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157008

	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	E. coli
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance to hospitals so that a case of E.coli bacteria triggers the procedures that would be followed if a case of MRSA were discovered.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	215426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The management of individual cases of <em>E.coli</em> bloodstream infections is the responsibility of local infection prevention and control specialists. However, the Department has asked its expert Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections to consider the options for reducing the number of <em>E.coli</em> infections, which are not always hospital acquired.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/11/2014 17:18:51 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

156993

	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	Antibiotics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he issues on the commissioning of novel antibiotics designed to treat life-threatening infections at a national level through NHS England's specialised commissioning system.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	215485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Generally antibiotic use is determined locally and is driven by microbiology departments and by local antibiotic resistance patterns. There are two specific areas of specialised commissioning where provisions for antibiotics are relevant. A national policy for cystic fibrosis is already available (<a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/a01-ps-a.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/a01-ps-a.pdf</a>) and a policy covering treatment of multi drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) is being developed. This new policy should be introduced from April 2015 and hopes to set policy for Bedaquiline and possibly Delamanid, two drugs recently launched into the United Kingdom market for multidrug resistant TB.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 25/11/2014 17:35:36 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

156998

	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	Drugs: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what dates since 2 July 2014 he has discussed with charities the use of off-patent drugs for new indications; and what the content of these discussions was.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	215396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Off-patent drugs are those whose patent period has expired and they are widely used in the National Health Service now. Drugs can also be prescribed ‘off-label’ outside of their licensed indication(s) to individual patients where doctors consider it is clinically appropriate to do so. Prescribing decisions are rightly a matter for clinicians in discussion with their patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had no discussions with charities about the use of off-patent drugs for new indications since 2 July. Officials have had several discussions with the Breast Cancer Campaign covering their views on medicines licences, implementation of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines and planning the roundtable discussion on adoption of new evidence into clinical practice. There have also been ongoing discussions with Cancer Research UK on the use of aspirin to help prevent certain cancers.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/11/2014 17:23:49 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

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

157001

	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	NHS England
	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 gender pay gap for employees of NHS England in (a) Stoke Newington and Hackney North constituency, (b) Hackney local authority area, (c) London and (d) England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	215370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>We do not have an accurate estimate of the gender pay gap for employees of NHS England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England does not have offices in Stoke Newington, Hackney North constituency, or Hackney local authority area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/11/2014 17:21:57 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

156999

	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	NHS: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice or research his Department has commissioned from external bodies on the potential effects on the NHS of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	215373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>While the Department has not commissioned research, we continue to work with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, key partners and other stakeholders to ensure our publicly stated position is respected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are aware of concerns about the European Union–United States Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently being negotiated which are misplaced and inaccurate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>What we can be absolutely clear on is that this Government will not allow TTIP</p><p> </p><p>negotiations to harm the National Health Service, and any assertion that the agreement will undermine the NHS is both irresponsible and false. Our position is supported by statements from both the European and US negotiators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/11/2014 17:45:56 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

157009

	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	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) each surgery in the North Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group area and (b) each Clinical Commissioning Group area in England were unable to get a GP appointment within 48 hours in each month since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	215434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Data on waiting times to see a general practitioner (GP) is not collected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 48 hour waiting time target was removed because it was too inflexible in meeting the needs of patients. The GP patient survey showed that the proportion of people who wanted to get an appointment within two days (and were able to) actually fell between 2008-09 and 2009-10 i.e. when the 48 hour target was in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 25/11/2014 17:39:40 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

156997

	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	Bayer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with Bayer plc in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	215403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published quarterly on the Gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings with officials are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 25/11/2014 17:33:32 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

156959

	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	Social Workers: Training
	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 number of professional social work placements, excluding the Step-Up and Frontline programmes, required in 2014-15; and how many places it expects to be provided by (a) local authorities, (b) third sector organisations and (iii) other organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	215399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 October 2014 to Question<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-09-09/208753/" target="_blank"> 209550. </a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 27/11/2014 17:25:30 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

156992

	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	King's College Hospital
	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 forecast of a £29 million deficit for Kings College Hospital; and what steps he is taking to protect health services in Bromley.
	tabling member constituency	Beckenham
	tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
	uin	215449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>We are advised that Monitor has held several meetings with King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and has requested information from the trust to help identify the reasons for the current year-end deficit forecast. The Trust has commissioned external support to assist in the development of a robust recovery plan which will ensure the trust’s mid-term financial sustainability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also understand that Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is working closely with the Trust to ensure that the Trust’s financial issues do not adversely affect the quality of care for patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CCG is investing nearly £20 million in additional out-of-hospital services in Bromley through the <em>Better Care Fund</em>. Increased investment of £2.5 million has also been made available for out-of-hours care in Bromley during the winter period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/11/2014 16:25:29 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart