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  • Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public funding for stem cell research was allocated to the British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation in each year since 2003-04.

    George Freeman

    No funding for stem cell research has been allocated or awarded to the British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation from the Department’s research and development budget.

    A wide range of research relating to stem cell transplantation is funded by the Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR supports the delivery of translational medicine in this field through its biomedical research centres and units, clinical research facilities, and experimental cancer medicine centres (funded jointly with Cancer Research UK), and later phase trials through its clinical research network. In addition, the NIHR is funding the Blood and Transplant Research Unit in stem cells and immunotherapies. This is a research partnership between University College London and NHS Blood and Transplant.

  • Michelle Donelan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Michelle Donelan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michelle Donelan on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS of (a) furniture, (b) crutches and (c) other equipment given to people with short-term need was in each of the last three years.

    Alistair Burt

    This information is not collected centrally. It is for National Health Service trusts to ensure they make the best use of the resources available to them.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS transplant centres there are for the transplantation of stem cells for people with blood cancer or blood disorders; how much funding has NHS England provided to such centres in each year since 2009-10; and in the latest inspections by the Joint Accreditation Committee for the International Society for Cellular Therapy and the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (JACIE), on how many of the standards set by JACIE was each entre found (a) compliant and (b) non-compliant.

    Jane Ellison

    NHS England commissions stem cell transplant activity for adults and children from 46 providers and have provided the following information on funding.

    Total funding for stem cell transplantation was £163 million in 2013/14 and £170 million in 2014/15. Services are commissioned within this budget based on need rather than as individual services. Stem cell transplantation is subject to local pricing and so it is not possible to provide information about funding by provider as this is commercially sensitive.

    NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised care involving adult bone marrow transplantation that includes care up to 100 days after transplant. The costs of care up to 100 days post-transplant are included within the overall budget for stem cell transplantation. NHS England does not hold data on the funding of care beyond this 100 day period.

    The Department does not hold information on funding provided for these services before the creation of NHS England in 2013.

    The Joint Accreditation Committee for the International Society for Cellular Therapy and the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (JACIE) is an independent organisation and the Department does not hold data related to JACIE compliance.

  • Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many graduates have begun the Think Ahead programme in each year since its formation; and how many have been enrolled to start in 2016.

    Alistair Burt

    Conditional offers have been made for the first cohort of 80-100 participants, who will begin the Think Ahead programme in July 2016.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on securing stem cell donations from abroad for patients in the UK who have blood disorders or blood cancer in each year since 2003-04; and (a) how many and (b) what proportion of patients in each of those years received stem cell donations from abroad.

    Jane Ellison

    The Department does not hold this information.

  • Nicholas Soames – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Nicholas Soames – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent GPs were employed in general practices in Mid Sussex constituency in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.

    Alistair Burt

    The information is shown in the following table.

    Total general practitioners (GPs) in selected area, full time equivalents 2009-2014:

    2009

    2010

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    West Sussex Teaching Primary Care Trust (PCT)

    Total GPs

    556

    556

    558

    550

    GPs (excluding registrars)

    469

    455

    462

    474

    GPs (excluding retainers and registrars)

    462

    452

    460

    472

    GP Provider

    355

    344

    352

    357

    GP Other

    107

    108

    108

    115

    GP Registrar

    86

    101

    96

    76

    GP Retainer

    7

    4

    2

    3

    East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT

    Total GPs

    236

    240

    243

    242

    GPs (excluding registrars)

    213

    213

    219

    220

    GPs (excluding retainers and registrars)

    208

    211

    217

    218

    GP Provider

    179

    173

    173

    173

    GP Other

    29

    38

    43

    45

    GP Registrar

    22

    27

    25

    21

    GP Retainer

    5

    2

    2

    2

    NHS High Weald Lewes Havens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

    Total GPs

    115

    110

    GPs (excluding registrars)

    110

    110

    GPs (excluding retainers and registrars)

    109

    109

    GP Provider

    80

    78

    GP Other

    29

    31

    GP Registrar

    5

    1

    GP Retainer

    0

    0

    NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG

    Total GPs

    134

    135

    GPs (excluding registrars)

    130

    132

    GPs (excluding retainers and registrars)

    129

    131

    GP Provider

    95

    94

    GP Other

    33

    37

    GP Registrar

    4

    3

    GP Retainer

    1

    1

    Source: The Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services Statistics

    Notes:

    1. Data as at 30 September in each year.
    2. NHS Workforce figures are not available by constituency. Mid Sussex constituency was contained within and serviced by East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT and West Sussex Teaching PCT from 2009-2012 and NHS High Weald Lewes Havens CCG and NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG from 2013 onwards. These trusts are not geographically co-terminus and thus the figures are not comparable over a time series.
  • Nicholas Soames – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Nicholas Soames – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are registered at each GP surgery in Mid Sussex constituency; what the capacity of each such surgery is; and how many such surgeries are over-subscribed.

    Alistair Burt

    NHS England advises that surgeries do not have a specific maximum number of patients allowed to register at a general practitioner (GP) surgery. If a practice considers that it has too many patients registered, or wishing to register, then it may request a temporary list closure, try and recruit more GPs/nurses, or may extend its premises.

    NHS England confirms that in Horsham and Mid Sussex there is currently one surgery which has a capped list and has made a formal application to NHS England to close its list which is under consideration. This practice is Ship Street Surgery in East Grinstead.

    NHS England has provided the information as shown in the following tables.

    GP practices in the Horsham and Mid Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group area, with current list sizes (number of registered patients):

    Meadows Surgery

    9,643

    Cowfold Surgery

    4,575

    Cuckfield Medical Centre

    8,624

    Ship Street Surgery

    11,811

    Judges Close Surgery

    7,857

    Park Surgery Horsham

    24,397

    Rudgwick Medical Centre

    3,488

    Courtyard Surgery

    8,786

    Lindfield Medical Centre

    11,150

    Orchard Surgery Horsham

    9,418

    Health Centre at Bowers Place

    8,099

    Dolphins Health Centre

    11,955

    Newtons Health Centre

    13,839

    Mid Sussex Health Care

    19,322

    Moatfield Surgery

    13,713

    Silverdale Practice

    11,694

    Brow Medical Centre

    6,366

    Riverside Surgery

    7,622

    The Village Surgery

    8,188

    Northlands Wood Surgery

    6,621

    Ouse Valley Practice

    6,675

    Park View Health Partnership

    5,509

    Holbrook Surgery

    15,240

    Source: NHS England. Validated but unpublished information on GP practice list sizes from an approved statistical collection.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much public funding has been allocated in each year since 2003-04 to improve post-transplant outcomes for people with blood cancer or blood disorders after they receive a successful stem cell donation.

    Jane Ellison

    NHS England commissions stem cell transplant activity for adults and children from 46 providers and have provided the following information on funding.

    Total funding for stem cell transplantation was £163 million in 2013/14 and £170 million in 2014/15. Services are commissioned within this budget based on need rather than as individual services. Stem cell transplantation is subject to local pricing and so it is not possible to provide information about funding by provider as this is commercially sensitive.

    NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised care involving adult bone marrow transplantation that includes care up to 100 days after transplant. The costs of care up to 100 days post-transplant are included within the overall budget for stem cell transplantation. NHS England does not hold data on the funding of care beyond this 100 day period.

    The Department does not hold information on funding provided for these services before the creation of NHS England in 2013.

    The Joint Accreditation Committee for the International Society for Cellular Therapy and the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (JACIE) is an independent organisation and the Department does not hold data related to JACIE compliance.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which (a) GPs, (b) acute trusts and (c) mental health trusts failed to submit data to the Female Genital Mutilation Enhanced Dataset via the Health and Social Care Information Centre by (i) the 31 July submission deadline for Q2 2015, (ii) the 31 October deadline for Q3 2015 and (iii) the 31 January deadline for Q3 2015.

    Jane Ellison

    The data from the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Enhanced Dataset can be found at:

    http://www.hscic.gov.uk/fgm

    It became mandatory for all acute trusts to collect and submit to the FGM Enhanced Dataset from 1 July 2015 and for all mental health trusts and general practitioner (GP) practices from 1 October 2015. Therefore GPs and mental health trusts were not under a requirement to submit information during the period for which information can be provided. The third quarterly data set has been published today.

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  • Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-02-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the geographic variation in the effectiveness of each of the UK’s NHS transplant centres for the transplantation of stem cells; and what steps NHS England is taking to reduce that variation.

    Jane Ellison

    NHS England assesses providers against service specifications. Of the 46 providers assessed, 41 were assessed to be compliant with the NHS England specification. Commissioners and providers have agreed action plans to achieve compliance in the remaining five. NHS England also collects data from providers against a number of metrics. There is a process for reviewing variation in this data involving the Clinical Reference Group chair and accountable commissioner. Where variation is identified, commissioning teams hold discussions with services to determine any actions required.