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810501

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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, whether his Department plans to roll-out nationally Mental Health Support Teams in 2022-23 in the event that the pilot phase is successful.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	120847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Decisions about future rollout of the Mental Health Support Teams will be informed by the trailblazer programme and the outcomes of the evaluation which will help to understand what works, and will be subject to future spending reviews.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/01/2018 17:07:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

810626

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the risk that cyber bullying poses to the mental health of children.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	120971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Evidence exists on the impact of bullying, including cyberbullying, on the mental health and wellbeing of children. The Government published the joint Department of Health and Department for Education ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper’ in December 2017, is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision-a-green-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision-a-green-paper</a></p><p>This sets out work by the Department of Health and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to convene a working group comprising social media and technology companies, which will consider what further action can be taken to improve the mental health of young online users and will consider tackling cyberbullying and harmful content.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s work to develop a Digital Charter, announced in the Queen’s speech, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published the ‘Internet Safety Strategy’ in October 2017, which focuses on keeping all users safe online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/internet-safety-strategy-green-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/internet-safety-strategy-green-paper</a></p><p>The Strategy covers the responsibilities of companies to their users, the use of technical solutions to prevent online harms and Government’s role in supporting users. The Strategy also includes initiatives for tackling cyberbullying.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England published analysis of cyberbullying in school age children in June 2017, ‘Cyberbullying: An analysis of data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey for England, 2014’, is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621070/Health_behaviour_in_school_age_children_cyberbullying.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621070/Health_behaviour_in_school_age_children_cyberbullying.pdf</a></p><p>This analysis showed the prevalence of cyberbullying reported by schoolchildren in England and highlighted evidence that exists which shows that schoolchildren that are bullied and those who are engaged in bullying behaviour experience poorer health and wellbeing outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/01/2018 17:10:38 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

810653

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Transplant Surgery: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the merits for England of the organ retrieval system in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	120998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS) was established by NHS Blood and Transplant in April 2010 and operates across all parts of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 NORS has been successful in playing a vital role in contributing to the increase in deceased donors and organ transplants. As a key component of the organ donation and transplantation infrastructure, it provides a national 24 hour service for retrieving organs from deceased donors.</p><p> </p><p>NORS ensures the best possible transplant outcomes are achieved for all organs offered. Thanks to donors and their families’ selfless generosity, thousands of lives are saved every year.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/01/2018 17:04:39 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

810061

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will investigate the case of a West Lancashire constituent who required an inpatient bed at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and was informed that the nearest available bed was in Somerset.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	120527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Day to day operational decisions about the management of individual patients are a matter for NHS England and/or the trusts with responsibility for patient care.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that patients with mental health conditions can receive treatment as close as possible to where they live. Inappropriate out of area placements are unacceptable and the Government has set a target to eliminate these in non-specialist, acute mental health care by 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>More than £400 million has been made available for investment in mental health crisis resolution home treatment teams over the next four years, enabling them to provide 24/7 crisis response and intensive home treatment as a genuine alternative to admission where appropriate. Shared learning and best-practice advice on reducing out of area placements through improved system capacity management will be included in acute care commissioning guidance.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/01/2018 17:01:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

810087

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to remove the need for bank statements to be submitted in support of discretionary grant applications with the England Infected Blood Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	120553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The discretionary payments scheme, part of the England Infected Blood Support Scheme administered by NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA), and the criteria under which these payments are made is currently being reviewed.</p><p> </p><p>As was required under the former infected blood payment schemes, the criteria for some discretionary payments may be linked to an individual’s income. One way a beneficiary could demonstrate their income is through the submission of bank statements, although NHS BSA is considering with beneficiaries other possible options as part of the review process.</p><p> </p><p>NHS BSA will try to keep additional information requests to support claims to a minimum.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/01/2018 17:11:39 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

810232

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: 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 steps his Department is taking to promote the use of de-escalation techniques in Tier 4 CAMHS.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	120698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Coalition Government published ‘Positive and Proactive Care; reducing the need for restrictive interventions’ and ‘A Positive and Proactive Workforce’ in April 2014. Both guidance documents are clear that corporate training strategies to manage violence and aggression should include clear learning outcomes about effective use of de-escalation techniques, the risks associated with restrictive interventions and safe implementation of restrictive physical interventions. Additionally a multi-agency programme of work is underway to target reductions in restrictive interventions across all mental health services including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tier 4. This includes ensuring provision of accredited training for staff to use de-escalation techniques as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/01/2018 17:06:03 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

810238

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Suicide: Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons his Department's report, Preventing suicide in England: third progress report of the cross-government outcomes strategy to save lives, published in January 2017 does not prioritise employment and support allowance claimants for additional help and support.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	120704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Cross-Government Suicide Prevention Strategy for England (2012) identified high risk groups and groups of people for whom tailored approaches to their mental health are required to address the risk of suicide. This includes people who are unemployed and those with long-term health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 08/01/2018 17:03:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

809548

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for a new test for diagnosing pancreatic cancer by app to be available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	120206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The future availability of any new or novel tests on the National Health Service, such as this test for pancreatic cancer, would be subject to large scale clinical trials demonstrating the safety and efficacy of the diagnostic approach and subsequent assessments of its cost effectiveness for routine use.</p><p>NHS England has launched two new digital platforms, NHS Digital Apps Library and a Mobile Health space for developers. This is part of work to transform the way people experience the NHS by designing digital health tools and services that connect them to the information and services they need, when they need them.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/12/2017 14:15:05 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

809549

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health: Armed Forces
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 address mental health problems in each branch of the Armed Forces.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	120207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The treatment of primary mental health in the serving Armed Forces is commissioned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), which provides a wide range of medical care and treatment for its military personnel. All three main branches of the Services will access mental health care through the Defence Medical Services, Department of Community Mental Health services.</p><p> </p><p>Mental health services for reservists (when not mobilised), veterans and service families are the responsibilities of NHS services in England and the three devolved administrations. In 2017 NHS England launched the Veterans Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service which can be accessed through all four regions across England: North, Midlands and East, London and South East and South West. The service increases access to NHS mental health services and treatment options, doubling the size of the previous regional bespoke mental healthcare for veterans and families in England, and works in addition to the local mental services commissioned by clinical commissioning groups. It provides support for the general and complex mental health needs of veterans, and for the first time offers vulnerable serving personnel preparing to leave the Armed Forces access to the same National Health Service care and treatment for mental health conditions, providing continuity when it is most needed. For Armed Forces patients already undergoing treatment plans for all health issues, these will be continued as part of standard transition planning processes.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England also supports the MOD in its implementation of its Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing strategy. This aims to build a coordinated approach to prevent, detect, and treat mental health and wellbeing issues, as well as introduce measures to promote the importance of mental health, and will encompass all Defence People – serving Armed Forces members (Regulars and Reserves), military families, veterans, and MOD civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/12/2017 14:07:06 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

809560

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
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 the extension of the Northern Ireland abortion scheme to include the provision of free travel for Northern Irish women seeking abortion from a certain income bracket will have on the autonomy of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	120218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>Providing support for travel costs for those who meet financial hardship criteria does not impact on the autonomy of the Northern Ireland Assembly. This scheme does not change the fundamental position that the Abortion Act 1967 does not apply to Northern Ireland. Abortion legislation, and the provision of abortion services in Northern Ireland, are a matter for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/12/2017 14:10:09 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce