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Written Question
Health Services: Tyne and Wear
Wednesday 30th October 2019

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of funding for NHS services in (a) Jarrow constituency and (b) South Tyneside.

Answered by Edward Argar

Clinical commissioning group (CCG) allocations for South Tyneside CCG, which covers Jarrow, are shown in the attached table. The CCG is expected to receive more than the England average per head per year in every year from 2019/20 to 2023/24. It has also received above the England average per head per year from 2013/14 to 2017/18.

In 2019/20, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust was allocated £2 million Public Dividend Capital for GDE Fast Follower scheme. In addition, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, which covers South Tyneside and Jarrow, secured £835,000

The Trust’s predecessor, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, also secured a £887,000 Public Dividend Capital award as part of a national programme for Energy Efficient LED Lighting.

The Department are also aware of a likely award of Public Dividend Capital relating to Urgent and Emergency Care Services provision which is in the process of being allocated and there are a number of ongoing capital funding programmes that the Trust may be considering applications for.


Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 10 Jun 2019
Cystic Fibrosis Drugs: Orkambi

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. Like others, I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully) for bringing about the debate and allowing us once again to give the Government a jog and tell them to get this sorted out …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What recent progress has been made in the discussions between NHS England and Vertex Pharmaceuticals on making Orkambi available on the NHS. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does the Secretary of State support immediate interim access to Orkambi while the negotiations are going on, and has he asked NHS England, NICE and Vertex to consider this option?..."
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Written Question
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Thursday 7th March 2019

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients have been (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in (i) four hours and (ii) more than four hours in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (C) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 2010.

Answered by Stephen Hammond

Data is not available in the format requested.

A count of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances (excluding planned) and as a proportion in England attendances where the duration to departure is under one hour, from one to under two hours, from two to under three hours, from three to under four hours, four hours or more and a count of those that are admitted to hospital from A&E in each hour as a number and percentage by the Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside local district authority, the North East government region of residence, and England, from 2010-11 to 2017-18, is attached.


Written Question
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Thursday 7th March 2019

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

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 (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in (i) four hours and (ii) more than four hours in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (C) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 2010.

Answered by Stephen Hammond

Data is not available in the format requested.

A count of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances (excluding planned) and as a proportion in England attendances where the duration to departure is under one hour, from one to under two hours, from two to under three hours, from three to under four hours, four hours or more and a count of those that are admitted to hospital from A&E in each hour as a number and percentage by the Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside local district authority, the North East government region of residence, and England, from 2010-11 to 2017-18, is attached.


Written Question
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Thursday 7th March 2019

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients have been treated or admitted to A&E departments in three hours in (a) the Jarrow Constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East, and (d) the UK in each year since 2010.

Answered by Stephen Hammond

Data is not available in the format requested.

A count of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances (excluding planned) and as a proportion in England attendances where the duration to departure is under one hour, from one to under two hours, from two to under three hours, from three to under four hours, four hours or more and a count of those that are admitted to hospital from A&E in each hour as a number and percentage by the Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside local district authority, the North East government region of residence, and England, from 2010-11 to 2017-18, is attached.


Written Question
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Thursday 7th March 2019

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

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 (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in three hours in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 2010.

Answered by Stephen Hammond

Data is not available in the format requested.

A count of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances (excluding planned) and as a proportion in England attendances where the duration to departure is under one hour, from one to under two hours, from two to under three hours, from three to under four hours, four hours or more and a count of those that are admitted to hospital from A&E in each hour as a number and percentage by the Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside local district authority, the North East government region of residence, and England, from 2010-11 to 2017-18, is attached.


Written Question
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Thursday 7th March 2019

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients have been (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in two hours in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East, and (iv) the UK in each year since 2010.

Answered by Stephen Hammond

Data is not available in the format requested.

A count of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances (excluding planned) and as a proportion in England attendances where the duration to departure is under one hour, from one to under two hours, from two to under three hours, from three to under four hours, four hours or more and a count of those that are admitted to hospital from A&E in each hour as a number and percentage by the Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside local district authority, the North East government region of residence, and England, from 2010-11 to 2017-18, is attached.


Written Question
Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
Thursday 7th March 2019

Asked by: Stephen Hepburn (Independent - Jarrow)

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 (a) treated by and (b) admitted to A&E departments in two hours in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 2010.

Answered by Stephen Hammond

Data is not available in the format requested.

A count of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances (excluding planned) and as a proportion in England attendances where the duration to departure is under one hour, from one to under two hours, from two to under three hours, from three to under four hours, four hours or more and a count of those that are admitted to hospital from A&E in each hour as a number and percentage by the Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside local district authority, the North East government region of residence, and England, from 2010-11 to 2017-18, is attached.