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806735

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to expand health service capacity in areas of expected high population growth.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL4195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The allocation of funding to local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) is informed by the estimation of the relative health needs of local areas, based on a set of funding formulae. This formula is based on an assessment of factors such as demography, morbidity, deprivation, and the cost of providing services in different areas.</p><p> </p><p>The populations used in the funding formula for each CCG are projected forward at CCG level for each year 2016-17 to 2020-21, based on Office for National Statistics’ population projections.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, NHS England also established a national Demand and Capacity programme to support the NHS to better understand demand and plan sufficient capacity, so that patients do not wait unnecessarily for treatment. The programme is jointly sponsored by NHS England and NHS Improvement.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/12/2017 13:35:46 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

793511

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 October (HLWS190) announcing further support for women from Northern Ireland seeking an abortion in England, which (1) organisations, and (2) individuals, they consulted prior to making that statement; and whether those consultations took place with organisations and individuals that do not support abortion.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>No formal consultation took place ahead of the announcement of the Government’s scheme to fund termination of pregnancy services in England for women from Northern Ireland. However, there has been engagement with stakeholders throughout the development of our proposals including with officials from the Northern Ireland Executive.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 30/11/2017 17:19:58 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

793512

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 October (HLWS190) announcing further support for women from Northern Ireland seeking an abortion in England, what assessment they have made of the impact of the extension of that support on the process of devolution to Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The provision of funded termination of pregnancy services in England for women from Northern Ireland does not change the position in relation to the provision of abortions in Northern Ireland, which is a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Our proposals do not include the provision of any services in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 30/11/2017 17:17:44 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

793513

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 October (HLWS190) announcing further support for women from Northern Ireland seeking an abortion in England, whether their policy on abortion is (1) neutral, (2) in support, or (3) against.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains neutral on changes to abortion legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 30/11/2017 17:18:07 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

600949

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the ratio of front-line medical staff to administrators in the NHS.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The ratio of medical staff to administrators in the National Health Service is 1:1.05. The number of medical staff includes only doctors and does not include roles such as nurses, midwives and other non-medical clinicians. Administrative staff are managers, senior managers and central functions staff who perform administrative and clerical duties.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 27/10/2016 16:52:04 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

600950

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many GPs, broken down by region, are trained mental health specialists.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The information is not collected by the Department.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/10/2016 14:13:53 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

600490

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are in place to train more new doctors and nurses in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>On 4 October 2016, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health announced that from September 2018, the Government will fund up to 1,500 additional undergraduate medical places through university medical schools each year.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2015, the reforms to nursing, midwifery and allied health pre-registration training were announced. The reforms aim to increase the number of training places by up to 10,000 by the end of the Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in its <em>Workforce Plan for England: Proposed Education and Training Commissions for 2016/17</em>, Health Education England has increased the overall volume of education and training with, in excess of, 38,000 new training places in 2016-2017 for nurses, scientists and therapists, and there are now more than 50,000 doctors and dentists currently in training. A copy of the Plan is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The latest workforce statistics published by NHS Digital for July 2016 show that since May 2010 there are now almost 23,400 additional professionally qualified staff working in National Health Service trusts and clinical commissioning groups, including more than 10,000 more doctors and 3,500 more nurses and midwives.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 26/10/2016 11:43:56 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Workforce Plan for England 2016-17.pdf title Workforce Plan for England 2016-17
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

450512

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to improve support for children and young people with mental health problems.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL5874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Children and young people’s mental health is a priority area for this Government and it is committed to delivering the vision set out in <em>Future in Mind</em>, the report published jointly by the Department and NHS England in March 2015. This is supported by an additional investment of £1.4 billion over the course of this Parliament. A copy of <em>Future in Mind</em> is attached.</p><p> </p><p>Progress has been made on many of the key ambitions set out in <em>Future in Mind</em>. One significant development being that Local Transformation Plans (LTPs) for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing have been produced covering the full spectrum of mental health issues, from prevention to intervention for emerging or existing mental health problems. LTPs also address the full spectrum of need, for every clinical commissioning group (CCG) in the country. The Local Government Association have produced a spreadsheet giving details of LTPs. A copy of this spreadsheet is attached.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Work is in progress to strengthen the capacity and capability of the workforce and to improve data and information in order to deliver the vision set out in <em>Future in Mind</em> by 2020. In addition, the Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme is continuing to be rolled out across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Progress has also been made on making help and support to children and young people available online through the launch of an online hub for children and young people on the NHS Choices website and further investment made into a campaign to reduce stigma and discrimination as proposed in <em>Future in Mind</em>.</p><p> </p><p>All CCGs, working closely with their partners, have developed and submitted LTPs to transform their local offer for children and young people’s mental health. Plans cover the whole spectrum of services from prevention to intervention for emerging or existing mental health problems and address the full spectrum of need.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Future in Mind report.pdf title Future in Mind 2 file name List of of Local transformation plans_70216.xlsx title Local Transformation Plans question first answered 11/02/2016 15:44:12 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

168476

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs: Misuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what schemes and measures are currently in place to enable other agencies to work alongside police in combating prescription drug abuse.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities and the National Health Service work together and with other agencies to assess local needs, prevent problems with prescription and over-the-counter medicines, and commission responses for people dependent on those medicines.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Designated healthcare organisations are required to appoint a Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer (CDAO) to investigate concerns about prescribing and supply of medicines, and to share findings with the Local Intelligence Network (a partnership of key organisations to review and respond to controlled drug concerns).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Services prescribing and/or dispensing controlled prescription drugs are required to liaise with their local CDAO and contribute to their Local Intelligence Network.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/12/2014 14:01:52 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

167620

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive on United Kingdom-wide strategies for tackling diabetes, obesity, and heart and rare diseases.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Research and evidence of best practice in health is shared widely across the United Kingdom. However, as health is a devolved matter Ministers do not routinely discuss health issues with their counterparts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/12/2014 12:57:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont