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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who determines the categories of voters to be included in elections relating to foundation hospitals; whether prospective patients on a foundation hospital's waiting list are automatically included in its electorate; whether prospective patients referred to a foundation hospital by a general practitioner...

Asked by

Alan Williams (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 October 2004

For answer on

21 October 2004

Answered on

21 October 2004

Mr. Alan Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) who determines the categories of voters to be included in elections relating to foundation hospitals; [191302] (2) whether prospective patients on a foundation hospital's waiting list are automatically included in its electorate; [191303] (3) whether prospective patients referred to a foundation hospital by a general practitioner but not yet on the appointment list for a doctor at that hospital are automatically included in the electorate for that hospital; [191304] (4) what role the Department plays in ensuring consistency between foundation hospitals in compiling the categories that make up their electorates; [191305] (5) what monitoring takes place and by whom to ensure consistency between foundation hospitals in compiling the categories that make up their electorates. [191306] Mr. Hutton: National health service foundation trusts are directly accountable to their local community through their board of governors, which includes governors elected from the membership community of the trust (local people, patients and staff) and people appointed from primary care trusts, local authorities and other stakeholders. It is up to each applicant NHS trust to determine the detail of the arrangements for membership and to decide on the size and shape of the board of governors for the prospective organisation. A NHS foundation trust's membership is made up of a number of constituencies, including as a minimum; one or more public constituencies --consisting of people living in a geographical area or areas defined in terms of local government electoral areas and a staff constituency-- consisting of all staff members. It is for each trust to determine whether it should have a patients constituency, consisting of patients of the trust and carers, and which may include patients who live outside the area served by the trust. The Department has issued advice to applicant NHS foundation trusts about the options for creating constituencies making up their electorates and that advice needs to be tailored to each trust's particular local circumstances. It follows that we expect diverse approaches to developing constituencies. This advice, "NHS Foundation Trusts: a Guide to Governance arrangements" is available in the Library. All members of a NHS foundation trust have the right to vote for the governor or governors that are elected from their constituency, or class within a constituency, to the board of governors.

Date

21 October 2004

Reference

425 c923-4W; 191302;191303;191304;191305;191306

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the hospitals in the first wave of foundation trusts, giving for each (a) the number of patients treated in the last year for which figures are available, (b) the local resident population, (c) the number of patient electors...

Asked by

Frank Dobson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 May 2004

For answer on

7 June 2004

Answered on

7 June 2004

Mr. Dobson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the hospitals in the first wave of foundation trusts, giving for each (a) the number of patients treated in the last year for which figures are available, (b) the local resident population, (c) the number of patient electors in the recent election of governors, (d) the number of local resident electors and (e) the number of (i) patient electors and (ii) local residents who voted in the recent election of governors. [175844] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 26 May 2004]: Information concerning the number of patients treated by hospitals of the first wave of national health service foundation trusts who were authorised on 1 April 2004 should be obtained from the individual organisations. The hospitals concerned are: Basildon and Thurrock General Hospital NHS Trust Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust Countess of Chester NHS Trust Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Devon and Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust Stockport NHS Trust The Royal Marsden NHS Trust Royal Devon and Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust Stockport NHS Trust The Royal Marsden NHS Trust Information concerning the number of patients treated by hospitals in the first wave of NHS foundation trusts who are looking to authorisation from 1 July 2004 has been placed in the Library. Figures for the local resident population of the first wave of NHS foundation trusts are not collected centrally due to the nature of the commissioning of healthcare. The information provided could be duplicated for other local NHS trusts and would therefore be inaccurate. Information on elections to the board of governors of NHS foundation trusts is a matter for the Office of the Independent Regulator of NHS foundation trusts. The Chairman will write to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.

Date

7 June 2004

Reference

175844; 422 c37-8W;422 c38W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to issue further advice to putative NHS foundation trusts on the use of existing databases of (a) patients and (b) staff names for the purposes of creating a membership register; when he expects to issue advice on the implications...

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

413 c1112-3W; 139715;139716

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether foundation hospitals established in England will be required to treat patients referred by general practitioners based in Wales.

Asked by

Liam Fox (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 September 2003

Reference

127376; 410 c189W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps will be taken to ensure that foundation trusts do not turn away patients with chronic conditions.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 September 2003

Reference

127665; 410 c190W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether each foundation trust will have unique clinical targets and health care priorities.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 September 2003

Reference

127666; 410 c190W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what way foundation hospitals in England will be accountable to their patients from Wales. - Inc ref to Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill 2002/03. (Holding answer 7 July 2003).

Asked by

Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 July 2003

Reference

123848; 409 c414W;409 c414-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he will take to ensure that information collected about patients as part of the charging policy on insurance payments within foundation hospitals (a) will not be passed to other agencies and (b) will meet the requirements of the Data Protection...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 July 2003

Reference

121646; 408 c1008W;408 c1006-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

Answered by

Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

1 July 2003

Reference

408 c161-2

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, What the Government's policy is towards the treatment of NHS patients from Wales in England.

Asked by

Ian Lucas (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

1 July 2003

Reference

408 c161-2; 122420

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

Answered by

Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

1 July 2003

Reference

408 c161-2

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated patient electorates are of each of the hospital trusts he has authorised to proceed with application for foundation status.

Asked by

Frank Dobson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 May 2003

Reference

114517; 405 c607W;405 c605W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether under Clause 15 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill organisations other than NHS trusts who gain foundation hospital status will be limited as to the percentage of private patients they treat in their first year of...

Asked by

Vera Baird (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 April 2003

Reference

108429; 404 c87-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether an NHS foundation trust will be able to carry out work for NHS patients without charge.

Asked by

Liam Fox (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

87790; 397 c492W;397 c490W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he estimates foundation hospital status will improve acute services for NHS patients.

Asked by

Kevin Hughes (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

88288; 397 c488-9W;397 c486-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his formulation of foundation status for hospitals has involved consideration of a voucher system for patients or GPs. (Holding answer 4 November 2002).

Asked by

Frank Dobson (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 November 2002

Reference

392 c508W;392 c520W; 79246

House

House of Commons

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