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1489631

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups
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 create an annual maternity survey specifically for Black women.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) undertakes a regular maternity survey of women giving give birth in all National Health Service acute trusts providing maternity services. In 2021, respondents could complete an online questionnaire, which increased the response rate, including from Asian and Asian British women and from those describing themselves as having ‘no religion’ or ‘Muslim’.</p><p>In preparing the 2023 survey, the CQC has engaged with other bodies to increase responses from black women and women from minority ethnic backgrounds. The CQC will also undertake engagement and communications activity to improve the survey’s profile and completion rate amongst ethnic minority groups with lower survey completion rates. The survey responses are analysed at a national level by ethnicity and other factors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 10:43:18 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489632

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Chronic Illnesses: Ethnic Groups
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 improve knowledge on identifying and diagnosing conditions that are (a) specific to and (b) disproportionately affect Black women.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through the call for evidence for the Women’s Health Strategy, we received responses which highlighted limited research into women’s health issues and a lack of diversity in clinical trials. We also received feedback on the need for improved education and training for healthcare professionals on women’s health issues and how health issues in the general population can affect women differently.</p><p>The recently published Women’s Health Strategy aims to work with the National Institute for Health and Care Research to encourage high quality research in women’s health, support women to lead research studies and participate in trials and maximise the impact of this research. We will work with the General Medical Council, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Health Education England and others to ensure health and care professionals receive adequate training in women’s health, particularly for those women experiencing health disparities.</p><p>During the implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy, the recently appointed Women’s Health Ambassador for England will ensure that population groups experiencing disparities are represented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 29/07/2022 08:11:57 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489633

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Medical Records: Ethnic Groups
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 ethnic coding in health records.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service Data Model and Dictionary reflects the latest approved Information Standard for the data submission of ethnicity categories in the NHS, using the Office for National Statistics’ 2001 categories. The content of these categories is updated when the Information Standards are amended.</p><p>The NHS Data Model and Dictionary Service has contributed to a project to update these Standards. The project is currently finalising a report supporting the development of a ‘Unified Information Standard for Protected Characteristics’. This project is considering the update to the 2001 ethnicity categories and other protected characteristics described in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 25/07/2022 12:48:41 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489634

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Maternity Services: Standards
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 potential merits of community-based models for delivering maternity care in respect of improving maternal outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>NHS England are implementing the outcomes of ‘Better Births: Improving outcomes of maternity services in England. A Five Year Forward View for maternity care’, which called for safer, more personalised and family-centred care which offers women choice across organisational boundaries. This is supported by midwifery continuity of carer provided by teams based within communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 09:48:02 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489635

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to improve the NHS complaints system.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is working with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) to improve the complaints process in the National Health Service. The PHSO’s NHS Complaints Standards provide guidance for complaints handlers, including how complaints and concerns can be responded to efficiently and effectively. Following the launch of the NHS Complaint Standards in 2021, the PHSO is currently developing and piloting supporting materials and training with a range of NHS organisations, to embed the Standards in local complaints processes. This is due for completion by the end of 2022, with the final materials deployed in the NHS in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 11:27:09 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489636

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Maternity Services: Equality
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 take steps to ensure that people involved in the training of health care professionals are aware of disparities in maternity outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>NHS England funds MBRRACE-UK which raises awareness of the disparities in maternity outcomes for women from different ethnic backgrounds. These findings are incorporated into training schemes developed by NHS England.</p><p>Training for maternity staff includes the importance of addressing health inequalities experienced by mothers and babies from ethnic minority groups and those living in the most deprived areas through the Safety Culture training programme for Maternity and Neonatal Board Safety Champions and Non-Executive Directors; the Perinatal Leadership Development Programme for senior leaders in maternity and neonatal services; and the Midwifery Continuity of Carer training package offered to maternity services in 2021/22.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 09:45:35 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489637

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Childbirth: Ethnic Groups
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 made an assessment of the long-term impact of traumatic birth experiences on Black and Black mixed women.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, in order to reduce the risk of traumatic birth experiences for women, there are projects underway to increase the personalisation of maternity care and provide standardised information to support informed decision making. In 2021, NHS England published ‘A good practice guide to support implementation of trauma-informed care in the perinatal period’ which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/BBS-TIC-V8.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/BBS-TIC-V8.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/08/2022 13:31:24 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489638

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	General Practitioners: Surveys
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 his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the GP Patient Survey 2022; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The results of the 2022 GP Patient Survey were published on 14 July 2022 and we are currently considering the outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 25/07/2022 15:18:07 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489640

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Primary Health Care: Standards
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 plans to take to improve patient satisfaction in respect of primary care services.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>We have committed to delivering an additional 50 million general practice appointments a year by 2024 to improve access for patients. NHS England’s Access Improvement Programme is also supporting general practitioner practices experiencing the greatest challenges in improving patient access.</p><p>The Department and NHS England have recently announced improvements to the National Health Service dental system to improve access for patients, target patients with higher oral health needs and ensure that NHS dentistry is a more attractive place to work for dentists and their teams.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 10:40:02 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1489641

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	General Practitioners: Recruitment
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 likelihood of achieving the target to recruit 6000 more GPs by 2024.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	37625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to increasing the general practitioner (GP) workforce as soon as possible. In March 2022, there were an additional 1,462 full time equivalent doctors in general practice compared to March 2019.</p><p>We are working with NHS England, Health Education England and the profession to increase the number of GPs in England through recruitment, addressing the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage GPs to return to practice. The 2020 updated GP Contract Framework announced a number of new retention schemes alongside continued support for existing schemes. We have increased the number of GP training places, with 4,000 doctors accepting a place in 2021/22 – an increase from 2,671 in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 22/07/2022 11:33:42 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark