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date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in the light of research published by the BBC on 2 August estimating future shortfalls in care home places, what steps they are taking to ensure the sufficient provision of such places.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL1771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>High quality care is not just about care home beds. Of those aged 65 and over who need local authority support, 61% are cared for in their own home. Since 2010, there has been a growth in home care agencies of more than 2,900.</p><p> </p><p>We have given local authorities in England an extra £2 billion over the next three years to maintain access for our growing aging population and allow councils to sustain a diverse care market including care home places.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has announced we will consult on plans to improve the social care system and to put it on a more secure financial footing.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 16/10/2017 16:49:37 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

732079

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many nursing posts were unfilled in NHS England on the most recent date for which figures are available; and what plans they have to fill those places.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England (HEE) provide estimates of staff shortages and the plan for tackling these issues as part of their Workforce Plan for England publication.</p><p> </p><p>HEE plan to publish the Workforce Plan for England 2017/18 in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/07/2017 14:28:05 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

732080

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many vacancies exist in the social care sector in England; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those vacancies on the services being provided to elderly and disabled people.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Skills for Care workforce data shows that there were 90,335 vacant posts in the adult social care sector. This equates to a vacancy rate of 6.8%. This data is as at March 2016 for the independent sector and September 2015 for statutory local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Current vacancies, in addition to demographic changes in the population and raised expectations mean there will be an increasing demand on care services in the future, including from the elderly and disabled. Skills for Care, an employer-led workforce development organisation for adult social care, is looking to address this through their recruitment and retention strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/07/2017 12:18:53 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

731063

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many mentally ill people are currently in prison in England and Wales; what proportion of the prison population have mental illnesses; and what proposals they have to increase the number of beds in specialist hospitals for mentally ill patients.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL71
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The information on how many mentally ill people are currently in prison in England and Wales is not collected centrally. NHS England is currently carrying out a service review across all adult high, medium and low secure services in order to improve access, egress and throughput.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 05/07/2017 12:19:13 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley