Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of elective knee replacement surgery has been outsourced to the private sector in the last three years.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The proportion of elective knee replacement operations which have been commissioned by the National Health Service from the private sector in the last three years is shown in the following table. Figures represent the number of operations – not the number of patients – as some patients may have more than one operation.
Financial year | Proportion Carried out by Private Providers |
2015-16 | 38% |
2016-17 | 42% |
2017-18 | 44% |
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times the national emergency pressures panel has met during the 2018-19 financial year.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The National Escalation Pressures Panel (NEPP) has not yet formally met in the 2018-19 financial year.
NHS England publishes meeting notes online when NEPP meets. These can be located on their website at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/national-emergency-pressures-panel-nepp/