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1192941

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	Care Workers: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure the adequacy of staffing levels in the social care sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	902192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Social care workers are at the frontline of our battle with COVID-19. We are grateful to all care workers, caring for our loved ones every day.</p><p>Care workers must follow the guidance on isolating if they or a household member have COVID-19 symptoms - which means that there are higher absence levels than normal – but there must also be enough staff to provide essential care.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been monitoring staff absence rates to see where there are particular risks.The CQC is sharing this information with local authorities and the Government has provided them with guidance on supporting care providers. We are encouraging returning health and social care professionals to work in social care and we have launched a national recruitment campaign with the ambition to attract 20,000 people into adult social care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:38:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1192942

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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 and Social Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in the health and social care sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	902193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Social care workers are at the frontline of our battle with COVID-19. We are grateful to all care workers, caring for our loved ones every day.</p><p>Care workers must follow the guidance on isolating if they or a household member have COVID-19 symptoms - which means that there are higher absence levels than normal – but there must also be enough staff to provide essential care.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been monitoring staff absence rates to see where there are particular risks.The CQC is sharing this information with local authorities and the Government has provided them with guidance on supporting care providers. We are encouraging returning health and social care professionals to work in social care and we have launched a national recruitment campaign with the ambition to attract 20,000 people into adult social care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:38:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1192944

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	Care Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to introduce a new (a) living wage and (b) financial settlement for social care workers.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	902197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We have now made £3.2 billion available to local authorities to address the pressures on local services caused by the pandemic. This funding can be used to cover the cost of pay for care workers who are currently unable to work because they may be shielding (if they are among the clinically extremely vulnerable) or self-isolating – and this has been included in guidance to local authorities.</p><p>My department is working with Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services to confirm that funding provided to local authorities has been distributed to social care providers, and on to the workforce, in accordance with this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:48:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1192945

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the availability of covid-19 testing for (a) care home residents and (b) home care recipients.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	902198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to testing every resident in every care home in England when they need it. Around 30,000 care home residents have already been tested. We have started couriering tests directly to care homes and testing the whole home will now be done when it is needed to prevent outbreaks and control infections. We are offering testing to all social care workers and unpaid carers. We are also making tests available to over 65s and people they live with who show symptoms, which therefore includes many, although not all of those who receive home care</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:51:22 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1192947

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	Care Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to introduce a new (a) living wage and (b) financial settlement for social care workers.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	902203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We have now made £3.2 billion available to local authorities to address the pressures on local services caused by the pandemic. This funding can be used to cover the cost of pay for care workers who are currently unable to work because they may be shielding (if they are among the clinically extremely vulnerable) or self-isolating – and this has been included in guidance to local authorities.</p><p>My department is working with Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services to confirm that funding provided to local authorities has been distributed to social care providers, and on to the workforce, in accordance with this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:49:34 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1192949

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of deaths in the social care sector as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	902212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Every death from COVID-19 is a tragedy and the full weight of the Government is behind the effort to help the social care sector protect the most vulnerable in society. We have published a comprehensive action plan, including ramping up testing, overhauling the way personal protective equipment is delivered to care homes, and minimising the spread of the virus through cohorting and infection control. We continually review our policies in line with the best scientific advice.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:53:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1191758

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Charities: 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 allow non-hospice voluntary sector children’s palliative care organisations access to the funding for charities allocated by Government departments announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	41451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 April 2020, included funding of up to £200 million for hospices, as part of a wider package of £750 million for the wider voluntary and charity sector. This funding is supporting hospices to increase capacity of NHS services and provide stability as the Government manages its response to COVID-19.<em> </em></p><p>Of the £200 million, some of this funding has already gone to non-hospice voluntary sector children’s palliative and supportive care organisations that have the capacity (within their inpatient services or community care provision) to take pressure off the NHS in line with the funding agreement.</p><p>In addition, a further £370 million will support charities working with vulnerable people. In England, this support will be provided through the National Lottery Community Fund. We will allocate £60 million of this funding through the Barnett formula so the devolved administrations are funded to provide similar support in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This will provide support for thousands of charities on the frontline of helping vulnerable people affected by COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 16:53:26 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 18733 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1191760

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Hospices: Coronavirus
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 publish guidance on how children's hospices should provide care and support during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	41452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Working with key stakeholders, NHS England and NHS improvement have developed a standard operating procedure (SOP), for palliative care for children and young people in community and hospice settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is due to published shortly.</p><p>The SOP is aimed at supporting staff who are providing care or supporting children and young people, and their families, who have palliative and/or end of life care needs in the community, including home and hospice care. Palliative care will include some children and young people who have life-limiting long-term conditions and complex health needs. It encourages all providers of children’s palliative care (statutory and voluntary sector) to work collaboratively and flexibly across health settings to support this group of children and young people and keep them safe during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 16:55:31 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 18734 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1191761

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Vitamin B12
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 Department's policy is on the treatment of cobalamin deficiency during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Jane Stevenson
uin	41586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH), document, ‘Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Cobalamin and Folate disorders’ sets out best practice on the treatment of cobalamin (Vitamin B12) deficiency. The guidance sets out that the majority of patients affected can be successfully treated with a quarterly intramuscular injection of vitamin B12. The BCSH operates independently of Department and NHS England and produces evidence-based guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological disease.</p><p>In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the BCSH has provided published a range of general and specific hematology guidance for clinicians. This includes new guidance on the management of both dietary and non-dietary B12 deficiency. Both sets of guidance can be found at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://b-s-h.org.uk/guidelines/guidelines/diagnosis-of-b12-and-folate-deficiency/" target="_blank">b-s-h.org.uk/guidelines/guidelines/diagnosis-of-b12-and-folate-deficiency/</a><br> <a href="https://b-s-h.org.uk/media/18259/bsh-guidance-b12-replacement-covid-1924042020finalversion2020-4-3.pdf" target="_blank">b-s-h.org.uk/media/18259/bsh-guidance-b12-replacement-covid-1924042020finalversion2020-4-3.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 16:54:25 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 18752 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4750 label Biography information for Jane Stevenson

1191233

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
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 and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme 2020
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether social care staff in the private sector will be eligible for the life assurance scheme announced in response to covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	41082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is in the process of setting up a life assurance scheme for frontline health and social care staff who contract COVID-19 during the course of their work.</p><p>The scheme provides a benefit to the families of staff who are supporting the delivery of publicly funded services.</p><p>Staff are covered by the scheme providing their employer is in receipt of public funding for providing services. The majority of adult social care providers are private employers in receipt of some public funding.</p><p>The social care sector is complex, and we want to continue to work with the sector to fully understand any issues around eligibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 12:38:39 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 18704 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders