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1089455

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
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	Breast Cancer: 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 take steps to promote awareness of Asda’s Tickled Pink campaign in order to encourage people to check their breasts.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	232984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the Asda ‘Tickled Pink’ campaign which they are running with two cancer charities. The Department encourages all women to be breast aware, and urges anyone with any concerns to also discuss these with their general practitioner.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has run its ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaigns in partnership with Cancer Research UK since 2011 and are supported by a number of charities, for example Breast Cancer Now, Breast Cancer Care and Cancer Research UK, and other public and private sector partners.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 232985 question first answered 22/03/2019 10:30:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1089458

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
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	Breast Cancer: 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 (a) promote Asda’s Tickled Pink campaign and (b) encourage women to be their breast friend to increase early diagnosis rates.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	232985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the Asda ‘Tickled Pink’ campaign which they are running with two cancer charities. The Department encourages all women to be breast aware, and urges anyone with any concerns to also discuss these with their general practitioner.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has run its ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaigns in partnership with Cancer Research UK since 2011 and are supported by a number of charities, for example Breast Cancer Now, Breast Cancer Care and Cancer Research UK, and other public and private sector partners.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 232984 question first answered 22/03/2019 10:30:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1089459

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
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	Hearing Impairment: Emergency Calls
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 has taken to enable deaf people to use 999 to contact the ambulance service using video relay services.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	232986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>In England, the provision of an assistive service such as video relay for deaf people to use 999 to contact ambulance services, is determined by local authorities, local clinical commissioning groups and National Health Service emergency services dependant on individual circumstances. A more common means of contacting ambulance services is the use of text messaging from mobile phones for emergencies. Deaf people can register to do so with local emergency services.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/03/2019 12:16:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1089472

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
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 111: Ambulance 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 proportion of calls to the (a) NHS 111 service and (b) NHS 111 BSL service resulted in the dispatch of an ambulance in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	232992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly performance data for the NHS 111 service at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-111-minimum-data-set/statistical-work-areas-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-2018-19/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-111-minimum-data-set/statistical-work-areas-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-2018-19/</a></p><p> </p><p>The following table provides data for ambulance dispositions from NHS 111, including the NHS 111 British Sign Language (BSL) service.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total calls to NHS 111</p></td><td><p>Calls to the NHS 111 BSL Service (including in total calls)</p></td><td><p>Number of calls triaged<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Ambulance dispatches<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Ambulance dispatches (% of calls triaged)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18 total</p></td><td><p>15,964,080</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>12,655,745</p></td><td><p>1,611,447</p></td><td><p>12.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19 to date</p></td><td><p>15,335,633</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>11,965,173</p></td><td><p>1,587,584</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 total</p></td><td><p>16,777,850</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>13,061,937</p></td><td><p>1,705,942</p></td><td><p>13.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to Feb 2019</p></td><td><p>16,899,869</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>13,143,866</p></td><td><p>1,731,701</p></td><td><p>13.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS England</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>A triaged call is one where the clinical assessment tool has been opened and used.</p><p><sup>2</sup>Final NHS Pathways disposition was a referral to the Ambulance Service. Further clinical assessment within the Integrated Urgent Care (NHS 111) or 999 service areas may have indicated that an ambulance response and/or conveyance was not required. The actual percentage resulting in an ambulance being dispatched may therefore be lower.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/03/2019 10:29:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1077513

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Carers
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 the (a) recruitment and retention of and (b) terms and conditions for carers.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	226073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working alongside stakeholders in the adult social care sector to ensure there is the right number of people, with the right skills, knowledge and values to meet increasing demand, and deliver high quality, person-centred care and support.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of this, on 12 February the Government launched a new national adult social care recruitment campaign ‘Every Day is Different’. This will raise the image and profile of the sector and encourage people with the right values to apply for current vacancies. The Government also continues to work with its delivery partner Skills for Care to provide a range of resources and practical toolkits for providers to help attract, train and retain staff.</p><p> </p><p>The upcoming Adult Social Care Green Paper will set out the Department’s proposals for reform of the sector to put it on a more sustainable future footing. This will include a vision for workforce and proposals to boost recruitment and retention in the longer term.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 225454 question first answered 05/03/2019 15:32:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1077270

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Patients: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he provides to health trusts on procedures relating to the death of people in their care with no (a) will and (b) obvious next-of-kin.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	225447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department provided guidance to the National Health Service in relation to the death of people in their care who have no will, and no obvious next of kin. The guidance is available in the document, ‘When a Patient Dies: Advice on Developing Bereavement Services in the NHS’ published in October 2005 and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130124071407/http:/www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4122193.pdf" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130124071407/http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4122193.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/03/2019 15:31:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1077272

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Social 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 discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the potential effect on the social care workforce (a) who originate from EEA countries and (b) in general of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	225449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Paul Farrelly MP) on 21 February 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;dept=17&amp;uin=222750" target="_blank">222750</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/03/2019 15:36:36 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1077273

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Care Workers: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations made the Leonard Cheshire charity, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a national registration and accreditation system for care workers to improve the (a) recruitment and retention of care workers and (b) the quality of care provided.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	225450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Care workers in England are subject to employer checks and controls including a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Since 2015, we have introduced the care certificate which all healthcare assistants and care support workers are expected to achieve before working unsupervised. The care certificate covers 15 standards setting out a common set of skills, knowledge and behaviours that are needed in order to provide safe, high quality and compassionate care.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to a proportionate system of safeguards for the professionals who work in the health and care system. We are very clear that statutory professional regulation should only be used in cases where the risks to the public cannot be mitigated in other ways. We have no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of a national registration and accreditation system for care workers in England at this time.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/03/2019 15:38:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1077274

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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 improve the (a) diagnosis of (b) and treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	225451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Respiratory disease is a clinical priority within the recently published NHS Long Term Plan. This has the overarching objective of improving outcomes for people with respiratory disease. The NHS Long Term Plan sets out how the NHS will take action in a number of areas, including expanding programmes that support earlier diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and increasing access to treatments.</p><p> </p><p>From 2019, the National Health Service will build on the existing NHS RightCare programme to reduce variation in the quality of spirometry testing (one of the tests used to diagnose COPD).</p><p> </p><p>The NHS is also planning to roll out the lung health check programme, which targets those most at risk of cancer. Based on the pioneering schemes in Manchester and Liverpool, the lung health check will not just identify more cancers quickly, but will also pick up cases of COPD.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan also sets out the NHS’ ambition to improve access to treatments for COPD. Over the next 10 years access to pulmonary rehabilitation will be expanded.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/03/2019 17:20:41 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1077277

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Social Services: 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 his Department is taking to ensure that vacancies in the social care workforce are prioritised to prevent further costs to the NHS.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	225454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working alongside stakeholders in the adult social care sector to ensure there is the right number of people, with the right skills, knowledge and values to meet increasing demand, and deliver high quality, person-centred care and support.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of this, on 12 February the Government launched a new national adult social care recruitment campaign ‘Every Day is Different’. This will raise the image and profile of the sector and encourage people with the right values to apply for current vacancies. The Government also continues to work with its delivery partner Skills for Care to provide a range of resources and practical toolkits for providers to help attract, train and retain staff.</p><p> </p><p>The upcoming Adult Social Care Green Paper will set out the Department’s proposals for reform of the sector to put it on a more sustainable future footing. This will include a vision for workforce and proposals to boost recruitment and retention in the longer term.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 226073 question first answered 05/03/2019 15:32:39 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper