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173929

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacant A&E consultant posts there were in the NHS excluding London (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in each of the previous six years.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Dame Tessa Jowell
uin	220878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on vacancies is not collected by the Department. The last annual National Health Service vacancy survey in England was undertaken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in 2010. The survey was suspended in 2011 and then discontinued in 2013 following the publication of the Fundamental Review of Data Returns, which aimed to reduce the burden of the collection of data from NHS organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The attached table provides vacancy data for 2009 and 2010, the only two years within the last six years for which data is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 20/01/2015 16:08:26 question first ministerially corrected 20/01/2015 16:16:23 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Table PQ220878 Vacancy data.xlsx title Vacancy data 2009-10 A&E Consultants previous answer version 39309 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	159 label Biography information for Baroness Jowell

173930

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacant A&E consultant posts there are in (a) London and (b) England; and how many such vacant posts there are in each category in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Dame Tessa Jowell
uin	220879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on vacancies is not collected by the Department. The last annual National Health Service vacancy survey in England was undertaken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in 2010. The survey was suspended in 2011 and then discontinued in 2013 following the publication of the Fundamental Review of Data Returns, which aimed to reduce the burden of the collection of data from NHS organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The attached table provides vacancy data for 2009 and 2010, the only two years within the last six years for which data is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 20/01/2015 16:08:26 question first ministerially corrected 20/01/2015 16:55:53 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Table PQ220878 Vacancy data.xlsx title Vacancy data 2009-10 A&E Consultants previous answer version 39310 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	159 label Biography information for Baroness Jowell

174022

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
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 of the potential effect that the recently announced reductions in staffing levels at the Dudley Group of Hospitals will have on (a) patient care and (b) waiting times.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	221034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is a matter for the local National Health Service to plan its workforce, and to ensure it has the appropriate staff in place to provide high quality care for its patients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 20/01/2015 10:09:33 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

173671

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Databases
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 2 January 2015 to Question 219648, who the members of the care.data Programme Board are; and (a) by whom and (b) by what process those board members were appointed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	220819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Programme Board was reconstituted in June 2014 following a Project Validation Review carried out by the Major Project Authority. Programme Board members were formally invited to join by the Senior Responsible Owner, Tim Kelsey, based upon the requirement for a balance of representation from the Department of Health, those arm’s length bodies with involvement in the programme and representation from those involved in the delivery of the programme at a local level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>care.data Programme Board member</p></td><td><p>Organisation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eve Roodhouse</p></td><td><p>Health and Social Care Information Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andy Williams</p></td><td><p>Health and Social Care Information Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tim Kelsey</p></td><td><p>NHS England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dr Geraint Lewis</p></td><td><p>NHS England, Patients and Information</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prof John Newton</p></td><td><p>Public Health England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Simon Denegri</p></td><td><p>National Institute for Health Research</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peter Knight</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark Davies</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Knight</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tom Ward</p></td><td><p>Care Quality Commission</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dr Ian Hudson</p></td><td><p>Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neil Stutchbury</p></td><td><p>Monitor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sir Bruce Keogh</p></td><td><p>NHS England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dr Sarah Schofield</p></td><td><p>West Hampshire clinical commissioning groups</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Donna Braisby (Secretariat)</p></td><td><p>Health and Social Care Information Centre</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 19/01/2015 15:24:17 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

173673

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Databases
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 2 January 2015 to Question 219648, what criteria will be used by the National Data Guardian to evaluate whether it is right and safe to collect care.data information from GP practices.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	220820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>In November 2014, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced the establishment of a new National Data Guardian to be the patient’s champion when it comes to the security of personal medical information. Dame Fiona Caldicott will be the first National Guardian and she has agreed that it will be her responsibility to raise concerns publicly about improper data use.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Dame Fiona Caldicott’s Independent Information Governance Oversight Panel’s report to the care.data Programme was published on 18 December 2014 and is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iigop-report-on-caredata" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iigop-report-on-caredata</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The report outlined the evidence of readiness of the Pathfinder stage Dame Fiona would want to see before she would advise on the next stage of Pathfinder stage of the care.data programme.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 19/01/2015 15:36:14 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

173743

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Doctors: Working Hours
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 ensure that doctors and surgeons are not working excessive hours.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	220725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of National Health Service trusts to ensure that service rotas are designed and staffed appropriately and are in accordance with the Working Time Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department commissioned the Royal College of Surgeons to review the impact of the Working Time Directive on the health sector. A taskforce, chaired by Professor Norman Williams and comprising of representatives from across the medical profession, met on six occasions from October 2013 to February 2014 and a report was produced. The taskforce identified concerns about the impact of the adoption of the European Working Time Directive on the continuity of care for patients and the quality of training for some junior doctors. In view of this the report made recommendations that NHS trusts should review best practice in the design of working rotas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 20/01/2015 16:05:40 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

173413

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Drugs
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 12 January 2014 to Question 220083, on breast cancer: drugs, when he expects the roundtable event his Department is planning to take place; and whether NICE's report on its feedback will be published after that event.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	220660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The roundtable event will take place on 11 February 2015. We understand that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has no plans to publish the feedback, which is intended to inform the discussion at the roundtable event.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 16/01/2015 14:21:52 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

173414

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dermatology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on the long-term use of locum consultants to run dermatology services in England.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	220539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department expects National Health Service organisations to have a strong grip on their workforce planning and management across all their specialties including dermatology, making permanent appointments to consultant posts wherever possible. Via Monitor, the NHS Trust Development Authority and the Care Quality Commission, the Department is working with the NHS to reduce trusts’ reliance on temporary staffing including the long term use of locum consultants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 16/01/2015 14:23:02 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

173415

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Antibiotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many antibiotics were prescribed by out-of-hours dentists in each quarter of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	220536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The exact information requested is not available. Dental prescribing data is published annually at national level and antibiotic prescribing by dentists can be found in table 4.2 on page 20 in the report “Prescribing by Dentists, England 2013” which is available at the link below. This information is not collected in a form that separates in and out of hours prescribing, nor is there quarterly data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB14016/pres-dent-eng-2013-rpt.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB14016/pres-dent-eng-2013-rpt.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 20/01/2015 13:59:46 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

173416

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dermatology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant dermatologists with (a) permanent contracts, (b) agency contracts and (c) other contractual or financial arrangements worked in the NHS on 13 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	220537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on vacancies is not collected by the Department. The last annual National Health Service vacancy survey in England was undertaken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in 2010. The survey was suspended in 2011 and then discontinued in 2013 following the publication of the Fundamental Review of Data Returns, which aimed to reduce the burden of the collection of data from NHS organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of consultant dermatologists who hold agency contracts and other contractual or financial arrangements is not held by the Department</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest annual workforce census data, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), shows there were 486 directly employed consultant dermatologists working in the NHS in England as at 30 September 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The next census will be published by the HSCIC on the 25 March 2015 and will provide data for September 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 220553 question first answered 16/01/2015 13:59:03 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan