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767537

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his planned consultation on social care will include consultation on the needs of working-age disabled people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	106560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 September 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=8610" target="_blank">8610</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands that there are specific challenges in relation to funding and quality of care for people of working age, and their carers. We will continue to carefully consider how best to support people of working age with care and support needs, alongside older people.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/10/2017 15:40:38 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

767538

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to reduce the price of self-funded care home beds.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	106557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 placed a duty on local authorities in England to promote a diverse, sustainable, high quality market of care and support providers for people in their local area.</p><p> </p><p>Prices for care home places are agreed between individuals and their families who are self-funding their own care. Prices therefore vary across the country. Central Government has no say in these individual negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/10/2017 12:36:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

767541

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department offers on what constitutes serious handicap for the purposes of the Abortion Act 1967.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	106455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Serious handicap is not defined in the Abortion Act 1967. An assessment of the seriousness of a fetal abnormality should be considered on a case-by-case appraisal and is a matter for the expert judgement of the two doctors involved in assessing the request for an abortion. In doing this the doctors will take into account all available clinical information.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/10/2017 13:40:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

767560

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Psychiatry: Training
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 the training of more child psychiatrists; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	106505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>‘Stepping forward to 2020/21: The mental health workforce plan for England’ was published in July. This sets out steps for recruiting and retaining 21,000 new staff across the mental health system, with the expectation that 19,000 of these places would be filled by staff employed directly by the National Health Service. The plan includes tangible steps to increase the numbers of junior doctors choosing psychiatry.</p><p> </p><p>The plan can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/person-centred-care/mental-health/mental-health-workforce-plan" target="_blank">https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/person-centred-care/mental-health/mental-health-workforce-plan</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/10/2017 13:38:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

767582

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Wheelchairs
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 improve availability of wheelchairs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for commissioning the majority of wheelchair services for their local populations and equipment will be prescribed according to the patient’s clinical need following an assessment by an appropriately qualified practitioner or prescriber.</p><p> </p><p>To improve wheelchair commissioning, and promote personalisation in wheelchair services, NHS England has published a Model Service Specification for Wheelchair and Posture Services. The specification provides CCGs with a Framework for them to use with their service users, providers and suppliers to ensure that they commission services that meet the needs of wheelchair users.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is developing a personal health budget offer for wheelchair users. This will allow meet individuals’ health and wellbeing needs more effectively. The scheme will build on the existing voucher scheme by introducing holistic, personalised assessments and by increasing transparency of choice for people who access wheelchair services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/10/2017 13:37:51 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

767586

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Learning Disability: Eyesight
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 raise awareness of the high risks of sight problems in people with learning disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Ascertaining if there are problems with vision is part of the annual health check which is offered to people aged 14 and over who have been assessed as having moderate, severe or profound learning disabilities, or people with a mild learning disability who have other complex health needs.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Choices contains links to information and resources for the public about sight problems in people with a learning disability. Information provided on NHS Choices can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Childrenwithalearningdisability/Pages/Childrenwithalearningdisabilityhome.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Childrenwithalearningdisability/Pages/Childrenwithalearningdisabilityhome.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/10/2017 14:40:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

765218

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
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 the average waiting time for autism diagnosis for children at schools in Hull West and Hessle constituency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	105563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on prioritisation and spending on autism diagnosis services are made locally by clinical commissioning groups and local authorities. The Department will continue to work with NHS England and other partners to help localities address long waiting times for an autism diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p>We have included autism diagnosis and outcomes indicators in the Mental Health Services Dataset, with data being collected from 1 April 2018. This will bring more transparency to the process and help to drive up performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 105564 question first answered 11/10/2017 16:06:22 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

765263

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether payments from the Skipton Fund for people infected with hepatitis B will vary between Scotland and England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	105697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>Responsibility for the infected blood payment schemes in the United Kingdom is a matter for each devolved administration. Scotland has made different choices in relation to their payment schemes.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the consultation response the annual payment from the Skipton Fund for those registered with the English scheme is £3,535 for those with hepatitis C stage 1 and £15,655 for those with hepatitis C stage 2. In 2017/18 the annual payment will rise to £4,500 for those with hepatitis C stage 1 and £18,500 for those with hepatitis C stage 2.</p><p> </p><p>A new single scheme administrator, NHS Business Services Authority, will be implemented in England, from 1 November 2017. NHS Business Services Authority will replace the five current ex-gratia payment schemes, including the Skipton Fund.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 11/10/2017 10:36:56 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

765264

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Continuing Care: Medical Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the retention of patient records for use by people who are claiming funds back as part of the NHS Continuing Healthcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	105687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>There is no separate policy on the retention of patient records in respect of NHS Continuing Healthcare or for people requesting an assessment for a NHS Continuing Healthcare ‘previously unassessed period of care’.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS England Corporate Records, Retention and Disposal Schedule is in line with the Government’s published ‘Records Management Code of Practice for Health and Social Care’ at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/records-management-code-of-practice-for-health-and-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/records-management-code-of-practice-for-health-and-social-care</a></p><p>which sets out the standards required for the management of records for organisations who work within, or under contract to the National Health Servcie in England.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/10/2017 13:35:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

765268

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Psychiatric Nurses: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community psychiatric nurses working in the NHS in England are non-UK EU nationals.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	105544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the latest data at 30 June 2017 shows that there are 59 who report their nationality as non-United Kingdom, European Union, community psychiatric nurses working in the National Health Service in England.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/10/2017 13:34:03 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington