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1537870

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date	01/11/2022
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: Vacancies
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 fill vacancies in the NHS workforce.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	901959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>We are working to ensure the NHS has the workforce it needs for the future.</p><p>We are committed to delivering 50,000 more nurses by 2024, and are currently on target, with over 29,000 more nurses compared with September 2019. We have funded 1,500 additional undergraduate medical school places in England, and in 2022 we have seen record numbers of undergraduate medical students.</p><p>We have also commissioned NHSE to develop a long-term workforce plan.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 01/11/2022 16:55:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1537871

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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 steps he is taking to improve access to and availability of GP (a) services and (b) appointments.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	901960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>We expect the measures in 'Our Plan for Patients'<em> </em>to make over a million more appointments available this winter.</p><p>We have provided 31,000 additional phone lines to practices, freed up funding rules to bolster general practice teams with other professionals, and accelerated support for practices to secure high-quality cloud-based telephony systems.</p><p>From November 2022, we will publish practice-level data for the first time, giving patients information on appointments at every GP practice in England.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay grouped question UIN 901962 question first answered 01/11/2022 17:02:02 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

1537872

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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	Care Homes
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 help increase the availability of residential places in social care settings.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	901961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>Under the Care Act local authorities are responsible for making sure the care needs of their residents are met but it is clear that they are struggling.</p><p>That is why we have set up a £1.4 billion fund for local authorities to use to meet their duties under the care act – and to make sure they are paying the fair cost of care to care homes and agencies.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 01/11/2022 17:14:48 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1537873

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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 steps he is taking to improve access to GP services.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	901962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>We expect the measures in 'Our Plan for Patients'<em> </em>to make over a million more appointments available this winter.</p><p>We have provided 31,000 additional phone lines to practices, freed up funding rules to bolster general practice teams with other professionals, and accelerated support for practices to secure high-quality cloud-based telephony systems.</p><p>From November 2022, we will publish practice-level data for the first time, giving patients information on appointments at every GP practice in England.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay grouped question UIN 901960 question first answered 01/11/2022 17:02:02 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1537874

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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	Cancer: Radiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's 10-Year Cancer Plan includes specific strategies to improve access to radiotherapy cancer treatments.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	901964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>Since 2016, over £160 million of capital investment has been made in radiotherapy equipment meaning that every part of the NHS in England has local access to innovative treatments like stereotactic ablative radiotherapy.</p><p>Radiotherapy Networks are increasing access to specialist skills and knowledge, ensuring patients can access the very best treatment.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 01/11/2022 17:15:45 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1537875

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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: Screening
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 his Department has made on delivering additional medical scans, tests and check-ups.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	901965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>As part of our work to bust the Covid backlogs we have so far rolled out 89 Community Diagnostic Centres that have delivered over 2 million additional tests since June 2021, and will deliver capacity for up to 9 million additional tests a year from 2025.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/11/2022 17:19:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1537876

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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: Disadvantaged
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 reduce health inequalities.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	901966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>No decisions have been taken in relation to the Health Disparities White Paper.</p><p>The Department continues to review how health disparities can be addressed and further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/11/2022 17:52:24 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1537877

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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	Aortic Dissection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve (a) health outcomes and (b) early diagnosis for people with aortic dissections.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	901967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>In March 2022, NHS England launched an Aortic Dissection Toolkit to support the implementation of robust clinical pathways to identify and manage both Type A and Type B aortic dissection.</p><p>All English regions are working with the Cardiac Pathways Improvement Programme to improve diagnosis and treatment.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 01/11/2022 17:16:59 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1537878

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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	Dental Services: Southampton
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 increase the number of NHS dentists accepting new patients in Southampton.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	901968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>This year, in NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, there were 1,255 active dentists, compared with 1,248 the previous year. However, there is clearly an issue, which the hon. Gentleman was right to raise in the House. I am happy to talk to him to ensure that we can solve this important problem.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 01/11/2022 17:29:09 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1537284

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	King Charles III: Ceremonies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 October (HL2521), who, other than the Leader of the House of Commons and the President of the Council, was involved in taking the decision to reduce the Accession Council to 200 attendees on 10 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL3037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The decision not to summon all Privy Counsellors to the next Accession Council was taken on the advice of the Privy Council Office and with the collective agreement of the Lord President and Number 10. The Royal Household was also consulted on the basis of this collective advice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 01/11/2022 17:14:53 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett