Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with clinical commissioning groups on the reorganisation of acute stroke services.
Answered by Philip Dunne
NHS England’s National Clinical Director for stroke continues to work with Clinical Networks, Urgent and Emergency Care Networks, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Sustainable Transformation Plan (STP) areas on how stroke care is best delivered to their local communities.
Plans are at various stages of development for reorganisation of acute stroke services around the country but nearly all areas have work ongoing to address the major issues which are to continue to provide high quality specialist stroke care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These plans have involved CCGs, STP areas, urgent and emergency care networks, clinical networks and providers.
Different parts of the country will need different models of care because of geographical differences and the current structure of services. Major reconfiguration of services will always require careful planning and consultation with the local community and the providers and these processes are taking place.
In some places, this is ‘the London type model’ of focussing care in a small number of centres and equipping these to be able to deliver specialist care 24/7. In other parts of the country, centralisation of care into specialist centres is not feasible for geographical reasons and in these cases alternative solutions, such as the use of telemedicine, will need to be considered. Whatever the case, NHS England is fully committed to ensuring that all patients receive the best quality of care and the most up to date treatments.
Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with sustainable transformation plan leaders on the reorganisation of acute stroke services.
Answered by Philip Dunne
NHS England’s National Clinical Director for stroke continues to work with Clinical Networks, Urgent and Emergency Care Networks, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Sustainable Transformation Plan (STP) areas on how stroke care is best delivered to their local communities.
Plans are at various stages of development for reorganisation of acute stroke services around the country but nearly all areas have work ongoing to address the major issues which are to continue to provide high quality specialist stroke care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These plans have involved CCGs, STP areas, urgent and emergency care networks, clinical networks and providers.
Different parts of the country will need different models of care because of geographical differences and the current structure of services. Major reconfiguration of services will always require careful planning and consultation with the local community and the providers and these processes are taking place.
In some places, this is ‘the London type model’ of focussing care in a small number of centres and equipping these to be able to deliver specialist care 24/7. In other parts of the country, centralisation of care into specialist centres is not feasible for geographical reasons and in these cases alternative solutions, such as the use of telemedicine, will need to be considered. Whatever the case, NHS England is fully committed to ensuring that all patients receive the best quality of care and the most up to date treatments.
Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more effective acute stroke services through their reorganisation.
Answered by Philip Dunne
NHS England’s National Clinical Director for stroke continues to work with Clinical Networks, Urgent and Emergency Care Networks, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Sustainable Transformation Plan (STP) areas on how stroke care is best delivered to their local communities.
Plans are at various stages of development for reorganisation of acute stroke services around the country but nearly all areas have work ongoing to address the major issues which are to continue to provide high quality specialist stroke care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These plans have involved CCGs, STP areas, urgent and emergency care networks, clinical networks and providers.
Different parts of the country will need different models of care because of geographical differences and the current structure of services. Major reconfiguration of services will always require careful planning and consultation with the local community and the providers and these processes are taking place.
In some places, this is ‘the London type model’ of focussing care in a small number of centres and equipping these to be able to deliver specialist care 24/7. In other parts of the country, centralisation of care into specialist centres is not feasible for geographical reasons and in these cases alternative solutions, such as the use of telemedicine, will need to be considered. Whatever the case, NHS England is fully committed to ensuring that all patients receive the best quality of care and the most up to date treatments.
Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to help protect from closure the accident and emergency departments of Blackburn and Preston hospitals.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The provision of accident and emergency services at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, and the Royal Preston Hospital, are matters for the local National Health Service.
Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on NHS waiting lists for heart transplants.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
Up to date information on the number of people waiting for heart transplants can be found on the NHS Blood and Transplant website at:
https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/supporting-my-decision/statistics-about-organ-donation/
Waiting list figures can fluctuate daily as patients are removed or added to the transplant list as their condition improves or deteriorates.
Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on NHS waiting lists for cornea transplants.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
Up to date information on the number of people waiting for lung and pancreas transplant can be found on the NHS Blood and Transplant website at:
https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/supporting-my-decision/statistics-about-organ-donation/
Five individuals are on the waiting list for intestinal transplants which include the small bowel.
NHS Blood and Transplant does not maintain a national transplant list for corneas and tissues. These lists are maintained at local hospital level with surgical teams requesting corneas and tissues for a specific date. If the requested tissues are available they will then be issued to the hospital by NHS Blood and Transplant. Waiting list figures can fluctuate daily as patients are removed or added to the transplant list as their condition improves or deteriorates.
Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on NHS waiting lists for lung transplants.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
Up to date information on the number of people waiting for lung and pancreas transplant can be found on the NHS Blood and Transplant website at:
https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/supporting-my-decision/statistics-about-organ-donation/
Five individuals are on the waiting list for intestinal transplants which include the small bowel.
NHS Blood and Transplant does not maintain a national transplant list for corneas and tissues. These lists are maintained at local hospital level with surgical teams requesting corneas and tissues for a specific date. If the requested tissues are available they will then be issued to the hospital by NHS Blood and Transplant. Waiting list figures can fluctuate daily as patients are removed or added to the transplant list as their condition improves or deteriorates.
Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on NHS waiting lists for pancreas transplants.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
Up to date information on the number of people waiting for lung and pancreas transplant can be found on the NHS Blood and Transplant website at:
https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/supporting-my-decision/statistics-about-organ-donation/
Five individuals are on the waiting list for intestinal transplants which include the small bowel.
NHS Blood and Transplant does not maintain a national transplant list for corneas and tissues. These lists are maintained at local hospital level with surgical teams requesting corneas and tissues for a specific date. If the requested tissues are available they will then be issued to the hospital by NHS Blood and Transplant. Waiting list figures can fluctuate daily as patients are removed or added to the transplant list as their condition improves or deteriorates.
Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on NHS waiting lists for small bowel transplants.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
Up to date information on the number of people waiting for lung and pancreas transplant can be found on the NHS Blood and Transplant website at:
https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/supporting-my-decision/statistics-about-organ-donation/
Five individuals are on the waiting list for intestinal transplants which include the small bowel.
NHS Blood and Transplant does not maintain a national transplant list for corneas and tissues. These lists are maintained at local hospital level with surgical teams requesting corneas and tissues for a specific date. If the requested tissues are available they will then be issued to the hospital by NHS Blood and Transplant. Waiting list figures can fluctuate daily as patients are removed or added to the transplant list as their condition improves or deteriorates.
Asked by: Nigel Evans (Conservative - Ribble Valley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on NHS waiting lists for tissue transplants.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
Up to date information on the number of people waiting for lung and pancreas transplant can be found on the NHS Blood and Transplant website at:
https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/supporting-my-decision/statistics-about-organ-donation/
Five individuals are on the waiting list for intestinal transplants which include the small bowel.
NHS Blood and Transplant does not maintain a national transplant list for corneas and tissues. These lists are maintained at local hospital level with surgical teams requesting corneas and tissues for a specific date. If the requested tissues are available they will then be issued to the hospital by NHS Blood and Transplant. Waiting list figures can fluctuate daily as patients are removed or added to the transplant list as their condition improves or deteriorates.