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1565398

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	HIV Infection: 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, whether his Department plans to take steps to make mental health support part of the service specification for the treatment of young people with HIV.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	120123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the quality of life of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) including young people. Children and young people living with HIV receive care from paediatric services commissioned in line with the Paediatric HIV service specification which includes access to mental health support. We are also in the process of establishing a workforce task and finish group which will explore innovative ways for the workforce to provide better support to people of all ages in care, including mental health support.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the NHS England roadmap, specialised HIV inpatient and outpatient services have been identified as key areas for greater integrated care systems leadership by NHS England and integrated care boards. This will allow local systems to simplify and strengthen HIV care pathways with other services through effective local partnerships, including psychosocial support and mental health services, for a more holistic approach to care.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s HIV Action Plan, NHS England are also currently reviewing the national Service Specification for Adult HIV services (2013), which sets out the standards of care that HIV providers are expected to meet, including availability of community, psychological and psychosocial support for patients.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 120125 question first answered 16/01/2023 10:39:48 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1565400

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	HIV Infection: 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 he has made of the potential merits of providing psychological and mental health support as part of the national service specification for HIV services.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	120125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the quality of life of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) including young people. Children and young people living with HIV receive care from paediatric services commissioned in line with the Paediatric HIV service specification which includes access to mental health support. We are also in the process of establishing a workforce task and finish group which will explore innovative ways for the workforce to provide better support to people of all ages in care, including mental health support.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the NHS England roadmap, specialised HIV inpatient and outpatient services have been identified as key areas for greater integrated care systems leadership by NHS England and integrated care boards. This will allow local systems to simplify and strengthen HIV care pathways with other services through effective local partnerships, including psychosocial support and mental health services, for a more holistic approach to care.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Government’s HIV Action Plan, NHS England are also currently reviewing the national Service Specification for Adult HIV services (2013), which sets out the standards of care that HIV providers are expected to meet, including availability of community, psychological and psychosocial support for patients.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 120123 question first answered 16/01/2023 10:39:48 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1565401

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	HIV Infection: Standards
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 take steps to ensure that the HIV Action plan includes steps to (a) monitor (b) evaluate and (c) benchmark health-related quality of life, using measurements developed in collaboration with people who have HIV.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	120126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The HIV Action Plan monitoring and evaluation framework was published on 1st December 2022 and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-monitoring-and-evaluation-framework/hiv-action-plan-monitoring-and-evaluation-framework" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-monitoring-and-evaluation-framework/hiv-action-plan-monitoring-and-evaluation-framework</a></p><p> </p><p>This measures the progress towards the aims of the HIV Action Plan to reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) transmissions and deaths by 2025. The priority is to promote the quality of life of people living with HIV and to reduce stigma. Reducing stigma and promoting quality of life are key themes in the monitoring and evaluation framework. A baseline indicator, taken from the Positive Voices Survey for a quality of life measure was presented in the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework as 7.4 out of 10 for people living with HIV, compared to 7.7 out of 10 in the general population.</p><p> </p><p>The framework will continue to monitor and evaluate the quality of life measure from this baseline. The framework states that further work will be undertaken with the HIV Action Plan Implementation Steering Group and with professional groups, the HIV community and academic partners to develop indicators to monitor quality of life for those living with HIV. It is anticipated that these indicators will be aligned with UNAIDS’ 2025 AIDS Targets, which include an assessment of punitive laws and policies and targets of less than 10% of people living with HIV experiencing stigma and discrimination and less than 10% experiencing gender inequality and violence.</p><p> </p><p>The monitoring and evaluation framework was published in December 2022 and included a place holder indicator of quality of life using the positive voices survey. The framework sets out a commitment to further develop this indicator to monitor the quality of life with key stakeholders including the HIV community. The HIV community advisory group feeds directly into the HIV Action plan Steering group and will enable future indicators to be co-produced.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 16/01/2023 10:43:22 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1546145

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a voluntary exit programme for civil servants in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	97772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>There are no active voluntary exit schemes in the Department. Voluntary exit schemes are a commonly used workforce management process available to Departments based on specific workforce needs.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/12/2022 16:29:14 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1542876

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
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	Genito-urinary Medicine: Health Professions
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 help ensure there are enough genitourinary doctors and nurses.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	89080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>We are considering actions to ensure that the sexual health workforce has the capacity required to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of the population in multiple settings. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 22/11/2022 10:34:32 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 36011 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1539037

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	HIV Infection: Drugs
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 has taken recent steps to help increase the number of appointments available at clinics for people wanting to access PrEP.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	78907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Through the implementation of the HIV Action Plan, we are considering how access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can be improved, including the use of alternative settings to address access for specific groups, such as women. We have invested £33 million to deploy PrEP in sexual health services in the last two years and it is commissioned as a routine service through the Public Health Grant.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for commissioning comprehensive sexual health services to meet the needs of the local population, including the provision of PrEP and for monitoring and taking action, if required, to reduce waiting times. The UK Health Security Agency collects data on access to sexual health services, including access to PrEP, which is available to local authorities to inform service commissioning and improvements.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 78908 78909 question first answered 08/11/2022 10:40:30 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1539038

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	HIV Infection: Drugs
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 has taken recent steps to help reduce the waiting time for an appointment to access PrEP.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	78908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Through the implementation of the HIV Action Plan, we are considering how access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can be improved, including the use of alternative settings to address access for specific groups, such as women. We have invested £33 million to deploy PrEP in sexual health services in the last two years and it is commissioned as a routine service through the Public Health Grant.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for commissioning comprehensive sexual health services to meet the needs of the local population, including the provision of PrEP and for monitoring and taking action, if required, to reduce waiting times. The UK Health Security Agency collects data on access to sexual health services, including access to PrEP, which is available to local authorities to inform service commissioning and improvements.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 78907 78909 question first answered 08/11/2022 10:40:30 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1539039

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	HIV Infection: Drugs
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 is taking steps to help increase the number of women accessing PrEP.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	78909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Through the implementation of the HIV Action Plan, we are considering how access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can be improved, including the use of alternative settings to address access for specific groups, such as women. We have invested £33 million to deploy PrEP in sexual health services in the last two years and it is commissioned as a routine service through the Public Health Grant.</p><p>Local authorities are responsible for commissioning comprehensive sexual health services to meet the needs of the local population, including the provision of PrEP and for monitoring and taking action, if required, to reduce waiting times. The UK Health Security Agency collects data on access to sexual health services, including access to PrEP, which is available to local authorities to inform service commissioning and improvements.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 78907 78908 question first answered 08/11/2022 10:40:30 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1539040

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Genito-urinary Medicine: Health Professions
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 recruit sexual health doctors and nurses.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	78910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>We are considering actions to ensure that the sexual health workforce has the capacity required to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of the population in multiple settings. Further information will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 08/11/2022 11:08:12 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1535887

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what payments were made to civil servants in her Department for relocation costs to government offices outside London in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	71334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>No such payments were made.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/11/2022 12:22:40 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 28794 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi