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1082169

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Hospitals: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation his Department has undertaken on the level and appropriateness of parking fines on issued in NHS hospital car parks.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	228785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not consulted on the appropriateness of parking fines issued in National Health Service hospital car parks.</p><p> </p><p>The level and appropriateness of car parking charges at NHS sites is the responsibility of the local NHS trust. As set out in the NHS Car Parking Principles we have always made clear that staff, patients and their families should not have to deal with the stress of complex and unfair charges. These were based on discussions with interested parties including NHS trusts and patients’ organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 11/03/2019 17:14:53 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

922085

registered interest
date	11/06/2018
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 Illness: Relatives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason age is used as part of the definition of nearest relative under Section 26(3) of the Mental Health Act 1983.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	152292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>Section 26 of the Mental Health Act 1983 establishes a hierarchy of people that may be identified as a person’s nearest relative when that person is detained under the Act.</p><p> </p><p>The nearest relative role is important in that it provides a safeguard for people who are detained and ensures that the person’s family has a statutory role in their care.</p><p> </p><p>The provision for the elder or eldest of a specific type of person, for example the detained person’s eldest son or daughter, to be identified as nearest relative, is to make sure that it is clear which person should be given this responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/06/2018 10:19:37 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

900109

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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 and Young People
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 has taken to ensure that children and young people have access to appropriate mental health treatment.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	141910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>We have made an additional £1.4 billion available over the course of 2015/16 - 2020/21 to transform services and ensure access to specialist mental health services for an additional 70,000 children and young people a year by 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>We have also introduced two waiting time standards for children and young people. The first is for 95% of children (up to 19 years old) with eating disorders to receive treatment within a week for urgent cases (and four weeks for routine cases). The second is for 50% of patients (of all ages) experiencing a first episode of psychosis to receive treatment within two weeks of referral. We are currently exceeding or on track to meet these waiting time standards.</p><p> </p><p>The recent Green Paper, ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision’, published by the Department for Health and Social Care and the Department for Education, announced the creation of new Mental Health Support Teams. These teams will deliver mental health interventions for those with mild to moderate needs in or close to schools and colleges (and refer those with more severe needs on to specialist services). The Green Paper also announced the piloting of a four week waiting time to improve access to National Health Service mental health services, which we will roll out in a number of trailblazer areas alongside the support teams. The Green Paper is supported by an additional £300 million.</p><p> </p><p>We will also ensure that at least one teacher in every primary and secondary school will receive mental health awareness training to enable school staff to spot common signs of mental health issues, and to help children and young people receive appropriate support.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 15/05/2018 10:39:54 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

900110

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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
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 trends in waiting times for Autism Spectrum Disorder assessments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	141911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no recent assessment of the trends in waiting times for autism spectrum disorder assessments.</p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend that the time from a referral to a first appointment is no longer than three months.</p><p> </p><p>The latest available data for the country as a whole is available in Public Health England’s report, ‘Autism Self-Assessment Exercise 2016 Detailed report and thematic analyses’ (published June 2017). The report states that 33 local authorities (22%) reported already meeting the NICE recommended waiting times, 35 (23%) anticipated meeting NICE recommended waiting times by March 2017 and to be able to sustain this thereafter and 66 (43%) did not anticipate being able to reach NICE recommended waiting times sustainably by March 2017. 18 local authorities did not respond to the relevant question.</p><p> </p><p>Collection of national waiting times data from referral to a first appointment and on to a diagnosis if one is given, began in April this year. Results will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 15/05/2018 10:31:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

850662

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
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 adequacy of funding for Abbot-Diabetes monitors; and if his Department will extend the availability of free Abbot-Diabetes monitors.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	129913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Within its financial constraint, the National Health Service is committed to providing access to new drugs and medical technologies. Ultimately it is for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), who are primarily responsible for commissioning diabetes services, to meet the requirements of their population. In doing so, CCGs need to ensure that the services they provide are fit for purpose, reflect the needs of the local population and are based on the available evidence and take into account national guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>Freestyle Libre, the flash glucose monitoring system manufactured by Abbot was included in Part IX of the England and Wales Drug Tariff from November 2017. People with diabetes insipidus or diabetes mellitus (except where treatment is by diet alone) - which includes type 1 and type 2 diabetes - are eligible for free NHS prescriptions if they hold a valid medical exemption certificate. However, patients will need to discuss the ongoing management of their condition with their healthcare professional and consider what is most suitable for them.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/03/2018 16:56:49 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

850664

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Ambulance Services: Rural Areas
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 efficiency of ambulance services in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	129914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Following the Ambulance Response Programme (ARP), ambulance services in England are currently adapting their operating models to optimise performance against the revised national performance framework and make the best use of resources in order to meet clinical need.</p><p>The impact of ARP on rural response times was independently reviewed by Sheffield University. This analysis showed that with the introduction of the new prioritisation system, differences between rural and urban populations were reduced, suggesting that the response to urban and rural populations will be more similar in the future.</p><p>A review of the impact of the new performance framework will be undertaken in the spring.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 07/03/2018 10:38:09 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

851043

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	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 information he holds on average ambulance waiting times in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	130233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. National and individual National Health Service ambulance trust level performance is available and is published monthly by NHS England. This can be found online at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 07/03/2018 10:34:17 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

820831

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Dementia: 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, whether his Department has plans to make dementia training compulsory in care homes for older people.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	122249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Challenge on Dementia 2020, published in February 2015, set the expectation that social care providers deliver appropriate training on dementia to all relevant staff, however we have no plans to make dementia training compulsory in care homes for older people.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2015, newly appointed health care assistants and social care support workers, including those who will provide care and support to people with dementia in care homes have been undergoing training as part of the national implementation of the Care Certificate. The Care Certificate equips new staff with the knowledge and skills which they need to provide safe, compassionate care across a range of areas, including the care of people with dementia.</p><p> </p><p>There is no statutory requirement for providers to implement the Care Certificate. Care Quality Commission inspectors do, however, have powers to enforce regulations covering staff induction and training. As such, they would expect to see induction programmes that are broadly equivalent to the Care Certificate standards.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/01/2018 12:29:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock