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1133380

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of mental wellbeing on the propensity to develop physical illness.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>People living with severe mental illness (SMI) are at greater risk of physical illness and face one of the greatest inequality gaps in England with life expectancy 15-20 years lower than the general population.</p><p>To help address this disparity in health outcomes, in 2016, in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, NHS England committed to leading work to ensure that by 2020/21, 280,000 people living with SMI have their physical health needs met by increasing early detection and expanding access to evidence-based physical care assessment and intervention each year.</p><p>In the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England committed to building on this ambition. By 2023/24, the number of people receiving physical health checks will further increase to an additional 110,000 people per year, bringing the total to 390,000 checks delivered each year.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/06/2019 16:40:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133381

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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	Antidepressants
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 he has made of the proportion of patients prescribed antidepressants who do not take that medication for the prescribed length of time.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made no such estimate. The Government expects clinicians to prescribe anti-depressants responsibly and to follow the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines on shared decision making when discussing care and treatment options with their patients.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 24/06/2019 16:50:51 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133382

registered interest
date	19/06/2019
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	Pain: 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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prescribing mindfulness-based pain management in treating chronic pain.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, self-management approaches, such as mindfulness, may be appropriate for helping people manage the day to day symptoms of living with a long-term condition, such as chronic pain.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is in the process of developing the ‘Chronic Pain: assessment and management’ guideline, which is expected for publication on 19 August 2020. The guideline is looking at range of approaches relevant to the management of chronic pain, including pain self-management programmes and peer-led programmes. The guideline scope document can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10069/documents/final-scope" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10069/documents/final-scope</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 24/06/2019 16:52:29 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133007

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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 and Suicide: 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 assessment he has made trends in (a) depression, (b) suicidal ideation and (c) self-harm amongst (i) adolescent males and (ii) adolescent females since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department assess a wide range of research into trends around depression, self-harm and suicide to inform evidence-based policy development. NHS Digital has published the report, ‘Mental Health of Children and Young People in England, 2017’, which covers prevalence and trends in mental disorders in young people. The report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-of-children-and-young-people-in-england/2017/2017" target="_blank">www.digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-of-children-and-young-people-in-england/2017/2017</a></p><p>The Department commissions the Office for National Statistics to monitor and publish data on suicide trends across all age groups. Published data shows that suicides amongst 15-19 year-olds have been increasing in recent years. The latest data is published at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations" target="_blank">www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations</a></p><p>The Department also funds the Multi-Centre Study of Self-Harm, which analyses long-term trends in people presenting at hospital for self-harm. We are aware of research showing increases in attendances at hospital and in primary care for self-harm, especially in young women and girls.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/06/2019 16:49:09 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1131764

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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: Statistics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many occasions his Department has received representations from the UK Statistics Authority on his Department's presentation and use of statistics in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	263735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Details on the UK Statistics Authority’s interventions are published in the correspondence<sup>1</sup>, publications<sup>2</sup>, and issues log<sup>3</sup> sections of their website since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Authority’s Office for Statistics Regulation also carry out regular assessments and systemic reviews, details of which can also be found on the Authority’s website<sup>4</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2018, the Authority published the first annual summary of its interventions for the financial year 2017/18<sup>5</sup>. The report for 2018/19 will be published in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup><a href="https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence-list/" target="_blank">https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence-list/</a></p><p><sup>2</sup><a href="https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publications-list/" target="_blank">https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publications-list/</a></p><p><sup>3</sup><a href="https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/reports-and-correspondence/issues-log/" target="_blank">https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/reports-and-correspondence/issues-log/</a></p><p><sup>4</sup><a href="https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/osr/" target="_blank">https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/osr/</a></p><p><sup>5</sup><a href="https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/annual-casework-review-20172018/" target="_blank">https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/annual-casework-review-20172018/</a></p><p><sup> </sup></p><p><sup> </sup></p><p><sup> </sup></p><p><sup> </sup></p><p><sup> </sup></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2019 10:43:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1127961

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
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: Autism and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Written Statement of 21 May 2019, Care Quality Commission Thematic Review of Restrictive Practices, Seclusion and Segregation, HCWS 1569, what additional resources his Department plans to allocate to scrutinise cases of exclusion and long term segregation; and what assessment he has made of the timeframe required to review each such case.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	256961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>On 21 May 2019, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its ‘Interim Report: Review of restraint, prolonged seclusion and segregation for people with a mental health problem, a learning disability and or autism.’ The Government has accepted all five of the recommendations in the CQC’s interim report including the recommendation that over the next 12 months, there should be an independent and an in-depth review of the care provided to, and the discharge plan for, each person who is in segregation on a ward for children and young people or on a ward for people with a learning disability and/or autism.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to working with partners across the health, education and care system to ensure that all of the recommendations are implemented effectively.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure the care of each and every person detained in seclusion or long term segregation is thoroughly scrutinised. The timeframe required to review each case will be case-specific but each review will be conducted efficiently. We are working with the CQC, NHS England and other partner organisations on the arrangements for the reviews and their oversight and will publish further details shortly.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/06/2019 16:16:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1126655

registered interest
date	14/05/2019
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	Opioids: Prescriptions
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 9 May 2019 to Question 250763 on Opiates: Prescriptions, if he will make it his policy to include direct hyperlinks to reports or materials referenced in written answers to hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	254155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Further to the answer to Question 250763, the Care Quality Commission’s controlled drugs annual reports are available at the following links:</p><p> </p><p>‘The safer management of controlled drugs: Annual update 2017’ (published July 2018).</p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20180718_controlleddrugs2017_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20180718_controlleddrugs2017_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>‘The safer management of controlled drugs: Annual update 2016’ (published July 2017).</p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20170718_controlleddrugs2016_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20170718_controlleddrugs2016_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>‘The safer management of controlled drugs: Annual report 2015’ (published July 2016).</p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20160714_controlleddrugs2015_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20160714_controlleddrugs2015_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>‘The safer management of controlled drugs: Annual report 2014’ (published July 2015).</p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20150716_safer_management_controlled_drugs_annual_report_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20150716_safer_management_controlled_drugs_annual_report_2014.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>‘The safer management of controlled drugs: Annual report 2013’ (published August 2014).</p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20140811%20CQC%20Controlled%20drugs%20annual%20report%202013%20final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20140811%20CQC%20Controlled%20drugs%20annual%20report%202013%20final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/05/2019 13:38:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1126166

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to staff in his Department (a) in their transition to retirement and (b) to (i) maintain and (ii) increase the physical and mental wellbeing staff planning for retirement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	253516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Departmental support for staff transitioning into retirement includes a Pre Retirement learning event, provided via Civil Service Learning, which raises awareness of available information and resources, supports proactive planning for making the most of retirement and awareness of how to claim Civil Service and state pensions.</p><p>All staff in the Department who are part of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, have access to MyCSP, the Civil Service pension provider, which provides online resources and tools, such as the Retirement Modeller and a Pension Portal and also provides individual pension advice over the phone.</p><p>The Department also offers and wherever possible, supports staff requests for partial retirement to support individual needs and also as a transition to future retirement.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/05/2019 11:24:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1124744

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
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	Opioids: Prescriptions
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 2 May 2019 to Question 248592 on Opiates: Prescriptions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of her Department centrally recording information on the prevalence of opioid prescriptions,
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	250761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment. Prescription information is taken from the Prescription Cost Analysis system, as supplied by NHS Digital, and is based on a full analysis of all prescriptions dispensed in the community. The data is not collected on a local authority basis.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/05/2019 16:02:57 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1124747

registered interest
date	03/05/2019
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	Opioids: Prescriptions
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 investigations relating to the over-prescription of opioids have been undertaken by the Care Quality Commission in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	250763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not undertake investigations relating to the over-prescription of controlled drugs. The CQC looks at the arrangements for controlled drugs as well as all other medicines as part of its inspection process. This can include prescribing, particularly where concerns have been raised. This information is then published as part of the CQC’s inspection report.</p><p> </p><p>As well as following up regarding controlled drug prescribing at an individual service level, the CQC also reports on national prescribing trends through its controlled drugs annual report to the Government, these reports are publicly available on its website.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/05/2019 14:36:26 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane