Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department exceeded its expenditure limit in 2015-16.
Answered by Alistair Burt
Confirmation of the spending outturn against all expenditure limits will be provided in the Department of Health’s Annual Report and Accounts 2015-16, due to be published in July 2016.
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department will make available for Public Health England's awareness campaign on the symptoms of serious infections; and what proportion of that funding will be spent on sepsis awareness.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The Department funds Public Health England to undertake a range of social marketing campaigns to support behaviour change and public awareness. This work will be funded within the annual budget as will the work on other infections, such as influenza, as well as non-infectious diseases. Further planning work will be undertaken to determine the budget for this activity.
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals he has visited in an official capacity in 2016; and what the date was of each such visit.
Answered by Jane Ellison
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his team have visited the following hospitals in an official capacity in 2016 to date.
Secretary of State for Health
29 January 2016 Kings College Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King’s Health Partners
5 February 2016 Coombe Wood Perinatal Mental Health Unit, Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
14 April 2016 Oxford University, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Lord Prior
6 January 2016 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
20 January 2016 East Surrey Hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
3 February 2016 St Thomas Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
18 February 2016 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
16 March 2016 Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust
22 March 2016 Guy’s Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
24 March 2016 Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust
24 March 2016 Lings Bar Hospital, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
12 April 2016 Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Ben Gummer
14 January 2016 Watford General Hospital, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
21 January 2016 Salford Royal Hospital, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
21 January 2016 St Mary’s Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
15 February 2016 Royal Cornwall Hospital, at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
16 February 2016 Mount Gould Hospital, Livewell Southwest
16 February 2016 Tiverton and District Hospital, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
17 February 2016 Dorset County Hospital, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
17 February 2016 Southampton General Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
29 February 2016 St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
14 March 2016 St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Alistair Burt
3 March 2016 St Pancras Hospital, Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust
11 March 2016 Wythenshawe Hospital, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
17 March 2016 Kings College Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
14 April 2016 Clock View Hospital and Ashworth Hospital, Mersey Care NHS Trust
George Freeman
7 March 2016 CityLabs, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Rd, Manchester
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his team have visited the following primary care services in an official capacity in 2016 to date.
Secretary of State for Health
15 January 2016 Hillfoot Surgery, Pudsey, West Yorkshire
Alistair Burt
11 February 2016 Copes Pharmacy Ltd, London
11 March 2016 Five Oakes Family Practice, Manchester
Jane Ellison
4 February 2016 The Acton African Well Woman Clinic, Hillcrest Surgery, London
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his team have visited the following residential and nursing homes in an official capacity in 2016 to date.
Secretary of State for Health
5 February 2016 Coombe Wood Perinatal Mental Health Unit, Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Ben Gummer
15 February 2016 St Julia's Hospice, Cornwall Hospice Care
Alistair Burt
25 February 2016 The Betty and Asher Loftus Centre, London
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care services he has visited in an official capacity in 2016; and what the date was of each such visit.
Answered by Jane Ellison
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his team have visited the following hospitals in an official capacity in 2016 to date.
Secretary of State for Health
29 January 2016 Kings College Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King’s Health Partners
5 February 2016 Coombe Wood Perinatal Mental Health Unit, Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
14 April 2016 Oxford University, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Lord Prior
6 January 2016 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
20 January 2016 East Surrey Hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
3 February 2016 St Thomas Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
18 February 2016 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
16 March 2016 Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust
22 March 2016 Guy’s Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
24 March 2016 Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust
24 March 2016 Lings Bar Hospital, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
12 April 2016 Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Ben Gummer
14 January 2016 Watford General Hospital, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
21 January 2016 Salford Royal Hospital, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
21 January 2016 St Mary’s Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
15 February 2016 Royal Cornwall Hospital, at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
16 February 2016 Mount Gould Hospital, Livewell Southwest
16 February 2016 Tiverton and District Hospital, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
17 February 2016 Dorset County Hospital, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
17 February 2016 Southampton General Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
29 February 2016 St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
14 March 2016 St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Alistair Burt
3 March 2016 St Pancras Hospital, Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust
11 March 2016 Wythenshawe Hospital, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
17 March 2016 Kings College Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
14 April 2016 Clock View Hospital and Ashworth Hospital, Mersey Care NHS Trust
George Freeman
7 March 2016 CityLabs, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Rd, Manchester
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his team have visited the following primary care services in an official capacity in 2016 to date.
Secretary of State for Health
15 January 2016 Hillfoot Surgery, Pudsey, West Yorkshire
Alistair Burt
11 February 2016 Copes Pharmacy Ltd, London
11 March 2016 Five Oakes Family Practice, Manchester
Jane Ellison
4 February 2016 The Acton African Well Woman Clinic, Hillcrest Surgery, London
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his team have visited the following residential and nursing homes in an official capacity in 2016 to date.
Secretary of State for Health
5 February 2016 Coombe Wood Perinatal Mental Health Unit, Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Ben Gummer
15 February 2016 St Julia's Hospice, Cornwall Hospice Care
Alistair Burt
25 February 2016 The Betty and Asher Loftus Centre, London
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which residential and nursing homes he has visited in an official capacity in 2016; and what the date was of each such visit.
Answered by Jane Ellison
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his team have visited the following hospitals in an official capacity in 2016 to date.
Secretary of State for Health
29 January 2016 Kings College Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King’s Health Partners
5 February 2016 Coombe Wood Perinatal Mental Health Unit, Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
14 April 2016 Oxford University, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Lord Prior
6 January 2016 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
20 January 2016 East Surrey Hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
3 February 2016 St Thomas Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
18 February 2016 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
16 March 2016 Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust
22 March 2016 Guy’s Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
24 March 2016 Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust
24 March 2016 Lings Bar Hospital, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
12 April 2016 Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Ben Gummer
14 January 2016 Watford General Hospital, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
21 January 2016 Salford Royal Hospital, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
21 January 2016 St Mary’s Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
15 February 2016 Royal Cornwall Hospital, at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
16 February 2016 Mount Gould Hospital, Livewell Southwest
16 February 2016 Tiverton and District Hospital, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
17 February 2016 Dorset County Hospital, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
17 February 2016 Southampton General Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
29 February 2016 St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
14 March 2016 St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Alistair Burt
3 March 2016 St Pancras Hospital, Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust
11 March 2016 Wythenshawe Hospital, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
17 March 2016 Kings College Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
14 April 2016 Clock View Hospital and Ashworth Hospital, Mersey Care NHS Trust
George Freeman
7 March 2016 CityLabs, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Rd, Manchester
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his team have visited the following primary care services in an official capacity in 2016 to date.
Secretary of State for Health
15 January 2016 Hillfoot Surgery, Pudsey, West Yorkshire
Alistair Burt
11 February 2016 Copes Pharmacy Ltd, London
11 March 2016 Five Oakes Family Practice, Manchester
Jane Ellison
4 February 2016 The Acton African Well Woman Clinic, Hillcrest Surgery, London
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and his team have visited the following residential and nursing homes in an official capacity in 2016 to date.
Secretary of State for Health
5 February 2016 Coombe Wood Perinatal Mental Health Unit, Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Ben Gummer
15 February 2016 St Julia's Hospice, Cornwall Hospice Care
Alistair Burt
25 February 2016 The Betty and Asher Loftus Centre, London
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what enhancement to pay rates officials in his Department receive for working on Saturdays and Sundays.
Answered by Ben Gummer
Civil Servants at the Department are contracted to work Monday to Friday. Senior Civil Servants are not eligible to claim any paid overtime for weekend or late working outside of contracted hours.
In the majority of cases, for civil servants in the delegated grades (AO-G6), overtime is paid in exceptional circumstances and must be agreed in advance with the appropriate senior official. The rate for paid overtime is dependent on the official’s grade and/ or the day worked.
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2016 on Question 30222, what further work in the collection and publication of data on secondary breast cancer by hospital trusts in England is being scoped.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Data on breast cancer recurrence has been mandated in the Cancer Services and Outcomes Dataset (COSD) for diagnoses from 1 January 2013. The National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS) in Public Health England (PHE) estimates about one-quarter of recurrences are currently submitted. NCRAS will support trusts to improve their submission of data by producing reports on the number of recurrences submitted by each National Health Service trust. These will enable the identification of best practise to be shared, and enable us to engage with trusts that are not submitting data.
Data on all cancer recurrence has been mandated in COSD since 31 July 2015.
In addition further work is being scoped by NHS England and PHE based on the recommendation in the recent Independent Cancer Taskforce report to establish robust surveillance systems to collect relapse and recurrence data on all cancers.
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2016 on Question 30222, when he expects that data on secondary breast cancer will be complete.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Data on breast cancer recurrence has been mandated in the Cancer Services and Outcomes Dataset (COSD) for diagnoses from 1 January 2013. The National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS) in Public Health England (PHE) estimates about one-quarter of recurrences are currently submitted. NCRAS will support trusts to improve their submission of data by producing reports on the number of recurrences submitted by each National Health Service trust. These will enable the identification of best practise to be shared, and enable us to engage with trusts that are not submitting data.
Data on all cancer recurrence has been mandated in COSD since 31 July 2015.
In addition further work is being scoped by NHS England and PHE based on the recommendation in the recent Independent Cancer Taskforce report to establish robust surveillance systems to collect relapse and recurrence data on all cancers.
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will publish a patient-friendly guide to inform responses to the consultation on proposals for a new Cancer Drugs Fund.
Answered by George Freeman
NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) consultation on draft proposals on the future of the Cancer Drugs Fund closed on 11 February 2016. The NHS England Board agreed a way forward, on 25 February 2016, which will see the new arrangements for the Fund going live on 1 July 2016.
NHS England and NICE adopted a number of different approaches to engage with audiences. This included holding four webinars for stakeholders and two face-to-face events in London and Manchester alongside a number of individual meetings with key stakeholder groups including patient organisations and cancer charities.
NHS England has advised that it will publish a consultation report on its website in due course. Further information is available at:
www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/cdf-consultation
Asked by: Heidi Alexander (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in the last three months.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Public Health England (PHE) is responsible for collecting cancer data to support national cancer registration in England and recognises the importance of collecting data on recurrent breast cancer.
At present pilot work in acute trusts has improved the reporting for breast cancer recurrence and metastasis to the National Cancer Registration Service but the uptake has been slow and the data is not complete. Further work is being scoped by NHS England and PHE based on the recommendation in the recent Independent Cancer Taskforce report to establish robust surveillance systems to collect this data on all cancers.
Data on the number of people diagnosed with secondary breast cancer is not currently available.