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1060856

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	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 closer integration of mental and physical health services within hospitals as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	220897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan will integrate mental and physical health services in hospitals through the further development of liaison mental health teams in acute hospitals’ emergency departments and inpatient wards. A programme is already in place to deliver the commitment set out in the Five Year Forward View that by 2020/21 all acute hospitals will have liaison teams in place, with at least half to provide this on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week basis in line with the ‘Core 24’ standard established by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Under the NHS Long Term Plan, by 2023/24, 70% of these liaison services will meet the ‘Core 24’ service standard.</p><p> </p><p>On the future funding of services, the NHS Long Term Plan National Implementation Framework, to be published in the spring, will provide further information on how the NHS Long Term Plan will be implemented. Additional details, based on local health system five year plans, will be brought together in a detailed National Implementation Plan in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 220898 question first answered 20/02/2019 11:53:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1060857

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	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 proportion of new funding under the NHS Long Term Plan is being assigned to support closer integration of mental and physical health services.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	220898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan will integrate mental and physical health services in hospitals through the further development of liaison mental health teams in acute hospitals’ emergency departments and inpatient wards. A programme is already in place to deliver the commitment set out in the Five Year Forward View that by 2020/21 all acute hospitals will have liaison teams in place, with at least half to provide this on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week basis in line with the ‘Core 24’ standard established by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Under the NHS Long Term Plan, by 2023/24, 70% of these liaison services will meet the ‘Core 24’ service standard.</p><p> </p><p>On the future funding of services, the NHS Long Term Plan National Implementation Framework, to be published in the spring, will provide further information on how the NHS Long Term Plan will be implemented. Additional details, based on local health system five year plans, will be brought together in a detailed National Implementation Plan in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 220897 question first answered 20/02/2019 11:53:19 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1060858

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	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 the NHS is taking to ensure adequate provision is made to treat mental health issues that may arise as a result of physical health conditions during the course of treatment for those conditions.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	220899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health set out plans for expanding Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services so that they can treat people with long-term health conditions, such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease. This work is underway, with many integrated IAPT services providing physical care and psychological therapies.</p><p> </p><p>Under the NHS Long Term Plan, by 2023/24, an additional 380,000 adults and older adults will be able to access National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-approved IAPT services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/02/2019 16:43:49 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1062043

	registered interest
	date	15/02/2019
	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	Paramedical Staff: Training
	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 reasons student paramedics are unable to access the NHS Learning Support Fund on the same terms as other allied health profession students.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	222012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF) was implemented in 2017 to ensure course sustainability so that subjects previously funded through National Health Service bursaries continued to offer some non-repayable funding for the unique characteristics of these courses – such as placement length, clinical placement requirements and student demographic. The LSF is applicable only to those courses which, at the time, were within the scope of the education funding reforms in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 the route into paramedicine had various education and funding models which did not include access to an NHS Bursary, therefore it was not part of the funding reforms and students were not eligible to access LSF funding.</p><p> </p><p>From March 2018 paramedicine became an all degree subject, with students accessing loans and allowances from the Student Loans Company. In line with the general student population and depending on personal circumstances, students can access funding for all their tuition fees and a maintenance loan of between £7,300 and £11,300 a year.</p><p> </p><p>There are no immediate plans, within the current spending review period, to review those professions which can access the LSF.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 222013 question first answered 25/02/2019 16:56:11 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1062045

	registered interest
	date	15/02/2019
	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	Paramedical Staff: 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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding support for student paramedics.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	222013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF) was implemented in 2017 to ensure course sustainability so that subjects previously funded through National Health Service bursaries continued to offer some non-repayable funding for the unique characteristics of these courses – such as placement length, clinical placement requirements and student demographic. The LSF is applicable only to those courses which, at the time, were within the scope of the education funding reforms in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 the route into paramedicine had various education and funding models which did not include access to an NHS Bursary, therefore it was not part of the funding reforms and students were not eligible to access LSF funding.</p><p> </p><p>From March 2018 paramedicine became an all degree subject, with students accessing loans and allowances from the Student Loans Company. In line with the general student population and depending on personal circumstances, students can access funding for all their tuition fees and a maintenance loan of between £7,300 and £11,300 a year.</p><p> </p><p>There are no immediate plans, within the current spending review period, to review those professions which can access the LSF.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 222012 question first answered 25/02/2019 16:56:11 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1063955

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	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	General Practitioners: Overseas Companies
	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 GP practices are administered by healthcare companies based abroad.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	223127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>This information is not collected or held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 223130 question first answered 26/02/2019 15:35:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1063958

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	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	General Practitioners: Overseas Companies
	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 number of GP consortia that are run for profit by overseas-based medical insurance firms.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	223130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>This information is not collected or held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 223127 question first answered 26/02/2019 15:35:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1083525

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	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	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 recent steps he has taken to widen access to blood glucose monitoring technology for diabetes patients.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	229721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>Glucose monitoring technology, such as continuous glucose monitoring or blood glucose test strips, will continue to be available to those meeting the relevant clinical criteria.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2018, NHS England announced that it will ensure that flash glucose monitoring is available on prescription for all patients who qualify for it in line with current recommendations. From April 2019, all qualifying patients will be able to receive it from their local general practitioner or diabetes team.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/03/2019 12:24:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1109221

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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: Consultants
	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 effect of the pensions annual allowance tax on the availability of NHS consultants.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	239952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department recognises that the annual allowance may contribute to decisions from National Health Service consultants to retire early or limit their NHS commitments. We are also listening carefully to concerns raised by senior doctors and NHS employers about the impact of the tapered annual allowance.</p><p> </p><p>In listening to concerns, the Department has sought to make available to NHS Pension Scheme members all possible flexibility under Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs legislation and the current fiscal framework for public sector pension schemes. The scope of the voluntary ‘Scheme Pays’ facility, implemented by the NHS Pension Scheme to allow scheme members to pay annual allowance charges from the value of their pension benefits rather than upfront, has been extended to cover the payment of tax charges from breaches of the tapered annual allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the impact of public sector pay and pensions policies under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 10/04/2019 10:36:39 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1111006

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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: 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 plans he has to lower the mammogram screening age to help prevent breast cancer among younger women.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	243437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to lower the age of the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme, which offers all women between the ages of 50 to their 71<sup>st</sup> birthday the opportunity to be screened every three years for breast cancer.</p><p>The United Kingdom National Screening Committee awaits the publication of the Age Extension Trial which is looking at the benefits and harms of screening outside the recommended screening age. It is expected that the trial will report in 2026.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 17/04/2019 12:02:04 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy