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1700542

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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: Wellingborough
	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 surgeries are rated as Good by the CQC in Wellingborough constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	21429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>90% of general practice locations in Wellingborough are currently rated by the Care Quality Commission as Good overall.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 18/04/2024 12:31:39 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1700543

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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: Wellingborough
	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 dental practises are rated as Good by the CQC in Wellingborough constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	21430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) team regulates all health and social care services in England. The Commission ensures the quality and safety of care in hospitals, dentists, ambulances, and care homes. The CQC does not rate dental practices, as they have been found to pose a lower risk to patient safety than other regulated sectors.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/04/2024 16:12:45 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1700544

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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: Wellingborough
	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 care homes are rated as Good by the CQC in Wellingborough constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	21431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>As of 9 April 2024, the percentage of care homes in the Wellingborough Constituency with a rating of Good was 59%.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:37 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1700547

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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: Wellingborough
	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 her Department is taking to support the recruitment and retention of GPs in Wellingborough constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	21432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is working with NHS England to increase the general practice (GP) workforce in England. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession, and encourage them to return to practice. NHS England has made available a number of retention schemes, to boost the GP workforce.</p><p>We have increased the number of GP training places, and 2022 saw the highest ever number of doctors accepting a place in GP training, a record 4,032 trainees, up from 2,671 in 2014. Under the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, the number of training places will rise to 6,000 by 2031/32, with the first 500 new places available from September 2025.</p><p>Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) advises that it is working with GP colleagues to develop new models of care that will support the delivery of a sustainable primary care sector, and enhance opportunities for GPs to undertake portfolio careers, developing specialist skills. The ICB has appointed a dedicated GP Retention Lead who is responsible for exploring local issues and potential solutions, and who facilitates fellowship opportunities for new GPs to be mentored by more experienced GPs.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/04/2024 16:10:10 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1700548

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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: Wellingborough
	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 her Department is taking to support the recruitment and retention of mental health specialists in Wellingborough constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	21433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>To deliver the NHS Long Term Plan’s mental health commitments and help reduce waiting times in the Wellingborough constituency and nationwide, our aim has been to grow the mental health workforce nationally by an additional 27,000 professionals by March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>We are making positive progress, delivering three quarters of this, or approximately 20,800 new professionals, by December 2023, with further growth expected to have been achieved once the full year figures for 2023/24 are available. This growth is in addition to the commitment to grow the National Health Service’s mental health workforce by 19,000 between 2016/17 and 2020/21, as set out in Stepping Forward to 2020/21: the mental health workforce plan for England, which was achieved in September 2021.</p><p> </p><p>At a national level, we are committed to attracting, training, and recruiting the mental health workforce of the future, as well as retaining and developing our current workforce. The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan’s modelling projections set out a need to grow the overall mental health and learning disability workforce the fastest of all care settings, at 4.4% per year up to 2036/37, to help improve access to services and quality of care.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/04/2024 10:53:27 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1700549

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Midwives: Wellingborough
	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 her Department is taking to support the recruitment and retention of midwives in Wellingborough constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	21434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>We are investing an additional £186 million a year to improve maternity and neonatal care and grow the workforce. On top of this, the Government and NHS England are investing nearly £35 million over three years, from 2024/25 to 2026/27, to further improve maternity safety across England, with specialist training for staff, additional numbers of midwives, and support to ensure maternity services listen to, and act on, women’s experiences to improve care. As announced at the Spring Budget, we are further increasing the number of midwives by funding an additional 160 new posts over three years, to support the continued growth of the maternity and neonatal workforce.</p><p>On retention, the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan sets out how to improve culture and leadership to ensure that up to 130,000 fewer staff leave the National Health Service over the next 15 years. This includes: implementing actions from the NHS People Plan that have been shown to be successful; implementing plans to improve flexible opportunities for prospective retirees, and delivering the actions needed to modernise the NHS pension scheme; and committing to ongoing national funding for continuing professional development for nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals, so NHS staff are supported to meet their full potential. These measures apply across the country, including for midwives in the Wellingborough constituency.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 19/04/2024 10:07:51 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1700550

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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 Health: Wellingborough
	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 children aged four and under in Wellingborough constituency were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to decay in each of the last 5 years.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	21435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on child hospital admissions for tooth extraction at national, regional, local authority and National Health Service levels is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hospital-tooth-extractions-in-0-to-19-year-olds-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hospital-tooth-extractions-in-0-to-19-year-olds-2023</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/04/2024 16:19:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1698102

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	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	Eating Disorders: Wellingborough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support she is providing for young people with eating disorders in Wellingborough constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	20124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Since 2016, investment in children and young people's community eating disorder services has risen every year, with an extra £54 million per year as of 2023/24. This extra funding continues to enhance the capacity of community eating disorder teams across the country.</p><p>NHS England continues to work with system leaders and regions, including Wellingborough, and asks that areas prioritise service delivery and investment to meet the needs of these vulnerable young people, to help ensure funding flows to these services as intended. To support this, NHS England is refreshing guidance on children and young people's eating disorders, including increasing the focus on early identification and intervention.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/04/2024 08:26:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1698103

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	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	Surgery: Wellingborough
	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 she is taking to reduce waiting time for elective surgeries for people in Wellingborough constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	20125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>Cutting waiting lists is one of the Prime Minister’s top priorities. To reduce the National Health Service’s waitlist, the Department plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25. This funding will expand capacity by creating a new network of community diagnostic centres, and maximising all available independent sector capacity. In addition, we are managing demand through specialised advice in primary care, and giving patients more control over where they receive their care.</p><p>To reduce waiting times for elective surgeries specifically, we are transforming the way the NHS provides elective surgeries, by increasing activity through dedicated and protected surgical hubs. £1.5 billion of funding has been awarded for the development of new surgical hubs and the expansion of surgical hub sites, as well as increased bed capacity and equipment, to help elective services recover. The hubs will focus on providing high volume low complexity surgery, as recommended by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. There are currently 100 elective surgical hubs that are operational across England, as of March 2024. These surgical hubs help to separate elective care facilities from urgent and emergency care.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/03/2024 13:30:06 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen

1698105

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	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: Wellingborough
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) support and (b) resources are available to help GP surgeries in Wellingborough constituency to (i) clear patient backlogs and (ii) reduce workloads.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Gen Kitchen
	uin	20126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>We know that general practice (GP) services are still under huge pressure, which is why we published our Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care. Our commitment in publishing this plan is to make it easier and quicker for the public to get the help they need from primary care. The plan sets out how we will cut bureaucracy to reduce workload and free up more time for practice teams to meet the clinical needs of their patients.</p><p>To achieve this, we are implementing strategies to empower patients to take more control of their healthcare. This involves transitioning towards a Modern General Practice Access model, which includes supporting practices in adopting cloud-based telephony systems, which help GPs to better match their capacity to patient demand. This is backed by £240 million of re-targeted funding for digital tools and training. <br> <br> We are building additional capacity by diversifying the workforce to include a wider range of practitioners for patients to see, helping free up GP time for more complex cases. This includes an additional 36,523 direct patient care staff, such as pharmacy technicians and physician assistants, since 2019. Additionally, in 2022 a record 4,032 doctors accepted a place on GP training. <br> <br> We know how implementing changes in GPs will take time, training, and support. That is why from April 2023 the new national General Practice Improvement Programme is supporting GPs to deliver change, with hands on help from a choice of improvement modules that will be tailored to individual practice needs.</p><p>The plan is backed up by major investment into primary care services, with up to £645 million over two years to expand the services offered by community pharmacies, with the introduction of Pharmacy First. This has enabled community pharmacists to manage seven common conditions, including the supply of prescription-only medicines without a prescription from a GP. The proposals have the potential to release 10 million GP appointments.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 15/04/2024 08:28:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	5011 label Biography information for Gen Kitchen