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99851

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women experiencing perinatal mental illness have been accommodated on adult psychiatric wards in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The term ’perinatal mental illness’ is not classifiable within the ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases) classification system used to identify diagnoses in the Hospital Episode Statistics database.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/10/2014 15:11:24 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

99852

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether an assessment has been carried out on the effectiveness of the fast-track route for Continuing Healthcare in providing support to terminally ill people; and what discussions he has had with NHS England on working with his Department to ensure people eligible for Continuing Healthcare through the fast-track route receive it promptly.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	211125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The principles and processes for assessment of Fast-Track eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare are set out in the ‘<em>National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care</em>’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of the effectiveness of the Fast Track Tool for NHS Continuing Healthcare we have recently worked closely with NHS England and other key stakeholders in developing an Assurance Framework. The aim of the Assurance Framework is to ensure compliance with the National Framework and was launched in draft earlier this year. Further work is being undertaken to refine this prior to final publication.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data regarding the number of people who have been assessed as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) via use of the Fast Track tool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2013 data on the number of people who are eligible for NHS CHC has been published quarterly at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=continuing+healthcare&amp;go=Go&amp;area=both" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=continuing+healthcare&amp;go=Go&amp;area=both</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 211124 question first answered 23/10/2014 16:57:03 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

99853

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care
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 number of people in England who received NHS continuing healthcare through the fast-track route in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013; what plans he has to gather more comprehensive data on the use of NHS continuing healthcare; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	211124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The principles and processes for assessment of Fast-Track eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare are set out in the ‘<em>National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care</em>’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of the effectiveness of the Fast Track Tool for NHS Continuing Healthcare we have recently worked closely with NHS England and other key stakeholders in developing an Assurance Framework. The aim of the Assurance Framework is to ensure compliance with the National Framework and was launched in draft earlier this year. Further work is being undertaken to refine this prior to final publication.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data regarding the number of people who have been assessed as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) via use of the Fast Track tool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2013 data on the number of people who are eligible for NHS CHC has been published quarterly at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=continuing+healthcare&amp;go=Go&amp;area=both" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=continuing+healthcare&amp;go=Go&amp;area=both</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 211125 question first answered 23/10/2014 16:57:03 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

99859

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will commission a review of the innovation, evaluation and adoption of new medicines in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	211101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring National Health Service patients have access to effective medicines on terms that represent value to the NHS and taxpayers and that patients, are supported to get the best outcomes from their medicines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department, in collaboration with NHS England, has recently commissioned an independent evaluation of Innovation Health and Wealth. Jointly led by the University of Manchester and RAND Europe, The first initial phase is now underway, the study is expected to take three years to complete.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>In addition, NHS England, with the Health and Social Care Information Centre publishes an innovation scorecard which represents the rate of uptake and utility of medicines in both primary and secondary care, on a regular basis. This publication sets out levels of uptake and utility for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence appraised medicines and technologies, and evidence suggests that steady growth is being achieved and the most recent information is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=15598&amp;q=innovation+scorecard&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top" target="_blank">www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=15598&amp;q=innovation+scorecard&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, NHS England also undertook an extensive consultation to ‘refresh’ the Innovation Health and Wealth policy framework and we understand that recommendations from this will be included in NHS England's five year Forward Look.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 23/10/2014 16:35:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

99860

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will publish a response to the consultation Updating our care and support system: draft regulations and guidance, published on 6 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	211058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>A consultation on the draft regulations and guidance to support implementation of part one of the Care Act 2014 opened on 5 June 2014 and ran for 10 weeks to 15 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish a response to the consultation shortly. The statutory guidance to support implementation of part one of the Care Act will be published at the same time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/10/2014 11:36:29 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

99865

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for treatment by adult mental health services for people who have suffered sexual abuse.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	211022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The information is not collected centrally. Earlier this month the Department published <em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020</em>, which articulates our ambition and the immediate actions we will take this year and next to achieve better access and waiting times for mental health services for all patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have identified £40 million additional spending to kick start change in the current year and a further £80 million to be freed up for 2015-16. This will, for the first time ever, enable the setting of access and waiting time standards in mental health services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 23/10/2014 11:11:12 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

99866

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much non-NHS providers of NHS funded services have paid to the Treasury towards the cost of the previous training of clinical staff whom they employ in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	211019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Non-NHS providers do not make a direct contribution to the cost of training clinical staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/10/2014 15:21:14 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

99869

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his future policy towards the National Cancer Peer Review programme is.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	211052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is currently reviewing the National Cancer Peer Review programme with a view to considering how its success might be extended into other new areas of specialised commissioning. Regardless of the outcome of this review, cancer peer review will continue to play a critical part of any broader peer review programme that the NHS may look to introduce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/10/2014 15:42:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

99875

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Dental Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations his Department has received on the General Dental Council's annual retention fee.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	211166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Since 1 July 2014, the Department has received a number of representations regarding the General Dental Council’s (GDC) proposed increase to the annual retention fee. As at 22 October 2014, these representations included seven items of correspondence: one from the Chair of the GDC, one from the British Dental Association and five from Members of Parliament. The Department has received three related Parliamentary Questions and has responded to an e-petition opposing an increase in the GDC’s annual retention fee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 3 September 2014, I met with the GDC where, amongst other things, concerns about the proposal fee rise were discussed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/10/2014 11:30:41 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

99876

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hearing Impairment: Babies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken in respect of paediatric audiology services which do not meet the standards set out in the quality assurance newborn hearing screening programme.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
uin	211168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Between September 2012 and March 2013 the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP) provided each individual hearing screening programme with an individual detailed quality assurance (QA) report and action plan. These QA reports are available directly from the screening programmes or via the NHSP website at</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://hearing.screening.nhs.uk/qualityassurance" target="_blank">http://hearing.screening.nhs.uk/qualityassurance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is up to local NHS paediatric services as to how they implement these action plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 23/10/2014 15:34:21 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke