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226701

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
	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 6 March 2015 to Question 225987, for what reasons the Answer states that a contract for University Hospital Bristol to deliver stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) was transferred to NHS England in April 2013 when that hospital first acquired a gamma knife to deliver SRS in October 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	227144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>All existing contracts for stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy services, including that with University Hospital Bristol, were transferred to NHS England on 1 April 2013. Gamma Knife treatments started at University Hospital Bristol in October 2013, as there was an identified need for this provider to replace its existing equipment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England intends to update the information contained within the <em>Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services - needs assessment and service review</em> to reflect the 2014-15 contract position as part of the work to review the results of the consultation on the future provision of stereotactic radiosurgery services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 227124 question first answered 16/03/2015 16:26:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

226703

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
	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 6 March 2015 to Question 225987, which refers to there being a contract for stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy services (SRS) with University Hospital Bristol, for what reasons that hospital is listed as non-contracted and non-commissioned to deliver SRS in the NHS England document Stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy services needs assessment and service review, published in November 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	227124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>All existing contracts for stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy services, including that with University Hospital Bristol, were transferred to NHS England on 1 April 2013. Gamma Knife treatments started at University Hospital Bristol in October 2013, as there was an identified need for this provider to replace its existing equipment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England intends to update the information contained within the <em>Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services - needs assessment and service review</em> to reflect the 2014-15 contract position as part of the work to review the results of the consultation on the future provision of stereotactic radiosurgery services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 227144 question first answered 16/03/2015 16:26:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

224724

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answers of 26 January 2015 to Question 221450 and of 2 March 2015 to Questions 225136, 225137 and 225138, for what reasons funding is provided to University Hospital Bristol to treat patients with gamma knife radiosurgery; when that funding approval was given; and who authorised that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	225987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>Since 1 April 2013, radiosurgery treatment is planned and paid for by NHS England to a national specification, developed through public consultation. All existing contracts for stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy services, including that with University Hospital Bristol, were transferred to NHS England on 1 April 2013. NHS England has continued to commission against these contracts, during the review of stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The future provision of stereotactic radiosurgery services in NHS England will be determined by the procurement exercise that will follow on from the consultation exercise that has recently ended. Until this process is completed there are no plans to change current commissioning arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/03/2015 13:59:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

223329

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Radiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS England non-commissioned hospitals providing gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery are funded to treat NHS patients.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	225138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>No non-commissioned hospitals providing stereotactic radiosurgery are permitted to routinely treat National Health Service patients outside of national policy.</p><p> </p><p>However, an application could be made for stereotactic radiosurgery through the individual funding request route demonstrating exceptional circumstances as to why an NHS England commissioned provider could not provide the treatment.</p><p> </p><p>No non-commissioned hospitals providing gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery are funded to treat NHS patients outside of national policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 225136 225137 question first answered 02/03/2015 11:45:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

223328

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Radiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what funding mechanism NHS England pays for the treatment of NHS patients receiving stereotactic radiosurgery at non-commissioned hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	225137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>No non-commissioned hospitals providing stereotactic radiosurgery are permitted to routinely treat National Health Service patients outside of national policy.</p><p> </p><p>However, an application could be made for stereotactic radiosurgery through the individual funding request route demonstrating exceptional circumstances as to why an NHS England commissioned provider could not provide the treatment.</p><p> </p><p>No non-commissioned hospitals providing gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery are funded to treat NHS patients outside of national policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 225136 225138 question first answered 02/03/2015 11:45:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

223327

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Radiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria NHS England has to decide which non-commissioned hospitals providing stereotactic radiosurgery are permitted to treat NHS patients.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	225136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>No non-commissioned hospitals providing stereotactic radiosurgery are permitted to routinely treat National Health Service patients outside of national policy.</p><p> </p><p>However, an application could be made for stereotactic radiosurgery through the individual funding request route demonstrating exceptional circumstances as to why an NHS England commissioned provider could not provide the treatment.</p><p> </p><p>No non-commissioned hospitals providing gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery are funded to treat NHS patients outside of national policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 225137 225138 question first answered 02/03/2015 11:45:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

223326

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Radiotherapy
	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 5 February 2015 to Question 222680, which NHS trusts reported the patient incidents referred to in that Answer in 2013 and 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	225135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide details of which trusts reported the incidents due to the small patient population for this kind of treatment and potential issues regarding patient confidentiality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/03/2015 11:39:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

223320

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Weather: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on the NHS Choices Winter Health Advice campaign; and for what purpose that expenditure has been incurred.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	225119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The total budget for NHS England’s national ‘Feeling under the weather’ (NHS Choices Winter Health Advice) campaign, for financial year 2014-15, is £6 million. The budget delivered two waves of national campaign activity. The first wave ran from 27 October 2014 to 8 January 2015 and the second wave from 17 January to 1 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ‘Feeling under the weather’ campaign has been created to help reduce the number of elderly and frail people requiring emergency admissions through urgent and emergency care services, particularly accident and emergency departments. The campaign aims to achieve this by raising awareness about what medical help is available and should be sought, depending on the severity of the ailment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/03/2015 17:05:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

177542

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Radiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct NHS England to enable University College London Hospital to use the Gamma Knife on the same terms as it enables University Hospitals Bristol to use that equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	223267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that the future provision of Stereotactic Radiosurgery services for the National Health Service in England will be determined by the procurement exercise that will follow on from the consultation exercise that has recently ended. Until this process is completed there are no plans to change current commissioning arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All feedback received via the online consultation for the Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review will be collated and summarised and a report of the consultation findings will be considered by the Specialised Commissioning Oversight Group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England will publish a report outlining the key themes of the consultation findings on its website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 223266 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:51:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

177541

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Radiotherapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct NHS England to publish all submissions to its Stereotactic Radiosurgery Review.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	223266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that the future provision of Stereotactic Radiosurgery services for the National Health Service in England will be determined by the procurement exercise that will follow on from the consultation exercise that has recently ended. Until this process is completed there are no plans to change current commissioning arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All feedback received via the online consultation for the Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review will be collated and summarised and a report of the consultation findings will be considered by the Specialised Commissioning Oversight Group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England will publish a report outlining the key themes of the consultation findings on its website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 223267 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:51:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt