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847713

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	Nurses: North West
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 20 February 2018 to Question 127707, what information his Department holds on the number of nurse vacancies and in what format such information is held.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	129389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes the number of vacancies that are advertised on NHS Jobs, the dedicated online recruitment service for the National Health Service. However, as the basis of the figures is the number of vacancies advertised for the first time in each given month, it is not possible to determine from these figures the number of vacancies live at any given point in time. The figures only cover those vacancies advertised via NHS Jobs, and it is not always possible to determine how many posts are associated with any given advertisement. The published figures are at the Health Education England region and do not go to the level of individual trusts.</p><p> </p><p>This data is relatively new and there is limited data to establish trends. It is also important to note the distinction between job adverts and actual vacancies as many trusts are in a constant process of recruitment with single job adverts often covering multiple job vacancies.</p><p> </p><p>The latest NHS Digital figures show that over 34,000 nursing and midwifery vacancies were advertised in the three months to September 2017 across England.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Digital vacancy figures are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30196" target="_blank">www.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30196</a></p><p>NHS Jobs data from NHS Digital is not the only source of vacancy data.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement have produced their own estimates and analysis for vacancy numbers.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement figures represent management information only and are not an official statistic. Their data for nursing and midwifery shows that there are 35,835 full time equivalent nursing and midwifery vacancies, of these approximately 31,351 (87%) are filled by temporary staff (32% agency and 55% bank).</p><p> </p><p>The latest NHS Improvement vacancy figures are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.improvement.nhs.uk/resources/quarterly-performance-nhs-provider-sector-quarter-3-201718/" target="_blank">www.improvement.nhs.uk/resources/quarterly-performance-nhs-provider-sector-quarter-3-201718/</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 28/02/2018 13:02:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

847714

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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: Parking
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 20 February 2018 to Question 127703, what information his Department holds on the level of hospital car parking charges and on what basis he decides whether the NHS has carried out its duty to ensure that charges are applied fairly.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	129390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>National Health Service car parking data including level of hospital car parking charges at NHS trusts is collected annually through Estates Return Information Collection.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data for 2016-17 confirms the national average fee charges per hour for patients and visitors are £1.32 and £0.19 for staff.</p><p> </p><p>NHS organisations are responsible locally for their own policy on car parking, taking into account operational circumstances and community interests.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles (first published in August 2014 and then updated in October 2015), set out a nationally consistent approach to determining car parking policies, making clear the rules which NHS trusts should follow when making decisions about car parking. However, the provision of parking spaces and the level of any charges that are made to use them are matters for individual NHS trusts.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 28/02/2018 13:25:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

846873

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Nurses: Training
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 his Department has made of the effect on the number of people enrolling for postgraduate nursing degrees of (a) removing the bursary for postgraduate nursing students and (b) the debt that such people will have incurred from undergraduate degree loans.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	129047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to make a full assessment of the effect of moving pre-registration postgraduate healthcare students onto the standard loan system on student enrolment before the close of the application cycle.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2016 the Government published a revised economic impact assessment alongside the response to its consultation: Reforming healthcare education funding: creating a sustainable future workforce.</p><p> </p><p>A revised version of the original Equality Analysis, published in February 2018 to accompany the reforms to pre-registration postgraduate healthcare funding, can be found with the aforementioned documents at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-how-healthcare-education-is-funded" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/changing-how-healthcare-education-is-funded</a></p><p> </p><p>Following implementation of the policy, the Department will look for suitable opportunities, including through existing stakeholder forums, to monitor developments.</p><p> </p><p>In order to meet the growing need to increase the future supply of registered nurses, additional clinical placement funding was announced by the Department in August and October 2017. This will enable around 5,000 more nursing students to enter training each year from September 2018; an historic 25% increase.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 27/02/2018 17:44:14 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

846874

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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: Sunderland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the total spending on mental health (a) prescriptions, (b) packages and (c) other services by Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	129048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The expenditure made by Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on mental health services for 2015/16 and 2016/17 is made available by NHS England in the Mental Health Five Year Forward View Dashboard, at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/mh-dashboard" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/mh-dashboard</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows the total spend on mental health by Sunderland CCG in was £67,892,000 in 2015/16, and £71,772,000 in 2016/17. Information on 2017/18 expenditure is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>The total spending on mental health prescriptions dispensed in the community by Sunderland CCG for the years requested is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Mental health prescriptions dispensed in the community by Sunderland CCG in 2015/16, 2016/17, and 2017/18.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Drug Group</p></td><td><p>Net Ingredient Cost (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>Mental Health Drugs</p></td><td><p>3,620,562.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Mental Health Drugs</p></td><td><p>3,262,792.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017 - December 2017</p></td><td><p>Mental Health Drugs</p></td><td><p>2,702,972.71</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Business Services Authority Information Services Data Warehouse.</p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p> </p><p>The data is based on items prescribed by Sunderland CCG and dispensed in England.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/02/2018 15:25:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

846877

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust Independent Review
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 Report of the Liverpool Community Health Independent Review, published in January 2018, if he will publish a list of the (a) persons and (b) bodies that (i) refused to give evidence to that inquiry and (ii) received warning letters before the publication of that report.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	129051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 27/02/2018 17:35:24 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

846894

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Tobacco
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 will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning independent specialist bodies to undertake replication studies of manufacturer-supplied data relating to the harm reduction potential of heat-not-burn tobacco products.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	129068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) published its most recent evidence review on e-cigarettes and novel tobacco products on 6 February this year. It contains a chapter dedicated to heat not burn tobacco products, including suggestions for further research. PHE will publish further such evidence reviews on an annual basis.</p><p> </p><p>Heat not burn products continue to be regulated as tobacco products and their use and public awareness in the United Kingdom is low. The Department will review and consider where there are gaps in evidence for further independent research, and continues to collaborate and share knowledge both in the UK and internationally to help develop the research base and understanding of these products.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/02/2018 13:21:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

846907

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the average waiting time for a mental health assessment and therapy in (a) Coventry South borough and (b) West Midlands in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	129081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing waiting times for mental health therapies across England. Performance against Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) waiting time standards continues to improve and we are consistently exceeding the targets. According to the 2016-17 Improving Access to Psychological Therapies annual report, 98.2% of those people completing treatment waited less than 18 weeks for their treatment to start in England against a target of 95% and 87.5% of people completing treatment waited less than six weeks against a target of 75%.</p><p>Source: NHS Digital (February 2018) Psychological Therapies: Annual Report on the use of IAPT services - England, 2016-17. http://www.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30232</p><p> </p><p>Data is presented in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/02/2018 17:18:29 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price attachment 1 file name 129081 table.docx title Mental Health Assessment Waiting Times
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

846909

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Nurses: Coventry
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 nurses were employed in Coventry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	129083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The workforce information held by NHS Digital is not held at the level of specific constituencies or towns as these are not recognised health geographies. NHS Digital publishes workforce information for the National Health Service in trusts and clinical commissioning groups. The trusts tend to cover a larger geographic area than a constituency or town and do not have defined catchments, therefore this data is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 27/02/2018 15:31:39 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

846910

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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: Hospital Beds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average national bed occupancy rate was for (a) adult and (b) child adolescent inpatient psychiatric wards in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	129084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Data is not available in the format requested. NHS England collects quarterly data from all National Health Service organisations on available overnight and day only beds and the total number of occupied bed days by consultant led specialty (excluding critical care beds). Occupancy rates for mental illness beds can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/02/2018 17:14:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

846911

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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: Complaints
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 formal complaints (a) mental health services and (b) the NHS received in each region in each month since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	129085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 20 February 2018 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=127767" target="_blank">127767</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/02/2018 15:22:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger