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731063

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many mentally ill people are currently in prison in England and Wales; what proportion of the prison population have mental illnesses; and what proposals they have to increase the number of beds in specialist hospitals for mentally ill patients.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL71
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The information on how many mentally ill people are currently in prison in England and Wales is not collected centrally. NHS England is currently carrying out a service review across all adult high, medium and low secure services in order to improve access, egress and throughput.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/07/2017 12:19:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

732079

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many nursing posts were unfilled in NHS England on the most recent date for which figures are available; and what plans they have to fill those places.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England (HEE) provide estimates of staff shortages and the plan for tackling these issues as part of their Workforce Plan for England publication.</p><p> </p><p>HEE plan to publish the Workforce Plan for England 2017/18 in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/07/2017 14:28:05 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

732080

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many vacancies exist in the social care sector in England; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those vacancies on the services being provided to elderly and disabled people.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Skills for Care workforce data shows that there were 90,335 vacant posts in the adult social care sector. This equates to a vacancy rate of 6.8%. This data is as at March 2016 for the independent sector and September 2015 for statutory local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Current vacancies, in addition to demographic changes in the population and raised expectations mean there will be an increasing demand on care services in the future, including from the elderly and disabled. Skills for Care, an employer-led workforce development organisation for adult social care, is looking to address this through their recruitment and retention strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/07/2017 12:18:53 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

674024

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospital Beds
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many hospital beds, on each day in the years (1) 2015, and (2) 2016, were filled by patients who could have been discharged; what estimate they have made of the numbers of such patients in 2017; and how they intend to tackle this issue.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL4747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 31/01/2017 16:30:12 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

688268

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they have taken into account changes in (1) the number of social care bed spaces provided, and (2) local demand for social care bed spaces, in determining the requirements for adult social care provision throughout England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL5405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Residential care is largely provided by an independent sector of care homes and nursing homes who respond to local demand.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Act 2014 placed duties on local authorities to facilitate local markets, articulating likely changes to supply and demand in a Market Position Statement (or equivalent) and engaging with local providers to encourage a local pool of provider organisations that allows people a choice of quality organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to understand the changing needs of their citizens and communities. The Department supports local authorities in meeting their market shaping duties when commissioning services and provides further support and guidance through sector-led improvement programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has worked with the <em>Association of Directors of Adult Social Services</em>, the Local Government Association, the care sector and other partners to produce a wide range of guidance and support about market shaping and commissioning. We have brought this together in an online hub called Adult Social Care Market Shaping, which is an online only resource, widely available to people and organisations, including local authorities, service users, and care providers.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/02/2017 17:01:03 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

674023

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Sepsis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice is being given to the public on how to spot the warning signs of sepsis so that early appropriate treatment can be sought.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL4746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE), in partnership with the UK Sepsis Trust, launched a national sepsis campaign in December 2016 targeted at parents of children under five with the aim of raising awareness of the symptoms of sepsis and when to seek urgent medical help. Activity includes posters and leaflets, digital films featuring Melissa Mead and other families affected by sepsis, a Netmums partnership, national public relations and supporting communications through a range of National Health Service, local authority and commercial sector partners. So far the campaign has achieved strong engagement. The launch achieved excellent national news coverage, a million posters and leaflets have been ordered and there have been more than 2.7 million views of the digital films.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 27/01/2017 12:07:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

717267

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Care Homes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made of the cost effectiveness of local authorities developing and running social care residential homes to meet the urgent needs of the elderly population.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL6568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>High-quality, personalised care and support can only be achieved where there is a vibrant, responsive market of service providers. There has been an effective market operating in adult social care for over 20 years. The independent and charitable sector has proved successful in meeting increased demand for high quality services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor the capacity of the social care system and bed capacity has remained broadly stable - 460,664 beds in 2010 to 459,874 now.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not advise local authorities or private companies on how to set up or operate care homes. The Care Act 2014 placed duties on local authorities making them responsible for ensuring there is an effective pool of quality providers of social care in their area with capacity to meet the needs of their local population. It is for local authorities to determine the most cost effective way of meeting the care needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p>Should a care home close, local authorities have duties to step in temporarily and ensure that all people affected in its area continue to have their needs met and their care is not interrupted.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has worked with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, the Local Government Association, the care sector and other partners to produce a wide range of guidance and support about market shaping and commissioning. We have brought this together in an online hub called Adult Social Care Market Shaping, which is an online only resource widely available to people and organisations including local authorities, service users, and care providers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6569 question first answered 07/04/2017 13:48:50 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

671923

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to identifying new sources of income to meet increasing care costs, especially in the light of the projected growth in the number of people over the age of 75 within the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL4592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>Social care continues to be a key priority for this Government. The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has announced that local authorities will have access to £900 million of additional funding for social care over the next two years, including £240 million through the Adult Social Care Support Grant, funded by reforms to the New Homes Bonus, and additional flexibility for local authorities to raise money through the social care precept.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2017, additional social care funds will be made available to local government through the Better Care Fund, rising to £1.5 billion by 2019/20, with funding going direct to councils to ensure health and social care services work together to support older and vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that there needs to be reform in the medium and long term to encourage high standards across the whole country. We will put social care on a sustainable footing for the future, giving people the comfort of knowing that they will be cared for in their old age.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 25/01/2017 16:00:24 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

717268

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Care Homes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what encouragement and support is given to local authorities to develop and run their own social care residential provision, in the light of the loss of places through the closures of privately run homes for the elderly.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL6569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>High-quality, personalised care and support can only be achieved where there is a vibrant, responsive market of service providers. There has been an effective market operating in adult social care for over 20 years. The independent and charitable sector has proved successful in meeting increased demand for high quality services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor the capacity of the social care system and bed capacity has remained broadly stable - 460,664 beds in 2010 to 459,874 now.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not advise local authorities or private companies on how to set up or operate care homes. The Care Act 2014 placed duties on local authorities making them responsible for ensuring there is an effective pool of quality providers of social care in their area with capacity to meet the needs of their local population. It is for local authorities to determine the most cost effective way of meeting the care needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p>Should a care home close, local authorities have duties to step in temporarily and ensure that all people affected in its area continue to have their needs met and their care is not interrupted.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has worked with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, the Local Government Association, the care sector and other partners to produce a wide range of guidance and support about market shaping and commissioning. We have brought this together in an online hub called Adult Social Care Market Shaping, which is an online only resource widely available to people and organisations including local authorities, service users, and care providers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6568 question first answered 07/04/2017 13:48:50 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

678219

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of hospital fatalities resulting from people not being admitted to accident and emergency departments since the beginning of December 2016; and what assessment they have made of whether any increase or decrease from usual numbers is a result of seasonal factors or demonstrates a long-term trend.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL4948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 06/02/2017 16:01:42 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley