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1138808

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Addictions: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2019 to Question 270772 on Addiction Services, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of medically-staffed inpatient detoxification beds in England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	277157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>No national assessment has been made of the adequacy of the number of medically-staffed inpatient detoxification beds in England. Local authorities are responsible for assessing local substance misuse need, and commissioning services to meet that need, including inpatient medically-staffed detoxification beds in England.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 19/07/2019 09:46:52 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy previous answer version 129854 answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1138812

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Autism and Learning Disability: Community Care and Housing
	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 page 18 of the NHS Long Term Plan implementation framework, how much additional funding he plans to allocate to support the development of (a) new housing options and (b) suitable accommodation in the community for (i) autistic people and (ii) people with learning disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	277154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>In addition to ongoing capital subsidy by both Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department of Health and Social Care, to support the new supply of supported housing, NHS England has committed to invest £100 million of capital funding to support people with a learning disability and autism to live in the community from 2016 to 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Further funding to support housing development relating to the Learning Disability programme from April 2021 will be subject to the capital spending review.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/07/2019 11:24:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1138813

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Chronic Illnesses: Telemedicine
	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 page 27 of the NHS Long-Term Plan implementation framework, what proportion of patients with a long-term condition do not have access to a smartphone; and what funding he plans to allocate to increase digital connectivity among those people to enable them to access the NHS App.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	277155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Information on the proportion of patients with a long-term condition without access to a smart phone is not routinely collected. We are committed to ensuring that all those using the National Health Service have fair and equitable access to high quality, effective healthcare services that are responsive to all patients’ needs.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets a clear directive to offer digital first options for the provision of health and care to meet user needs and create a sustainable health and care system. We will continue to offer people choice in how they access NHS services.</p><p>Our mission is to empower people to participate in their health and care using digital services that meet their needs, target prevention and offer a personalised experience.</p><p>Whilst interaction with many health and care services will shift to digital over the coming years, this shift will not be obligatory for people who are unable or unwilling to do so. As more people move to digital channels, the time of health professionals will be freed up to spend more time with people with greater needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 277156 question first answered 18/07/2019 15:32:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1138814

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Telemedicine: Disability and Older People
	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 page six of the NHS Long Term Plan implementation framework, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of digital connectivity among (a) older and (b) disabled people, and what steps he is taking to increase the number of those people that have access to new digital NHS services.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	277156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Information on the proportion of patients with a long-term condition without access to a smart phone is not routinely collected. We are committed to ensuring that all those using the National Health Service have fair and equitable access to high quality, effective healthcare services that are responsive to all patients’ needs.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets a clear directive to offer digital first options for the provision of health and care to meet user needs and create a sustainable health and care system. We will continue to offer people choice in how they access NHS services.</p><p>Our mission is to empower people to participate in their health and care using digital services that meet their needs, target prevention and offer a personalised experience.</p><p>Whilst interaction with many health and care services will shift to digital over the coming years, this shift will not be obligatory for people who are unable or unwilling to do so. As more people move to digital channels, the time of health professionals will be freed up to spend more time with people with greater needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 277155 question first answered 18/07/2019 15:32:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1138846

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Sexual Assault Referral Centres
	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 11 June 2019 to Question 259358 on Medical Examinations: Sexual Offences, how many Sexual Assault Referral Centres there are in England; and whether those centres offer a forensic medical examination to victims of sexual assault in cases where that victim does not wish to report that assault to the police.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	277235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>There are 47 sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) in England. At the SARC, there is an offer of a forensic medical examination, if clinically appropriate to do so, available to all clients. If victims have not decided whether to involve the police, any forensic medical evidence collected will be stored at the SARC to allow the victim time to decide if they do want to report the assault.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/07/2019 14:49:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1138871

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Sexually Transmitted Infections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase the funding allocated to sexual health services to tackle the incidence of syphilis and gonorrhoea in England.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	277234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government provides funding to local authorities for their public health responsibilities, including sexual health services, through a public health grant. It is for individual local authorities to decide their spending priorities based on an assessment of local need, including the need for sexual health services taking account of their statutory duties. They are required by regulations to provide services for sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment and contraception.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 19/07/2019 09:48:56 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy previous answer version 129849 answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1138874

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Diabetes: Telemedicine
	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 promote the digital delivery of (a) structured education and (b) diabetes management services for people with (i) type 1 and (ii) type 2 diabetes.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	277230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>Since April 2017 NHS England has made £26.4 million funding available to enable clinical commissioning Groups (CCGs) to offer an expanded number of structured education places to support people with diabetes to manage their condition.</p><p>In April 2019 NHS England and NHS Improvement wrote to all CCGs to make them aware that these funds could be used to commission digital approaches. They also provided information about digital programmes which have been assessed by NHS Digital and published on the NHS Apps Library and which have undergone independent quality assurance. A significant number of the programmes on the NHS Apps Library involve coaching for people living with type 2 diabetes.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently working to widen access to digital self-management support for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes through the following:</p><p>- Redeveloping and supporting implementation of ‘Healthy Living for People with type 2 Diabetes’ which is an online, self-management support tool comprising of a digitally delivered education course, that has been shown in a randomised controlled trial to significantly reduce average blood glucose levels and to reduce diabetes-related distress in those more recently diagnosed;</p><p>- Investing £2 million through the NHS Test Bed Programme to implement and evaluate combinatorial digital delivery models for self-management education for people living with type 2 diabetes. A number of digital interventions being rolled out in the Test Beds include a coaching element and where successful NHS England plan to support wider adoption of these approaches; and</p><p>- Commissioning NHS Digital to develop a new resource aimed specifically at people with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes to support them to self-manage. The site includes advice tailored to lifestyle and educational content which can be accessed online. It was launched in July 2018 on nhs.uk at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-1-diabetes/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-1-diabetes/</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 277232 question first answered 19/07/2019 09:36:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy previous answer version 129851 answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1138875

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Diabetes: Telemedicine
	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 and what proportion of CCGs commission services to enable patients with (a) type 1 and (b) type 2 diabetes to access remote online consultations with healthcare professionals.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	277231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS England does not collect this information.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 19/07/2019 09:38:17 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy previous answer version 129847 answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1138876

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Diabetes: Advisory 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 steps his Department is taking to promote the use of coaching solutions to support patients with (a) type 1 diabetes and (b) type 2 diabetes manage their condition.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	277232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>Since April 2017 NHS England has made £26.4 million funding available to enable clinical commissioning Groups (CCGs) to offer an expanded number of structured education places to support people with diabetes to manage their condition.</p><p>In April 2019 NHS England and NHS Improvement wrote to all CCGs to make them aware that these funds could be used to commission digital approaches. They also provided information about digital programmes which have been assessed by NHS Digital and published on the NHS Apps Library and which have undergone independent quality assurance. A significant number of the programmes on the NHS Apps Library involve coaching for people living with type 2 diabetes.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently working to widen access to digital self-management support for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes through the following:</p><p>- Redeveloping and supporting implementation of ‘Healthy Living for People with type 2 Diabetes’ which is an online, self-management support tool comprising of a digitally delivered education course, that has been shown in a randomised controlled trial to significantly reduce average blood glucose levels and to reduce diabetes-related distress in those more recently diagnosed;</p><p>- Investing £2 million through the NHS Test Bed Programme to implement and evaluate combinatorial digital delivery models for self-management education for people living with type 2 diabetes. A number of digital interventions being rolled out in the Test Beds include a coaching element and where successful NHS England plan to support wider adoption of these approaches; and</p><p>- Commissioning NHS Digital to develop a new resource aimed specifically at people with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes to support them to self-manage. The site includes advice tailored to lifestyle and educational content which can be accessed online. It was launched in July 2018 on nhs.uk at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-1-diabetes/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-1-diabetes/</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 277230 question first answered 19/07/2019 09:36:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy previous answer version 129850 answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1138888

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Sickle Cell Diseases: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2019 to Question 256313 on Sickle Cell Diseases, which services (a) NHS England, (b) clinical commissioning groups and (c) other public bodies commission for people with sickle cell disease; and what the per capita annual cost is of providing each of those services.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	277137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>NHS England commissions specialised services for people living with sickle cell disease. These services are part of the specialised haemoglobinopathy services commissioned by NHS England across the country. NHS England spends over £60 million on sickle cell disease within these services annually - £60.4 million in 2017/18. Information about the services provided by individual clinical commissioning groups or other public bodies is not collected or held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 19/07/2019 09:46:21 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy previous answer version 129855 answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson