Asked by: Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with (a) representatives of clinical commissioning groups and (b) families on increasing the uptake of childhood immunisation.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the potential effect on public health of allowing children who have not received the MMR vaccine to start primary school in September 2019.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to prevent children who have not received the MMR vaccine from attending school.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of invoices received by the NHS are paid within 30 days; and how many incur 29 per cent interest for late payment of more than 30 days.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Department does not centrally collect or hold performance payment data for the National Health Service. NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts are required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) which states contracting authorities must pay valid and undisputed invoices within 30 days.
NHS Improvement monitors Better Payments Practice Code performance data on a monthly basis. Page 47 of the Departmental annual report shows an improvement in the percentage of invoices paid within target from 77% (2017-18) to 79% (2018-19). The report is available at the following link:
The Department does not hold information on how many invoices incur the 29% late payment interest.
Asked by: Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been supplied with NHS-funded hearing aids in each clinical commissioning group area in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The information requested on the number of people supplied with National Health Services-funded hearing aids is not collated centrally.
The requested information for spend on audiology services by each clinical commissioning group (CCG) is not collected centrally.
Data on national spend is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.
Total spend on audiology services in £ million
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Admitted Patient Care | 25.8 | 124.5 | 161.8 | 163.5 | 152.5 |
Outpatient Attendances | 21.2 | 30.8 | 24.2 | 32.0 | 36.5 |
Community Health Services | 208.5 | 172.9 | 193.5 | 201.0 | 196.2 |
Total | 255.5 | 328.2 | 379.5 | 396.5 | 385.2 |
Source: https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/reference-costs/
The information requested on projected spend on audiology services is not collected centrally.
CCGs are responsible for commissioning audiology services. The Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss framework will help CCGs to deliver on their responsibility to commission high quality, responsive hearing services by establishing what good commissioning looks like.
Asked by: Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on audiology services (a) nationally and (b) by each clinical commissioning group in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The information requested on the number of people supplied with National Health Services-funded hearing aids is not collated centrally.
The requested information for spend on audiology services by each clinical commissioning group (CCG) is not collected centrally.
Data on national spend is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.
Total spend on audiology services in £ million
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Admitted Patient Care | 25.8 | 124.5 | 161.8 | 163.5 | 152.5 |
Outpatient Attendances | 21.2 | 30.8 | 24.2 | 32.0 | 36.5 |
Community Health Services | 208.5 | 172.9 | 193.5 | 201.0 | 196.2 |
Total | 255.5 | 328.2 | 379.5 | 396.5 | 385.2 |
Source: https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/reference-costs/
The information requested on projected spend on audiology services is not collected centrally.
CCGs are responsible for commissioning audiology services. The Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss framework will help CCGs to deliver on their responsibility to commission high quality, responsive hearing services by establishing what good commissioning looks like.
Asked by: Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the projected spend on audiology services is (a) this year and (b) next year, broken down (i) nationally and (ii) by clinical commissioning group.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The information requested on the number of people supplied with National Health Services-funded hearing aids is not collated centrally.
The requested information for spend on audiology services by each clinical commissioning group (CCG) is not collected centrally.
Data on national spend is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is shown in the following table.
Total spend on audiology services in £ million
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Admitted Patient Care | 25.8 | 124.5 | 161.8 | 163.5 | 152.5 |
Outpatient Attendances | 21.2 | 30.8 | 24.2 | 32.0 | 36.5 |
Community Health Services | 208.5 | 172.9 | 193.5 | 201.0 | 196.2 |
Total | 255.5 | 328.2 | 379.5 | 396.5 | 385.2 |
Source: https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/reference-costs/
The information requested on projected spend on audiology services is not collected centrally.
CCGs are responsible for commissioning audiology services. The Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss framework will help CCGs to deliver on their responsibility to commission high quality, responsive hearing services by establishing what good commissioning looks like.
Asked by: Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has received representations from the hospice movement on the effect of the proposed increases in NHS pay on that sector; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has received 10 written representations from the hospice sector; raising concerns about the potential increase in their costs if they choose to increase pay in line with the proposed Agenda for Change pay rates.
Asked by: Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed NHS pay increase on voluntary sector hospices.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The proposed Agenda for Change pay framework, which includes contract reform and pay awards over three years, is currently out to consultation with the National Health Service trades unions and the outcome will be known in June.
The Chancellor was explicit that additional funding was tied to extensive reforms to the terms and conditions of staff employed on the Agenda for Change contract.
We are considering the impact of the agreement on non-NHS organisations such as hospices that may be affected by the proposed deal however no decisions have been made.
Staff in hospices do a fantastic job in delivering world-class care. The Department remains fully committed to improving palliative and end of life care.
Asked by: Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is planning to fund a public health campaign to let people know how to protect themselves against the effects of air pollution.
Answered by Steve Brine
The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to make sure the best evidence and information is available to the public. Public Health England (PHE) has developed a work programme to support national and local actions to reduce the health burden in England attributable to air pollution. The programme includes raising awareness of the health effects of air pollution and supporting related work of national and local Government.
In addition, the Department, NHS England and PHE’s Health and Wellbeing Alliance are undertaking a feasibility study on behavioural insights, which aims to improve understanding of how people, particularly vulnerable populations, best receive communications during localised events of elevated air pollution. Results are expected later this year. Currently, PHE disseminates Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs United Kingdom Air Information Resource’s tweets issued during significant high air pollution episodes through PHE’s social media account.