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451765

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Incontinence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS trusts are responsible for the funding or provision of incontinence pads to residents of (1) care homes for personal care, and (2) care homes with nursing care.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL6040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The legislation under which NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) commission services requires them to arrange for the provision of services for which they are responsible, to such extent as they consider necessary to meet all reasonable requirements.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">For CCGs, this includes offering continence services as part of their obligation to provide community health. Although CCGs often focus on prevention and treatment, it is expected any standard continence service should include access to products. </ins><del class="ministerial">There is no legal requirement to supply these products.</del> The criteria for the provisioning of continence products are set by individual <del class="ministerial">clinical commissioning groups (</del>CCGs<del class="ministerial">)</del>. To support CCGs, NHS England has recently published new guidance to help improve the care and experience of children and adults with continence issues. This encourages much greater collaboration between health and social care.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance <em>Excellence in continence care</em> is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 23/02/2016 12:41:19 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2016 11:59:02 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Excellence in continence care guidance.pdf title Excellence in continence care previous answer version 46599 answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Excellence in continence care guidance.pdf title Excellence in continence care
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

429215

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what policy the NHS has about protecting the mental health of its workforce.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL3699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>NHS England’s recent announcement &quot;A healthy NHS workforce&quot;, aims to raise staff awareness and understanding of mental health issues and ensure staff have access to help, support and treatment when they need it.</p><br /><p>“A healthy NHS workforce” includes, for example, line manager training and, providing NHS staff rapid access to talking therapies. This is currently being tested as part of the Healthy Workforce programme led by NHS England.</p><br /><p>NHS Employers is working with NHS England and Public Health England on improving NHS staff health and wellbeing. They offer extensive information and tools for managers to support their employees who are demonstrating signs of mental health problems, or returning to work following periods of sickness absence.</p><br /><p>These resources, which are only available online, can be found at the following link:</p><br /><p>www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/protecting-staff-and-preventing-ill-health/supporting-line-managers/managers-guide-on-supporting-workplace-mental-health/supporting-staff-who-are-experiencing-mental-health-problems</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/12/2015 12:29:17 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

429216

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many NHS employees have attempted, or committed, suicide in each year between 2009 and 2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL3700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not assessed how many National Health Service employees have attempted, or committed, suicide in each year between 2009 and 2014. The Department does not collect this information centrally.</p><br /><p>However, the Department is not complacent and commissions NHS Employers to support trusts to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of their employees, which is the responsibility of employers across the NHS in England.</p><br /><p>NHS Employers is working with NHS England and Public Health England on NHS England’s recently announced “A healthy NHS workforce&quot;, a commitment in its Five Year Forward View “which includes increasing awareness of and addressing mental health issues affecting NHS staff”. A copy of the announcement is attached.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/12/2015 12:26:03 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Simon Stevens announces major drive to improve health in NHS workplace.docx title A Healthy NHS Workforce announcement
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

429217

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Mental Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to address the stigma of mental health problems amongst healthcare workers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL3701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government included in its Mandate to NHS England an objective for them to “make partnership a success”. This includes “<em>championing the Time to Change campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues and reduce stigma, including in the NHS workforce</em>”.</p><br /><p>In taking this forward, NHS England recently announced the &quot;A healthy NHS workforce&quot; initiative. This aims to raise staff awareness and understanding of mental health issues, helping to ensure they have access to help, support and treatment when they need it. A copy of the announcement is attached.</p><br /><p>“A healthy NHS workforce” includes, for example, line manager trainingand, providing NHS staff rapid access to talking therapies. Thisis currently being tested as part of the Healthy Workforce programme led by NHS England.</p><br /><p>In addition, NHS Employers have launched the <em>How are you feeling NHS? </em>toolkit. This has been developed with NHS staff to help bridge a gap in understanding and enable them to: talk openly and regularly about their emotional health; assess the impact emotional wellbeing has on themselves, their colleagues and patients, and help with action planning to enable more good days than bad. The online only resource can be found at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/protecting-staff-and-preventing-ill-health/how-are-you-feeling-nhs-toolkit" target="_blank">www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/protecting-staff-and-preventing-ill-health/how-are-you-feeling-nhs-toolkit</a></p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 01/12/2015 12:13:47 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Simon Stevens announces major drive to improve health in NHS workplace.docx title A Healthy NHS Workforce announcement
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

429218

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Sick Leave
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many days were lost through the sickness of healthcare workers in each year between 2009 and 2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL3702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The number of days lost through the sickness of healthcare workers between 2009 and 2014 were:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Full Time Equivalent Days Lost to Sickness Absence (includes non-working days)</p></td><td><p>Full Time Equivalent Days Available (includes non-working days)</p></td><td><p>Sickness Absence Rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>16,745,315</p></td><td><p>380,199,666</p></td><td><p>4.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>15,947,054</p></td><td><p>383,278,845</p></td><td><p>4.16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>15,555,507</p></td><td><p>377,908,880</p></td><td><p>4.12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>15,947,518</p></td><td><p>376,187,354</p></td><td><p>4.24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,385,468</p></td><td><p>378,691,376</p></td><td><p>4.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>16,423,722</p></td><td><p>386,388,483</p></td><td><p>4.25%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><em>Source:</em> Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><br /><p>The Government does not record the cost incurred by the National Health Service due to days lost through the sickness of healthcare workers.</p><br /><p>Employers are responsible for reducing the days lost through sickness of their staff. The Department supports the NHS by commissioning NHS Employers to provide trusts with advice, guidance and good practice on improving NHS staff health and wellbeing which is available on an online only resource at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/protecting-staff-and-preventing-ill-health/supporting-line-managers/managers-guide-on-supporting-workplace-mental-health/supporting-staff-who-are-experiencing-mental-health-problems" target="_blank">www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/protecting-staff-and-preventing-ill-health/supporting-line-managers/managers-guide-on-supporting-workplace-mental-health/supporting-staff-who-are-experiencing-mental-health-problems</a></p><br /><p>NHS Employers is also working with NHS England and Public Health England on a £5 million initiative to improve NHS staff health announced in its Five Year Forward View. A copy of the ‘A healthy NHS workforce’ announcement is attached.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3703 question first answered 01/12/2015 12:21:01 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Simon Stevens announces major drive to improve health in NHS workplace.docx title A Healthy NHS Workforce Announcement
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

429219

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Sick Leave
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what cost was incurred by the NHS due to days lost through the sickness of healthcare workers in each year between 2009 and 2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL3703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The number of days lost through the sickness of healthcare workers between 2009 and 2014 were:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Full Time Equivalent Days Lost to Sickness Absence (includes non-working days)</p></td><td><p>Full Time Equivalent Days Available (includes non-working days)</p></td><td><p>Sickness Absence Rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>16,745,315</p></td><td><p>380,199,666</p></td><td><p>4.40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>15,947,054</p></td><td><p>383,278,845</p></td><td><p>4.16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>15,555,507</p></td><td><p>377,908,880</p></td><td><p>4.12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>15,947,518</p></td><td><p>376,187,354</p></td><td><p>4.24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,385,468</p></td><td><p>378,691,376</p></td><td><p>4.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>16,423,722</p></td><td><p>386,388,483</p></td><td><p>4.25%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><em>Source:</em> Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><br /><p>The Government does not record the cost incurred by the National Health Service due to days lost through the sickness of healthcare workers.</p><br /><p>Employers are responsible for reducing the days lost through sickness of their staff. The Department supports the NHS by commissioning NHS Employers to provide trusts with advice, guidance and good practice on improving NHS staff health and wellbeing which is available on an online only resource at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/protecting-staff-and-preventing-ill-health/supporting-line-managers/managers-guide-on-supporting-workplace-mental-health/supporting-staff-who-are-experiencing-mental-health-problems" target="_blank">www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/retain-and-improve/staff-experience/health-work-and-wellbeing/protecting-staff-and-preventing-ill-health/supporting-line-managers/managers-guide-on-supporting-workplace-mental-health/supporting-staff-who-are-experiencing-mental-health-problems</a></p><br /><p>NHS Employers is also working with NHS England and Public Health England on a £5 million initiative to improve NHS staff health announced in its Five Year Forward View. A copy of the ‘A healthy NHS workforce’ announcement is attached.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton grouped question UIN HL3702 question first answered 01/12/2015 12:21:01 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton attachment 1 file name Simon Stevens announces major drive to improve health in NHS workplace.docx title A Healthy NHS Workforce Announcement
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

421238

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what checks and balances are in place to ensure that the 2015–16 Disabled Facilities Grant allocation is spent in the prescribed areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL2609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Helping disabled people to live independently in their own homes for longer through adaptations remains a key priority for this Government. The Government will have invested just over a billion pounds into the Disabled Facilities Grant between 2011-12 and 2015-16. This has delivered around 200,000 adaptations to the homes of disabled people. The Disabled Facilities Grant is a non-ringfenced capital grant paid via the Better Care Fund to local housing authorities. Better Care Fund commissioners are required to confirm they have passed the Disabled Facilities Grant funding on to local housing authorities in their quarterly returns to NHS England. This enables local housing authorities to continue to meet their statutory duty to provide adaptations to the homes of those disabled people who qualify.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/10/2015 15:13:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

420920

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be the total amount available under the Disability Facilities Grant fund in 2016–17.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL2606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Helping disabled people to live independently in their own homes for longer through adaptations remains a key priority for this Government. The Government will have invested just over a billion pounds into the Disabled Facilities Grant between 2011-12 and 2015-16. This has delivered around 200,000 adaptations to the homes of disabled people. Future funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant is a matter for the Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2607 question first answered 21/10/2015 15:10:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

420921

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Disabled Facilities Grants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when there will be further announcements regarding the future development of the Disability Facilities Grant.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL2607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Helping disabled people to live independently in their own homes for longer through adaptations remains a key priority for this Government. The Government will have invested just over a billion pounds into the Disabled Facilities Grant between 2011-12 and 2015-16. This has delivered around 200,000 adaptations to the homes of disabled people. Future funding for the Disabled Facilities Grant is a matter for the Spending Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2606 question first answered 21/10/2015 15:10:49 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross

390085

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the average sum held in the pension funds of people who were enrolled in a pension scheme as part of the auto-enrolment process.
tabling member printed	Baroness Greengross
uin	HL1497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Findings from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Wealth and Asset survey show that overall, the average (median) amount of wealth held in pensions not yet in payment was £33,000 in 2010/12. There is no breakdown available to show wealth held in funds created due to Automatic Enrolment.</p><p> </p><p>DWP’s annual official statistics on workplace pension participation found that in 2014, the annual total amount saved in workplace pensions by employees eligible for Automatic Enrolment was £80.3 billion, an increase of £6.6 billion from 2012.</p> answering member printed Baroness Altmann question first answered 21/07/2015 14:04:34 answering member 4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
tabling member	2518 label Biography information for Baroness Greengross