Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value of contracts awarded to Meller Designs was in 2020 to help the Government’s response to covid-19.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Six contracts with a total value of £163.6 million have been awarded to Meller Designs for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). The Contract Award Notices and contracts have been published at the following link:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9aa5f29-f5b9-47ce-9253-f2fe215808e4
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f7b52f6-cb0c-49fd-a7df-1efecca43365
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c3aae51-8916-4a19-b1f1-8496af12b72a
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aec7a74a-2f63-4bb6-9731-3219d208dc1b
All offers of PPE from suppliers received the same eight stage assurance process which selected suppliers based on the product type, clinical acceptability, price, forecasted delivery dates, volume and financial standing. This was all managed by a team of around 450 officials from a number of Government departments, who conducted the negotiations.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
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 attendees at negotiations for the contracts awarded to Ocean Footprint to help deliver the Government’s covid-19 response.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
One contract with a value of £5.9 million has been awarded to Ocean Footprint for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). The Contract Award Notice and contract has been published at the following link:
All offers of PPE from suppliers received the same eight stage assurance process which selected suppliers based on the product type, clinical acceptability, price, forecasted delivery dates, volume and financial standing. This was managed by a team of around 450 officials from Government departments, who conducted the negotiations.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value of contracts awarded to Ocean Footprint in 2020 was to help the Government’s response to covid-19.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
One contract with a value of £5.9 million has been awarded to Ocean Footprint for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE). The Contract Award Notice and contract has been published at the following link:
All offers of PPE from suppliers received the same eight stage assurance process which selected suppliers based on the product type, clinical acceptability, price, forecasted delivery dates, volume and financial standing. This was managed by a team of around 450 officials from Government departments, who conducted the negotiations.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for NHS England to publish the Neonatal Critical Care Clinical Reference Group’s draft report of the neonatal care review.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
A draft report of the neonatal care review will be consulted upon before being finalised; however, this draft will not be published. A final version of the findings and recommendations of the review will be published upon completion.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many local maternity systems plans have been submitted to NHS England; and when he plans to make those plans publicly available.
Answered by Philip Dunne
As recommended in Better Births, local maternity systems have formed across England and are co-producing proposals with local women to make maternity services safer and more personal. Initial proposals have been shared with NHS England regional teams. These proposals are locally owned, and where they have not yet been published, the proposals will be published in due course, as part of continuing local engagement and co-production with women, staff and other stakeholders.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2017 to Question 6776, what steps his Department will take to include the recommendations of the national neonatal review due to publish its initial report in September 2017 for consultation in the Local Maternity System Plans which must be in place by October 2017; and what the timetable is for incorporating those recommendations in the period between publication of that review and the putting in place of those plans.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The Neonatal Critical Care Review has this month, set out initial themes and recommendations supported by detailed data packs at Neonatal Care level and Local Maternity Systems level. The Local Maternity System Plans are being incorporated into local planning arrangements.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2017 to Question 4054, whether the recommendations in the national neonatal review are intended to inform the development of local maternity system plans.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The Neonatal Critical Care Review is an important part of the Maternity Transformation Programme and the review findings will inform directly the development of Local Maternity System Plans.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the leaders of the (a) review of neonatal services and (b) Maternity Transformation Programme to ensure that their work plans are co-ordinated to ensure continuity of care for mothers whose babies are admitted to neonatal care.
Answered by Philip Dunne
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has not met with leaders of the Maternity Transformation Programme (MTP) or neonatal review to discuss continuity of care in neonatal services. The neonatal review, conducted by NHS England’s Women and Children’s Programme of Care and its Neonatal Critical Care Clinical Reference Group, reports progress of the review into neonatal services to the MTP Board, as the review forms part of the overall MTP.
The review focuses on a number of themes and variables including admission rates, length of stay, outcomes and pregnancy profiles. The findings of the neonatal review will inform the development and delivery of Local Maternity Plans, with recommendations that will include ensuring continuity of care for mothers whose babies are admitted to neonatal care.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to what extent the Maternity Transformation Programme is considering the tariff for transitional care as part of its review of the maternity tariff.
Answered by Philip Dunne
Better Births, the report of the National Maternity Review, recommended that a dedicated review of neonatal services should be taken forward, in light of its findings and their potential implications for the provision of neonatal care. Within that context, NHS England’s Women and Children’s Programme of Care and its Neonatal Critical Care Clinical Reference Group are undertaking a review of neonatal services under the auspices of the Maternity Transformation Programme. The review is focusing on a number of themes and variables including admission rates, length of stay, outcomes and pregnancy profiles.
The findings will inform the development and delivery of Local Maternity System Plans with recommendations that will include ensuring continuity of care for mothers whose babies are admitted to neonatal care.
The neonatal service review has a number of work streams including a pricing work stream. This involves the development of a pricing model to support the baby across the whole care pathway including transitional care.
Asked by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the remit is of the review of neonatal services; and whether that remit includes the tariff for (a) neonatal and (b) transitional care.
Answered by Philip Dunne
Better Births, the report of the National Maternity Review, recommended that a dedicated review of neonatal services should be taken forward, in light of its findings and their potential implications for the provision of neonatal care. Within that context, NHS England’s Women and Children’s Programme of Care and its Neonatal Critical Care Clinical Reference Group are undertaking a review of neonatal services under the auspices of the Maternity Transformation Programme. The review is focusing on a number of themes and variables including admission rates, length of stay, outcomes and pregnancy profiles.
The findings will inform the development and delivery of Local Maternity System Plans with recommendations that will include ensuring continuity of care for mothers whose babies are admitted to neonatal care.
The neonatal service review has a number of work streams including a pricing work stream. This involves the development of a pricing model to support the baby across the whole care pathway including transitional care.