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1686966

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	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	Dementia: Continuing Care
	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 estimate of the average length of time it takes for a person with Dementia to receive a completed care and support plan.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	12804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">NHS England is committed to delivering high quality care and support for every person with dementia, and central to this is the provision of personalised care and support planning for post diagnostic support.</del> Information on the average length of time it takes for a person with dementia to receive a completed care and support plan is not collected centrally<ins class="ministerial">.</ins><del class="ministerial">, and there are no plans to do so.</del></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/02/2024 11:23:22 question first ministerially corrected 13/02/2024 10:49:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 16983 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1686751

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2024
	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	Breast Cancer: Screening
	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 she has made of the adequacy of availability of follow up MRI scans for women who have undergone mastectomies to tackle lobular breast cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	12666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">No specific assessment has been made of the adequacy of availability of follow up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans for women who have undergone mastectomies, to tackle lobular breast cancer.</del></p><p>£2.3 billion was awarded at Spending Review 2021 to transform diagnostic services over the next three years. Most of this will help increase the number of community diagnostic centres up to 160 by March 2025, expanding and protecting elective planned diagnostic services. The remainder of the funding will increase capacity for imaging, including MRI scans, endoscopy as well as lung and mammography screening, and improve digital diagnostics.</p><p>Growth in the MRI asset base and increased use of MRI acceleration software is creating additional capacity for approximately 572,000 MRI examinations per annum within the NHS in England.</p><p>The Department and NHS England have taken steps to improve the treatment of invasive lobular breast cancer (ILBC) but are aware that more needs to be done. In September 2022, the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre announced funding from NHS England and the Welsh Government of £5.4 million to support delivery of six new national cancer audits. Two of these focus on breast cancer, one on primary and one on metastatic, and include ILBC.</p><p>Additionally, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) supports breast cancer research funded by research partners in the charity and public sectors. Over the last five years, the NIHR Clinical Research Network has supported 10 ILBC-related studies.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/02/2024 15:42:40 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2024 16:01:34 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 16540 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1685651

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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	Mental Health Services: Cumbria
	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 referrals have been accepted by South Cumbria CAMHS in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	11869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The following table shows the number of referrals made received for patients aged between zero and 17 years old between December 2022 and November 2023, with data between April and November 2023 still being subject to revision:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Reporting period</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Local authority</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in month for patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in month where patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral and who have received at least one care contact any time after referral</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">December 2022</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">415</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">195</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">January 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">465</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">225</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">February 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">560</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">235</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">March 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">580</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">230</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">April 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">410</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">155</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">May 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">545</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">225</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">June 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">475</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">175</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">July 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">460</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">175</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">August 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">255</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">110</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">360</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">185</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">October 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">500</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">210</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">November 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">640</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">210</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">December 2022</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">270</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">150</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">January 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">365</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">200</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">February 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">320</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">145</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">March 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">425</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">220</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">April 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">260</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">120</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">May 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">320</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">155</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">June 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">265</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">135</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">July 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">270</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">125</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">August 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">235</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">100</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">310</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">125</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">October 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">275</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">95</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">November 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">390</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">110</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del class="ministerial">Source: Mental Health Services Dataset, NHS England</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Notes:</del></p><p> </p><ol><li><del class="ministerial">Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">For the area of South Cumbria, the former Cumbrian councils have been mapped to their new unitary local authorities with referrals based on the patient’s postcode. Cumberland Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland districts; and Westmorland and Furness Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland districts.</del></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Information relating to children and young people was not collected prior to 2016/17. The following table shows the number of referrals received in Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness local authorities between 2016/17 and 2022/23, the latest period for which data is available:</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Financial year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Local authority</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in year for patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in year where patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral and who have received at least one care contact any time after referral</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">250</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">110</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">975</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">570</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,030</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,520</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5,555</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,810</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5,025</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,670</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2021/22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,280</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,145</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2022/23</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,140</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,795</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">325</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">165</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,060</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">670</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2018/19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,590</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,265</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,665</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,305</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2020/21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,840</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,955</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2021/22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,370</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,270</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2022/23</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,645</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,870</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">Source: Mental Health Services Dataset, NHS England</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Notes:</ins></p><p> </p><ol><li><ins class="ministerial">Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">For the area of South Cumbria, the former Cumbrian councils have been mapped to their new unitary local authorities with referrals based on the patient’s postcode. Cumberland Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland districts; and Westmorland and Furness Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland districts.</ins></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/02/2024 11:26:41 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2024 15:23:20 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 15737 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1685652

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	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	Mental Health Services: Cumbria
	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 referrals have been accepted by South Cumbria CAMHS in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	11870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Information relating to children and young people was not collected prior to 2016/17. The following table shows the number of referrals received in Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness local authorities between 2016/17 and 2022/23, the latest period for which data is available:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Financial year</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Local authority</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in year for patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in year where patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral and who have received at least one care contact any time after referral</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">250</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">110</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017/18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">975</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">570</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,030</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,520</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5,555</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,810</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2020/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5,025</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,670</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2021/22</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,280</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,145</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2022/23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cumberland</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,140</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,795</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">325</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">165</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017/18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,060</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">670</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,590</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,265</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,665</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,305</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2020/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,840</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,955</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2021/22</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,370</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,270</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2022/23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,645</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,870</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del class="ministerial">Source: Mental Health Services Dataset, NHS England</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Notes:</del></p><p> </p><ol><li><del class="ministerial">Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">For the area of South Cumbria, the former Cumbrian councils have been mapped to their new unitary local authorities with referrals based on the patient’s postcode. Cumberland Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland districts; and Westmorland and Furness Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland districts.</del></li></ol><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The following table shows the number of referrals made received for patients aged between zero and 17 years old between December 2022 and November 2023, with data between April and November 2023 still being subject to revision:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Reporting period</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Local authority</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in month for patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Number of referrals received in month where patients aged between zero and 17 years old at time of referral and who have received at least one care contact any time after referral</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">December 2022</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">415</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">195</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">January 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">465</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">225</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">February 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">560</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">235</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">March 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">580</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">230</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">April 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">410</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">155</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">May 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">545</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">225</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">June 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">475</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">175</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">July 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">460</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">175</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">August 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">255</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">110</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">360</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">185</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">October 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">500</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">210</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">November 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cumberland</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">640</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">210</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">December 2022</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">270</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">150</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">January 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">365</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">200</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">February 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">320</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">145</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">March 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">425</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">220</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">April 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">260</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">120</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">May 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">320</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">155</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">June 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">265</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">135</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">July 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">270</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">125</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">August 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">235</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">100</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">310</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">125</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">October 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">275</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">95</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">November 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Westmorland and Furness</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">390</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">110</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">Source: Mental Health Services Dataset, NHS England</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Notes:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ol><li><ins class="ministerial">Figures are rounded to the nearest five.</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">For the area of South Cumbria, the former Cumbrian councils have been mapped to their new unitary local authorities with referrals based on the patient’s postcode. Cumberland Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland districts; and Westmorland and Furness Council comprises of the area formerly covered by Barrow-in-Furness, Eden and South Lakeland districts.</ins></li></ol> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/02/2024 11:36:12 question first ministerially corrected 06/02/2024 15:23:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 15743 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1683706

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2024
	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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
	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 she has made of the adequacy of the list of medical conditions which meet the criteria for a medical exemption certificate.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	10653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Approximately 89% of prescriptions are dispensed free of charge. People on a low income who do not qualify for an exemption from prescription charges can seek help under the NHS Low Income Scheme, which provides help with health costs on an income-related basis. For those who do not qualify for an exemption, prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) allow people to obtain as many prescriptions as they need for a set cost. A three-monthly PPC or an annual PPC will save people money if they need four or more items in three months or <ins class="ministerial">12</ins> <del class="ministerial">13</del> or more items in 12 months.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/01/2024 09:57:19 question first ministerially corrected 01/02/2024 15:51:08 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 13571 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1684276

	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	Community Diagnostic Centres
	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 progress she has made on increasing the number of tests carried out at community diagnostic centres.
	tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Heather Wheeler
	uin	901122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <ul><li>I am pleased to inform my Hon. Friend that CDCs have now delivered over 6 million additional tests since July 2021 thanks to the hard work of NHS staff.</li></ul><ul><li>The number of tests provided by these centres has grown by an average of 13,000 (6%) each month over the last 12 months.</li></ul><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">150 centres are currently operational, and the programme is on track to meet its target of 160 CDCs by March 2025, with many due to open ahead of schedule. </ins></li></ul> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 23/01/2024 15:43:32 question first ministerially corrected 23/01/2024 17:51:19 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 13107 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler

1679517

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	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	Maternity Services: Staff
	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 maternity support workers there were in the NHS in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	7891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The following table shows the full-time equivalent number of maternity support workers working in National Health Service hospital trusts and other core organisations in England, annually from September 2018 to 2023:</p><p><ins class="ministerial"><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Maternity Services</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Neonatal Nursing</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2018</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,843</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">417</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,260</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2019</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,951</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">435</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,386</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2020</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,126</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">474</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,600</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2021</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,987</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">464</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,451</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2022</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,195</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">443</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,638</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">September 2023</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,577</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">485</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,063</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table></ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Maternity Services</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Neonatal Nursing</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,843</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">417</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,260</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2019</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,951</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">435</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,386</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2020</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,126</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">474</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,600</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2021</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,987</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">464</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,451</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2022</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,195</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">443</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,638</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">September 2023</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,577</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">485</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,063</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Workforce Statistics, NHS Digital</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Maternity support staff can be defined as all support staff that work in the ‘maternity services’ and ‘neonatal nursing’ care settings, with the latter including Special Care Baby Units. This includes nursing associates, nursery nurses, nursing assistants/auxiliaries, healthcare assistants and support workers.</li><li>The data includes staff employed by NHS trusts and other core NHS organisations. It excludes staff directly employed general practitioner surgeries, local authorities, and other providers such as community interest companies and private providers.</li></ol> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/01/2024 13:37:56 question first ministerially corrected 30/01/2024 15:48:48 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 10378 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris