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1507207

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	Barts Health NHS Trust: Patient Choice Schemes
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 her Department's guidance, The NHS Choice Framework: what choices are available to me in the NHS?, updated 14 January 2020, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the implementation of her Department's policy on equality of access to a hospital of choice by Barts Health NHS Trust.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	53324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>‘The NHS Choice Framework: what choices are available to me in the NHS?’ is currently being updated to reflect changes arising from the Health and Care Act 2022. The updated guidance will be published later this year. The existing Framework remains applicable and is available to commissioners, providers and patients.</p><p>All services offered by Barts Health NHS Trust are subject to the Framework and there are local policies for each hospital within the Trust to implement it. The Trust will investigate any complaint received, either directly from a patient or via an intermediary.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 14:26:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1507412

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: Pay
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 an estimate of the average pay of NHS staff working in (a) Newham and (b) Tower Hamlets.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	53326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. For over one million National Health Service non-medical staff, including nurses, paramedics, and midwives, the average basic pay has increased from approximately £31,500 to £32,900 from 2021/22 to 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 14:40:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

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

1507484

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 help tackle health inequalities.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	53531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>Allocations to integrated care boards (ICBs) made through NHS England, including NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, are adjusted for health inequalities and unmet need in the weighted capitation formula, which was recently reviewed by the independent Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation. ICB allocations were published in April 2022 and are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/allocation-of-resources-2022-23/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/allocation-of-resources-2022-23/</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 14:39:12 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