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646596

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what communications they regard as necessary with carers, or future carers, before patients are discharged from hospital.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL3614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The involvement of patients and their carers is central to timely and appropriate discharge from hospital. Each hospital’s discharge policy should set out how patients and carers will be involved and discharge arrangements discussed.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions should include providing full information about the options available and supplying patients and carers with a discharge plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 07/12/2016 16:11:15 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

646597

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether communication with carers before patients are discharged from hospital will be included in the forthcoming carers strategy.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL3615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The forthcoming carers strategy will reiterate the importance of ensuring that families and carers are involved in the planning of hospital discharge and the role of local partners in ensuring this works well in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy will also highlight the range of guidance and support available to local areas and to families.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 07/12/2016 16:10:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

646598

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria they are using to determine how funds for social care to which local authorities have access will be allocated over the remainder of this Parliament.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL3616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities receive general unringfenced revenue funding to support service delivery, including adult social care, through the local government finance settlement. The government has made a four year funding settlement offer for this Parliament that has been accepted by 97 per cent of councils.</p><p>We are also providing up to £3.5 billion additional funding for social care by 2019-20 through a new 2 per cent social care precept and the Improved Better Care Fund. The government consulted on the distribution of the improved Better Care Fund as a part of the local government finance settlement 2017 - 2018 technical consultation. The consultation closed on 28 October and we are currently analysing the responses.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 12/12/2016 15:00:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

646599

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which local authorities will receive resources from the Better Care Fund in order to provide social care.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL3617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>Spanning the National Health Service and local government, the Better Care Fund creates a single local pooled budget to promote the integration of health and social care services. All upper tier authorities with responsibility for adult social care benefit from the Better Care Fund. In 2015-16, local areas pooled £5.3 billion under the Better Care Fund in 2015-16, including £1.5 billion above the mandated minimum.The government consulted on the distribution of the additional funding from the improved Better Care Fund which comes in from 2017-18 as a part of the local government finance settlement 2017 - 2018 technical consultation. The consultation closed on 28 October and we are currently analysing the responses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 12/12/2016 15:06:13 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

386458

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many nursing training places were available in each year since 2000.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of pre-registration nursing places (degree and diploma courses) that were available for each year since 2000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Nurse training places</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>19,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>20,668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>21,949</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>23,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>24,956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>24,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>22,964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>21,569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>21,732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>21,337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>20,327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>18,069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>17,546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>18,056</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>20,033</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Data provided to the Department of Health by the commissioners of pre-registration training</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In December 2014, Health Education England published their Workforce Plan for England which includes their planned Education &amp; Training Commissions for 2015-16.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/07/2015 11:50:31 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

100035

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Reorganisation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost to date of the reorganisation of the National Health Service as a result of the reforms in the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL2241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>I announced in my Written Ministerial Statement of 23 July 2014, columns WS135-136, that the costs of implementing policies in the Health and Social Care Act incurred to 31 March 2014 were £1,316 million. This is the latest available figure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These costs have been more than covered by the savings arising from the Health and Social Care Act, which up to 31 March 2014, were approximately £4.9 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/11/2014 12:33:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

100036

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the impact since 2009 of the closure of accident and emergency departments on neighbouring hospitals.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL2242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The reconfiguration of local health services is a matter for the local National Health Service. All service changes should be led by clinicians and be in the best interests of patients, not driven from the top down.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for NHS commissioners and providers to work together, with local authorities, patients and the public, in bringing forward proposals that will improve the quality, safety and sustainability of healthcare services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any changes must be supported by the Government’s four tests for service change, namely:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- support from general practitioner commissioners;</p><p> </p><p>- clarity on the clinical evidence base;</p><p> </p><p>- robust patient and public engagement; and</p><p> </p><p>- support for patient choice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Once a decision on a local case for change has been made, it is up to the NHS to ensure its local services meet the needs of its population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, we would expect any local plans for changes to acute services to take full account of the impact on neighbouring hospitals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/10/2014 12:41:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

100037

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Dismissal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many general practitioners have been dismissed by primary care trusts, or by the Care Quality Commission, in each year since 2005.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL2243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally collected. Departmental officials are aware that the General Medical Council does collect some demographic data about doctors and this is published in its annual report ‘The state of medical education and practice in the UK’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, has registered all general practitioner (GP) practices since April 2012. The CQC’s role is to inspect and regulate GP practices, including those practices run by single-handed GPs. The CQC regulates at a provider level and may remove a practice’s registration where care is not meeting the required standard. Actions taken against an individual GP would be the responsibility of NHS England for contractual issues and the General Medical Council for professional issues.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/10/2014 16:18:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh