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91283

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to address the shortage of junior doctors at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.</p><p>We have written to Stephen Wragg, Chair of the Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, informing him of the hon. Member’s enquiry. He will reply shortly and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 12/09/2014 12:59:03 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91284

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Community Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to set national recruitment targets for NHS community and district nurses.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	208753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department set up Health Education England (HEE) to deliver a better health and healthcare workforce for England. HEE is responsible for ensuring a secure workforce supply for the future balancing need against demand, taking into account factors such as the age profile of the existing workforce, the impact of technology, and new drugs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In December 2013, HEE published its first annual workforce plan for England, covering the period 2014-15. This plan was determined through an assessment of future need by local National Health Service employers, and Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) and used as the basis of an investment plan for England, which included community and district nursing requirements, alongside other professions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Working in concert with NHS healthcare providers, HEE is leading a programme of work to encourage nurses to return to practice. This work includes ensuring that the education programmes being commissioned are effective and meet the needs of patients and the NHS. All programmes are validated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 208748 question first answered 14/10/2014 14:21:08 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

91287

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the additional 10,000 primary and community health and care professionals which his Department plans to make available by 2020 will be (a) existing NHS staff and (b) new starters.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	208752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) is responsible for ensuring a secure workforce supply for the future balancing need against demand, taking into account factors such as the age profile of the existing workforce, the impact of technology, and new drugs, and is committed to a substantial increase in training posts to deliver new primary and community health professionals by 2020. In addition, Health Education England and NHS England are bringing forward actions to improve retention and return to practice rates within the current general practitioner, nurse and Allied Health Professional workforce. It is too early to say what proportion of additional professionals will be existing National Health Service staff or new starters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 14/10/2014 14:29:09 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

91293

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
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 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 382W, on General Practitioners, for what reason the figure for financial year 2009-10 (the figure as at September 2009) was not included in that answer.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	208788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The omission of the figure for financial year 2009-10 (the figure as at September 2009) in the Answer of 5 September 2014, Official Report, column 382W, on general practitioners (GPs), was an error on our part. The September 2010 figures provided instead were accurate and there was no intention to mislead.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The numbers of full-time equivalent (FTE) GPs, excluding retainers and registrars, and including retainers but excluding registrars, working in the NHS in England as at September 2009, 2010 and 2013 are shown in the following table. The number of FTE GPs has increased by 1,051 between 2010 and 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 14/10/2014 14:35:00 question first ministerially corrected 15/10/2014 13:58:12 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name PQ208788 GP numbers 2009-13.xlsx title GP Numbers 2009, 2010 and 2013 previous answer version 21782 answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

91295

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Worcestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what annual funding per head of population was provided to the South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group in each of the last five years; and what the average such spend was on all Clinical Commissioning Groups in England.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	208786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has responsibility for clinical commissioning group (CCG) allocations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CCGs have only existed since April 2013, so there is only information regarding South Worcestershire CCG allocations for years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, as detailed in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Allocation per head 2013-14 (£)</p></td><td><p>Allocation per head 2014-15 (£)</p></td><td><p>Allocation per head 2015-16 (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Worcestershire CCG</p></td><td><p>1,023</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>1,052</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average CCG</p></td><td><p>1,115</p></td><td><p>1,133</p></td><td><p>1,147</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the detailed CCG allocations for 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, published by NHS England on 20 December 2013, has already been placed in the Library and is also available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ccg-allocation-big-table-v2.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 14/10/2014 14:59:22 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

91298

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Community Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention in NHS community and district nursing.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	208748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department set up Health Education England (HEE) to deliver a better health and healthcare workforce for England. HEE is responsible for ensuring a secure workforce supply for the future balancing need against demand, taking into account factors such as the age profile of the existing workforce, the impact of technology, and new drugs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In December 2013, HEE published its first annual workforce plan for England, covering the period 2014-15. This plan was determined through an assessment of future need by local National Health Service employers, and Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs) and used as the basis of an investment plan for England, which included community and district nursing requirements, alongside other professions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Working in concert with NHS healthcare providers, HEE is leading a programme of work to encourage nurses to return to practice. This work includes ensuring that the education programmes being commissioned are effective and meet the needs of patients and the NHS. All programmes are validated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 208753 question first answered 14/10/2014 14:21:08 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

91299

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Community Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate staffing levels and skill mix within NHS community nursing teams.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	208749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>An important part of the National Health Service reforms was to establish clinical commissioning groups at which commissioning decisions are informed by a wide range of local clinicians. Therefore, the shape of community nursing services are organised locally, following advice from clinicians. This commissioning process also takes into account the local authority’s views through the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and the local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, to ensure that services are based on the need of the local population, within the resources available and on evidenced-based best practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has commissioned the Queen’s Nursing Institution to develop a workforce planning tool to support local areas in making sure they have the right number of community nurses for their needs. The Chief Nursing Officer has also set up a working group which is looking specifically at what we can do to increase the number of community nurses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is also planning to produce guidance on safe staffing for community nursing care settings over the next two years. The development of this guidance and accreditation of related tools will ensure that all providers have what they need to make decisions to secure safe staffing levels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 14/10/2014 14:50:07 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

91301

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the neonatal conditions were that accounted for successful wrongful birth claims between 2003 and 2013.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mrs Mary Glindon
uin	208751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of successful claims for wrongful birth made in each year between 2003 and 2013, and how much the National Health Service has paid out to date for those claims:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA)</p><p>notification year</p></td><td><p>Number of Claims</p></td><td><p>Damages Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Defence Costs Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Claimant Costs Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Total Paid</p><p> </p><p>(£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>55,109</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>68,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>624,335</p></td><td><p>222,348</p></td><td><p>268,900</p></td><td><p>1,115,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5,460,470</p></td><td><p>473,481</p></td><td><p>475,000</p></td><td><p>6,408,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>7,537,000</p></td><td><p>428,718</p></td><td><p>1,214,400</p></td><td><p>9,180,118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4,240,211</p></td><td><p>197,724</p></td><td><p>346,600</p></td><td><p>4,784,535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>4,563,663</p></td><td><p>538,787</p></td><td><p>2,012,112</p></td><td><p>7,114,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15,572,500</p></td><td><p>615,220</p></td><td><p>1,936,385</p></td><td><p>18,124,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2,326,500</p></td><td><p>188,381</p></td><td><p>477,699</p></td><td><p>2,992,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6,886,680</p></td><td><p>608,207</p></td><td><p>1,182,508</p></td><td><p>8,677,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11,446,226</p></td><td><p>585,664</p></td><td><p>1,407,305</p></td><td><p>13,439,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>19,046,063</p></td><td><p>976,620</p></td><td><p>3,280,661</p></td><td><p>23,303,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>77,716,648</p></td><td><p>4,890,259</p></td><td><p>12,601,570</p></td><td><p>95,208,477</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A further 83 unsuccessful claims were brought during this period, the following table shows how much the NHS LA spent on defence costs in each year:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>NHS LA</p><p>Notification Year</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Closed with nil damages</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of</p><p>Claims</p></td><td><p>Damages Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Defence Costs Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Claimant Costs Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Total Paid</p><p> </p><p>(£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8,870</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>57,836</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>57,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18,946</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18,946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>69,630</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>69,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9,765</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>32,061</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>32,067</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50,415</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50,415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60,314</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60,314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>51,727</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>51,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>99,996</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>99,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>459,560</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>459,565</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the 164 successful claims, 60 cases remain open (i.e. the NHS LA has not resolved all aspects of the claim, e.g. they have agreed damages but not yet paid them or they have paid some or all of the damages but not yet agreed claimants costs). The 104 closed claims have been analysed to produce the following table of neonatal conditions/ other reasons why the claims were brought:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Neonatal conditions/other causes of claim</p></td><td><p>Number of Claims</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anaemia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cerebral Palsy</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chromosome 9 deformity</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congenital abnormalities</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Connective tissue disease</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cystic fibrosis</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downs Syndrome</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed contraceptive implant/procedure - Healthy baby</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed sterilisation - Healthy baby</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed sterilisation - kidney damage</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed sterilisation - potential learning difficulties</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed sterilisation - termination undertaken</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed termination - brain injury</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed termination - healthy baby</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure to diagnose pregnancy - healthy baby</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart defect</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HIV</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inaccurate fertility advice - healthy baby</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inherited blood disorder - Beta thalassaemia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Muscular skeletal abnormalities</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ornithine trans carboxylase (OTC) deficiency</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Safeguarding failure (vulnerable mother) – child has behavioural problems</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Safeguarding failure (vulnerable mother) - healthy child</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sickle Cell Trait</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spina bifida</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unwanted extra uterine pregnancy. Maternal injury. No evidence of neonatal conditions</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unwanted pregnancy - No evidence of neonatal conditions</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolf Hirschhon Syndrome</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 208750 question first answered 14/10/2014 15:30:58 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

91302

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has paid out for wrongful birth claims in each year between 2003 and 2013; how many successful claims for wrongful birth were made in each year between 2008 and 2012.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mrs Mary Glindon
uin	208750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of successful claims for wrongful birth made in each year between 2003 and 2013, and how much the National Health Service has paid out to date for those claims:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>NHS Litigation Authority (NHS LA)</p><p>notification year</p></td><td><p>Number of Claims</p></td><td><p>Damages Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Defence Costs Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Claimant Costs Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Total Paid</p><p> </p><p>(£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>13,000</p></td><td><p>55,109</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>68,109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>624,335</p></td><td><p>222,348</p></td><td><p>268,900</p></td><td><p>1,115,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5,460,470</p></td><td><p>473,481</p></td><td><p>475,000</p></td><td><p>6,408,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>7,537,000</p></td><td><p>428,718</p></td><td><p>1,214,400</p></td><td><p>9,180,118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4,240,211</p></td><td><p>197,724</p></td><td><p>346,600</p></td><td><p>4,784,535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>4,563,663</p></td><td><p>538,787</p></td><td><p>2,012,112</p></td><td><p>7,114,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15,572,500</p></td><td><p>615,220</p></td><td><p>1,936,385</p></td><td><p>18,124,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2,326,500</p></td><td><p>188,381</p></td><td><p>477,699</p></td><td><p>2,992,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6,886,680</p></td><td><p>608,207</p></td><td><p>1,182,508</p></td><td><p>8,677,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>11,446,226</p></td><td><p>585,664</p></td><td><p>1,407,305</p></td><td><p>13,439,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>19,046,063</p></td><td><p>976,620</p></td><td><p>3,280,661</p></td><td><p>23,303,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>77,716,648</p></td><td><p>4,890,259</p></td><td><p>12,601,570</p></td><td><p>95,208,477</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A further 83 unsuccessful claims were brought during this period, the following table shows how much the NHS LA spent on defence costs in each year:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>NHS LA</p><p>Notification Year</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Closed with nil damages</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of</p><p>Claims</p></td><td><p>Damages Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Defence Costs Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Claimant Costs Paid</p><p>(£)</p></td><td><p>Total Paid</p><p> </p><p>(£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8,870</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>57,836</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>57,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18,946</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18,946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>69,630</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>69,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9,765</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>32,061</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>32,067</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50,415</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50,415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60,314</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60,314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>51,727</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>51,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>99,996</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>99,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>459,560</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>459,565</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the 164 successful claims, 60 cases remain open (i.e. the NHS LA has not resolved all aspects of the claim, e.g. they have agreed damages but not yet paid them or they have paid some or all of the damages but not yet agreed claimants costs). The 104 closed claims have been analysed to produce the following table of neonatal conditions/ other reasons why the claims were brought:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Neonatal conditions/other causes of claim</p></td><td><p>Number of Claims</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anaemia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cerebral Palsy</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chromosome 9 deformity</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congenital abnormalities</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Connective tissue disease</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cystic fibrosis</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downs Syndrome</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed contraceptive implant/procedure - Healthy baby</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed sterilisation - Healthy baby</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed sterilisation - kidney damage</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed sterilisation - potential learning difficulties</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed sterilisation - termination undertaken</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed termination - brain injury</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failed termination - healthy baby</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure to diagnose pregnancy - healthy baby</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart defect</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HIV</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inaccurate fertility advice - healthy baby</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inherited blood disorder - Beta thalassaemia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Muscular skeletal abnormalities</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ornithine trans carboxylase (OTC) deficiency</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Safeguarding failure (vulnerable mother) – child has behavioural problems</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Safeguarding failure (vulnerable mother) - healthy child</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sickle Cell Trait</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spina bifida</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unwanted extra uterine pregnancy. Maternal injury. No evidence of neonatal conditions</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unwanted pregnancy - No evidence of neonatal conditions</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolf Hirschhon Syndrome</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 208751 question first answered 14/10/2014 15:30:58 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

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registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional funding is being allocated to local authorities for their commissioning responsibility for the Healthy Child Programme from October 2015; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure a smooth transition to that commissioning responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	208583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Local government will receive funding for its additional responsibilities in commissioning 0-5 services. The Department is aiming to set out 0-5 funding allocations later in the year. NHS England area teams and local authorities are currently scrutinising the figures for 2015-16, as part of the process for determining the allocations. The key principle behind the transfer of responsibility is to ensure that the Department does not place any additional burdens on local authorities. More information about finance issues relating to the transfer is available from the Local Government Association’s website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.local.gov.uk/documents/10180/6410150/Transfer+of+0-5+children's+public+health+commissioning+to+local+authorities+finance+issues/570e8a83-2e91-4cf0-887a-6bcf25674894</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At the point at which local authorities take over responsibility for commissioning public health services for children aged 0-5, (including health visiting services), the Government is intending to mandate the delivery of the key child assessment elements of the Health Child Programme. The Department is working collaboratively with its partners locally and nationally on the transfer of commissioning responsibilities and the associated funding issues. It is supported in ensuring a smooth transition by the service specification, “Public Health Functions to be exercised by NHS England” published November 2013, sets out expectations for the commissioning and provision of services and how area teams can work with local authorities ahead of the transfer of commissioning responsibilities in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At the local level NHS England’s area teams and local authorities are working to develop plans, including timescales, for a smooth and effective transfer of the commissioning role. A programme of regional 0 to 5 years commissioning transfer events, organised in conjunction with the Local Government Association is underway, providing the means for local staff and key stakeholders to further develop their understanding of working together in respect of future arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 13/10/2014 14:26:02 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch