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456482

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many type 1 diabetics have received a prescription penalty charge in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	29047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>Data is not available to indicate the number of diabetic patients who have received a prescription penalty charge in each of the last three years.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/03/2016 16:51:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

456499

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) residential care homes and (b) nursing homes have closed in the current year and in each of the previous five years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	29082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not centrally hold information on the number of residential care homes or nursing homes that have closed in the current year, or in each of the last five years.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/03/2016 14:48:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

456500

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) registered care home and (b) nursing home places there were in the current year and in each of the previous five years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	29083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC has provided the following information.</p><p> </p><p>Number of active care homes and number of beds<sup>1</sup> at the end of the previous five fiscal years and as at 2 March 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of Active Care Homes</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total Number of Active Care Homes</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of Care Home Beds</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Total Number of Care Home Beds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Nursing Home</p></td><td><p>Residential Home</p></td><td><p>Nursing Home</p></td><td><p>Residential Home</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2011</p></td><td><p>4,365</p></td><td><p>12,567</p></td><td><p>16,932</p></td><td><p>203,477</p></td><td><p>236,197</p></td><td><p>439,674</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2012</p></td><td><p>4,654</p></td><td><p>13,161</p></td><td><p>17,815</p></td><td><p>217,266</p></td><td><p>250,143</p></td><td><p>467,409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>4,667</p></td><td><p>12,853</p></td><td><p>17,520</p></td><td><p>220,055</p></td><td><p>245,577</p></td><td><p>465,632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>4,683</p></td><td><p>12,667</p></td><td><p>17,350</p></td><td><p>222,158</p></td><td><p>243,547</p></td><td><p>465,705</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>4,698</p></td><td><p>12,382</p></td><td><p>17,080</p></td><td><p>224,751</p></td><td><p>239,363</p></td><td><p>464,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>02 March 2016</p></td><td><p>4,637</p></td><td><p>12,133</p></td><td><p>16,770</p></td><td><p>223,899</p></td><td><p>237,258</p></td><td><p>461,157</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Number of beds is as at date of data extraction, or date of deactivation if care home inactive at the date of data extraction.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Source:</em> For data relating to the 2015-2016 fiscal year and Care Standards Act summary: CQC database at 2 March 2016. For data relating to previous fiscal years: CQC database as at 7 April 2015.<strong> </strong></p><p>Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 a single care home can have both service types of care home service with nursing and care home service without nursing. In this case, it is classified in this table as a nursing home.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/03/2016 09:41:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

456540

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has held with pharmacy patients on the closure of community pharmacies.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	29298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Community pharmacy is a vital part of the National Health Service and can play an even greater role. In the Spending Review the Government re-affirmed the need for the NHS to deliver £22 billion in efficiency savings by 2020/21 as set out in the NHS’s own plan, the Five Year Forward View. Community pharmacy is a core part of NHS primary care and has an important contribution to make as the NHS rises to these challenges. The Government believes efficiencies can be made without compromising the quality of services or public access to them. Our aim is to ensure that those community pharmacies upon which people depend continue to thrive and so we are consulting on the introduction of a Pharmacy Access Scheme, which will provide more NHS funds to certain pharmacies compared to others, considering factors such as location and the health needs of the local population.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s vision is for a more efficient, modern system that will free up pharmacists to spend more time delivering clinical and public health services to the benefit of patients and the public.</p><p> </p><p>Our proposals are about improving services for patients and the public and securing efficiencies and savings. A consequence may be the closure of some pharmacies but that is not our aim. We are not able to assess which pharmacies may close or the number of people who may lose their jobs, because we do not know the financial viability of individual businesses or the extent to which they derive income from services commissioned locally by the NHS or local authorities or have non-NHS related income.</p><p> </p><p>We are consulting the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and others, including patient and public representatives on our proposals. An impact assessment will be completed to inform final decisions and published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 29299 question first answered 07/03/2016 12:32:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

456541

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals for changes to Government policy on community pharmacies.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	29299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>Community pharmacy is a vital part of the National Health Service and can play an even greater role. In the Spending Review the Government re-affirmed the need for the NHS to deliver £22 billion in efficiency savings by 2020/21 as set out in the NHS’s own plan, the Five Year Forward View. Community pharmacy is a core part of NHS primary care and has an important contribution to make as the NHS rises to these challenges. The Government believes efficiencies can be made without compromising the quality of services or public access to them. Our aim is to ensure that those community pharmacies upon which people depend continue to thrive and so we are consulting on the introduction of a Pharmacy Access Scheme, which will provide more NHS funds to certain pharmacies compared to others, considering factors such as location and the health needs of the local population.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s vision is for a more efficient, modern system that will free up pharmacists to spend more time delivering clinical and public health services to the benefit of patients and the public.</p><p> </p><p>Our proposals are about improving services for patients and the public and securing efficiencies and savings. A consequence may be the closure of some pharmacies but that is not our aim. We are not able to assess which pharmacies may close or the number of people who may lose their jobs, because we do not know the financial viability of individual businesses or the extent to which they derive income from services commissioned locally by the NHS or local authorities or have non-NHS related income.</p><p> </p><p>We are consulting the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and others, including patient and public representatives on our proposals. An impact assessment will be completed to inform final decisions and published in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 29298 question first answered 07/03/2016 12:32:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

456565

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Workers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage more people to train as adults' social workers.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	29361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Chief Social Worker for Adults is actively working with the profession to create a highly skilled, flexible workforce which is able to contribute to improved outcomes for people in all settings.</p><p> </p><p>She is developing a comprehensive framework for continuous professional development for adult social work, which will include development of specialisms in key areas of practice, such as dementia, end of life care and learning disabilities. This will provide a clear progression route for both newly qualified and experienced social workers to deepen their knowledge, skills and practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has funded four teaching partnerships which build on and enhance the existing arrangements between Higher Education Institutions and employers. The key aims are to improve the quality of education received by social work students, mainly through a greater experience of quality statutory placements and employer involvement in the selection of students and provision of placements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also developed Think Ahead, a new fast-track scheme for exceptional graduates and career-changers to become mental health social workers. The programme has been in development since 2014 and will take its first graduates in July 2016.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/03/2016 14:05:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

456566

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wheelchairs: West Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will encourage NHS England and NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group to provide a response to the letter of 24 September 2015 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire on wheelchair provision in West Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	29143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Letters to and from<del class="ministerial"> the National Health Service</del> <ins class="ministerial">NHS England </ins>to hon. Members are a matter for NHS England. The Department would expect NHS England<ins class="ministerial">, and indeed clinical commissioning groups,</ins> to respond promptly and courteously to all letters from hon. Members.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/03/2016 14:46:35 question first ministerially corrected 11/03/2016 09:51:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 49268 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

456613

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are short-sighted in each of the last five years; and what steps he is taking to ensure such people are properly treated.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	29099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the numbers of people who are short sighted, therefore no such estimate has been made. Information is, however, available on the number of National Health Service sight tests provided and NHS optical vouchers issued. This information is available on the Health and Social Care Information Centre website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=18320&amp;topics=2%2fPrimary+care+services%2fEye+care+services%2fEye+care+services+activity&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=18320&amp;topics=2%2fPrimary+care+services%2fEye+care+services%2fEye+care+services+activity&amp;sort=Relevance&amp;size=10&amp;page=1#top</a></p><p> </p><p>Individuals who are experiencing problems with their vision, possibly due to short sightedness, are encouraged to have a sight test with an optometrist or ophthalmic medical practitioner. Sight tests, whether provided on the NHS or privately, allow the opportunity to review all aspects of eye health, including whether there is a need to correct short sightedness, the main treatment for which is glasses or contact lenses.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/03/2016 12:07:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

456624

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the mortality rate of people with mental health issues has been (a) nationally and (b) in each local authority in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	29234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Information on the mortality rate of adults under 75 years old with serious mental illness in England and in each local authority in England between 2010/11 and 2013/14 is given in the attached table <em>Mortality rate of people with mental health issues in (a) England and (b) in each local authority in England between 2010/11 and 2013/14.</em></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/03/2016 14:04:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt attachment 1 file name PQ29234 table.pdf title Mortality rates of people with mental health issue
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

456625

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
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, what assessment he has made of the progress of the Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme's service transformation programme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	29235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s transformation programme for children and young people’s mental health is aimed at improving children and young people’s mental health and providing additional support for those who experience mental health problems. The Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) programme includes training for professionals working in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) partnerships to put the patient at the centre of their treatment: young people agree goals and milestones with the professional, and participate in their care through regular feedback and outcome monitoring. The benefits of this approach are well-evidenced.</p><p> </p><p>Unlike the adult programme, CYP IAPT does not create new services; it transforms CAMHS partnerships by training people to deliver evidence-based interventions so that those working in CAMHS do so in collaboration with children, young people and families, in every aspect of care and service design through better participation and regular feedback and outcome monitoring.</p><p> </p><p>At present, 78% of young people aged under 19 are covered by CAMHS partnerships which are working to transform services by embedding the CYP IAPT principles, and the programme is being rolled out to cover the whole of England by 2018. The programme is currently developing a number of new curricula to address training gaps that have been identified during its implementation. These include interventions for 0-5 year olds, evidence-based counselling, combination therapy (pharmacology and psychological interventions), Learning Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum disorder, and staff working in inpatient settings.</p><p> </p><p>A recent rapid deep dive audit of 12 partnerships within the programme showed:</p><p>― improved access through self-referral routes, single point of access, outreach services, evening and weekend appointments;</p><p>― compared to a national sample of mental health services in the United States, teams in services working with CYP IAPT had more proficient organisational cultures and more functional organisations;</p><p>― more efficient time between referral and assessment decreased by 73%;</p><p>― number of days between assessment and discharge decreased by 21%; and</p><p>― The percentage of closed cases by mutual agreement increased by 22%.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/03/2016 14:06:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger