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1083653

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dermatology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on patient care of reforms to dermatology services at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; and what plans his Department has to improve the effectiveness and availability of dermatology services throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	229669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The commissioning and configuration of dermatology services in England is a local matter. The local National Health Service is best placed to make decisions that ensure services meet the needs of resident populations in the most appropriate way. Health is a devolved matter, and as such, dermatology services in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are a matter for the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of patients with dermatological disorders are managed in primary and community care. Whilst some patients may be referred for outpatient care, data collection here is not mandated, and is therefore partial and incomplete. Furthermore, the data that is available reports episodes of care, which are not a count of patients, as the same patient may have multiple episodes of care for the same reason.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 229670 question first answered 15/03/2019 12:23:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1083654

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dermatology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients with (a) psoriasis, (b) atopic dermatitis and (c) hidradenitis suppurativa were seen by a dermatologist in 2018 in (i) Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and (ii) nationally.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	229670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The commissioning and configuration of dermatology services in England is a local matter. The local National Health Service is best placed to make decisions that ensure services meet the needs of resident populations in the most appropriate way. Health is a devolved matter, and as such, dermatology services in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are a matter for the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of patients with dermatological disorders are managed in primary and community care. Whilst some patients may be referred for outpatient care, data collection here is not mandated, and is therefore partial and incomplete. Furthermore, the data that is available reports episodes of care, which are not a count of patients, as the same patient may have multiple episodes of care for the same reason.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 229669 question first answered 15/03/2019 12:23:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1083655

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for Getting It Right First Time units to visit (a) Northern Lincolnshire and (b) Goole NHS Trust in relation to (i) gastroenterology and (ii) dermatology.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	229671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>A timeframe for the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme to begin work with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust regarding its gastroenterology and dermatology specialties has yet to be established. The GIRFT team has been in touch with the Trust about this work and it has agreed that the Trust will notify the team when it is ready to commence.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/03/2019 13:31:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1083656

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the savings accrued to the public purse by North Lincolnshire Care Commissioning Group as a result of the implementation of Yorkshire and Humber AHSN’s improved faecal calprotectin pathway for diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	229672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends faecal calprotectin testing as an option to help doctors distinguish between inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and non-IBDs, such as irritable bowel syndrome.</p><p> </p><p>The NICE IBD Quality Standard states that general practitioners (GP) and GP practices should ensure that testing is offered and clinical commissioning groups should ensure the diagnostic services are in place to support this.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has produced a consensus guidance document that supports implementation of the NICE guidance. Both the guidance and statement can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/dg11/resources/endorsed-resource-the-use-of-faecal-calprotectin-in-primary-care-as-a-decision-diagnostic-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease-and-irritable-bowel-syndrome-4595859613" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/dg11/resources/endorsed-resource-the-use-of-faecal-calprotectin-in-primary-care-as-a-decision-diagnostic-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease-and-irritable-bowel-syndrome-4595859613</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/03/2019 13:37:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1083713

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of assessment and management of chronic pain by (a) general practitioners, (b) nurses and (c) pharmacists.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	229696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The routine assessment and management of pain is a required competency of all healthcare professionals. Many patients with chronic pain can be successfully supported and managed through routine primary and secondary care pain management services. Approaches to treatment are not all pharmacological; education in self-management techniques to aid symptom control may also be appropriate for some patients.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing guidance on the assessment and management of chronic pain aimed at all settings in which National Health Service and local authority commissioned care is provided. The guidance is expected to be published on 19 August 2020. Guidance scope for the NICE clinical guidance document in development can be found via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10069/documents/final-scope" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10069/documents/final-scope</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 229697 question first answered 15/03/2019 12:29:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1083714

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that general practitioners, nurses and pharmacists are competent in the routine assessment and management of chronic pain.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	229697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The routine assessment and management of pain is a required competency of all healthcare professionals. Many patients with chronic pain can be successfully supported and managed through routine primary and secondary care pain management services. Approaches to treatment are not all pharmacological; education in self-management techniques to aid symptom control may also be appropriate for some patients.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing guidance on the assessment and management of chronic pain aimed at all settings in which National Health Service and local authority commissioned care is provided. The guidance is expected to be published on 19 August 2020. Guidance scope for the NICE clinical guidance document in development can be found via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10069/documents/final-scope" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10069/documents/final-scope</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 229696 question first answered 15/03/2019 12:29:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1083715

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Physiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To asks the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the implementation of all of the pilots for first contact physiotherapy practitioners; and when the outcomes of those pilots will be reported.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	229698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The First Contact Practitioners (FCP) pilot is part of NHS England’s plan to increase staff working in primary care to help ease pressure on general practice. FCPs are physiotherapists with advance practice, who are able to support patient management in primary care. To date, 41 of 42 physiotherapy practitioner pilot sites have commenced, with a further site scheduled to go live on 1 April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>An evaluation report is due to be completed in spring 2019, which is based on pilot site mobilisation. Evaluation will continue during 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/03/2019 10:51:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1083716

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Physiotherapy: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the increase in the number of physiotherapists that will be working in primary care networks over the next three years; and what steps his Department is taking to achieve that increase.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	229699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan made a clear commitment to the future of general practice, with primary and community care set to receive at least £4.5 billion more in real terms a year by 2023/24, meaning spending on these services will grow faster than the rising National Health Service budget. Since the launch of the Long Term Plan, NHS England and the British Medical Association’s General Practitioners (GP) Committee have agreed a five-year GP (General Medical Services) contract framework from 2019/20. The new contract framework will be essential to deliver the ambitions set out in the NHS Long Term Plan through strong general practice services.</p><p> </p><p>The contract included funding for the new Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, in Primary Care Networks (PCNs). PCNs will be guaranteed funding for an up to estimated 20,000 additional staff by 2023/24. This funds new roles for which there is both credible supply and demand. The scheme will meet a recurrent 70% of the costs of additional clinical pharmacists, physician associates, first contact physiotherapists, and first contact community paramedics; and 100% of the costs of additional social prescribing link workers.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 229096 question first answered 15/03/2019 13:30:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1082299

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Occupational Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to require employers to contract occupational health services; and what assessment she has made of the potential costs to business of implementing such a requirement.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	228633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants to see employers of all sizes create healthy workplaces where people can thrive and will consult this year on measures to encourage and support all employers to play their part and to improve access to occupational health.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/03/2019 14:50:43 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1082300

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Occupational Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the quality of (a) occupational health services and (b) SEQOHS accreditation scheme in measuring the effectiveness of those services in delivering successful returns to work.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	228634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment that would specifically address this question.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the Government’s 2017 Command Paper ‘Improving Lives; the future of work, health and disability’ we have commissioned research to better understand occupational health provision. Findings are due to be published in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We have worked with a wide range of stakeholders, including through our Occupational Health Expert Group, to shape measures to improve access to high quality occupational health. We will set out our proposals in a consultation exercise in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 228635 question first answered 13/03/2019 16:05:13 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers