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448684

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hearing Impairment: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which audiology services have applied for accreditation under the Improving Quality in Physiological Diagnostic Services programme.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	24688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>Specific data on which audiology services have applied for accreditation under the Improving Quality in Physiological Diagnostic Services (IQIPS) programme, which is managed by the Royal College of Physicians, are not available. According to the latest IQIPS report, published in October 2015, there are currently 183 audiology services registered with the programme. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.iqips.org.uk" target="_blank">www.iqips.org.uk</a></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/02/2016 12:48:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

448685

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to work with schools and local authorities to promote awareness of mental health issues for young people.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	24686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department of Health is investing £700,000 this financial year to fund the largest ever campaign for teenagers and the first of its kind for parents, to raise awareness and reduce stigma about mental health issues. This was done through Time To Change, a partnership between Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, and Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p>A key part of this work included activities within schools. Free resources were made available to teachers to deliver sessions and social contact events, supported by online contact, where young people shared their personal experiences and promoted by local areas. The campaign is being refreshed this week as part of Time To Talk Day on 4 February, which aims to get as many people as possible around the country talking about mental health.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to support Time To Change campaigns on young people mental health in coming years.</p><p> </p><p>Work is also underway in partnership with the Department for Education and NHS England to pilot single points of contact in schools so that young people in school have improved access to mental health advice and support. These pilots will include joint training across children and young people’s mental health services and schools to raise awareness of mental health issues, support early identification and highlight potential interventions.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/02/2016 12:49:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

448686

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children and young people in need of specialist mental health support as a result of (a) experiences of sexual abuse, (b) non-sexual physical abuse or neglect, (c) emotional abuse or neglect, (d) bereavement or (e) other trauma have been (i) granted and (ii) not granted access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	24716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The information needed to link individuals who have experienced various forms of trauma with those who have experienced mental health problems is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to improving child and adolescent mental health services, which is why we are investing an additional £1.4 billion in services for children and young people with mental health problems over the course of this Parliament. The guidance issued by NHS England in August last year on Local Transformation Plans for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing specified that the plans should address the full spectrum of need including those with particular vulnerability to mental health problems such as those who have been sexually abused or exploited. The bespoke assurance process that was undertaken by NHS England will therefore have addressed the extent to which this has been addressed in local plans.</p><p><br> NHS England has commissioned a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Local Transformation Plans, in order to support policy makers, local commissioners and services to understand and use the data that is contained within the plans to drive further improvements. Local Transformation Plans will be reviewed from a narrative, analytical and financial perspective, with thematic reviews carried out in key focus areas that align with <em>Future in Mind</em> principles.</p><p> </p><p>Sensitive and routine enquiry will be introduced in targeted health services, such as sexual health clinics and mental health services, to help identify those children who have been subjected to abuse and other traumatic experiences.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England also published a Commissioning Framework for Adult and Paediatric Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Services in August 2015 which outlines the core services in SARCs and referral pathways to other services. These are now being rolled out throughout England and should lead to improved services for those who have experienced sexual assault, including children and young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 24717 question first answered 05/02/2016 12:45:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

448687

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to improve access to mental health services for children who have (a) been the victims of abuse and (b) experienced other trauma.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	24717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The information needed to link individuals who have experienced various forms of trauma with those who have experienced mental health problems is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to improving child and adolescent mental health services, which is why we are investing an additional £1.4 billion in services for children and young people with mental health problems over the course of this Parliament. The guidance issued by NHS England in August last year on Local Transformation Plans for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing specified that the plans should address the full spectrum of need including those with particular vulnerability to mental health problems such as those who have been sexually abused or exploited. The bespoke assurance process that was undertaken by NHS England will therefore have addressed the extent to which this has been addressed in local plans.</p><p><br> NHS England has commissioned a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Local Transformation Plans, in order to support policy makers, local commissioners and services to understand and use the data that is contained within the plans to drive further improvements. Local Transformation Plans will be reviewed from a narrative, analytical and financial perspective, with thematic reviews carried out in key focus areas that align with <em>Future in Mind</em> principles.</p><p> </p><p>Sensitive and routine enquiry will be introduced in targeted health services, such as sexual health clinics and mental health services, to help identify those children who have been subjected to abuse and other traumatic experiences.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England also published a Commissioning Framework for Adult and Paediatric Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Services in August 2015 which outlines the core services in SARCs and referral pathways to other services. These are now being rolled out throughout England and should lead to improved services for those who have experienced sexual assault, including children and young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 24716 question first answered 05/02/2016 12:45:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

448688

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time staff have been employed at the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	24723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL) staff numbers for the last five years are listed below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Staff employed by RIPL in each of the last five years</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Technical and Admin Staff</p></td><td><p>Medical Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Note: </em>Since 2013, RIPL was incorporated into the functions of Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/02/2016 14:11:47 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

448689

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the budget was for the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	24733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) was formed on 1 April 2013; below are budgets for the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL) for each year since PHE’s formation. The RIPL was previously part of the Health Protection Agency, whose functions transferred to PHE.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013/14 (Actual)</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (Actual)</p></td><td><p>2015/16 (Budget)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£3,491,300</p></td><td><p>£3,667,600</p></td><td><p>£3,465,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/02/2016 16:32:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

448690

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what regulations there are on the ratio of staff to patients in care homes.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	24734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>There are no regulations setting out staff to residents ratio’s in care homes, however all providers of regulated activities have to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and follow a set of fundamental standards of safety and quality below which care should never fall.</p><p> </p><p>One of the fundamental standards relates to staffing and requires that a provider must have sufficient numbers of suitability qualified, competent, skilled and experienced persons in order to meet the requirements of residents.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC has a wide range of enforcement powers that it can use if the provider is not does not meet the fundamental standards.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/02/2016 16:12:08 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

448691

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Paediatrics: Audiology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the information available on the quality of paediatric audiology services.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	24730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The Improving Quality in Physiological Services accreditation scheme has been established with the aim of improving service quality, care and safety for patients undergoing physiological diagnostics and treatment by promoting and recognising good quality practice in physiological services.</p><p> </p><p>Information about those services which have achieved accreditation is publicly available on the United Kingdom Accreditation Service website and to date audiology services are making good progress towards accreditation.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioning of accredited services is considered good practice and should be encouraged.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2015, the Department and NHS England published the Action Plan on Hearing Loss.</p><p> </p><p>A key action in the plan is the drafting of a Commissioning Framework. To ensure that issues concerning paediatric audiology are not neglected, the Commissioning Framework will include suggested care pathways and capture quality requirements which can be incorporated into the commissioning process. The framework will also include recommended Key Performance Indicators that can support commissioners to incorporate appropriate quality management in their contracts.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/02/2016 12:42:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

448692

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Kirklees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to maintain levels of access to A&E provision in Kirklees.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	24757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The provision of front line health services, including accident and emergency, is a matter for the local National Health Service, which has a responsibility to ensure that people have access to the best and safest healthcare possible. Any service changes should be led by clinicians and be based on a clear, robust clinical case for change that delivers better outcomes for patients.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/02/2016 12:19:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

448693

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Zika Virus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monitoring is in place for people returning from countries where the Zika virus has been found to detect the presence of that virus.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	24731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) are raising awareness among travellers to ensure they present for medical attention if they develop symptoms, and among health professionals so that they can rapidly investigate and diagnose potential cases of Zika. Updated advice has been published on the PHE Zika virus page and the NaTHNaC website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE is providing tailored advice for relevant health professionals, including obstetricians and general practitioners (GPs). PHE is liaising with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Association of British Travel Agents who have published updates on their respective websites. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has also updated its country travel advice pages with information about Zika virus.</p><p> </p><p>If a case of Zika is suspected, samples are sent to PHE’s Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory and positive results are reported to appropriate colleagues in PHE through the standard mechanisms.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/02/2016 16:24:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne