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1192941

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	Care Workers: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure the adequacy of staffing levels in the social care sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	902192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Social care workers are at the frontline of our battle with COVID-19. We are grateful to all care workers, caring for our loved ones every day.</p><p>Care workers must follow the guidance on isolating if they or a household member have COVID-19 symptoms - which means that there are higher absence levels than normal – but there must also be enough staff to provide essential care.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been monitoring staff absence rates to see where there are particular risks.The CQC is sharing this information with local authorities and the Government has provided them with guidance on supporting care providers. We are encouraging returning health and social care professionals to work in social care and we have launched a national recruitment campaign with the ambition to attract 20,000 people into adult social care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:38:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1192942

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	NHS and Social Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in the health and social care sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	902193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Social care workers are at the frontline of our battle with COVID-19. We are grateful to all care workers, caring for our loved ones every day.</p><p>Care workers must follow the guidance on isolating if they or a household member have COVID-19 symptoms - which means that there are higher absence levels than normal – but there must also be enough staff to provide essential care.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been monitoring staff absence rates to see where there are particular risks.The CQC is sharing this information with local authorities and the Government has provided them with guidance on supporting care providers. We are encouraging returning health and social care professionals to work in social care and we have launched a national recruitment campaign with the ambition to attract 20,000 people into adult social care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:38:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1192943

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	NHS: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the mental health of NHS staff during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Saqib Bhatti
uin	902196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We have commissioned NHS England to develop a comprehensive emotional, psychological and practical support package for all National Health Service staff. The first line of support focuses on team behaviours – ensuring good line management and team practices, reflecting on daily events – backed up by good local occupational health support. Nationally, all NHS staff now have free access to a helpline and text service for counselling and support, a dedicated bereavement helpline and a range of well-being apps.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 05/05/2020 14:24:20 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti

1192944

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	Care Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to introduce a new (a) living wage and (b) financial settlement for social care workers.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	902197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We have now made £3.2 billion available to local authorities to address the pressures on local services caused by the pandemic. This funding can be used to cover the cost of pay for care workers who are currently unable to work because they may be shielding (if they are among the clinically extremely vulnerable) or self-isolating – and this has been included in guidance to local authorities.</p><p>My department is working with Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services to confirm that funding provided to local authorities has been distributed to social care providers, and on to the workforce, in accordance with this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:48:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1192945

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the availability of covid-19 testing for (a) care home residents and (b) home care recipients.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	902198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to testing every resident in every care home in England when they need it. Around 30,000 care home residents have already been tested. We have started couriering tests directly to care homes and testing the whole home will now be done when it is needed to prevent outbreaks and control infections. We are offering testing to all social care workers and unpaid carers. We are also making tests available to over 65s and people they live with who show symptoms, which therefore includes many, although not all of those who receive home care</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:51:22 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1192946

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential long-term effect of social isolation as a result of covid-19 lockdown measures on levels of demand for mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	902201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that staying at home is tough and stressful for many people.</p><p>Mental health services remain open and are working around the clock to support people with mental health problems through the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.</p><p>It is too early to say definitively what the longer-term impact on mental health services will be, but we are working closely with the National Health Service and Public Health England to monitor emerging data.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 05/05/2020 14:25:49 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1192947

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	Care Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to introduce a new (a) living wage and (b) financial settlement for social care workers.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	902203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We have now made £3.2 billion available to local authorities to address the pressures on local services caused by the pandemic. This funding can be used to cover the cost of pay for care workers who are currently unable to work because they may be shielding (if they are among the clinically extremely vulnerable) or self-isolating – and this has been included in guidance to local authorities.</p><p>My department is working with Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services to confirm that funding provided to local authorities has been distributed to social care providers, and on to the workforce, in accordance with this guidance.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:49:34 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1192948

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help prevent a second wave of covid-19 infections after the easing of lockdown measures.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Steven Bonnar
uin	902211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We have set out five tests that will need to be satisfied before any lockdown measures are eased which are as follows:</p><ul><li>ensuring the National Health Service has capacity to provide critical care right across the United Kingdom;</li><li>evidence to show a sustained and consistent fall in daily death rates from coronavirus;</li><li>the rate of infection decreased to manageable levels across the board;</li><li>the UK is ready for operational challenges including testing and personal protective equipment are in hand with supply able to meet future demand, and;</li><li>confidence that measures do not risk a second peak.</li></ul><p>To offset the risk for a second peak, a certain degree of social distancing measures will need to remain. We have rapidly and very significantly expanded our testing capability and are developing a test and trace programme to support the next phase of our Covid-19 response.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 05/05/2020 15:07:23 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4748 label Biography information for Steven Bonnar

1192949

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
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	Social Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of deaths in the social care sector as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	902212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Every death from COVID-19 is a tragedy and the full weight of the Government is behind the effort to help the social care sector protect the most vulnerable in society. We have published a comprehensive action plan, including ramping up testing, overhauling the way personal protective equipment is delivered to care homes, and minimising the spread of the virus through cohorting and infection control. We continually review our policies in line with the best scientific advice.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 05/05/2020 13:53:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1191631

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to lay before Parliament the terms of reference for the independent investigation into historic patient safety incidents at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	41400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 April 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-04-20/37528/" target="_blank">37528</a>.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 04/05/2020 17:01:03 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper