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1184398

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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	Health Services: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Government determines the level at which the immigration health surcharge is set.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	28058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department’s most recent assessment looked at actual data on surcharge-payers’ use of the National Health Service between April 2015 and September 2019 and their length of stay in the United Kingdom. This estimated the total costs to the NHS of treating the average surcharge-payer to be around £624 per person per annum.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/03/2020 11:45:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1183805

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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	Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent funding he has allocated to Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	901438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust will benefit from £500million capital investment for a new major hospital, providing adult emergency and women and children’s services in one place. A consultation on the detail of the Trust’s proposals is currently underway and closes on 1 April.</p><p>The package of capital funding is part of the Government’s £2.7billion Health Infrastructure Plan (HIP) for six new hospital projects to be delivered in our first phase of major hospital rebuilds (HIP1) as part of our broader commitment to build 40 new hospitals.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/03/2020 14:51:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1183893

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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	Intensive Care: Doctors and Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many critical care trained (a) nurses and (b) doctors there were working in the NHS in (i) March 2020 and (ii) each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	27551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/03/2020 12:14:48 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1183894

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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	NHS: Public Lavatories
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 his Department has made of the number of toilets available for use by patients throughout the NHS.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	27552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>National Health Service organisations make decisions locally on the provision of toilets to patients, visitors and staff. Data on them is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/03/2020 14:20:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1183895

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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	NHS: 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, how many (a) fluid repellent face masks, (b) general use aprons and (c) examination gloves the NHS stocked in (i) 2020 and (ii) in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
uin	27553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the stock levels of products and supplies at individual National Health Service bodies.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/03/2020 14:19:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1183909

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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	Patients: Visual Impairment
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 30 January 2020 to Question 8395 on Visual Impairment, what plans his Department has to begin collecting data on patients' experiencing loss of sight while awaiting NHS treatment.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	27558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to begin collecting data on patients’ experiencing loss of sight while awaiting National Health Service treatment.</p><p>The current NHS access standard for referral to elective treatment requires that patients will be seen within a maximum waiting time of 18 weeks. Clinical priority is the main determinant of when patients should be treated followed by the chronological order of when they were added to the list.</p><p>NHS England’s Elective Care Transformation Programme is supporting hospital eye service departments to better manage demand and minimise the risk of significant harm to patients. Further information can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/transforming-elective-care-services-ophthalmology" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/transforming-elective-care-services-ophthalmology</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/03/2020 12:30:59 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1183910

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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	Visual Impairment: Health Services
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 his Department has made of the (a) availability and (b) average waiting times for NHS eyesight services.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	27559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>There is no evidence that patients looking to access National Health Service sight tests in primary care are facing delays. There were 13.2 million NHS sight tests carried out in 2018/19, an increase of 1.5% on the previous year.</p><p>The current NHS access standard for referral to elective treatment requires that patients will be seen within a maximum waiting time of 18 weeks. Clinical priority is the main determinant of when patients should be treated followed by the chronological order of when they were added to the list.</p><p>There were 2 million first outpatients ophthalmology appointments, within NHS trusts in England or commissioned in England from the independent sector, during 2018/19 and of those, the average waiting time (mean), as reported by NHS Digital Hospital Episodes Statistics, was 51 days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/03/2020 12:31:42 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1183926

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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	Gender Dysphoria: Clinics
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 his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for treatment at gender identity clinics.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	27500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>In 2018 NHS England published two new service specifications for adult gender identity services, formed through a process of extensive stakeholder engagement and public consultation. NHS England and NHS Improvement have now completed several procurements to identify which organisations are best placed for future delivery of these services.</p><p>In addition, NHS England will pilot new gender dysphoria services for adults in 2020/21 in a number of localities across England, following which national rollout will be considered. The first of the new services will be established in London at a National Health Service HIV and sexual health clinic in Soho, the planned ‘go live’ date is April 2020.</p><p>These new services will increase the number of patients that are able to access specialised services and reduce waiting times.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/03/2020 12:36:04 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1183954

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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	Dental Services: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason NHS England has stopped commissioning orthodontic services throughout the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	27497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning orthodontic services from specialist practitioners in primary care, to meet local need.</p><p>NHS England halted orthodontic services in the Midlands region due to concerns about the way the process was managed. Across the region NHS England has extended all existing providers contracts for a further two years, which will now expire in 2022.</p><p>NHS England will be working across its national team and Midlands region to undertake a lessons learned exercise. This exercise will inform the decision making around the next steps for orthodontic procurements across those regions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/03/2020 12:23:52 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1184010

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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	Coronavirus: Ventilators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of Health and Social Care what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS Trusts have adequate financial resources to (a) purchase additional and (b) maintain ventilators; what plans he has to allocate additional funding to NHS Trusts should they require extra ventilator equipment in the event of an influx of patients with covid-19; and whether ventilators will be provided to at risk patients at home.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	27664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has set out a £12 billion package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services, individuals and businesses through the economic disruption caused by COVID-19.</p><p>We are scaling up intensive care beds. NHS England is looking at National Health Service organisations critical care capacity - including the availability of additional facilities of independent sector providers.</p><p>It is also making sure that they have as much ventilation equipment as possible and, crucially, the skilled and trained people to use it.</p><p>There are no plans to provide ventilators at home as this would not be viable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/03/2020 14:20:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen