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1721499

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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	General Practitioners: Birmingham Northfield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of open GP practices (a) on the most recent date for which figures are held and (b) in 2010 in Birmingham Northfield constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
	tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
	uin	214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>Data provided by NHS England Digital shows that in May 2014, the earliest year from which data is available, there were 18 open general practices (GPs) in the Birmingham Northfield constituency, and as of May 2024 there are 15 open GPs in the constituency. The data only includes main practices, and does not include branch practices.</p><p>GPs close for a variety of reasons, including mergers or retirement, so this does not necessarily indicate a reduction in the quality of care. When a GP does close, patients are informed of the closure and advised to register at another local practice of their choice, within their area.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 23/07/2024 16:48:00 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5234

1721500

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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	Speech and Language Therapy: 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, how many speech and language therapists there were in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham Northfield
	tabling member printed	Laurence Turner
	uin	215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of full-time equivalent speech and language therapists working in National Health Service trusts and other core organisations, in the Birmingham and Solihull integrated care system and the West Midlands as a whole, in March of each of the last six years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>642</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>734</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: the Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England, published by NHS England on a monthly basis.</p><p>These staff provide services in a range of settings, including in education. However, therapists will also be directly employed by other providers, including schools, independent provision, and third sector and charitable organisations, for which data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 24/07/2024 09:01:23 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	5234

1721529

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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: North Cornwall
	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 he plans to take to increase access to NHS dental appointments in North Cornwall constituency.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	uin	244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government plans to tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments, and by recruiting new dentists to areas that need them most.</p><p>To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to NHS dental care, the Government will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists. The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB) has a number of measures in place to increase access to NHS dental appointments, including:</p><p>- commissioning over 356 additional urgent dental care appointments each week across the South West, with 45 of these weekly appointments available in Cornwall;</p><p>- commissioning additional stabilisation sessions with eight practices, providing 125 appointments each week in Cornwall;</p><p>- setting up a dental helpline to help people access urgent or stabilisation advice; and</p><p>- setting up an innovative access pilot project in Cornwall that supports the most vulnerable to see an NHS dentist.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 23/07/2024 17:01:53 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5350

1721530

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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	Ambulance Services: North Cornwall
	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 he is taking to reduce ambulance waiting times in (a) North Cornwall constituency and (b) the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust area.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	uin	245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government has committed to supporting the National Health Service to improve ambulance response times and achieve the standards set out in the NHS Constitution. In doing so we will be honest about the challenges facing the health service, and serious about tackling them.</p><p>As a first step, my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has appointed the Professor Lord Darzi to lead an independent investigation of NHS performance, which will report in September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 25/07/2024 08:57:02 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	5350

1721531

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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: Standards
	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 he is taking to reduce waiting times at accident and emergency departments in (a) Royal Cornwall Hospital Treliske, (b) Derriford Hospital and (c) North Devon District Hospital.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	uin	246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the National Health Service to reduce accident and emergency (A&amp;E) waiting times and achieve the standards set out in the NHS Constitution. In doing so, we will be honest about the challenges facing the health service and serious about tackling them.</p><p>As a first step, my rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has appointed Lord Darzi to lead an independent investigation of NHS performance. This will report in September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 24/07/2024 08:54:07 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	5350

1721532

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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	General Practitioners: North Cornwall
	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 make an assessment of the adequacy of the GP-to-patient ratio in North Cornwall constituency.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	uin	247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government has committed to training thousands more general practitioners (GPs) across the country, to take the pressure off those currently working in the system, and NHS England has made a number of recruitment and retention schemes available to GPs. In addition, the Government will bring back the family doctor, incentivising GPs to see the same patient, so that ongoing or complex conditions are dealt with effectively.</p><p>NHS England is working with practices in North Cornwall to create greater sustainability and offers a GP retainer scheme, which provides support to those returning to GP work. Practices are also supported with access to the primary care training hub which provides recruitment, development, and retention programmes, a general practice staff bank for Cornwall practices which helps provide short term locum support, and relocation funding that, following a successful application, can assist with recruiting for hard-to-fill roles.</p><p>In May 2024, the latest period for which data is available, there were 60.2 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors in GPs in the North Cornwall constituency, and an average of 5.8 FTE doctors in GPs per 10,000 registered patients.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 248 259 question first answered 23/07/2024 16:54:02 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5350

1721533

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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	General Practitioners: North Cornwall
	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 he is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain General Practitioners in North Cornwall.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	uin	248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government has committed to training thousands more general practitioners (GPs) across the country, to take the pressure off those currently working in the system, and NHS England has made a number of recruitment and retention schemes available to GPs. In addition, the Government will bring back the family doctor, incentivising GPs to see the same patient, so that ongoing or complex conditions are dealt with effectively.</p><p>NHS England is working with practices in North Cornwall to create greater sustainability and offers a GP retainer scheme, which provides support to those returning to GP work. Practices are also supported with access to the primary care training hub which provides recruitment, development, and retention programmes, a general practice staff bank for Cornwall practices which helps provide short term locum support, and relocation funding that, following a successful application, can assist with recruiting for hard-to-fill roles.</p><p>In May 2024, the latest period for which data is available, there were 60.2 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors in GPs in the North Cornwall constituency, and an average of 5.8 FTE doctors in GPs per 10,000 registered patients.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 247 259 question first answered 23/07/2024 16:54:02 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5350

1721534

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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: North Cornwall
	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 he is taking to expand community pharmacy provision in (a) Bodmin and (b) North Cornwall.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	uin	249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and to better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, including by cutting red tape. That includes making prescribing part of the services delivered by community pharmacists.</p><p>Local Authorities are required to publish Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments every three years to assess the need for pharmaceutical services in their area. Intergrated care boards are required to consider these assessments when commissioning services to meet their population’s need.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 25/07/2024 14:47:57 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5350

1721544

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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	General Practitioners: North Cornwall
	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 full-time equivalent GPs were working in North Cornwall constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Ben Maguire
	uin	259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government has committed to training thousands more general practitioners (GPs) across the country, to take the pressure off those currently working in the system, and NHS England has made a number of recruitment and retention schemes available to GPs. In addition, the Government will bring back the family doctor, incentivising GPs to see the same patient, so that ongoing or complex conditions are dealt with effectively.</p><p>NHS England is working with practices in North Cornwall to create greater sustainability and offers a GP retainer scheme, which provides support to those returning to GP work. Practices are also supported with access to the primary care training hub which provides recruitment, development, and retention programmes, a general practice staff bank for Cornwall practices which helps provide short term locum support, and relocation funding that, following a successful application, can assist with recruiting for hard-to-fill roles.</p><p>In May 2024, the latest period for which data is available, there were 60.2 full time equivalent (FTE) doctors in GPs in the North Cornwall constituency, and an average of 5.8 FTE doctors in GPs per 10,000 registered patients.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 247 248 question first answered 23/07/2024 16:54:03 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5350

1721545

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2024
	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	North Devon Hospital
	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 expedite delivery of the Our Future Hospital programme funding for North Devon District Hospital to ensure that the new hospital facilities will be completed before 2031.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Ian Roome
	uin	260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The National Health Service is broken, and the Government is determined to fix it. We recognise the need for investment in NHS estates across the country, including at the North Devon District Hospital. We will provide the investment and reform needed to get patients the care they deserve.</p><p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has asked for an urgent report on the degree to which the New Hospital Programme is funded, and a realistic timetable for delivery. He will consider this carefully then report back to patients, clinicians, and local communities to confirm any possible revisions to the schedule.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 25/07/2024 08:33:29 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	5138