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1702393

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
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	Ambulance Services: Northern Ireland
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 hold discussions with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland on ambulance response times in that region.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	22788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Departmental officials have regular discussions with Northern Ireland and other Devolved Governments on a range of issues, including urgent and emergency care services. There are, however, no specific discussions currently planned on ambulance response times in Northen Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/04/2024 14:47:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1682086

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Health Services: Weather
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 (a) allocate additional funding and (b) increase staff recruitment for NHS England in winter 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	9596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>There are no current plans to do so. We have invested an additional £1 billion to support capacity in urgent and emergency services this year, alongside a £250 million capital investment in hospital trusts, and £200 million for ambulances services.</p><p>This funding has been used to boost capacity in the health service this winter and beyond and aims to add 5,000 more staffed beds permanent bed base this winter, as well as increase the number of deployed ambulance hours on the road.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/01/2024 12:40:29 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654203

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
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	Continuing 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 his Department's National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, revised in July 2022, whether integrated care boards that do not comply with that framework can be sanctioned.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) policy, legislation and guidance on the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care.</p><p>This guidance sets out clear processes for CHC assessment that all integrated care boards (ICBs) must follow. Operational delivery of CHC is the responsibility of ICBs with oversight from NHS England.</p><p>As set out in the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, ICBs must have regard to the National Framework.</p><p>Although there are no sanctions in place for ICBs that do not comply with the National Framework, NHS England has powers under the National Health Service Act 2006, as amended by the Health and Care Act 2022, to direct ICBs when it has duly identified that (a) an ICB is failing, or (b) is at risk of failing, to discharge its functions.</p><p>NHS England has an assurance regime in place to ensure that individuals are assessed for CHC in a timely manner and that these assessments are undertaken at the right time and in the right place. This ensures an accurate assessment, equal access, standardisation, and consistency within CHC.</p><p>Data on NHS Continuing Healthcare, including ICB delivery of NHS CHC assurance standards, is published quarterly and available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-chc-fnc/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-chc-fnc/</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 195091 question first answered 04/09/2023 09:17:04 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1654204

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
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	Continuing Care
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 rates of compliance with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS funded Nursing Care by Integrated Care Boards.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	195091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) policy, legislation and guidance on the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care.</p><p>This guidance sets out clear processes for CHC assessment that all integrated care boards (ICBs) must follow. Operational delivery of CHC is the responsibility of ICBs with oversight from NHS England.</p><p>As set out in the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, ICBs must have regard to the National Framework.</p><p>Although there are no sanctions in place for ICBs that do not comply with the National Framework, NHS England has powers under the National Health Service Act 2006, as amended by the Health and Care Act 2022, to direct ICBs when it has duly identified that (a) an ICB is failing, or (b) is at risk of failing, to discharge its functions.</p><p>NHS England has an assurance regime in place to ensure that individuals are assessed for CHC in a timely manner and that these assessments are undertaken at the right time and in the right place. This ensures an accurate assessment, equal access, standardisation, and consistency within CHC.</p><p>Data on NHS Continuing Healthcare, including ICB delivery of NHS CHC assurance standards, is published quarterly and available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-chc-fnc/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-chc-fnc/</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 195090 question first answered 04/09/2023 09:17:04 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1653815

registered interest
date	18/07/2023
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	Continuing Care
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 Integrated Care Boards comply with his Department's guidance entitled National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	194781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department is responsible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) policy, legislation and guidance on the ‘National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care’. This guidance sets out clear processes for NHS CHC assessment that all integrated care boards (ICBs) must follow, and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-framework-for-nhs-continuing-healthcare-and-nhs-funded-nursing-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-framework-for-nhs-continuing-healthcare-and-nhs-funded-nursing-care</a></p><p>Operational delivery of NHS CHC is the responsibility of ICBs, with oversight from NHS England. NHS England’s functions include ensuring that local systems operate effectively and holding non-compliant ICBs to account.</p><p>NHS England has an assurance regime in place to ensure that individuals are assessed for NHS CHC in a timely manner and that these assessments are undertaken at the right time and in the right place. This ensures an accurate assessment, equal access, standardisation, and consistency within NHS CHC.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/07/2023 09:26:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1653486

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Continuing Care: Older 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 steps he is taking to increase access to long-term care for older people in (a) Slough constituency, (b) the South East, and (c) England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	194453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has made available up to £7.5 billion of additional funding over two years for local authorities in England to support adult social care and discharge, including £1.4 billion through the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund (MSIF).</p><p>Specifically, as part of MSIF, in 2023/24 Slough Borough Council will receive £1.2 million, and local authorities in the South East region will receive £78.43 million. Allocations for MSIF in 2024/25, when the fund increases the £845 million, will be released at a later date.</p><p>As part of the MSIF Capacity Plan exercise all local authorities were asked to assess the anticipated demand for long-term care in their area and their current market capacity to meet this need, and to outline steps they planned to take to address any gaps in capacity for various services.</p><p>We expect local authorities to use this funding to drive improvements in key areas, including reducing waiting lists for both older people and working age adults. We are also supporting local authorities to better streamline their assessment processes, and are delivering workforce reforms which will improve the sector’s ability to recruit and retain staff in the longer-term, supporting increased capacity and access to care.</p><p>In addition, the new duty for the Care Quality Commission to assess local authorities’ delivery of their Care Act duties, which went live in April 2023, will help ensure people have access to the consistent high-quality care and support they deserve, irrespective of where they live.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/07/2023 13:41:51 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 89346 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1649915

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
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	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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of dementia research funding.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	192409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>We will double funding for dementia research to £160 million per year by 2024/25. This will span all areas of research from causes and prevention to treatment and care, delivering evidence to help prevent, diagnose and treat dementia, enabling the best possible care and quality of life for people with dementia.</p><p>On 14 August 2022, we launched the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission which aims to speed up the development of new treatments, supported by £95 million of Government funding. This will work with industry and other United Kingdom initiatives by developing innovations in biomarkers, data and digital sciences, and increasing the number and speed of clinical trials in dementia. The mission was born out of our UK Life Sciences Vision, and is also part of our commitment to double dementia research funding to £160 million a year by 2024/25.</p><p>On 20 March 2023, the Government announced the appointment of the co-chairs of the Dementia Mission, Nadeem Sarwar and Hilary Evans leading experts in the sector to drive delivery of the mission.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/07/2023 16:52:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1649943

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
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	Neurology
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 has taken to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of functional neurological disorders.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	192410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing a guideline on rehabilitation for chronic neurological disorders and acquired brain injury. Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) will be covered in this guideline and NICE expects to publish the final guideline in September 2024. NICE also published the ‘Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral’ guideline in 2019, to assist with diagnosis of FND.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 192414 question first answered 10/07/2023 09:41:24 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1649946

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
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	Neurology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has held with health boards on the treatment of functional neurological disorders.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	192411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>No specific discussions have been had. The majority of services for patients with functional neurological disorders (FND) are commissioned locally by integrated care boards, which are best placed to plan the provision of services subject to local prioritisation and funding. NHS England commissions the specialised elements of FND care to ensure that people with more complex health needs receive the best possible care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/07/2023 10:06:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1649952

registered interest
date	04/07/2023
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	Neurology
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 adequacy of the treatment offered by the NHS in (a) Slough and (b) England to patients diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	192412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>As with the majority of NHS services, integrated care boards, are responsible for commissioning local services such as rehabilitation for patients with Functional Neurological Disorders (FND), including those in Slough.</p><p> </p><p>There is no one single approach to managing patients with FND. Treatment may involve drugs to manage specific symptoms, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation care and psychological support.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 192413 question first answered 10/07/2023 09:37:19 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi