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1200312

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many COVID-19 tests are currently being completed each week in (1) NHS and other public sector, and (2) private, laboratories.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL5259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>To provide a more comprehensive response to a number of outstanding Written Questions, this has been answered by an information factsheet <em>Testing – note for House of Lords</em> which is attached, due to the size of the data. A copy has also been placed in the Library</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/07/2020 16:01:36 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name Testing - note for House of Lords.pdf title Testing information factsheet
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1200313

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether NHS patients will be able to obtain through their GPs a test to establish if they have COVID-19 as part of their NHS primary care services; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL5260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>With the support of NHS England, we have been piloting COVID-19 swab testing in a small number of general practices around the United Kingdom. The aim was to improve access to testing by enabling general practitioners to test symptomatic patients who present to general practice settings, when deemed it clinically appropriate, for example for some patients who are vulnerable and may otherwise struggle to access a test through the main testing routes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 18/11/2020 14:41:04 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1199399

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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: Hospital Beds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the capacity of beds that are fully staffed, funded and available for use by patients in each of the Nightingale hospitals in England; what have been the occupancy levels of these hospitals since their opening; and how many (1) doctors, and (2) nurses, are currently employed in each of these hospitals.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL5141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>The available capacity and staffing of the Nightingale hospitals is decided locally by National Health Service trusts and varies over time based on demand. At present, the Nightingale hospitals are on standby but are ready to be stood up if needed. The continued future use of the Nightingale hospitals is currently under consideration.</p><p>The Government has stated that the NHS will get what it needs in terms of funding during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>The number of patients admitted to each of the Nightingale Hospitals is not available in the format requested. Admission data for COVID-19 patients is published online by NHS England and NHS Improvement at trust level but not for individual hospitals.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 30/07/2020 12:30:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1199400

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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: Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether any of the Nightingale hospitals in England are being used for (1) inpatient, or (2) outpatient, treatment of patients with (a) cancer, or (b) cardiac conditions, whose treatment had been delayed due to COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL5142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The development of the Nightingale hospitals was a response to an unprecedented challenge as they provided extra capacity to manage surges in demand due to COVID-19.</p><p>To provide additional capacity for the National Health Service the Nightingale hospitals have been flexed to respond to changing demand and it was recently announced that Harrogate and Exeter Nightingale hospitals are to be used to increase diagnostic capacity in a COVID-19 free environment. Regions and host trusts will continue to consider future use and the Nightingales will be an important part of ensuring the NHS has the capacity required at this time and in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 09/07/2020 15:16:08 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1199401

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many patients from (1) nursing homes, or (2) care homes, have been transferred to Nightingale hospitals in England since these hospitals were opened.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL5143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/06/2020 10:51:08 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1199402

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether there is an NHS tariff price for COVID-19 pathology tests; if so, what is their price; and if not, how are these tests priced.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL5144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>To provide a more comprehensive response to a number of outstanding Written Questions, this has been answered by an information factsheet <em>Testing – note for House of Lords</em> which is attached, due to the size of the data. A copy has also been placed in the Library</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/07/2020 15:38:21 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name Testing - note for House of Lords.pdf title Testing information factsheet
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1197257

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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: Hospital Beds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what instructions were given to NHS acute hospital trusts on, or around, 15 March about discharging patients to make beds available for COVID-19 patients; (2) how many beds in total the NHS in England was trying to make available; (3) which organisation issued the instructions; (4) following these instructions, (a) what proportion of patients were discharged to nursing or care homes, and (b) what proportion of those patients were tested for COVID-19 before discharge; and (5) what advance information and guidance was given to care homes about this mass discharge from acute hospitals.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL4726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>On 19 March 2020, the Department and the National Health Service co-published <em>COVID-19 Hospital Discharge Service Requirements</em>, setting out guidance on supporting the safe discharge of patients who no longer need acute care. A copy of this guidance is attached.</p><p>The guidance also sets out the steps that care providers should be taking and we provided £1.3 billion to support the process. We have provided advice to care homes throughout the pandemic in response to the latest conditions and emerging evidence.</p><p>The COVID-19 hospital discharge service requirements were expected to help free up 15,000 hospital beds across England.</p><p>On 2 June, NHS England published an analysis on discharges to care homes. This data was not previously available. The data showed that the proportion of people discharged to care homes, nursing homes and hospices between 15 March and 16 April was 2.8%.</p><p>A small number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 may be discharged from the NHS within the 14-day period from the onset of COVID-19 symptoms and also require ongoing social care. If a care home provider does not feel they can provide the appropriate care for these individuals, the individual’s local authority should secure alternative appropriate accommodation and care for the remainder of the required isolation period.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 15/06/2020 12:38:20 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name COVID-19_hospital_discharge_service_requirements.pdf title COVID19 Hospital Discharge Service Requirements
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1197258

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care homes have reported a suspected outbreak of symptomatic or confirmed COVID-19 since 15 March; and whether those outbreaks were reported to the Care Quality Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL4727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Data on outbreaks are published weekly on <em>COVID-19: number of outbreaks in care homes – management information data set</em>. The latest published analysis from 21 May provides data on outbreaks between 2 March until 17 May 2020 and shows that 5,876 care homes in England have reported an outbreak of suspected or confirmed COVID-19. The latest weekly update and summary report are attached.</p><p>Public Health England has shared a care home situation report which provides data on outbreaks with the Care Quality Commission on a daily basis since 1 April 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name COVID19_Care_Homes_17_May_SUMMARY.pdf title COVID19_Care_Homes_17_May_SUMMARY 2 file name Care home data weekly update 21 May (1).xlsx title Care home data weekly update 21 May question first answered 04/06/2020 15:22:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1197259

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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: Protective Clothing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what communication they have had with individual nursing and care homes about emergency sources of supplies of personal protective equipment since 15 March; whether the Care Quality Commission was involved in any such communications; and whether a lack of personal protective equipment for staff during a pandemic is grounds for questioning a care home’s Care Quality Commission registration.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL4728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Every Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered provider received at least 300 face masks in mid-March to meet a spike in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). Providers can contact their Local Resilience Forum (LRF) if they are unsuccessful in obtaining PPE and can request an emergency PPE pack through the National Supply Disruption Response system if they cannot access PPE through their LRF. The CQC has disseminated guidance and information on PPE from central Government to the health and social care sectors and has engaged social care stakeholders to check understanding and provide clarity. The CQC’s Emergency Support Framework also considers issues arising out of a lack of PPE. Any enforcement action, which could impact on a provider’s registration, is balanced against wider pressures including obtaining PPE.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 15/06/2020 12:18:45 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1197260

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that their extra funding for care homes announced since 15 March has arrived in the bank accounts of care homes; and what consideration they have given to transferring such funding direct to care homes.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL4729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has taken significant steps to provide financial support for public services during COVID-19, including making £3.2 billion available to local authorities so they can address pressures on local services caused by the pandemic, including in adult social care. To improve transparency, local authorities should also publish on their websites the support they are offering to providers of residential and domiciliary care services, as well as any other social care services they are supporting. We have asked for these to be published by 29 May 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, on 15 May we published details of an additional £600 million Infection Control Fund for Adult Social Care to support adult social care providers in England reduce the rate of transmission in and between care homes and to support workforce resilience. The Government will continue to monitor pressures in the National Health Service and local government and will keep future funding under review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/06/2020 10:36:11 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner