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1133154

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	NHS: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to table 4 on page 29 of the Health Foundation's report of 18 June 2019, Investing in the NHS Long Term Plan, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the estimate that the NHS will need an additional £8 billion of investment by 2023-24 to meet the objectives in the NHS Long Term Plan.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	266714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Health Service budget will increase by £33.9 billion in cash terms by 2023/24 – reflecting that the NHS is this Government’s top spending priority.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan is fully costed and has been developed within the spending settlement agreed with the NHS. It sets out how the increased spending, together with stretching but achievable ambition on efficiency, should ensure the NHS can continue to deliver the world-class service we want.</p><p> </p><p>Future budgets outside the NHS England resource settlement, including those for public health, capital and workforce education and training will be set out at the forthcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 27/06/2019 15:58:24 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1132992

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	HIV Infection: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his speech of 30 January 2019 to the AIDS free cities global forum, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding available to local authorities in London to enable the doubling of places on the PrEP Impact Trial.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	266276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2019 answer text <p>HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is currently available through the three year, NHS England funded PrEP impact trial, which is providing HIV prevention drugs to people at high risk of HIV infection. Expansion of the trial is underway across the country following my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s announcement in January that the trial would be expanded to 26,000 people. In London, boroughs have agreed to provide over 4,000 extra places on the trial, which represents a 60% increase in the number of trial places. Participation in the trial is on a voluntary basis and it is for clinics and local authorities to decide whether they wish to take part.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 26/06/2019 16:17:06 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1130107

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Multiple Sclerosis: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the provision of at least one dedicated MS nurse in each London borough.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	260605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The vast majority of services for people with the multiple sclerosis (MS) are planned and commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups. Action is led locally to ensure the solutions put in place reflect the needs of individual communities and recruitment and retention of National Health Service staff is a local matter. To support local commissioners plan and deliver services for people with MS, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published clinical guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance sets out that people with MS are cared for with a coordinated multidisciplinary approach. This should involve professionals who can best meet the needs of the person with MS and who have expertise in managing MS including, including MS nurses. The guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg186/resources/multiple-sclerosis-in-adults-management-pdf-35109816059077" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg186/resources/multiple-sclerosis-in-adults-management-pdf-35109816059077</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised neurological services, including some services for patients with MS. NHS England has published a service specification for neurological care that includes an exemplar service specification for neuromuscular conditions that sets out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services. This includes the provision of care from a multidisciplinary team which includes specialist nurses. The service specification for neurological care can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 260606 question first answered 14/06/2019 12:52:31 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1130108

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Multiple Sclerosis: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of specialist MS nursing care available to residents of the London Borough of Newham.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	260606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>The vast majority of services for people with the multiple sclerosis (MS) are planned and commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups. Action is led locally to ensure the solutions put in place reflect the needs of individual communities and recruitment and retention of National Health Service staff is a local matter. To support local commissioners plan and deliver services for people with MS, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published clinical guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance sets out that people with MS are cared for with a coordinated multidisciplinary approach. This should involve professionals who can best meet the needs of the person with MS and who have expertise in managing MS including, including MS nurses. The guidance can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg186/resources/multiple-sclerosis-in-adults-management-pdf-35109816059077" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg186/resources/multiple-sclerosis-in-adults-management-pdf-35109816059077</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised neurological services, including some services for patients with MS. NHS England has published a service specification for neurological care that includes an exemplar service specification for neuromuscular conditions that sets out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services. This includes the provision of care from a multidisciplinary team which includes specialist nurses. The service specification for neurological care can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 260605 question first answered 14/06/2019 12:52:31 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1130109

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	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	Multiple Sclerosis: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of NHS Trusts in (i) London and (ii) the rest of England employ at least one dedicated specialist MS nurse.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	260607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested as to how many specialist multiple sclerosis nurses are employed in the National Health Service.</p><p>NHS Digital provides information on the number of nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff employed in the NHS in England but it does not separately identify specialist nurses such as multiple sclerosis nurses.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/06/2019 10:43:40 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1129860

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
	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 timescale is for the planned methods and processes review of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	259921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for the methods and processes used in the development of its technology appraisal and highly specialised technology recommendations. NICE has now initiated the review of its technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies methods in line with the commitment made in the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access.</p><p> </p><p>The Voluntary Scheme states that industry and other relevant stakeholders will be active participants in the review, including inputting on scope, participating in working discussions, and providing views on recommendations. NICE’s updated methods guide will be subject to a public consultation.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has established a working group consisting of members from NICE, NHS England, the Department, patient organisations and the life sciences industry. The working group reports to a steering group, chaired by NICE and with members from NHS England, the Department, and an independent academic methodologist. The steering group will present its recommendations to NICE’s senior management team, which in turn will report to the NICE Board.</p><p> </p><p>NICE is in the process of scoping of the review of the methods for technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies evaluations, with input from the working group and steering group. The scope of the review - a list of the aspects of NICE’s current methods that will be considered in the review - will be presented to the NICE Board in July. Additional detail and more information will be made available on the NICE website in due course. NICE anticipate being in a position to confirm the revised methods guide by the end of 2020, following public consultation.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259922 259923 259924 question first answered 12/06/2019 16:31:07 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1129861

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who will lead the planned methods and processes review of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	259922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for the methods and processes used in the development of its technology appraisal and highly specialised technology recommendations. NICE has now initiated the review of its technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies methods in line with the commitment made in the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access.</p><p> </p><p>The Voluntary Scheme states that industry and other relevant stakeholders will be active participants in the review, including inputting on scope, participating in working discussions, and providing views on recommendations. NICE’s updated methods guide will be subject to a public consultation.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has established a working group consisting of members from NICE, NHS England, the Department, patient organisations and the life sciences industry. The working group reports to a steering group, chaired by NICE and with members from NHS England, the Department, and an independent academic methodologist. The steering group will present its recommendations to NICE’s senior management team, which in turn will report to the NICE Board.</p><p> </p><p>NICE is in the process of scoping of the review of the methods for technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies evaluations, with input from the working group and steering group. The scope of the review - a list of the aspects of NICE’s current methods that will be considered in the review - will be presented to the NICE Board in July. Additional detail and more information will be made available on the NICE website in due course. NICE anticipate being in a position to confirm the revised methods guide by the end of 2020, following public consultation.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259921 259923 259924 question first answered 12/06/2019 16:31:07 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1129863

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what opportunities (a) patient groups, (b) parliamentarians and (c) other stakeholders will have to influence the (i) scope, (ii) methodology and (iii) leadership of the planned methods and processes review of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	259923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for the methods and processes used in the development of its technology appraisal and highly specialised technology recommendations. NICE has now initiated the review of its technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies methods in line with the commitment made in the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access.</p><p> </p><p>The Voluntary Scheme states that industry and other relevant stakeholders will be active participants in the review, including inputting on scope, participating in working discussions, and providing views on recommendations. NICE’s updated methods guide will be subject to a public consultation.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has established a working group consisting of members from NICE, NHS England, the Department, patient organisations and the life sciences industry. The working group reports to a steering group, chaired by NICE and with members from NHS England, the Department, and an independent academic methodologist. The steering group will present its recommendations to NICE’s senior management team, which in turn will report to the NICE Board.</p><p> </p><p>NICE is in the process of scoping of the review of the methods for technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies evaluations, with input from the working group and steering group. The scope of the review - a list of the aspects of NICE’s current methods that will be considered in the review - will be presented to the NICE Board in July. Additional detail and more information will be made available on the NICE website in due course. NICE anticipate being in a position to confirm the revised methods guide by the end of 2020, following public consultation.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259921 259922 259924 question first answered 12/06/2019 16:31:07 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1129864

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to enable the involvement of patient groups in the methods and processes review of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	259924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for the methods and processes used in the development of its technology appraisal and highly specialised technology recommendations. NICE has now initiated the review of its technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies methods in line with the commitment made in the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access.</p><p> </p><p>The Voluntary Scheme states that industry and other relevant stakeholders will be active participants in the review, including inputting on scope, participating in working discussions, and providing views on recommendations. NICE’s updated methods guide will be subject to a public consultation.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has established a working group consisting of members from NICE, NHS England, the Department, patient organisations and the life sciences industry. The working group reports to a steering group, chaired by NICE and with members from NHS England, the Department, and an independent academic methodologist. The steering group will present its recommendations to NICE’s senior management team, which in turn will report to the NICE Board.</p><p> </p><p>NICE is in the process of scoping of the review of the methods for technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies evaluations, with input from the working group and steering group. The scope of the review - a list of the aspects of NICE’s current methods that will be considered in the review - will be presented to the NICE Board in July. Additional detail and more information will be made available on the NICE website in due course. NICE anticipate being in a position to confirm the revised methods guide by the end of 2020, following public consultation.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259921 259922 259923 question first answered 12/06/2019 16:31:07 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1128232

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	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	HIV Infection: Drugs
	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 people are participating in the PrEP Impact Trial; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of spaces available on that trial on the 31 May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	257453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>With the expansion of 13,000 additional places for the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Impact Trial in February 2019, the total PrEP Impact Trial size is 26,000 places in England.</p><p>PrEP Trial recruitment monitoring is regularly reported to the programme oversight board, the trial steering committee, and the trial management group to continually assess the capacity to answer trial study objectives. The Board met on 20 March and received an update on trial site capacity and commissioner approvals of additional trial places. More information on the release of trial places is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/blood-and-infection-group-f/f03/prep-trial-updates/#April" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/blood-and-infection-group-f/f03/prep-trial-updates/#April</a></p><p>Further information on the PrEP Impact Trial can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.prepimpacttrial.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.prepimpacttrial.org.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 07/06/2019 14:39:58 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown