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registered interest
date	02/06/2023
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: Children and Young People
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 support mental health services for children and young people living in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	187253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local populations. There are a range of adjustments made in the core ICB allocations formula to account for the fact that the costs of providing health care may vary between rural and urban areas.</p><p>We are supporting ICBs to expand mental health services through the NHS Long Term Plan, which commits to investing an additional £2.3 billion a year into mental health services by March 2024. This increased investment will improve access to mental health services, including for people in rural areas. Through the Long Term Plan, by March 2024, 345,000 more children and young people will be able to access National Health Service funded mental health support.</p><p>We are continuing to roll out Mental Health Support Teams to schools and colleges in England.  There are 3.4 million pupils/learners who were covered by a Mental Health Support Team in 2022/23, which equates to 35% coverage of pupils in schools and learners in further education in England. We expect there to be approximately 500 Mental Health Support Teams up and running by 2024, covering around 44% of pupils.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 12/06/2023 15:58:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1599604

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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: Parents
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 help support parents of children with severe mental health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	153901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>We would expect that children and young people’s mental health services would routinely involve parents, carers and families in the care of children and young people with severe mental health conditions as appropriate. The Mental Health Act code of practice states that mental health providers should make efforts to support parents of children who are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.</p><p> </p><p>Our planned reforms to the Mental Health Act will help better ensure that parents are more closely involved in care planning and treatment decisions if their child is detained under the Mental Health Act, with the aim that this facilitates more trusting relationships with the clinical teams and better outcomes for the child.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, NHS England provides a MindEd portal which has specific content directed at parents, which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.mindedforfamilies.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.mindedforfamilies.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has published information for parents and carers of children in contact with children and young people’s mental health services, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-for-young-people/children-young-people-mental-health-services-cypmhs-parents-carers-information" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-for-young-people/children-young-people-mental-health-services-cypmhs-parents-carers-information</a></p><p> </p><p>The webpage contains information about where to seek advice and support for coping with anything affecting the child’s mental health or wellbeing. It also includes a link to the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) advice leaflets for parents and carers about a wide range of mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and eating disorders. RCPsych’s advice can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/parents-and-young-people" target="_blank">www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/parents-and-young-people</a>.</p><p> </p><p>YoungMinds and other mental health charities have produced extensive resources and support for parents.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/03/2023 16:54:28 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1587834

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Major Conditions Strategy will help tackle waiting times for mental health (a) counselling and (b) therapy.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	149596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Major Conditions Strategy will set out a strong and coherent policy agenda that sets out a shift to integrated, whole-person care. Interventions set out in the Strategy will aim to alleviate pressure on the health system. An interim report will be published in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/02/2023 16:49:11 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1568776

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
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	Gynaecology: Somerset
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 reduce waiting times for women in Somerset who have been referred for a gynaecology appointment.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	127862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>As of November 2022, the average waiting time for gynaecology treatment across England was 15.4 weeks, a decrease of nearly 14% from the peak average waiting time in July 2020. Per working day activity levels for gynaecology treatment continue to recover and as of November 2022 were 108% of pre-covid levels. While we do not have specific data for Somerset, a huge amount of work is underway nationally to tackle gynaecology wait lists.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service has published the ‘Delivery Plan for Tackling the COVID-19 Backlog of Elective Care’ which outlines how the NHS will bring down waiting times across all elective services including gynaecology and menstrual health. The plan commits to investing in the physical separation of routine care to protect planned services from emergency care pressures where possible. We are increasing capacity for gynaecological surgery to tackle waiting lists through our surgical hub and High Volume Low Complexity programme.</p><p> </p><p>Some gynaecological services, such as menstrual health services, are predominantly provided by general practitioners (GPs) which remained open throughout the pandemic. The Government invested £520 million to improve access and expand GP capacity during the pandemic. This is on top of the £1.5 billion already announced in 2020 to create an additional 50 million GP appointments by 2024 by growing and diversifying the workforce which will help tackle the backlog for gynaecological services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/01/2023 14:39:29 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1545939

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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	Endometriosis: 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 he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of support provided by his Department to women with endometriosis.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	97692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, NHS England is reviewing the service specification for severe endometriosis and will report in 2023. This will ensure that specialist endometriosis services have access to current evidence and advice to improve standards of care.</p><p>On 3 November 2022, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) confirmed it will update its guidelines on diagnosing endometriosis and surgical management if fertility is a priority. NICE will also explore mental wellbeing and support for people with suspected or confirmed endometriosis during the scoping of the update. The publication date of the updated guideline will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/12/2022 09:38:55 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1535162

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Somerton and Frome
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 improve access for young people to mental health services in Somerton and Frome constituency.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	69747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>In September we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will increase access to National Health Service mental health services, including in Somerton and Frome. Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 to expand NHS mental health for adults, children and young people in England, including in Somerton and Frome.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/11/2022 17:10:23 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 28508 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1483419

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Dental Services: South West
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 improve access to NHS dentistry services in the South West.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	25955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with Health Education England and Bristol and Peninsula Dental schools through the South West Dental Reform programme to address the challenges facing National Health Service dentistry in the region. An additional £50 million was provided for NHS dentistry for the final quarter of 2021/22 to provide urgent care for patients. Of this, £4,726,000 was made available to the South West region. From July 2022, NHS England and NHS Improvement have asked all practices to return to pre-pandemic levels of activity, including in the South West region, to improve access.</p><p>The Department and NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with stakeholders, including the British Dental Association, on improvements to the NHS dental system and negotiations are currently underway on initial measures. This aims to improve access to NHS dentistry nationally, including in the South West.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/07/2022 12:50:06 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1483420

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	General Practitioners: South West
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 improve access to face-to-face GP appointments in the South West.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	25956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement’s guidance states that general practitioner practices must provide face to face appointments, alongside remote consultations. Patients’ input into consultation type should be sought and practices should respect preferences for face-to-face care, unless there are good clinical reasons to the contrary. In May 2022, in the South West National Health Service region 64% of appointments, excluding COVID-19 vaccinations, were conducted face-to-face, compared to 59% in May 2021.</p><p>We have made £520 million available to improve access and expand general practice capacity during the pandemic. This is in addition to at least £1.5 billion announced in 2020 to create an additional 50 million general practice appointments by 2024 by increasing and diversifying the workforce.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/07/2022 16:30:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1483563

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Epilepsy: Cannabis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made to establish clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of unlicensed cannabis-based products for the medical treatment of children with epilepsy.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	25959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is developing a programme for two randomised controlled trials into epilepsy in adults and children. The trials will commence as soon as possible and the results will be published once the trials have completed and the findings have been peer reviewed. The NIHR encourages high quality proposals for research in this area as a priority and supports researchers to develop applications.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/07/2022 13:25:51 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1415902

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Dental Services: Somerton and Frome
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 ensure that access to NHS dental care is easily accessible across Somerton and Frome.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	David Warburton
uin	110494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>National Health Service dental practices, including those in Somerton and Frome, have been asked to meet as many prioritised needs as possible, focusing on urgent care and care for vulnerable groups, including children, followed by overdue appointments. We have made an additional £50 million available for the remainder of the 2021/22 financial year to allow more patients to obtain access to NHS dental care. Patients in Somerton and Frome can contact the Somerset Dental Helpline for access to urgent dental care appointments.</p><p>The Department and NHS England are developing proposals for dental system reform, working stakeholders such as the British Dental Association. The reforms include proposals to improve patient access, reduce health inequalities and make the NHS a more attractive place to work for dentists.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/03/2022 09:46:39 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton