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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Dental Services: Fees and Charges more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of public opinion towards the NHS Business Services Authority’s penalty charge scheme for dentistry. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Weaver Vale remove filter
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Mike Amesbury more like this
star this property uin 157862 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-07-02more like thismore than 2018-07-02
unstar this property answer text <p>No such assessment has been carried out by the Department. Many patients are exempt from National Health Service patient charges. The dentist, when collecting the charge on behalf of the NHS, is dependent if evidence is not provided on the patient’s statement that he or she is exempt. Retrospective checks on eligibility are undertaken to protect the overall NHS budget to which patient charges make an important contribution.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) carries this checking and penalty service out on behalf of NHS England. It includes an appeals process.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS BSA and NHS England however recognise there is concern that some patients may not be clear on whether they are exempt from charges. The NHS BSA is working to further improve information available. This includes steps to promote easy read patient information amongst vulnerable patient groups, creating an online eligibility checker and developing a national awareness campaign.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2018-07-02T14:17:17.057Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-02T14:17:17.057Z
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4067
star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
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4667
unstar this property label Biography information for Mike Amesbury more like this
931524
star this property registered interest false more like this
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Department of Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Dental Services: Fees and Charges more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the effectiveness of the NHS Business Services Authority’s approach to issuing penalty charges, (b) trends in the number of appeals against those charges which are upheld; and how lessons are learned from such upheld appeals. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Weaver Vale remove filter
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Mike Amesbury more like this
star this property uin 157863 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-07-02more like thismore than 2018-07-02
unstar this property answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. The attached table shows a breakdown of successful and unsuccessful appeals against the Benefit Exemption Checking Service (BECS) only.</p><p> </p><p>A table showing the total number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) issued for the BECS, the Prescription Exemption Checking Service and the Dental Exemption Checking Service (DECS) is attached.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Business Services Authority continuously review contact from patients who feel they have incorrectly received a PCN. This allows valuable insight and understanding into customer behaviour including exceptional circumstances provided by patients.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
star this property answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
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less than 2018-07-02T14:16:06.593Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-02T14:16:06.593Z
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star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
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star this property file name PQ157863 attached tables.docx more like this
star this property title PQ157863 attached document more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mike Amesbury more like this
931521
star this property registered interest false more like this
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept id 7 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Social Rented Housing: Mental Illness more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to estimate the number of people with mental health problems on social housing waiting lists. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Weaver Vale remove filter
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Mike Amesbury more like this
star this property uin 157861 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-07-02more like thismore than 2018-07-02
unstar this property answer text <p>Local authorities are required by law to ensure that ‘reasonable preference’ (ie priority) for social housing is given to those who need to move on medical and welfare grounds, including grounds relating to a disability. Statutory allocations guidance makes clear that this would include a mental illness or disorder.</p><p>The annual Local Authority Housing Statistical return collects data on households on the waiting list for each of the reasonable preference criteria: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2016-to-2017</a></p><p>In 2016/17, there were 108,858 households that met medical and welfare reasonable preference criteria.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty more like this
star this property answering member printed Nigel Adams more like this
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less than 2018-07-02T16:27:49.62Zmore like thismore than 2018-07-02T16:27:49.62Z
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4057
star this property label Biography information for Nigel Adams more like this
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4667
unstar this property label Biography information for Mike Amesbury more like this