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star this property date less than 2015-06-16more like thismore than 2015-06-16
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Home Care Services remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals for changes to the Care Act 2014 to ensure that social carers spend sufficient time with each patient. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bath more like this
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Ben Howlett more like this
star this property uin 2646 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2015-06-24more like thismore than 2015-06-24
star this property answer text <p>Care workers are routinely tasked with caring for individuals with intimate care and support needs, for example helping those who are older or who have a disability to do everyday things like wash, dress and get out of bed. It is unrealistic to think that very short home care visits, for example, those lasting less than 15 minutes would be enough time to do this - it is not fair on those who need care and it is not fair on care workers. Through the Care Act, the Government has made it clear that commissioning services without considering the impact on people’s wellbeing is unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the Government’s position that it would be inappropriate to introduce new or amend existing legislation to address this issue, for example, by specifying a minimum time length for home care visits. Short care visits may be appropriate for specific, non-intimate tasks such as checking medication has been taken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Commissioning for high quality care requires a more fundamental culture shift where the outcomes individuals want to achieve sits at the heart of every decision made by a local authority. This is best achieved through guidance and support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has published statutory guidance to support the implementation of the Care Act that describes how local authorities must meet these new duties when commissioning. The Department has also worked with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the Local Government Association to co-produce a set of standards to support local authorities to assess and improve their commissioning practices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2015-06-24T11:15:46.01Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-24T11:15:46.01Z
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1201
star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt remove filter
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4445
unstar this property label Biography information for Ben Howlett more like this
417287
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-09-07more like thismore than 2015-09-07
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Home Care Services remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment teams operating in England and Wales offer 24-hour home visits seven days a week. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Cambridge more like this
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Daniel Zeichner more like this
star this property uin 9323 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2015-09-10more like thismore than 2015-09-10
star this property answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 9325 more like this
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less than 2015-09-10T15:05:01.71Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-10T15:05:01.71Z
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1201
star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt remove filter
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4382
unstar this property label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-10-15more like thismore than 2015-10-15
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Home Care Services remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that carers are able to give each patient an appropriate amount of time on visits. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bath more like this
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Ben Howlett more like this
star this property uin 12117 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2015-10-23more like thismore than 2015-10-23
star this property answer text <p>In most cases, very short visits from care workers are incompatible with high quality care. However, short visits may be appropriate in certain circumstances. For instance, checking medication has been taken.</p><br /><p>Local authorities are responsible for the commissioning of services, not the Government but both Government and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) agree that inappropriately short home care visits are unacceptable.The Care Act sends a clear message that commissioning services without properly considering the impact on people’s wellbeing is unacceptable.</p><br /><p>In September 2015, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidelines on homecare which state that homecare visits should not normally be less than 30 minutes long. The Department published statutory guidance to the Care Act which directs local authorities when commissioning to consider national standards including NICE guidelines.</p><br /><p>Further, the Department worked with ADASS and the Local Government Association (LGA) to produce a framework of standards, ‘Commissioning for Better Outcomes’ which explicitly states that inappropriate use of short visits is not compatible with best practice. The framework is designed to support local authorities to improve their commissioning practices using self-assessment and peer challenge through the LGA’s programme of sector-led improvement.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
star this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2015-10-23T13:23:58.73Zmore like thismore than 2015-10-23T13:23:58.73Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt remove filter
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4445
unstar this property label Biography information for Ben Howlett more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2016-02-01more like thismore than 2016-02-01
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Home Care Services remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many home visits were provided to adult social care clients (a) in total and (b) per 1,000 of the population aged 65 and over in each English local authority in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2014-15. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Westminster North more like this
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Ms Karen Buck more like this
star this property uin 24975 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2016-02-08more like thismore than 2016-02-08
star this property answer text <p>We are informed by the Health and Social Care Information Centre that the information requested is not collected centrally.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2016-02-08T13:00:29.82Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-08T13:00:29.82Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt remove filter
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unstar this property label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck more like this