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93679
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-15more like thismore than 2014-10-15
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading General Practitioners more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many general practitioner practices in England have closed since June 2010; and how many have opened since January 2013. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
uin HL2108 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-29more like thismore than 2014-10-29
answer text <p>The data requested is shown in the following table. It is not possible to show this by calendar month.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that these figures also include practice mergers and takeovers and do not provide an accurate representation of activity or service provision. For example, the merger of three practices would show as three practices closing and one opening.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Closed: England</p></td><td><p>Opened: England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>79</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>111</p><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>124</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>126</p><p> </p><p> </p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 (to 31 August)</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: HSCIC</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details for opened practices in 2010 to 2012 have not been provided, but are available.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-29T12:23:02.8392348Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-29T12:23:02.8392348Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
3801
label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont more like this
93696
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-15more like thismore than 2014-10-15
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Medicine: Education more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 3 June 2013 (HL210), whether they have altered their decision to reduce by two per cent the number of students entering medical schools in 2014; what were the findings of the 2014 review by Health Education England on the question; and whether they plan to expand the numbers significantly from 2015 and in later years. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Laird more like this
uin HL2125 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-24more like thismore than 2014-10-24
answer text <p>The Government has not altered its decision to reduce, by 2%, the number of students entering medical school in 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health Education England (HEE) has not, to date, undertaken a comprehensive review of medical student intake numbers since that undertaken by the Health and Education National Strategic Exchange review published in December 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The requirement for graduate doctors (and the medical student intakes that create this supply) will form an integral part of the 2015 annual workforce planning process undertaken by HEE.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-24T11:27:22.0107699Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-24T11:27:22.0107699Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
2479
label Biography information for Lord Laird more like this
93697
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-15more like thismore than 2014-10-15
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Doctors: Registration more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many doctors were registered to practise medicine by the General Medical Council (GMC) in the last five years; and how many of the first registrations with the GMC in each year were from doctors who gained their primary medical qualification in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom or rest of the world respectively. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Laird more like this
uin HL2126 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-24more like thismore than 2014-10-24
answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information. This information is held by the General Medical Council and they have provided the information below for the purposes of answering this question.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of doctors joining the register for the first time, from 2009 to 2013, by the region of their primary medical qualification and first registration year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>No. of Doctors</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EEA</p></td><td><p>2,368</p></td><td><p>2,973</p></td><td><p>2,726</p></td><td><p>2,899</p></td><td><p>3,062</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-EEA</p></td><td><p>2,579</p></td><td><p>2,959</p></td><td><p>2,437</p></td><td><p>2,222</p></td><td><p>2,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>6,876</p></td><td><p>7,010</p></td><td><p>7,112</p></td><td><p>7,083</p></td><td><p>7,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>11,823</p></td><td><p>12,942</p></td><td><p>12,275</p></td><td><p>12,204</p></td><td><p>12,892</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: General Medical Council</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of doctors on the register at the end of each year by the region of their primary medical qualification. The number of registered doctors who hold a licence at the end of each year is also provided. A licence in necessary to work as a doctor in the UK, but holding one does not guarantee that a doctor is working.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>EEA</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Non-EEA</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>No. of Doctors Registered</p></td><td><p>No. of Doctors Licensed</p></td><td><p>No. of Doctors Registered</p></td><td><p>No. of Doctors Licensed</p></td><td><p>No. of Doctors Registered</p></td><td><p>No. of Doctors Licensed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>21,177</p></td><td><p>19,495</p></td><td><p>64,685</p></td><td><p>59,857</p></td><td><p>145,498</p></td><td><p>139,161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>22,757</p></td><td><p>21,174</p></td><td><p>66,001</p></td><td><p>61,422</p></td><td><p>150,465</p></td><td><p>144,042</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24,032</p></td><td><p>22,398</p></td><td><p>66,574</p></td><td><p>61,892</p></td><td><p>155,258</p></td><td><p>148,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>25,529</p></td><td><p>23,305</p></td><td><p>67,092</p></td><td><p>61,297</p></td><td><p>159,890</p></td><td><p>151,597</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>27,114</p></td><td><p>23,931</p></td><td><p>67,821</p></td><td><p>59,893</p></td><td><p>164,688</p></td><td><p>154,397</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: General Medical Council</em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1. Doctors will leave and re-join the register over the course of a year so the difference between each year end total will never be equal to the number of first time registrants in a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2. These tables exclude doctors who were registered with a status of “Temporary full registration for special purpose registrations”, which allows doctors to be registered for a temporary period in order to treat non-UK nationals within the UK. For example, we had a significant number of doctors who were registered temporarily in 2012 to accompany their national team to the Olympic or Paralympic games. The tables also exclude “Temporary full registration for visiting eminent specialists”. These registrations are for doctors visiting the UK for a temporary period to provide specialist knowledge and skills in a particular branch of medicine and cannot exceed 26 weeks in a 5 year period.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-24T11:35:59.6937191Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-24T11:35:59.6937191Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
2479
label Biography information for Lord Laird more like this
93397
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Care and Support, Norman Lamb MP, on 26 June (HC Deb, 278W), what progress has been made by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s evaluation committee in the evaluation of eculizumab to treat atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL2063 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-22more like thismore than 2014-10-22
answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published draft highly specialised technologies guidance on eculizumab for the treatment of atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome on 4 September. Stakeholders had until 25 September to comment on NICE’s draft recommendations and I understand that it currently expects to issue final guidance to the NHS in January 2015.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-22T12:05:46.7129266Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-22T12:05:46.7129266Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
93398
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading National Institute for Health and Care Excellence more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence will review its programme for evaluating highly specialised technologies. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL2064 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-22more like thismore than 2014-10-22
answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently following an interim methods guide for its highly specialised technologies programme. We understand that NICE expects to commence a review of its methods guide later this year. As part of this review, NICE plans to undertake a public consultation in 2015.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-22T12:06:28.4527131Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-22T12:06:28.4527131Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
93399
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Health Services more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the nature of the relationship between Ministers, the Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group and NHS England in prescribing specialised services under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL2065 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-24more like thismore than 2014-10-24
answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health, in his Annual Assessment of National Health Service England’s Annual Report for the last financial year (2013-14), has stated that “[NHS England] must […] ensure that spending controls are effective, particularly around specialised commissioning.” A copy of the Secretary of State’s Annual Assessment has been placed in the library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Section 3B(1)(d) of the National Health Service Act 2006, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, gives the Secretary of State the power to require the NHS Commissioning Board (known as NHS England) to commission prescribed services or facilities in relation to England by making regulations. Using this power, the Secretary of State may require NHS England to commission specialised services for people with rare or very rare conditions. Before deciding whether to make regulations, the Secretary of State must (a) obtain appropriate advice for that purpose and (b) consult NHS England. The Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with this advice. NHS England commissions all the services listed in Schedule 4 of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The scope of specialised services directly commissioned by NHS England is kept under review.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
grouped question UIN
HL2066 more like this
HL2067 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-24T11:31:33.6695234Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-24T11:31:33.6695234Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
attachment
1
file name Annual_Assessment_of_NHSE.pdf more like this
title Annual Assesment of NHSE more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
93400
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Health Services more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to change the scope of specialised services directly commissioned by NHS England. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL2066 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-24more like thismore than 2014-10-24
answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health, in his Annual Assessment of National Health Service England’s Annual Report for the last financial year (2013-14), has stated that “[NHS England] must […] ensure that spending controls are effective, particularly around specialised commissioning.” A copy of the Secretary of State’s Annual Assessment has been placed in the library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Section 3B(1)(d) of the National Health Service Act 2006, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, gives the Secretary of State the power to require the NHS Commissioning Board (known as NHS England) to commission prescribed services or facilities in relation to England by making regulations. Using this power, the Secretary of State may require NHS England to commission specialised services for people with rare or very rare conditions. Before deciding whether to make regulations, the Secretary of State must (a) obtain appropriate advice for that purpose and (b) consult NHS England. The Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with this advice. NHS England commissions all the services listed in Schedule 4 of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The scope of specialised services directly commissioned by NHS England is kept under review.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
grouped question UIN
HL2065 more like this
HL2067 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-24T11:31:34.6500285Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-24T11:31:34.6500285Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
attachment
1
file name Annual_Assessment_of_NHSE.pdf more like this
title Annual Assesment of NHSE more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
93401
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Health Services more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the commissioning of specialised services by NHS England. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL2067 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-24more like thismore than 2014-10-24
answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health, in his Annual Assessment of National Health Service England’s Annual Report for the last financial year (2013-14), has stated that “[NHS England] must […] ensure that spending controls are effective, particularly around specialised commissioning.” A copy of the Secretary of State’s Annual Assessment has been placed in the library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Section 3B(1)(d) of the National Health Service Act 2006, as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, gives the Secretary of State the power to require the NHS Commissioning Board (known as NHS England) to commission prescribed services or facilities in relation to England by making regulations. Using this power, the Secretary of State may require NHS England to commission specialised services for people with rare or very rare conditions. Before deciding whether to make regulations, the Secretary of State must (a) obtain appropriate advice for that purpose and (b) consult NHS England. The Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group (PSSAG) is a Department of Health appointed expert committee which was established in 2013 to provide the Secretary of State with this advice. NHS England commissions all the services listed in Schedule 4 of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The scope of specialised services directly commissioned by NHS England is kept under review.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
grouped question UIN
HL2065 more like this
HL2066 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-24T11:31:31.9429288Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-24T11:31:31.9429288Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
attachment
1
file name Annual_Assessment_of_NHSE.pdf more like this
title Annual Assesment of NHSE more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
93402
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Mental Health Services more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to ensure that NHS England ensures parity of esteem as required by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the NHS Mandate for 2013 to 2015 and the Refreshed Mandate for 2014 to 2015. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
uin HL2068 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answer text <p>The Government holds the National Health Service to account for achieving parity of esteem as required by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, through setting objectives in the NHS England Mandate for 2013-15 and the refreshed Mandate for 2014-15. In addition to measuring progress on specific objectives in the Mandate, outcomes for mental health patients are monitored through the NHS Outcomes Framework, which forms an essential part of the way in which the Secretary of State holds NHS England to account.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our recently published five-year plan,<em> Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020,</em> sets out action the Government is taking to provide better access to mental health services within the next year, including the first ever national waiting time standards for mental health services. It also sets out our vision for further progress by 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£40 million in additional funding has been identified to enable change in the current financial year, and a further £80 million will be freed up for 2015-16 to support implementation of waiting times in mental health services.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-28T15:13:50.9745053Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-28T15:13:50.9745053Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
2024
label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath more like this
93428
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2014-10-14more like thismore than 2014-10-14
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 remove filter
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Aspartame more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish the results of the Hull trial on aspartame on the Food Standards Agency website. more like this
tabling member printed
The Countess of Mar more like this
uin HL2094 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-24more like thismore than 2014-10-24
answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) advise that the paper is still in the peer-review process. Publication in a scientific journal is expected and is the preferable route as it makes the data more readily available to the scientific community. Once this happens the FSA will publish the final report on foodbase, the FSA’s open access repository.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-24T11:26:46.3259129Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-24T11:26:46.3259129Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
1861
label Biography information for The Countess of Mar more like this