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1126166

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to staff in his Department (a) in their transition to retirement and (b) to (i) maintain and (ii) increase the physical and mental wellbeing staff planning for retirement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	253516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Departmental support for staff transitioning into retirement includes a Pre Retirement learning event, provided via Civil Service Learning, which raises awareness of available information and resources, supports proactive planning for making the most of retirement and awareness of how to claim Civil Service and state pensions.</p><p>All staff in the Department who are part of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, have access to MyCSP, the Civil Service pension provider, which provides online resources and tools, such as the Retirement Modeller and a Pension Portal and also provides individual pension advice over the phone.</p><p>The Department also offers and wherever possible, supports staff requests for partial retirement to support individual needs and also as a transition to future retirement.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/05/2019 11:24:44 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1125666

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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	Palliative Care
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 NHS Long Term Plan, what funding his Department plans to allocate to end of life care.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	252553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>As with the vast majority of NHS services, the funding and commissioning of palliative and end of life care is a local matter, over which individual National Health Service commissioners have responsibility. Local commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and commission services to meet those needs accordingly.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan, sets out significant investment and activity to improve the quality of patient care and health outcomes, including for end of life care. This includes £4.5 billion of new investment to fund expanded community multidisciplinary teams aligned with new primary care networks. Based on individual needs and choices, people identified as having the greatest risks and needs will be offered targeted support for both their physical and mental health needs, helping them to maintain independence and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. This includes patients approaching the end of life.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/05/2019 16:08:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

1124979

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	NHS: Drugs
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 the administration of medicines in NHS trusts.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	251361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Work has commenced on a variety of projects to help improve the administration of medicines in National Health Service trusts.</p><p>Following the announcement of £75 million of funding for ePrescribing and Medicines Administration (ePrescribing or ePMA) systems, work has commenced to accelerate the uptake and implementation across the NHS. Funding was provided to 13 trusts in 2018/19 all of whom have now commenced work. Applications for the second wave of funding have been received – a total of 48 bids are currently being reviewed for 2019/20 funding. A further round of funding is also planned for 2020/21.</p><p>Additionally, the Global Digital Exemplar programme is providing funding to support the roll-out of new, integrated technologies including ePrescribing and closed loop medicines administration and will share their learning as they make progress.</p><p>The sites that have led the way with closed loop medicines administration have provided valuable learning for what is a relatively new approach to support this process in England. Early work is demonstrating a positive impact on medication related administration error.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 251362 question first answered 15/05/2019 15:49:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1124980

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Prescriptions: ICT
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 on implementing electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems across all NHS trusts by 2021.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	251362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Work has commenced on a variety of projects to help improve the administration of medicines in National Health Service trusts.</p><p>Following the announcement of £75 million of funding for ePrescribing and Medicines Administration (ePrescribing or ePMA) systems, work has commenced to accelerate the uptake and implementation across the NHS. Funding was provided to 13 trusts in 2018/19 all of whom have now commenced work. Applications for the second wave of funding have been received – a total of 48 bids are currently being reviewed for 2019/20 funding. A further round of funding is also planned for 2020/21.</p><p>Additionally, the Global Digital Exemplar programme is providing funding to support the roll-out of new, integrated technologies including ePrescribing and closed loop medicines administration and will share their learning as they make progress.</p><p>The sites that have led the way with closed loop medicines administration have provided valuable learning for what is a relatively new approach to support this process in England. Early work is demonstrating a positive impact on medication related administration error.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 251361 question first answered 15/05/2019 15:49:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1125003

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Social Services: 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 steps he is taking to help ensure that long term adult social care funding settlements take account of the number of working-aged disabled people in need of that care.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	251376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The future funding for social care will be considered alongside other local government services at the Spending Review.</p><p>The Government is undertaking a review of the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England, with a view to setting fresh baseline funding levels. The recent consultation on this proposed a specific formula for adult social care that includes cost drivers for both older people and working age adults.</p><p>All councils have statutory duties to look after the vulnerable, elderly and disabled people in their area. By passing the Care Act 2014, this Government established a national threshold that defines the care needs that local authorities must meet. This eliminates the postcode lottery of eligibility across England.</p><p> </p><p>We need a sustainable social care system to ensure services continue to deliver for our ageing population and the increasing number of people of working age who require care services, which is why the Government has committed to publishing a Green Paper at the earliest opportunity which will set out our proposals for reform.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 251377 question first answered 15/05/2019 15:51:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1125004

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Disability: 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, what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people have access to the care and support they need.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	251377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The future funding for social care will be considered alongside other local government services at the Spending Review.</p><p>The Government is undertaking a review of the relative needs and resources of local authorities in England, with a view to setting fresh baseline funding levels. The recent consultation on this proposed a specific formula for adult social care that includes cost drivers for both older people and working age adults.</p><p>All councils have statutory duties to look after the vulnerable, elderly and disabled people in their area. By passing the Care Act 2014, this Government established a national threshold that defines the care needs that local authorities must meet. This eliminates the postcode lottery of eligibility across England.</p><p> </p><p>We need a sustainable social care system to ensure services continue to deliver for our ageing population and the increasing number of people of working age who require care services, which is why the Government has committed to publishing a Green Paper at the earliest opportunity which will set out our proposals for reform.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 251376 question first answered 15/05/2019 15:51:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1125054

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Genomics: 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, whether he has plans to undertake a public consultation with stakeholders on the development of the National Genomic Healthcare Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	251395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>In developing the National Genomic Healthcare Strategy, the Government will undertake wide ranging and comprehensive engagement, involving detailed discussions with patient and public groups, researchers, charities and industry. This will be guided by the National Genomics Board, which oversees the Government’s work to maintain the United Kingdom’s position as the world’s leading centre for genomic medicine and research.</p><p>Although this does not involve a formal public consultation document, patients and the public will be key to developing the strategy, and we will utilise a wide range of existing public and patient engagement groups to do so.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/05/2019 15:56:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1125120

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Dementia: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated from the public purse to dementia research in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	251428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains strongly committed to supporting research into dementia and the United Kingdom research community is playing a significant role in the global effort to find a cure or a major disease-modifying treatment by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics such as dementia. Research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health including dementia. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas, the amount of NIHR funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity.</p><p> </p><p>NIHR funding for dementia research was £43.0 million in 2017/18, having increased from £27 million in 2013/14. Government spending overall on dementia research is running ahead of the Government’s 2020 Dementia Challenge commitment to maintain this at £300 million over five years. The total in 2017/18 was £82.5 million (£43 million via the NIHR, £36.3 million via the Medical Research Council and £3.2 million via the Economic and Social Research Council).</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/05/2019 15:43:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1125121

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Dementia: Research
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 encourage more people to participate in dementia research.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	251429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Dementia 2020 Challenge aims to make England the best country in the world for dementia care, support, awareness and research. The Government is committed to supporting research into dementia to find a disease-modifying treatment by 2025, and to help people with dementia live well with the condition. People participating in research are a vital part of this effort.</p><p>Significant progress has been made to increase participation, notably via Join Dementia Research. This service is run by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR, which is funded by the Department), and the charities Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK. To date, 40,286 people have registered with the service to be informed about research projects in which they may be able to participate, and 12,881 of these have joined in dementia studies.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/05/2019 15:59:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1125122

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Dementia: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to upskill more healthcare professionals to signpost patients with dementia to dementia research opportunities.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	251430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s Dementia 2020 Challenge aims to make England the best country in the world for dementia care, support, awareness and research. The Government is committed to supporting research into dementia to find a disease-modifying treatment by 2025, and to help people with dementia live well with the condition. People participating in research are central to this effort, as are the health and social care staff who support their participation.</p><p> </p><p>We expect all people who are newly diagnosed with dementia, and their carers, to receive information on opportunities to take part in research into dementia. By 2020, we expect all relevant staff to have received appropriate dementia training. This should include training relevant staff to be able to signpost interested individuals towards research via the Join Dementia Research service. We are also currently exploring options for increasing take-up of the more advanced Tier 2 training to everyone who needs it.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/05/2019 15:53:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe