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1507413

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is her policy to allow NHS bodies to invoice a patient for hospital care not excluded from the Charging Regulations prior to evidencing that a patient does not have entitlement to free NHS care.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	53327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Guidance to providers of National Health Service-funded secondary care states that where a person cannot support their entitlement to care free of charge, the provider may decide to charge for treatment. In making this decision, the provider should judge each case on its own merits and take any reasonable steps to ascertain a patient's claim that an exemption applies. If charged, the person can subsequently claim reimbursement where there is sufficient evidence to show an entitlement to free treatment at the time it was given.</p><p>The guidance also states that any treatment a clinician determines to be immediately necessary or urgent must never be delayed due to charging. Where a charge applies it cannot be waived for any reason. However, the guidance sets out circumstances when providers may write off the charge in the accounts and not pursue the debt, including if the patient is destitute or genuinely without access to funds. The Department works with NHS England to support NHS providers in implementing the Regulations appropriately. The Department and NHS England are producing additional guidance relating to debt and destitution to support relevant bodies dealing with financially vulnerable patients.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 53328 question first answered 27/09/2022 10:59:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1507414

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance has been provided to NHS bodies on the criteria needed to exempt patients from NHS debt where they have been determined to not be ordinarily resident including (a) which criteria are used to determine if such a patient is destitute and (b) any other criteria.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	53328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Guidance to providers of National Health Service-funded secondary care states that where a person cannot support their entitlement to care free of charge, the provider may decide to charge for treatment. In making this decision, the provider should judge each case on its own merits and take any reasonable steps to ascertain a patient's claim that an exemption applies. If charged, the person can subsequently claim reimbursement where there is sufficient evidence to show an entitlement to free treatment at the time it was given.</p><p>The guidance also states that any treatment a clinician determines to be immediately necessary or urgent must never be delayed due to charging. Where a charge applies it cannot be waived for any reason. However, the guidance sets out circumstances when providers may write off the charge in the accounts and not pursue the debt, including if the patient is destitute or genuinely without access to funds. The Department works with NHS England to support NHS providers in implementing the Regulations appropriately. The Department and NHS England are producing additional guidance relating to debt and destitution to support relevant bodies dealing with financially vulnerable patients.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 53327 question first answered 27/09/2022 10:59:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1507481

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 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 additional funding her Department has made available to Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to tackle care backlogs associated with the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	53529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ set out a target to deliver a 10% increase in elective activity compared to pre-pandemic levels, rising to 30% by 2024/25. In 2021/22, the Department provided an additional £39 billion to support health and care services, including a £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund to increase elective activity.</p><p> </p><p>n Lancashire and South Cumbria, £60.5 million was allocated for the recovery of elective services. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust received £15.1 million from this allocation, with a further £2.5 million from specialised commissioners to support the restoration of tertiary activity.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 11:00:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1506596

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Cystic Fibrosis: Prescriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to provide free prescriptions to people with cystic fibrosis; and if she will consider the potential merits of ensuring that all people with long-term health conditions have access to free prescriptions.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	51798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>There are no current plans to review or extend the prescription charge medical exemptions list to include cystic fibrosis or other long-term conditions. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in England and there are arrangements in place to help those with the greatest need. Eligibility depends on the patient’s age, whether they are in qualifying full-time education, whether they are pregnant or have recently given birth, or whether they are in receipt of certain benefits or a war pension. Those with cystic fibrosis or another long-term condition may therefore meet the eligibility criteria for prescription charge exemptions and be in receipt of free prescriptions.</p><p>To support those who do not qualify for an exemption of prescription charges, the cost of prescriptions can be capped by purchasing a prescription pre-payment certificate, which can be paid for in instalments. A holder of a 12-month certificate can get all the prescriptions they need for just over £2 per week. Additionally, people on a low income who do not qualify for an exemption from prescription charges can also seek help under the NHS Low Income Service, which provides help with health costs on an income-related basis.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 11:02:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1506635

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Dementia: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has systems in place to monitor developments in global life sciences for new dementia treatments; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	51589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service Accelerated Access Collaborative and Commercial Medicines Directorate monitor the development of innovative new medicines, including those to treat dementia.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 10:36:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1506800

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Speech and Language Therapy: Vacancies
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 her Department is taking to address the shortage of speech and language therapists in (a) schools and (b) hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	51449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The special educational needs and disabilities green paper ‘SEND review: right support, right place, right time’ proposes to commission analysis to ensure that the health needs of children and young people with SEND are supported through effective workforce planning. We plan to work with Health Education England, NHS England and the Department for Education to understand the demand for support for children and young people with SEND from the therapy and diagnostic workforce.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of individual employers, including schools and hospitals, to plan staffing levels according to local service priorities. To support the supply of more speech and language therapists to the National Health Service, since September 2020 all eligible students can apply for a non-repayable training grant of a minimum of £5,000 per academic year, with further financial support available for childcare, accommodation and travel costs.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 51450 question first answered 27/09/2022 10:55:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1506801

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Speech and Language Therapy: 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 her Department is taking to help recruit more speech and language therapists in (a) schools and (b) hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	51450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The special educational needs and disabilities green paper ‘SEND review: right support, right place, right time’ proposes to commission analysis to ensure that the health needs of children and young people with SEND are supported through effective workforce planning. We plan to work with Health Education England, NHS England and the Department for Education to understand the demand for support for children and young people with SEND from the therapy and diagnostic workforce.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of individual employers, including schools and hospitals, to plan staffing levels according to local service priorities. To support the supply of more speech and language therapists to the National Health Service, since September 2020 all eligible students can apply for a non-repayable training grant of a minimum of £5,000 per academic year, with further financial support available for childcare, accommodation and travel costs.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 51449 question first answered 27/09/2022 10:55:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1506894

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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 Digital: Expenditure
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 NHS Digital has spent on advertisements that raise awareness of serious medical conditions in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	51973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>There has been no specific expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 11:00:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1506923

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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: Staff
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 she has made of the potential merits of increasing investment for mental health support for NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	51868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2022/23, £45 million funding has been allocated to support the continuation of the national mental health and wellbeing support offer, which includes the 40 mental health and wellbeing hubs for health and social care staff in England. These hubs provide proactive outreach and clinical assessment and enable rapid access to evidence based mental health services and support.</p><p>The Professional Nurse Advocacy programme is delivering staff training and restorative supervision in England and the NHS Practitioner Health service provides a national support service for staff with more complex needs, such as trauma or addictions. The national health and wellbeing offer also includes a role for Wellbeing Guardians at board level. We are strengthening the role for occupational health services to a more integrated, preventative partner in supporting health and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 10:42:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1506931

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Diabetes: Children
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 children have accessed NHS accident and emergency services with Type 2 diabetes symptoms in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	51851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>This data is not held in the format requested.</p><p>The following table shows the number of unplanned attendances at accident and emergency (A&amp;E) departments in each of the last five years where a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has been recorded and the age of the patient on attendance was between 0 and 18 years old. However, this does not represent the number of patients, as an individual may attend A&amp;E on more than one occasion in any given period.</p><p>Year Attendances</p><p>2017/18 12</p><p>2018/19 45</p><p>2019/20 58</p><p>2020/21 67</p><p>2021/22 92</p><p> </p><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS), NHS Digital</p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Activity in English National Health Service hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.</p><p>2. ECDS is a very young data set and 2017/18 was the first year that any data was collected. As such there were known issues with some providers being unable to submit data to the ECDS and with the quality of the data which was submitted. Therefore, the increase in numbers seen from 2017/18 to 2020/21 should be interpreted in the context of these improvements in data completeness and data quality.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 10:58:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 20315 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting