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227843

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with asthma have a written asthma action plan; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	227756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>We are not able to provide a figure for how many people currently have a written asthma plan. However, the Government’s mandate to NHS England for 2015/16 says that everyone with a long term condition, including asthma, should be offered a personalised care plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is working with stakeholders to help ensure that people with long term conditions have a personalised care and support plan, developed collaboratively with healthcare professionals. It has produced a set of handbooks for commissioners and care practitioners to help them in implementing personalised care and support planning, and further support and resources will be developed in conjunction with partners, including support for patients and carers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 16:40:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

227844

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of how healthcare data and digital information could be used to help reduce variations in asthma care across the UK.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	227757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The <em>NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare for People with Respiratory Disease, </em>published in 2012 provides information on regional variations in a variety of areas related to asthma including prevalence and hospital admissions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Atlas has been put together by a wide range of organisation including the NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care, the British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK, and can be downloaded at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rightcare.nhs.uk/index.php/atlas/respiratorydisease/" target="_blank">http://www.rightcare.nhs.uk/index.php/atlas/respiratorydisease/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>This information will allow researchers as well as those planning and commissioning NHS services to understand the impact of unwarranted variation on outcomes and to use the data to drive change locally so that care can be improved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 16:27:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

168044

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Radiotherapy: Letchworth
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 accessibility of radiotherapy for cancer patients in Letchworth Garden City.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	217231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>No assessment has been made by the Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that the closest radiotherapy services to Letchworth Garden City are at Mount Vernon Hospital in Hillingdon and Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>NHS England is currently holding a public consultation on changes to the way radiotherapy services are commissioned and where they are provided.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>NHS England will continue to review the need for additional Radiotherapy facilities outside the current centres if it benefits sufficient numbers of patients and will ensure that any changes are economically and clinically viable and enhance the existing care pathways.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/12/2014 15:32:09 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

168045

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
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 make it his policy to provide satellite radiotherapy centres for patients who live in places which are inaccessible for existing radiotherapy centres; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	217232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>NHS England will continue to review the need for additional radiotherapy facilities outside the current centres if the case for change is of benefit to sufficient patients to deem it economically viable and if it enhances the existing pathways of cancer care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Radiotherapy Clinical Reference Group is planning to build on an earlier assessment of radiotherapy demand and capacity for England by considering aspects such as innovative treatments, stock of equipment and how need differs across different localities. This national overview will enable commissioners to ensure that the right services are in the right places to meet future demand, including innovative forms of radiotherapy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/12/2014 16:16:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

168046

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mount Vernon Hospital Northwood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the journey time by car from Letchworth Garden City to Mount Vernon Hospital in Hillingdon.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	217233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>No assessment has been made by the Department.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/12/2014 15:35:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

166355

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Buntingford
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 ensure GP services in Buntingford expand in line with the increases in population as a result of new and proposed housing developments.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	216027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>We are advised that NHS England is working closely with East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, existing Buntingford general practitioner practices and East Hertfordshire District Council on this issue. The demands that planned housing development will place on local services are understood, and a range of options continues to be explored, including relocation of existing services to larger facilities and new primary care services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 01/12/2014 17:14:42 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

166360

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Royston Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the redevelopment of Royston Hospital; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	216044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has received no recent representations on the redevelopment of Royston Hospital.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are advised that NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is working closely with NHS Property Services and Hertfordshire County Council to develop options for the Royston Hospital site. The CCG will continue to work with all parts of the local community to review these options and find the right solution for the longer-term future of the site, which is affordable for the CCG and its partners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 01/12/2014 17:15:59 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

157006

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health services for young people.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	215408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is determined to make sure children and young people get the mental health care they need, and are taking a number of steps to address this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Taskforce was launched in August 2014 to look at how to improve children and young people’s access to mental health services which are more responsive to their needs. It will focus on innovative solutions to improve access to help and support across the sectors, including in schools, through voluntary organisations and online. The Taskforce will report next spring.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has invested £7 million in new Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services specialised Tier 4 beds, £54 million into the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme and £3 million in MindEd, which provides clear guidance on children and young people's mental health, wellbeing and development to any adult working with children, young people and families. The Department is seeking to procure a new survey of child and adolescent mental health. We are also introducing a new waiting time standard to make sure young people with psychosis get prompt treatment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has recently published a framework that addresses the mental health of young people, commissioning the Institute of Health Equity to produce evidence based briefings on parenting programmes and publishing a briefing for head teachers which makes the link between education attainment and pupil health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England will also be publishing a framework for local authorities to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for young people aged 10 – 24. In all these products, mental health and wellbeing are key features.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 25/11/2014 17:30:57 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald