We are supporting a number of initiatives to raise awareness and to encourage more people to consent to organ donation. Donation and transplant rates have increased steadily since 2007/08 and 2015/16 saw the highest ever deceased donor rate in the United Kingdom with 1,364 deceased donors resulting in 3,529 transplants.<\/p>
We continue to encourage people to support donation by adding their name to the organ donor register, to tell their family they want to be a donor and by ensuring that we continue to strengthen the donation programme to identify all potential donors and optimise transplantation.<\/p>
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) launched a new UK\u2013wide organ donation and transplantation strategy in July 2013. Taking Organ Transplantation to 2020<\/em> identifies the action being taken to increase organ donation and transplantation rates to match world class standards over the next few years.<\/p> In July 2015 we launched a modern Organ Donation Register (ODR) system which enables people to make their wishes about donation much clearer and also links with social media and donation partners to make registration easier. NHSBT works collaboratively with a number of partners in the private, public and third sectors to promote organ donation, such as the Boots Advantage Card. People can also add their name to the ODR via Government owned channels such as applying for a driving licence and paying car tax online.<\/p> National Organ Donation Week in September focused on encouraging people to start a conversation about organ donation - with their families, friends or colleagues \u2013 to make sure those closest to them know they want to be a donor. There are also a number of specific initiatives to raise awareness in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities to become donors. Less than 5% of deceased organ donors are BAME, yet patients from BAME communities represent around a quarter of people waiting for a transplant.<\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the number of organ donors.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/253", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Laurence Robertson"}
], "uin" : "48299"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600659", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600659/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government is undertaking work to understand in full the implications of withdrawing from the European Union including on public health. There have not yet been any discussions about the future location of the European Medicines Agency with my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4080", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Mowat"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Warrington South"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Mowat"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the implications of possible relocation of the European Medicines Agency outside the UK after the UK leaves the EU.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Ashworth"}
], "uin" : "48279"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600661/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " NHS Digital publishes data on the nationality of staff working in the National Health Service in England. This is a self-reported field within the NHS human resources and payroll system, the electronic staff record (ESR).<\/p> <\/p> The nationality information entered by an individual employee onto ESR may reflect their cultural heritage rather than their country of birth. As such, these figures should be treated with caution. Data is not available for the United Kingdom.<\/p> <\/p> NHS Workforce in trusts, clinical commissioning groups, support organisations and central bodies as at 30 June 2016<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p><\/td> Headcount<\/p><\/td> Full-time equivalent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/p><\/td> 1,201,236<\/p><\/td> 1,059,577<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Of which European Union nationals<\/p><\/td> 59,769<\/p><\/td> 55,787<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Proportion (England)<\/p><\/td> 5.0%<\/p><\/td> 5.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> 185,633<\/p><\/td> 171,607<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Of which EU nationals<\/p><\/td> 19,266<\/p><\/td> 18,263<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Proportion (London)<\/p><\/td> 10.4%<\/p><\/td> 10.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> Source:<\/em> NHS Digital<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1542", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Philip Dunne"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Philip Dunne"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many foreign-born EU nationals are employed in the NHS in (a) the UK, (b) England and (c) London both in gross terms and as a proportion of the total NHS workforce.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/206", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr David Lammy"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr David Lammy"}
], "uin" : "48264"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600665", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600665/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " NHS England is responsible for making decisions on how to distribute available resources between commissioning organisations.<\/p> We are advised by NHS England that it is working to move clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) towards their target fair share of funding, but has to take a finely balanced decision between making quick progress on pace of change, and at the same time maintaining stability in the system.<\/p> We understand that NHS England has targeted those CCGs that were more than 5% above or below their target funding. Nene and Corby CCGs have therefore received a cash increase of 5.21% and 9.4% respectively in 2016/17, compared to 2015/16 \u2013 above the England average in terms of overall CCG growth, and bringing them both within 5% of their target allocation.<\/p> Allocations over the next few years will continue to move the CCGs closer towards their funding target.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1542", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Philip Dunne"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Philip Dunne"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 12 October 2016, Official Report, column 300, when he expects the relative per capita underfunding for (a) Nene Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and (b) Corby CCG against the national picture to have been corrected.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1537", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Philip Hollobone"}
], "uin" : "48260"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600667", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600667/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Information is not available in the format requested. Information from NHS England on clinical commissioning group (CCG) allocations for Nene CCG and Corby CCG, since 2013/14 (when CCGs came in to existence), and indicative allocations until 2020/21, is shown in the following table.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Corby CCG £'000<\/p><\/td> Nene CCG £'000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 73,851<\/p><\/td> 636,496<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 78,013<\/p><\/td> 663,376<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> 84,009<\/p><\/td> 709,177<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> 93,236<\/p><\/td> 757,879<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> 96,178<\/p><\/td> 777,109<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> 99,674<\/p><\/td> 796,460<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019/20<\/p><\/td> 103,394<\/p><\/td> 816,491<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020/21<\/p><\/td> 108,771<\/p><\/td> 851,131<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1542", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Philip Dunne"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Philip Dunne"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 12 October 2016, Official Report, column 300, if he will set out the annual funding for (a) Nene Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and (b) Corby CCG in each of the last five years and for each future year where forecasts of funding have been made.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1537", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Philip Hollobone"}
], "uin" : "48261"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600670", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600670/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Better Births<\/em>, the National Maternity Review, sets out our vision for maternity services across England to become safer, more personalised, kinder, professional and more family friendly; where every woman has access to information to enable her to make decisions about her care; and where she and her baby can access support that is centred around their individual needs and circumstances.<\/p> <\/p> The National Maternity Transformation Programme, which seeks to advance the vision set out in Better Births<\/em>, aims to ensure professionals work together across organisational boundaries to provide access to the right care in the right place at the right time within local maternity systems.<\/p> <\/p> This will include work that will help to personalise women\u2019s care and reduce unplanned events during pregnancy and labour.<\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to reduce the number of babies born in the back of an ambulance in England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Copeland"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jamie Reed"}
], "uin" : "48258"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600673", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600673/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We will be publishing an impact assessment in due course.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4080", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Mowat"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Warrington South"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Mowat"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-10-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-10-17T16:06:54.753Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Pharmacy: Disadvantaged"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of pharmacies located in pharmacy clusters are within each decile of deprivation in the English indices of deprivation for 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Ashworth"}
], "uin" : "48257"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600674", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600674/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The independent Cancer Taskforce published its report, Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes: A strategy for England 2015-2020, in July 2015 and its implementation plan in May 2016 to represent the consensus views of the whole cancer community.<\/p> The Government has accepted all 96 recommendations in the strategy, which will address the concerns raised in Macmillan Cancer Support\u2019s survey around funding, prevention, diagnostics, workforce and support after treatment when implemented. Implementation is being led by NHS England\u2019s National Cancer Transformation Board, which will publish its first annual progress report shortly.<\/p> In line with the recommendations to improve prevention, the Government has published a national childhood obesity strategy and new low risk drinking guidelines. We have also announced funding of up to £300 million a year by 2020 to increase diagnostic capacity to meet the new target that patients will be given a definitive cancer diagnosis, or the all clear, within 28 days of being referred by a general practitioner.<\/p> To meet the workforce challenges of the future, Health Education England (HEE), supported by Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support, has been leading on the independent Cancer Taskforce recommendation that it should develop a vision for the future shape and skills mix of the workforce required to deliver a modern, holistic patient-centred cancer service. HEE has completed an initial cancer workforce baseline review that has been shared and discussed with key stakeholders.<\/p> In September 2015, we also announced that by 2020, the 280,000 people diagnosed with cancer every year will benefit from a tailored recovery package. The packages will be individually designed to help each person live well beyond cancer. In April 2016, we published guidance for commissioners on commissioning and implementing the recovery package effectively.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4080", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Mowat"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Mowat"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2016-10-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cancer: Medical Treatments"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure improvement in cancer treatment in those areas identified in the Macmillan Cancer Support survey, published in October 2016, as requiring such improvement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/253", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Tewkesbury"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Laurence Robertson"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600676/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The National Health Service consists of providers (NHS trusts and foundation trusts), NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).<\/p> <\/p> The provider sector reported a year-to-date deficit of £461 million at Q1 2016/17, £5 million ahead of plan. The reported sector position represented an improvement compared to the same period last year, which saw an aggregate sector deficit of £930 million.<\/p> <\/p> The link below gives NHS Improvement Quarterly performance of the provider sector as at 30 June 2016:<\/p> <\/p> https://improvement.nhs.uk/uploads/documents/Q1_201617_provider_sector_performance_report_-_FINAL25082016.pdf<\/a><\/p> <\/p> NHS England reported a year-to-date deficit of £24 million at Q1 2016-17. Details can be found via the link below to the NHS England Board Report as at 30 June 2016:<\/p> <\/p>