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1663369

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the email of 27 July 2023 from the Hon. member for Sefton Central, Case reference BE12979, on the use of medical equipment in people's homes.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	201223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>We have received the Hon. Member’s correspondence and will reply as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/10/2023 15:56:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1624034

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence sent by email from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 14 March 2023 on St Joseph's Hospice in Thornton.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	182845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>We replied to the hon. Member on 27 April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/05/2023 13:38:42 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1551672

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
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	Osteoporosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of the APPG report into osteoporosis published in November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	110672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The report’s recommendations are predominately being addressed through the Women’s Health Strategy and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance on assessing and managing the risk of fragility fractures in people aged 18 years old and over. NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time programme aims to improve access to secondary fracture prevention services to supplement the Best MSK Health programme.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 20/12/2022 10:38:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 43408 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1309088

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	Care Homes: Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the equity of quarantine requirements for care home staff and care home residents following visits home.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	180966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>Staff are essential workers required to provide care for residents. They are regularly tested for Covid-19 and use personal protective equipment while working. Residents who have visited out are asked to isolate to prevent risk of COVID-19 transmission in a closed setting at high risk of outbreaks with severe consequences. The additional risk posed by returning residents in contrast to staff coming into work, is that for residents, the care home is the full-time home – they generally move freely around the home and do not wear personal protective equipment. When the data shows it is safe, the Government wants to go further and allow more visits for more people to take place outside of the care home.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/04/2021 10:41:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 97236 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1293713

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many days it takes to identify new cases of the P1 Brazilian variant of covid-19 using genomic sequencing
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	160643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>On average, to report the variant profile for a person from taking a test to a confirmed specific variant positive result takes approximately ten days. NHS Test and Trace have established higher priority rapid processes for testing individuals who within the national surveillance programme are suspected to be at higher risk of being P1 variant positive. These higher priority channels can reduce the overall time by one to two days.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/03/2021 09:14:24 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 87421 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1275780

registered interest
date	12/01/2021
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	Care Homes: Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to update the guidance on visiting care home residents following the administering of the (a) first and (b) second dose of the covid-19 vaccine to (i) care home residents and (ii) their visitors.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	136510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>We recognise how important it is to allow care homes residents to meet their loved ones safely, especially for those at the end of their lives. We appreciate the particular challenges visiting restrictions pose for people with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autistic adults, amongst others, as well as for their loved ones.</p><p>Guidance documents are informed by expert advice before publication to ensure that they are based on the latest evidence. As the COVID-19 vaccine deployment continues, we will review and update the care homes visiting guidance in line with the latest evidence.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/01/2021 14:58:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1274353

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the guidance for care home visitation will be updated following the introduction of the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown restrictions; and whether care homes should be facilitating visits for care home residents during this period.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	133817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the national lockdown guidance, visits to care homes can continue to take place with arrangements such as substantial screens, visiting pods, or behind windows. Close-contact indoor visits are not currently allowed. Visits in exceptional circumstances including end of life should always be supported and enabled.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/02/2021 13:05:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 72813 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1273469

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
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	Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will improve the time taken for local public health departments to receive data on (a) people who have tested positive for covid-19 and (b) their contacts for the purpose of contact tracing.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	132890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>NHS Test and Trace is working to reduce the time taken to contact cases and their close contacts and to share data on cases with local authorities where necessary. The details of contacts are not currently shared with local authorities, as responsibility for communicating with contacts is undertaken at a national level.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/03/2021 17:25:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 72768 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1257161

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
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	Nurses: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) safety of student nurses on coronavirus wards and (b) effect on the personal finances of those nurses of being at a high risk of having to isolate and lose the ability to do other part-time work.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	123580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that it is the responsibility of Health Education England (HEE), clinical placement providers and higher education institutions to undertake assessments at a local level to ensure the safety of student nurses in all placement settings. HEE has also led national level work to minimise the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on students on healthcare courses, including ensuring students have appropriate access to personal protective equipment, testing and wellbeing support whilst on placement. The detail of the support available was outlined in a letter sent by the Chief Nursing Officer for England and the Chief Nurse for Health Education England to all nursing students on 13 November 2020.</p><p>In terms of financial support, all eligible nursing students will continue to receive payments from the student loans company and also access the Learning Support Fund from the NHS Business Services Authority, which includes a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 for eligible students, travel and dual accommodation expenses and parental support. In exceptional circumstances, whereby a student is required to self-isolate due to COVID-19, the NHS Business Services Authority is able to use discretion on a case by case basis to decide whether the student is eligible to additional support through the exceptional hardship grant.</p><p>Clinical placements provide supervised training. Student nurses are not paid but receive financial support to train. In March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, temporary opt-in paid student nursing placements were arranged to help with the COVID-19 pandemic response. Since the initiation of the opt-in paid placements, the Government was clear that this was a temporary arrangement, and that at the appropriate time, normal placements would resume.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 123581 question first answered 12/01/2021 14:36:34 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 67351 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1257162

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
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	Nurses: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether student nurses should be paid a band 4 wage while on nurse placement during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	123581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is clear that it is the responsibility of Health Education England (HEE), clinical placement providers and higher education institutions to undertake assessments at a local level to ensure the safety of student nurses in all placement settings. HEE has also led national level work to minimise the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on students on healthcare courses, including ensuring students have appropriate access to personal protective equipment, testing and wellbeing support whilst on placement. The detail of the support available was outlined in a letter sent by the Chief Nursing Officer for England and the Chief Nurse for Health Education England to all nursing students on 13 November 2020.</p><p>In terms of financial support, all eligible nursing students will continue to receive payments from the student loans company and also access the Learning Support Fund from the NHS Business Services Authority, which includes a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 for eligible students, travel and dual accommodation expenses and parental support. In exceptional circumstances, whereby a student is required to self-isolate due to COVID-19, the NHS Business Services Authority is able to use discretion on a case by case basis to decide whether the student is eligible to additional support through the exceptional hardship grant.</p><p>Clinical placements provide supervised training. Student nurses are not paid but receive financial support to train. In March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, temporary opt-in paid student nursing placements were arranged to help with the COVID-19 pandemic response. Since the initiation of the opt-in paid placements, the Government was clear that this was a temporary arrangement, and that at the appropriate time, normal placements would resume.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 123580 question first answered 12/01/2021 14:36:34 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 67352 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson