04 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722502

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: North Herefordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent in North Herefordshire constituency since 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	71372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not budget or monitor spending by Parliamentary constituency. The majority of Department spending is allocated through clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) who are responsible for the efficient and effective allocation of resources in their local health economies. The relevant CCG for North Herefordshire is Herefordshire CCG, whose published accounts show that comprehensive expenditure was £219.347 million, in 2014/15 and £228.51 million in 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/04/2017 15:27:48 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

722503

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bury Clinical Commissioning Group: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding has been provided to Bury Clinical Commissioning Group in each year since it was established.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	71275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The below table sets out the funding allocations for core clinical commissioning group (CCG) services received by NHS Bury CCG since it was established in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>2013/14 – 2016/17 Allocations – NHS Bury CCG</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>NHS Bury CCG</p></td><td><p>CCG Core Allocations</p></td><td><p>Primary Medical Care Allocations</p></td><td><p>Specialised Services Allocations</p></td><td><p>Final Place Based Allocations (Equals sum of CCG Core + Primary Medical Care + Specialised Services)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(£000s)</p></td><td><p>(£000s)</p></td><td><p>(£000s)</p></td><td><p>(£000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>208,390</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>216,686</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>237,308</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>246,199</p></td><td><p>25,524</p></td><td><p>61,119</p></td><td><p>332,842</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>The figures for 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 are the adjusted month 6 baseline figures.</p><p> </p><p>From 2016/17 onwards, allocations to CCGs cover core CCG services, primary medical care and specialised services.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/04/2017 15:44:11 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

722509

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Surgery: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-urgent operations have been cancelled in hospitals in the London Borough of Southwark in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	71260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>NHS England collects the number of elective operations cancelled at the ‘last minute’ for non-clinical reasons on a quarterly basis. It does not collect the total number of cancelled operations, a breakdown of the type of operations that have been cancelled, or the specific reason for the cancellation. On occasion, urgent care demands mean that non-urgent operations may need to be postponed to make sure that people most in need of hospital care receive it. The majority of non–urgent operations that are cancelled are re-booked within 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>The information is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Number of last minute elective operations cancelled in trusts serving the London Borough of Southwark (and surrounds) in each of the last seven years for non-clinical reasons</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Number of last minute elective operations cancelled for non-clinical reasons in the last seven years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trust name</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>587</p></td><td><p>1,216</p></td><td><p>1,433</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>432</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>848</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Cancelled Elective Operations, NHS England</p><p> </p><p><em>Note:</em> The main acute trusts that serve Southwark are King’s College NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.</p><p> </p><p>The number of cancelled operations has reduced in recent years at King College Hospital, with cancelled operations as a percentage of elective admissions reducing from 1.45 % in Quarter 3 2014/15, to 0.86% in Quarter 3 2016/17 and has been maintained under 1% at Guys and St Thomas’, with 0.7% reported in Quarter 3, 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/04/2017 15:23:03 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

722510

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Pay
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 effect of NHS pay levels and rates of pay increase on staff (a) retention and (b) morale.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	71252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Successive Governments have relied on the independent Pay Review Bodies; the NHS Pay Review Body and the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration to make recommendations on the level of pay for National Health Service staff. The Review Bodies consider written and oral evidence about the recruitment, retention and motivation of NHS staff, put to them by Government, NHS employers, NHS Trade Unions and other stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Based on that evidence the Review Bodies prepare reports for government which make recommendations on the level of pay award that will enable the NHS to continue to recruit, retain and motivate the staff it needs. The reports consider carefully a range of issues including affordability of the workforce and the prevailing public sector pay policy.</p><p> </p><p>On the 28 March this year the Government accepted the Pay Review Bodies’ recommendations for a 1% pay increase for all NHS staff for 2017/18, that will be in addition to incremental pay for those staff that are eligible.</p><p> </p><p>Staff satisfaction with pay remains unchanged since 2015. The staff engagement score recorded by the NHS staff survey has reached an all time high of 3.79/5 since it was first recorded in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is taking action to increase the supply of trained staff available to work in the NHS and wider health and care system. Since 2010 there are over 11,200 more doctors and over 12,100 more nurses on our wards.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/04/2017 15:42:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

722511

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time for an application to the National Dental Performers List to be processed has been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	71256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>NHS England does not hold information on the average turnaround time for processing applications to join the National Dental Performers List. There is an expectation that applications should take 12 weeks to process but for some applications it can take longer. NHS England holds the contract with Capita for the administration of Primary Care Support Services, including the National Dental Performers List. The Performers List process checks that applicants have the correct evidence to ensure that safeguards are in place.</p><p>Service standards set in the Capita contract are a matter for NHS England as the contract holder. NHS England advises that the contract contains a range of remedies to incentivise and address performance. These include the application of financial service credits where agreed levels of performance are not achieved and rectification processes to affect improvement in service performance where this falls below expected levels.</p><p>NHS England has been closely monitoring and supporting Capita’s handling of applications for the National Dental Performers List both through weekly service reviews and through an NHS England Intensive Support Team who are working directly alongside Capita. The performance over the last year has not met the standards for which NHS England holds Capita accountable. As such, these actions will continue while the recovery plan for this service is fully delivered.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 71257 question first answered 24/04/2017 11:04:36 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

722512

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Registration
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 Capita's handling of application processing for the National Dental Performers List.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	71257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>NHS England does not hold information on the average turnaround time for processing applications to join the National Dental Performers List. There is an expectation that applications should take 12 weeks to process but for some applications it can take longer. NHS England holds the contract with Capita for the administration of Primary Care Support Services, including the National Dental Performers List. The Performers List process checks that applicants have the correct evidence to ensure that safeguards are in place.</p><p>Service standards set in the Capita contract are a matter for NHS England as the contract holder. NHS England advises that the contract contains a range of remedies to incentivise and address performance. These include the application of financial service credits where agreed levels of performance are not achieved and rectification processes to affect improvement in service performance where this falls below expected levels.</p><p>NHS England has been closely monitoring and supporting Capita’s handling of applications for the National Dental Performers List both through weekly service reviews and through an NHS England Intensive Support Team who are working directly alongside Capita. The performance over the last year has not met the standards for which NHS England holds Capita accountable. As such, these actions will continue while the recovery plan for this service is fully delivered.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 71256 question first answered 24/04/2017 11:04:36 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

722091

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Food: Safety
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 the cost of establishing a new regulatory framework for food safety after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
uin	71015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Departments are currently working to understand the impacts that withdrawal from the European Union will have across a number of areas, including understanding any cost implications for the regulatory framework. Options for the future post-exit regulatory framework are being developed that will not compromise the consumer protection or increase burdens on businesses.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 24/04/2017 10:57:17 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr