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1135474

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Junior Doctors: Working Hours
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 the potential benefit to the welfare of doctors of limiting the number of night shifts a junior doctor can work in a month.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	270697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The junior doctors’ contract introduced in 2016 included measures aimed at improving the wellbeing of the junior doctor workforce including new, stronger limits on working hours and patterns. These included reducing the maximum number of consecutive nights shifts to four (down from seven) and ensuring at least 46 hours rest at the end of a run of three or four consecutive nights.</p><p>A joint review of the effectiveness of the contract has now been concluded by the British Medical Association (BMA) and NHS Employers which has resulted in even more robust safety and rest limits; for example, a rest period of 46 hours will be applied following any number of rostered night shifts. The BMA and NHS Employers have also agreed good rostering guidance that emphasises the need to have a balanced rota cycle with different types of shifts, including night shifts, evenly distributed to manage fatigue.</p><p>A junior doctors’ work schedule is designed to meet their training needs and this also, in practice, limits the number of night shifts they are expected to complete (as training usually takes place during the day time).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/07/2019 15:24:38 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1135499

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Eating Disorders: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that ensure that patients diagnosed with eating disorders begin treatment within four weeks.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	270815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the importance of early intervention when treating people with an eating disorder and we recognise that the earlier treatment is provided, the greater the chance of recovery.</p><p>The Government set up the first ever waiting time standards to improve access to eating disorder services for children and young people, supported by £30 million a year to develop 70 new or extended community eating disorder services across the country. These have improved access to effective eating disorder treatment in the community, with the number of children and young people accessing treatment increasing from 5,243 in 2016/17 to 6,867 in 2017/18.</p><p>NHS England is on track to deliver the waiting time standard for children and young people by 2020/21 and as need continues to rise, extra investment will allow us to maintain delivery of the standard beyond 2020/21.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan has committed to test four-week waiting times for adult and older adult community mental health teams, with selected local areas that will include eating disorders. This will form part of the overall testing of new models of primary and community mental health care in 2019/20 and 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 03/07/2019 16:00:37 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135500

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Eating Disorders: 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 estimate he has made of the average time people waited to begin treatment for eating disorders in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	270816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Waiting times standards for eating disorder treatment are currently only available for children and young people. NHS England is on track to deliver the waiting time standard for children and young people by 2020/21. The latest available information (January – March 2019) shows:</p><p>- 80.6% of young people started treatment for an urgent case within one week against a target of 95% by 2020/21; and</p><p>- 82.4% of young people started treatment for a routine case within four weeks against a target of 95% by 2020/21.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan has committed to test four-week waiting times for adult and older adult community mental health teams, with selected local areas that will include eating disorders. We are also investing in new models of care focusing on early intervention and prevention which will ultimately reduce the need for inpatient beds and ensure that people receive treatment in the most appropriate place. By improving care in the community, we can improve outcomes and recovery, reduce rates of relapse or prevent eating disorders continuing into adulthood and, if admission is required as a very last resort, reduce lengths of stay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 03/07/2019 16:01:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135501

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Eating Disorders: 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 recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of early intervention services to treat eating disorders before patients are hospitalised.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	270817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published its guideline on ‘Eating disorders: recognition and treatment (NG69)’ on May 2017 based on the evidence available. These highlight the importance of assessing and treating eating disorders at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>The Government set up the first ever waiting time standards to improve access to eating disorder services for children and young people, supported by £30 million a year to develop 70 new or extended community eating disorder services across the country.</p><p>NHS England is on track to deliver the four-week waiting time standard for children and young people by 2020/21 and, as need continues to rise, extra investment will allow us to maintain delivery of the standard beyond 2020/21.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan has committed to testing four-week waiting times for adult and older adult community mental health teams, with selected local areas that will include eating disorders. This will form part of the overall testing of new models of primary and community mental health care between 2019/20 and 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 03/07/2019 15:56:51 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135502

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	General Practitioners
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 (a) adequacy of the number of GPs in the UK per capita, (b) time it takes to obtain an appointment and (c) amount of time GPs spend with patients.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	270717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Health is a devolved matter. As such, the answer refers to England only.</p><p> </p><p>There is no recommendation for how many patients a general practitioner (GP) should have as the demand each patient places on their GP is different and can be affected by various factors, including rurality and patient demographics. When considering the ratio of GPs to patients it is important to consider GPs as part of the wider multidisciplinary team. Getting the skills mix right in general practice is critical in addressing workload pressures as well as in delivering appropriate patient care. NHS England has committed to providing funding towards up to 20,000 additional staff by 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to growing the workforce by 5,000 additional full time equivalent doctors in English general practice as soon as possible. NHS England and Health Education England are working together with the profession to increase the GP workforce. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why GPs are leaving the profession and encourage GPs to return to practice.</p><p> </p><p>The national data for time between booking an appointment with a general practice and having the appointment in days is attached. A 12-month average from June 2018 - May 2019 has also been presented. NHS Digital’s ‘Appointments in General Practice’ data is published monthly with a two-month time lag.</p><p> </p><p>The appointments data does not differentiate between emergency and routine appointments in general practice and the ‘time from booking to appointment’ does not take into consideration that many patients will be appropriately booking ahead as part of the continuity of care they receive for long-term conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The data on GP appointments are from a new data collection and are still experimental therefore the data and collection method are still being refined and improved. Whilst these early datasets published by NHS Digital do not yet represent a comprehensive picture, they are an important key step in understanding pressures on primary care. NHS England, NHS Digital and the Government are working closely with GPs to understand how the data on GP appointments can be refined to improve the overall picture of primary care activity.</p><p> </p><p>The average GP consultation time with a patient is determined by each practice, depending on the needs and demands of their patient list. The amount of time GPs spend with their patients is not collected or held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/07/2019 16:55:14 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy attachment 1 file name PQ246920 table formatted.docx title GP Table. June 2018-May 2019 England
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1135522

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Medical Treatments Abroad: British Nationals Abroad
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 UK citizens residing in the EU receive free healthcare under the S1 scheme.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	270693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>As at 26 June 2019, there were 151,529 United Kingdom-insured people residing in a European Union country, excluding Ireland, who had an active registered entitlement under the S1 scheme and are eligible for UK-funded healthcare. As S1 certificates are not issued for Ireland, the exact number of people receiving UK-funded healthcare within the EU is not held by the Government or its arm’s length bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/07/2019 15:30:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1135524

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Medical Treatments Abroad: British Nationals Abroad
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 UK citizens visiting Spain and Portugal will have to take to prove that they are entitled to healthcare under the bilateral agreements on healthcare rights for UK citizens in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	270695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government of Spain has offered to continue to maintain the existing arrangements for reciprocal healthcare in the event that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a deal. This includes access to treatment that becomes necessary during the course of a visit to Spain.</p><p><br> This means that in Spain, UK-issued European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs) or the equivalent would continue to be accepted as proof of UK cover in a ‘no deal’ scenario. The UK EHIC or its equivalent would need to be presented with a valid passport. It is important to note that UK EHICs will be accepted in Spain for 21 months after EU exit.</p><p><br> The Government of Portugal’s ‘no deal’ unilateral offer is only extended to UK nationals. This means that other nationals, including EU citizens, resident in the UK who presently enjoy UK EHIC cover would be fully charged for accessing public healthcare when they visit Portugal. Only UK passports, and not UK EHICs, would be accepted as providing proof of UK cover. The unilateral offer covers the period from exit day until 31 December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/07/2019 15:31:04 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1135560

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Autism and Learning Disability: Newcastle-under-Lyme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people in the Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism who have been in an Assessment and Treatment Unit for three months or longer; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	270728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 03/07/2019 16:04:10 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1135569

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Japan: Human Papillomavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representations he has made to his Japanese counterpart to encourage the Japanese government to re-establish its HPV vaccination programme.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	270703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>No ministerial representations have been made to the Japanese government in relation to its human papillomavirus vaccination programme, but we promote the benefits of immunisation in all relevant interactions with partners both nationally and internationally.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/07/2019 16:51:19 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1135571

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
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 uptake of the HPV vaccination in each of the constituent parts of the UK since that vaccination programme began.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	270704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Health is a devolved matter and we can only provide data for England. The United Kingdom human papillomavirus immunisation programme began in 2008/09, with a three-dose schedule. In 2013/14, the UK moved to a two-dose schedule.</p><p>Public Health England collects annual coverage data for England, available to view at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptake#hpv-vaccine-uptake" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptake#hpv-vaccine-uptake</a></p><p>Coverage for the three-dose schedule (2008/09–2013/14) can be seen at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774074/HPV_Vaccine_Coverage_in_England_200809_to_201314.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774074/HPV_Vaccine_Coverage_in_England_200809_to_201314.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/07/2019 16:52:10 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham