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768122

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of progress on the Government's plans to provide justice to those affected by contaminated blood products.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	106945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is consulting on the scope, format and sponsorship of the inquiry into contaminated blood until 18 October 2017. The Government will provide a further update to the House after the consultation closes.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/10/2017 12:38:54 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

746117

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress he has made to improve support for carers.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	1548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights for carers, for the first time putting them on the same footing as the people for whom they care. Carers now have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, since 2010 the rate of Carer’s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund, which helps to join up health and care, includes funding to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014, including £130 million earmarked for the provision of carers’ breaks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 set a clear expectation that carers should routinely be identified by services and given access to information and advice about the support available. Local authorities also have a wider duty to offer information and advice to all carers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 1549 1550 question first answered 04/07/2017 11:02:05 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

746118

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Respite Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what respite facilities he plans to make available to support carers.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	1549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights for carers, for the first time putting them on the same footing as the people for whom they care. Carers now have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, since 2010 the rate of Carer’s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund, which helps to join up health and care, includes funding to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014, including £130 million earmarked for the provision of carers’ breaks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 set a clear expectation that carers should routinely be identified by services and given access to information and advice about the support available. Local authorities also have a wider duty to offer information and advice to all carers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 1548 1550 question first answered 04/07/2017 11:02:05 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

746119

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to create a carer's pack with information to support carers.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	1550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Act 2014 introduced important new rights for carers, for the first time putting them on the same footing as the people for whom they care. Carers now have legal rights to an assessment of, and support for, their needs where eligible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, since 2010 the rate of Carer’s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service contribution to the Better Care Fund, which helps to join up health and care, includes funding to support the implementation of the Care Act 2014, including £130 million earmarked for the provision of carers’ breaks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s mandate to NHS England for 2017-18 set a clear expectation that carers should routinely be identified by services and given access to information and advice about the support available. Local authorities also have a wider duty to offer information and advice to all carers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 1548 1549 question first answered 04/07/2017 11:02:05 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

755796

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department spends per capita on mental health per year in (a) England and (b) York.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table for the most recent year available.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure on mental health services for England and the Vale of York, 2015/16.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2015/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Spend</p></td><td><p>Spend per head</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£000s</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of York</p></td><td><p>46,662</p></td><td><p>148.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>9,148,314</p></td><td><p>157.10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Note: Figures do not include expenditure on specialised commissioning.</p><p>Source: NHS England, Mental Health Five Year Forward View Dashboard <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/mh-dashboard/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/mh-dashboard/</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:10:05 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

755805

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Psychiatric Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the recommended caseload for a community psychiatric nurse is.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>There is no standard recommended community psychiatric nurse caseload. An appropriate maximum caseload would depend upon the individual community psychiatric nurse’s casemix and the associated level of need, risk and complexity.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:56:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

755806

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Psychiatric Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average turnover rate is for community psychiatric nurses.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics. Community Psychiatry Nurses have a stability index of 82.2%</p><p> </p><p>The Stability Index is the percentage of staff there are at the start of the period that do not leave the specified group (e.g. organisation, staff group or the National Health Service in England) during period in question.</p><p> </p><p>For example, if a trust had 100 nurses in July and a year later 90 of those nurses remained in post, the trust’s Stability Index would be expressed as 90%.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 16:15:35 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

755809

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is for (a) a mental health assessment and (b) mental health treatment in (i) England and (ii) York.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Waiting times for mental health treatment referrals are available where the relevant mental health pathway has been defined. This currently relates to referrals on the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme and the Early Intervention in Psychosis pathway.</p><p>The latest available data for these services for England and NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Groups are shown in tables 1 to 3 in the attached document.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:32:57 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price attachment 1 file name PQ7120 tables 1 2 and 3.xlsx title PQ7120 attached document
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

755810

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of staffing available for mental health services in (a) York and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has recognised the need to enhance the numbers of professional and allied healthcare support staff working in mental health and on the 31 July the Health Education Executive published Stepping forward to 2020/21: The mental health workforce plan for England. The plan identifies approximately 194,000 full time equivalent (fte) people that are substantively employed by the National Health Service in England to care for people who need mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>As at May 2017, figures from NHS Digital show 2,227 fte staff working in the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and 5,781 fte staff working in the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, both providers, provide mental health services within the York region.</p><p> </p><p>The Mental Health Workforce plan for England sets out how the health service will dramatically increase the number of trained nurses, therapists, psychiatrists, peer support workers and other mental health professionals to deliver the improvements in services and support set out in the NHS’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health.</p><p> </p><p>The plan envisages that by 2020/21 local areas will need to create 21,000 new posts in priority growth areas. All major specialties will see an expansion in numbers, with the plan targeting areas where there are forecast to be particular shortfalls. The report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/CCS0717505185-1_FYFV%20Mental%20health%20workforce%20plan%20for%20England_v5%283%29.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/CCS0717505185-1_FYFV%20Mental%20health%20workforce%20plan%20for%20England_v5%283%29.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:43:21 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

755813

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) York Central constituency and (b) the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group have been affected by contaminated blood.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	7121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:50:47 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell