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1029429

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit
	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 civil servants in his Department are currently working on planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how many have been moved from other projects to work on those plans.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	204447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>A central team within the Global and Public Health Directorate of the Department coordinates the provision of advice to Ministers on all European Union exit and exit-related issues, including no deal scenarios. Additional EU exit-related workstreams are being taken forward in other parts of the department. It is not possible to break down the proportion of overall time spent within these teams on no deal scenarios specifically.</p><p> </p><p>On 18 December 2018, the Cabinet agreed to proceed with the Government’s next phase of no deal planning. Preparing for no deal is now an operational priority for the Government. We have accelerated our plans, and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole is working to ensure that EU exit implementation is carried out to a high standard without impacting public service delivery across the whole of Government.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/01/2019 12:28:17 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1029562

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
	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 (a) investigate claims about patient safety in the Eye Department of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS); (b) protect patients treated in that Department from harm; (c) assure whistle-blowers that they will not suffer reprisals for speaking out; (d) inquire into above average sight loss amongst patients operated on by a particular surgeon in the Department; (e) investigate the alleged use of NHS lists by the same individual for use by a private practice; (f) establish why external experts were not invited to inspect the clinical records of patients who had lost their sight; (g) protect patients from further risk by conducting an independent inquiry; (h) draw lessons for the future from this situation and the treatment by UHS of a senior consultant who attempted to blow the whistle three years ago; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	204355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England the Care Quality Commission (CQC) make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC is regularly meeting with Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, including holding regular monthly detailed updates and a quarterly engagement meeting. The CQC are also in regular contact with Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) at the Wessex Quality Surveillance Group, who have been looking into the trust performance and raised the matter of issues with ophthalmology at the trust.</p><p> </p><p>Speaking up and raising concerns should be routine in the National Health Service and is a key part of ensuring patient safety and improving the quality of services. The Government is clear no one should suffer detriment from speaking up in the NHS. The CQC are assured that the Trust has: demonstrated their awareness and application of protected disclosure in relation to the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and updated their whistleblowing policy. The CQC will follow up the Trust’s management of whistleblowers at the planned ‘well-led’ inspection of the Trust in January 2019. The CQC met with a whistleblower who raised concerns about patient safety in the Southampton eye unit in early 2017. The CQC closed the whistleblowing inquiry following investigation by the Trust.</p><p> </p><p>The Trust and key stakeholders have informed the CQC of concerns regarding patient waiting times for ophthalmology, including incidences where harm has happened to patients as a result. The CQC are unable to currently make an assessment regarding the levels of sight loss, however the Trust have told the CQC that they have reviewed how harm is assessed. The CQC is monitoring the concerns regarding the ophthalmology department.</p><p> </p><p>During an ophthalmology consultants meeting in August 2016, the CQC highlighted that individuals at the Trust should not conduct private work on NHS lists or when on call, and that private lists should be clearly distinguished from NHS operations.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC are aware of two ‘never events’ within ophthalmology in 2017 and July 2018. It was, however, concluded patients did not sustain harm to the incorrect eye. A serious incident also occurred on 7 December 2018, which the CQC understands the Trust plans to investigate. The CQC have requested a copy of the full investigation following the ‘serious incident’ on 7 December 2018, and depending on the outcome, they may take regulatory action.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/01/2019 15:13:24 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1029372

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Social Services: Finance
	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 the social care of (a) older people and (b) working-age disabled adults.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	204566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>During this Parliament, Government has taken steps to address the immediate pressures on the social care system, including giving councils access to up to £3.6 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care this year, which councils can use to provide vital services for older people and working age disabled adults. In addition, the budget announced a further £650 million to improve social care services and help reduce pressures on the National Health Service by supporting older people, people with disabilities and children in 2019-20. An additional £55 million of capital funding in 2018-19 for the Disabled Facilities Grant to provide home aids and adaptations for disabled children and adults on low incomes was also announced at the budget.</p><p> </p><p>In the longer term the Green Paper will consider the fundamental issues facing adult social care system, while funding for future years will be settled in the Spending Review where the overall approach to funding local government will be considered in the round.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/01/2019 14:23:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1029341

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Staff
	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 staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>On 20 December 2018 the Department employed 1,589 civil servants. On 23 June 2016 the Department employed 1,974 civil servants.</p><p> </p><p>Civil servants are defined as employees, fixed term appointments and loans into the Department. These figures do not include agency workers, contractors and consultants.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/01/2019 12:24:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1029441

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit
	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 projects his Department has put on hold due to the requirements of planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	204458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Planning for European Union exit is a crucial part of the Department’s work and has been a priority since the referendum. The Government is committed to ensuring leaving the EU is a success for the health and social care sector, as well as the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>On 18 December 2018, the Cabinet agreed to proceed with the Government’s next phase of no deal planning. Preparing for no deal is now an operational priority for the Government. Accordingly, we are dedicating more departmental resource to planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal. The Department is working to ensure that it continues to deliver on business as usual priorities alongside increasing EU exit related work, where possible. Departments are continually looking at and reviewing workforce plans, reprioritising and assessing changing needs. We expect our ‘no deal’ plans will not be required, but will prepare responsibly to ensure the smoothest exit in all outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/01/2019 12:25:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1029568

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Social Services: Greater London
	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 increase investment to meet social care needs in north-east London.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford South
	tabling member printed	Mike Gapes
	uin	204369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Social care funding for future years will be settled in the Spending Review, where the overall approach to funding local government will be considered in the round.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/01/2019 12:23:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	184 label Biography information for Mike Gapes