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347224

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure the viability of comprehensive patient services in the Staffordshire local health economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL88
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has identified the Staffordshire clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as high risk, and as such is monitoring their performance on a monthly basis with a full quarterly review of finance and performance. NHS England increases the intensity of performance reviews where there are significant shortfalls. This includes weekly meetings with CCGs where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Collaborative working relationships are a critical factor in securing sustainable services in any local health economy. The Commissioning Congress has been set up in Staffordshire to bring together both CCGs and local authority commissioners. The Congress will lead the Transformation Strategy which will drive the service redesign of the Staffordshire Health and Social Care economy to secure financial and clinically sustainable services in the long term. The Congress will engage with local providers in developing these plans to ensure that there is a single five-year plan for the local health economy. This work will lead to a full public consultation on those services during the autumn of 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Congress brings together the combined skills, knowledge and expertise of commissioners to work the provider sector on defining the range, scale and scope of services changes to ensure Staffordshire is both clinically and financially sustainable in the long term.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL90 HL91 HL92 HL93 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:42:46 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

347228

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there is alignment between all commissioner and provider plans in the Staffordshire local health economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL92
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has identified the Staffordshire clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as high risk, and as such is monitoring their performance on a monthly basis with a full quarterly review of finance and performance. NHS England increases the intensity of performance reviews where there are significant shortfalls. This includes weekly meetings with CCGs where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Collaborative working relationships are a critical factor in securing sustainable services in any local health economy. The Commissioning Congress has been set up in Staffordshire to bring together both CCGs and local authority commissioners. The Congress will lead the Transformation Strategy which will drive the service redesign of the Staffordshire Health and Social Care economy to secure financial and clinically sustainable services in the long term. The Congress will engage with local providers in developing these plans to ensure that there is a single five-year plan for the local health economy. This work will lead to a full public consultation on those services during the autumn of 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Congress brings together the combined skills, knowledge and expertise of commissioners to work the provider sector on defining the range, scale and scope of services changes to ensure Staffordshire is both clinically and financially sustainable in the long term.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL88 HL90 HL91 HL93 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:42:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

347229

	registered interest
	date	28/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is an agreed single strategic plan across the Staffordshire local health economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL93
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England has identified the Staffordshire clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as high risk, and as such is monitoring their performance on a monthly basis with a full quarterly review of finance and performance. NHS England increases the intensity of performance reviews where there are significant shortfalls. This includes weekly meetings with CCGs where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Collaborative working relationships are a critical factor in securing sustainable services in any local health economy. The Commissioning Congress has been set up in Staffordshire to bring together both CCGs and local authority commissioners. The Congress will lead the Transformation Strategy which will drive the service redesign of the Staffordshire Health and Social Care economy to secure financial and clinically sustainable services in the long term. The Congress will engage with local providers in developing these plans to ensure that there is a single five-year plan for the local health economy. This work will lead to a full public consultation on those services during the autumn of 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Congress brings together the combined skills, knowledge and expertise of commissioners to work the provider sector on defining the range, scale and scope of services changes to ensure Staffordshire is both clinically and financially sustainable in the long term.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL88 HL90 HL91 HL92 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:42:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

346841

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they agree with the assessment of the Staffordshire Distressed Health Economy report by KPMG into the Staffordshire local health economy that the annual financial deficit across the NHS providers and commissioners in Staffordshire could reach £216.8m by 2018–19.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL79
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>There are significant financial issues within Staffordshire which present a challenge for the local leaders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The financial challenge is being addressed by the Transformation Strategy which will drive the service redesign of the Staffordshire health and social care economy to secure financial and clinically sustainable services in the long term. This work is being led by the Clinical Commissioning Congress - a joint body of clinical commissioning Groups and local authority commissioners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL80 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:40:04 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

346842

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the financial viability of the Staffordshire local health economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL80
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>There are significant financial issues within Staffordshire which present a challenge for the local leaders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The financial challenge is being addressed by the Transformation Strategy which will drive the service redesign of the Staffordshire health and social care economy to secure financial and clinically sustainable services in the long term. This work is being led by the Clinical Commissioning Congress - a joint body of clinical commissioning Groups and local authority commissioners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL79 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:40:04 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

346837

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the Staffordshire Distressed Health Economy report by KPMG into the long-term affordability of the Staffordshire local health economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL75
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>In 2014, NHS England, Monitor and the Trust Development Authority (TDA) commissioned research from four consultancies including KPMG to support 11 challenged local health economies, including Staffordshire, with the development and strengthening of their strategic plans. An overarching summary, <em>Making Local Health Economies Work Better For Patients</em>, was published by NHS England, Monitor and TDA in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are advised that consultancy firms (including the case of KPMG in Staffordshire), were not commissioned to produce a report as described in the question, but to support the local health economies (LHEs) with the development and strengthening of their strategic plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work based on this support is ongoing, and a number of steps have to be taken in each of the LHEs. These include the consideration of strategic plans, consultations on possible reforms and the implementation of recommendations flowing from this. To release information ahead of these steps could prejudice the outcome.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL76 HL77 HL78 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:38:43 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

346838

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which public bodies commissioned the report by KPMG into the long-term affordability of the Staffordshire local health economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL76
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>In 2014, NHS England, Monitor and the Trust Development Authority (TDA) commissioned research from four consultancies including KPMG to support 11 challenged local health economies, including Staffordshire, with the development and strengthening of their strategic plans. An overarching summary, <em>Making Local Health Economies Work Better For Patients</em>, was published by NHS England, Monitor and TDA in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are advised that consultancy firms (including the case of KPMG in Staffordshire), were not commissioned to produce a report as described in the question, but to support the local health economies (LHEs) with the development and strengthening of their strategic plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work based on this support is ongoing, and a number of steps have to be taken in each of the LHEs. These include the consideration of strategic plans, consultations on possible reforms and the implementation of recommendations flowing from this. To release information ahead of these steps could prejudice the outcome.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL75 HL77 HL78 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:38:43 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

346839

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost to public funds of the Staffordshire Distressed Health Economy report by KPMG.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL77
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>In 2014, NHS England, Monitor and the Trust Development Authority (TDA) commissioned research from four consultancies including KPMG to support 11 challenged local health economies, including Staffordshire, with the development and strengthening of their strategic plans. An overarching summary, <em>Making Local Health Economies Work Better For Patients</em>, was published by NHS England, Monitor and TDA in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are advised that consultancy firms (including the case of KPMG in Staffordshire), were not commissioned to produce a report as described in the question, but to support the local health economies (LHEs) with the development and strengthening of their strategic plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work based on this support is ongoing, and a number of steps have to be taken in each of the LHEs. These include the consideration of strategic plans, consultations on possible reforms and the implementation of recommendations flowing from this. To release information ahead of these steps could prejudice the outcome.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL75 HL76 HL78 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:38:44 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

346840

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the report commissioned on the Staffordshire local health economy by KPMG has not been published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL78
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>In 2014, NHS England, Monitor and the Trust Development Authority (TDA) commissioned research from four consultancies including KPMG to support 11 challenged local health economies, including Staffordshire, with the development and strengthening of their strategic plans. An overarching summary, <em>Making Local Health Economies Work Better For Patients</em>, was published by NHS England, Monitor and TDA in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are advised that consultancy firms (including the case of KPMG in Staffordshire), were not commissioned to produce a report as described in the question, but to support the local health economies (LHEs) with the development and strengthening of their strategic plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work based on this support is ongoing, and a number of steps have to be taken in each of the LHEs. These include the consideration of strategic plans, consultations on possible reforms and the implementation of recommendations flowing from this. To release information ahead of these steps could prejudice the outcome.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL75 HL76 HL77 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:38:44 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

347900

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Services: Staffordshire
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Staffordshire Distressed Health Economy report by KPMG, what is their assessment of the ability of the Clinical Commissioning Groups to manage the risks posed by outsourcing to the cancer and end-of-life programme in Staffordshire for a 10-year period.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England advises that the Transforming Cancer and End of Life Programme in Staffordshire is a partnership between four clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), two local authorities, NHS England and Macmillan Cancer Support. Resources and expertise have been provided over and above current CCG resource by Macmillan Cancer Support to mitigate any risks to delivery from capacity and capability gaps.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Staffordshire CCGs did not stipulate that private sector providers should be part of the successful consortium.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL187 question first answered 09/06/2015 13:32:12 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath