https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-vacancies-survey/february-2015---june-2019-provisional-experimental-statistics<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of local health providers on medical staff vacancies at Bedford Hospital NHS Trust; and how many and what proportion of vacancies there are in each discipline.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Bedford Hospital Trust and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Trust were awarded £99.5 million in sustainability and transformation partnerships funding, as one of the 20 hospital upgrades announced in August 2019, for their Merger Enabling scheme.<\/p>
The proportion of funding to be allocated to improving infrastructure and facilities at Bedford Hospital will be determined as part of the next business case.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the funding announced for the merger of Bedford Hospital Trust and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Trust will be allocated to improving infrastructure and facilities at Bedford Hospital.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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Bedfordshire clinical commissioning group (CCG) has confirmed to NHS England that the project to provide a mental health inpatient unit is in its early stages and that East London Foundation NHS Trust has made an undertaking to provide a mental health inpatient unit in Bedford.<\/p>
Bedfordshire CCG has identified a potential site in Bedford town and are progressing options and feasibility for this with National Health Service and local authority partners. The CCG will be appointing an architect when contracts have been formalised. Business cases for capital and commissioned services will then be developed and approved through standard NHS England commissioning processes.<\/p>
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The organisation-specific per capita information requested is not held centrally.<\/p>
On 27 September the Government announced a £200 million programme of spending to replace MRI machines, CT scanners and breast screening equipment across the country. The equipment will improve the quality of screening and speed of diagnosis and is part of the Government\u2019s commitment to ensure 55,000 more people survive cancer each year. Recipients of this funding will be confirmed in due course.<\/p>"}
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The United Kingdom will be leaving the European Union on 31 October whatever the circumstances. We would prefer to leave with a deal. The details of this partnership, including participation in the European Reference Networks, will be a matter for negotiation with the EU after we leave. We are preparing for that negotiation and will work with a wide range of partners to ensure a successful outcome for UK business and citizens.<\/p>"}
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Although the temperatures seen in late July were exceptional, we recognise the impact that cancellations and alterations to services had on passengers. We are unable to provide the data requested, however, as it is not held by the DfT. The data may be held by Network Rail; we advise you contact them directly for further information or refer to their websites.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train journeys (a) operated by Thameslink, (b) operated by East Midlands Trains and (c) in the UK were disrupted due to buckled tracks in hot weather in 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Government recognises passengers need the certainty of reliable and safe journeys, and is determined to work with industry to improve performance on the railway.<\/p>
<\/p>
With regard to rails buckling, Network Rail have been treating rails to enable them to cope with heat, and have been applying reflective paint to reduce the heat absorbed. Since 2003, these methods have decreased the number of rail buckling incidents by 83%.<\/p>
<\/p>
After all periods of poor weather, Network Rail undertakes a lessons process to identify actions that were successful in managing the issues and where further action and improvement is needed. In addition, Network Rail is also looking to the longer term and has in place a weather resilience and climate change strategy to ensure the infrastructure can cope with climate change and short-term periods of extreme weather.<\/p>
<\/p>
One of the top priorities for the Secretary of State and myself is to get the trains running on time, which is why we are investing a record £48bn to modernise our network, boost reliability and create a railway fit for the 21st century.<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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Information on the proportion of looked after children who \u2018run away\u2019 from homes and hostels, not subject to children\u2019s home regulations, is not collected and categorised under this definition. The information that is collected is the number of looked after children who go missing from residential homes or hostels not bound by children homes regulations. The definition of \u2018missing\u2019 is defined as a looked after child who is not at their placement or a place they are expected to be, such as a school, and their whereabouts is not known.<\/p>
The table presents the proportion of the number of children who had been looked after at some point during this year in this same type of placement. As these statistics are experimental statistics and based on data collected for the first time in 2015, the figures are not comparable between years. Some authorities have informed the department that they do not record any incidents as 'away without authorisation' but instead report all incidents as 'missing' information. We estimate that around 1 in 3 local authorities record this data this way. We will continue to assess whether the figures are considered robust enough to be classed as national statistics, rather than experimental.<\/p>
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