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1640443

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Integrated Care Boards and NHS England: Meetings
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 meetings his Department has had with representatives of (a) NHS England and (b) integrated care boards on (i) patient and (ii) public involvement in decision-making structures in the period since July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	186818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department regularly meets with NHS England and representatives of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) to discuss a range of issues, including patient and public participation.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/06/2023 17:35:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1640446

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Equality
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 people were employed by his Department to work on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	186812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>As of 31 December 2021, the Department employed five full-time equivalent (FTE) on a permanent basis working on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity, supplemented by 6.8 FTE on a temporary basis, 11.8 FTE in total. These roles ensured that the Department’s statutory obligations were met and supported direct delivery of the Civil Service and departmental inclusion strategy.</p><p>In 2022, to reflect both the evolving agenda and as part of seeking efficiencies, the Department reviewed its overall resource requirements. Therefore, as of 31 December 2022, two FTE were employed on a permanent basis working on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity, supported by four FTE on a temporary basis, (six FTE in total). These roles ensure that the Department’s statutory obligations are met, support direct delivery of the Civil Service and departmental inclusion strategy and now have wider responsibilities delivering organisational development, engagement and leadership activities.</p><p>The figures exclude employees of executive agencies and non-ministerial departments, as that data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/06/2023 17:27:43 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1640485

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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 Professions: Recruitment and Training
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 increase the (a) training and (b) recruitment of medical staff who were born in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has funded an additional 1,500 undergraduate medical school places per year for domestic students in England, a 25% increase, taking the total number of medical school training places in England to 7,500 each year. This expansion was completed in September 2020 and has delivered five new medical schools in England.</p><p>In addition, the Government temporarily lifted the cap on medical school places for students who completed A-Levels in 2020 and in 2021 and who had an offer from a university in England to study medicine, subject to their grades. As a result of this temporary change, the intakes for 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 were 8,405 and 8,460 respectively, significantly above the planned expansion cap of 7,500.</p><p>NHS England has been commissioned to produce a long-term workforce plan. The Government has committed to publishing the plan shortly which will include independently verified forecasts for the number of healthcare professionals required in future years, taking account of improvements in retention and productivity. The workforce plan is for the whole of the National Health Service workforce.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/06/2023 12:27:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1640495

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Pharmacy: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department provided for (a) staff resources, (b) expenses and (c) other costs for the (i) establishment and (ii) operation of the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	186868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership was commissioned by the Chief Pharmaceutical Officers of the four United Kingdom nations. No funding or staff resource was provided by the Department for the establishment or operation of the Commission.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/06/2023 16:36:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1640514

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Vetting
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 his Department is taking to stop employers from requiring employees to pay the costs of necessary Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	186880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The payment of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on behalf of employees is a matter for individual local employers. When recruiting to a job which requires DBS checks, employers should advise candidates of their local policy about who pays for them.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/06/2023 16:39:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1640521

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Yellow Card Scheme
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 he has made of the (a) level and (b) adequacy of data collected by (i) mandatory and (ii) voluntary reporting of adverse clinical events by health professionals before the introduction of the Yellow Card reporting system in England compared to that now collected via the Yellow Card system.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	186944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reviewed other international mandatory and non-mandatory reporting systems for healthcare professionals and found limited evidence that making reporting mandatory increases the ability to detect safety signals. Very few international mandatory reporting systems have a better reporting rate or a more successful system for detecting safety signals than the United Kingdom.</p><p>In both medicines and devices legislation there are requirements for manufacturers to report, but there is no legal obligation for healthcare organisations. However, there are professional body standards and guidelines that make reporting a gold standard for healthcare professionals. The MHRA continues to work with partners across the healthcare system to promote and encourage use of the Yellow Card scheme to help detect safety issues.</p><p>The MHRA has reviewed global approaches to mandatory reporting in other regulatory systems and continues to consider the approach in the UK as we work to improve reporting capability and functionality through systems.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/06/2023 16:37:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1640522

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Yellow Card Scheme
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 he has made of the level of awareness of (a) health professionals and (b) the general public of the Adverse Events Yellow Card System; and what steps is he taking to increase awareness of that system among those groups.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	186945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recognises the importance of both public and healthcare professional understanding of, and access to the MHRA Yellow Card scheme, so that they can promptly report any concerns they have about the safety of healthcare products. The MHRA monitors the number of reports it receives from members of the public and healthcare professionals and strives to keep improving understanding and awareness of the reporting system. The MHRA continually works to encourage reporting of any safety concerns to the Yellow Card scheme and help improve the safe use of medicines and medical devices for everyone.</p><p>A sharp increase in reporting, mainly from patients, has been seen due to better awareness of the scheme following significant communications activity at the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/06/2023 16:24:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1640523

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Yellow Card Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which body has responsibility for analysing data collected by the Adverse Events Yellow Card system; and what assessment has he made of the potential merits of collating this data on a publicly accessible database.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	186946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) collects and analyses the data received through the Yellow Card Scheme, and publishes data on medicines and COVID-19 vaccines in a searchable database on the Yellow Card website for transparency purposes.</p><p>As outlined in the Yellow Card Privacy Policy, the MHRA has responsibilities under both the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 to protect confidential data and personal data pertaining to individuals. The content and format of the data is currently being enhanced in line with patient and healthcare professional feedback and will be expanded to include medical devices in due course. The data provided will continue to be aligned to the MHRA’s legal responsibilities to data subjects.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/06/2023 16:39:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1640529

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Hospitals: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on determining the successful bids for the government's New Hospital Programme.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	186952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>We received 128 expressions of interest for new hospitals and the Government has now confirmed that five of these schemes will join the New Hospital Programme.</p><p>These hospitals all have significant amounts of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, and have been independently assessed as unsafe to operate beyond 2030. Government is therefore prioritising these major rebuilds. Considering this, the Government is not inviting further schemes to join the programme at this time. Going forward, new schemes will be considered through a rolling programme of capital investment in hospital infrastructure to secure the building of new hospitals beyond 2030.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/06/2023 12:21:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1640549

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
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	Clotrimazole: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability and supply of Canesten HC cream.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	186961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department is aware of a supply issue with Canesten HC cream. The manufacturer has advised that stock should be available from wholesalers in mid June. Alternative treatments remain available and patients should talk to their clinician to discuss treatment options.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/06/2023 12:07:22 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden