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759746

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of recruitment and retention levels in the prison health system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	10209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>It is expected that all prisons have access to a full range of health professionals as per services within the community.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, NHS England has been responsible for commissioning all healthcare services for prisoners in England. Services are commissioned for individual prisons by NHS England’s local commissioners, based on a local health needs assessment which informs the provision of services required.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has commissioned a report looking at the workforce, market management and recruitment and retention in the adult prison estate in England, to support providers in their recruitment approaches.</p><p> </p><p>The information on the number of National Health Service staff seconded to, and the number of full time general practitioners working in the prison health system is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 10210 10227 question first answered 18/09/2017 14:23:13 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

759747

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff are seconded to the prison health system.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	10210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>It is expected that all prisons have access to a full range of health professionals as per services within the community.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, NHS England has been responsible for commissioning all healthcare services for prisoners in England. Services are commissioned for individual prisons by NHS England’s local commissioners, based on a local health needs assessment which informs the provision of services required.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has commissioned a report looking at the workforce, market management and recruitment and retention in the adult prison estate in England, to support providers in their recruitment approaches.</p><p> </p><p>The information on the number of National Health Service staff seconded to, and the number of full time general practitioners working in the prison health system is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 10209 10227 question first answered 18/09/2017 14:23:13 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

759362

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eating Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve his Department's support for people with eating disorders.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>NHS England introduced a new waiting time standard for treatment of eating disorders for children from April 2017. The ambition is that by 2020, 95% of those referred will start treatment within one week if the case is urgent and four weeks if the case is non-urgent.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its updated clinical guideline for the recognition and treatment of eating disorders for people of all ages in May 2017. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng69" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng69</a></p><p>A pathway for adults with eating disorders, together with detailed implementation guidance for providers, will be developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health in partnership with NICE over 2017/18. The pathway will be fully informed by the available evidence and the views of experts.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 14/09/2017 14:48:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

759376

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Data Protection
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 21 July 2017 to Question 5810, when he plans to publish revised guidance on compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	9903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department is working with colleagues in regulatory bodies, the National Health Service and industry to test and refine guidance, ahead of publication. It is intended that the document will clearly signpost what regulations are applicable, and which bodies, trusts and their suppliers should contact, at each stage of research, development, validation and deployment of products, whilst ensuring it is clear which standards and relevant legislation should be complied with.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/09/2017 14:20:54 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

758985

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
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 6 September 2017 to Question 6693, where information is collected on the meetings his Department has had with private providers of mental health care.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	9656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>For Ministers, along with other Government Departments, the Department adheres to transparent Government guidelines and publishes quarterly returns on Ministerial meetings with external organisations. The most recent data, for 2017, is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2017." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-external-meetings-2017.</a></p><p>For the Department as a whole, this information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 13/09/2017 15:55:37 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

758986

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisoners waited more than 14 days for a transfer to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	9657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information is collected on the number of transfers, not the number of individual prisoners who are transferred. An individual prisoner may undergo more than one transfer in any given time period.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 13/09/2017 16:12:13 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

758715

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Clinics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides for women with FGM seeking care who live in areas where there is no dedicated FGM clinic.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	9476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>There are a number of specialist National Health Service clinics nationally that will treat women with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The services offered by these clinics vary and provide a range of procedures including de-infibulation, counselling and other services specifically for girls and women affected by FGM. Most are run by specially trained doctors, nurses or midwives who understand FGM and are able to treat some of the medical problems caused by it.</p><p>With regards to guidance for women seeking care in areas with no dedicated FGM clinic, it is for clinical commissioning groups to commission appropriate local services for the health needs of their populations.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of research around the clinical provision for FGM, both nationally and internationally. The Department is aware of research, for example around both reconstructive surgery and de-infibulation. As these and other evidence bases develop, we will consider what outcomes the research might offer within the context of the NHS. Currently the focus of our FGM health work remains on prevention.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to joint working between general practitioner (GP) practices and hospitals which run FGM clinics, these relationships should be the same as the relationships between any other GP and hospital FGM services whether in maternity, gynaecology or any other setting related to FGM or otherwise. The FGM Enhanced Dataset specification Standardisation Committee for Care Information (SCCI) 2026 and other guidance materials, where appropriate, also contain information in relation to the data which should be exchanged between GPs and any clinic in relation to FGM.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the locations or opening dates of clinics to deal with FGM. NHS England holds details about the number and location of specialist NHS FGM services nationally - currently there are 13 FGM clinics of which eight are located in London.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to information on the categories of clinic, the FGM Enhanced Dataset supports the Department’s FGM Prevention Programme by presenting a national picture of the prevalence of FGM in England. Data is collected by healthcare providers in England, including acute hospital providers, mental health providers and GP practices.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment Function Code is collected within the Enhanced Dataset. This is recorded to report the specialised service within which the patient is treated.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent, annual report from the FGM Enhanced Dataset was published on 4 July 2017. A copy is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30015" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30015</a></p><p>It reported on attendances in the NHS between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017. A known Treatment Function Code was recorded for only 59% of total attendances. The most common treatment functions associated with the identification and treatment of FGM in this period were within midwifery services, obstetrics, mental health recovery and rehabilitation services and gynaecology.</p><p> </p><p>A full list of treatment function codes is available in the NHS Data Dictionary, which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/data_dictionary/attributes/t/tran/treatment_function_code_de.asp?shownav=0" target="_blank">http://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/data_dictionary/attributes/t/tran/treatment_function_code_de.asp?shownav=0</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 9472 9473 9474 9475 9478 question first answered 15/09/2017 12:41:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

758716

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Clinics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information the Government holds on recent or ongoing research on FGM clinical provision; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	9478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>There are a number of specialist National Health Service clinics nationally that will treat women with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The services offered by these clinics vary and provide a range of procedures including de-infibulation, counselling and other services specifically for girls and women affected by FGM. Most are run by specially trained doctors, nurses or midwives who understand FGM and are able to treat some of the medical problems caused by it.</p><p>With regards to guidance for women seeking care in areas with no dedicated FGM clinic, it is for clinical commissioning groups to commission appropriate local services for the health needs of their populations.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of research around the clinical provision for FGM, both nationally and internationally. The Department is aware of research, for example around both reconstructive surgery and de-infibulation. As these and other evidence bases develop, we will consider what outcomes the research might offer within the context of the NHS. Currently the focus of our FGM health work remains on prevention.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to joint working between general practitioner (GP) practices and hospitals which run FGM clinics, these relationships should be the same as the relationships between any other GP and hospital FGM services whether in maternity, gynaecology or any other setting related to FGM or otherwise. The FGM Enhanced Dataset specification Standardisation Committee for Care Information (SCCI) 2026 and other guidance materials, where appropriate, also contain information in relation to the data which should be exchanged between GPs and any clinic in relation to FGM.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the locations or opening dates of clinics to deal with FGM. NHS England holds details about the number and location of specialist NHS FGM services nationally - currently there are 13 FGM clinics of which eight are located in London.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to information on the categories of clinic, the FGM Enhanced Dataset supports the Department’s FGM Prevention Programme by presenting a national picture of the prevalence of FGM in England. Data is collected by healthcare providers in England, including acute hospital providers, mental health providers and GP practices.</p><p> </p><p>Treatment Function Code is collected within the Enhanced Dataset. This is recorded to report the specialised service within which the patient is treated.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent, annual report from the FGM Enhanced Dataset was published on 4 July 2017. A copy is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30015" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30015</a></p><p>It reported on attendances in the NHS between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017. A known Treatment Function Code was recorded for only 59% of total attendances. The most common treatment functions associated with the identification and treatment of FGM in this period were within midwifery services, obstetrics, mental health recovery and rehabilitation services and gynaecology.</p><p> </p><p>A full list of treatment function codes is available in the NHS Data Dictionary, which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/data_dictionary/attributes/t/tran/treatment_function_code_de.asp?shownav=0" target="_blank">http://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/data_dictionary/attributes/t/tran/treatment_function_code_de.asp?shownav=0</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 9472 9473 9474 9475 9476 question first answered 15/09/2017 12:41:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

758717

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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, what steps he is taking to consult with (a) families, (b) carers and (c) those detained under current provision on the content of the proposed Mental Health Bill.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	9502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Queen’s Speech confirmed the Government’s intention to reform mental health legislation, including the Mental Health Act. Details will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 9503 9504 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:41:42 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

758718

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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 the Mental Health Bill will be available for pre-legislative scrutiny.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	9503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Queen’s Speech confirmed the Government’s intention to reform mental health legislation, including the Mental Health Act. Details will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 9502 9504 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:41:42 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green