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1717681

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress she has made on (a) implementing the actions in the urgent and emergency care plan and (b) preventing ambulances queuing at hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	25954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>We have made significant progress in implementing the Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services since it was published in January 2023. A summary is set out in the document, Urgent and emergency care recovery plan Year 2: Building on learning from 2023/24, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/urgent-and-emergency-care-recovery-plan-year-2-building-on-learning-from-2023-24/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/urgent-and-emergency-care-recovery-plan-year-2-building-on-learning-from-2023-24/</a></p><p>Progress includes delivering 5,000 additional core hospital beds, exceeding our virtual ward bed capacity ambition, with over 12,000 now available, and increasing same day emergency care services across the country. These measures are helping to improve patient flow through accident and emergency (A&amp;E) and reduce the ambulance capacity lost to handover delays.</p><p>Since the publication of the plan, both A&amp;E and ambulance performance has improved during 2023/24, compared to the previous year. In addition, average ambulance patient handover times have fallen to 32 minutes 42 seconds in April 2024, from 37 minutes 33 seconds in October 2023, when the publication of this data began.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 20/05/2024 16:37:00 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1701598

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation
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 impact of her Department's drug strategy on the number of people who are in (a) drug and (b) alcohol treatment.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	22144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>By January 2024 there were an additional 9,907 adults in treatment for drugs and 9,908 adults in treatment of alcohol problems, when compared to the start of the drugs strategy in March 2022. Additionally, over the same period, there were an extra 2,650 children and young people receiving specialist support for drug and alcohol problems.</p><p>The number of prison leavers referred to community-based drug and alcohol services engaging in treatment within three weeks of release has risen to a high of 52% in January 2024, up from 36% in March 2022. Additionally, in 2023/24 we engaged over 10,000 people who sleep rough, or who are at risk of sleeping rough, in support for rough sleeping drug and alcohol treatment teams, with over 9,000 people supported by these specialist teams while in treatment.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 24/04/2024 13:00:56 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1700478

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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
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 consultations have been carried out each week as part of Pharmacy First since its launch.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	21365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>98 percent of pharmacies have signed up to Deliver Pharmacy First and claimed more than 125,000 clinical pathways consultations for February, the first full month following launch. From May, the NHS Business Services Authority will publish monthly data on the number of consultations claimed.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/04/2024 17:10:36 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1697405

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what staff networks there are in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	19714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The following staff-led support networks currently operate in the Department:</p><p>- EnABLE, a disability and long-term conditions network;</p><p>- Autism Network;</p><p>- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Network;</p><p>- Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Network;</p><p>- Race Equality Matters Network;</p><p>- Prism, an LGBT+ network;</p><p>- Women’s Network;</p><p>- Parents’ Network;</p><p>- Age Diversity Network;</p><p>- Carers’ Network;</p><p>- Care Leavers’ Network;</p><p>- Social Mobility Network;</p><p>- Men’s Health Network;</p><p>- Christian Network;</p><p>- Jewish Network;</p><p>- Muslim Network;</p><p>- Hinduism and Sikhism Group;</p><p>- Humanists Network;</p><p>- Diversity and Inclusion Analytical Network;</p><p>- Domestic Abuse Support Group;</p><p>- Working Through Cancer Network; and</p><p>- Mental Health First Aid.</p><p> </p><p>The following networks support and promote professional development and operational delivery:</p><p>- International Network;</p><p>- Flexible Working Network;</p><p>- Green Network;</p><p>- Social Workers Network;</p><p>- Health Science and Engineering Network;</p><p>- IT User Engagement Group;</p><p>- Clinicians’ Network;</p><p>- Nutritionist Network;</p><p>- Perspectives Network;</p><p>- History Network;</p><p>- Culture and Engagement Champions Network;</p><p>- Active Travel Network;</p><p>- International Network;</p><p>- First Aid Network;</p><p>- Administrative Officer and Executive Officer Network;</p><p>- Personal Assistant Network;</p><p>- Senior Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer Network;</p><p>- G6 and G7 Network; and</p><p>- Direct Appointment Scheme Network.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/03/2024 11:11:48 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1694124

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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: Facsimile Transmission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number of fax machines used in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	17395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>No data is collected in relation to the number of fax machines being used in the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 13/03/2024 16:58:57 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1691373

registered interest
date	23/02/2024
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 : Equality
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 staff in their Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	15467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department currently has seven roles with job titles that include the words equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT and race. These roles sit within policy areas linked to supporting the Department’s work externally, and are not internally or HR focussed.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/03/2024 17:33:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1691374

registered interest
date	23/02/2024
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 England: Equality
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 staff in NHS England have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	15468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>In NHS England, there are 51 staff who have equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT and race in their job titles. This covers a wide range of roles both supporting NHS England as an employer, and facing the wider National Health Service system.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/02/2024 14:27:12 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1685799

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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
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 units of dental activity were (a) commissioned and (b) delivered in each integrated care board in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018 and (iii) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	12053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Data for units of dental activity commissioned and delivered in each integrated care board in 2017, 2018 and 2019 will be published shortly on the NHS Business Services Authority’s Open Data Portal.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/02/2024 17:12:43 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1684914

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
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: Postage Stamps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS spent on postage in the latest 12 month period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	11431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>Data on the total spend on postage by National Health Service trusts in England is not held centrally and will be held locally by individual trusts.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/02/2024 13:30:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1683149

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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: Equality
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 equalities impact assessments her Department completed in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	10251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the Public Sector Equality Duty, otherwise known as the Duty, all public authorities, including Government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. Whilst ‘equality impact assessments’ may be produced, there is no legal requirement for duty assessments to be recorded in a specific format.</p><p>We do not centrally monitor assessments in this area but are confident that we are meeting the Duty in our decision-making processes. As a Department, we promote awareness of the Duty, via a number of channels, and the relevant analytical and other tools are available to policy professionals, to help ensure compliance with the Duty.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/01/2024 11:31:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien