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1466419

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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, if his Department will (a) collect and (b) publish data on access by people (i) facing digital exclusion and (b) with dementia to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	10002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>We have no current plans to do so. However, NHS England and NHS Improvement have committed to publishing and disseminating resources on inclusive digital transformation for local services and regional teams and understand the needs of specific cohorts at increased risk of digital exclusion.</p><p>The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) dataset collects and publishes data on access by people with dementia. However, as the volume of this data is low, it is suppressed to protect patient confidentiality. NHS England and NHS Improvement aim to increase the level of data collected for IAPT Long Term Conditions services, including dementia.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/06/2022 13:55:25 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1466422

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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: Older 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 assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of referrals of people aged over 65 to the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	10004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of referrals of people aged over 65 years old to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. The data shows a decline in referrals from 2020/21 due to the impact of the pandemic as many people aged over 65 years old were more likely to be isolating. While complete data for 2021/22 is not yet available, the number of referrals is now increasing.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of referrals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>104,347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>105,438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>74,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22 to Quarter 3</p></td><td><p>72,717</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Psychological Therapies, Annual Reports on the use of IAPT services, NHS Digital</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/06/2022 14:24:27 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1466425

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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: Diagnosis
	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 relationship between an early diagnosis and good mental health for people living with dementia.
	tabling member constituency	Southport
	tabling member printed	Damien Moore
	uin	10006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>Timely diagnosis of dementia ensures that a person with dementia can access the advice, information, care and support to allow them to live well with the condition and remain independent for as long as possible. Mental wellbeing is acknowledged as one benefit of an early diagnosis. ‘Benefits of timely dementia diagnosis’ indicates that those who receive a diagnosis can understand their experience and reduce their anxiety. This report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.dementiaaction.org.uk/assets/0000/4970/BENEFITS_OF_TIMELY_DEMENTIA_DIAGNOSIS_to_distribute_2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.dementiaaction.org.uk/assets/0000/4970/BENEFITS_OF_TIMELY_DEMENTIA_DIAGNOSIS_to_distribute_2013.pdf</a></p><p>We will set out plans for dementia in England for the next 10 years later this year, including dementia diagnosis.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/06/2022 13:57:40 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1466341

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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	Doctors: Training
	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 require the NHS to provide student doctors with pre-paid expenses cards to cover petrol costs incurred in driving to medical placements in the context on increases in the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	10021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/06/2022 10:39:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1466360

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	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: Respite Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish a recovery and respite plan for unpaid carers.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
	uin	10022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to do so. The ‘People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform’ white paper sets out how the Government will work with the sector to improve the services provided to support unpaid carers. Funding is also provided through the Better Care Fund (BCF) to support carer breaks and respite. The BCF Framework for 2022/23 will request that all local BCF partnerships set out how funding is being used to support unpaid carers.</p><p>Additionally, unpaid carers in low-income households will benefit from the Means-Tested Benefit Cost of Living Payment. Those living in the same household as the disabled person for whom they care will benefit from the disability Cost of Living Payment, while families with a pensioner in the household will benefit from the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/06/2022 13:58:12 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1467357

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2022
	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	Eyesight: Medical Treatments
	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 people are currently on waiting lists for eye treatments in England.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	11857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>The latest available data shows that as of March 2022, there were 632,817 people on the National Health Service waiting list for ophthalmology treatments in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/06/2022 11:27:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1462825

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2022
	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	Evusheld
	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 his Department has to make Evusheld available to immunocompromised people.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	1507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>Evusheld has been granted conditional marketing approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on 17 March 2022. However, the MHRA highlighted uncertainty over the appropriate dose needed for protection against the Omicron variant. Understanding the efficacy of Evusheld is necessary prior to any procurement or deployment.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Health Security Agency is currently undertaking further testing on the treatment’s effectiveness against the Omicron variant. This will inform any decisions on the potential procurement of this treatment.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 07/06/2022 09:09:15 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 1103 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1463033

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	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 trends in the number of visits to accident and emergency departments made by people who could not access GP appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	2459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/06/2022 10:41:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1463291

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	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 Trusts: Surgery
	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 provide a breakdown of (a) the number of surgical day cases and (b) the number of surgical inpatient cases in each NHS trust in England in each month in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	2574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>A table showing the number of finished consultant episodes where a procedure was recorded as a surgical day case and ordinary admissions in each National Health Service trust in each month from 2019 to 2020 is attached. Data for 2021 is currently being validated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/06/2022 13:47:17 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name table.xlsx title table
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1463529

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	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	Cancer: Drugs
	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 been made of the adequacy of access for stage 4 cancer patients to (a) Evashield and (b) other drugs that help increase resistance to covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	3710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>Patients with active metastatic cancer are eligible for novel antiviral and antibody treatment in the community through the COVID Medicine Delivery Units. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency highlighted the uncertainty of the appropriate dose of pre-exposure prophylactic medications, such as Evusheld, for protection against the Omicron variant. Understanding the efficacy of these treatments is necessary prior to any procurement or deployment. The UK Health Security Agency is currently undertaking further testing on Evusheld’s effectiveness against the Omicron variant. This will inform any decisions on the procurement of this treatment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 07/06/2022 09:31:58 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 2238 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel