Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the funding which Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services received from the public purse has been recovered by the Government; and if he will establish an investigation into that body's handling of its finances.
Answered by Ben Gummer
This is a matter for Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), which managed the contract with Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services (CNCS).
NHS England advises that the CCG has paid CNCS the sums it was contractually due. The CCG will endeavour to recover costs incurred as a result of the provider failure.
Local commissioners will conduct a review of the contract with CNCS, and the contingency process, to see if procurement processes can be strengthened in the future.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and (b) Nottingham University Hospitals spent on agency nurses in the last three financial years.
Answered by Alistair Burt
This information is not available centrally. Information about spending on agency nurses by Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust may be obtained from the Trust. As it is a foundation trust, we have written to Sean Lyons, Chair of the Trust, informing him of the hon. Member’s enquiry. He will reply shortly and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.
Information about spending on agency nurses by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust may be held locally by the Trust. The hon. Member may wish to approach them directly with this query.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many dentists have been registered as working in NHS practices in Ashfield constituency in the (a) 2015-16, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2009-10 financial year.
Answered by Alistair Burt
The information requested is not collected in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table.
Number of dentists with National Health Service activity, for specified years ending 31 March - selected organisations
Organisation Name | 2009-10 | 2012-13 | 2014-15 |
Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust (PCT) | 331 | .. | .. |
NHS Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) | .. | 87 | 85 |
NHS Newark and Sherwood CCG | .. | 48 | 53 |
NHS Nottingham North and East CCG | .. | 96 | 103 |
NHS Nottingham West CCG | .. | 52 | 60 |
NHS Rushcliffe CCG | .. | 56 | 69 |
Sources: Health and Social Care Information Centre; NHS Dental Services of the NHS Business Services Authority
Notes:
1. Dentists are defined as performers with NHS activity recorded in each financial year by FP17 forms.
2. Dentists will be counted more than once if they have a contract in more than one CCG or PCT (2009-10).
Therefore a total for the specified CCGs is not provided in 2012-13 and 2014-15.
3. Data consists of performers in General Dental Services (GDS), Personal Dental Services (PDS) and Trust-led Dental Services (TDS).
4. ' .. ' denotes data not applicable
5. As at 1 April 2013 CCG replaced PCTs. 2009-10 data are not available by CCG.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have stopped smoking cigarettes because they have switched to e-cigarettes in each of the last three years.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Prescriptions for e-cigarettes will be charged like any other medication and normal exemption arrangements will apply including for those on low incomes.
In August 2015 Public Health England published a report that outlined evidence that e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking. Data from local stop smoking services shows that 2/3 of smokers are successful in their quit attempts when combining e-cigarettes with behavioural support. Data from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) suggests in 2015 there were 2.6 million e-cigarette users of which nearly 2 out of 5 no longer smoked tobacco products. This data is available at ASH ‘Use of electronic cigarettes (vapourisers) among adults in Great Britain’, 2015.
http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_891.pdf
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department offers e-cigarettes on prescription or at a reduced price to people living in deprived areas.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Prescriptions for e-cigarettes will be charged like any other medication and normal exemption arrangements will apply including for those on low incomes.
In August 2015 Public Health England published a report that outlined evidence that e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking. Data from local stop smoking services shows that 2/3 of smokers are successful in their quit attempts when combining e-cigarettes with behavioural support. Data from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) suggests in 2015 there were 2.6 million e-cigarette users of which nearly 2 out of 5 no longer smoked tobacco products. This data is available at ASH ‘Use of electronic cigarettes (vapourisers) among adults in Great Britain’, 2015.
http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_891.pdf
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mother and baby beds are available in mental health units or hospitals in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) the East Midlands region.
Answered by Alistair Burt
We are advised by NHS England that there are seven mother and baby beds in mental health units for Nottinghamshire and a total of 13 in the East Midlands, provided as follows: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Perinatal (seven beds), and Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Mother and Baby Unit (six beds).
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to inform families with young children who were born before the cut-off for the new meningitis B vaccination programme about the symptoms of meningitis.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The introduction of meningitis B (MenB) immunisation in September 2015 was supported by a comprehensive media and communications campaign led by Public Health England (PHE) in association with health partners and meningitis charities. Key objectives of this campaign were two-fold: to promote vaccination to parents of eligible children and raise awareness of the disease among parents, and to emphasise that not all strains can be prevented by immunisation. This led to significant coverage of the disease and its symptoms across social media, national, local and parenting media. The coverage included practical advice on recognising the symptoms, and the need to act quickly, supported by interviews with families affected by the disease on major news channels. The introduction of the adolescent MenACWY campaign in August 2015 was supported by a similar campaign that provided further opportunities to raise awareness of meningococcal disease.
PHE also produces a range of leaflets for the public providing detailed information to help parents with young children identify the early signs of meningitis. The leaflets include links to the web sites of meningitis charities and NHS Choices for those parents wishing to access more extensive information about meningococcal disease. PHE also supports influential meningitis charities in the implementation of awareness campaigns. In addition, PHE undertakes detailed surveillance of the disease, publishing routine reports and taking appropriate action to alert the public to any increase in incidence or change in the pattern of the disease. Appropriate media and communications activities are implemented to coincide with these publications, often ahead of the winter, when cases of the disease peak.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to reply to the letter to his Department from the hon. Member for Ashfield of 4 January 2016 on the GP surgery in Underwood.
Answered by Alistair Burt
I replied to the hon. Member on 28 January.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent GPs were employed in general practices in Ashfield in the financial years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2014-15.
Answered by Alistair Burt
The information requested is not collected in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table.
Total number of general practitioners (GPs) in selected areas in England: full time equivalents, 2010 to 2014 | |||||
Area | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
Nottingham City Primary Care Trust (PCT) | 167 | 174 | 192 | . | . |
Nottinghamshire County Teaching PCT | 473 | 492 | 485 | . | . |
NHS Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) | . | . | . | 99 | 99 |
NHS Nottingham North and East CCG | . | . | . | 83 | 92 |
NHS Nottingham West CCG | . | . | . | 54 | 60 |
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Area Team | . | . | . | 127 | 174 |
Source: The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) General and Personal Medical Services Statistics
Notes:
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on morphine in the last 12 months.
Answered by George Freeman
Information on the cost to the National Health Service of penicillin, insulin and morphine is provided.
Cost of penicillin, insulin and morphine, as classified in British National Formulary (BNF), in England: 2014/15 (£000’s) | |||
Primary Care 1 | Secondary Care 2 | Total 3 | |
Penicillin 4 | 79,830.6 | 170,679.9 | 250,510.5 |
Insulin 5 | 335,204.1 | 8,334.2 | 343,538.3 |
Morphine 6 | 32,526.8 | 9,401.9 | 41,928.6 |
Source: Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) and IMS HEALTH: Hospital Pharmacy Audit, provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre
Notes:
1 Primary care net ingredient cost is the basic cost of a drug. It does not take account of discounts, dispensing costs, fees or prescription charges income.
2 Secondary care cost of medicine at NHS list price and will not necessarily be the price the hospital paid.
3 Total figures may not sum due to rounding.
4 Penicillin is defined as all medicines within BNF paragraph 5.1.1 Penicillins.
5 Insulin is defined as all medicines contained within BNF paragraph 6.1.1 Insulins.
6 Morphine is defined as Morphine contained within BNF paragraphs 1.4.2 Antimotility drugs, 3.9.1 Cough Suppressants and 4.7.2 Opioid Analgesics. All combination medicines containing Morphine have been included.