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1006905

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Psychiatric Patients: Electronic Cigarettes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in reducing smoking rates among in patients in mental health facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	191445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England has published assessments of the population level impact of e-cigarette use in reducing smoking rates, as part of its annual reviews of the evidence base on e-cigarettes and novel products. The most recent review can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684963/Evidence_review_of_e-cigarettes_and_heated_tobacco_products_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/684963/Evidence_review_of_e-cigarettes_and_heated_tobacco_products_2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/11/2018 11:38:13 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1006860

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Surgery
	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 effect on patient outcomes of delaying access to elective surgical procedures on the basis of (a) body weight and (b) smoking status.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	191434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning care that will provide the best possible outcomes for their patients. In doing so, they should take into account best practice and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance. No such assessment has been made by the Department or NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/11/2018 11:43:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1006919

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Health Services: Migrants
	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 migrants have been refused treatment on the NHS as they were unable to pay for treatment in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	191277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/11/2018 15:32:02 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1006931

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
	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 educate the public on (a) the dangers of carbon monoxide and (b) seek to prevent further deaths and injuries from such poisoning; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	191294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) raises public awareness of the impacts of carbon monoxide (CO) pollution by supporting activities that aim to change behaviour, such as the annual Clean Air Day. PHE is also working with health partners for example, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to improve the evidence on the health impacts of poor indoor air quality which will enhance advice to the public.</p><p> </p><p>PHE promotes awareness about CO through the use of blog posts, press releases and social media updates. PHE produces a number of materials, which are issued over the winter period, and provide information on, and warnings of the dangers of CO poisoning to help prevent potential injury or death. This includes the Cold Weather Plan, updated in October 2018. This is shared and promoted through all channels including all local authorities and National Health Service organisations and can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cold-weather-plan-cwp-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cold-weather-plan-cwp-for-england</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE published advice and guidance on social media to remind campers about the dangers of using barbeques inside tents and other enclosed spaces. An example of this can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/" target="_blank">https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 191296 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:18:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1006934

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
	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 increase awareness among GPs of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning to improve the diagnostic process; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	191295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England has published guidance notes for general practitioners, emergency physicians and other medical professionals in England, to help diagnose and manage carbon monoxide poisoning in patients. These materials are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/carbon-monoxide-co" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/carbon-monoxide-co</a></p><p> </p><p>At the end of every year, the Cross Government Group on Gas Safety and Carbon Monoxide Awareness (COCCG) publishes its annual report, which provides a summary of the work carried out by COCCG members of Government departments, devolved administrations and other governmental bodies over the year. This includes activities that support professionals, including medical professionals, on carbon monoxide recognition and diagnosis. The report is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/cross-government-group.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/cross-government-group.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/11/2018 15:15:37 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1006935

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
	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 Public Health England is taking to raise awareness of the danger posed by carbon monoxide; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	191296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) raises public awareness of the impacts of carbon monoxide (CO) pollution by supporting activities that aim to change behaviour, such as the annual Clean Air Day. PHE is also working with health partners for example, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to improve the evidence on the health impacts of poor indoor air quality which will enhance advice to the public.</p><p> </p><p>PHE promotes awareness about CO through the use of blog posts, press releases and social media updates. PHE produces a number of materials, which are issued over the winter period, and provide information on, and warnings of the dangers of CO poisoning to help prevent potential injury or death. This includes the Cold Weather Plan, updated in October 2018. This is shared and promoted through all channels including all local authorities and National Health Service organisations and can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cold-weather-plan-cwp-for-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cold-weather-plan-cwp-for-england</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE published advice and guidance on social media to remind campers about the dangers of using barbeques inside tents and other enclosed spaces. An example of this can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/" target="_blank">https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/15/carbon-monoxide-the-silent-killer/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 191294 question first answered 22/11/2018 15:18:34 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1006937

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
	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 introduce mandatory reporting of all carbon monoxide incidents encountered by the health and social care services; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	191297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no current plans to introduce mandatory reporting of carbon monoxide incidents encountered by health and social services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/11/2018 15:16:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1006862

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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: Children
	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 his tweet at 2pm on 25 September 2018 on the Panorama programme, Kids in Crisis, broadcast on 24 September 2018, what action he has taken to ensure children have the mental health support they need; and if he will meet with Sean Fletcher, the presenter of that programme.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	191394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is making an additional £1.4 billion available for children’s mental health service transformation. Clinical commissioning group spend on children’s mental health has increased by 35% since 2015/16 and we are on target to see an additional 70,000 children annually in specialist NHS health services by 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>We published ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper’ in December last year. This set out ambitious proposals to fill the gap in support for children and young people’s mental health. We are:</p><p>- Incentivising and supporting all schools and colleges to identify and train a Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health - funding new training to help leads put in place whole school approaches to mental health;</p><p>- Introducing new Mental Health Support Teams working in or near schools and colleges to provide earlier access to a wider range of support and treatments; and</p><p>- Piloting a new four week waiting time for NHS children and young people’s mental health services so that specialist help is available sooner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will pilot our proposals through our trailblazer sites, which will be announced soon. I will be meeting with Sean Fletcher, on behalf of the Secretary of State, to discuss children and young people’s mental health.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/11/2018 17:35:43 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1006868

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Eating Disorders
	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 Answer of 29 October 2018 to Question 183515 on Eating Disorders, what his assessment is of the finding of the research conducted by the vice chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Eating Disorders Faculty, published by the Post Graduate Medical Journal in April 2018, that 20 per cent of medical schools do not include any training on eating disorders.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	191395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The General Medical Council (GMC) set standards for medical education. The GMC are clear that all doctors should have a good understanding of a wide range of mental and physical health conditions, including those related to nutrition and eating disorders. The outcome requirements set by the GMC for all stages of United Kingdom medical education and training require medical students and doctors in training to be able to identify and act where adults and children are vulnerable. These outcomes have recently been revised and include more emphasis on mental health and nutrition.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 19/11/2018 15:29:20 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1006869

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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: Children and Young People
	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 finding in the National Audit Office’s report, Improving children and young people’s mental health services, published in October 2018, that the Government’s programmes will not deliver the Future in Mind proposals in full, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that finding.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	191396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the National Audit Office’s (NAO) focus in this important area and their recognition of the Government’s ambition to achieve parity of esteem for mental health. We accept that there are challenges and far more for Government to do in relation to children and young people’s mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking forward the headline commitment, made in Future in Mind, to improve access to children and young people’s mental health services, by enabling an additional 70,000 children and young people each year to access services. This commitment was re-stated as a recommendation within the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, which has been accepted by the Government and NHS England and we are on track to enable an extra 70,000 children and young people to access care by 2020/21. The Five Year Forward View is the cornerstone of the Government’s current ambitions to transform mental health services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/11/2018 17:31:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger