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447247

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release, Prime Minister pledges a revolution in mental health treatment, published on 11 January 2016, whether the liaison psychiatry services in A&E departments funded by the announced £247 million will be expected to meet the standards of the Core Liaison Psychiatry services model as set out in guidance for commissioners of liaison mental health services to acute hospitals, published by the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health in February 2013.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	23898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 11 January, NHS England will invest £247 million over the next five years to develop acute hospital liaison mental health services so that services in at least half of England's acute hospitals are delivered in line with the 'Core 24' standard, as set out by the NHS South West Strategic Clinical Network. This standard describes services that are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and can be found at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="http://mentalhealthpartnerships.com/resource/model-service-specifications-for-liaison-psychiatry-services/" target="_blank">http://mentalhealthpartnerships.com/resource/model-service-specifications-for-liaison-psychiatry-services/</a></p><br /><p>In 2015/16, NHS England asked all clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to put in place service development and improvement plans for liaison mental health services in acute hospitals, and supported this with £30 million pump prime funding which set out the ambition to move services towards a ‘Core 24’ service standard.</p><br /><p>NHS England continues to work closely with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and other stakeholders as this programme progresses.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/01/2016 11:45:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

447393

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Self-Harm: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2016 to Question 22945, what steps he plans to take to tackle the increase in the number of people under 18 who have been admitted to hospital as a result of self-harm since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the transformation of children and young people’s mental health as outlined in <em>Future in Mind. </em>Local Transformation Plans, which NHS England has now assured, and the £30 million that was released in December 2015 for clinical commissioning groups to deliver their improved local offer, which must cover the whole spectrum of services for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, including prevention, early intervention and access as well as support for those who self-harm.</p><br /><p>In the Autumn Statement 2014 increased funding of £150 million over the course of this Parliament was announced to improve eating disorder services for children and young people with mental health problems in England, and any capacity freed up through this investment is to be redeployed to improve services for both crisis and people who self-harm.</p><br /><p>In relation to the increase of young people who have been admitted to hospital as a result of self-harm it is important to note that revised guidance was issued by the Health and Social Care Information Centre to National Health Service trusts to clarify the use of reporting codes from 1 April 2013, which may account for some of the increase in figures from that point onwards.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/01/2016 11:39:28 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

447395

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 19556, on mental illness: discrimination, if he will provide (a) an update on the discussions with Time to Change, and its other funding partners, about the next phase of the programme and (b) the dates these discussions took place.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	24078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Departmental officials have regular discussions with colleagues at the Time to Change programme and its funders to monitor progress with the programme and to manage the grant funding that is provided to Time to Change from the Department and other funders. We are currently discussing the next phase of the programme.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/01/2016 11:41:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

446812

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on treatment for drug and alcohol addiction in (a) each year since 2010 and (b) each month of 2015.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	23579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 January 2016 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=21900" target="_blank">21900.</a></p><br /><p>It is not possible to provide a breakdown of monthly spend on treatment for drug and alcohol addiction due to disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/01/2016 11:40:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

446815

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on safeguards in hospitals for patients who are heavily medicated while they eat.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	23650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>It is for health and social care providers to develop local nutrition and hydration policies and there are a number of best practice resources and guidelines available to help providers do this.</p><br /><p>Nursing staff understand the importance of proper nutrition and will follow guidelines in assessing patients for their ability to swallow safely. From this they can make judgements about a patient’s capability to eat and drink safely and adequately, which will include taking into account whether they are heavily medicated or not.</p><br /><p>The National Patient Safety Agency and the Royal College of Nursing published a series of factsheets in 2009, setting out the key characteristics of good nutritional care in healthcare environments.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk/resources/?entryid45=59865" target="_blank">http://www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk/resources/?entryid45=59865</a></p><br /><p>It includes the Council of Europe 10 key characteristics of good nutritional care in hospitals, which recommends that all patients are screened on admission to identify the patients who are malnourished or at risk of becoming malnourished; all patients are re-screened weekly; and all patients have a care plan which identifies their nutritional care needs and how they are to be met.</p><br /><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE<em>) Quality standard for nutrition support in adults</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/QS24" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/QS24</a></p><br /><p>defines clinical best practice for adults in hospital and the community who are at risk of malnutrition. And NICE <em>Nutrition support in adults: Oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg32" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg32</a></p><br /><p>offers best practice advice to help healthcare professionals correctly identify people in hospital and the community who need nutrition support, and enable them to choose and deliver the most appropriate nutrition support at the most appropriate time.</p><p><br> <br></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 28/01/2016 16:34:29 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

446831

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of additional perinatal specialist mental health practitioners that will be needed to meet the additional requirements set out in the Prime Minister's speech on life chances of 11 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	23676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) is working closely with NHS England to better understand the future workforce commissioning requirements needed to deliver access for all to the right perinatal mental health services.</p><br /><p>The HEE Perinatal Mental Health programme aims to ensure that the maternity workforce has access to the right skills and knowledge that will enable them to provide high quality perinatal mental health care from prevention through to treatment for women throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. This includes partnership working with stakeholders to meet multi professional education and training requirements.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 26/01/2016 11:57:13 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

446832

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the funding for health measures and services referred to by the Prime Minister in his speech of 11 January 2016, on life chances, will be derived from invest to save measures.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	23682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The £30 million of funding to tackle drug and alcohol dependency is part of the larger £80 million fund announced by the Chancellor in the Spending Review, to catalyse new local solutions to complex and expensive social issues through Social Impact Bonds.</p><br /><p>Funding for the remaining mental health measures and services is derived from the additional funding announced in the Autumn Statement 2014 and March Budget 2015 to support children and young people’s mental health and eating disorders services, and in November 2015 as part of the Department’s overall Spending Review settlement.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 26/01/2016 11:43:47 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

446833

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2016 to Question 22946, what action he will take to deal with clinical commissioning groups found not to have arrangements in place to offer mental health patients a choice of provider.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	23677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are required, as part of their statutory obligations, to ensure patients can exercise their legal rights to choice for a first elective referral, including for mental health services.</p><br /><p>Choice is an important feature of the Sustainability and Transformation Plans that CCGs have been asked to put in place through the recently-issued NHS Planning Guidance.NHS England is providing guidance and support to help them meet these requirements and will monitor and assure their implementation including through a new Assessment Framework.</p><p><br> If providers or patients have concerns about CCGs ensuring that rights to choice are being appropriately upheld, Monitor as the sector regulator may investigate and specify improvement action by the CCGs, where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 26/01/2016 11:53:09 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

446343

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 11 January 2016, on life chances, how the £400 million funding for community and home mental health teams will be allocated.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	23473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>Funding announced by the Prime Minister on 11 January 2016 for mental health crisis response and home treatment teams will be allocated through clinical commissioning group baseline funding. The allocations will be in line with the net cost agreed as part of the spending review process.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/01/2016 16:29:56 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

446345

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 11 January 2016, on life chances, how the waiting time target for patients with psychosis will be monitored; and when the first results of that monitoring will be published.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	23475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Early Intervention Psychosis access standard will be monitored via the new Mental Health Service Dataset which is managed and reported against by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.</p><br /><p>As this is a new collection, reporting will be phased starting with basic counts in March 2016 and building in detail as quality is assured. In the meantime NHS England has implemented a bespoke collection to monitor progress against the referral to treatment element of the standard, the first report of which is likely to be available in March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/01/2016 16:27:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger