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63W Written Answers 20 JUNE 2011 Written Answers 64W Number of events Date Title of meeting Location 1 13 April 2011 Royal College of Nursing Congress—listening session Liverpool 2 19 April 2011 Foundation Trust Network listening roundtable London 3 19 April 2011 Listening meeting British Medical Association London 4 20 April 2011 Listening visit—Bedford Hospital Bedford 5 27 April 2011 Listening Visit to South Westminster Commissioning London Consortium 6 3 May 2011 Listening event with Bishops London 7 3 May 2011 Bishops Listening Event London 8 3 May 2011 Listening meeting with Faculty of Public Health London 9 3 May 2011 Listening Lunch with Lords Peers London 10 9 May 2011 Listening meeting with Royal College of GPs London 11 9 May 2011 Trade Union Listening event London 12 10 May 2011 Ageing Population conference—National Council of Palliative London Care—listening session 13 10 May 2011 Workforce education/leadership event—Delivering the London Healthcare Workforce consultation—listening event 14 10 May 2011 Monitor listening meeting London 15 11 May 2011 UK Medical Students Association—listening meeting Bournemouth 16 12 May 2011 Listening Event at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital London 17 12 May 2011 Clinical Fellows Event—National Leadership Council listening London event 18 12 May 2011 NHS Employers Diversity Partners—listening event London 19 12 May 2011 Nottinghamshire GP Principia Listening event Nottingham 20 13 May 2011 Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland— Bournemouth Conference listening event 21 17 May 2011 Listening event with Lords Peers London 22 17 May 2011 Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprise listening meeting London 23 17 May 2011 Listening Meeting for Neurological Charities London 24 17 May 2011 Listening Meeting with Chief Nursing Officer nurses and Allied London Health Professionals 25 17 May 2011 Listening event with Rethink Charities London 26 17 May 2011 Listening session at the National Council for Palliative Care London 27 18 May 2011 Kings Fund Leadership Conference—listening session London 28 19 May 2011 East Anglia Cancer Network—listening session Norwich 29 19 May 2011 Academy of Royal Colleges—council meeting—Listening London session 30 19 May 2011 Patient listening Event with Health Charity Coalition London 31 20 May 2011 Listening visit to Papworth Hospital Visit Papworth 32 20 May 2011 Listening Event at University Hospital of South Manchester Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, North West 33 24 May 2011 GP Pathfinder event—listening session London 34 24 May 2011 Listening event with Lords Peers London 35 24 May 2011 Listening session at London wide GP commissioning council London Mr Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2011, Official Report, column 442W, on NHS: reorganisation, what the (a) location and (b) date was of each of the listening events. [59981] Mr Simon Burns: As part of the listening exercise, the ministerial team, along with members of the NHS Future Forum, have attended around 200 listening events, to listen to views of the public, staff and patients. A copy of the NHS listening exercise table of events has been placed in the Library. Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date officials from his Department instructed Parliamentary Counsel to draft amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill to take account of the outcome of the NHS Future Forum consultation. [60818] Mr Simon Burns: Ministers were actively involved in the listening exercise talking to a wide range of patients, staff and stakeholders, as well as meeting with the Future Forum members. In addition, the Future Forum leads made a number of public statements during the listening exercise about the ideas coming out of the process. This enabled preparatory work to be undertaken in advance of the Government’s response, including exploring potential amendments with Parliamentary Counsel. Final decisions about policy changes—and subsequent amendments—were made at Cabinet on 14 June. Oil Stephen Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to address the challenges posed by peak oil. [60098] Mr Simon Burns: The issues posed by peak oil will affect all sectors of the economy including the national health service. The NHS will embrace Government strategies to manage any challenges resulting in a peak oil situation. The NHS is engaged in the Government’s
65W Written Answers 20 JUNE 2011 Written Answers 66W strategy to meet the challenge of reducing and controlling the use of energy consistent with delivering high quality patient care. Perinatal Mortality Chris Heaton-Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps he plans to take to reduce the incidence of perinatal mortality and stillbirth; [59933] (2) pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Health of 18 May 2011, Official Report, column 106WH, on stillbirth, what steps he plans to take to reduce stillbirths. [59978] Anne Milton: The Government have made reducing perinatal mortality, including stillbirth, an improvement area under domain one of the NHS Outcomes Framework for 2011-12. To support the national health service in improving outcomes in pregnancy, labour and immediately after birth, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence will develop new quality standards, based on the best available evidence, on antenatal care, intrapartum care and postnatal care. The Department encourages early access to maternity services and has included the maternity 12-week early access indicator as one of the measures for quality in the NHS Operating Framework for 2011-12. This will facilitate the dissemination of public health advice on how to minimise the risk of stillbirth and enable those women who can be identified as being at increased risk to receive additional support and monitoring. The Department also continues to invest in research. A major focus of the Department’s National Institute for Health Research programme on women’s health is understanding the factors linked to stillbirth and to use that information to improve the clinical care of pregnant women. Primary Care Trusts: Warrington Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consultations were undertaken prior to the merger of Warrington primary care trust with other primary care trusts in Cheshire; where and in what form such consultations took place; and if he will place in the Library a copy of each response received to the consultations. [60951] Mr Simon Burns: Primary care trusts (PCTs) across England have come together to form PCT clusters to ensure that they can sustain management capacity and continue to deliver their responsibilities until PCTs are abolished in April 2013, subject to parliamentary approval of the Health and Social Care Bill. These clusters are not statutory bodies and do not replace PCTs, which will continue to exist. No formal consultation was required to create them but the strategic health authority engaged with key stakeholders, including writing to Members of Parliament in February 2011. Psoriasis Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment his Department has made of the care pathway for psoriasis patients; and if he will make a statement; [60961] (2) what assessment his Department has made of the physical, mental and economic effect of psoriasis on patients who are unable to work at times due to the condition. [60962] Paul Burstow: The Department has made no formal assessment of the impact of psoriasis on patients but it fully recognises the importance of ensuring that patients receive the right care and support. In October 2009, the Department and the Welsh Assembly Government formally requested the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to prepare a clinical guideline on psoriasis. Respite Care: Finance Mr Charles Walker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the administration of funds for short respite breaks for carers following the proposed abolition of primary care trusts; and if he will make a statement. [61007] Paul Burstow: The Department is making an additional £400 million available for carers’ breaks between 2011-15. The “NHS Operating Framework 2011/12” states that: ″It has not always been apparent how funding to support carers has been used in each PCT. The Spending Review has made available additional funding in PCT baselines to support the provision of breaks for carers. PCTs should pool budgets with local authorities to provide carers’ breaks, as far as possible, via direct payments or personal health budgets. For 2011/12, PCTs should agree policies, plans and budgets to support carers with local authorities and local carers’ organisations, and make them available to local people.” This funding is currently available in primary care trust (PCT) allocations. Following the abolition of PCTs in 2013, subject to the passage of the Health and Social Care Bill, we expect that the money will be held by the new Clinical Commissioning Groups. Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs Advisory Committee Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) with reference to the answer to Baroness Masham of Ilton of 31 March 2011, Official Report, column WA301, on health: contaminated blood products, what measures he plans to put in place to safeguard the independence of the committee of experts which will supersede the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs from 2012; [61048] (2) what plans he has for the constitution of the committee of experts which will supersede the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs from 2012; [61049] (3) on what basis the programme of work will be decided for the committee of experts which will supersede the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs from 2012. [61050] Anne Milton: The terms of reference and membership of the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) will remain unchanged. SaBTO will continue to provide independent advice to United Kingdom Departments, and its work programme will continue to be set in agreement between the Health
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