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164363
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-24more like thismore than 2014-11-24
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading NHS: Procurement more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts of what value were signed by NHS commissioners with non-NHS providers in 2009-10. more like this
tabling member constituency Meon Valley more like this
tabling member printed
George Hollingbery more like this
uin 215711 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on which providers have been awarded contracts at local level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for local commissioners to decide how best to secure local services and take a decision on which are the most capable providers to deliver those services in the best interests of their patients. There is no requirement for commissioners to put all services out to competitive tender.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whether NHS services are provided by the public, voluntary or private sector, they remain publicly funded and free at the point of delivery with access based on clinical need.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T17:29:33.887Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T17:29:33.887Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
4016
label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery more like this
164365
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-24more like thismore than 2014-11-24
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading NHS: Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS staff are eligible for incremental pay awards; and how many of those will receive at least (a) one per cent and (b) three per cent pay increases this year. more like this
tabling member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Peter Luff more like this
uin 215716 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>The Government is committed to reforming progression pay in the National Health Service to ensure that the system is fair, consistent and sustainable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over 50% (around 620,000 headcount) of hospital and community health services staff are eligible for incremental pay increases; subject to meeting local performance standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of these eligible staff will receive at least a 1% increase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Two thirds of those staff are eligible for at least 3%, which is the average incremental increase. This is around 410,000 staff (headcount).</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich more like this
answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T16:42:27.31Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T16:42:27.31Z
answering member
3932
label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter more like this
tabling member
268
label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff more like this
164367
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-24more like thismore than 2014-11-24
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Driving: Diabetes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency about the prescription of oral medications for type 2 diabetes that carry an increased risk of hypoglycaemia. more like this
tabling member constituency West Lancashire more like this
tabling member printed
Rosie Cooper more like this
uin 215647 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>Oral medications are widely used to control high blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, leading to reductions in long-term complications of diabetes such as heart and kidney disease. The risk of hypoglycaemia associated with these drugs is well-known and is evaluated in detail both at the time of marketing authorisation approval and in the post-marketing period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Patient Information Leaflet provided with all oral diabetes treatments contains advice on the risk of hypoglycaemia while driving. Patients are instructed to take appropriate precautions or to avoid driving completely if affected by hypoglycaemia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s ‘At a glance guide to the current medical standards of fitness to drive’ (May 2014) provides detailed advice to healthcare professionals on the management of patients receiving oral diabetes therapies who wish to drive.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency keeps the safety of medicines under continual review and is in regular discussion on relevant issues with the DVLA and the Department for Transport, most recently regarding the development of public communications for the new offence of driving with certain drugs taken above specified limits, which is due to come into force in March 2015. The new offence mainly involves illegal drugs and those with sedative effects and does not include treatments for diabetes.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Norfolk more like this
answering member printed George Freeman more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T16:53:36.827Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T16:53:36.827Z
answering member
4020
label Biography information for George Freeman more like this
tabling member
1538
label Biography information for Rosie Cooper more like this
164369
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-24more like thismore than 2014-11-24
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Primary Health Care more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Care Quality Commission's risk register relating to primary care, when primary care practices were informed of their ratings; when national and local media were informed of the ratings relating to specific practices nationally or in their locality; and what rights primary care practices have to appeal against the theoretical assessments undertaken nationally without those specific practices having been inspected or given the opportunity to review the data on which the risk assessment was made. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Blunkett more like this
uin 215717 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC has provided the following information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC published its first round of Intelligent Monitoring for general practices on 17 November 2014. Intelligent Monitoring analyses a range of indicators (including surveys and official statistics) to create priority bands for inspection. The bandings are then used to help inform where the CQC prioritise its inspections. The CQC will also use the indicators to raise questions about the quality of care; they will not be used on their own to make final judgements about the quality of care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC informed all providers of the launch of general practitioner Intelligent Monitoring with an email that was sent out on 14 November 2014 (with no data included). All band 1 GP practices received a separate email on 14 November 2014 informing them that they were in the highest priority band for inspection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC engaged with approximately 400 GP practices prior to the launch of GP Intelligent Monitoring, including sharing the data and hosting a series of meetings. A national media release was sent out on the morning of 17 November.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC will listen and respond to concerns raised by GP practices. The CQC’s formal appeals processes are for the regulatory judgements the CQC makes and Intelligent Monitoring, is not a regulatory judgement. This comparative information is already in the public domain and known to the practice. The CQC publish this information to be open and transparent about what it knows about providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC plans to update this information every three months so that it can continue to respond to issues as they emerge and to share these with providers and the public. The CQC will be undertaking additional testing and engagement to continually improve indicators to inform this work, and will align its definitions of indicators as far as possible with those used by partner bodies such as NHS England and Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Within the next two years, the CQC will have inspected and rated every general practice in England as Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, or Inadequate to help people make informed choices about their care and encourage improvement in quality.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency North Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Norman Lamb more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T17:04:42.597Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T17:04:42.597Z
answering member
1439
label Biography information for Norman Lamb more like this
tabling member
395
label Biography information for Lord Blunkett more like this
164370
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-24more like thismore than 2014-11-24
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Patients: Safety more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the use of patient experience surveys in the NHS to inform patient safety initiatives; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Copeland more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jamie Reed more like this
uin 215718 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>Patient experience surveys are a valuable source of evidence and the results are used in a range of ways, including the assessment of National Health Service performance as well as in regulatory activities such as registration, monitoring ongoing compliance and reviews. The Care Quality Commission has developed a new Intelligent Monitoring tool to give inspectors a clear picture of the areas of care that need to be followed up within an NHS acute trust or a specialist NHS trust. The system is built on a set of indicators that look at a range of information including patient experience, staff experience and performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to the patient experience surveys hospital boards and other providers and commissioners of services can also consider the results of the Friends and Family Test (FFT) to consider the implications for quality and safety. While not a traditional survey, the FFT provides near real-time feedback to identify both good and poor quality patient experience. A NHS England review of the FFT found that it is performing well as a service improvement tool, with 85% of trusts reporting that it is being used to improve patient experience, and 78% saying that FFT has increased the emphasis placed on patient experience in their trusts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Norfolk more like this
answering member printed George Freeman more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T17:09:16.957Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T17:09:16.957Z
answering member
4020
label Biography information for George Freeman more like this
tabling member
1503
label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed more like this
164371
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-24more like thismore than 2014-11-24
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Patients: Safety more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the relationship between cost savings to the NHS and improved patient safety; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
tabling member printed
Alex Cunningham more like this
uin 215712 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>The Department commissioned Frontier Economics to investigate the costs of unsafe care in the National Health Service. The final report, <em>Exploring the cost of unsafe care</em> <em>in the NHS</em> suggests that the costs of preventable, adverse events is likely to be more than £1 billion per year, but could be up to £2.5 billion annually. The report, which was published on 16 October, is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.frontier-economics.com/publications/exploring-the-costs-of-unsafe-care-in-the-nhs/" target="_blank">http://www.frontier-economics.com/publications/exploring-the-costs-of-unsafe-care-in-the-nhs/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Sign up to Safety campaign launched in June is now working with healthcare organisations to make the NHS one of the safest healthcare systems in the world and contribute to the goal to halve avoidable harm and save 6,000 lives over the next three years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is difficult to disaggregate direct cash releasing savings from this evidence which must take into account the upfront costs of investing in safer care.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich more like this
answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T16:45:29.817Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T16:45:29.817Z
answering member
3932
label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter more like this
tabling member
4122
label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this
164375
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-24more like thismore than 2014-11-24
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Health Services more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which patient groups and patient representative organisations his Department consulted before publication of Personalised Health and Care 2020: a framework for action. more like this
tabling member constituency Copeland more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Jamie Reed more like this
uin 215651 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>Input from patient and representative organisations was sought through the NHS England Citizen Engagement and INVOLVE networks. No formal consultation exercise was conducted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Members from these groups participated in a facilitated workshop, offering insight and the opportunity for patient and public input to a series of developing outcomes which now form the key proposals within the Framework.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Framework was socialised with The Richmond Group of Charities as part of a subject/sector specific ‘critical review panel’, the feedback from which helped shape onward drafting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Norfolk more like this
answering member printed George Freeman more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T17:20:26.827Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T17:20:26.827Z
answering member
4020
label Biography information for George Freeman more like this
tabling member
1503
label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed more like this
164378
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-24more like thismore than 2014-11-24
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Pneumococcal Disease: Vaccination more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2014 to Question 213785, what the terms of reference are for the Pneumococcal sub-committee's review; if he will place in the Library a copy of the terms of reference of that review; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Chelmsford more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Simon Burns more like this
uin 215649 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>The terms of reference for the pneumococcal subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) will be agreed at its first meeting, to be held in spring 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Once agreed, the terms of reference will be published in the minutes of the sub-committee meeting and available for public access on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T17:27:30.297Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T17:27:30.297Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
46
label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns more like this
164387
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-24more like thismore than 2014-11-24
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Diabetes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve awareness of hypoglycaemia among patients with type 2 diabetes. more like this
tabling member constituency West Lancashire more like this
tabling member printed
Rosie Cooper more like this
uin 215645 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>Whilst there are no specific activities to improve awareness of hypoglycaemia among patients with type 2 diabetes, NHS England would expect services to be delivered taking account of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. Patient education forms part of the NICE pathway for management of type 2 diabetes.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the outcomes of <em>NICE Quality statement 14: Hypoglycaemia</em> are a reduction in the number of people with diabetes requiring medical attention as a result of a hypoglycaemic episode and a reduction in the rate of recurrence of an episode of hypoglycaemia requiring medical attention over 12 months.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs6/chapter/quality-statement-14-hypoglycaemia" target="_blank">http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs6/chapter/quality-statement-14-hypoglycaemia</a></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T16:29:22.837Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T16:29:22.837Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
1538
label Biography information for Rosie Cooper more like this
164389
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-11-24more like thismore than 2014-11-24
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health remove filter
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Medicine: Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of physician associate students who go into employment within the NHS after completing their degree. more like this
tabling member constituency Liverpool, Wavertree more like this
tabling member printed
Luciana Berger more like this
uin 215637 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-27more like thismore than 2014-11-27
answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich more like this
answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter more like this
grouped question UIN 215639 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-27T16:51:55.837Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-27T16:51:55.837Z
answering member
3932
label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter more like this
tabling member
4036
label Biography information for Luciana Berger more like this