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, with reference to page 5 of the Report of the Independent Cancer Taskforce, Achieving world-class cancer outcomes: a strategy for England 2015-20, published in July 2015, when his Department plans to publish its strategic review of the cancer workforce.
Answered by David Mowat
Health Education England (HEE) is continuing to develop its workforce plan to be published for consultation from March 2017. HEE produced an initial workforce baseline review in 2016 and shared it with partners, the National Cancer Advisory Group, and Cancer Research UK and Macmillan, amongst others, as a starting point for conversations around workforce. This review, and an initial skills mix review, will be wrapped up in the cancer workforce strategy.
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, what discussions Ministers of his Department have had with Health Education England on the strategic review of the cancer workforce in the last 12 months.
Answered by David Mowat
Ministers regularly meet with Health Education England (HEE) to discuss workforce matters, including the progress it has made on its commitment to deliver a workforce with the right skills and competences to deliver high-quality modern cancer services.
Departmental officials also regularly meet with HEE as a member of the National Cancer Transformation Board, the group which has been tasked with overseeing the implementation of the 2015 Cancer Strategy for England.
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, what Health Education England is required to deliver in March 2017 to satisfy the mandate for a strategic review of the cancer workforce.
Answered by David Mowat
In the 2016-17 Mandate to Health Education England (HEE), the Government tasked HEE with taking forward the relevant recommendations set out in the Independent Cancer Task Force’s report ‘Achieving World Class Cancer Outcomes: a strategy for England 2015-2020’, including to work with partners to develop a vision for the future shape and skills mix of the workforce required to deliver a modern, holistic patient-centred cancer service.
The strategic review includes a baseline of the current cancer related workforce; a review of the current skills mix; and a strategy for working with Cancer Alliances and Local Workforce Action Boards to find solutions for workforce challenges as new models of service delivery emerge.
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, which NHS Trusts that provide both adult and paediatric audiology services have received accreditation for their adult service alone.
Answered by David Mowat
NHS England does not hold information on which NHS trusts provide both adult and paediatric audiology services.
As of 1 November 2016, NHS trusts with Improving Quality in Physiological Services accreditation of adult audiology services are:
- Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
As of 1 November 2016, the following NHS trusts have gained accreditation for paediatric audiology services:
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust
- Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Hearing Services - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
In addition Chime Social Enterprise Community Interest Company, as a significant NHS provider, has gained accreditation for paediatric audiology services.
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, which NHS Trusts have gained accreditation for paediatric audiology services.
Answered by David Mowat
NHS England does not hold information on which NHS trusts provide both adult and paediatric audiology services.
As of 1 November 2016, NHS trusts with Improving Quality in Physiological Services accreditation of adult audiology services are:
- Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
As of 1 November 2016, the following NHS trusts have gained accreditation for paediatric audiology services:
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust
- Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Hearing Services - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
In addition Chime Social Enterprise Community Interest Company, as a significant NHS provider, has gained accreditation for paediatric audiology services.
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, what plans he has to introduce financial incentives for physiological services to engage with and achieve IQIPS accreditation.
Answered by David Mowat
Comprehensive data on the number of audiology services in England is not collected.
NHS England has no current plans to introduce financial incentives for the achievement of Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation.
As of 1 September, there are 39 organisations with IQIPS accreditation for audiology, covering 28 adult and 21 paediatric audiology services. If an organisation is accredited for both adult and paediatric audiology, United Kingdom Accreditation Service considers that one accreditation.
In Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss: A framework for clinical commissioning groups, published in July, NHS England strongly encourages clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to expect providers to have completed the IQIPS self-assessment tool and applied for accreditation with UKAS, and achieve accreditation within the duration of their contract. This is reflected in the model service specification for adults.
In the contract for Genomics Medicines Centres, Annex M requires National Health Service trusts nominated as Lead Organisations and Local Delivery Partners to be working towards diagnostic accreditation across all available schemes, including IQIPS.
NHS England is also working with the Care Quality Commission to agree the use of scientific and diagnostic schemes as an information source for inspection purposes, as set out in their latest strategy.
We currently have no plans to introduce mandatory accreditation of audiology services in England.
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, what assessment he has made of the progress of audiology services achieving IQIPS accreditation; and what plans he has to ensure that audiology services in NHS trusts and communities give priority to registering with IQIPS.
Answered by David Mowat
Comprehensive data on the number of audiology services in England is not collected.
NHS England has no current plans to introduce financial incentives for the achievement of Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) accreditation.
As of 1 September, there are 39 organisations with IQIPS accreditation for audiology, covering 28 adult and 21 paediatric audiology services. If an organisation is accredited for both adult and paediatric audiology, United Kingdom Accreditation Service considers that one accreditation.
In Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss: A framework for clinical commissioning groups, published in July, NHS England strongly encourages clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to expect providers to have completed the IQIPS self-assessment tool and applied for accreditation with UKAS, and achieve accreditation within the duration of their contract. This is reflected in the model service specification for adults.
In the contract for Genomics Medicines Centres, Annex M requires National Health Service trusts nominated as Lead Organisations and Local Delivery Partners to be working towards diagnostic accreditation across all available schemes, including IQIPS.
NHS England is also working with the Care Quality Commission to agree the use of scientific and diagnostic schemes as an information source for inspection purposes, as set out in their latest strategy.
We currently have no plans to introduce mandatory accreditation of audiology services in England.