The inclusion of a requirement to carry out the six-week maternal postnatal check for all mothers in the general medical services contract would need to be negotiated and agreed, as part of the annual contract negotiations. We have asked for this issue to be considered in the contract negotiations for 2019/20. The details of those negotiations are not generally discussed until an agreement on the way forward has been reached.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-11-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-11-05T11:09:13.48Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-10-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Postnatal Care"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the maternal six-week check is included in the GP contract when such contracts are negotiated.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barnsley Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dan Jarvis"} ], "uin" : "185610"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/997715", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/997715/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Department\u2019s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including congenital heart defects in babies. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas, the amount of NIHR funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity.<\/p>
<\/p>
The NIHR continues to fund and support a range of research into congenital heart defects in babies, including the following projects:<\/p>
- MRI-augmented guidance for X-ray fluoroscopic paediatric cardiovascular interventions (£415,000);<\/p>
- Mixed Reality Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease to Improve Surgical Decision-Making (£453,000); and<\/p>
- Infant deaths in the United Kingdom community following successful cardiac surgery - building the evidence base for optimal surveillance (£22.800).<\/p>
Information on individual projects funded by the NIHR can be found at the following link:<\/p>
<\/p>
https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide increased funding for research into congenital heart defects in babies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/997718/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guidance \u2018Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults: management\u2019, updated in 2018, sets out best practice on the diagnosis, treatment, care support of people living with the condition. The guidance emphasises the need for early diagnosis, with urgent referral to a specialist rheumatologist on suspicion of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This is because treatment at an early stage can halt progression of disease. The guidance also recommends patients with RA are managed by a multidisciplinary team, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology support.<\/p> <\/p> Patients can often be successfully managed disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or biologic drugs if DMARDs do not produce the desired results or are not tolerated. Biologicals target individual molecules and tend to work more quickly than conventional DMARDs. Local National Health Service commissioners should take NICE guidance into account when planning services for local populations. The full guidance can be viewed at the following link:<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Age 0-17 years<\/p><\/td> Age 18-120 years<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 2,447<\/p><\/td> 4,147<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 2,616<\/p><\/td> 4,933<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 2,135<\/p><\/td> 4,926<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 2,212<\/p><\/td> 5,191<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> 2,173<\/p><\/td> 4,971<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> A count of finished admission episodes for children and adults in England with a primary diagnosis of asthma.<\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Age 0-17 years<\/p><\/td> Age 18-120 years<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 25,841<\/p><\/td> 39,916<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 28,710<\/p><\/td> 46,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 27,355<\/p><\/td> 46,845<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 27,609<\/p><\/td> 49,583<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> 26,088<\/p><\/td> 52,219<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital<\/p> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> Clinical commissioning groups have a statutory responsibility to commission cost effective health care for their patients. In doing so they use their clinical expertise to assess and prioritise those treatments, including acupuncture services, that provide the safest and most effective outcomes for the population as a whole.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/994026/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department is working with relevant bodies across health and education to monitor the effects of the healthcare funding reforms, including the impact on application numbers on all the professions affected.<\/p> <\/p> We have been working with Health Education England (HEE) and the university sector to ensure students continued to apply for courses up to the end of clearing in October 2018. We are also working with HEE on a campaign to improve perceptions of nursing, the allied health professions and midwifery and encourage applications to relevant undergraduate courses for Universities and Colleges Admissions Service applications in 2019.<\/p> <\/p> We have also opened new work based learning routes into the nursing profession for those who may not be able to study full-time.<\/p> <\/p> Students who commence loan funded postgraduate pre-registration nursing courses in the 2018/19 academic year will be eligible for a golden hello payment once they have graduated and go on to work in learning disability, mental health or district nursing. Payments will be made to these graduates once they take up employment in the health and care sector in England.<\/p> <\/p> Working with the National Health Service and the university sector, the Government is finalising the most effective way to administer and introduce the scheme and will set out details in due course.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/993580/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government has a mandate to NHS England for 2018-19 which holds the National Health Service to account for the measures in the NHS Outcomes Framework. One of the aims of this framework is to reduce the number of preventable deaths from respiratory diseases, including asthma. Respiratory care is also one of the areas being considered as part of the NHS long-term plan currently in development.<\/p> <\/p> Other steps being taken include:<\/p> - the commissioning of specialised respiratory services for severe asthma by NHS England;<\/p> - the NHS offering the flu vaccine free of charge to those with severe asthma;<\/p> - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for asthma to improve care quality and reduce the risk of asthma attacks; and<\/p> - guidance for the public which advises people to follow a personal asthma action plan, created with their clinician, to help monitor their condition and receive advice on what to do in the case of an asthma attack. The guidance is available at the following link:<\/p> <\/p>