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1311229

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Males: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to their announcement on 6 March of a call for evidence in support of a new Women's Health Strategy, whether have they assessed the merits of developing a men's health strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL15156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 28/04/2021 17:01:34 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1309997

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many clinical negligence cases brought against the NHS in England were funded by (1) a conditional fee agreement, (2) legal aid, or (3) by some other form of funding, in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many cases in each of these categories resulted in a compensation payment.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL15043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of cases notified in each of the previous five years under NHS Resolution’s clinical negligence indemnity schemes. This data excludes those cases falling under the Existing Liabilities Scheme for General Practice as this scheme mainly covers inherited liabilities.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conditional fee agreement</p></td><td><p>8,283</p></td><td><p>8,389</p></td><td><p>8,444</p></td><td><p>8,303</p></td><td><p>8,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Legal Aid</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other funding</p></td><td><p>2,377</p></td><td><p>2,063</p></td><td><p>2,067</p></td><td><p>2,221</p></td><td><p>2,750</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on the number of cases in each category which then lead to a compensation payment is not held in the format requested and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 28/04/2021 16:54:30 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1304405

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Waiting Lists
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the NHS referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data January 2021, published on 11 March, how many patients in England have been waiting more than one year for treatment; and how many of those have been waiting for (1) 52 to 56, (2) 57 to 60, (3) 61 to 64, (4) 65 to 68, (5) 69 to 72, (6) 73 to 76, (7) 77 to 80, (8) 81 to 84, (9) 85 to 88, (10) 89 to 92, (11) 93 to 96, (12) 97 to 100, (13) 101 to 104, and (14) 105 and more, weeks.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>Official statistics on National Health Service referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times published by NHS England and NHS Improvement show there were 304,044 patients waiting one year or more for treatment in England in January 2021. Tables showing the number of patients in each sustainability and transformation partnership and acute trust who have waited in excess of 52 weeks is attached due to the size of the data. Information for integrated care system areas is not held in the format requested. The information relating to other time periods is not held in the format requested.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement will be including this data as part of their official published RTT monthly data collection for 2021-22. This will show the number of patients</p><p>waiting for over a year into weekly time bands, from 52-53 weeks to more than 104 weeks. This information will become available from June 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL14409 HL14410 question first answered 23/04/2021 12:19:31 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name HL14408 TABLE .xlsx title Number of patient waiting in excess of 52 weeks
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1304406

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Waiting Lists
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the NHS referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data January 2021, published on 11 March, how many patients in each sustainability and transformation partnership and integrated care system area have been waiting more than one year for treatment; and how many of those have been waiting for (1) 52 to 56, (2) 57 to 60, (3) 61 to 64, (4) 65 to 68, (5) 69 to 72, (6) 73 to 76, (7) 77 to 80, (8) 81 to 84, (9) 85 to 88, (10) 89 to 92, (11) 93 to 96, (12) 97 to 100, (13) 101 to 104, and (14) 105 and more, weeks.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>Official statistics on National Health Service referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times published by NHS England and NHS Improvement show there were 304,044 patients waiting one year or more for treatment in England in January 2021. Tables showing the number of patients in each sustainability and transformation partnership and acute trust who have waited in excess of 52 weeks is attached due to the size of the data. Information for integrated care system areas is not held in the format requested. The information relating to other time periods is not held in the format requested.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement will be including this data as part of their official published RTT monthly data collection for 2021-22. This will show the number of patients</p><p>waiting for over a year into weekly time bands, from 52-53 weeks to more than 104 weeks. This information will become available from June 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL14408 HL14410 question first answered 23/04/2021 12:19:31 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name HL14408 TABLE .xlsx title Number of patient waiting in excess of 52 weeks
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1304407

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Waiting Lists
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the NHS referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data January 2021, published on 11 March, how many patients in each acute trust in England have been waiting more than one year for treatment; and how many of those have been waiting for (1) 52 to 56, (2) 57 to 60, (3) 61 to 64, (4) 65 to 68, (5) 69 to 72, (6) 73 to 76, (7) 77 to 80, (8) 81 to 84, (9) 85 to 88, (10) 89 to 92, (11) 93 to 96, (12) 97 to 100, (13) 101 to 104, and (14) 105 and more, weeks.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>Official statistics on National Health Service referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times published by NHS England and NHS Improvement show there were 304,044 patients waiting one year or more for treatment in England in January 2021. Tables showing the number of patients in each sustainability and transformation partnership and acute trust who have waited in excess of 52 weeks is attached due to the size of the data. Information for integrated care system areas is not held in the format requested. The information relating to other time periods is not held in the format requested.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement will be including this data as part of their official published RTT monthly data collection for 2021-22. This will show the number of patients</p><p>waiting for over a year into weekly time bands, from 52-53 weeks to more than 104 weeks. This information will become available from June 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL14408 HL14409 question first answered 23/04/2021 12:19:31 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name HL14408 TABLE .xlsx title Number of patient waiting in excess of 52 weeks
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1303617

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the remit of the Healthcare Safety Investigative Branch to conduct overarching, independent investigations into patient safety concerns in residential care homes in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) conducts independent investigations of patient safety concerns in National Health Service-funded care across England. Currently, it can investigate patient safety concerns in care homes if the patient’s care is NHS-funded and meets the HSIB’s criteria for its national investigations. There are also plans in place to amend the NHS Health and Care Bill to extend the HSIB’s remit to identify and address patient safety risks in the provision of NHS services and other healthcare services in England.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/03/2021 12:26:26 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1303618

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which national body or agency is responsible for conducting overarching, independent investigations into patient safety concerns in residential care homes in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) can investigate individual safety concerns in care homes if the patient’s care is National Health Service-funded and the referral meets their investigation criteria.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) monitors, inspects and regulate services to ensure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety, while the local authority takes the lead in safeguarding cases. As part of this, the CQC inspects and rates residential care homes and nursing homes, which includes assessing how safe care homes are and taking action to protect people from harm and to hold those responsible for poor care to account. There are cases where both agencies may be involved. Complaints can also be investigated by the Health and Safety Executive, Health Service Ombudsman or Local Government Ombudsman.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 26/03/2021 12:28:06 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1301576

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Supply Chains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they provide to NHS commissioners on the principles of value-based procurement (VBP); whether such commissioners have to abide by those principles when making decisions on the provision of healthcare products and services to patients; if not, what plans they have to ensure that they do; and when they estimate that NHS Supply Chain will publish the results of its pilot programmes on VBP.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>The Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015 form part of the procurement landscape alongside the NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No.2) Regulations 2013 (PPCCR). Made under Section 75 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the PPCCR apply to NHS England and NHS Improvement and clinical commissioning groups and are enforced by NHS England and NHS Improvement. Commissioners should ensure that they comply with both regimes when procuring healthcare services.</p><p>Regulation 68 of the PCR allows contracting authorities to determine the most economically advantageous tender and the lowest cost by using a life-cycle costing approach which includes all costs over the life cycle of works, supplies or services. Life-cycle costing is the key principle behind value based procurement. NHS Supply Chain has undertaken eight pilot studies with National Health Service trusts to assess how value based procurement can drive sustainable increased savings and improve patient outcomes in the NHS. The findings will be published later in the year and will then then be presented to and discussed with the NHS.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/03/2021 11:40:59 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1301009

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Public Health England guidance COVID-19: Guidance for maintaining services within health and care settings: Infection prevention and control recommendations, published on 21 January, applies to adult social care in England; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The infection prevention and control (IPC) principles within the current guidance apply to healthcare staff in all healthcare settings, but do not apply to adult social care settings in England. The relevant guidance for workers in adult social care is the ‘How to Work Safely’ guidance documents, which must be followed to minimise the risk of transmission.</p><p>The evidence base and core principles informing the IPC guidance are the same as those that inform the 'How to Work Safely’ guidance for adult social care. The difference being in the implementation stage, where the many distinct adult social care settings require balanced risk assessments to be undertaken.</p><p>Copies of the guidances Personal protective equipment (PPE) – resource for care workers delivering homecare (domiciliary care) during sustained COVID-19 transmission in the UK and Personal protective equipment (PPE) – resource for care workers working in care homes during sustained COVID-19 transmission in England are attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name How_to_work_safely_in_domiciliary_care_v7_2_11_2020.pdf title How To Work Safely In Domiciliary Care 2 file name How_to_work_safely_in_care_homes_v8_2_11_2020.pdf title How To Work Safely In Care Homes question first answered 22/03/2021 11:54:21 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1301010

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care home residents and staff (1) tested positive for, and (2) died as a result of, COVID-19 in (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland, and (d) Wales, in (i) November 2020, (ii) December 2020, (iii) January, and (iv) February.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong> | National Statistician</p><p> </p><p>The Rt Hon. the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p> </p><p>15 March 2021</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Hunt,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many care home residents and staff (1) tested positive for, and (2) died as a result of, COVID-19 in (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland, and (d) Wales, in (i) November 2020, (ii) December 2020, (iii) January, and (iv) February<strong> (HL14039)</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. National Records for Scotland[1] and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency[2] are responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of deaths involving COVID-19 among care home residents registered for the months November 2020 to February 2021 in England and Wales. The term &quot;care home residents&quot; refers to all deaths where either (a) the death occurred in a care home or (b) the death occurred elsewhere but the place of residence of the deceased was recorded as a care home.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold any information on the number of care home staff who have died as a result of COVID-19 therefore we are not able to provide this information. The Department of Health and Social Care are responsible for data on care home infections.[3]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of deaths involving COVID-19 among care home residents registered from November 2020 to February 2021 in England and Wales<strong>[4]</strong><sup>,<strong>[5]</strong>,<strong>[6]</strong>,<strong>[7]</strong>,<strong>[8]</strong>,<strong>[9]</strong>,<strong>[10]</strong></sup></strong></p><p><strong><sup> </sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-20</p></td><td><p>2,321</p></td><td><p>239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-20</p></td><td><p>3,393</p></td><td><p>284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>7,587</p></td><td><p>482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-21</p></td><td><p>5,067</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: <em>Office for National Statistics</em></p><p>[1]https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/</p><p>[2]https://www.nisra.gov.uk/</p><p>[3]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care</p><p>[4] Deaths for England and Wales exclude non-residents.</p><p>[5] Figures are provisional for 2020 and 2021.</p><p>[6] The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: coronavirus (COVID-19) (U.071, U.072, U.099, U.109).</p><p>[7] Deaths &quot;involving COVID-19&quot; includes deaths that have COVID-19 mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as underlying cause or not.</p><p>[8] These figures are calculated using the most up-to-date data we have available to get the most accurate estimates.</p><p>[9] Based on boundaries as of November 2020.</p><p>[10] Based on deaths registered in each calendar month.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/03/2021 17:51:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath