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1336616

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Edgware Community Hospital: Mental Health Services
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 has been made of the adequacy of the services provided to young people using mental health services at the Beacon Centre at Edgware Community Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	16087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>Following a quality review by Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, in October 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced inspection of its Beacon Centre. As a result of this inspection, the CQC’s overall rating of the Beacon Centre changed from ‘good’ to ‘requires improvement’. The CQC’s report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RRP/report" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/provider/RRP/report</a></p><p> </p><p>The Trust’s improvement plan, already in place prior to the CQC’s visit, has since been strengthened following the recommendations made in their report. The unit has remained in internal mandated support by the Trust since July 2020. In May 2021, the CQC undertook a further unannounced visit to the unit in to assess progress made against its recommendations and the CQC intends to publish their report in mid-July.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 25/06/2021 11:24:36 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1293365

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Respiratory System: Medical Equipment
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of changing restrictions to allow the use of the LifeVac choking-prevention device in (a) school and nursery settings and (b) other environments.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	160630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The regulatory approach adopted by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in regards to LifeVac and other airway clearance device products placed on the United Kingdom market seeks to balance the need to support innovative products to be introduced whilst recognising that for such products it is extremely difficult to generate extensive pre-market clinical data to demonstrate performance and safety.</p><p>The use of suction devices does not currently fit within the current basic life support protocols in the UK and therefore the MHRA has agreed with these manufacturers that they will take all reasonable steps to ensure that their product should only be used in certain situations.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 15/03/2021 15:43:51 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1240276

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to include the elderly and infirm as high risk groups requiring particular interventions within the Cross-Government Suicide Prevention Workplan.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	98951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>National statistics show that, since the early 1980s, suicide rates vary with age. Rates peak among the middle-aged (45 to 54 years) and then decrease until the ages of 80 to 84 years, from which they begin to rise. As the 2012 suicide prevention strategy for England makes clear, rates of suicide in men aged over 75 are high. Different risk factors, such as loneliness and physical illness, may be important in this age group.</p><p>As set out in the 2019 cross-Government suicide prevention workplan, updates to the workplan will be published alongside future progress reports to the National Suicide Prevention Strategy.</p><p>Future updates to the workplan and will consider actions taken across the health sector, and national and local government, to reduce suicide rates in older people.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 20/10/2020 16:34:32 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1240277

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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	Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Health Education
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 make it his policy to ensure that the packaging of contact lens products displays (a) clear warnings of the risks of acanthamoeba keratitis and (b) advice on how to prevent that infection.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	98952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for monitoring the safety of all healthcare products in the United Kingdom.</p><p>The MHRA has investigated acanthamoeba keratitis infections associated with water and contact lenses and has reviewed the instructions for use for all contact lenses on the UK market. While some already provide appropriate warnings and preventative advice, others require improvement. We are considering how best to achieve this under the powers being created for the new UK medical devices regulatory regime and as we address recommendations from the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.</p><p>We have also worked with various stakeholders and patient representatives to provide information to the public on the risks associated with acanthamoeba keratitis infections.</p><p>This engagement has resulted in information for contact lens users being provided on the MHRA’s website.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/10/2020 07:09:48 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1235241

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there have been incidences where his Department has instructed hospital doctors and general practitioners to record the cause of death on death certificates as died with covid-19 or suspected of having covid-19 in cases where tests have not been carried out to confirm the actual cause of those deaths.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	91012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>Medical practitioners are required, whether in an emergency or non-emergency period, to certify causes of death to the best of their knowledge and belief.</p><p>In response to the provisions in the Coronavirus Act 2020 in relation to death certification, the General Register Office/Home Office and the Office for National Statistics published revised guidance to medical practitioners completing medical certificates cause of death (MCCD) for a period of emergency. This guidance confirms that COVID-19 is an acceptable direct or underlying cause of death for the purposes of completing the MCCD.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 23/09/2020 09:06:42 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1233536

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
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: Disease Control
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of excluding drug and alcohol related support groups from the covid-19 restrictions on a maximum number of six participants in a gathering announced on 9 September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	88296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2020 answer text <p>From 14 September, social gatherings, both indoors and outdoors, must be limited to six people. There are several exemptions including where a household or support bubble is larger than six and for support groups which meet qualifying conditions.</p><p>The majority but not all support groups are not subject to the six person social gathering limit if they are in COVID-secure settings or public outdoor spaces, and are organised by a business, a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution or a public body to provide mutual aid, therapy or any other form of support to its members or those who attend its meetings. This includes, but is not limited to, providing support:</p><p>- to victims of crime (including domestic abuse);</p><p>- to those with, or recovering from, addictions (including alcohol, narcotics or other substance addictions) or addictive patterns of behaviour;</p><p>- to new and expectant parents;</p><p>- to those with, or caring for persons with, any long-term illness, disability or terminal condition or who are vulnerable;</p><p>- to those facing issues related to their sexuality or identity including those living as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender; and</p><p>- to those who have suffered bereavement.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 18/09/2020 12:09:17 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1230595

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
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	Suicide: Males
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 trends in the level of male suicides in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	84213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes male suicides very seriously and is working with partners to address the recent upward trend in male suicide registrations.</p><p>In 2018, the number of total suicide registrations in England increased significantly by 570 to 5,021. This increase was driven largely by male suicides. In 2019, the number of male suicide registrations was 5.7% higher than the total in 2018 (3,800 deaths) but this was not a statistically significant increase in the England male suicide rate.</p><p>Provisional quarter 1 data for 2020 is consistent with those figures observed in previous years, where the rate has seen an upward trend in quarter one and a potential decrease in quarter 2 provisional suicide registrations, which may be due to COVID-19 related delays in reporting. Men aged 45 to 49 years continue to have the highest suicide rate of all age segments of men.</p><p>The annual suicide statistics published by Office for National Statistics reflect suicide registrations not actual suicides (i.e. these relate to dates when the suicide was registered rather than the date of the death itself). In England, all deaths caused by suicide are certified by a coroner following an inquest and cannot be registered until the inquest is completed, which can take months.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 14/09/2020 15:14:41 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1169455

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Mental Health Services: Hospital Wards
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 timeframe is for the ending of mixed sex wards in mental health facilities.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>Men and women should not share hospital accommodation and we have cut mixed sex accommodation breaches by over 85% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act recommended that the physical environment of inpatient mental health wards needs to be improved and that the definition of single sex accommodation should be tightened up to ensure a genuinely single sex environment with separate access to any shared daytime space. The NHS Long Term Plan also recognised that capital investment is needed to upgrade the physical environment for inpatient psychiatric care but that this would be subject to the next capital review.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish a White Paper in early 2020 that will set out the Government’s response to the Review’s recommendations and we will bring forward a Mental Health Bill to amend the Act when parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 15/01/2020 11:53:52 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1168290

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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: Homelessness
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 will take to ensure people with no fixed abode can access non-urgent medical care.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	88
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>NHS England has issued guidance making clear that lack of identification or proof of address is not grounds for refusing National Health Service primary care treatment, including general practitioner, dental and eye care services. In these circumstances, individuals can use the primary care services’ address or an address of a hostel, where appropriate. Where this guidance is not being followed, cases should be brought to NHS England’s attention, as the commissioner should be able to reinforce the guidance locally. Ultimately, the commissioner can issue a remedial notice and can terminate a contract or practice that still does not abide by its obligations.</p><p>To help improve the commissioning of dental services for vulnerable people, including homeless patients, NHS England is developing a Commissioning Standard, which will consider options, such as looking at commissioning ‘time’ rather than treatments (measured through ‘units of dental activity’) to help incentivise high street practices to treat patients expected to need a greater investment of time, including homeless people.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 09/01/2020 10:39:33 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord