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50044

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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 the proportion of deaths from (a) liver disease and (b) viral hepatitis which were preventable in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	198103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Liver disease registered as the underlying cause of death, accounts for 2% of all deaths in England and 3% if all mentions are counted. Viral liver disease is registered for less than 0.1% of all deaths.</p><p> </p><p>The main liver viral hepatitides are; A, B, C, D, E. Occasionally, other viruses cause hepatitis. Most people with hepatitis clear the virus after an acute infection. Death from acute viral hepatitis is very rare, a very small number of patients will be referred for liver transplantation. A proportion of deaths from chronic hepatitis B maybe preventable by vaccination and treatment. A proportion of deaths from chronic hepatitis C may be preventable by antiviral therapies. A significant proportion of hepatitis B and C is acquired outside the United Kingdom and therefore it is important to identify people carrying the viruses and offer treatment and vaccination to the close contacts of people with chronic hepatitis as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

50061

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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 technology he plans to use to restrict the sharing of NHS patient data extracted under care.data to countries inside the European Economic Area.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Data Protection Act (1998) allows personal data to be transferred to countries within the European Economic Area (EEA) on the same basis as transferring data within the United Kingdom. Personal data can only be sent to a country or territory outside the EEA if an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of individuals when processing their personal data is ensured.</p><p> </p><p>Every application for information will be considered by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), in line with the Data Protection Act, taking account of their location if it is outside the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HSCIC is required to generally publish the information it collects or may derive from a collection, but not in forms which would identify or enable the identification of individual patients or service users. HSCIC's published data will be openly available via its website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

50080

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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 information his Department holds on (a) the number of companies that provide indemnity insurance for nurses and midwives and (b) the policies that are available for this.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	198141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of companies that provide indemnity insurance for nurses and midwives or details on the policies that are available for this. In National Health Service organisations, it is not necessary for individual employees to take out their own indemnity insurance, unless they also undertake private work, because their employing organisation is, in law, vicariously liable for any negligence arising out of and in the course of their employment. All NHS trusts in England are members of the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts operated on behalf of the Secretary of State by the NHS Litigation Authority.</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	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50082

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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, whether he plans to increase the required contributions to NHS pensions before the introduction of the new pension scheme in 2015.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	198084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to further raise employer or employee contributions to the NHS Pension Scheme before reformed arrangements are introduced on 1 April 2015.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50083

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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 make it his policy that a proportion of any future underspend within the NHS is allocated to nurses' pay.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	198082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department has made available in subsequent years the underspends delivered by local National Health Service organisations, but is not prescriptive on how those organisations use that funding.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50084

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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, whether the pay of community staff nurses rises in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	198081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>In 2012 the Chancellor announced that public sector pay awards would be capped at an average of 1% in 2013-14 and at an average of up to 1% in 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service's greatest asset is its staff who deserve to be properly rewarded for the hard work they do in looking after patients. In the NHS, incremental pay costs almost £1 billion. In our evidence to the Pay Review Bodies we were clear that the NHS is facing the most significant financial challenge in its history and that trusts could not afford to pay all staff 1% which would cost £450 million (about £350 million for non-medical staff) and increments which for most staff is over 3.5% on average. The NHS cannot afford to employ more staff, pay them more and pay for increments.</p><p>This year, all NHS staff should receive an additional payment of 1% either through their incremental pay or via a pay award if they are no longer eligible to receive incremental pay.</p><p>In the wake of the Francis Inquiry, our first priority must be to protect and properly staff the front line so staff are confident that they will have the right number of colleagues working alongside them in hospitals or in patient's homes. We have to make difficult decisions in order to protect frontline patient care. Giving all NHS staff a 1% pay award is equivalent to employing around 14,000 new nurses and could result in unsafe care.</p><p>We know that NHS staff are disappointed that they did not receive the pay award they were expecting. Our door remains open to discussions with trade unions on how consolidated pay awards for all NHS staff can be made affordable in each of the next two years.</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	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50085

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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 new members of (a) staff and (b) nursing staff have been taken on by the NHS in North Herefordshire in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	198083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The information is available neither in the format requested nor specifically for the North Herefordshire area. Wye Valley NHS Trust provides health services across Herefordshire and further afield. 2gether NHS Foundation Trust provides social and mental health care services across Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many new members of staff and doctors and nursing staff have been taken on by Wye Valley NHS Trust and 2gether NHS Foundation Trust from January 2013 to January 2014 is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Joiners between January 2013 and January 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total NHS staff (excluding Bank, Locums and Trainee Doctors):</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Wye Valley NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2gether NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>of which:</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospital and Community Health Service doctors (excluding Locums and Trainees):</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Wye Valley NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2gether NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff:</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Wye Valley NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2gether NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em></p><p>Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), provisional monthly NHS workforce data</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p>1. Turnover data is based on headcount.</p><p>2. Figures are for staff that have joined from outside each NHS trust.</p><p> </p><p><em>Monthly data:</em></p><p>1. As from 21 July 2010, the HSCIC has published experimental, provisional monthly NHS workforce data (experimental tag has been removed from 24 April 2012)</p><p> </p><p>2. As expected with provisional data, some figures may be revised from month to month as issues are uncovered and resolved</p><p> </p><p>3. The monthly workforce data is not directly comparable with the annual workforce census; it only includes those staff on the Electronic Staff Record i.e. it does not include Primary care staff or Bank staff. It also includes locum doctors (not counted in the annual census).</p><p> </p><p>4. There are also new methods of presenting data (headcount methodology is different and there is now a role count). This information is available from September 2009 onwards at:</p><p> </p><p>www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/provisionalmonthlyhchsworkforce</p><p> </p><p><em>Data quality: </em></p><p>The HSCIC seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

50096

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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 much his Department has allocated to the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme for the 2014-15 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department has allocated a budget of £40 million to fund the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme for the 2014-15 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

50099

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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, which local authorities have withdrawn from the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme to date.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department is not aware of any local authorities withdrawing from the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme to date.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

50114

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
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, when he last met the Chair of the College of Emergency Medicine; what subjects were discussed at that meeting; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	198029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The last meeting between my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and the Chair of the College of Emergency Medicine was held on 2 April 2014. At that meeting, their views on the health system, and emergency medicine in particular, were discussed.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick