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751130

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Religious Hatred
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to prepare a strategy for prisoners with dementia; and if so, when it will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to develop a specific strategy for prisoners with dementia.</p><p> </p><p>The Challenge on Dementia 2020 sets out the Government’s ambition to follow up timely diagnosis with greater access to support for people with dementia, increase public awareness and create more dementia friendly public and private organisations and communities across all settings.</p><p> </p><p>Health services in prisons are commissioned by NHS England and implementing specialist dementia services across appropriate prison settings is one of its commissioning intentions for 2017-18.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 19/07/2017 15:10:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

751337

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Primary Care Support England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the administration by Primary Care Support England.
tabling member constituency	Amber Valley
tabling member printed	Nigel Mills
uin	4641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>NHS England has been closely monitoring the administration and performance of Primary Care Support England (PCSE) and reports that it has made good overall progress in improving the quality of the services provided.</p><p> </p><p>Improvements in administering general practitioner (GP) pensions are currently underway. NHS England is working with PCSE to address a range of historical and current issues, and implement new, consistent national processes. These replace a range of different local legacy processes. PCSE does not administer GP salaries.</p><p> </p><p>There is no data available on the average length of time taken to process changes in a GP’s circumstances in 2016-17. The speed of processing changes in a GP’s circumstances depends on the availability of complete information from the applicant, and appropriate authorisations for the change from relevant parties. NHS England has reported that recently received changes are typically being processed in two to six weeks.</p><p>Information on the number of overpayments and underpayments of GP pension contributions at 31 March 2017 is not yet available. It will be possible to calculate pension contributions for the year to 31 March 2017 in February 2018, once GPs have submitted details of their earnings for the financial year 2016/17.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 4636 4637 4642 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:34:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4136 label Biography information for Nigel Mills

751338

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the administration by Primary Care Support England of GP salaries and pensions.
tabling member constituency	Amber Valley
tabling member printed	Nigel Mills
uin	4642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>NHS England has been closely monitoring the administration and performance of Primary Care Support England (PCSE) and reports that it has made good overall progress in improving the quality of the services provided.</p><p> </p><p>Improvements in administering general practitioner (GP) pensions are currently underway. NHS England is working with PCSE to address a range of historical and current issues, and implement new, consistent national processes. These replace a range of different local legacy processes. PCSE does not administer GP salaries.</p><p> </p><p>There is no data available on the average length of time taken to process changes in a GP’s circumstances in 2016-17. The speed of processing changes in a GP’s circumstances depends on the availability of complete information from the applicant, and appropriate authorisations for the change from relevant parties. NHS England has reported that recently received changes are typically being processed in two to six weeks.</p><p>Information on the number of overpayments and underpayments of GP pension contributions at 31 March 2017 is not yet available. It will be possible to calculate pension contributions for the year to 31 March 2017 in February 2018, once GPs have submitted details of their earnings for the financial year 2016/17.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 4636 4637 4641 question first answered 19/07/2017 13:34:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4136 label Biography information for Nigel Mills

751339

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Weston Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the potential effect of the decision to close Weston General Hospital's accident and emergency department at night on the long-term staffing of that department.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	4695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Since the Trust Board’s decision temporarily to close Weston General Hospital’s accident and emergency department at night, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) have invested in additional staff shifts in their emergency departments and medical assessment units, and UHB has increased bed numbers. Additional community resources have also been made available in north Somerset to support people in their own homes.</p><p> </p><p>Before the temporary closure, the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Sustainability and Transformation Plan put in place a comprehensive set of actions to mitigate the impact. These included agreeing a bespoke policy whereby patients who are expected to stay in hospital for more than 48 hours are transported back to Weston General Hospital as soon as they are deemed clinically fit enough to travel, in order to reduce the burden on neighbouring hospitals.</p><p> </p><p>Weston General Hospital is working with local general practitioners, community services, social care colleagues and neighbouring hospitals to strengthen, redesign and rebuild urgent and emergency care services in north Somerset. This includes exploring alternative staffing models for its emergency department.</p><p>By consolidating the small number of senior medical staff into daytime hours, the Trust is now able to deliver improved staff training and team building. The aim is that leadership will improve, making its emergency department a more attractive place to work. The Trust has already recruited two new consultants to work in its emergency department since the closure was announced.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4696 question first answered 21/07/2017 09:03:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

751340

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Weston Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional resources have been allocated to accident and emergency departments in neighbouring hospitals after the decision to close Weston General Hospital's accident and emergency department at night.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	4696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Since the Trust Board’s decision temporarily to close Weston General Hospital’s accident and emergency department at night, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) have invested in additional staff shifts in their emergency departments and medical assessment units, and UHB has increased bed numbers. Additional community resources have also been made available in north Somerset to support people in their own homes.</p><p> </p><p>Before the temporary closure, the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Sustainability and Transformation Plan put in place a comprehensive set of actions to mitigate the impact. These included agreeing a bespoke policy whereby patients who are expected to stay in hospital for more than 48 hours are transported back to Weston General Hospital as soon as they are deemed clinically fit enough to travel, in order to reduce the burden on neighbouring hospitals.</p><p> </p><p>Weston General Hospital is working with local general practitioners, community services, social care colleagues and neighbouring hospitals to strengthen, redesign and rebuild urgent and emergency care services in north Somerset. This includes exploring alternative staffing models for its emergency department.</p><p>By consolidating the small number of senior medical staff into daytime hours, the Trust is now able to deliver improved staff training and team building. The aim is that leadership will improve, making its emergency department a more attractive place to work. The Trust has already recruited two new consultants to work in its emergency department since the closure was announced.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4695 question first answered 21/07/2017 09:03:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

751342

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Property Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 24 February 2017 to Question 63652, if he will set out the timetable for the establishment of the new NHS property service organisation.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	4639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Sir Robert Naylor’s review of the National Health Service estate recommended the establishment of a ‘powerful new NHS Property Board’. The Government is giving careful consideration to the Review’s recommendations, including the form and function of an NHS Property Board and the best way to support estates transformation by providing leadership, expertise and delivery support to the NHS and strengthening existing estates capabilities and skills. No timetable has been set out for the development of an NHS Property Board.</p><p> </p><p>We have been prioritising action to build capability by enhancing the strategic estates support to help the NHS achieve the clinical transformation set out in the Five Year Forward View. A single, integrated team of Strategic Estates Advisors from NHS Property Services and Community Health Partnerships is providing immediate support to Sustainability and Transformation Plan areas with the development and implementation of their local estates strategies.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/07/2017 09:06:05 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

751344

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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, whether the consultation on social care announced in the Queen's Speech will consider reforming the whole adult social care system, including services for (a) elderly and (b) working-age disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	4704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will work with partners at all levels, including those who use services and who work to provide care, to bring forward proposals for public consultation. The Government will consult on options to encourage a wider debate.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation will set out options to improve the social care system and to put it on a more secure financial footing, supporting people, families and communities to prepare for old age, and address issues related to the quality of care and variation in practice.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details on the next steps on social care in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 4697 4698 question first answered 21/07/2017 09:11:40 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

751345

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dental Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the recently concluded pilot on improving access to primary care dentistry in the Bradford City, Bradford Districts and North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group areas, what plans he has to publish his assessment of that pilot; and whether he has plans to provide ongoing funding to improve access to primary care dentistry.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	4705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The primary care dental access pilot, which began on 9 January 2017, was established to build additional capacity in dental practices and provide more appointments for the patients of Kirklees, Dewsbury and Bradford.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme, which was originally due to end on 31 March 2017, proved to be successful, so was extended until 30 June 2017. The results of this are currently being analysed and NHS England will make the findings available shortly.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also confirmed that a costed commissioning plan, based on these findings and the needs of the population, will be considered by the NHS England Yorkshire and Humber Director team over the summer of 2017 and an approach agreed to improve capacity in identified areas.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/07/2017 12:56:35 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

751346

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Professionals: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on his plans to sell a majority shareholding in NHS Professionals.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	4717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department announced its intention to sell a majority shareholding in NHS Professionals Ltd (NHSP) in November last year (2016). The Department received a number of expressions of interest following a successful Open Day and a number of responses to pre-qualification documents. The Department is currently in confidential commercial negotiations with interested bidders and cannot comment further on the nature or identity of bids.</p><p>The aim of this transaction is to ensure that NHSP has the technology, investment, skills and experience to grow for the benefit of both NHS patients and NHS staff. The staff ‘bank’ model works by offering NHS staff the opportunity voluntarily to undertake extra shifts. This enables staff to earn extra money, working in a familiar environment and within a predictable shift pattern. Bank staff are paid at a rate that is generally close to their permanent pay rate.</p><p>The key commercial feature of the potential transaction is that the Company must act to maintain a business model based on supplying high quality healthcare staff at low margins, to NHS clients. Breach of this principal would give the Department the right to repurchase its shares. The new majority shareholder would run and control the Company, but the minority stake retained by the Department would allow it to benefit from future increases in the value of the Company and also give the Department a seat on the board and oversight of its plans and operations.</p><p>In 2014 a stakeholder engagement process was undertaken by the Department and NHSP about the future of NHSP which involved talking to NHS trusts and various stakeholders in the Department of Health, NHS Employers and NHS Improvement.</p><p>NHS Professionals’ NHS clients, staff, representative unions, and registered NHS ‘bank workers’ have been kept advised of the potential sale process since its commencement in July 2016. Prior to the announcement in November 2016 on the intention to sell, an email was shared with all NHS Professionals staff explaining the nature of the process. This information was also shared with trades unions representing staff, with whom prior meetings had also been held.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4718 4719 4720 4721 question first answered 17/07/2017 16:47:55 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

751347

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Professionals: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for selling a majority shareholding in NHS Professionals.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	4718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department announced its intention to sell a majority shareholding in NHS Professionals Ltd (NHSP) in November last year (2016). The Department received a number of expressions of interest following a successful Open Day and a number of responses to pre-qualification documents. The Department is currently in confidential commercial negotiations with interested bidders and cannot comment further on the nature or identity of bids.</p><p>The aim of this transaction is to ensure that NHSP has the technology, investment, skills and experience to grow for the benefit of both NHS patients and NHS staff. The staff ‘bank’ model works by offering NHS staff the opportunity voluntarily to undertake extra shifts. This enables staff to earn extra money, working in a familiar environment and within a predictable shift pattern. Bank staff are paid at a rate that is generally close to their permanent pay rate.</p><p>The key commercial feature of the potential transaction is that the Company must act to maintain a business model based on supplying high quality healthcare staff at low margins, to NHS clients. Breach of this principal would give the Department the right to repurchase its shares. The new majority shareholder would run and control the Company, but the minority stake retained by the Department would allow it to benefit from future increases in the value of the Company and also give the Department a seat on the board and oversight of its plans and operations.</p><p>In 2014 a stakeholder engagement process was undertaken by the Department and NHSP about the future of NHSP which involved talking to NHS trusts and various stakeholders in the Department of Health, NHS Employers and NHS Improvement.</p><p>NHS Professionals’ NHS clients, staff, representative unions, and registered NHS ‘bank workers’ have been kept advised of the potential sale process since its commencement in July 2016. Prior to the announcement in November 2016 on the intention to sell, an email was shared with all NHS Professionals staff explaining the nature of the process. This information was also shared with trades unions representing staff, with whom prior meetings had also been held.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 4717 4719 4720 4721 question first answered 17/07/2017 16:47:55 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander