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76596

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Offenders: Mental Illness
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the deadline for full roll-out of liaison and diversion services for offenders with mental health needs or learning disabilities has been extended from 2014 until 2017; and how many offenders will be affected by the delay.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>National roll-out of liaison and diversion services by NHS England will follow HM Treasury approval of a full business case. It has taken time to develop the business case and it will not be complete until 2015. This is because there is no existing evidence for the effectiveness of liaison and diversion services and this has to be developed as part of the phased roll-out of liaison and diversion services.</p><p> </p><p>Information is not available about the potential number of offenders who would be affected by roll-out in 2017 instead of roll-out in 2014. Liaison and diversion services enable people entering the criminal justice system with mental health-related conditions and learning disabilities to get the right support and the best possible care as soon as possible. For offenders whose needs are not identified by a liaison and diversion service in police custody or the courts, these will continue to be identified through court procedures or at reception in prison.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/07/2014 11:58:25 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

751964

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Airports: Air Pollution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have abandoned the Health Premium approach to funding part of the public health responsibilities of local government; and if so, why.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Health Premium Incentive Scheme was a pilot exercise carried out in 2014/15. The Government currently has no plans to implement a similar scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/07/2017 15:06:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

384474

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	College of Social Work
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation they conducted before deciding to discontinue funding the College of Social Work; and with whom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Government was approached by the College of Social Work (the College) in March to discuss their financial situation for 2015-16 and beyond. As a result the College initiated an internal review of its functions and business model. The report demonstrated that even with the proposed level of Government funding, the College would be running at a loss. The financial health of an organisation is a key factor in the decision to award grant funding. The Department would not continue to provide grant funding to any organisation that is deemed to be financially unsustainable under HM Treasury rules (Managing Public Money). Therefore, funding is being provided in 2015-16 to ensure an orderly transfer of its Government funded work to other bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 02/07/2015 15:50:49 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

524303

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Free Schools
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the North East Commissioning Service has not accepted an offer from Newcastle City Council's Director of Public Health to place a contract to modify data systems to facilitate analysis at council ward level.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Commissioning Support Unit and the local Council.</p><p> </p><p>The North of England Commissioning Support Unit advises that it has held discussions with the Director of Public Health but is not aware of any offer to place a contract with the organisation.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 14/06/2016 13:15:06 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

224978

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bowel Cancer: Screening
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many men and women over the age of 74 have opted in to the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme by (1) screening hub, and (2) screening centre.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL5422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme holds data for the number of men and women screened aged 75 and over, observing that nearly 15,000 men have self-referred to be screened for bowel cancer and just over 13,000 women. A table showing the number of screenings in each centre in England is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further, at the end of January 2015, nearly 25 million Faecal Occult Blood test (FOBt) kits had been sent out to men and women aged 60-74 to self-sample at home. Over 15 million kits have been returned by post to one of five regional laboratories (programme hubs). Since the Programme began in 2006, over 21,000 cancers have been detected and over 122,000 patients have been managed for polyps, including polyp removal.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/03/2015 16:46:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Number of Screenings Information.doc title Number of screenings in each centre
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

224977

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Endoscopy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of trained and certified colonoscopists needed to meet the demand for colonoscopies and flexible sigmoidoscopies over the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL5421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Between May 2010 and November 2014, we have seen a 29.1% increase in consultant gastroenterologists, from 1,788 to 2,302.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A Joint Endoscopy Working Group, set up by NHS England's National Clinical Director for Diagnostics and Imaging, has been analysing the latest data, and an action plan is being developed to ensure sufficient endoscopy capacity in the short and long term. The action plan will cover a wide range of organisations including Health Education England, NHS England, clinical commissioning groups and providers of endoscopy services. Potential actions identified include: developing robust endoscopy capacity and demand data; a national workforce strategy for endoscopy; supporting the training of non-medical endoscopists; including sufficient endoscopy capacity in business planning; and identifying new pathways and models of working.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition NHS Improving Quality has developed The Productive Endoscopy Series, a set of self-directed learning resources that will help all staff working in endoscopy units to make better use of existing resources and deliver a more efficient and effective service to patients seven days a week.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/03/2015 15:39:44 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

224976

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Endoscopy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of introducing mandatory Joint Advisory Group on gastrointestinal endoscopy (JAG) Accreditation for both public and private endoscopy units.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL5420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on Gastro-Intestinal Endoscopy, hosted by the Royal College of Physicians, aims to ensure quality across endoscopy services. It agrees and sets standards for endoscopy units, and quality assures endoscopy services and training. It achieves these objectives through accreditation visits, annual self-reporting using the Global Rating Scale (GRS), offering training, quality assuring training courses, certifying individuals and providing a knowledge management system. The JAG accreditation of an endoscopy unit is the formal recognition that an endoscopy service has demonstrated that it has the competence to meet the measures set out in the endoscopy GRS standards. The JAG accreditation scheme is a patient-centred and workforce focused scheme, which is independently assessed against recognised endoscopy standards. The scheme was developed for all endoscopy services and providers across the United Kingdom in the National Health Service and independent sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The JAG accreditation process encourages continuous improvement in processes and patient outcomes, strengthens endoscopy services, provides a knowledge base of best practices, improves the management and efficiency of services, and provides a knowledge base and education on best practices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is an endoscopy procedure Best Practice Tariff introduced in 2013-14 to encourage endoscopy units to achieve and maintain the required quality levels to meet the JAG accreditation standard for endoscopy services.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/03/2015 15:38:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

224975

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Endoscopy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what investment they have made in endoscopy services over the last five years; and what investment will be made in endoscopy services in the next five years, in the light of changes in expected demand for endoscopy services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL5419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/03/2015 15:29:03 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

686754

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Prisons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Health and Wellbeing Boards have oversight of, or involvement in, the provision of health services in prison; and if not, who does.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL5339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2017 answer text <p>Health and Wellbeing Boards’ role and responsibilities do not extend to cover the provision of health services in prison.</p><p>From April 2013, responsibility for commissioning all healthcare services for prisoners, including drug and alcohol services, rests with NHS England.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 16/02/2017 14:30:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

675182

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Capacity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 10 October 2016 (HL2093), whether the Law Commission completed its review of Deprivation of Liberty safeguards by the end of 2016; and if so, when they expect to respond to that review.
	tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
	uin	HL4748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department now expects the Commission to publish its findings and recommendations by March 2017, following which the Government will set out its response.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 27/01/2017 12:09:12 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham