Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have taken to ensure that Breast Network Site Specific Groups complete their annual assessment as part of Cancer Peer Review requirements.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The National Peer Review Report 2013-14 is due for publication shortly and as part of this publication the Cancer Strategic Clinical Networks will be asked to address this issue.
NHS England is currently reviewing the national peer review programme with a view to considering how its success might be extended into other new areas of specialised commissioning. Regardless of the outcome of this review, cancer peer review will continue to play a critical part of any broader peer review programme we may look to introduce.
The provision of site specific networks, such as those for breast cancer, is written into the national peer review requirements, therefore the future of local breast network groups will be decided as part of the review of the programme.
Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England regarding the 21 individual Breast Network Site Specific Groups who did not complete their most recent annual assessment as part of Cancer Peer Review requirements.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The National Peer Review Report 2013-14 is due for publication shortly and as part of this publication the Cancer Strategic Clinical Networks will be asked to address this issue.
NHS England is currently reviewing the national peer review programme with a view to considering how its success might be extended into other new areas of specialised commissioning. Regardless of the outcome of this review, cancer peer review will continue to play a critical part of any broader peer review programme we may look to introduce.
The provision of site specific networks, such as those for breast cancer, is written into the national peer review requirements, therefore the future of local breast network groups will be decided as part of the review of the programme.
Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Leicester East of 25 November, Official Report, column 728, on Student Health Services, in what disease areas NHS England is developing transitional care tariffs; when NHS England plans to conclude this work; whether the work on tariffs is part of a broader programme of work examining transitional arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Jane Ellison
NHS England is currently looking at developing transitional care tariffs in palliative care and children and adolescent mental health services. There will be a currency and payment model for cleft lip and palate.
This forms part of the Transitional Care Programme, examining transitional arrangements. Areas of work include:
- diabetes;
- rehabilitation of complex disability; and
- children and adolescent mental health services.
The Transition Care Programme will be continually monitored. Rather than there being a collective “finish” date, this work will remain ongoing, with certain strands being rolled out as completed.
Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to lay before Parliament the regulations relating to his Department's consultation on Protecting Health and Care Information, published in June 2014; when he intends to publish his Department's response to that consultation; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Dan Poulter
In June this year, the Department undertook a consultation in relation to proposed data sharing regulations associated with ensuring that commissioners are able to access the data they need to undertake their statutory functions, at the same time providing for the necessary controls so that this was limited to the minimum level of information required and for specific purposes.
There were 278 responses from a range of organisations, including from within the National Health Service and Local Government, as well as professional organisations such as the Royal Colleges and service user focussed groups. These responses are currently being considered and a Government response will be issued in due course.
The Department continues to have a regular dialogue with organisations across the health and care system, as well as with the recently appointed National Data Guardian, Dame Fiona Caldicott, so that we can understand the key priorities that exist in relation to data sharing and, from that, consider what contribution the Department can make to ensuring that data sharing is an effective component of securing the best outcomes for patients.
Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital with (a) primary and (b) secondary diagnosis of cardiovascular disease as recorded by the Hospital Episodes Statistics database (i) in England and (ii) in each local commissioning organisation in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Jane Ellison
This information is not available in the format requested.
Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the prevalence of heart failure per 100,000 population was as recorded in the Quality and Outcomes Framework database in (a) England and (b) each local commissioning organisation area in the last five years.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The attached tables show the number of patients on the Quality and Outcomes Framework heart failure register and the raw prevalence of heart failure for England and by Clinical Commissioning Group and Primary Care Trust in the last five years.
Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had heart failure as recorded in the Quality and Outcomes Framework database in (a) England and (b) each local commissioning organisation area in the last five years.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The attached tables show the number of patients on the Quality and Outcomes Framework heart failure register and the raw prevalence of heart failure for England and by Clinical Commissioning Group and Primary Care Trust in the last five years.
Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rate of admissions to hospital with an (a) primary and (b) secondary diagnosis of cardiovascular disease per 100,000 population as recorded by the Hospital Episodes Statistics database was in (i) England and (ii) each local commissioning organisation area in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Jane Ellison
This information is not available in the format requested.
Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rate of discharge episodes with an (a) primary and (b) secondary diagnosis of high cholestoral as recorded by the Hospital Episodes Statistics database was in (i) England and (ii) each local commissioning organisation area in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The information requested is set out in the attached tables.
Asked by: Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to hospital with an (a) primary and (b) secondary diagnosis of high cholesterol as recorded by the Hospital Episodes Statistics database in (i) England and (ii) each local commissioning organisation area in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The information requested is set out in the attached tables.