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1146675

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	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	Social Services
	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 Operation Yellowhammer HMG Reasonable Worst Case Planning Assumptions, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of intervention in the social care market in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	291266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to make sure that people continue to receive the highest standard of care. The Department is doing everything appropriate with local government and our national partners to prepare for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 31 October 2019. This includes working with local authorities and care providers to ensure that contingency plans are in place so that they can respond if any disruption occurs, as well as regular monitoring of the adult social care sector to ensure that the Government can respond quickly if required.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/10/2019 11:21:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1145801

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Physiotherapy: 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 his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for patients waiting to see an NHS (a) physiotherapist and (b) orthotist.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	290789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>Physiotherapy and orthotic services are commissioned locally by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and data on waiting times for physiotherapy and orthotic services are not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England published guidance in 2015 setting out plans to tackle unwarranted regional variation in access to orthotic services. The guidance ‘Improving the Quality of Orthotics Services in England’, included a model services specification and set out 10 recommended steps for commissioners to take towards better services for patients including understanding local needs and preferences, delivering services in the community rather than out of hospitals, and encouraging joint working between health professionals to streamline the experience for patients and avoid unnecessary duplication and delays. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/11/orthcs-final-rep.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/11/orthcs-final-rep.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 290788 question first answered 04/10/2019 11:12:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1145800

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Physiotherapy: Dudley
	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 effect on patients of the three month waiting time to see an NHS physiotherapist in Dudley.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	290788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>Physiotherapy and orthotic services are commissioned locally by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and data on waiting times for physiotherapy and orthotic services are not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England published guidance in 2015 setting out plans to tackle unwarranted regional variation in access to orthotic services. The guidance ‘Improving the Quality of Orthotics Services in England’, included a model services specification and set out 10 recommended steps for commissioners to take towards better services for patients including understanding local needs and preferences, delivering services in the community rather than out of hospitals, and encouraging joint working between health professionals to streamline the experience for patients and avoid unnecessary duplication and delays. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/11/orthcs-final-rep.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/11/orthcs-final-rep.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 290789 question first answered 04/10/2019 11:12:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1146451

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	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: 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, with reference to the letter from Lord O’Shaughnessy to the hon. Member for Sheffield Central on 21 December 2017, what progress the Government has made on its review of upfront charging and extending charges to out-of-hospital care and care providers by non-NHS organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	291392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>As part of the review of the 2017 Amendment Regulations, the Department engaged with a number of external stakeholders and received evidence from over 60 organisations and individuals. The findings of this review were announced in the Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-12/HCWS1174/" target="_blank">HCWS1174</a>) laid by the then Minister of State for Health (Stephen Hammond MP) on 12 December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/10/2019 11:13:48 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1145724

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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: Drugs
	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 ensure the supply of medicines to hospitals in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Janet Daby
	uin	291030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Department wants to reassure patients we are doing everything necessary to make sure they can access the medicines and medical products they need after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on 31 October, whatever the circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, in consultation with the devolved administrations, has been working with trade bodies, product suppliers, and the health and care system in England to make detailed plans that should ensure continuation of the supply of medicines to the whole of the UK and its Crown Dependencies.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 June, we wrote to suppliers of medicines to the UK from or via the EU or European Economic Area setting out our continuing multi-layered approach to support continuity of supply of medicines and medical products from 31 October.</p><p>Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/10/2019 11:19:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1146141

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Hospitals: North Yorkshire
	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 finished consultant episodes there were (a) in total and (b) in each speciality at York Teaching Hospital NHS Trust in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	290949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>A count of finished consultant episodes in total and by consultant treatment specialty for York Teaching Hospital from 2010-11 to 2018-19 is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/10/2019 12:43:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name PQ290949 finished consultant episodes.xlsx title Finished Consultant Episodes York NHS
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1146145

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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 Services: Per Capita Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what allocation per capita was made by his Department in respect of clinical commissioning group (CCG) services in (a) each CCG in York and North Yorkshire, (b) each region of England and (c) England in each year since 2015 (i) in cash terms and (ii) at constant prices.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	290952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>In respect of clinical commissioning group (CCG) services, per capita Yorkshire and the Humber CCGs’ allocations for 2015/16 onwards are shown in the attached table. CCG allocation announcements for 2015 onwards, including the breakdown by region of England and total for England in real terms can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/allocations/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/allocations/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/10/2019 12:41:19 question first ministerially corrected 07/10/2019 20:32:20 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name 20190930 PQ290952 - Yorkshire and the Humber per Capita Allocations Table - V2.xlsx title PQ290952 table previous answer version 137321 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1145780

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2019 to Question 286692, what equivalent data exists for the county of Hampshire and not limited to Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
	uin	290772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 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 (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>The Department does not hold data for geographical regions. The NHS Digital data that the Department holds provides information by National Health Service trusts, CCGs and Health Education England regions. As such, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was the best proxy that could be used to answer Question 286692.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/10/2019 12:03:01 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1146540

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives from NHS providers in Cheshire and Merseyside on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	291250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 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><p> </p><p>In August 2019 the Department published up-to-date guidance on GOV.UK on what local authorities can do to prepare for leaving the European Union. This covers a range of issues including workforce, business continuity planning, data sharing, and the continuity of supply of medicines, medical devices and clinical consumables, and of non-clinical goods and services, it also provides key contact information and signposts where local authorities and providers can go for further support. We continue to work closely with the health and social care sector to ensure that this guidance is accurate, practical and up-to-date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/10/2019 11:22:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1146542

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives from Knowsley Borough Council on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	291252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 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><p> </p><p>In August 2019 the Department published up-to-date guidance on GOV.UK on what local authorities can do to prepare for leaving the EU. This covers a range of issues including workforce, business continuity planning, data sharing, and the continuity of supply of medicines, medical devices and clinical consumables, and of non-clinical goods and services, it also provides key contact information and signposts where local authorities and providers can go for further support. We continue to work closely with the health and social care sector to ensure that this guidance is accurate, practical and up-to-date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/10/2019 11:11:43 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle