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1149441

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	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	Sexually Transmitted Infections: Haringey
	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 his Department is taking to reduce rates of sexually transmitted infections in Haringey.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>We would encourage people to practice safe sex by using condoms and to access their free, local sexual health services if they consider themselves to be at risk of infection. Local authorities have been mandated to commission comprehensive open access sexual health services and are best placed to understand and meet the public health needs of their local communities.</p><p>Data published by Public Health England show that more people are accessing sexual health services, with attendances increasing by 7% between 2017 and 2018. This continues the trend of increases in attendances seen over the past five years. To help manage the overall increase in demand, online services are increasingly being commissioning to manage lower risk and asymptomatic patients. These services also have the potential to reach groups not currently engaged with clinic services.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/10/2019 16:53:30 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1599902

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February to Question 143814 on Mental Health Services: Children and Young People, what the additional investment into mental health services in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency is (a) in 2022-23 and (b) planned for 2023-24.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	155187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to investing in expanding and transforming National Health Service mental health services in England as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Plan sets out a minimum of £2.3 billion growth a year by 2023/24, which we are on track to deliver. However, the amount and proportion of this funding and its distribution amongst commissioning bodies is not separately identifiable from the overall amounts spent annually on mental health services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/03/2023 14:39:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1222675

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2020
	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: 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, if he will issue updated guidance to residential homes on caring for autistic adults as covid-19 restrictions are eased.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	71839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the particular challenges autistic people and their families are facing at this time, due to the impact of social distancing measures and disruption to their usual activities.</p><p>Throughout this pandemic it has been our priority to protect care home staff and residents. All our guidance is designed with care users in mind, to ensure that individuals are treated with dignity and respect and that their particular needs are addressed.</p><p>On 19 June, we published our updated guidance for care homes, which includes information on testing for residents and staff, and isolation procedures. On 22 July 2020 the Government published updated guidance on visiting arrangements for care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance is applicable to all nursing and care homes and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visiting-care-homes-during-coronavirus" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visiting-care-homes-during-coronavirus</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We keep our policies under continuous review based on the emerging international and domestic evidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/08/2020 15:22:21 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 37325 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1172048

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to care for those in mental health crisis, and what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of mental health care in the community.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	5491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of people being able to access the support they need when they experience a mental health crisis. We have committed to investing an extra £2.3 billion a year for mental health services by 2023/24. Around half of this will go to improving services to help people experiencing mental health crises and community mental health services.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to 24-hour mental health crisis support being available via NHS 111 by 2023/24 alongside increased investment in a range of complementary and alternative crisis services, improvements in the mental health response from the ambulance service and testing of appropriate access and waiting times standards for urgent and emergency mental healthcare.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2019, we announced funding to expand and transform community mental health services for people with mental health conditions in 12 pilot areas. This is the first step in a £975 million investment to transform community mental health services as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. These 12 pilot sites will receive £70 million funding for new specialist services for mental health community care, revamping local NHS services to build closer ties with charities, local councils and others.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 24/01/2020 12:22:15 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 2663 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1341897

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	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	Thalassaemia
	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 improve patient outcomes for people affected by transfusion dependent beta thalassemia.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	24296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>We published the new United Kingdom Rare Diseases Framework in January 2021, outlining the key priorities for rare diseases including coordination of care and improved access to specialist care, treatments and drugs.</p><p>In 2019, NHS England concluded a review of haemoglobinopathy services; resulting in the development of services which will provide the opportunity to capture patient experience at a local level. NHS England has worked closely with the haemoglobinopathy coordinating centres (HCCs) across the country to provide an expert clinical panel to understand, assess and inform on the effect of COVID-19 for patients with beta-thalassemia, sickle cell disease and other inherited red cell anaemias.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 06/07/2021 09:42:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 11610 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1188483

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	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	Medical Equipment and Protective Clothing: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is engaged in bidding to secure (a) personal protective equipment and (b) testing equipment for use in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	37878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>We have set up a cross-Government personal protective equipment (PPE) sourcing unit to secure new supply lines from across the world and a call to industry has been issued to companies at home to manufacture and supply additional PPE at scale. There has been limited United Kingdom manufacture of PPE to date and so new supply channels for materials to make PPE have been sourced at pace in order to enable new manufacturing to commence.</p><p>On testing equipment, there is a clear and unprecedented demand for testing equipment and suppliers are ramping up their capacity as quickly as possible. We are working closely with industry to obtain maximum possible supplies for the UK and with the scientific community to explore new options for test kits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 15/05/2020 10:22:59 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1484699

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	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	Polio: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recent detection of poliovirus in London sewage works, whether he has had recent discussions with the NHS on ensuring that all children under the age of 5 are up to date with their polio vaccinations.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	27691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with the National Health Service on increasing the uptake of vaccinations. In response to the detection of poliovirus in London, the local NHS is contacting parents and carers of children under five years old who have not received a current polio vaccination. Those with an incomplete or unknown polio vaccination status are being encouraged to contact their general practitioner. The UK Health Security Agency continues to monitor the situation and has increased wastewater surveillance to identify local areas for targeted action.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 08/07/2022 09:10:54 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1231220

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Screening
	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 plans to increase the number of walk-in covid-19 testing centres available to people without vehicle access in urban areas.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	84718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We have provided a range of ways for people to be tested. For those without access to a car this has included satellite deliveries to centres at places like hospitals that have a particularly urgent or significant need, delivering test kits to people’s homes and offering walk-up appointments at mobile testing units. As our capacity has increased, we are able to expand the range of options for people. We have also made changes to home testing to allow people to drop their tests at Royal Mail priority post boxes.</p><p>Local testing centres are being set up across the country. We have increased the number of local/walk-in test sites to over 100 with more opening each week. We are planning to open additional sites to bring the total number of testing sites to 500 by the end of October.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/10/2020 10:51:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 45720 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1343292

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Mental Health
	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 long-term mental health impact of the covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	26154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>We have not yet made a specific assessment as developing our understanding of the long-term impacts on mental health is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 13/07/2021 14:23:56 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 12356 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1351154

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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	Travel: Coronavirus
	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 subsidise the cost of a private covid-19 PCR test for people on low incomes who are travelling overseas and are required to take a test.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	41111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>We have no plans to do so. Since the requirements were introduced for international travel testing, the costs have fallen significantly. We are committed to working with the travel industry and private providers to reduce these costs and we have made NHS Test and Trace tests available around the market mid-point to ensure testing is available at an appropriate cost.</p><p>Anyone facing significant financial hardship as a result of the requirement to take a day two or day eight test on return from travelling overseas can apply for hardship arrangements, including deferred payment plans. In exceptional circumstances reductions and waivers may be granted.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/09/2021 12:01:58 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West