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1489647

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	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	General Practitioners: Finance
	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 adequacy of funding allocated to general practice.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	37628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>‘A five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement The NHS Long Term Plan’, published in 2019, is supported by an additional investment of £4.5 billion in primary medical and community care by 2023/24. In 2020, we announced at least an additional £1.5 billion until 2023/24 to expand the general practice workforce and improve access for patients.</p><p>Funding is allocated to general practitioner practices based on the size of the registered patient list and factors such as geographical location. The amount of funding for general practice is adjusted each year and individual practice funding is calculated on a quarterly basis taking into account relevant factors such as patient list size changes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 09:59:52 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489652

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	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	Maternity Services: Safety
	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 his Department's National Maternity Safety Ambition, revised in November 2017, whether it remains his Department's policy to halve the rates of (a) stillbirths, (b) neonatal deaths and (c) maternal deaths by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	37630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to the National Maternity Safety Ambition, which includes reducing the rate of pre-term births from 8% to 6%. Since 2010, the rate of stillbirths has reduced by 25%; the rate of neonatal mortality for babies born over 24 weeks gestational age of viability has reduced by 36%; and maternal mortality has reduced by 17%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 10:52:53 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489641

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	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	General Practitioners: Recruitment
	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 likelihood of achieving the target to recruit 6000 more GPs by 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	37625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to increasing the general practitioner (GP) workforce as soon as possible. In March 2022, there were an additional 1,462 full time equivalent doctors in general practice compared to March 2019.</p><p>We are working with NHS England, Health Education England and the profession to increase the number of GPs in England through recruitment, addressing the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage GPs to return to practice. The 2020 updated GP Contract Framework announced a number of new retention schemes alongside continued support for existing schemes. We have increased the number of GP training places, with 4,000 doctors accepting a place in 2021/22 – an increase from 2,671 in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 11:33:42 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489640

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	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	Primary Health Care: 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 he plans to take to improve patient satisfaction in respect of primary care services.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	37624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>We have committed to delivering an additional 50 million general practice appointments a year by 2024 to improve access for patients. NHS England’s Access Improvement Programme is also supporting general practitioner practices experiencing the greatest challenges in improving patient access.</p><p>The Department and NHS England have recently announced improvements to the National Health Service dental system to improve access for patients, target patients with higher oral health needs and ensure that NHS dentistry is a more attractive place to work for dentists and their teams.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 10:40:02 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489649

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	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	General Practitioners: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy is on salaried GPs.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	37629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>We expect that the majority of general practitioners (GPs) will continue in partnerships holding a GP contract. However, sustainable alternative models should be available, particularly in areas where recruitment and retention challenges remain and GP practices can be organised in different ways.</p><p>Following the recommendations made in the independent ‘GP partnership review: final report’ in 2019, a number of schemes, including the GP New to Partnership Scheme and GP Fellowships, were launched to encourage GPs into partnerships.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 10:35:39 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489406

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	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: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether research his Department has undertaken into the specific causes of ethnic disparities in healthcare.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	36948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the Department has funded research to understand the causes of health disparities in ethnic communities. The NIHR’s Policy Research Programme is currently funding the study ‘Digital interventions for cardiometabolic disease in South Asians - a case study for opportunities, risks and inequalities in digital health’, to explore the causes of differential uptake, use and effectiveness of digital health interventions between ethnic groups and how this can be addressed.</p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including the causes of ethnic disparities in healthcare. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 08:29:54 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489396

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	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	Periods: Health Services
	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 his Department has had with (a) the Royal College of Surgeons and (b) other stakeholders on the classification of menstrual health conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	36940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>There have been no specific discussions. However, menstrual health and gynaecological conditions, including heavy menstrual bleeding, are a priority within the Women’s Health Strategy. The Strategy was published on 20 July 2022 and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fwomens-health-strategy-for-england&amp;data=05%7C01%7CElla.Sivan%40dhsc.gov.uk%7Cdff344d9244b4d0b291308da6b2b08c4%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C637940129808959586%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cc2f6GR%2BJ68IhKMx2iHvJbxTT1uJqU977RT8NvYxUNk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/womens-health-strategy-for-england</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/07/2022 13:40:00 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489635

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	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: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to improve the NHS complaints system.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	37620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is working with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) to improve the complaints process in the National Health Service. The PHSO’s NHS Complaints Standards provide guidance for complaints handlers, including how complaints and concerns can be responded to efficiently and effectively. Following the launch of the NHS Complaint Standards in 2021, the PHSO is currently developing and piloting supporting materials and training with a range of NHS organisations, to embed the Standards in local complaints processes. This is due for completion by the end of 2022, with the final materials deployed in the NHS in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 11:27:09 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489631

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	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	Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will create an annual maternity survey specifically for Black women.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	37616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) undertakes a regular maternity survey of women giving give birth in all National Health Service acute trusts providing maternity services. In 2021, respondents could complete an online questionnaire, which increased the response rate, including from Asian and Asian British women and from those describing themselves as having ‘no religion’ or ‘Muslim’.</p><p>In preparing the 2023 survey, the CQC has engaged with other bodies to increase responses from black women and women from minority ethnic backgrounds. The CQC will also undertake engagement and communications activity to improve the survey’s profile and completion rate amongst ethnic minority groups with lower survey completion rates. The survey responses are analysed at a national level by ethnicity and other factors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 10:43:18 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489397

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	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: Females
	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 impact of heavy menstrual bleeding on the wellbeing of women.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	36941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, through the call for evidence for the Women’s Health Strategy, we sought views on women’s experiences of gynaecological conditions, such as heavy menstrual bleeding, The results of the call for evidence analysis is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/womens-health-strategy-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/womens-health-strategy-call-for-evidence</a></p><p>Menstrual health and gynaecological conditions, including heavy menstrual bleeding, are a priority within the Women’s Health Strategy, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/womens-health-strategy-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/womens-health-strategy-for-england</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/07/2022 13:44:27 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark