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1682426

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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: Pharmacy
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 potential merits of allowing pharmacy students to access the NHS Learning Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	9790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all healthcare students under close review. At all times the Government must strike a balance between the level of support students receive and the need to make best use of public funds to deliver value for money. There are no immediate plans to make changes to the scheme design.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/01/2024 10:42:24 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1653390

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Nitrous Oxide: 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 adequacy of the accessibility of (a) physical and (b) mental healthcare for nitrous oxide users.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	194388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p><p>The Independent Review of Drugs led by Dame Carol Black highlighted the challenges people using drugs experience in accessing mental and physical health treatment and made a number of recommendations to improve this. The Government’s 10-year drug strategy is the formal, substantive response to the Independent Review of Drugs and accepts all its main recommendations, including the recommendations to improve the provision of high-quality mental and physical healthcare treatment for people with substance misuse conditions.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 21/07/2023 10:04:42 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1644113

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
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 he is taking to reduce waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	189208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>In February 2022, NHS England and NHS Improvement published the outcomes of its consultation on the potential to introduce five new access and waiting time standards for mental health services as part of its clinically-led review of NHS Access Standards. This included one for children, young people and their families or carers presenting to community-based mental health services to start receiving care within four weeks from referral. We are now working with NHS England and NHS Improvement on the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/06/2023 16:27:11 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1612233

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Junior Doctors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government intends to reallocate the wages of junior doctors who are striking to other projects.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	181524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no such plans.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 26/04/2023 16:38:32 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1611324

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
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	Dental 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, pursuant to the Answers of 17 April 2023 to Questions (a) 177802 and (b) 177804 on Dental Services: Staff, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of directly employing all dental support staff working in (i) dental surgeries and (ii) the dental sector through the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We have no current plans to make a specific assessment.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 14:52:59 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 69320 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1610256

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Streptococcus: Health Education
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 improve (a) public awareness and (b) education on Group B Strep.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>Midwives are a key source of information for new and expectant parents on group B Strep (GBS), so it is critical that they are well-informed. Awareness of GBS helps eliminate this serious, yet often avoidable, infections in new-born babies. An evidence-based i-learn module on GBS is freely available to all Royal College of Midwives members and midwives are encouraged to undertake this training to increase their knowledge around GBS.</p><p>Additionally, the Government’s national Start4Life programme provides advice and practical guidance to parents-to-be and families with babies and under five years old, to help them adopt healthy behaviours and build parenting skills. The Start4Life website offers guidance for all pregnant mothers, including those from Black and Asian backgrounds, on GBS. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start4life</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 28/04/2023 13:12:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 68929 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1610257

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Streptococcus: Screening
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 ensure that healthcare providers receive adequate (a) training and (b) resources to (i) diagnose and (ii) treat Group B Streptococcus infections.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>Midwives are a key source of information for new and expectant parents on group B strep (GBS), so it is critical that they are well-informed and this awareness will help eliminate these serious, yet often avoidable, infections in new-born babies. Group B Strep Support and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have an evidence-based i-learn module on GBS that is freely available to RCM members. <strong>It would be beneficial for as many midwives as possible to take the training to increase awareness of </strong>GBS<strong>. </strong></p><p>Public Health England’s national programme Start4Life provides advice and practical guidance to parents-to-be and families with babies and under five years old, to help them adopt healthy behaviours and build parenting skills. The Start4Life website offers guidance for pregnant mothers on GBS which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start4life</a></p><p>Screening for GBS is not routinely offered to all pregnant women in the United Kingdom. A risk-based approach has been adopted, whereby those women identified as at risk of having a baby affected by GBS are offered antibiotics in labour.</p><p>The GBS carriage rate varies among racial groups, however the highest rates occur within people of black African ancestry and the lowest in people of South Asian ancestry. Evidence shows that continuity of carer can significantly improve outcomes for women and their babies from ethnic minorities and those living in deprived areas. NHS England wrote to all trusts regarding the Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoC) stating that where locally it is decided that provision of MCoC can continue, NHS England continues to encourage prioritised rollout to areas with a high proportion of Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity women, as well as areas of high deprivation.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 180391 question first answered 28/04/2023 13:15:42 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1610258

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Streptococcus: Screening
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 (a) help tackle high rates of Group B Strep infection and (b) improve access to (i) screening, (ii) diagnosis and (iii) treatment for Group B Strep infections in (A) Black and (B) Asian (1) women and (2) babies.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>Midwives are a key source of information for new and expectant parents on group B strep (GBS), so it is critical that they are well-informed and this awareness will help eliminate these serious, yet often avoidable, infections in new-born babies. Group B Strep Support and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have an evidence-based i-learn module on GBS that is freely available to RCM members. <strong>It would be beneficial for as many midwives as possible to take the training to increase awareness of </strong>GBS<strong>. </strong></p><p>Public Health England’s national programme Start4Life provides advice and practical guidance to parents-to-be and families with babies and under five years old, to help them adopt healthy behaviours and build parenting skills. The Start4Life website offers guidance for pregnant mothers on GBS which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start4life</a></p><p>Screening for GBS is not routinely offered to all pregnant women in the United Kingdom. A risk-based approach has been adopted, whereby those women identified as at risk of having a baby affected by GBS are offered antibiotics in labour.</p><p>The GBS carriage rate varies among racial groups, however the highest rates occur within people of black African ancestry and the lowest in people of South Asian ancestry. Evidence shows that continuity of carer can significantly improve outcomes for women and their babies from ethnic minorities and those living in deprived areas. NHS England wrote to all trusts regarding the Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoC) stating that where locally it is decided that provision of MCoC can continue, NHS England continues to encourage prioritised rollout to areas with a high proportion of Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity women, as well as areas of high deprivation.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 180390 question first answered 28/04/2023 13:15:42 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1610259

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of heart failure on people from ethnic minority backgrounds; and what steps his Department is taking to increases early diagnoses of heart failure in people from those groups.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>No recent assessment has made. NHS England has a range of current guidance supporting Healthcare Professionals on identifying the symptoms of heart failure, including an elearning programme targeted at clinicians in primary and community care settings.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 180393 question first answered 24/04/2023 17:01:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1610260

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Heart Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent guidance his Department has provided to practice nurses on identifying the symptoms of heart failure.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	180393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>No recent assessment has made. NHS England has a range of current guidance supporting Healthcare Professionals on identifying the symptoms of heart failure, including an elearning programme targeted at clinicians in primary and community care settings.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 180392 question first answered 24/04/2023 17:01:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi