The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the ratio of medical staff to administrators is in the NHS.
Mr Philip Dunne
The ratio of medical staff to administrators in the National Health Service is 1:1.05. The number of medical staff includes only doctors and does not include roles such as nurses, midwives and other non-medical clinicians.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish all sustainability and transformation plans that were submitted within the June 2016 deadline.
David Mowat
The June Sustainability Transformation Plan (STP) submissions were a ‘checkpoint’ for draft plans and, as works in progress, will not be published. STP proposals are currently at a draft stage, but it is expected that all local leaders will be talking to the public and stakeholders regularly as it is vital that people are able to shape the future of their local services. No changes to the services people currently receive will be made without local engagement and, where required, consultation. There are longstanding assurance processes in place to make sure this happens. All footprints will submit an updated plan in October, with further formal public engagement and consultation taking place from this point, as appropriate. Many footprints are already publishing patient-facing summaries as part of their engagement programme. All footprints will submit an updated plan at the end of October and, following this, we would expect to see areas publishing proposals for engagement by the end of the year. Many footprints are already publishing patient-facing summaries as part of their engagement programmes.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Evans on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts use agency nurses who are brought in from other countries.
Mr Philip Dunne
The information requested is not held by the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Evans on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS is of using agency doctors who are brought in from other countries.
Mr Philip Dunne
The information requested is not held by the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many performance meetings the Departmental Board has held since his appointment; and how many of those meetings he has attended.
David Mowat
The frequency of performance meetings held by the Departmental Board and how many of these were attended by the Secretary of State for Health is published in the Annual Reports and Accounts which can be located via the following links to the Gov.UK website for each financial year of his term –
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the minutes of all the meetings his Department has held related to each of the 44 sustainability and transformation plans.
David Mowat
Every health and care system in England is producing a multi-year Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP), showing how local services will evolve and become sustainable over the next five years – ultimately delivering the Five Year Forward View vision of better health, better patient care and improved National Health Service efficiency. The Department has held two meetings relating to STPs with the national bodies responsible for the development of the STP programme. As is usual practice, the minutes of such policy development meetings are not normally published. The Department has not been involved in meetings with the 44 local STP areas directly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liz McInnes on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the eight key actions recommended in the Public Health England report entitled Sugar Reduction, the evidence for action, published in October 2015, for what reasons all of those actions were not included in the Government’s childhood obesity plan.
Nicola Blackwood
We launched Childhood Obesity: A Plan for Action on 18 August. Our plan focuses on actions that are likely to have the biggest impact on childhood obesity. The policies in the plan are informed by the latest research and evidence, including from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition report Carbohydrates and Health, Public Health England’s evidence package Sugar reduction: the evidence for action, other Government Departments, debates in this House and various reports from key stakeholders including the Health Select Committee.
We are confident that the measures we have announced will make a real difference to obesity rates. Though we are clear in our goals and firm in the action we will take, the launch of this plan represents the start of a conversation, rather than the final word.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the performance of Capita in delivering primary care support.
David Mowat
NHS England recognises that there have been transition issues following the transfer of primary care support services to Capita. NHS England is working together with Capita to resolve these issues.
NHS England has established a dedicated service management team, and regular monthly oversight and management processes to oversee Capita’s operational performance and the transformational changes to the service. These include monthly Board meetings, chaired by a National Director, to review and hold Capita to account for operational performance and their transformation plans.
NHS England’s scrutiny of Capita is underpinned by a number of robust contractual mechanisms designed to ensure that primary care support services are delivered in line with expectations. These include financial service credits where agreed performance targets across the service are not achieved. There are also mechanisms to monitor and ensure compliance with information governance requirements, a six-monthly user satisfaction survey, and an annual external audit of the services.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people who received redundancy payments from the NHS in 2015-16 were subsequently re-employed by the NHS on a (a) consultancy and (b) permanent basis; and what the cost to the NHS was of those redundancy repayments.
Mr Philip Dunne
The number of compulsory redundancies in 2015-16 was 1,944.
The number of staff made redundant and then re-employed is not currently available.
In May 2015 the Government announced that it intended to take forward its manifesto commitment to end six-figure exit payments for public sector workers, including the National Health Service. The Enterprise Act containing provisions for the £95,000 public sector exit payment cap received Royal Assent in May 2016 and will come into force later this year.
Further legislation is being taken forward to allow for the recovery of exit payments from all high earning public sector workers who return to any part of the public sector within 12 months of leaving.
The Government’s changes to the NHS mean a huge net gain for the taxpayer. The Department published a written ministerial statement on 21 July 2015: Column 90WS NHS Modernisation setting out the costs and benefits of NHS modernisation. “The Department of Health also originally forecast that between 2010-11 and 2014-15 the reforms would save the NHS £4.5 billion in lower administration costs, as well as a further £1.5 billion a year thereafter. Actual savings were far greater, in cash terms at £6.9 billion over this period, including £2 billion in 2014-15—and in 2010-11 prices comparable to the impact assessment £6.5 billion, including £1.8 billion in 2014-15. This means the Government have successfully achieved their aim to reduce NHS bureaucracy costs by a third”.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent mental health inspectors are employed by the Care Quality Commission.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Care Quality Commission currently employs 130 full-time equivalent mental health inspectors.