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registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Tattooing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have had tattoos removed on the NHS in each of the last three financial years. more like this
tabling member constituency Monmouth more like this
tabling member printed
David T. C. Davies more like this
uin 219362 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-09more like thismore than 2015-01-09
answer text <p>The information is not held. Cosmetic procedures are not usually available through the National Health Service.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-09T14:24:25.817Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-09T14:24:25.817Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
1545
label Biography information for David T C Davies more like this
171485
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Breasts: Plastic Surgery more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have had breast enhancement surgery for cosmetic or non medical reasons in each of the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Monmouth more like this
tabling member printed
David T. C. Davies more like this
uin 219363 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-09more like thismore than 2015-01-09
answer text <p>This information is not held. Cosmetic surgery is not usually available through the National Health Service.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-09T13:39:26.6Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-09T13:39:26.6Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
1545
label Biography information for David T C Davies more like this
171622
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Ambulance Services: Greater London more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time was that a patient spent receiving treatment in an ambulance in London in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington North more like this
tabling member printed
Jeremy Corbyn more like this
uin 219556 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-12more like thismore than 2015-01-12
answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Battersea more like this
answering member printed Jane Ellison more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-12T16:02:43.1Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-12T16:02:43.1Z
answering member
3918
label Biography information for Jane Ellison more like this
tabling member
185
label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn more like this
171623
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Dementia more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with dementia in each year since May 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis more like this
uin 219541 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-05more like thismore than 2015-01-05
answer text <p>The number of people recorded on practice disease registers is available in the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. The numbers of diagnoses are not available but the numbers of people on the dementia register is shown in the table below. This is a measure of prevalence rather than incidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of patients on the QOF dementia register in England</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number of Practices</p></td><td><p>Sum of List Sizes</p></td><td><p>Dementia Register Counts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>7,921</p></td><td><p>56,324,887</p></td><td><p>348,973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>8,020</p></td><td><p>56,012,096</p></td><td><p>318,669</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2012</p></td><td><p>8,123</p></td><td><p>55,525,732</p></td><td><p>293,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2011</p></td><td><p>8,245</p></td><td><p>55,169,643</p></td><td><p>266,697</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2010</p></td><td><p>8,305</p></td><td><p>54,836,561</p></td><td><p>249,463</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency North Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Norman Lamb more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-05T16:13:06.693Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-05T16:13:06.693Z
answering member
1439
label Biography information for Norman Lamb more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
171624
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Self-harm: Children more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) boys and (b) girls aged between 10 and 17 have been admitted to hospital for self-harm in each year since May 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis more like this
uin 219543 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-05more like thismore than 2015-01-05
answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. However, data is collected according to the financial year from April to March.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for how many boys and girls between 10 and 17 who have been admitted to hospital for self-harm each year since April 2010 is outlined in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="11"><p>Count of finished admission episodes (FAEs)<sup>1</sup> with a cause code of self harm<sup>2</sup> for patients aged 10-17 for the years 2010-11 to 2012-13.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td><td colspan="4"> </td><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="10"><p>Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"><p>2010-11</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2011-12</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2012-13</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Age (years)</p></td><td><p>Boys</p></td><td><p>Girls</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Boys</p></td><td><p>Girls</p></td><td><p>Boys</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Girls</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>11</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>35</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>51</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>12</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>51</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>329</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>13</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>135</p></td><td><p>928</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,186</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>14</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>2,171</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>245</p></td><td><p>2,115</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,479</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>15</p></td><td><p>567</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>499</p></td><td><p>2,804</p></td><td><p>559</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3,434</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>16</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>558</p></td><td><p>2,228</p></td><td><p>544</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,464</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>17</p></td><td><p>830</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>739</p></td><td><p>2,428</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2,277</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Source</em>: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This data should not be interpreted as a count of people as the same person may have been admitted on more than one occasion. Reference should be made to the notes when interpreting the data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In January 2014 the Government launched the Mental Health Action Plan, <em>Closing the Gap: Priorities for essential change in mental health. </em>Of the 25 actions in the plan, one offers a commitment to change the way front line services respond to self-harm and to ensure that no-one experiencing a mental health crisis should ever be turned away from services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the revised Public Health Outcomes Framework we have introduced a new indicator that is specifically about self-harm. Under this indicator, we will measure:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- attendances at emergency departments for self-harm per 100,000 population</p><p> </p><p>- percentage of attendances at emergency departments for self-harm that received a psychosocial assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This two-part indicator helps us not only understand the prevalence of self-harm but also how emergency departments are responding. This information can then inform future commissioning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has invested £54 million into the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme (CYP IAPT) over 2011-15/16. The CYP IAPT programme is designed to improve access to evidence-based psychological therapies for a range of issues, including self-harm, and the CYP IAPT curriculum includes training in evidence-based treatments for young people who self-harm.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In December the Government announced an investment of £30 million per year from 2015-16 to 2019-20 to improve services for children and young people with mental health problems. This includes improving access for young people who self-harm to services in their communities with properly trained teams, making hospital admission a last resort.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is also investing £30 million in 2015-16 to improve psychiatric liaison in general hospitals. This will help to ensure young people who present at hospital after self-harming that could be the result of an underlying mental health condition are referred for assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data is not available on the number of girls and boys aged under 18 years who received hospital treatment for self-harm each year since 2010 who were offered a comprehensive assessment of their physical, psychological and social needs in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, and accepted that offer, broken down by each NHS trust in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Finished admission episodes. A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>Cause Code. A supplementary code that indicates the nature of any external cause of injury, poisoning or other adverse effects. Only the first external cause code which is coded within the episode is counted in Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). The cause codes used to identify episodes of self-harm were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A supplementary code that indicates the nature of any external cause of injury, poisoning or other adverse effects. Only the first external cause code which is coded within the episode is counted in HES.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The cause codes used to identify episodes of self-harm were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>X60 – Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to nonopioid analgesics, antipryretics and antirheumatics</p><p> </p><p>X61 – Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsom and psychotropic drugs, note elsewhere classified</p><p> </p><p>X62 – Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified</p><p> </p><p>X63 – Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other drugs acting on the automatic nervous system</p><p> </p><p>X64 – Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances</p><p> </p><p>X65 - Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol</p><p> </p><p>X66 - Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to organic solvents and halogenated hydrocarbons and their vapours</p><p> </p><p>X67 - Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other gases and vapours</p><p> </p><p>X68 - Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to pesticides</p><p> </p><p>X69 - Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified chemicals and noxious substances</p><p> </p><p>X70 - Intentional self-harm by hanging, strangulation and suffocation</p><p> </p><p>X71 - Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion</p><p> </p><p>X72 - Intentional self-harm by handgun discharge</p><p> </p><p>X73 - Intentional self-harm by rifle, shotgun and larger firearm discharge</p><p> </p><p>X74 - Intentional self-harm by other and unspecified firearm discharge</p><p> </p><p>X75 - Intentional self-harm by explosive material</p><p> </p><p>X76 - Intentional self-harm by smoke, fire and flames</p><p> </p><p>X77 - Intentional self-harm by steam, hot vapours and hot objects</p><p> </p><p>X78 - Intentional self-harm by sharp object</p><p> </p><p>X79 - Intentional self-harm by blunt object</p><p> </p><p>X80 - Intentional self-harm by jumping from a high place</p><p> </p><p>X81 - Intentional self-harm by jumping or lying before moving object</p><p> </p><p>X82 - Intentional self-harm by crashing of motor vehicle</p><p> </p><p>X83 - Intentional self-harm by other specified means</p><p> </p><p>X84 - Intentional self-harm by unspecified means</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency North Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Norman Lamb more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-05T17:42:55.58Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-05T17:42:55.58Z
answering member
1439
label Biography information for Norman Lamb more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
171625
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Vulnerable Adults more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that appropriate support systems are in place for older vulnerable people and people with dementia. more like this
tabling member constituency York Outer more like this
tabling member printed
Julian Sturdy more like this
uin 219537 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-09more like thismore than 2015-01-09
answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that older vulnerable adults and their carers receive the best possible support in all settings through the Proactive Care Programme, and by ensuring all people aged 75 and over have a named general practitioner (GP) with overall responsibility for their care, providing continuity and oversight of their care. People living with dementia will benefit from this patient focused care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From April 2015, councils and the National Health Service will pool £5.3 billion of their local budgets under the Better Care Fund. This will require local authorities and the NHS to work together, and engage local partners, including voluntary sector organisations. It is expected that local areas will use some of this to improve care for people with dementia, such as providing access to dementia advisors, reminiscence services and counselling.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Dementia is a key priority for this Government which is why in 2012 we launched the first ever Prime Minister’s Challenge on dementia to increase diagnosis rates, raise awareness and understanding and double funding for research in dementia by 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since the launch of the Challenge, we have made significant progress across all three strands of the challenge including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- on 28 February 2014, the Secretary of State for Health announced his ambition for improving dementia care and support for people with dementia, their family and carers. This signalled the importance of a tailored plan of care as part of a package of high quality, personalised dementia care and support;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- in the hospital setting, through the Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) reward (introduced from April 2012), with around 4,000 referrals a month, it is clear that more people with dementia in hospitals are being identified and assessed;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the Dementia Care and Support Compact, the care sector’s own response to the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, sets out a commitment to support the delivery of the challenge and improve care and support for people with dementia, their carers and families;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- on 1 April, we put in place a new Dementia Directed Enhanced Service which has had over 80% take up by GPs to reward practices for facilitating timely diagnosis and support for people with dementia;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- on 22 May, we launched the Dementia Roadmap web based navigation aid with the Royal College of General Practitioners to assist primary care staff effectively support patients, families and carers at the time of diagnosis and throughout the dementia journey; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- on 10 September 2014, NHS England published a new Dementia Toolkit aimed at helping GPs make a more timely diagnosis and what they can do in terms of vital post-diagnostic support.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency North Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Norman Lamb more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-09T13:48:20.34Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-09T13:48:20.34Z
answering member
1439
label Biography information for Norman Lamb more like this
tabling member
4079
label Biography information for Julian Sturdy more like this
171626
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Cancer Drugs Fund more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS England plans to publish the (a) list of respondents and (b) responses received to its consultation on changes to the Standard Operating Procedures for the Cancer Drugs Fund. more like this
tabling member constituency Basildon and Billericay more like this
tabling member printed
Mr John Baron more like this
uin 219457 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-05more like thismore than 2015-01-05
answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it has no plans to publish the list of individual respondents or the actual responses received in response to its consultation on changes to the Standard Operating Procedures for the Cancer Drugs Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>189 responses were received and these have been reviewed in detail to develop the consultation report which is published on NHS England’s website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cdf-consult-rep.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cdf-consult-rep.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Norfolk more like this
answering member printed George Freeman more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-05T17:23:20.893Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-05T17:23:20.893Z
answering member
4020
label Biography information for George Freeman more like this
tabling member
1390
label Biography information for Mr John Baron more like this
171627
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Medical Treatments: Innovation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what process is in place to co-ordinate the review of the evaluation of cancer drugs led by Bruce Keogh and the Freeman review into innovative medicines and medical technology. more like this
tabling member constituency Basildon and Billericay more like this
tabling member printed
Mr John Baron more like this
uin 219458 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-05more like thismore than 2015-01-05
answer text <p>NHS England has advised that representatives from NHS England, the Department of Health, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, ten key cancer charities, and the pharmaceutical industry met on 4 December 2014, to discuss the future of cancer drugs commissioning. They have committed to establishing a working group, to meet early in the new year, to develop a robust process to support the sustainable long-term commissioning of cancer drugs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The external review of the pathways for the development, assessment, and adoption of innovative medicines and medical technology will consider how to speed up access for National Health Service patients to cost-effective new diagnostics, medicines and devices. We are still establishing the processes by which the review will link with other pieces of work in progress and we expect the review will be able to take account of the work NHS England is coordinating on the commissioning of cancer drugs.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Mid Norfolk more like this
answering member printed George Freeman more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-05T17:56:36.907Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-05T17:56:36.907Z
answering member
4020
label Biography information for George Freeman more like this
tabling member
1390
label Biography information for Mr John Baron more like this
171628
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading NHS: Private Sector more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2014 to Question 218445, how much the NHS spent on commissioning private providers in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth more like this
tabling member printed
Debbie Abrahams more like this
uin 219495 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-09more like thismore than 2015-01-09
answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend on independent providers £ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>4,144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>4,757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>5,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>5,669</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>6,554</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Independent providers, both for-profit and not-for-profit, have long through successive governments been providing care to National Health Service patients. Under this Government competition between providers of NHS services has been pursued on the basis of competition for quality through a system of fixed national tariffs. Our position on who should provide services is taken to ensure patients receive the best possible services and outcomes. These decisions are taken by the local clinicians, who are best placed to act for the benefit of their patients.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich more like this
answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-01-09T13:50:14.237Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-09T13:50:14.237Z
answering member
3932
label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter more like this
tabling member
4212
label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams more like this
171629
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department of Health remove filter
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Social Services: Civil Society more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the charitable sector can play an increased role in adult social care. more like this
tabling member constituency York Outer more like this
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Julian Sturdy more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-01-09more like thismore than 2015-01-09
answer text <p>The Government appreciates that voluntary sector organisations make a substantial contribution to the delivery of high quality local health and social care services. Their unique understanding of local communities often means that they are better placed than others to reach those vulnerable and sometimes hard to reach groups. They have a strong track-record of designing, providing and supporting services based on insight into clients’ needs, and are often well placed to respond flexibly to those needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department provides over £125 million of grant funding per year to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector to help deliver better health and social care outcomes. This includes the Third Sector Investment Fund which offers grants to the voluntary and community sector to support the development of the sector, build capacity and promote innovation across health and care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also has a long history of working with the sector to develop policy. For example, the development of legislation and the regulations and guidance for the Care Act 2014 were produced in collaboration with expert reference groups including a broad range of VCSE organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Act also gives local authorities flexibility to delegate most of their care and support functions under the Act to another body, although the local authority will retain overall responsibility for the fulfilment of the function. Such delegation can include the voluntary sector where appropriate. In recognition of the important role of the VCSE sector in adult social care, the Act also gives local authorities a new duty to promote a diverse provider market.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency North Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Norman Lamb more like this
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less than 2015-01-09T13:54:31.8Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-09T13:54:31.8Z
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label Biography information for Norman Lamb more like this
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label Biography information for Julian Sturdy more like this