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835963

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Childcare Vouchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many employees of his Department make use of the childcare voucher scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	126318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>140 employees use the Department’s childcare voucher scheme as of 31 January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 16:12:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

836038

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much land (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies owns in (i) England and (ii) the South West; and how much of that land has been identified as being surplus to requirements.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	126393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government is a significant landowner. The current Government Estate Strategy sets out the Government's vision to create an efficient, fit-for-purpose and sustainable estate whose performance matches the best of the private sector. As a Government we are delivering this vision, ensuring that the estate is fit for purpose, is frequently reviewed and aligned to the Estate Strategy, and is managed in an efficient and effective way.</p><p> </p><p>The current landholdings of the Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are shown in the table below. This does not include land previously identified as surplus that has now been disposed. The information is correct at time of publication, based on available data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>England – in hectares</p></td><td><p>South West – land in hectares</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department of Health and Social Care</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agencies: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; Public Health England</p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-departmental public bodies: NHS Digital; NHS Business Services Authority; NHS Blood and Transplant</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>24.8</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of the total land the Department holds in England owns, 2.9 hectares are currently surplus, out of which 0.4 hectares are in the South West. These figures include agencies and non-departmental public bodies.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 16:08:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

834625

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Nurses
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 effect of current nursing staffing levels on patient safety.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	126073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Local National Health Service trusts and commissioners have responsibility for ensuring high-quality, safe and financially sustainable services, and are expected to consider a basket of measures to assess whether nursing staffing levels for their organisation are appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>At a national level, in July 2016, the National Quality Board issued updated staffing guidance, ‘Supporting NHS providers to deliver the right staff, with the right skills, in the right place at the right time, to support local decision making’, which advises NHS trusts to consider safe staffing levels in the context of this basket of measures.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement collects monthly data returns on staffing levels, vacancy, fill rates, agency data and also quality metrics such as patient safety thermometer and safety incidents. This data is reviewed monthly by regional NHS Improvement teams to support NHS objectives. There are triggers and criteria in the data sets that flag NHS trusts which have staffing and safety issues and these are placed on higher surveillance, with regular input via NHS Improvement teams, to ensure safety and quality.</p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics for October 2017 show that since May 2010, there are now almost 42,700 more professionally qualified clinical staff (full time equivalent) working in NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups – this includes over 14,200 (9%) more nurses onwards.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 16:04:45 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

834755

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Continuing Care: 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 discussion she has had with the Continuing Healthcare Alliance on care package funding arrangements for people with NHS continuing health care funding who had their eligibility for that funding withdrawn are enter the local resolution process.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	126179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is currently working to update the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and National Health Service-funded nursing care. This has included a structured engagement process with partners in NHS England and local government, as well as interested stakeholders, service users and charities on proposed changes to the National Framework. The CHC Alliance were included in this engagement process and raised this particular issue.</p><p> </p><p>The update to the National Framework is intended to provide greater clarity for clinical commissioning groups and local authorities on a number of elements of the CHC process. The updated National Framework will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 14:18:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

834758

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Continuing Care: 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 steps she is taking to ensure that the new National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care will require Care Commissioning Groups to continue to fund packages of care for people during the appeals process.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	126180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department is currently working to update the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and National Health Service-funded nursing care. This has included a structured engagement process with partners in NHS England and local government, as well as interested stakeholders, charities and service users on our proposed changes to the National Framework.</p><p> </p><p>This update is intended to provide greater clarity for clinical commissioning groups and local authorities on a number of elements of the CHC process. The updated National Framework will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 16:14:00 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

834860

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Buildings
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 the Answer of 14 December 2015 to Question 20000, on Department of Health: Buildings, what refurbishments have been carried out by (a) his Department, (b) his Department’s non-departmental public bodies since January 2016; what the cost of such refurbishments was; what further refurbishments are planned; and what the estimated cost is of such planned refurbishments.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The following table provides the cost of refurbishments carried out by the Department and its non-departmental public bodies since January 2016 as well as estimated costs for any currently planned refurbishments.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Department of Health and Social Care</p></td><td><p>Health Education England</p></td><td><p>National Institute for Health and Care Excellence</p></td><td><p>NHS Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Since January 2016</p></td><td><p>£16,614,650</p></td><td><p>£316,544</p></td><td><p>£208,266</p></td><td><p>£275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estimated costs of future refurbishments</p></td><td><p>£7,000,000</p></td><td><p>£100,000</p></td><td><p>No works currently planned</p></td><td><p>£205,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Care Quality Commission</p></td><td><p>Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority</p></td><td><p>Human Tissue Authority</p></td><td><p>NHS England</p></td><td><p>NHS Digital</p></td><td><p>Health Research Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Since January 2016</p></td><td><p>£1,167,334</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>£58,412</p></td><td><p>£2,580,000</p></td><td><p>£3,761,977</p></td><td><p>£225,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estimated costs of future refurbishments</p></td><td><p>£260,000</p></td><td><p>No works currently planned</p></td><td><p>No works currently planned</p></td><td><p>£570,000</p></td><td><p>£1,160,000</p></td><td><p>No works currently planned</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 16:34:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

834273

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Capita
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many contracts his Department holds with Capita; and what the total value of those contracts is.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	125894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Department has one contract with Capita taken from the Crown Commercial Services Contingent Labour One Framework. The value of the contract is £45 million.</p><p> </p><p>This information is based on data held in the Department’s contract register.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 16:54:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

834306

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Mental 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, if the Government will widen access to (a) early diagnosis and (b) support services for developmental neurodiverse conditions.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	125926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Birmingham Edgbaston on 31 January 2018 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=124459" target="_blank">124459</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 16:52:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

834329

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Sepsis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospital-borne cases of sepsis have been recorded in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	125949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Data on the number of hospital-borne cases of sepsis is not collected. Data on the number of Finished Admissions Episodes (FAEs) with a primary or secondary diagnosis of sepsis in each year from 2013/14 to 2016/17 are available in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Sepsis is a devastating condition that we need to get better at spotting across the National Health Service. By raising awareness and improving clinical practice we will save lives in the fight against this horrible illness. Better awareness has led to more cases of sepsis being detected across all age groups. We estimate that our cross system efforts since 2015 have saved over a thousand lives but we know there is more to do and this is why a new action plan was launched in September 2017 to ensure the NHS is on the highest possible alert to tackle this silent killer.</p><p> </p><p>Number of FAEs with a primary or secondary diagnosis of sepsis in each year from 2013/14 to 2016/17</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>103,365</p></td><td><p>121,180</p></td><td><p>146,776</p></td><td><p>172,423</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>A FAE is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p><p> </p><p>The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 20 diagnosis fields in the HES data set and provides the main reason why the patient was admitted to hospital.</p><p> </p><p>As well as the primary diagnosis, there are up to 19 secondary diagnosis fields in HES that show other diagnoses relevant to the episode of care.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 16:00:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

834343

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Loneliness
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 his Department is taking to tackle the effects of loneliness on health.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Loneliness can have a significant impact on physical and mental health.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will be working closely to support the Minister for Sport and Civil Society in developing the cross-Government strategy on loneliness.</p><p> </p><p>A number of existing Department-supported programmes can help to address loneliness, including dementia friendly communities, Dementia Friends, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, the Carers Action Plan and social prescribing.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 16:50:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden