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100191

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cromer Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times the Minister of State for Care and Support has visited Cromer and District Hospital in his ministerial capacity.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	211283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Since September 2012 there have been no Ministerial visits to Cromer and District hospital.</p><p> </p><p>This excludes any visits that my Rt. hon Friend the Minister of State (Norman Lamb) may have undertaken in his constituency capacity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 24/10/2014 12:01:32 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

100192

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times he has visited (a) Frimley Park Hospital and (b) Royal Surrey County Hospital in his ministerial capacity.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	211282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>6 April 2011, Mr Andrew Lansley visited Frimley Park hospital</p><p> </p><p>23 December 2013, Mr Jeremy Hunt visited Royal Surrey County hospital</p><p> </p><p>26 June 2014, Mr Jeremy Hunt visited Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p><p> </p><p>4 August 2014, Mr Jeremy Hunt visited Royal Surrey County hospital</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 24/10/2014 11:51:43 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

100193

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the number of places for medical students to undertake training in cardiac units.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	211221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The content and standard of medical training is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC), which is an independent statutory body. It has the general function of promoting high standards of education and to ensure that medical students and newly qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Medical schools design curricula for undergraduate medical education, which includes the type of placements students may undertake during the course. In doing so they must ensure that teaching meets the standards of the GMC in order to both gain and maintain GMC recognition of their course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 28/10/2014 15:33:50 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

100194

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the Government's benchmark waiting time is to see a General Practitioner for a routine appointment; and how that benchmark was set.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
uin	211311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not set a benchmark for waiting times to see a general practitioner (GP) for a routine appointment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 48 hour waiting time target was removed because it as seen as too inflexible in meeting the needs of patients. The GP patient survey showed that the proportion of people who wanted to get an appointment within 2 days (and were able to) actually fell between 2008-09 and 2009-10 i.e. when the target was in place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:29:44 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

100195

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to simplify the provision and commissioning of secondary care; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
uin	211309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>In considering the commissioning and provision of secondary care, it is for commissioners and clinicians locally to design and deliver the models of care that are going to provide the best outcomes for patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published a Five Year Forward View which describes the vision for the future of the NHS, including increasing the involvement of General Practitioners in the provision of services traditionally placed in secondary care through ‘Multispecialty Community Providers’ and ‘Primary and Acute Care Systems’. A copy of the Five Year Forward View is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2014 17:11:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name NHS England- Five Year Forward View.pdf title NHS England- Five Year Forward View
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

100196

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Radiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the signature authorising Individual Funding Requests made to NHS England for Gamma Knife treatment by University College Hospital London, Queen Square, is that of a senior clinician employed by University College Hospital London.
tabling member constituency	Wells
tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
uin	211310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We are advised by NHS England that the clinician who authorises Individual Funding Requests for Gamma Knife treatment to be undertaken at the Queens Square Radiology Centre Ltd (QSRC) is a surgeon at the National Hospital for Neurosurgery and Neurology (NHNN), part of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Gamma Knife treatment is not undertaken by UCLH but by the private company QSRC, which is based at NHNN but has no formal relationship with UCLH.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2014 16:54:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

100197

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Baby Care Units
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 20 October 2014, Official Report, columns 735-6, to which hospitals he was referring when discussing transfers of care for premature babies in his constituency.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	211330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>In Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust provides level 2 specialist neonatal care. If a baby requires level 3 neonatal care, which is the highest level of specialist care, the Trust contacts the nearest level 3 units to locate a suitable available cot. The regional level 3 units are at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in Norwich. However, if cots are not available at these hospitals, further units would be contacted to locate an available cot.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 24/10/2014 12:06:05 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

100198

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many requests have been made to the Specialist Commissioning team for secure placements or beds for children with mental health issues in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	211320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The data requested is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>NHS England took responsibility for the commissioning of CAMH Tier 4 (inpatient) services in April 2013. A standardised approach to admissions was not in place which meant that a clear understanding of the numbers of cases referred, or the reasons for referral was not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The need for a national process for admissions was highlighted in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Tier 4 Report, published in July and NHS England have been working with young people and their families during August and September to develop an admissions standard protocol.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS Area Teams are currently discussing with relevant CAMHS providers the introduction of the protocol in November 2014. The protocol will be reviewed in January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England anticipates that a standard protocol will be included in contracts from 2015. This will allow the standard recording of information for CAMHS Tier 4 admissions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 28/10/2014 15:40:56 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

100199

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Musculoskeletal Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his EU counterpart about their treatment strategy for those with scoliosis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	211372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ministers of the Department of Health have had no meetings with their European Union counterparts about treatment strategies for scoliosis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine to the sides but is not considered a disease and does not always require treatment. However, for those in which the condition causes a long-term problem, the Department in its mandate to NHS England sets out plans to enhance the quality of life for all patients with a long-term condition, including those affected by scoliosis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published guidance in June 2014 which states that the ‘Magnetic Expansion Control System should be considered for children aged 2 and over with scoliosis, who need surgery to correct their curved spine’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information concerning the number of finished consultant episodes for patients with a primary diagnosis of scoliosis in the last five years is attached. It should be noted that these figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year. Data also capture a small number of no-surgical interventions, such as drug treatments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The cost of treating a patient aged 19 years and over with scoliosis or other spinal deformity in one episode of care under a consultant is £1,368. This is the national average unit cost reported by NHS trusts and foundation trusts in 2012-13 reference costs submitted to the Department. This national average unit cost varies from £924 for patients with the lowest level of complications and comorbidities to £2,412 for patients with the highest level of complications and comorbidities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 211373 211378 question first answered 28/10/2014 15:37:57 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name Finished consultant episodes- Scoliosis- 2008-09 to 2012-13.xlsx title Scoliosis- Finished consultant episodes- 2008-2013
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

100200

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Musculoskeletal Disorders
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 cost of each operation for scoliosis.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	211373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ministers of the Department of Health have had no meetings with their European Union counterparts about treatment strategies for scoliosis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine to the sides but is not considered a disease and does not always require treatment. However, for those in which the condition causes a long-term problem, the Department in its mandate to NHS England sets out plans to enhance the quality of life for all patients with a long-term condition, including those affected by scoliosis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published guidance in June 2014 which states that the ‘Magnetic Expansion Control System should be considered for children aged 2 and over with scoliosis, who need surgery to correct their curved spine’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information concerning the number of finished consultant episodes for patients with a primary diagnosis of scoliosis in the last five years is attached. It should be noted that these figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year. Data also capture a small number of no-surgical interventions, such as drug treatments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The cost of treating a patient aged 19 years and over with scoliosis or other spinal deformity in one episode of care under a consultant is £1,368. This is the national average unit cost reported by NHS trusts and foundation trusts in 2012-13 reference costs submitted to the Department. This national average unit cost varies from £924 for patients with the lowest level of complications and comorbidities to £2,412 for patients with the highest level of complications and comorbidities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 211372 211378 question first answered 28/10/2014 15:37:57 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb attachment 1 file name Finished consultant episodes- Scoliosis- 2008-09 to 2012-13.xlsx title Scoliosis- Finished consultant episodes- 2008-2013
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell