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1195552

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date	13/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide (a) PPE and (b) home testing kits for pharmacy staff.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	46818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>There are around 11,500 community pharmacies in England, and deliveries of personal protective equipment (PPE) packs were made in March. Further, supplies of PPE have been distributed to wholesalers and distributor networks supplying community pharmacies.</p><p>Where there remains an urgent need for additional PPE stock, community pharmacies should contact their Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) who can provide supplies to respond to local spikes in need. For those who are critically short of PPE, they should phone the National Supply Distribution Response for an urgent delivery. We will continue to work in ensuring that community pharmacies have access to PPE.</p><p>Symptomatic pharmacy staff, or symptomatic member(s) of their household, are eligible for testing through the self-referral online portal where they are able to order home delivery testing kits. The online portal and further information on those eligible for testing is available at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-coronavirus-test" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-coronavirus-test</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/05/2020 16:33:40 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 22383 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1195646

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes: General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that care home residents have adequate access GP services.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	46727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>On 1 May clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) were asked to take immediate steps to implement the delivery of consistent weekly care home ‘check ins’, carried out remotely wherever appropriate, in order to review patients identified as a clinical priority for assessment and care, drawing on general practice and community services staff. These check ins should include appropriate and consistent medical oversight and input from a general practitioner and/or geriatrician.</p><p>On 14 May we published the care home support package which focuses on how to prevent and control COVID-19 in all registered care homes. To support this, on 13 May we announced an additional £600 million to support providers through a new Adult Social Care Infection Control Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/05/2020 16:39:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 22381 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1195723

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospitals: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish the number of patients admitted to hospitals from care homes on (a) a weekly basis from 1 February 2020 to date and (b) the weekly average for admissions for the same time period for each year between 2015 and 2019.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	46682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/05/2020 15:10:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 22378 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1195749

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide mental health support to people who are living alone during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	46800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>On 22 April 2020, the Government announced a guaranteed £5 million boost for national loneliness organisations to help them continue and adapt their work to ensure that staying at home does not lead to loneliness. A number of charities, businesses and public figures will join the Government’s ‘Tackling Loneliness Network’ to help connect those at risk of isolation. Volunteers from the NHS Volunteer Responder programme are also available to support people isolating at home, including making regular check in and chat phone calls.</p><p>Mental health services remain open and are working around the clock to support people. We have published official guidance on mental health and wellbeing on GOV.UK and are promoting this through Every Mind Matters. For those with severe needs or in crisis, NHS England has instructed all National Health Service mental health trusts to establish 24 hours a day, seven days a week mental health crisis lines.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/05/2020 15:57:58 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1195009

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance the Government has provided to care homes on the (a) suitability and (b) availability of personal protective equipment.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	46071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the care sector are fundamental for both the good care of individuals with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 and equally vital to protect the care workers in the social care settings.</p><p>To address this, the Government has stepped up support, supply and distribution of PPE to the care sector. As of 8 May, we have released 60.9 million items of PPE to designated wholesalers for onward sale to social care providers. In addition, between 6 April and 12 May, we have delivered over 94 million items of PPE across 38 Local Resilience Forums to respond to spikes in need.</p><p>Working with care sector representative bodies, PHE published tailored guidance ‘COVID-19 How to work safely in care homes’ on 17 April, as well as a specialised training video demonstrating the donning and doffing of PPE in care home settings. The PHE guidance also provides tables on when and which PPE to use.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 46073 question first answered 19/05/2020 16:10:00 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 22352 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1195011

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance the Government has issued to care homes on mitigating the risk of staff coming into contact with residents who have tested positive for covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	46073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the care sector are fundamental for both the good care of individuals with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 and equally vital to protect the care workers in the social care settings.</p><p>To address this, the Government has stepped up support, supply and distribution of PPE to the care sector. As of 8 May, we have released 60.9 million items of PPE to designated wholesalers for onward sale to social care providers. In addition, between 6 April and 12 May, we have delivered over 94 million items of PPE across 38 Local Resilience Forums to respond to spikes in need.</p><p>Working with care sector representative bodies, PHE published tailored guidance ‘COVID-19 How to work safely in care homes’ on 17 April, as well as a specialised training video demonstrating the donning and doffing of PPE in care home settings. The PHE guidance also provides tables on when and which PPE to use.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 46071 question first answered 19/05/2020 16:10:00 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 22354 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1195013

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to address the shortage of adult social care workers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	46075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Action Plan for Adult Social Care published on 15 April sets out our ambition to increase the social care workforce. This includes a national recruitment campaign in England, launched on 23 April, highlighting the vital role of the social care workforce during this pandemic and the longer-term opportunities for working in care.</p><p>We are also developing a new online recruitment platform which will give people wanting to work in social care the opportunity to be considered for multiple job opportunities and help employers to recruit people quickly. This includes access to free online induction training with training providers endorsed by Skills for Care. To further enable quick recruitment, we are also temporarily providing free-of-charge Disclosure and Barring Service applications and fast-track Barred List checks for many of our vital social care roles.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 19/05/2020 15:48:23 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 22356 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1194214

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Flour: Folic Acid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government will publish a response to the consultation on the fortification of flour with folic acid; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	45066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Further to the answer I gave on 4 February 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-30/10331/" target="_blank">10331</a>, we can confirm that no further progress has been made on publishing a response to the consultation due to COVID-19 pressures taking precedence. We cannot yet give an indication when the response will be published, but we will return to it, in conjunction with the devolved administrations, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/05/2020 12:09:14 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 22311 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1194293

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2020 to Question 40579, on Blood Cancer: Medical Treatments, how many people with blood cancer have had a stem cell transplant in each of the last six months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	45135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement do not collect data for the number of haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT) by condition.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/05/2020 12:29:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1194307

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to hold discussions with representatives of the Royal College of General Practitioners in respect of the cancellation of the (a) applied knowledge test and (b) clinical skills assessment as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	45370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the four statutory education bodies to support development of solution for trainees who have had their examinations cancelled as a result of COVID-19.</p><p>The RCGP is working with its testing partner to enable the Applied Knowledge Test to resume at test centres with appropriate social distancing safeguards in place from July and are investigating options for remote invigilation for those who are shielding.</p><p>The RCGP and GP training educators are rapidly developing a temporary recorded alternative to the Clinical Skills Assessment (subject to approval by the General Medical Council).</p><p>The RCGP has committed to continue to share details of the developments with affected trainees as they progress.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/05/2020 16:13:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill