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50295

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made the effect of recent NHS pay policy on the ability of the NHS to recruit and retain nursing staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The aim of the Government's pay policy is to fairly reward nurses and other staff while ensuring that pay is affordable and that front-line patient services are protected. Our assessment of this policy is that it has been effective in recruiting, retaining and motivating the nursing workforce. There are now more nurses than at any time under the previous Government.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

50296

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 43W, on medical records: databases, whether his Department plans any procurement in connection with care.data.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is currently planning to procure an agency to conduct research with the public and stakeholder groups to inform communications and engagement activity with those audiences for the care.data programme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Should a contract be let which is in relation to, or in support of, care.data the procurement of those goods and/or services will be compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended. Any procurement would be aligned with applicable government policies and shall ensure best practice is followed, including a robust evaluation of bidders against objective criteria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

50297

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 355W, on medical records: databases, if he will bar ATOS from having any involvement with care.data.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended, allow for suppliers to be classed as ineligible to bid for contracts in circumstances where the supplier or its representative has been convicted of criminal offences relating to conspiracy, corruption, bribery or fraud. Where this is not the case, suppliers must be treated equally and track record would be assessed in line with government policy as part of any tendering process.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

50333

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual change in income for GP practices in Fareham and Gosport arising from the withdrawal of the minimum practice income guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Fareham
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
uin	198213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Both the Government and NHS England consider Minimum Practice Income Guarantee (MPIG) payments to be inequitable because practices serving very similar populations get paid very different amounts per patient.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the general practitioner contract settlement in 2013, the Department decided to phase out MPIG payments over a seven year period, starting in the financial year 2014-15. The money released by doing this will be reinvested in the basic payments made to all General Medical Services (GMS) practices.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that there are 16 practices in Fareham and Gosport currently receiving a MPIG payment under GMS contracts. Practices that face particular difficulty are encouraged to contact their local NHS England Area Team to discuss any issues so that they can together plan to mitigate these.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 198214 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

50334

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of how many GP practices in Fareham and Gosport will lose income as a consequence of the withdrawal of the minimum practice income guarantee; and what actions his Department has put in place to mitigate the impact of any such losses on services.
tabling member constituency	Fareham
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
uin	198214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Both the Government and NHS England consider Minimum Practice Income Guarantee (MPIG) payments to be inequitable because practices serving very similar populations get paid very different amounts per patient.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the general practitioner contract settlement in 2013, the Department decided to phase out MPIG payments over a seven year period, starting in the financial year 2014-15. The money released by doing this will be reinvested in the basic payments made to all General Medical Services (GMS) practices.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that there are 16 practices in Fareham and Gosport currently receiving a MPIG payment under GMS contracts. Practices that face particular difficulty are encouraged to contact their local NHS England Area Team to discuss any issues so that they can together plan to mitigate these.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 198213 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

50340

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 127W, if he will list the outlier practices and the amount each is forecast to lose as a result of removing performance indicators from the Quality Outcomes Framework.
tabling member constituency	Fareham
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hoban
uin	198248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally, but details of practices identified by NHS England have been sent to area teams.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the changes to the General Medical Services (GMS) contract from April 2014, we have reduced the Quality and Outcomes Framework by more than a third. These changes are intended to free up space for general practitioners to provide more proactive and personalised care for their patients which includes their new responsibility of being accountable for all of their patients aged 75 and over.</p><p> </p><p>These changes were part of changes to GMS contract negotiated with the General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1414 label Biography information for Mr Mark Hoban

50341

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many doctors have opted to retire and remove themselves from the medical register before facing an impending disciplinary hearing in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	198222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is held by the General Medical Council (GMC), an independent body responsible for dealing firmly and fairly with doctors whose fitness to practise is in doubt. Departmental officials have spoken with the GMC who have advised that, as it will take some time for them to extract the data, they will provide a response to the hon. Member directly.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

50344

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote potatoes as part of a healthy diet.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	198227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p>The Government recommends eating plenty of starchy foods, including potatoes, as part of a healthy balanced diet, as depicted in the ‘eatwell plate'. This provides a visual representation of the types and proportions of the foods needed for a healthy, balanced diet and advises that starchy foods, such as potatoes, breads, cereals, rice and pasta should make up about a third of our diet.</p><p>The Government utilises the eatwell plate alongside other mechanisms to promote the consumption of starchy foods, such as potatoes. This includes providing tips on healthy eating through the Live Well pages of the NHS Choices website and recipes through Public Health England's social marketing campaign, Change4Life.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

50367

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle obesity in the NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	198166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>National Health Service organisations are encouraged to lead the way in supporting staff to address their own weight and health issues, in addition to helping patients do the same. NHS England has committed to supporting the NHS Sports and Activity Challenge which aims to support the importance of staff wellbeing, as well as the opportunities which it offers to deliver the very best care we can to patients, carers and the public more generally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Public Health Responsibility Deal health at work pledges include one on Healthier Staff Restaurants which makes it easier for people to choose and maintain a healthier diet while at work. Already 21 NHS trusts have signed up to the Healthier Staff Restaurants pledge.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) has commissioned Liverpool City Council and the Health and Work Centre to produce national standards to support local delivery of the Workplace Wellbeing Charter, which will be launched in the summer. Underpinning the new national standard is a series of workplace health topic guides. Among the first series of guides to be launched in the autumn are guides on improving healthy eating and increasing physical activity in the office.</p><p> </p><p>Many NHS organisations are already taking part in the Workplace Wellbeing Charter schemes and accessing the weight management, physical activity and healthy eating support available locally.</p><p> </p><p>PHE has also commissioned an e-learning module on obesity and weight management through the Royal College of General Practice and this will be launched in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is working with the Department and NHS Employers to encourage NHS trusts to use the Government Food Buying Standards as a key component of their work to support obese staff by creating a healthier and supportive work environment.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

50368

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will investigate reports that the Neurology department at Royal Preston Hospital is allocating appointments to patients and then instructing them not to attend on the date and time given as the appointment is only made for consultants to view the patient's referral letter; whether (a) his Department for (b) NHS England issues guidance on the allocation of appointments which patients are instructed not to attend; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	198218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The allocation of appointments is a local matter for the National Health Service and the hon. Member should contact the Chief Executive of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for further information. We understand the Trust has already investigated this issue and posted an explanation on its website:</p><p> </p><p>www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/neurology-non-appointment-letters</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley