Clive Jones MP: written questions
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Royal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when funding will be allocated for the Royal Berkshire Hospital's rebuild under the New Hospital Programme.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, set out a credible and deliverable plan for the new hospital schemes in the New Hospital Programme (NHP) on 20 January 2025, following the conclusion of the review of the NHP. The plan ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide to the Royal Berkshire Hospital to resolve its maintenance backlog.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, set out a credible and deliverable plan for the new hospital schemes in the New Hospital Programme (NHP) on 20 January 2025, following the conclusion of the review of the NHP. The plan ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the New Hospital Programme: Plan for implementation, what proportion of the New Hospital Programme for the Royal Berkshire Hospital is expected to come from charitable donations.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, set out a credible and deliverable plan for the new hospital schemes in the New Hospital Programme (NHP) on 20 January 2025, following the conclusion of the review of the NHP. The plan ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the New Hospital Programme: Plan for implementation, what proportion of the New Hospital Programme for the Royal Berkshire Hospital is expected to come from land sales.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, set out a credible and deliverable plan for the new hospital schemes in the New Hospital Programme (NHP) on 20 January 2025, following the conclusion of the review of the NHP. The plan ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Berkshire HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the New Hospital Programme: Plan for implementation, what percentage of the New Hospital Programme for the Royal Berkshire Hospital is expected to come from public dividend capita
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, set out a credible and deliverable plan for the new hospital schemes in the New Hospital Programme (NHP) on 20 January 2025, following the conclusion of the review of the NHP. The plan ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to set an early diagnosis target for blood cancers.
Answer: We are determined to take all the necessary steps to improve early diagnosis for all cancers, including blood cancer. To accomplish this, the National Health Service is implementing non-specific symptom pathways for patients who present with symptoms such...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on patient data that would indicate disease progression at point of diagnosis in blood cancers.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service, through the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services (NCRAS), collects information on how many people in England have cancer. Blood cancer is included as a distinct category, labelled haematological neo...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the process for developing the new national cancer plan will include consultation with cancer (a) charities and (b) patient representative bodies.
Answer: The Government recognises that a cancer-specific approach is needed to meet the challenges in cancer care, and the value in engaging in wide-ranging and meaningful engagement and consultation on how cancer services can meet the needs of those living with ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons why NHS Trusts are not currently meeting the 62 day cancer waiting time standard.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the reasons why some National Health Service trusts are not currently meeting the 31-day and 62-day cancer waiting time standards, however we know that patients are waiting too long for cancer treatment. We will get the NHS ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons why NHS Trusts are not currently meeting the 31-day cancer waiting time standard.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the reasons why some National Health Service trusts are not currently meeting the 31-day and 62-day cancer waiting time standards, however we know that patients are waiting too long for cancer treatment. We will get the NHS ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to provide funding for the recruitment and retention of the oncology workforce in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board.
Answer: Developing our workforce is key to supporting the delivery of effective and sustainable cancer services across England and in local areas, including for the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System.NHS England invested approx...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS Trusts paid to private companies for (a) outsourcing and (b) locums for radiology services in the most recent period for which information is available.
Answer: NHS England does not hold this information centrally.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral statement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of 15 January 2025, Official Report, column 363, and pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question
Answer: Data on the number of general practitioners employed through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme is not currently published. Information on the number of recently qualified general practitioners for which primary care networks are claiming reimburse...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer and Tomography: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS Trusts have implemented recruitment freezes in (a) scanning and (b) cancer departments.
Answer: The Department does not currently hold this information. We will engage further with NHS England on this matter.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLeukaemiaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the five-year survival rate of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, from 22% to 44%.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving survival rates for all blood cancers, including acute myeloid leukaemia. Raising awareness, delivering more research, including into new treatments, and improving early diagnosis of cancers, which includes blood re...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: CooperationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote cooperation between Integrated Care Boards on (a) data and (b) treatment options for patients.
Answer: My rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has announced that there will be a single patient record that allow all providers access to a comprehensive record, to relevant depth and with appropriate safeguards. This would allow ...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Freedom of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance to NHS Trusts on adopting a standardised FOI request system.
Answer: The Department has no intention to publish guidance on how National Health Service trusts respond to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Guidance for organisations on responding to FOIs is published by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement a measure for general practice and primary care comparable to that of the mental health investment standard.
Answer: Primary care providers, including general practices (GPs), are valued independent contractors who provide almost £20 billion worth of services in the National Health Service. Every year, we consult with each sector both about what services they provide, a...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how he plans to allocate the £100m of capital funding to upgrade 200 GP practices; and how GP practices will be able to apply for that funding.
Answer: The Department and NHS England are working with integrated care boards, including primary care representatives, to identify and prioritise high-impact projects where investment can unlock significant productivity gains and additional usable space from exi...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December to question 19158 on GP recruitment, for what reason this information is unavailable; and if he will make it his policy to publish the data once it is availabl
Answer: Information on the number of recently qualified general practitioners for which primary care networks are claiming reimbursement via the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme is currently being collated. We are working to verify the data and establish its...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: GeneticsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 18282 on Breast Cancer: Genetics, whether workforce planning for genetic councillors will prioritise areas that have regional inequities in acc
Answer: Each of the seven NHS Genomic Medicine Service regions is reviewing its local workforce strategies and people plans to understand the support needed for patients requiring genomic testing, including genetic counsellors. In addition, each of the 17 NHS Cli...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Institute for Health and Care Research: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the additional funding announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 for the National Institute for Health and Care Research will be allocated.
Answer: The 2025/26 settlement for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) will fund research into a range of health and care challenges facing the population. A key element of this investment is research to support the goals of the Government ...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the ability of the NHS to adopt precision medicines with companion diagnostics at pace.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinically and cost-effective use of resources. To enable rapid access for NHS patients ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the number of cancer medicines used in the NHS compared to other European countries.
Answer: Whilst the Department has made no such assessment, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends most new licensed cancer medicines for use in the treatment of National Health Service patients in England, with a current positive approva...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the regional variation in (a) access and (b) uptake to timely treatments for blood cancer patients.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service diagnosing blood cancer earlier and treating it faster. We will start by delivering an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week, as the first step to ensuring early diagnosis and faster treatment.T...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
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