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1452506

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2022
	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	Vaccination: Children
	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 merits of transferring processes and systems used in the deployment of covid-19 vaccines to the routine childhood immunisation programme.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	142447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Work is underway to learn lessons from the COVID-19 vaccination programmes, particularly on the use of data and technology to supplement childhood immunisations programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 143710 question first answered 24/03/2022 16:20:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1469694

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2022
	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	Older People
	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 potential merits of introducing an older people’s commissioner for England with statutory powers to project and champion older people.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	16923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>While we have previously considered the merits of an older people’s commissioner, we believe that the duties of such a role are addressed by existing mechanisms in the health and care system in England. These include the Care Quality Commission’s inspections, Healthwatch England and ensuring that all older and vulnerable people have a single named local general practitioner to assist them to navigate the health and care system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 21/06/2022 11:19:51 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1467625

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2022
	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: Chiropractic
	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 it his policy to provide chiropractic treatments on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	13098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>While chiropractic treatment is not widely available on the National Health Service, it may be offered in exceptional circumstances in some areas. A patient’s general practitioner or local clinical commissioning group can advise whether this treatment is available.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/06/2022 15:15:24 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1366144

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2021
	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	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
	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 his Department made of the implications for its policies of the study published by Cancer Research UK into the effects of the national Human Papillomavirus immunisation programme in England, published on 3 November 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	69615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>We welcome the findings of this study, which show the importance of the Human Papillomavirus vaccine in saving lives from cervical cancer. We encourage all teenage girls to have the vaccine when offered it. The vaccine programme, together with cervical screening, have the potential to reduce cervical cancer to the point where almost no women develop it. Fewer cervical cancers will significantly affect the current screening programme, and work is ongoing to see what changes might be needed in the future.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/11/2021 16:41:34 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1341740

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	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: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) steps he is taking and (b) plans he has to ensure that people not registered with a GP are able to access covid-19 vaccines.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	24164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>We introduced the Enhanced Service Specification: COVID-19 vaccination programme 2020/21 which enables general practitioner (GP) practices to vaccinate unregistered patients within their eligible priority cohort.</p><p>For individuals not registered with a GP, the National Health Service and local partners will ensure they are offered appropriate support to receive the vaccine and avoid inequalities in access. This includes making the vaccination available from a range of settings. We are also working with community leaders and partners on initiatives to encourage people to register with a GP and with councils to ensure targeted support is included in local area vaccination plans for unregistered patients.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/07/2021 11:10:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1623255

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2023
	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	Older People: Advocacy
	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 it his policy to appoint a commissioner for older people and ageing.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	182271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>We have no current plans to make a specific assessment.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 27/04/2023 10:29:00 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1300225

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2021
	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: Employment
	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 merits of introducing greater transparency requirements into the employment evaluation of staff of the central NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	164424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>We have interpreted the hon. Member’s this question to refer to pay and employment criteria in the Hospital and Community Health Services sector of the National Health Service, for non-medical staff employed on the national collectively agreed Agenda for Change contract.</p><p>The Job Evaluation Scheme (JES) which underpins pay in the Agenda for Change contract is a system that has been developed through collaboration between NHS leaders, NHS trade unions, and independent job evaluation experts. The JES is a structured method of comparing job demands and seeks to ensure staff receive equal pay for work of equal value.</p><p>We are not aware of any intention to assess greater transparency in this process. The job evaluation handbook is published by NHS Employers at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhsemployers.org/job-evaluation-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.nhsemployers.org/job-evaluation-handbook</a>.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/03/2021 15:15:13 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1300224

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2021
	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: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the sixteen criteria each position of employment in the central health service is judged upon.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	164423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>We have interpreted the hon. Member’s question to refer to pay and employment criteria in the Hospital and Community Health services sector of the National Health Service, for non-medical staff employed on the national collectively agreed Agenda for Change contract.</p><p>The Agenda for Change pay bands are underpinned by a Job Evaluation Scheme (JES), developed through collaboration between NHS leaders, trade unions and independent job evaluation experts. The JES is a structured method of comparing job demands and seeks to ensure staff receive equal pay for work of equal value.</p><p>The sixteen criteria underpinning the JES are as follows:</p><p>- communications and relationship skills;</p><p>- knowledge, training and experience;</p><p>- analytical and judgemental skills;</p><p>- planning and organisational skills;</p><p>- physical skills;</p><p>- responsibilities for patient/client care;</p><p>- responsibilities for human resources;</p><p>- responsibilities for information resources;</p><p>- responsibilities for research and development;</p><p>- freedom to act;</p><p>- physical effort;</p><p>- mental effort;</p><p>- emotional effort; and</p><p>- working conditions.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/03/2021 10:21:13 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1434604

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2022
	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	Community Diagnostic Centres
	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 merits of establishing new community diagnostic centres.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	128244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>We have committed £2.3 billion to open up to 160 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) in England by March 2025. To date, existing CDCs have delivered over 550,000 additional tests and scans, with approximately a further nine million anticipated by 2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/02/2022 12:22:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1360231

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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: 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 steps he plans to take to increase the number of midwives working in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	56993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>We have committed to expand midwifery training places by 3,650 over a four-year period to 2022/23 and Health Education England is on track to achieve this. To support student midwives in training, the Government has made available a non-repayable, training grant of at least £5,000 per academic year for eligible midwifery students.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/10/2021 09:04:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord