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1504096

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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 and Care Workers: Migrant Workers
	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 and what proportion of current vacancies within (a) the NHS and (b) the social care workforce the Government expects to be filled by workers recruited from overseas by the end of 2022; and what recent steps his Department has taken to facilitate the recruitment of those workers.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	45832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>No specific estimate has been made. However, the Government has committed to making more effective use of international recruitment to increase the National Health Service and social care workforce. International recruitment has the potential to fill thousands of vacancies, allowing the health and care sectors to benefit from the skills of overseas workers wishing to work in England.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 13:41:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1507212

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	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 and Social Services: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on (a) the number of applications for job vacancies in the UK health and social care sector which were made by individuals from countries listed on the World Health Organisation's Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List and (b) the number of such applicants who were subsequently granted visas by the UK government, in the most recent period for which these figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	53413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2022 09:29:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1507213

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	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 and Social Services: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which countries listed on the World Health Organisation's Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List currently have agreements with the UK to allow the recruitment of individuals from such countries to fill vacancies in the UK health and social care sectors; and which countries on that list the Government is currently seeking to negotiate such an agreement with.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	53414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Of those countries listed on the World Health Organization's Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, the United Kingdom currently has a memorandum of understanding on the recruitment of healthcare workers with Nepal.</p><p>We are unable to provide information requested on countries we are currently in discussion with as it would be likely to prejudice relations between the UK and other states. When signed, Government-to-Government agreements are published to ensure transparency.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2022 09:30:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1504404

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Doctors and Nurses
	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 (a) nurses and (b) doctors were employed in the NHS in England in (i) the fourth quarter of 2019, and (ii) the second quarter of 2022, excluding those on the temporary register set up to assist with the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
	tabling member printed	Mark Tami
	uin	45730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p><p>Statistics on the National Health Service workforce are published by NHS Digital and measure staff in permanent positions. The data for these statistics is collected from the Electronic Staff Record, the human resources and payroll system for the NHS. Staff who joined the workforce on a COVID-19 temporary register would be recorded in the same way as staff on a permanent register.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/09/2022 15:10:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1503401

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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: Ashfield
	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 potential impact on response times for ambulances in Ashfield and Eastwood of ambulances being sent to patients who did not require emergency care.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	45064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to make a specific assessment.</p><p>National Health Service ambulance trusts employ sophisticated triage systems to minimise the unnecessary deployment of ambulance resources. The NHS is also increasing the capacity of NHS 111, including a £50 million investment in 2022/23 to ensure people receive the appropriate care and avoid unnecessary demand on accident and emergency (A&amp;E) and ambulance services.</p><p>NHS England advises that delays in handing over ambulance patients to A&amp;E, rather than ambulances being sent to patients that do not require emergency care, remains the largest operational challenge for ambulance services, including those in Ashfield and Eastwood. NHS England has written to all trusts and systems to to ensure ambulances are not held for longer than 30 minutes before transferring patients into the emergency department, including immediately moving patients who have completed their emergency medical care from the A&amp;E to create capacity for new patients.</p><p>NHS England is also providing targeted support to some of the hospitals facing the greatest delays in the handover of ambulance patients into the care of hospitals to identify short and longer-term interventions to improve delays and allow ambulances to respond to emergency calls.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 12:11:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1506894

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	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 Digital: Expenditure
	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 NHS Digital has spent on advertisements that raise awareness of serious medical conditions in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	51973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>There has been no specific expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 11:00:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1505070

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	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	Protective Clothing: Storage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many occasions since 1 January 2022 has (a) he or (b) his predecessor received requests from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss the cost of the storage of personal protective equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	47556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department remains in regular contact with HM Treasury regarding the cost of storing personal protective equipment.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 16:07:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 17721 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1505901

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	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	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with which other Departments her Department has had discussions on the storage of PPE since 1 January 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	49169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2022 answer text <p>Since January 2022, the Department has held discussions on the storage of personal protective equipment with the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury and the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/10/2022 13:22:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1505902

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	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	Protective Clothing: Storage
	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 (a) Government officials and (b) officials in her Department are employed to oversee the storage of personal protective equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	49170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department has 3.5 full time equivalent staff whose role is wholly dedicated to overseeing the management of personal protective equipment storage.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 12:17:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1522018

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	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	Midwives: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the cost of training a student midwife is paid by (a) the student, (b) her Department and (c) other sources.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	62838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. Such costs will vary by training institution. The Department provides funding via the NHS Learning Support Fund for eligible students. This includes a training grant of £5,000 per year, with further financial support available for childcare of £2,000 per year, travel and dual accommodation costs and access to an exceptional support fund of up to £3,000 per year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/10/2022 13:27:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 24507 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis