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1240815

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	Test and Trace Support Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people eligible for the £500 Test and Trace Support Payment are able to claim the payment on more than one occasion in the event that they have to self-isolate more than once.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	99514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>A person can claim a Test and Trace Support Payment for each period of self-isolation required by National Health Service Test and Trace, provided they meet the eligibility criteria for each individual claim and their periods of self-isolation do not overlap.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/11/2020 11:47:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53725 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1240893

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	Fertility: Medical Treatments
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 ensure that people who no longer meet the (a) age or (b) other eligibility requirements for NHS-funded fertility treatment because of treatment delays during the covid-19 outbreak can still access that treatment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	99516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The level of provision of local health services available to patients, including fertility treatment, is, and has been since the 1990s, a matter for local healthcare commissioners. Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have a statutory responsibility to commission healthcare services including fertility services that meet the needs of their whole population. In respect of National Health Service fertility services, the Government has been consistently clear that we expect CCGs to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, so that there is equal access across England.</p><p>The Government expects CCGs to give fair consideration to all patients who have had fertility treatment delayed so that no one misses out on treatment due to COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 01/12/2020 10:04:17 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53726 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1234564

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
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: Birmingham Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people attending the Regional Testing Site at Birmingham International Airport are required to present a QR code in order to be tested for covid-19; and how those QR codes are provided.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	90036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>At all regional testing sites, including Birmingham Airport, people who have booked a valid appointment at a testing site will receive a test. QR codes are provided at the end of the booking journey and by email. Sites can use other key information to confirm an appointment if a QR code cannot be provided by the attendee.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/11/2020 12:16:57 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48745 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1225539

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
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
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 the length of time symptoms of covid-19 persist in people who have contracted that virus.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	75189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2020 answer text <p>The time to recovery for somebody with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 depends on the severity of illness and varies from relatively quickly through to extremely prolonged. Typically, time to recovery is within 10-14 days for mild and moderate cases. If a person feels unwell for longer than this, they should contact their general practitioner.</p><p>It is clear that for some of those who have survived, the virus and the treatment they have received to combat it will have a lasting impact on their health.</p><p>Research into the long-term health symptoms and impacts of COVID-19 is ongoing. On 4 July the Government announced a research study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19, which is being led by UK Research and Innovation and the National Institute for Health Research.</p><p>On 5 July, NHS England and NHS Improvement announced the launch of an online, on-demand, rehabilitation service called ‘My COVID Recovery’. The service forms part of National Health Service plans to expand access to COVID-19 rehabilitation treatments for those who have survived the virus but still have problems with breathing, mental health problems or other complications.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/09/2020 10:01:52 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 40831 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1204856

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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: 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 he plans to commission research into the long terms effects of covid-19 on people whose symptoms last longer than three weeks.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	60680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department invests over £1 billion a year in health and care research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The following calls are currently open to researchers to submit proposals on the long-term effects of COVID-19.</p><p>The NIHR Recovery and Learning Call will fund research to better understand and manage the health and social care consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic beyond the acute phase. The research will focus specifically on health outcomes, public health, social care and health service delivery and to mitigate the impact of subsequent phases and aftermath.</p><p>This follows on from the UK Research and Innovation-NIHR Rapid Response Rolling Call for COVID-19 research (closing at the end of June), which funds projects that could make a significant contribution to the understanding, prevention and/or management of the COVID-19 outbreak within 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/06/2020 17:00:46 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1201710

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	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, for what reason Public Health England will not assist in the testing of symptomatic care home residents until a (a) case or (b) outbreak of covid-19 is suspected.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	57078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Every care home in England can access whole home testing, regardless of whether residents have symptoms. This testing can be arranged through the Department’s online testing portal at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-coronavirus-test-care-home" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-coronavirus-test-care-home</a></p><p>Responsibility for whole home testing lies with the Department.</p><p>Public Health England (PHE) is responsible for the testing of symptomatic residents at the point a case or an outbreak is first suspected in a care home. When a PHE local Health Protection Team is notified of a suspected resident case or outbreak of COVID-19 in a care home, they will undertake a risk assessment, offer public health advice (including infection prevention and control advice) and, where appropriate, arrange for testing to be done for all symptomatic residents at the time of reporting. The risk assessment is undertaken to ensure that the symptoms being reported are consistent with COVID-19 infection.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/06/2020 13:21:31 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1201182

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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	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, what the average waiting time is for a care home that has (a) over and (b) under 50 beds with no suspected covid-19 outbreak to receive covid-19 home testing kits.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	55850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The data is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/11/2020 18:20:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1201183

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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	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, what the average waiting time is for a care home that has (a) over and (b) under 50 beds with no suspected covid-19 outbreak to receive the results of covid-19 home testing from the date of that test taking place.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	55851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>Between 30 July and 5 August 2020, 43.3% of test results for satellite testing, which includes care home testing, were received within 48 hours of the test being taken. Care homes predominantly use satellite test kits as they need greater control and flexibility over when tests are collected. For example, tests may be conducted over multiple days with a collection scheduled a few days later.</p><p>We are encouraging care homes to conduct testing over the weekend (Friday to Sunday) where possible to make better use of available lab capacity which should support faster turn-around times.</p><p>Turnaround times for tests conducted under Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 are published weekly on gov.uk as part of the Weekly NHS Test and Trace Bulletin.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/09/2020 15:24:39 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1201184

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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	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, what the criteria are on care home prioritisation for covid-19 home testing kits.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	55852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>In June, the following criteria were assessed in order to prioritise sending test kits:</p><p>- care homes referred to us by Public Health England because they have had a new outbreak;</p><p>- care homes for older people and those with Dementia that have over 50 beds, then those with 25-50 beds; and</p><p>- all other care homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/09/2020 10:54:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1201185

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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	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, if his Department will publish the guidance provided to local authorities on prioritising care home referrals for covid-19 testing.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	55853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>On 5 June Ros Roughton, Director General, Adult Social Care, wrote to Directors of Public Health and Directors of Adult Social Services. The criteria of prioritisation were:</p><ol><li>Care homes referred to the Department by Public Health England because they have had a new outbreak;</li><li>Care homes that have over 50 beds;</li><li>Care homes with 25-50 beds;</li><li>And then all other care homes.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/08/2020 16:13:13 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe