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818845

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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, what guidelines his Department issues to people with mental health conditions with financial difficulties on accessing specialised support services.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	121609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not issue guidelines on accessing specialised support services for people with mental health conditions who may be experiencing financial difficulties. Where financial difficulties are identified as an issue for a person receiving treatment and care for a mental health condition, signposting already exists in some general practitioner (GP) practices and in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services.</p><p>A person who is experiencing financial difficulties or a debt crisis may approach their GP or another health professional to provide evidence of their mental health condition to their creditors to help aid any support a creditor may be able to provide to that person. The Government is currently reviewing the process for GPs and other health professionals completing Mental Health Evidence Forms to support this process.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 16/01/2018 12:27:21 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

816696

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Patients' Rights
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 ensure that (a) children and young people and (b) their families or carers understand their rights when entering institutional mental health settings.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	121123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Mental Health Act (1983) Code of Practice sets out the information that should be shared with patients and their nearest relative, and guidance on communication with patients, their families and carers in respect of the steps hospitals are required to take to ensure that patients who are detained understand important information about how the Act applies to them.</p><p> </p><p>Paragraph 19.76 of the Code states that, “Hospital managers should ensure that staff providing children and young people with information about their rights in accordance with section 132 of the Act have sufficient knowledge and experience to be able to provide information to children and young people and determine whether the information has been understood. Written information must always be made available. Such information should be age appropriate and include an explanation about when they have the right to see an independent mental health advocate under the Act and an explanation of how one can be made available.”</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-mental-health-act-1983" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-mental-health-act-1983</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 15/01/2018 15:37:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

816732

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breastfeeding
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 encourage new mothers to breastfeed.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	121159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting breastfeeding, as the health benefits are clear for mothers and their babies. We would still like to see more mothers breastfeeding and doing so for longer and are working with our partners including Public Health England (PHE), NHS England and UNICEF to achieve this goal.</p><p> </p><p>The promotion of breast feeding is one of the six high-impact areas for health visiting, with health visitors supporting parents around infant feeding. PHE is working with local services to create breastfeeding friendly communities, with midwives and health visitors promoting best practice, and through the Start4Life campaigns, which provide parents with trusted National Health Service advice through the Start4Life ‘Breastfeeding Friend’ (an interactive Facebook Messenger ‘ChatBot’), and the Start4Life website. The latter contains a range of leaflets and resources that professionals can order for free and provides a dedicated breastfeeding helpline.</p><p> </p><p>PHE and UNICEF UK have developed a toolkit to support commissioning of evidence-based interventions to improve breastfeeding rates across England, including provision of effective professional support to mothers and their families through implementation of the Baby Friendly Initiative in every maternity unit. PHE is encouraging Local Maternity Systems across the country to include plans to increase the number of babies’ breastfed at six months within their transformation plans.</p><p> </p><p>Local areas are working to improve breastfeeding. In Blackpool, for example, the local health service, working through the Family Nurse Partnership ADAPT programme, is seeking to increase the frequency of the use of current materials and provide new materials to first time young mothers. These more partner-focused materials will seek to address the role of the family and partner by introducing partners to the subject early and provide a peer support service. They will also provide a new communication tool for family nurses to practice difficult conversations.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 11/01/2018 10:56:04 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

816807

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Behaviour Disorders: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether targets are in place for maximum waiting times for diagnosis of children with behavioural disorders such as ADHD.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	121234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>There are no such maximum waiting times targets in place.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the diagnosis and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children over three years, young people and adults is intended to improve the diagnosis of ADHD as well as the quality of care and support for people with ADHD. It does not however make recommendations on waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has been working with NICE and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health to develop new mental health pathways, including for children and young people. These could benefit people with ADHD and other behavioural disorders who have mental health needs by facilitating better and faster diagnosis. The pathways are currently in draft and are being considered for publication over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 15/01/2018 15:02:39 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

816858

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many residential care homes inspected by the Care Quality Commission have been rated (a) inadequate and (b) outstanding in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	121285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given the following response:</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 January 2017 and 8 January 2018, the CQC has inspected and rated 8,730 residential social care locations. Of those, 173 were rated as outstanding and 541 were rated as inadequate.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 10/01/2018 14:49:49 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

816891

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Pay
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 ensure that care homes do not close as a result of the recent ruling on pay during sleep-in shifts.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	121318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the pressure that sleep-in liabilities may place on care providers and is exploring options to minimise any impact on the social care sector.</p><p> </p><p>As in any market there are inevitable entries and exits of care organisations, but the Government is committed to ensuring that the social care sector is stable, both for those receiving care and for care workers.</p><p> </p><p>We have given local authorities in England an extra £2 billion over the next three years to maintain access for our growing aging population and allow councils to sustain a diverse care market including care home places.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has announced we will consult on plans to improve the social care system and to put it on a more secure financial footing.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 15/01/2018 15:40:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

816896

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Child Rearing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a Minister for the first 1001 Days to lead joint work with the Department for Education on that issue.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	121323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>As Minister with responsibility for children’s health in the Department of Health and Social Care. I and my officials work closely with colleagues in the Department for Education on a range of projects and workstreams aimed at improving early year’s health. For example, the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England are working closely with the Department for Education to take forward actions to address the speech, language and communication needs of young children. This is to help close the development and word gap at age five between more and less advantaged children, as outlined by the then Secretary of State for Education (Justine Greening MP) when she launched the Social Mobility Action Plan in December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 10/01/2018 14:45:38 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

816917

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: ICT
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 protect (a) confidential patient records and (b) NHS services from (i) meltdown and (ii) spectre vulnerabilities in NHS computer processors.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	121344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital published an advisory on the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities for all health and care organisations on 4 January 2018, and issued a further email bulletin on 5 January 2018. This recommended that health and care organisations implement patches in a prioritised manner.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 10/01/2018 14:48:21 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

810493

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	Carers: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2017 to Question 112819 on Carers: Young People, what the programme of work is for the cross-Government programme and whether it will include the support for young carers.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	120839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>Details of the Government’s programme of work to support carers, including young carers, over the next two years will be set out in an action plan on carers. The action plan will be published ahead of the publication of the Green Paper on care and support for older people.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 09/01/2018 14:16:40 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

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