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date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Workers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much is owed to social care workers for sleeping-in payments for the provision of statutory care that was commissioned by (1) government agencies, and (2) local authorities; and from what funds it is anticipated that those payments will be paid.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL4099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Social care is usually commissioned by local authorities but it can also be commissioned by the National Health Service or paid for by self-funding individuals.</p><p>A piece of market analysis was commissioned over the summer to better understand the scale of the liabilities associated with sleep-in shifts.</p><p>The Government is in the process of further refining this work to provide more robust information. The interim enforcement approach announced by the Government on 1 November is designed to maximise the prospects of workers being paid arrears owed to them as soon as possible, while at the same time protecting existing jobs. The Government recognises the pressures these liabilities are placing on providers of social care, and we are exploring options to minimise any impact on the sector.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/12/2017 13:40:54 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

646596

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what communications they regard as necessary with carers, or future carers, before patients are discharged from hospital.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL3614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The involvement of patients and their carers is central to timely and appropriate discharge from hospital. Each hospital’s discharge policy should set out how patients and carers will be involved and discharge arrangements discussed.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions should include providing full information about the options available and supplying patients and carers with a discharge plan.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 07/12/2016 16:11:15 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

646597

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Carers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether communication with carers before patients are discharged from hospital will be included in the forthcoming carers strategy.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL3615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The forthcoming carers strategy will reiterate the importance of ensuring that families and carers are involved in the planning of hospital discharge and the role of local partners in ensuring this works well in practice.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy will also highlight the range of guidance and support available to local areas and to families.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 07/12/2016 16:10:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

386458

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many nursing training places were available in each year since 2000.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of pre-registration nursing places (degree and diploma courses) that were available for each year since 2000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Nurse training places</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>19,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>20,668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>21,949</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>23,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>24,956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>24,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>22,964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>21,569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>21,732</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>21,337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>20,327</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>18,069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>17,546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>18,056</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>20,033</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Data provided to the Department of Health by the commissioners of pre-registration training</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In December 2014, Health Education England published their Workforce Plan for England which includes their planned Education &amp; Training Commissions for 2015-16.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 09/07/2015 11:50:31 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh

100035

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Reorganisation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost to date of the reorganisation of the National Health Service as a result of the reforms in the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
tabling member printed	Baroness McDonagh
uin	HL2241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>I announced in my Written Ministerial Statement of 23 July 2014, columns WS135-136, that the costs of implementing policies in the Health and Social Care Act incurred to 31 March 2014 were £1,316 million. This is the latest available figure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These costs have been more than covered by the savings arising from the Health and Social Care Act, which up to 31 March 2014, were approximately £4.9 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/11/2014 12:33:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3701 label Biography information for Baroness McDonagh