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416592

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Awards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to introduce two clinical excellence awards schemes for both clinical academic excellence and clinical service excellence.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	8874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>As my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced in his Written Ministerial Statement of 16 July, we will consult on removal of the current local clinical excellence award scheme in the autumn, alongside proposals for a reformed national clinical excellence award scheme based on the recommendations previously made by the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration. We will be mindful of the importance of recognising those doctors who have national leadership roles in the National Health Service and the substantial contribution made by clinical academics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 8936 question first answered 14/09/2015 16:45:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

416593

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Awards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which body has responsibility for signing off the criteria used to judge consultant clinical excellence awards.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	8875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Clinical Excellence Awards recognise and reward NHS consultants and academic general practitioners who perform ‘over and above’ the standard expected of their role. Awards are given for quality and excellence, acknowledging exceptional personal contributions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards is a non-departmental public body. It issues guides to the Scheme setting out the detailed criteria against which applicants will be assessed. The assessment criteria are found in the Guide for Assessors. The guides are issues for a specific annual awards round and any changes to criteria are included in the guides.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Committee makes recommendations to Ministers on national award nominations proposed by the Chair and Medical Director, and based on recommendations from sub-committees and national bodies.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 8876 question first answered 14/09/2015 16:48:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

416594

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Awards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which body has responsibility for reviewing and changing the criteria used to judge consultant clinical excellence awards.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	8876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Clinical Excellence Awards recognise and reward NHS consultants and academic general practitioners who perform ‘over and above’ the standard expected of their role. Awards are given for quality and excellence, acknowledging exceptional personal contributions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards is a non-departmental public body. It issues guides to the Scheme setting out the detailed criteria against which applicants will be assessed. The assessment criteria are found in the Guide for Assessors. The guides are issues for a specific annual awards round and any changes to criteria are included in the guides.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Committee makes recommendations to Ministers on national award nominations proposed by the Chair and Medical Director, and based on recommendations from sub-committees and national bodies.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 8875 question first answered 14/09/2015 16:48:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

416597

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Awards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to review the criteria for granting clinical excellence awards.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	8936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>As my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced in his Written Ministerial Statement of 16 July, we will consult on removal of the current local clinical excellence award scheme in the autumn, alongside proposals for a reformed national clinical excellence award scheme based on the recommendations previously made by the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration. We will be mindful of the importance of recognising those doctors who have national leadership roles in the National Health Service and the substantial contribution made by clinical academics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 8874 question first answered 14/09/2015 16:45:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

722110

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what sensitivity threshold the faecal immunochemical test will be set when it is introduced into the bowel cancer screening programme.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	71005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>A final decision has yet to be taken on the sensitivity threshold for the faecal immunochemical test on its introduction to the bowel cancer screening programme in April 2018. Setting the threshold will require the balancing of a number of different factors, including how endoscopy capacity is affected.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 71211 question first answered 26/04/2017 10:16:05 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

722118

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional funding will be made available to ensure that hospitals and clinical commissioning groups have the resources required to implement new NICE guidance recommending that all patients newly diagnosed with bowel cancer are tested for Lynch syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	71103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>In current NHS England commissioning practice, testing for Lynch syndrome in people with colorectal cancer is targeted using criteria based on family history and age of cancer onset to determine people at high risk.</p><p> </p><p>New National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance recommends extending this offer to all people with colorectal cancer when they are first diagnosed. Offering tests to all people with colorectal cancer will need to be considered by NHS England as part of its policy development process. Each year, a number of new drugs, medical devices, tests and treatments in specialised services are put forward to NHS England. The promising proposals are considered by experts in the field, including doctors, public health experts and lay people. These groups, established by NHS England, are known as Clinical Reference Groups (CRGs). The CRGs make detailed assessments of the new treatments, tests and devices through Policy Working Groups.</p><p> </p><p>The NICE guidance has been sent to the Genetic Medicine CRG and they have been asked to submit a Preliminary Policy Proposal and to identify a Clinical Lead for progressing the proposal.</p><p> </p><p>Consideration of the commissioning position and any financial implications will only be discussed once the proposal has been rigorously assessed.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 71184 question first answered 26/04/2017 10:27:15 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

722228

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Bowel Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will develop guidelines for managing people with Lynch syndrome in light of Bowel Cancer UK's recent report, Improving Services for Lynch Syndrome: Who's Responsible.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	71184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>In current NHS England commissioning practice, testing for Lynch syndrome in people with colorectal cancer is targeted using criteria based on family history and age of cancer onset to determine people at high risk.</p><p> </p><p>New National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance recommends extending this offer to all people with colorectal cancer when they are first diagnosed. Offering tests to all people with colorectal cancer will need to be considered by NHS England as part of its policy development process. Each year, a number of new drugs, medical devices, tests and treatments in specialised services are put forward to NHS England. The promising proposals are considered by experts in the field, including doctors, public health experts and lay people. These groups, established by NHS England, are known as Clinical Reference Groups (CRGs). The CRGs make detailed assessments of the new treatments, tests and devices through Policy Working Groups.</p><p> </p><p>The NICE guidance has been sent to the Genetic Medicine CRG and they have been asked to submit a Preliminary Policy Proposal and to identify a Clinical Lead for progressing the proposal.</p><p> </p><p>Consideration of the commissioning position and any financial implications will only be discussed once the proposal has been rigorously assessed.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 71103 question first answered 26/04/2017 10:27:15 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

722247

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his oral contribution of 2 February 2017, Official Report, column 1296, whether the shortage in endoscopy capacity is a factor in influencing the sensitivity threshold that the faecal immunochemical tests will be implemented at when it is introduced into the bowel cancer screening programme.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	71211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>A final decision has yet to be taken on the sensitivity threshold for the faecal immunochemical test on its introduction to the bowel cancer screening programme in April 2018. Setting the threshold will require the balancing of a number of different factors, including how endoscopy capacity is affected.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 71005 question first answered 26/04/2017 10:16:05 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

388251

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health and Social Care Information Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure future data returns by local authorities to the Health and Social Care Information Centre are designed to help evaluate local authorities' performance under the Care Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	5959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>To help understand the needs of local authorities and support them and their partners in delivering the Care Act, together with local government we are have agreed approaches to:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- implementation assurance: to monitor progress with preparations for delivery, including the required actions of all organisations across the whole programme;</p><p> </p><p>- implementation support: identifying requirements for support with implementation, including specific support materials and more bespoke advice and consultancy; and</p><p> </p><p>- benefits realisation and evaluation: to track that changes to the care and support system are being embedding into practice and delivering what was intended.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National stocktake surveys led by the Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Service provide an overview of readiness, delivery confidence and key issues, supported by follow-up discussions and analysis to validate results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has also agreed with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the Local Government Association a process for the ongoing monitoring of specified demand data in all local authorities from 1 April 2015, based on the areas of most significant risk as identified by local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over the past year, the national statutory local authority data returns collected by the Health and Social Care Information Centre have all been assessed to ensure that they collect the information required on the Care Act. Consultations were carried out during Summer 2014 and subsequent amendments were disseminated to local authorities for the collections from 1 April 2015 onwards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 5960 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:08:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

388257

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Care Act 2014
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to monitor local authorities' implementation of the Care Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	5960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>To help understand the needs of local authorities and support them and their partners in delivering the Care Act, together with local government we are have agreed approaches to:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- implementation assurance: to monitor progress with preparations for delivery, including the required actions of all organisations across the whole programme;</p><p> </p><p>- implementation support: identifying requirements for support with implementation, including specific support materials and more bespoke advice and consultancy; and</p><p> </p><p>- benefits realisation and evaluation: to track that changes to the care and support system are being embedding into practice and delivering what was intended.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National stocktake surveys led by the Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Service provide an overview of readiness, delivery confidence and key issues, supported by follow-up discussions and analysis to validate results.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has also agreed with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the Local Government Association a process for the ongoing monitoring of specified demand data in all local authorities from 1 April 2015, based on the areas of most significant risk as identified by local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over the past year, the national statutory local authority data returns collected by the Health and Social Care Information Centre have all been assessed to ensure that they collect the information required on the Care Act. Consultations were carried out during Summer 2014 and subsequent amendments were disseminated to local authorities for the collections from 1 April 2015 onwards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 5959 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:08:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake