Tag: Jamie Reed

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of patients who were able to see their preferred GP in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Dr Daniel Poulter

Data from the most recent GP Patient Survey found that 55% of patients have a particular general practitioner (GP) that they usually prefer to speak to or see. Of those, 61.7% of respondents said they could see or speak to their preferred GP ‘always or almost always’ or a ‘lot of the time’.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England are working on the transition to a new system following the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012; and what the cost was of employing such officials in the latest period for which figures are available.

Jane Ellison

The Health and Social Care Transition Programme (HSCTP) was set up to implement the changes introduced under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The programme was led by the Department and closed on 31 March 2013. All of the organisations in the new health and care system assumed full responsibilities and powers as set out in the Act from 1 April 2013.

Any enduring responsibilities that transferred to the Secretary of State for Health, my right hon. Friend the member for South West Surrey (Mr Hunt), or NHS England from 1 April 2013 are being discharged as part of business as usual arrangements in each organisation. As the HSCTP has closed and the new organisations are in place, there are no longer any officials working on the transition to a new system.

Further information on the overall cost of transition is available in the National Audit Office report ‘Managing the transition to the reformed health system’ available at the following link:

www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/10175-001-Managing-the-transition-to-the-reformed-health-system.pdf

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the openness and transparency of the proceedings and accountability of Family Court decisions.

Simon Hughes

The Government recognises the need for greater openness in the family justice system. The challenge is to open the system up to greater scrutiny while protecting those involved especially the welfare of children. Last year, the President of the Family Division issued practice guidance in relation to committal of individuals found in contempt of court to ensure that these proceedings should be held in open court. In January this year, the President issued guidance aimed at increasing the number of judgments in family proceedings which are published. We are grateful to the President for his work in this area.

The guidance is available at the following link:

http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Guidance/transparency-in-the-family-courts-jan2014.pdf

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-05-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that fathers have appropriate access to or custody of their children following separation or divorce in cases where there is no risk to the child.

Mr Edward Timpson

The Government recognises that a father’s role in his child’s life is a very important one and legislation in the Children and Families Act 2014 reflects the importance of children having a continuing relationship with both of their parents following family separation, as long as it is safe and in the child’s best interests.

We are also strengthening the way in which breaches of child arrangement orders are handled. Cases which are breached within the first 12 months of an order being made will in future return to court quickly and, wherever possible, to the judge who made the original order. Courts will also be able to make full use of powers to direct a parent who is in breach of an order to participate in an activity, for example a parenting programme, to address their behaviour.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS England spent on tendering for clinical services in 2013-14.

Dr Daniel Poulter

NHS England has advised that it does not hold information on spend on tendering for clinical services. Staff payroll costs will form the majority of the cost of any tendering process and it is not possible to determine what proportion of each individual staff member’s time is spent on this work.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) NHS England, (b) Clinical Commissioning Groups, (c) Commissioning Support Units and (d) Monitor spent on consultancy workers in the last financial year.

Dr Daniel Poulter

As final year accounts have not yet been produced for Monitor or for NHS England, it is not at this time possible to give actual spend figures for 2013-14.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what average number of GP visits was required prior to diagnosis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.

Norman Lamb

Information concerning the number of patients diagnosed with either rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis on an annual basis is not collected.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis received treatment within three months of symptom onset in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.

Norman Lamb

Information concerning the number of patients diagnosed with either rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis on an annual basis is not collected.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what methodology his Department uses to calculate workforce requirements for (a) community physiotherapists, (b) podiatrists and (c) occupational health therapists; and what future projection he has made of staffing levels in such professions.

Dr Daniel Poulter

Health Education England (HEE) was established to ensure a greater connection between the needs and demands of local employers and education and training commissions.HEE holds information contributing to, and are responsible for, the secure supply of the England NHS funded workforce.