Doctors employed by general practitioner (GP) practices will carry out a variety of different duties depending on the needs of the service locally. We know practices will want to develop a local employment offer which best attracts and retains the staff they need to deliver care and advice to patients. GPs also need to recruit, retain and motivate staff in an affordable way.<\/p>
However, GP practices are required to employ doctors on terms no less favourable than those agreed with the General Practitioners\u2019 Committee of the British Medical Association and contained in the document entitled \u201cModel terms and conditions of service for a salaried practitioner employed by a GMS practice\u201d.<\/p>
We continue to explore workforce issues in general practice with relevant stakeholders.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-23T12:28:14.13Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "General Practitioners: Pay"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the potential effect of the differential pay for GPs working in standard general practices, out-of-hours services, or seven-day-access services on recruitment and staffing levels; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4657", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anneliese Dodds"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Oxford East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Anneliese Dodds"} ], "uin" : "113506"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/789969", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/789969/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Save As You Earn employee share scheme is a savings-related share scheme where employees can buy shares with savings for a fixed price. The contributions holiday was designed to offer employees flexibility in saving. The Chancellor announced at Autumn Budget 2017 that employees on maternity and parental leave will be able to take a pause of up to 12 months.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3935", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mel Stride"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Devon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mel Stride"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "113448"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-24T11:52:41.49Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "CaTreasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Save as You Earn"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the Save As You Earn contribution holiday period from six to 12 months; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4657", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anneliese Dodds"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Oxford East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Anneliese Dodds"} ], "uin" : "113320"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/788993", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/788993/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Employees saving into a Save As You Earn scheme may suspend their monthly payments for up to a maximum of six months during the savings period. The Government keeps all aspects of the tax system under review and any changes to eligibility conditions of the scheme would be announced by the Chancellor at a fiscal event.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4095", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Barclay"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Barclay"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-21T16:06:22.09Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "CaTreasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Save as You Earn"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has any plans to review the six-month contribution holiday for Save As You Earn schemes; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4657", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anneliese Dodds"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Oxford East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Anneliese Dodds"} ], "uin" : "112910"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/789075", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/789075/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
NHS England contracts with general practitioners (GPs) as independent providers of medical services for the National Health Service. Under the terms of their contract, GPs are required to provide certain medical reports or complete certain forms for which a medical report is required by other legislation, for example, the Social Security Administration Act, free of charge to their registered patients.<\/p>
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Outside their contractual requirements, GPs also offer a variety of other services which successive governments have regarded as private matters between the patient and the GP. In such cases, decisions on whether to charge a fee and the level of the fee charged are at the GP\u2019s discretion.<\/p>
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Where legislation requires a medical certificate, or report, the relevant Government Department enters into arrangements with the British Medical Association on the level of fees which will be paid to GPs for providing the required information. Such arrangements are formalised through the provisions of the GP contract.<\/p>
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As these are private arrangements between GP practices and other organisations, the Department does not review the level of fees.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4067", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Brine"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Winchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Steve Brine"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-22T14:50:32.33Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "General Practitioners: Fees and Charges"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the fee chargeable by NHS general practices for providing medical information to patients for the purposes of other public authorities was last reviewed by his Department; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4657", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anneliese Dodds"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Oxford East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Anneliese Dodds"} ], "uin" : "113026"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/789077", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/789077/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
NHS England is responsible for ensuring those general practices who provide NHS services are issued with appropriate guidance on the management of volunteers. In September 2017, NHS England published guidance for all National Health Service providers to help them grow and develop volunteering. This equally applies to general practice as to other parts of the NHS. The guidance sets out that providers should include confidentiality and data protection information in a volunteering policy. The volunteer role description set out in the guidance states that all volunteers should ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.<\/p>
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The guidance is available on the NHS England website:<\/p>
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/recruiting-and-managing-volunteers-in-nhs-providers-a-practical-guide/<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance has been given to NHS general practices on the circumstances under which volunteers are permitted to carry out non-confidential medical work; and whether this guidance is the same as that for permitted activities of volunteers in other parts of the NHS.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4657", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Anneliese Dodds"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Anneliese Dodds"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/789095", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/789095/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " NHS Improvement and NHS England are working closely with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to ensure it is best placed to deal with challenges this winter. This includes working together with local commissioners to ensure services are responsive to patient need and providing support should specific services experience particular pressure. To this end, NHS England and NHS Improvement attend regular joint meetings with local system partners.<\/p> <\/p> In addition, the Emergency Care Improvement Programme team is working to support the local health economy. This includes actions to improve patient flow and urgent care services.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional support his Department plans to provide to Oxford University Hospital's NHS Foundation Trust during winter 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/789156", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/789156/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Home Office does not hold the data requested in a reportable format.<\/p> Every individual detained under Immigration Act powers is eligible to apply for release on bail. Such bail applications may be made to the Home Office and/or to an independent judge of the First-tier Tribunal. Detained individuals may apply for bail at any time.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bail applications were made by EU nationals held in immigration detention in the last 12 months; and how many of those applications were successful.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/788522/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The provision of specialist physiotherapy for muscle-wasting conditions, or neuromuscular disorders, is a local matter. NHS England has published service specifications for neurological care for both children and adults. These include exemplar service specifications for neuromuscular conditions, inclusive of muscle-wasting conditions, and set out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services. This includes access to physiotherapy. This guidance can be found by following the links below:<\/p> www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/e09-paedi-neurology.pdf<\/a><\/p>