Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what public consultation (a) has been undertaken and (b) is planned for contracts that will affect the management of health data.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement comply with the General Data Protection Regulation and undertake appropriate data protection impact assessments for all new products, systems and processing activities. Individual high-profile programmes, such as General Practice Data for Planning and Research also undertake engagement to inform the approach to health data management.
In 2021, the Department published a draft data strategy for health and social care for public and stakeholder engagement. A finalised strategy will be published shortly which will set out commitments to improve trust in the health and care system’s use of data, including engagement with the public and stakeholders on data programmes and projects.
Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government intends to repeal the Coronavirus Act 2020 in its entirety.
Answered by Maggie Throup
On 21 February 2022, the Government announced the intention to expire all remaining non-devolved temporary provisions from the Coronavirus Act 2020. Of the 20 remaining non-devolved temporary provisions, 16 will automatically expire on 24 March 2022. The remaining four provisions will be expired within six months and the powers transferred into alternative permanent legislation. However, there are also a number of permanent provisions within the Act, which would require primary legislation to repeal. The Government is committed to repealing unnecessary provisions as soon as possible and will look for opportunities to do so as the legislative programme proceeds.
Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many private hospital beds have been (a) booked by NHS providers, (b) used by NHS providers and (c) unused since the start of March 2020.
Answered by Edward Argar
The information on the number of patients treated by private sector providers is not collected in the format requested. The following services and diagnostic tests were carried out by private sector providers:
Cardiology;
Cardiothoracic surgery;
Dermatology;
Ear, nose and throat;
Gastroenterology;
General medicine;
General surgery;
Gynaecology;
Neurology;
Neurosurgery;
Ophthalmology;
Oral surgery;
Plastic surgery;
Rheumatology;
Thoracic medicine;
Trauma and orthopaedics;
Urology;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Computed tomography; and
Endoscopy.
Information on the number of private hospital beds which were booked, used or unused by National Health Service providers is not held centrally.
Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide a breakdown of the types of services and treatments provided by private sector providers to NHS patients during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Edward Argar
The information on the number of patients treated by private sector providers is not collected in the format requested. The following services and diagnostic tests were carried out by private sector providers:
Cardiology;
Cardiothoracic surgery;
Dermatology;
Ear, nose and throat;
Gastroenterology;
General medicine;
General surgery;
Gynaecology;
Neurology;
Neurosurgery;
Ophthalmology;
Oral surgery;
Plastic surgery;
Rheumatology;
Thoracic medicine;
Trauma and orthopaedics;
Urology;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Computed tomography; and
Endoscopy.
Information on the number of private hospital beds which were booked, used or unused by National Health Service providers is not held centrally.
Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were treated by private sector providers contracted by the NHS during the covid-19 outbreak in each month since March 2020, by hospital trust in England.
Answered by Edward Argar
The information on the number of patients treated by private sector providers is not collected in the format requested. The following services and diagnostic tests were carried out by private sector providers:
Cardiology;
Cardiothoracic surgery;
Dermatology;
Ear, nose and throat;
Gastroenterology;
General medicine;
General surgery;
Gynaecology;
Neurology;
Neurosurgery;
Ophthalmology;
Oral surgery;
Plastic surgery;
Rheumatology;
Thoracic medicine;
Trauma and orthopaedics;
Urology;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Computed tomography; and
Endoscopy.
Information on the number of private hospital beds which were booked, used or unused by National Health Service providers is not held centrally.
Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England has spent on purchasing hospital capacity and health services from private sector providers during the covid-19 outbreak since March 2020.
Answered by Edward Argar
The information requested is not currently available while the reconciliation of these contracts is completed.