Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the Pharmacy Integration Fund for 2017-18 has been spent to date; and if he will provide a breakdown of that expenditure.
Answered by Steve Brine
The actual and estimated expenditure on the Pharmacy Integration fund for 2017/18 is set out below:
2017/18 | ||
Budget item | Actual spend | Estimated additional spend |
Regional and national staff | £157,673 | £305,531 |
Contractors | £12,100 |
|
Public and Patient volunteer payments | £1,444 | £4,404 |
Communications | £808,600 | £20,000 |
NHS Urgent Medicines Supply Advanced Service (NUMSAS) | £256,581.50 | £933,819 |
NUMSAS infrastructure |
| £700,000 |
GP Pharmacist Programme | £5,000,000 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | £40,537 | £46,820 |
Subtotal (Actual Spend) | £6,276,936 |
|
|
|
|
Budget allocated to additional areas | ||
Integrated Urgent Care Pharmacist Programme |
| £517,860 |
Education and Development Programme |
| £5,100,000 |
NHS Digital |
| £585,000 |
Digital Minor Illness Referral – Community Pharmacy Referral Scheme |
| £250,000 |
Evaluation |
| £460,000 |
Pharmacy system leadership development work |
| £3,000,000 |
Subtotal (estimated additional spend) |
| £11,923,434 |
Total Estimated Spend 2017/18 | £18,200,370 |
|
As a result of the 2017 general election pre-election period and subsequent appointment of new Government ministers put a temporary stop to procurements in April-July 2017. National Health Service priorities were assessed and a decision was made to postpone the mobilisation of the Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes Programme until 2018/19 given wider funding pressures.
The provisional budget for 2018/19 is under review given outcome of the Budget.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the funding allocated to the Pharmacy Integration Fund for 2017-18 remains unspent.
Answered by Steve Brine
The actual and estimated expenditure on the Pharmacy Integration fund for 2017/18 is set out below:
2017/18 | ||
Budget item | Actual spend | Estimated additional spend |
Regional and national staff | £157,673 | £305,531 |
Contractors | £12,100 |
|
Public and Patient volunteer payments | £1,444 | £4,404 |
Communications | £808,600 | £20,000 |
NHS Urgent Medicines Supply Advanced Service (NUMSAS) | £256,581.50 | £933,819 |
NUMSAS infrastructure |
| £700,000 |
GP Pharmacist Programme | £5,000,000 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | £40,537 | £46,820 |
Subtotal (Actual Spend) | £6,276,936 |
|
|
|
|
Budget allocated to additional areas | ||
Integrated Urgent Care Pharmacist Programme |
| £517,860 |
Education and Development Programme |
| £5,100,000 |
NHS Digital |
| £585,000 |
Digital Minor Illness Referral – Community Pharmacy Referral Scheme |
| £250,000 |
Evaluation |
| £460,000 |
Pharmacy system leadership development work |
| £3,000,000 |
Subtotal (estimated additional spend) |
| £11,923,434 |
Total Estimated Spend 2017/18 | £18,200,370 |
|
As a result of the 2017 general election pre-election period and subsequent appointment of new Government ministers put a temporary stop to procurements in April-July 2017. National Health Service priorities were assessed and a decision was made to postpone the mobilisation of the Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes Programme until 2018/19 given wider funding pressures.
The provisional budget for 2018/19 is under review given outcome of the Budget.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the amount of funding allocated to the Pharmacy Integration Fund for 2018-19.
Answered by Steve Brine
The actual and estimated expenditure on the Pharmacy Integration fund for 2017/18 is set out below:
2017/18 | ||
Budget item | Actual spend | Estimated additional spend |
Regional and national staff | £157,673 | £305,531 |
Contractors | £12,100 |
|
Public and Patient volunteer payments | £1,444 | £4,404 |
Communications | £808,600 | £20,000 |
NHS Urgent Medicines Supply Advanced Service (NUMSAS) | £256,581.50 | £933,819 |
NUMSAS infrastructure |
| £700,000 |
GP Pharmacist Programme | £5,000,000 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | £40,537 | £46,820 |
Subtotal (Actual Spend) | £6,276,936 |
|
|
|
|
Budget allocated to additional areas | ||
Integrated Urgent Care Pharmacist Programme |
| £517,860 |
Education and Development Programme |
| £5,100,000 |
NHS Digital |
| £585,000 |
Digital Minor Illness Referral – Community Pharmacy Referral Scheme |
| £250,000 |
Evaluation |
| £460,000 |
Pharmacy system leadership development work |
| £3,000,000 |
Subtotal (estimated additional spend) |
| £11,923,434 |
Total Estimated Spend 2017/18 | £18,200,370 |
|
As a result of the 2017 general election pre-election period and subsequent appointment of new Government ministers put a temporary stop to procurements in April-July 2017. National Health Service priorities were assessed and a decision was made to postpone the mobilisation of the Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes Programme until 2018/19 given wider funding pressures.
The provisional budget for 2018/19 is under review given outcome of the Budget.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 111111, when he plans to respond to the resolution of the House of 13 September 2017, on NHS pay; and whether he plans to do so by means of an Oral Statement to the House.
Answered by Philip Dunne
A statement in response to the motion on National Health Service pay by will be made within 12 weeks of the resolution of the House of 13 September.
The statement will be made in accordance with the process set out by the Leader of the House of Commons.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Written Ministerial Statement of the Leader of the House of 26 October 2017, HCWS 199, on Opposition Day debates, applies to the resolution of the House of 13 September 2017 on NHS pay.
Answered by Philip Dunne
Yes, the Written Ministerial Statement of the Leader of the House of 26 October 2017 does apply retrospectively to the resolution of the House of 13 September 2017 on National Health Service pay.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the variation in the levels of access to contraception from sexual health clinics in England.
Answered by Steve Brine
Local authorities are mandated to commission comprehensive contraception services that meet the needs of their population. Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles, which include contraception, have been developed by Public Health England (PHE) to support local authorities, public health leads and other interested parties to monitor the sexual and reproductive health of their population and the contribution of local public health related systems. The Department closely monitors the range of indicators and outcomes at national level.
In 2017/18 PHE will produce a State of the Nation Report for Reproductive Health which will highlight delivery of contraception, including Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC), in England using currently routinely collected data as well as large nationally-representative surveys.
While general practice prescriptions for LARC have fallen by 6% over the last three years, within sexual and reproductive health services the proportion of women using LARC continues to increase and is now at 39% of those attending for contraception purposes.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent of the reduction in uptake of long-acting reversible contraception; and what assessment he has made of the implications of that reduction for his policies.
Answered by Steve Brine
Local authorities are mandated to commission comprehensive contraception services that meet the needs of their population. Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles, which include contraception, have been developed by Public Health England (PHE) to support local authorities, public health leads and other interested parties to monitor the sexual and reproductive health of their population and the contribution of local public health related systems. The Department closely monitors the range of indicators and outcomes at national level.
In 2017/18 PHE will produce a State of the Nation Report for Reproductive Health which will highlight delivery of contraception, including Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC), in England using currently routinely collected data as well as large nationally-representative surveys.
While general practice prescriptions for LARC have fallen by 6% over the last three years, within sexual and reproductive health services the proportion of women using LARC continues to increase and is now at 39% of those attending for contraception purposes.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to update his Department's report, entitled A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England, published in March 2013.
Answered by Steve Brine
Issues around the sexual and reproductive health workforce are being considered as part of work being taken forward by Health Education England’s Sexual Health Workforce Task and Finish Group.
The delivery of open access sexual health services is mandated for all local authorities. Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles have been developed by Public Health England (PHE) to support local authorities, public health leads and other interested parties to monitor the sexual and reproductive health of their population and the contribution of local public health related systems. The Department closely monitors the range of indicators and outcomes at national level.
In 2016, PHE undertook a survey of local authorities, NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to highlight areas of challenge within sexual health commissioning. The survey findings form the basis of an action plan published in August 2017 within the PHE report, ‘Sexual Health, Reproductive Health and HIV: A Review of Commissioning’ report. As part of the action plan, PHE will take forward a range of activities aimed at strengthening commissioning. These actions include providing evidence and data to commissioners to support commissioning, and the monitoring of outcomes, and the building of capacity and capability in sexual and reproductive health commissioning.
The Department's publication, ‘A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England’, is kept under review. There are no plans to update it at this time.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in public health budgets on open access sexual health services.
Answered by Steve Brine
Issues around the sexual and reproductive health workforce are being considered as part of work being taken forward by Health Education England’s Sexual Health Workforce Task and Finish Group.
The delivery of open access sexual health services is mandated for all local authorities. Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles have been developed by Public Health England (PHE) to support local authorities, public health leads and other interested parties to monitor the sexual and reproductive health of their population and the contribution of local public health related systems. The Department closely monitors the range of indicators and outcomes at national level.
In 2016, PHE undertook a survey of local authorities, NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to highlight areas of challenge within sexual health commissioning. The survey findings form the basis of an action plan published in August 2017 within the PHE report, ‘Sexual Health, Reproductive Health and HIV: A Review of Commissioning’ report. As part of the action plan, PHE will take forward a range of activities aimed at strengthening commissioning. These actions include providing evidence and data to commissioners to support commissioning, and the monitoring of outcomes, and the building of capacity and capability in sexual and reproductive health commissioning.
The Department's publication, ‘A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England’, is kept under review. There are no plans to update it at this time.
Asked by: Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that GPs and nurses are able to access training to gain and maintain qualifications to fit long-acting reversible contraception.
Answered by Steve Brine
Issues around the sexual and reproductive health workforce are being considered as part of work being taken forward by Health Education England’s Sexual Health Workforce Task and Finish Group.
The delivery of open access sexual health services is mandated for all local authorities. Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles have been developed by Public Health England (PHE) to support local authorities, public health leads and other interested parties to monitor the sexual and reproductive health of their population and the contribution of local public health related systems. The Department closely monitors the range of indicators and outcomes at national level.
In 2016, PHE undertook a survey of local authorities, NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to highlight areas of challenge within sexual health commissioning. The survey findings form the basis of an action plan published in August 2017 within the PHE report, ‘Sexual Health, Reproductive Health and HIV: A Review of Commissioning’ report. As part of the action plan, PHE will take forward a range of activities aimed at strengthening commissioning. These actions include providing evidence and data to commissioners to support commissioning, and the monitoring of outcomes, and the building of capacity and capability in sexual and reproductive health commissioning.
The Department's publication, ‘A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England’, is kept under review. There are no plans to update it at this time.