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Written Question
Medical Records: Coronavirus
Monday 21st March 2022

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients with an E17 postcode have a condition marked in their NHS record which is included in the list of conditions that the NHS classify as putting people at highest risk from covid-19.

Answered by Maggie Throup

As of 8 March 2022, 1,970 people in the E17 postcode were identified as at highest risk from COVID-19, based on the COVID-19 Treatment Methodology. As of 17 March, 2,315 priority polymerase chain reaction test kits have been sent to patients who may be suitable for COVID-19 treatments in this postcode. This includes replenishment kits sent automatically or ordered by the patient via 119. These figures have been rounded to the nearest five in accordance with disclosure rules.


Written Question
NHS: Private Patients
Monday 21st March 2022

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2022 to Question 118533, and with reference to the Answer of 6 February 2014 to Question 186278, if he will publish the count of finished admission episodes for NHS providers where the source of admission was a non-NHS run hospital for the years 2016-17 to 2021-22.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The following table shows a count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) to National Health Service hospitals, where the source of admission was from a non-NHS hospital provider, in each month between April 2016 to March 2021, the last month for which finalised data is available.

Year

Month

FAEs

2016

April

629

2016

May

592

2016

June

579

2016

July

648

2016

August

657

2016

September

738

2016

October

775

2016

November

581

2016

December

544

2017

January

494

2017

February

497

2017

March

613

2017

April

454

2017

May

579

2017

June

643

2017

July

668

2017

August

657

2017

September

714

2017

October

721

2017

November

755

2017

December

643

2018

January

840

2018

February

609

2018

March

669

2018

April

732

2018

May

781

2018

June

813

2018

July

971

2018

August

792

2018

September

1004

2018

October

1009

2018

November

854

2018

December

726

2019

January

699

2019

February

525

2019

March

507

2019

April

389

2019

May

408

2019

June

388

2019

July

416

2019

August

437

2019

September

494

2019

October

664

2019

November

566

2019

December

411

2020

January

412

2020

February

431

2020

March

353

2020

April

377

2020

May

371

2020

June

448

2020

July

674

2020

August

760

2020

September

668

2020

October

602

2020

November

570

2020

December

482

2021

January

321

2021

February

429

2021

March

582

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

Notes:

  1. A FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are usually counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. However, for the purposes of this analysis, we have recorded episodes by the month and year in which the admission started. This may lead to a shortfall in the most recent provisional months, as some patients admitted in these months, may still be in hospital at the time the data was collected and therefore not be included in the final figures. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.
  2. 'NHS hospitals' was defined by 'Care trust', 'NHS foundation trust' and 'NHS trust'.
  3. A code which identifies where the patient was immediately prior to admission. Most patients are admitted from home, but there are some significant exceptions. In particular, this field differentiates between patients admitted from home and patients transferred from another hospital provider or institution. For the purposes of this tabulation, records have been limited to those with an ADMISORC (Admission Source) of 87 - Non-NHS run hospital.
  4. HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time should be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. Conversely, apparent increases in activity may be due to improved recording of diagnosis or procedure information. It should be noted that HES include activity ending in the year in question and run from April to March, for example, 2012-13 includes activity ending between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013


Written Question
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
Tuesday 15th March 2022

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond Question 118533 tabled on 31 January 2022 by the hon. Member for Walthamstow on Hospital: Admissions.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question 118533.


Written Question
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
Tuesday 15th March 2022

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond Question 114728 tabled on 31 January 2022 by the hon. Member for Walthamstow on Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question 114728.


Written Question
Hospitals: Admissions
Monday 14th March 2022

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been admitted to NHS hospitals from private hospitals in each of the last 30 months.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The information is not held in the format requested.


Written Question
Coronavirus: Greater London
Monday 14th March 2022

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2022 to Question 108519 on Coronavirus: Greater London, how many patients identified through national databases living in the (a) E17, (b) E11, (c) E10, (d) E4 and (e) E5 postcodes have been sent a letter confirming their eligibility for new covid-19 treatments as of 26 January 2022.

Answered by Maggie Throup

The information is not held centrally in the format requested.


Written Question
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Monday 14th March 2022

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been diagnosed with Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in each of the last 10 years; and how many and what proportion of those patients had previously received a prescription for anti-psychotic medication.

Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education

This information is not held in the format requested.


Written Question
Coronavirus: Greater London
Wednesday 2nd March 2022

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people (a) are eligible for and (b) have received a fourth dose of a covid-19 vaccination in (i) Waltham Forest (ii) Walthamstow (iii) Chingford and Wood Green and (iv) Leyton and Wanstead.

Answered by Maggie Throup

The information requested on the number of people eligible for a fourth dose is not held centrally. It is not possible to identify all severely immunosuppressed individuals from nationally collected data and the timing of a fourth booster dose is dependent on a clinician’s understanding of an individual’s immune status and any planned treatment. Data on the number of people who have received a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine is not currently available in the format requested.


Written Question
Health Services: Coronavirus
Tuesday 1st March 2022

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the details of the ministerial direction he has issued regarding the New Covid Surge Deal With the Independent Health Sector including providing (a) the costs of arrangements including how much the NHS will pay per patient, (b) what budget the money will come from and whether Trust budgets or NHSE and (c) whether the deal specifies if the private sector will be required to prioritise NHS patients over private patients.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The letter issuing the Direction was published on GOV.UK on 12 January 2022.

NHS England estimates a cost of £75 to £90 million per month whilst the ‘surge arrangements’ within the contract are not activated. If surge arrangements are activated, NHS England estimates the maximum cost of the arrangements to be £175 million per month. However, this is based on surge arrangements being activated nationally, which is considered to be unlikely. While prices are based on the National Health Service national tariff, it is not possible to provide the cost per patient as this is dependent on the type of activity completed, the minimum income guarantee when surge arrangements are not activated and the not-for-profit cost recovery model when they are.

Funding will be provided from the overall NHS budget and local systems will not face higher costs as a result of these new arrangements. If surge arrangements are activated, the NHS will have access to 100% of the facilities, staffing and resources of the independent sector provider in the affected system. When surge arrangements are not activated, the independent sector providers may continue to perform private work as usual.


Written Question
Coronavirus: Vaccination
Monday 31st January 2022

Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)

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 geographic variation in covid-19 vaccine uptake among 12-16 year olds.

Answered by Maggie Throup

We have made no specific assessment. However, the Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement regularly monitor data at national and regional level to observe trends and analyse uptake rates, including by age.