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1144630

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	NHS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has sought assurances from the NHS on the preparedness of NHS organisations in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	286669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working with its partners across Government, arm’s-length bodies, local authorities, industry and the wider health and care system to ensure that all relevant parties are prepared for exiting the European Union. The quality and safety of patient care is paramount in our preparedness plans.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 19:16:53 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1144629

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	Patients: Safety
	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 the Government is taking to ensure that patient safety will be protected in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	286668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working with its partners across Government, the National Health Service, arm’s length bodies, local authorities, industry and the wider health and care system to ensure that all relevant parties are prepared for exiting the European Union.</p><p>The quality and safety of patient care is paramount in our preparedness plans.</p><p>The work being undertaken includes securing continued supplies of medicines, medical devices and clinical products, and ensuring that the NHS continues to have sufficient staff to maintain quality of care and the safety of patients.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 18:55:01 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1144795

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	NHS: Recruitment
	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 additional (a) nursing and (b) clinical positions will be funded in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group as a result of Spending Round 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
	tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
	uin	286702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Spending Round 2019 did not determine the number of posts at clinical commissioning groups or healthcare providers. Staffing levels are not determined centrally; it is for autonomous NHS employers to determine the workforce numbers required to meet their local NHS service requirements. The National Health Service settlement that was confirmed in January 2019 secured additional funding for clinical commissioning groups to commission the services their populations need. Healthcare providers determine the staffing levels they require in order to provide the services they have been commissioned.</p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rt. hon. Sajid Javid MP) announced through the Spending Round a £210 million package specifically to support the NHS workforce. This is additional funding investment in training and professional development for our NHS staff. This is part of a wider drive to improve recruitment, retention and staff morale through the development of the first ever NHS People Plan, led by NHS Improvement Chair Dido Harding and NHS Chief People Officer, Prerana Issar.</p><p>In January 2019 Government confirmed a £33.9 billion cash terms increase in the NHS budget by 2023/24, compared to 2018/19. This Spending Round reaffirms that commitment, which includes a £6.2 billion increase in NHS funding next year.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 18:51:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1144729

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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 Professions: Hampshire
	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 number of FTE (a) general practitioners, (b) other doctors and (c) nurses employed by the NHS in Hampshire in (i) 2010 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
	uin	286692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The following table shows the number of doctors and nurses and health visitors in Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as at May 2019, the latest available data, compared to recent years, full time equivalent (FTE) rounded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Doctors</p></td><td><p>Nurses and Health Visitors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>577</p></td><td><p>1,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>1,172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>619</p></td><td><p>1,272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>1,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>666</p></td><td><p>1,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>673</p></td><td><p>1,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2018</p></td><td><p>712</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>718</p></td><td><p>1,311</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics</p><p>Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust came into being in January 2012 as a result of the integration of Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust, which achieved Foundation Trust status in 2006, and Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust.</p><p> </p><p>The following table below shows the number of general practitioners (GPs), excluding locums, nurses and other direct patient care staff working in general practice as of March 2016, earliest available data of the same month and March 2019, latest available data, in NHS North Hampshire CCG, NHS South Eastern Hampshire CCG, NHS West Hampshire CCG and NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG. FTE rounded.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>March 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Regular GPs (excludes Locums)</p></td><td><p>729</p></td><td><p>729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nurses</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Direct Patient Care</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Digital</p><p>GP locums are excluded as improvements have been made to GP locum recording methodology and figures are not comparable prior to December 2017.</p><p>Data prior to March 2016 has not been provided as improvements were made to the methodology for recording staff working in general practice in September 2015 and data prior to this is not comparable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 18:30:40 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1144766

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism: Mental 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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing tailored mental health services for people diagnosed with (a) autism and (b) ADHD.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	286685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The National Autistic Society estimates that around 70-80% of autistic people will develop a mental health condition at some point in their lives. It is therefore critical that autistic people have equitable access to mental health services, with reasonable adjustments made where appropriate.</p><p>On 5 December 2018, the Government announced that we will be launching a comprehensive review of our autism strategy, ‘Think Autism’. This is to ensure it remains fit for purpose. The Government wants an autism strategy that works for all autistic people, and that is why, working very closely with the Department for Education, the Department of Health and Social Care will be extending the strategy to include children.</p><p>To inform our review we launched a national call for evidence, which closed on 16 May. This will help us understand what is working and where we need to push harder to transform experiences of autistic people. We will be considering the evidence in respect of mental health services as part of this and we will be publishing the revised strategy later this year.</p><p>In March 2018, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated their existing guideline and Quality Standard on diagnosing and managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults, young people and children. NICE has established an expert working group to look at how the current NICE guidance and quality standard on ADHD are being implemented. It is working to identify best practice and examples of innovation, which have improved outcomes for people with ADHD, so that these can be widely disseminated to commissioners to improve local practice.</p><p><br> Under the NHS Long Term Plan, there will be a comprehensive expansion of mental health services, with an additional £2.3 billion in real terms by 2023/24. This will give 380,000 more adults access to psychological therapies and 345,000 more children and young people greater support in the next five years. The National Health Service will also roll out new waiting times to ensure rapid access to mental health services in the community for those that need it and expand crisis care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 18:17:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1144764

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	Euthanasia: Internet
	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 ensure mental health professionals are (a) informed about and (b) equipped to deal with the potential harms of (a) euthanasia websites and (b) similar online media on vulnerable people under their care.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	286684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of individual employers to ensure that their employees are appropriately trained and competent to carry out their duties. Individual regulated healthcare professionals also need to undertake continuous professional development in order to maintain their registration.</p><p>The Online Harms White Paper will make the internet safer for everyone. The Department will continue to work with social media companies to address wider issues of the impact of the internet on mental health and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 09/09/2019 17:33:50 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1144593

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	Motor Neurone Disease: Sports
	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 has commissioned research into the connection between head injuries sustained through sport and and motor neurone disease.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	286744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department funds health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health. However, the NIHR has not conducted any research into links between head injuries sustained through sport and motor neurone disease.</p><p>It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas, the amount of NIHR funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 17:30:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1144658

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	Palliative Care: Children
	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 money NHS England has budgeted in the 2019-20 financial year for specialised paediatric palliative care as defined by E03/S/H 2013/14 NHS Standard Contract For Paediatric Medicine: Palliative Care.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	286608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The NHS England Personalised Care Group is reviewing the commissioning, service models, contracting and pricing structure for children and young people’s palliative and end of life care. Within that context, work is underway to develop a national service specification for all aspects of end of life care covering community, hospital, hospice and tertiary care.</p><p>As part of the review of the specialised service specification, the End of Life Care Sub group is also reviewing the current contracting and funding arrangements with hospitals providing tertiary level palliative care services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 17:26:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1144699

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	Organs: Donors
	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 trends in the level of organ transplants as a result of the roll-out of opt-out only organ donations.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	286852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 will be introducing a new system of consent for organ and tissue donation in England, from spring 2020, to help increase the rate of deceased donation. The resulting increase in deceased donors is expected to come in gradually and reach full effect in 2022/23. Based on the available evidence and the expected time for it to take full effect, the Government estimates that the change in legislation will result in approximately 700 additional transplants a year in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 17:25:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1144697

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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	Pregnancy: Pulse Oximetry
	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 commit to making pulse oximetry diagnostics available to all expectant mothers.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	286851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Following the completion of the public consultation on the use of pulse oximetry as an additional test to the Newborn and Infant Physical Examination programme (NIPE) on 9 August 2019, the United Kingdom National Screening Committee will review comments and, depending on the comments, either make a recommendation to ministers as to whether a pulse oximetry test should be added to the NIPE or carry out further work on the evidence review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 17:25:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan