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1186349

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	Social Services: Vacancies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to raise awareness of vacancies in the care sector resulting from COVID-19-related international travel restrictions; and the opportunities that this may provide people who will be made redundant during the pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hollins
	uin	HL2749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely across Government with local authorities and providers to make sure the adult social care sector is prepared and able to respond to COVID-19. We know that the adult social care sector will need to recruit more people to ensure it can operate at maximum capacity, both to fill existing vacancies, but also to ensure there is sufficient cover for those in the workforce who will need to self-isolate because they are unwell, or who need to undertake more stringent social distancing measures because they are in a high risk group. We are planning to adapt our current national recruitment campaign ‘When you care, every day makes a difference’ for the current context, while continuing to highlight opportunities for career development and progression.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 25/03/2020 16:10:46 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4190 label Biography information for Baroness Hollins

1186216

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	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 ensure local authorities are able to support the care home sector.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	31447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>We are providing £1.6 billion of additional funding to local authorities to assist them in their response to COVID-19. We expect the majority of this resilience funding will go to adult social care to meet increased demand and support providers and the workforce. In addition to this we are giving £1.3 billion to enhance the National Health Service discharge process which will get patients who no longer need urgent treatment home from hospitals safely and quickly.</p><p>In addition to COVID-19 funding, we announced that in 2020/21 we are providing councils with an additional £1.5 billion for adult and children’s social care which will support local authorities to meet rising demand and continue to stabilise the social care system.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/03/2020 17:28:25 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1186144

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	Dental Services: Protective Clothing
	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 of the shortage of face masks on dental practices.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	31564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of the interruption to the supply chain of personal protective equipment, in particular face masks for the safe delivery of dental care.</p><p>We have been working with the four main dental wholesalers. Face masks have been released from the pandemic flu stock to relieve some of the current pressure and stock is available.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/03/2020 16:40:16 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 14031 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1186294

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of unpaid carers providing support to a family member.
	tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Hunt
	uin	31462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. However, the 2011 Census indicates that about 10% of the population in England were providing informal care, equivalent to approximately 5.4 million people in 2011<sup>1</sup>.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions’ Family Resources Survey suggests that just below 40% of carers provide care to a parent, and around 20% care for a spouse, partner or cohabitee within the same household<sup>2</sup>.</p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup> Official Labour Market Statistics, 2016/2017</p><p><sup>2</sup> DWP, 2019. Family Resources Survey 2017/18</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/03/2020 17:30:41 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1186358

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	NHS: Protective Clothing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there is a sufficient amount of protective clothing and equipment for front line staff at (1) GP surgeries, and (2) hospitals.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Masham of Ilton
	uin	HL2758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>There continues to be adequate supply in line with Public Health England recommended use and the European Union exit and pandemic influenza stockpiles have been released. We have now moved to providing substantial extra deliveries and support will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.</p><p>Services across the National Health Service are urgently being sent stocks of personal protective equipment to help them manage cases and potential cases of COVID-19 and keep staff safe.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 04/05/2020 15:48:55 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	1850 label Biography information for Baroness Masham of Ilton

1186354

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	Cheltenham Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust about the reinstatement of a consultant-led all-hours A&E service at Cheltenham General Hospital.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL2754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans to close Cheltenham General Hospital’s (CGH) accident and emergency (A&amp;E) service and NHS England and NHS Improvement are clear that any potential solution developed as part of One Gloucestershire’s Fit for the Future public engagement programme will not include any such plans.</p><p>There have been no formal proposals developed which include removing the consultant-led A&amp;E service at Cheltenham.</p><p>Discussions have taken place between the Secretary of State and the Chief Executive of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Following these discussions, the Secretary of State confirmed on 23 October 2019 that no proposals to close Cheltenham A&amp;E would be included in the forthcoming consultation.</p><p>CGH’s A&amp;E department is consultant-led from 8am-8pm and overnight (8pm – 8am) the service is led by specialist emergency nurse practitioners. This arrangement, which has been in place since 2013, was in response to a lack of middle grade doctors and has preserved and ensured the continuation of high-quality care for patients in Gloucestershire 24 hours a day, seven days a week.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 06/05/2020 15:37:29 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1186114

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	Autism: Mental 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, if he will make it his policy to develop an adapted Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme people with autism.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	31453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>There are no current plans to develop an adapted Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme for autistic people. Therapy is available, via self-referral or referral from a professional, to all adults experiencing a common mental health disorder.</p><p><br> IAPT provides evidence based psychological therapies as recommended in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for the treatment of depression and anxiety. NICE guidelines will be followed where there are adjustments required to therapy delivery for particular groups of people, including autistic people.</p><p><br> Reasonable adjustments that may be required to make it suitable for autistic people might include, for example, the method of delivery or duration of the intervention.</p><p><br></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 25/03/2020 17:13:02 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1186327

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	Influenza: Death
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are estimated to have died of influenza in the last five years; and whether either (1) a monthly, or (2) a quarterly, breakdown of those figures is available for each such year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL2727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The number of flu cases and deaths as a result of related complications varies each flu season. The average number of estimated deaths in England over the last five seasons (2014/15 to 2018/19) was 17,000 deaths annually. This ranged from 1,692 deaths last season (2018/19) to 28,330 deaths in 2014/15. Of these deaths, many were in people with underlying health conditions.</p><p>The following table shows the number of deaths associated with influenza observed through the FluMOMO algorithm with confidence intervals, England, 2014 to 2015 season to 2018 to 2019.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Season</p></td><td><p>All ages</p></td><td><p>0-4 years</p></td><td><p>5-14 years</p></td><td><p>15-64 years</p></td><td><p>65+ years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>28,330 (27,462 to 29,208)</p></td><td><p>91 (79 to 104)</p></td><td><p>13 (9 to 18)</p></td><td><p>701 (635 to 769)</p></td><td><p>25,143 (24,368 to 25926)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>11,875<br> (11,237 – 12,2524)</p></td><td><p>84<br> (72 to 96)</p></td><td><p>11 (6 to 16)</p></td><td><p>1,259 (1,178 to 1,342)</p></td><td><p>9,459 (8,941 to 9,987)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>18,009<br> (17,260 to 18,786)</p></td><td><p>77 (66 to 89)</p></td><td><p>20 (14 to 26)</p></td><td><p>578 (519 to 639)</p></td><td><p>15,167 (14,546 to 15,798)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>26,403 (17,260 to 18,768)</p></td><td><p>6 93 to 10)</p></td><td><p>2 (0 to 5)</p></td><td><p>1,462 (1,373 to 1,553)</p></td><td><p>22,237 (21,482 to 23,000)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19*</p></td><td><p>1,692 (1,352 to 2,056)</p></td><td><p>3 (0 to 7)</p></td><td><p>10 (6 to 15)</p></td><td><p>192 (142 to 241)</p></td><td><p>914 (666 to 1,186)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Data up to epidemiological week 15 2019</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Source: Surveillance of Influenza and other respiratory viruses in the UK 2018 to 2019 report,</li><li>The above annual data is modelled data.</li></ol><p>Influenza related mortality data from hospital confirmed deaths are published weekly, but the modelled data on all deaths due to flu related complications are not available at a monthly or quarterly level. However, a weekly flu report is published throughout the flu season, providing information, data on flu cases and cases of mortality.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 28/04/2020 12:44:48 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1186152

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
	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 12 March 2020 to Question 26807 on Diabetes: Medical Equipment, what (a) national and (b) regional data NHS England and NHS Improvement hold on the prescription of flash glucose monitors by primary care providers.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	31433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table.</p><p>Flash Glucose Monitoring Patient Numbers – Q3 2019/20</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Number of Identified Patients with Prescriptions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Q1 Uptake</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Q2 Uptake</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Q3 Uptake</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Estimated # of Type 1 patients in the region</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>#</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>30,630</p></td><td><p>6,084</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>7,836</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>9,325</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East and Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>40,490</p></td><td><p>989</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5,672</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>8,640</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>46,455</p></td><td><p>6,109</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8,849</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>11,534</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>29,635</p></td><td><p>1,493</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3,127</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>4,633</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>29,565</p></td><td><p>3,382</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>4,574</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5,975</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>26,875</p></td><td><p>4,171</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>5,748</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>6,924</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>39,275</p></td><td><p>6,231</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>8,530</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>10,751</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>242,925</p></td><td><p>28,459</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>44,336</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>57,782</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Business Services Authority</p><p>Notes:</p><p>- These figures represent patient numbers in receipt of flash in primary care.</p><p>- Flash Glucose Monitoring uptake has increased markedly in all regions – national uptake is now 24% of all type 1 patients.</p><p>- Figures only correspond to individual identified patients with clinical commissioning group prescriptions and may therefore understate full coverage.</p><p>Estimated number of type 1 patients sourced from National Diabetes Audit 2017/18</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/04/2020 16:56:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1186189

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether generic drugs will (a) remain accessible and (b) not be increased in price during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	31461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2020 answer text <p>The country is well prepared to deal with any impacts of COVID-19 and we have stockpiles of generic drugs in the event of any supply issues or significant increases in demand.</p><p>The Government does not set prices of generic medicines. Instead we rely on competition to drive prices down. This has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe and allows prices to react to the market. In an international market this ensures that when demand is high and supply is low, prices in the United Kingdom can increase to help secure the availability of medicines for UK patients.</p><p>The Department is working closely with industry, the National Health Service and others in the supply chain to help ensure patients can access the medicines they need, and precautions are in place to reduce the likelihood of future shortages.</p><p>The steps being taken to protect UK supplies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak were set out in the Department’s press statement issued on 11 February 2020. This statement is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-monitor-impact-of-coronavirus-on-uk-medicine-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-monitor-impact-of-coronavirus-on-uk-medicine-supply</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/04/2020 14:07:23 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski