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1054693

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Autism
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 compliance with the recommendation made by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in 2017 that GP practices improve recording of autism; whether a register of people with a diagnosis of autism has been implemented; what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of health inequality for autistic people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	216288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan was published on 7 January 2019 and commits the National Health Service to including a ‘digital flag’ in the patient record by 2023/24, which will ensure staff know a patient has a learning disability or autism. In addition, NHS staff will receive information and training on supporting people with a learning disability and/ or autism. Sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems will be expected to make sure all local healthcare providers are making reasonable adjustments to support people with a learning disability or autism. NHS England will also pilot the introduction of a specific health check for people with autism, and if successful, extend it more widely.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 December 2018, the Department announced that we will be launching a comprehensive review of ‘Think Autism’, the national autism strategy, this is to ensure it remains fit for purpose. We want an autism strategy that works for all autistic people, and that is why, working very closely with the Department for Education, we will be extending the strategy to include children.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/02/2019 16:57:20 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1015147

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Arthritis: Mental 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, with reference to the NICE Guideline entitled Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults: management, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that psychological interventions are routinely available and offered to people with rheumatoid arthritis who develop mental health conditions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	195565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that long-term conditions, such as arthritis, can have an impact on a person’s mental wellbeing. The guideline ‘Rheumatoid arthritis in adults: management’, updated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in 2018, sets out best practice in the diagnosis, treatment, care and support of people with rheumatoid arthritis. The guidance recommends that patients should be offered psychological interventions (for example, relaxation, stress management and cognitive coping skills to help them to adjust to living with their condition).</p><p> </p><p>NICE’s guidelines represent best practice, are based on the available evidence and developed through wide consultation. Although guidelines are not mandatory, when exercising their judgement, National Health Service organisations and clinicians are expected to take this guideline fully into account as best practice, alongside the individual needs, preferences and values of their patients.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, the expansion of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services now under way has a focus on helping people with long term conditions, including conditions such as arthritis.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 03/12/2018 14:19:44 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

845561

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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, with reference to paragraph 5, of his Department's paper, Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper, how his Department will ensure that experts and stakeholders are involved in the development and evaluation of different models of delivering Mental Health Support Teams.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	128533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Development of the Green Paper included extensive engagement with experts and many stakeholders through webinars, meetings and a day long focus group with children and young people. We are also using the public online consultation to gather views on how best to implement the proposals, what selection criteria to use for the trailblazer areas which will test roll-out of the proposals and which examples of best practice we should draw on for implementing the Mental Health Support Teams.</p><p> </p><p>During the consultation period, we are also working directly with stakeholders and delivery partners to inform the trailblazer programme and decisions on which delivery models we should test. We will continue to engage experts and stakeholders as we develop the detail around the teams and how they will be rolled-out. We have held various face to face events to ensure that we capture the views of those with relevant experience in this field and those who we hope will benefit from the proposals. This includes four stakeholder roundtables across the country, a parliamentarians’ roundtable and a series of focus groups with children and young people, parents/carers and professionals.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 28/02/2018 13:04:03 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

845562

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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 mental health interventions will be provided by the Mental Health Support Teams proposed in Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper; whether counselling will be a primary such intervention; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	128534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Mental Health Support Teams will be trained to deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild/moderate needs. The teams will work collaboratively with senior designated leads in schools and colleges and other professionals such as educational psychologists, school nurses, counsellors and social workers to assess children and refer them on for further treatment if necessary. Over the course of the consultation period we are seeking views on the exact role of the teams.</p><p> </p><p>Many schools recognise the important role that making school-based counselling services available in school settings can play and we know from our mental health in schools survey that around 61% of schools offer counselling. The intention of the new Mental Health Support Teams, is to provide the additional, trained health provision that the evidence suggests is needed, complementing existing mental health provision in schools in a way that secures better joint working and understanding between health services and education. We will work with clinical and other experts to design the curriculum for training staff in the mental health support teams, including the interventions that they will be trained to provide, following the consultation. We will test how the teams work through trailblazers, beginning in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 28/02/2018 13:16:09 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

800564

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2017 to Question 113610, what plans his Department has to reduce the waiting times for a first appointment from 52 weeks to meet the NHS-wide 18 week referral target; and if he will meet NHS England to discuss its recent consultation on gender identity services for adults.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	117185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>NHS England held a consultation on specialised gender identity services for adults (those aged 17 and above) which closed on 16 October 2017 and over 800 responses were received.</p><p> </p><p>As a consequence of the significant response NHS England had, an independent third party organisation has been instructed to provide analysis of the responses. The report will be considered by NHS England before making final decisions on future service specifications during spring of 2018.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to developing a new delivery model for patients accessing gender identity services that will offer high quality care supported by the 18 week referral to treatment standard and in line with the values of the NHS Five Year Forward View.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/12/2017 16:59:03 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

790998

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gender Dysphoria: Clinics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the current waiting time following referral for a first appointment at gender identity clinics; whether his Department is meeting the NHS-wide 18 week referral target for patients needing to see a clinician at a gender identity clinic; and what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on the necessary steps to increase provision of services for trans people and reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	113610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>18 week Referral to Treatment waiting times for gender identity clinics is not routinely collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has confirmed that routine reporting of waiting times for specialised gender identity clinics will be implemented during 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England consulted on gender identity services for adults in July 2017 and noted that ‘Demand for services has increased significantly in recent years, far exceeding capacity; waiting times are excessively high and are routinely in breach of NHS Constitution requirements (in many cases over 52 weeks for a first appointment)’.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recent meetings between NHS England and my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health surrounding transgender services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/11/2017 12:42:35 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

785146

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people, by gender, undergoing a community programme approach received follow-up post-discharge support from a mental health hospital within (a) 48 hours and (b) seven days in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	111850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 16/11/2017 13:42:24 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

785147

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people, by gender, received follow-up post-discharge support from a mental health hospital within (a) 48 hours and (b) seven days in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	111851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 16/11/2017 13:43:26 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

751786

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to provide psychological assessment and mental health support to (a) emergency service personnel, (b) volunteers, (c) local residents, (d) victims and (e) other people affected by the Grenfell Tower fire; what assessment he has made of the capacity of local mental health services to provide full and ongoing access to psychological treatment and support for all who are assessed or diagnosed as being in need because of that fire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	4991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Comprehensive psychological services have been put in place for those affected by the fire.</p><p> </p><p>Central and North West London NHS Trust (CNWL) is the lead health provider for the National Health Service response to the Grenfell fire. CNWL established a walk-in desk at the Westway centre on the day of the fire. Twelve qualified staff are working from this space including one general practitioner and two child and adolescent mental health service workers.</p><p> </p><p>Much of CNWL’s work is now focussed on outreach work in the community such as visits to former residents of the tower block in their temporary accommodation, visits to a number of community centres, going door to door in the three blocks immediately surrounding the tower and liaising with local schools and colleges.</p><p> </p><p>Enhanced mental health support for first responders, including the fire brigade and those working to support the bereaved, has been put in place by London’s NHS Mental Health Services. A pathway of care has been designed, reflecting learning from Manchester and using London’s clinical expertise in this area. London Fire Brigade Counselling and Wellbeing team continue to identify and support individual firefighters. The NHS is providing additional support to the London Fire Brigade on request. The London Fire Brigade is also working closely with NHS England to establish what psychological support may be available for the families of firefighters.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/07/2017 14:06:40 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas