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1716841

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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 Learning Support Fund
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 guidance entitled NHS Financial Support for Health Students (Fourth Edition): NHS Learning Support Fund, published on 29 June 2020, how many regional incentive payments were made to eligible students in areas where there is a workforce shortage in each of the last four years; and whether these payments are still available.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	25522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/05/2024 14:02:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 33824 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1715576

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that plans for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome in the Major Conditions Strategy include (a) musculoskeletal and (b) all other symptoms.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	24693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>In the development of the Major Conditions Strategy, we are considering how we improve outcomes for people living with multiple conditions, which is increasingly common in this country. Aligning work across several groups of conditions, including musculoskeletal conditions, for this strategy will allow us to focus on where there are similarities in approach, and ensure care is better centred around the patient, maximising existing resources both within patient pathways and in integrating between pathways.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/05/2024 08:53:24 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1715344

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will (a) respond to the letter of 21 February 2024 from Parliamentarians on Excess Deaths and (b) direct the other recipients to respond.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	24505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department has received the correspondence from the hon. Member and has provided a response in PO-1497930.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 07/05/2024 14:07:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1700176

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason NHS employees in band 4 are only eligible for pay progression after three years, rather than two years as in other bands.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	21172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the 2018 deal, all pay bands underwent a significant amount of structural reform. The reform included reducing the length of time it takes to reach the top of most pay bands, improving pay progression, and removing all overlap between pay bands. As such, the time taken to progress to the top of Band 4 has been reduced from six years to three years. The time taken to progress varies by band. This is to reflect the time needed to develop the knowledge and skills to perform at the top of the relevant band.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/04/2024 08:59:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1700335

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Eyesight: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the General Ophthalmic Services sight test fee for opticians; and how many opticians stopped providing NHS services in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	21177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The level of the National Health Service sight test fee is considered annually, taking into account evidence provided by the optical fee negotiating committee, affordability for the NHS, alongside information regarding patient access to sight testing services, which continue to be widely available.</p><p>Although 254 contracts for providing NHS sight testing services were terminated between February 2023 and January 2024, 179 new contracts were awarded. There are various reasons why contractors choose to stop providing NHS sight testing services, including retirement, selling the practice to a new owner, and ceasing trading as a business.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/04/2024 16:16:18 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1696430

registered interest
date	15/03/2024
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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children are waiting for (a) an assessment and (b) a diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	18916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The latest autism assessment waiting times data drawn from the Mental Health Services Dataset was published on 14 March 2024. This data showed that the number of people aged zero to 17 years old with an open referral for suspected autism was 102,024 in December 2023. The data also showed that, in December 2023, 6.3% of patients, or 5,443 patients, aged zero to 17 years old received a first contact appointment within 13 weeks.</p><p>Data on children and young people in this dataset is expected to be an underestimate. Caution should be used when interpreting these statistics since they are experimental rather than official statistics. The majority of children assessed for autism in the United Kingdom are seen in child development services, which are out of the scope of this dataset. This means the published figures will underestimate the volume of referrals or diagnoses and the associated impact on health services. NHS England continue to conduct exploratory analysis into the Community Services Dataset, with a view to include autism waiting times data from this dataset. This should improve the coverage of this data.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/03/2024 15:21:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1696431

registered interest
date	15/03/2024
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: Children
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 her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for autism spectrum disorder assessments for children.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	18917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>We expect integrated care boards (ICBs) to have due regard to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines on autism, when commissioning services. It is the responsibility of ICBs to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, in line with these NICE guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>In 2023 NHS England published a national framework and operational guidance for all age autism diagnostic assessment services. This guidance will help the National Health Service improve all age autism assessment services and improve the experience for people referred to an autism assessment service.</p><p> </p><p>We have invested in improving autism assessment services over recent years, including £2.5 million in 2022/23 to support local areas with improvements in autism assessment pathways. For 2023/2024, £4.2 million of funding is available across England to improve services for autistic children and young people, including autism assessment services.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England publishes quarterly data on how many people are waiting for an autism assessment and for how long. While these are experimental statistics, the data does provide useful information nationally and locally, to support local areas in improving their performance and reducing assessment waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>Each ICB in England is expected to have an Executive Lead for learning disability and autism, supporting the board in planning to meet the needs of its local population of people with a learning disability and autism, including in relation to appropriate autism assessment pathways. NHS England has published guidance on these roles.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/03/2024 15:27:48 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1692714

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
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	Mobile Phones: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will ask the Chief Medical Officers to update their review of the potential impact of mobile phone usage from a young age on children's development.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	16343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education recently reviewed the evidence, and found that there is still no clear scientific consensus of a negative impact of screentime and social media use on the mental health, or neurological or functional development of children and young people, and concerns are generally not supported through population-level data. Whilst further research is needed to better understand these issues, there are no plans to ask the Chief Medical Officers to update their review.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/03/2024 11:53:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1690396

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will develop a long-term workforce plan for the social care sector.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	14913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>We set out our national strategy for the social care workforce in our white paper, People at The Heart of Care, in December 2021. In 2023 we published the associated implementation plan, Next Steps to Putting People at the Heart of Care, which outlined our plans to invest in better workforce training, recognition, and career progression.</p><p>Most recently, we announced a package of measures as part of that implementation. This included launching a new national career structure for adult social care as well as funding for a new, accredited social care qualification, and social work and care nursing apprenticeships. By delivering our plan we will help care workers build long-term careers in social care.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/02/2024 13:40:51 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1689504

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
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	Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to respond to the report by the Patient Safety Commissioner entitled The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	14403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government commissioned the Patient Safety Commissioner (PSC) to produce a report on redress for those affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. We are grateful to the PSC and her team for completing this report and our sympathies remain with those affected by sodium valproate and pelvic mesh. The Government is now carefully considering the PSC’s recommendations and will respond substantively in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/02/2024 13:14:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas