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1459330

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2022
	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	Social 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 recent discussions he has had with local authorities on support for those bodies to help address shortages in the social care system.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	157425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>Supporting hospital flow and reducing delayed discharges requires a whole system approach across the National Health Service, adult social care, housing, the voluntary sector and others. Hospital discharge services are therefore supported by staff across a range of health and social care professions in England and in York.</p><p>We have committed at least £500 million to develop the social care workforce, including for training places and for initiatives to improve wellbeing. We are also promoting adult social care careers through national recruitment campaigns, such as ‘Made with Care’ which ran between November 2021 and 31 March 2022. A further campaign for 2022/23 is in development. We are also working with the Department of Work and Pensions to promote adult social care careers to jobseekers. Care workers have been made eligible for the Health and Care Visa and added to the Shortage Occupation List to allow social care employers to recruit eligible workers from overseas.</p><p>In winter 2021/22, we made £462.5 million available to local authorities to increase workforce capacity via the Workforce Recruitment and Retention Funds, including £1,410,240 allocated to York. We have regular discussions with stakeholders, including local government representatives, on a range of issues including the adult social care workforce.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 157422 157423 question first answered 27/04/2022 11:28:00 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1357128

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2021
	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	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2021 to Question 37509 NHS: Emergencies, for what reason the Government does not collect Operational Pressures Escalation Levels data in order to monitor pressures across the care system.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	52529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2021 answer text <p>Operational Pressures Escalation Levels (OPEL) is a method used by the National Health Service to measure the stress, demand and pressure a hospital is under rather than social care systems.</p><p>Care Quality Commission-registered care homes and home care providers in the adult social care sector are monitored through the Capacity Tracker which collects data on workforce, personal protective equipment status, designated setting vacancies, infection prevention and control measures in place and vaccine rates for COVID-19 and flu. The Department also works with local authorities and social care providers to share data via its dashboard and regional teams to ensure that systems are prepared if pressures on services rise. If a trust is raised to OPEL 3 or 4, any potential resulting pressures on social care could be reflected in these monitoring systems.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 11/10/2021 11:58:16 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1358019

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	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	Social Services
	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 findings of the rapid survey by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, published on 8 September 2021, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding that the number of people who have been waiting more than six months for an assessment of their care needs has increased by 57 per cent over the last three months to 11,000 people.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	53855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing an individual’s eligibility for care and support as set out in the Care Act 2014 and where the individual is eligible for financial support, for meeting those needs.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming Health and Care Bill will set out the Department’s plans to develop an enhanced assurance framework to support improved social care outcomes, identify and share best practice and build on existing sector-led support and improvement programmes. This includes powers to collect improved data and a new duty for the Care Quality Commission to assess local authorities’ delivery of their adult social care duties to help drive quality and outcomes for care users.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 18/10/2021 09:27:18 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1363493

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	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	Social 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 he is having with the social care sector on (a) staffing levels, (b) funding and (c) impacts of covid-19 as part of a winter plan for social care.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	63802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Adult Social Care: Winter Plan 2021 to 2022 will be published shortly and draws on the recommendations of the stakeholder-led review of last year’s Winter Plan. We hold weekly discussions with adult social care employers, representative organisations and local authorities about issues affecting the sector, including staffing levels, funding and wider impacts of COVID-19.</p><p>We are investing over £550 million until 31 March 2022 to support the implementation of measures to support the adult social care sector in the Winter Plan. This includes a £388.3 million extension to the Infection Control and Testing Fund and £162.5 million through the new Workforce Recruitment and Retention Fund. This brings specific funding for adult social care to more than £2.5 billion during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 02/11/2021 16:35:41 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1363494

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	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	Social Services
	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 set out a timeframe for publishing a 2021-22 winter plan for social care.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	63803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Adult Social Care: Winter plan 2021 to 2022 will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 02/11/2021 16:40:49 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1379334

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	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	Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a social care plan.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	76649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>We are working with care users, providers and other partners to develop these plans and will publish further detail in a white paper for reform later this year.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 25/11/2021 10:45:35 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1386697

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2021
	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	Social 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 steps he plans to take to increase capacity in the social care sector over the next four months.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	90454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>On 10 December we announced £300 million to support local authorities and care providers recruit and retain care staff through the winter. This funding will enhance the existing £162.5 million Workforce Recruitment and Retention Fund, which was announced on 21 October. The latest phase of our adult social care national recruitment campaign was launched in early November and will run until March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 15/12/2021 13:12:50 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1402369

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	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	Social 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 recent assessment he has made of the number of adults under 65 using social care.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	102670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>At the end of 2020/21, there were 256,215 clients aged 18 to 64 years old in receipt of local authority commissioned long-term care.</p><p>While an end of year figure for those receiving short-term care is not held, there were 25,965 clients aged 18 to 64 years old who received short-term care to maximise independence during 2020/21. This is defined as episodes of support provided that are intended to be time-limited, to maximise the independence of the individual and reduce or eliminate their need for ongoing support by local authorities. Data on the number of people in this group are not collected at a national level.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 20/01/2022 10:21:42 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1402370

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	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	Social 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 recent assessment he has made of the number of adults requiring care who currently have unmet needs.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	102671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals' eligibility for care and support as stated in the Care Act 2014 and, where the individual is eligible for financial support, for meeting those needs. Where individuals are not eligible for financial support, local authorities may assist them to make arrangements for care. The assurance framework, being delivered through the Health and Social Care Bill, includes a new duty for the Care Quality Commission make an assessment of local authorities’ delivery of adult social care duties.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 20/01/2022 10:20:20 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1403742

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	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	Social 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 steps he is taking to provide a long-term solution to social care.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
	uin	905091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>Last year, we announced an additional £5.4 billion over three years to begin a comprehensive social care reform programme.</p><p>This includes £3.6 billion to reform the social care charging system protecting everybody from unlimited and unfair costs and £1.7 billion to begin major improvements across the social care system.</p><p>In December we published a white paper that set out our 10-year vision for reforming adult social care and our priorities for that investment.</p><p>This includes at least £500 million investment to support the development and wellbeing of the social care workforce, a £300 million investment in increasing the range of supported housing and £150 million to improve technology and digital records.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 18/01/2022 16:53:38 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson