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1678058

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date	14/12/2023
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	Community Health Services: Children
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 she is taking to help reduce waiting times in children’s community health services.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>We monitor community health services waiting lists for children and young people and hold NHS England to account on actions to reduce waiting times.</p><p>NHS England has asked local health systems to develop plans to reduce waiting lists for community health services.</p><p>Recognising the waiting times for speech and language therapy, in September 2023, the Department for Education launched 'Early Language Support for Every Child' (ELSEC), with NHS England. ELSEC is a two-year pathfinder programme funding innovative workforce models to improve early identification and support for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs within early years and primary school settings. ELSEC will take place in nine sites across England, one in each Change Programme Partnership. It is running across two academic years from September 2023 to August 2025.</p><p>In future more healthcare will be provided in the community, and that is why the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan includes commitments to increase the community workforce, with increases in training places for community nurses and allied health professionals, and a renewed focus on retaining existing staff.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/01/2024 14:20:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 8840 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1678061

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
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	Disease Control
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 she is taking to consult people who shielded during the covid-19 pandemic on the preparation of pandemic preparedness plans.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	7054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>We cannot perfectly predict the characteristics of a future pandemic or know precisely which groups will be most affected by it, and we are therefore strengthening our pandemic preparedness by considering the flexible and scalable response capabilities that can be adapted to any threat that the health and social care system may need to respond to. We continue to review our pandemic planning, in close collaboration with system partners including the UK Health Security Agency, in response to new information and lessons learned from COVID-19 and other disease outbreaks. We continue to draw on a wide range of evidence, both from government research organisations and expert committees, as well as the wider research community</p><p><br> We understand that Versus Arthritis has submitted the recommendations of the Covid Shielding Voices report to the United Kingdom COVID-19 Inquiry. We are committed to learning from the Inquiry’s findings, which will play a key role in informing the Government’s planning and preparations for the future.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 7055 7056 question first answered 19/12/2023 17:46:21 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1678062

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
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	Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies on future pandemic preparedness planning of the report entitled Covid Shielding Voices published by the Centre for Epidemiology, Versus Arthritis: University of Manchester in October 2023.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	7055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>We cannot perfectly predict the characteristics of a future pandemic or know precisely which groups will be most affected by it, and we are therefore strengthening our pandemic preparedness by considering the flexible and scalable response capabilities that can be adapted to any threat that the health and social care system may need to respond to. We continue to review our pandemic planning, in close collaboration with system partners including the UK Health Security Agency, in response to new information and lessons learned from COVID-19 and other disease outbreaks. We continue to draw on a wide range of evidence, both from government research organisations and expert committees, as well as the wider research community</p><p><br> We understand that Versus Arthritis has submitted the recommendations of the Covid Shielding Voices report to the United Kingdom COVID-19 Inquiry. We are committed to learning from the Inquiry’s findings, which will play a key role in informing the Government’s planning and preparations for the future.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 7054 7056 question first answered 19/12/2023 17:46:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1678063

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
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	Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will have discussions with the UK Health Security Agency on the adequacy of NHS preparedness for rapidly producing a shielded patient list in the event of a pandemic.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	7056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>We cannot perfectly predict the characteristics of a future pandemic or know precisely which groups will be most affected by it, and we are therefore strengthening our pandemic preparedness by considering the flexible and scalable response capabilities that can be adapted to any threat that the health and social care system may need to respond to. We continue to review our pandemic planning, in close collaboration with system partners including the UK Health Security Agency, in response to new information and lessons learned from COVID-19 and other disease outbreaks. We continue to draw on a wide range of evidence, both from government research organisations and expert committees, as well as the wider research community</p><p><br> We understand that Versus Arthritis has submitted the recommendations of the Covid Shielding Voices report to the United Kingdom COVID-19 Inquiry. We are committed to learning from the Inquiry’s findings, which will play a key role in informing the Government’s planning and preparations for the future.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 7054 7055 question first answered 19/12/2023 17:46:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1678064

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 she is taking to help ensure that people still required to shield can access (a) in person and (b) other essential health services.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	7057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The COVID-19 shielding programme for people identified as clinically extremely vulnerable was formally ended by the government in September 2021. The decision to end the programme was based on there being more information available on the virus and what makes individuals more or less vulnerable, the success of the COVID-19 vaccination programme and the emergence of effective treatments for the disease</p><p><br> However, because a smaller number of immunosuppressed people may remain at higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19, despite vaccination, the Government has put in place a range of enhanced protection measures including treatments, booster vaccines, free lateral flow tests and public health advice for these individuals on keeping themselves safe. More information can be found in COVID-19: guidance for people whose immune system means they are at higher risk<em>,</em> updated on 13 November 2023, and is available at the following link:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-people-whose-immune-system-means-they-are-at-higher-risk/covid-19-guidance-for-people-whose-immune-system-means-they-are-at-higher-risk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-people-whose-immune-system-means-they-are-at-higher-risk/covid-19-guidance-for-people-whose-immune-system-means-they-are-at-higher-risk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/12/2023 17:13:28 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 8846 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1678066

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
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	Dental Services and Prescriptions: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of maternity exemption certificates that were issued in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	7091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of maternity exemption certificates issued between 2019 and 2023 to date:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Maternity Exemption Certificates Issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>483,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>444,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>463,214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>471,603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023 (as of 15 December)</p></td><td><p>524,279</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Business Services Authority</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/12/2023 17:41:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1678122

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
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: Hornsey and Wood Green
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 she is taking to recruit more General Practitioners in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	7072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>We are working with NHS England to increase the general practitioner (GP) workforce in England. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession, and encourage them to return to practice.</p><p>We have increased the number of GP training places, and last year saw 4,032 trainee doctors accept a place on GP training, up from 2,671 in 2014. Under the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, the number of training places will rise to 6,000 by 2031/32, with the first 500 new places available from September 2025.</p><p>The North Central London Training Hub administers local delivery of the NHS England General Practice Fellowship programme, which aims to support recruitment of newly qualified GPs into local general practices, including Hornsey Wood Green. The training hub also works with health and care partners locally to create portfolio roles to attract newly qualified GPs to take up salaried roles. These portfolio roles support wider population health needs identified within the borough.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/12/2023 17:42:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1678125

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of (a) 1 September, (b) 2 October, (c) 2 November and (d) 7 December 2023 from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay, case reference JB42596.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	6989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>We replied to this correspondence and its three chasers on 21 December 2023. With apologies, this case was delayed as part of our continued backlog of cases following the pandemic and we are currently working through an urgent recovery plan to resolve this.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 16/01/2024 16:56:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 8845 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1678128

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Power Failures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there have been any power cuts on their Department's property in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	7079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>There have been no power cuts on the Department’s property in the last three years.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/12/2023 13:19:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1678150

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
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	Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of regulating NHS (a) physician and (b) anaesthesia associates through the Health and Care Professions Council.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	7073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The assessment of the appropriate regulatory body for physician associate (PA) and anaesthesia associate (AA) regulation was completed in 2019. On 7 February 2019, the Government published its response to the consultation on the Regulation of Medical Associate Professions in the United Kingdom, confirming its decision to introduce statutory regulation for PAs and AAs. Most respondents to the consultation were in favour of the General Medical Council (GMC) taking on regulation.</p><p>Following further work by the Department, on 18 July 2019, the Government announced that it would be asking the GMC to regulate both roles. No further assessments have been made of the potential merits of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulating PAs and AAs and there have been no recent discussions with the HCPC on this matter.</p><p>Regulation by the GMC will mean that the organisation will have responsibility and oversight of all three professions allowing them to take a holistic approach to the education, training, and standards of the roles. This will enable a more coherent and co-ordinated approach to regulation and, by making it easier for employers, patients, and the public to understand the relationship between these roles and doctors, help to embed them in the workforce.</p><p>On 13 December 2023, the Department laid draft legislation in both Houses and in the Scottish Parliament that will empower the GMC to commence regulation for the two roles by the end of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 7074 7075 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:08:12 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West