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1129688

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date	04/06/2019
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	Ophthalmology: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many vacancies are there in the NHS for (a) ophthalmic clinicians and (b) ophthalmic nurse specialists in each NHS hospital.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	259877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>NHS Improvement collects vacancy data for three staff groups; doctors, nurses and ‘other staff’. These vacancy statistics are published for England and at the regional level of North, Midlands and East, London and South.</p><p>It does not specifically produce vacancy data for ophthalmic clinicians or ophthalmic nurse specialists or any vacancy data for each National Health Service hospital.</p><p>NHS Digital published the latest NHS Improvement vacancy data which can be found in the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-vacancies-survey/february-2015---march-2019-provisional-experimental-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-vacancies-survey/february-2015---march-2019-provisional-experimental-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/06/2019 13:11:26 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1124586

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date	02/05/2019
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	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the interim recommendations of Baroness Dido Harding's Workforce Implementation Plan will be published.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	250441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Following the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan in January this year, the National Health Service has been working with a broad range of experts to lead the development of a new People Plan. The aim of the plan is to provide clarity and detail to the 10-year workforce vision set out in the Long Term Plan, including making sure the NHS has the staff it needs.</p><p>The plan’s initial recommendations will be presented to the Department this spring, with the final People Plan currently scheduled for publication following the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/05/2019 11:29:58 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1121899

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	Mental Health Services: Children
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 (a) introduce legislative proposals and (b) set out a timetable for their introduction to require individuals who wish to work therapeutically with children to register with an independent government-approved agency such as the Professional Authority's Accredited Register programme or Health and Care Professions Council.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	245649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce legislative proposals to require unregulated professions who work therapeutically with children to be regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council.</p><p>The Government is clear that statutory professional regulation should only be used in cases where the risks to the public cannot be mitigated in other ways, such as through employer oversight or accredited voluntary registration.</p><p>Unregulated professions are encouraged to register with an appropriate professional body whose register has been accredited by the Professional Standards Authority. Accreditation provides assurance that practitioners on the register meet set standards and demonstrates that the organisation is committed to protecting the public.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/04/2019 13:05:26 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth