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164162

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders about the future of the National Cancer Peer Review programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	215527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not recently met with any stakeholders about the future of the National Cancer Peer Review programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is currently reviewing the National Cancer Peer Review programme with a view to considering how its success might be extended into other new areas of specialised commissioning. This review will consider the benefits of the programme. Regardless of the outcome of this review, cancer peer review will continue to play a critical part of any broader peer review programme NHS England may look to introduce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England provides regular updates on its work to external and internal stakeholders every 3-4 weeks. There are also briefings given at key meetings and to key groups - for example the Patient and Public Voice Assurance Group. Updates can be found on the NHS England website.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/commissioning/spec-services/task-force/mid-term-report/" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/commissioning/spec-services/task-force/mid-term-report/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/11/2014 14:19:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

164163

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the Health and Social Care Information Centre to lease further procedure data on waiting times for hip and knees treatments; and what the reason for the time taken to release that data is.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	215529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) are expecting to publish final 2013-14 hospital episode statistics for admitted patient care in January 2015. This will include data to allow analysis of procedures on hips and knees. The processing of annual hospital episode statistics has been transferred in-house to the HSCIC from the previous third-party supplier, and additional time is needed this year to test and assure the new arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/11/2014 12:16:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

164170

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses (i) began and (ii) completed their qualifications in each of the last 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>There are 1,300 more full time equivalent nurses in the NHS than in 2010 and 8,300 more full time equivalent doctors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS is responsible for determining the number of places to make available for pre-registration nurse training in England. Since April 2013, Health Education England has held this responsibility. The following table provides information on the number of pre-registration nurse training places that were filled in each year since 1996. The Department does not hold data prior to this date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of places</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of places</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of places</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996-97</p></td><td><p>14,325</p></td><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>21,523</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>20,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997-98</p></td><td><p>15,743</p></td><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>22,815</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>20,829</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998-99</p></td><td><p>16,837</p></td><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>23,377</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>20,092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-2000</p></td><td><p>17,692</p></td><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>20,308</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>17,741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>18,923</p></td><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>21,199</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>17,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>20,610</p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>19,352</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>17,568</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Data provided to the Department of Health by the commissioners of pre-registration training</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of students completing nurse training.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of students starting and completing their medical degrees. This information is available from the Higher Education Funding Council for England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 28/11/2014 14:05:01 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

164171

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many UK citizens who trained to be nurses left the profession before their retirement age in each of the last 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of United Kingdom citizens who trained to be nurses but left the profession before their retirement age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 28/11/2014 12:21:03 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

164177

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Art Works
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 spent on transporting, installing and removing works of art from the Government Art Collection for the display of artwork in his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	215578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not incurred any costs relating to the display of artworks from the Government Art Collection.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 28/11/2014 12:20:02 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

164178

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons prescriptions for blood-testing strips are being refused or restricted for individuals with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	215555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>Prescriptions are a matter for individual clinicians. There are no national restrictions on the prescribing of blood glucose testing strips to patients with diabetes. It is for local commissioners and clinicians to make decisions on how these strips should feature in the provision of diabetes services for their local populations. A variety of brands of blood glucose testing strips are listed in the Drug Tariff for general practitioners to prescribe for their patients as required. We have no plans to issue guidance to general practitioners on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 215556 215557 215558 question first answered 28/11/2014 12:19:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

164179

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance to GPs to remind them that prescriptions for blood-testing strips should not be restricted for other than clinical reasons.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	215556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>Prescriptions are a matter for individual clinicians. There are no national restrictions on the prescribing of blood glucose testing strips to patients with diabetes. It is for local commissioners and clinicians to make decisions on how these strips should feature in the provision of diabetes services for their local populations. A variety of brands of blood glucose testing strips are listed in the Drug Tariff for general practitioners to prescribe for their patients as required. We have no plans to issue guidance to general practitioners on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 215555 215557 215558 question first answered 28/11/2014 12:19:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

164180

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of diabetics who have had prescriptions for blood-testing strips withdrawn or restricted.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	215557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>Prescriptions are a matter for individual clinicians. There are no national restrictions on the prescribing of blood glucose testing strips to patients with diabetes. It is for local commissioners and clinicians to make decisions on how these strips should feature in the provision of diabetes services for their local populations. A variety of brands of blood glucose testing strips are listed in the Drug Tariff for general practitioners to prescribe for their patients as required. We have no plans to issue guidance to general practitioners on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 215555 215556 215558 question first answered 28/11/2014 12:19:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

164181

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to make blood-testing strips more widely available for individuals with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	215558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>Prescriptions are a matter for individual clinicians. There are no national restrictions on the prescribing of blood glucose testing strips to patients with diabetes. It is for local commissioners and clinicians to make decisions on how these strips should feature in the provision of diabetes services for their local populations. A variety of brands of blood glucose testing strips are listed in the Drug Tariff for general practitioners to prescribe for their patients as required. We have no plans to issue guidance to general practitioners on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 215555 215556 215557 question first answered 28/11/2014 12:19:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

164183

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
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 address difficulties of access to off-patent drugs.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	215525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>Off patent medicines are those where the original manufacturer’s patent has expired. The National Health Service has an excellent record in using these medicines. This is known as generic prescribing and over 83% of prescribing in primary care is done generically.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The term ‘off-label’ prescribing refers to the use of a drug outside of its licensed indication, i.e. in a different dose or for a different condition. We are focussing on supporting clinicians in incorporating the most up to date and robust evidence into patient care, including where that may involve the off-label use of a medicine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 28/11/2014 12:18:31 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin