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386885

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Multiple Myeloma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the National Institute of Health Research Technology Assessment programme to publish initial findings from its assessment of the benefits of antibiotic prophylaxis and its effect on healthcare associated infections in myeloma patients.
	tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
	uin	HL994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>This trial is led by the University of Birmingham. The project is recruiting ahead of schedule and expects to reach its target of 800 in the near future. The target was to do so by the end of November 2015. Publication of initial findings is expected in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/07/2015 13:00:57 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

387855

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
	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 reduce waiting times for talking therapies.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	900800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>This year we are implementing the first ever waiting time standards for mental health. These will ensure that the majority of adults who need referral for talking therapies will be treated by the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme within six weeks, with a maximum wait of 18 weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/07/2015 16:29:21 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

387929

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Community Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Government has made on integrating and improving care provided outside of hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond (Yorks)
	tabling member printed	Rishi Sunak
	uin	900799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>Through the £5.3 billion Better Care Fund local authorities and the National Health Service are using pooled budgets to deliver integrated care for their local populations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS is working with 29 vanguard sites across the country as part of the New Care Models programme to support the improvement and integration of services, backed by a £200 million Transformation Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/07/2015 16:28:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak

387928

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	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: General Practitioners
	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 the level of ease of access to GPs on attendances at A&E departments.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	900798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>The Urgent and Emergency Care Review identified a number of factors that impact on accident and emergency (A&amp;E) attendances, which can include local access to general practitioners (GPs).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>According to the latest GP Patient Survey results, published on 2 July 2015, 85.2% of patients were able to get an appointment with a GP or nurse at their surgery. 91.8% of those were able to get an appointment convenient to them. Of the 10.9% who reported that they could not get an appointment and the 8.2% who could not get an appointment that was convenient, 9.9% went to A&amp;E or a walk-in centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 07/07/2015 16:28:24 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

387926

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to improve support for children and young people with mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	Bexhill and Battle
	tabling member printed	Huw Merriman
	uin	900797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>We are working to develop seamless and integrated mental health services for children and young people through a major transformation programme backed by additional funding. NHS England are expanding the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme to cover all England by 2018 and, with the Department for Education, developing single points of contact for mental health in schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 900796 question first answered 07/07/2015 16:27:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman

387931

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to improve support for children and young people with mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Amanda Solloway
	uin	900796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>We are working to develop seamless and integrated mental health services for children and young people through a major transformation programme backed by additional funding. NHS England are expanding the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme to cover all England by 2018 and, with the Department for Education, developing single points of contact for mental health in schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 900797 question first answered 07/07/2015 16:27:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway

387927

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to increase capacity in general practice and primary care.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
	uin	900794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>On 19 June, the Secretary of State set out the first stages of a New Deal for General Practice, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>‒ an estimated 5,000 more doctors working in general practice by 2020;</p><p> </p><p>‒ investing £1 billion over four years in infrastructure and £150 million through the Prime Minister’s Challenge Fund; and</p><p> </p><p>‒ reducing bureaucracy to release capacity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/07/2015 16:30:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

387932

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Poverty: Children
	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 relationship between poverty in childhood and (a) ill-health and (b) use of the NHS in adulthood.
	tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
	tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
	uin	900793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>We want all children to have the healthiest start possible in life, and particularly the poorest children. We have strengthened support for mothers, babies and children by increasing the number of Health Visitors and more than doubling the number of places on the Family Nurse Partnership programme. Health is a new theme of the new Troubled Families Programme, in order to improve the physical and mental health of the adults and children in these families.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/07/2015 16:27:07 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

387930

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners: New Towns
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding he is providing for GP practices in new towns.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	900792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has a legal duty to fund the general practitioner (GP) services required to meet the reasonable needs of the population, both in old and new towns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 1 July, NHS England, together with Public Health England, launched an initiative to shape strong new communities that promote health and wellbeing, prevent illness and keep people independent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The initiative is expected to include development of flexible health and care infrastructure that enables integration of GP services with other health and care provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 07/07/2015 16:29:46 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

387067

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Eating Disorders: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the implications for UK policy of possible changes in the law in that country on the use of fashion models below a certain Body Mass Index level and its effect on children and young people with eating disorders.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	5227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>There have been no such discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/07/2015 16:09:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton