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177185

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Death Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason doctors receive extra payments for signing death certificates.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	222854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>When a patient dies it is the statutory duty of the doctor who has attended the patient in the last illness to issue a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD). There is no fee payable for completing the MCCD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 222855 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:15:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

177187

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Death Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average payment to a doctor for signing a death certificate was in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many doctors received payments for signing death certificates in that year.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	222855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>When a patient dies it is the statutory duty of the doctor who has attended the patient in the last illness to issue a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD). There is no fee payable for completing the MCCD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 222854 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:15:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

177188

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Babies: Screening
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 cost of adding very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase to the heel prick newborn screening test.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	222852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not made a cost estimate on adding the condition very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase to the NHS Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 09/02/2015 14:33:17 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

177189

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hereditary Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to help early diagnosis of very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	222853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises Ministers and the National Health Service in all four countries about all aspects of screening policy and supports implementation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK NSC is currently reviewing newborn screening for very long chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCADD) against its internationally recognised criteria. A public consultation on the screening review opened on 21 November 2014 and will close on 23 February 2015. A copy of the consultation is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.screening.nhs.uk/fattyacidoxidation" target="_blank">http://www.screening.nhs.uk/fattyacidoxidation</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Improving education and awareness of rare diseases across the healthcare professions, including VLCADD, is a commitment in the UK Strategy for Rare Diseases. The Department continues to work closely with its delivery partners to implement the Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 09/02/2015 15:58:41 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

155923

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dementia: East of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support the NHS provides to people with dementia and their carers in the East of England.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	214729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Dementia is a key priority for this Government and we are committed to ensuring people with dementia and their carers receive the best possible care in all care settings. In 2012 the Government launched the first ever Prime Minister’s Challenge on dementia to increase diagnosis rates, raise awareness and understanding and double funding for research in dementia by 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The provision of local dementia services is a matter for the local National Health Service. NHS England advises that an East of England Strategic Clinical Network for Mental Health, Dementia, Neurological Conditions, Learning Disability and Autism (SCN) was established in April 2013 to enable and support service and quality improvements, and better patient outcomes. In addition, the Strategic Dementia Advisory Group, established in September 2013, facilitates and oversees the work of the SCN and is an expert body which provides advice and peer support to partners in dementia care across the East of England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My hon. Friend may wish to contact NHS England for further information on support available for dementia patients and their carers in the East of England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 24/11/2014 17:36:14 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

155925

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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
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 in A&E departments has been (a) nationwide, (b) in the East of England and (c) in the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	214728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Weekly situation reports collected by NHS England are the official source of information about accident and emergency waiting times. These measure the number of patients admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival at an accident and emergency department, but do not provide information on average waiting times.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information is available in hospital episode statistics from 2007-08 on average waiting times to assessment, treatment and departure in accident and emergency departments, and is shown in the following tables. The duration to departure times are most closely aligned to the official information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Mean and median duration to assessment in minutes for attendances at accident and emergency departments, 2007-08 to 2012-13 <em> </em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>England</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>East of England Strategic Health Authority</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Mean and median duration to treatment in minutes for attendances at accident and emergency departments, 2007-08 to 2012-13 <em> </em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>England</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>East of England Strategic Health Authority</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 3: Mean and median duration to departure in minutes for attendances at accident and emergency departments, 2007-08 to 2012-13 <em> </em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>England</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>East of England Strategic Health Authority</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source</em>: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>1. HES for accident and emergency (A&amp;E) were first collected for 2007-08.</p><p> </p><p>2. The recording of duration in HES A&amp;E is not mandatory, and this may have particularly affected the quality of recorded durations to assessment and treatment.</p><p> </p><p>3. Information relates to all types of accident and emergency departments.</p><p> </p><p>4. Duration to assessment is the total amount of time in minutes between the patients’ arrival and their initial assessment in the A&amp;E department. This is calculated as the difference in time from arrival at A&amp;E to the time when the patient is initially assessed.</p><p> </p><p>5. Duration to treatment is the total amount of time in minutes between the patients’ arrival and the start of their treatment. This is calculated as the difference in time from arrival at A&amp;E to the time when the patient began treatment.</p><p> </p><p>6. Duration to departure is total amount of time spent in minutes in an A&amp;E department. This is calculated as the difference in time from arrival at A&amp;E to the time when the patient is discharged from A&amp;E care. This includes being admitted to hospital, dying in the department, discharged with no follow up or discharged and referred to another specialist department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/11/2014 17:38:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

99867

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
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 ensure that hospitals follow the updated guidelines on hospital car parking charges.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	211028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Health published new National Health Service patient, visitor and staff car parking principles on 23 August 2014. These principles, widely welcomed by a range of charities and organisations representing patients’ interests, made it clear that NHS trusts should publish:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- their parking policy;</p><p> </p><p>- their implementation of the NHS car parking principles;</p><p> </p><p>- financial information relating to their car parking arrangements; and</p><p> </p><p>- summarised complaint information on car parking and actions taken in response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In line with our policy of making all key information transparently available to patients, our expectation is that this information will be displayed prominently on trust websites so that patients and the public can hold the NHS locally to account where unfair parking charges and practices remain in place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, we will be collecting information about NHS compliance with these principles via the next round of the Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment data collection and the results will be published so that patients can identify those trusts who are falling short.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 211029 question first answered 27/10/2014 16:57:30 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

99868

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what sanctions he intends to impose against hospitals found not to be complying with the updated guidance on hospital car parking fees.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	211029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Health published new National Health Service patient, visitor and staff car parking principles on 23 August 2014. These principles, widely welcomed by a range of charities and organisations representing patients’ interests, made it clear that NHS trusts should publish:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- their parking policy;</p><p> </p><p>- their implementation of the NHS car parking principles;</p><p> </p><p>- financial information relating to their car parking arrangements; and</p><p> </p><p>- summarised complaint information on car parking and actions taken in response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In line with our policy of making all key information transparently available to patients, our expectation is that this information will be displayed prominently on trust websites so that patients and the public can hold the NHS locally to account where unfair parking charges and practices remain in place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, we will be collecting information about NHS compliance with these principles via the next round of the Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment data collection and the results will be published so that patients can identify those trusts who are falling short.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 211028 question first answered 27/10/2014 16:57:31 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

91988

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the cost to the NHS of treating obesity and its related diseases in (a) Harlow constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	209528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Information on National Health Service expenditure on the treatment and prevention of obesity is not collected centrally. However, an analysis of the economic burden of a range of risk factors for chronic disease estimated that overweight and obesity cost the NHS £5.1 billion per year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/10/2014 17:54:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

91989

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Harlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many young poeple have been referred to specialist paediatric psychiatric services in Harlow in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	209510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>Information about the number of young people who have been referred to specialist paediatric psychiatric services in Harlow in each of the last 10 years is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since April 2013, specialist paediatric psychiatric services are commissioned directly by NHS England, according to national specifications. Data related to provision of these services nationally was published in July 2014 by NHS England in the <em>Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4 Report</em>. The Report has already been placed in the Library and is available online at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/camhs-tier-4-rep.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 17/10/2014 10:15:06 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon