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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, whether they have made any further preparations on stockpiling (1) pharmacy, and (2) general sales list, medicines in the event that Article 50 is extended.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104655/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Leaving the European Union with a deal remains the Government\u2019s top priority. However, as a responsible Government we must plan for every possible outcome including \u2018no deal\u2019. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available online at GOV.UK.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government has been working closely with industry to ensure the supply of medicines can continue uninterrupted in the event of a \u2018no deal\u2019 EU exit, including building stockpiles, providing additional warehousing space and buying freight capacity on alternative ferry routes. Our plans cover all medicines and medical products, including general sales list medicines.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Department will continue to work on its \u2018no deal\u2019 plans, and we are writing in similar terms to all other organisations in the health and care system to ask them to continue and not to wind down their contingency plans at this stage. The Department wrote to all suppliers of medicines to the United Kingdom on 26 March to advise them of the changes to EU exit dates, and ask them to continue with preparations to protect patients in all possible outcomes.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what contingency plans have been put in place to ensure the continued supply of general sales list medicines that are important for the management of specific health conditions after the UK has left the EU.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104692/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS England holds data in relation to the number of people starting definitive cancer treatment in each year from 2010. This includes people who have received their first cancer treatment in that year, which includes all types of cancer treatment and not just oncological treatments (chemotherapy and radiotherapy).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of people receiving their first treatment for cancer each year has risen significantly each year since 2010. It should be noted that the 2018 data is published but includes three months of provisional data, so could be subject to slight adjustment.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Patients receiving first treatment<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>242,396<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>252,483<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>259,853<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>264,437<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>271,662<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>279,887<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>285,894<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>295,133<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>308,058<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,459,803<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>NHS England holds data in relation to specialised commissioning spend that will contribute to the overall spend, from 2013/14 onwards. The financial values have been consolidated through the use of NPoC (National Programme of Care) codes and are taken from our annual spend analysis exercise. This exercise uses Provider Aggregate Contract Monitoring as the basis for the data; where this data is incomplete hubs will apportion / estimate any missing values. The costs for chemotherapy and specialised cancer surgery have been combined for 2013/14 and 2014/15.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015/16<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017/18<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>NPoC<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B01 - Radiotherapy<\/p><\/td><td><p>340.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>315.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>368.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>425.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>390.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B02 - Chemotherapy<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1,730.8<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>2,305.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,417.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,858.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,014.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B03 - Specialised cancer surgery<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,071.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>806.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,240.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B04 - Specialised cancer diagnostics<\/p><\/td><td><p>56.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>66.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>78.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>78.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>98.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B05 - Children and young adult cancer services<\/p><\/td><td><p>79.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>94.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>121.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>124.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>178.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,207.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,781.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,057.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,291.8<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,923.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Additionally, as a further indication toward total spend, NHS Improvement estimates the total cost to National Health Service trusts and NHS foundation trusts for providing oncological treatment as follows.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Estimated total cost (£ million)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,801<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,051<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,259<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,457<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,706<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,864<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,955<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>£3,224<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The data source for the table is from reference costs, which are the average unit costs to NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts of providing defined services in a given financial year to NHS patients. Cost data provided includes:<\/p><p>- Those that relate to the following treatment function code (TFC):<\/p><p>- 260 - Paediatric medical oncology<\/p><p>- 370 - Medical oncology<\/p><p>- 503 - Gynaecological oncology<\/p><p>- 800 - Clinical oncology (previously radiotherapy);<\/p><p> <\/p><p>- Cancer multi-disciplinary team meetings;<\/p><p>- Chemotherapy and radiotherapy services; and<\/p><p>- Cancer related community health services.<\/p><p>This may not cover all costs associated with oncology. There are areas related to oncology where the costs cannot be identified. These would include:<\/p><p>- Homecare drugs;<\/p><p>- Diagnostic imaging; and<\/p><p>- Other cancer related health resource groups (HRGs) in other TFCs.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There are no primary care costs included within the data.<\/p><p>Data on the number of IT systems used within oncology treatment in the NHS is not available.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many oncology patients have been registered to receive treatment through the NHS in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104693/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The latest NHS Digital workforce statistics show that as at 30 December 2018 there are 1,317 doctors with a speciality in clinical oncology and 985 doctors with a speciality in medical oncology. The figures include all doctors working in the specialty of oncology such as consultants, associate specialists, specialty doctors, doctors in training etc.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The latest NHS Digital workforce statistics show that as at 30 December 2018 there are 2,093 nurses who work in an area of \u2018clinical oncology\u2019 and 1,237 nurses who work in an area of \u2018medical oncology\u2019. This data represents nurses who are working in services related to oncology, rather than nurses with specialist training in oncology.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104694/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS England holds data in relation to the number of people starting definitive cancer treatment in each year from 2010. This includes people who have received their first cancer treatment in that year, which includes all types of cancer treatment and not just oncological treatments (chemotherapy and radiotherapy).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of people receiving their first treatment for cancer each year has risen significantly each year since 2010. It should be noted that the 2018 data is published but includes three months of provisional data, so could be subject to slight adjustment.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Patients receiving first treatment<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>242,396<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>252,483<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>259,853<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>264,437<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>271,662<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>279,887<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>285,894<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>295,133<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>308,058<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,459,803<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>NHS England holds data in relation to specialised commissioning spend that will contribute to the overall spend, from 2013/14 onwards. The financial values have been consolidated through the use of NPoC (National Programme of Care) codes and are taken from our annual spend analysis exercise. This exercise uses Provider Aggregate Contract Monitoring as the basis for the data; where this data is incomplete hubs will apportion / estimate any missing values. The costs for chemotherapy and specialised cancer surgery have been combined for 2013/14 and 2014/15.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015/16<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017/18<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>NPoC<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B01 - Radiotherapy<\/p><\/td><td><p>340.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>315.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>368.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>425.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>390.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B02 - Chemotherapy<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1,730.8<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>2,305.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,417.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,858.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,014.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B03 - Specialised cancer surgery<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,071.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>806.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,240.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B04 - Specialised cancer diagnostics<\/p><\/td><td><p>56.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>66.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>78.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>78.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>98.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B05 - Children and young adult cancer services<\/p><\/td><td><p>79.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>94.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>121.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>124.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>178.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,207.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,781.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,057.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,291.8<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,923.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Additionally, as a further indication toward total spend, NHS Improvement estimates the total cost to National Health Service trusts and NHS foundation trusts for providing oncological treatment as follows.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Estimated total cost (£ million)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,801<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,051<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,259<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,457<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,706<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,864<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,955<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>£3,224<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The data source for the table is from reference costs, which are the average unit costs to NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts of providing defined services in a given financial year to NHS patients. Cost data provided includes:<\/p><p>- Those that relate to the following treatment function code (TFC):<\/p><p>- 260 - Paediatric medical oncology<\/p><p>- 370 - Medical oncology<\/p><p>- 503 - Gynaecological oncology<\/p><p>- 800 - Clinical oncology (previously radiotherapy);<\/p><p> <\/p><p>- Cancer multi-disciplinary team meetings;<\/p><p>- Chemotherapy and radiotherapy services; and<\/p><p>- Cancer related community health services.<\/p><p>This may not cover all costs associated with oncology. There are areas related to oncology where the costs cannot be identified. These would include:<\/p><p>- Homecare drugs;<\/p><p>- Diagnostic imaging; and<\/p><p>- Other cancer related health resource groups (HRGs) in other TFCs.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There are no primary care costs included within the data.<\/p><p>Data on the number of IT systems used within oncology treatment in the NHS is not available.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104695/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Neither the Department nor the National Health Service calculate a single estimate of inefficiency in the National Health Service. However, significant work in recent years has gone into calculating unwarranted variation in the NHS.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Lord Carter reviews into unwarranted variation, published in 2016-18, identified £5.8 billion of recurrent savings. These reports identified variation in service delivery, to quantify potential savings, noting that some variation is warranted and desirable, when different circumstances require it.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In 2017/18, the NHS made £1.45 billion of efficiency savings, by enacting the recommendations of the Carter report and reducing unwarranted variation. Central support was delivered to trusts across a range of programmes, including the clinical workforce, diagnostics, pharmacy, back-office services, estates and procurement. Trusts have identified further opportunities beyond this, at a local level, and have been supported by the Department and NHS Improvement to deliver these additional savings.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1104696/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>NHS England holds data in relation to the number of people starting definitive cancer treatment in each year from 2010. This includes people who have received their first cancer treatment in that year, which includes all types of cancer treatment and not just oncological treatments (chemotherapy and radiotherapy).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The number of people receiving their first treatment for cancer each year has risen significantly each year since 2010. It should be noted that the 2018 data is published but includes three months of provisional data, so could be subject to slight adjustment.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Patients receiving first treatment<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010<\/p><\/td><td><p>242,396<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>252,483<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>259,853<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>264,437<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>271,662<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>279,887<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>285,894<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>295,133<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>308,058<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,459,803<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>NHS England holds data in relation to specialised commissioning spend that will contribute to the overall spend, from 2013/14 onwards. The financial values have been consolidated through the use of NPoC (National Programme of Care) codes and are taken from our annual spend analysis exercise. This exercise uses Provider Aggregate Contract Monitoring as the basis for the data; where this data is incomplete hubs will apportion / estimate any missing values. The costs for chemotherapy and specialised cancer surgery have been combined for 2013/14 and 2014/15.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2013/14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014/15<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015/16<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016/17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017/18<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>NPoC<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><td><p>£ million<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B01 - Radiotherapy<\/p><\/td><td><p>340.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>315.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>368.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>425.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>390.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B02 - Chemotherapy<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>1,730.8<\/p><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\"><p>2,305.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,417.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,858.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,014.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B03 - Specialised cancer surgery<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,071.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>806.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,240.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B04 - Specialised cancer diagnostics<\/p><\/td><td><p>56.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>66.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>78.3<\/p><\/td><td><p>78.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>98.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>B05 - Children and young adult cancer services<\/p><\/td><td><p>79.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>94.0<\/p><\/td><td><p>121.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>124.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>178.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Total<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,207.2<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,781.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,057.1<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,291.8<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,923.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Additionally, as a further indication toward total spend, NHS Improvement estimates the total cost to National Health Service trusts and NHS foundation trusts for providing oncological treatment as follows.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Estimated total cost (£ million)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,801<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,051<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,259<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,457<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,706<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,864<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>£2,955<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>£3,224<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The data source for the table is from reference costs, which are the average unit costs to NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts of providing defined services in a given financial year to NHS patients. Cost data provided includes:<\/p><p>- Those that relate to the following treatment function code (TFC):<\/p><p>- 260 - Paediatric medical oncology<\/p><p>- 370 - Medical oncology<\/p><p>- 503 - Gynaecological oncology<\/p><p>- 800 - Clinical oncology (previously radiotherapy);<\/p><p> <\/p><p>- Cancer multi-disciplinary team meetings;<\/p><p>- Chemotherapy and radiotherapy services; and<\/p><p>- Cancer related community health services.<\/p><p>This may not cover all costs associated with oncology. There are areas related to oncology where the costs cannot be identified. These would include:<\/p><p>- Homecare drugs;<\/p><p>- Diagnostic imaging; and<\/p><p>- Other cancer related health resource groups (HRGs) in other TFCs.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>There are no primary care costs included within the data.<\/p><p>Data on the number of IT systems used within oncology treatment in the NHS is not available.<\/p>"}
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