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57539

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there exists a standard contract for general practitioners working within the National Health Service; and if so, whether they will place a copy of that contract in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL12
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has responsibility for commissioning National Health Service primary medical services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has an NHS England Standard General Medical Services contract, which covers around half the GP practices. A copy of the contract is available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/commissioning/gp-contract/</p><p> </p><p>NHS England also intend to provide a standard Personal Medical Services contract.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/06/2014 11:42:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

57540

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the present arrangements for the protection of patients' private medical information by general practitioners.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL13
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text General practitioner (GP) practices are individually responsible for ensuring that they comply with legal and ethical requirements and central guidance in relation to data protection and patient confidentiality. A majority of GP practices in England provide assurance that they do so by completing annual assessments of their compliance against information governance requirements through the National Health Service Information Governance Toolkit, and the results of these assessments are publicly available. answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/06/2014 11:45:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

57541

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the rules relating to the release of patients' private medical information to insurance companies by general practitioners.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL14
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>General practitioners (GPs) must ensure that patients have provided explicit consent before disclosing information to insurance companies. Additionally, under the provisions of the Access to Medical Reports Act 1988, patients have the right to view medical reports prepared for insurance companies and, where a patient has exercised this right, a GP cannot disclose the report to the insurance company until the patient has had the opportunity to review it or if the patient withdraws their consent.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/06/2014 11:45:03 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

57554

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the cost of the special administration process in relation to Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL27
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The appointment of Trust Special Administrators (TSAs) to Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust in April 2013 was made by Monitor. The TSAs' final proposals were accepted by Monitor in January 2014, and by the Secretary of State in February 2014.</p><p> </p><p>In an announcement on 13 March 2014, Monitor stated that the costs of the process to date had been £7,250,000, with an additional £250,000 incurred by the team of administrators in expenses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Following the Secretary of State's acceptance of the proposals, the TSAs have remained in post to continue with the day to day management of the Trust and to work on implementing the proposals.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the announcement Monitor anticipated that the overall cost of the TSA contract for the lifetime of the project would be between £12 million and £15 million.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Monitor's announcement can be found on its website at:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/news/mid-staffs-monitor-announces-next-steps</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 10/06/2014 15:28:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

57555

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Leigh's Disease
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why funding for the selective dorsal rhizotomy procedure was withdrawn by NHS England in the case of Jake Foster who suffers from Leigh's disease.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL28
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Since 1 April 2013, NHS England has been responsible for commissioning specialised services. As a procedure, Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) falls within this remit.</p><p> </p><p>SDR is not typically considered as a treatment for patients with Leigh's Disease. For this reason, NHS England has not to date considered developing or publishing a policy on the use of SDR for this condition.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/06/2014 11:37:35 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

57556

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Dyspraxia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve support for children and adults with dyspraxia, a form of developmental co-ordination disorder.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL29
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>It is for local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to assess the needs of the local populations they serve. CCGs work with their local providers to gain an understanding of the nature of local provision, and the part it should play in their future commissioning plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Children and Families Act has introduced new arrangements for supporting young people with a special educational need and disability, including dyspraxia, and their families. A single assessment involving professionals and commissioners, and the child's family, will identify the care needs for the child or young person (from ages 0 to 25) to inform an individual Education, Health and Care Plan focusing on outcomes and the integrated services to deliver them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring all children and young people should be supported to achieve their best, regardless of their disability or circumstances. The new special educational needs and disability (SEND) Code of Practice due to come into force in September, sets out clear guidance for educational settings on the process for appropriate identifying, assessing and securing further support for children with SEND which can include those with dyspraxia. Through the Code we are ensuring all educational settings have arrangements in place for monitoring the progress of all pupils and responding quickly to their needs.</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 6 of the draft Code of Practice makes specific reference to dyspraxia amongst examples of conditions that educational settings should be aware of when planning SEND provisions.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/06/2014 11:36:59 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

57558

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alzheimer's Disease
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much public money is spent annually on research into Alzheimer's disease; and what is their estimate of the amount spent on such research by commercial and charitable sources.
tabling member printed	Lord Jenkin of Roding
uin	HL31
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>Since 2009-10, dementia research funded by Government through the National Institute for Health Research, the Medical Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council has almost doubled, from £28.2 million to £52.2 million in 2012-13. Over the same period, funding by the charitable sector has increased, from £4.2 million to £6.8 million in the case of Alzheimer's Research UK and from £2 million to £5.3 million in the case of the Alzheimer's Society. Data on annual expenditure on dementia research by commercial sources are not available.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 16/06/2014 11:35:35 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1097 label Biography information for Lord Jenkin of Roding

57559

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Homelessness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the pilot schemes on discharge from hospital of the homeless.
tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
uin	HL32
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>We have commissioned Homeless Link to undertake an evaluation of the Homeless Hospital Discharge Fund and expect to receive a full report in September.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/06/2014 11:59:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

50529

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2014, Official Report, column 355W, on medical records databases, for what reason NHS England did not finalise the remedial action to be taken for breach of contract before the original planned start date for extra extraction under care.data.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>In the early stages of the care.data programme, NHS England's focus was on support to general practitioner practices, to help them ensure their patients were appropriately informed about care.data.</p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

50543

registered interest
date	12/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on operating breast network site specific groups in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	198405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs) are funded by NHS England and managed through Area Teams. Their role is to support clinical commissioning groups, Health and Wellbeing Boards and NHS England to make the best decisions about healthcare for the populations they serve by providing advice and leadership at a strategic level. NHS England advises that it does not routinely hold detail on SCN funding in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information centrally on how much was spent on operating breast network site specific groups prior to the establishment of SCNs on 1 April 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 198401 198402 198403 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron