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1646051

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
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: Mothers
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 Department is taking to improve the performance of the NHS in supporting women who experience birth trauma.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	190299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan includes a commitment that 66,000 women to access specialist perinatal mental health services by 2023/24. An estimated 52,000 accessed support in the 12 months to March 2023, over 60% higher than March 2021.</p><p>Alongside the expansion of specialist community perinatal mental health services, new services (called Maternal Mental Health Services) which combine maternity, reproductive health and psychological therapy are being established for women who experience moderate to severe or complex mental health difficulties arising from, or related to, their maternity experience. This may include those who experience post-traumatic stress disorder following birth trauma, perinatal loss or severe fear of childbirth (tokophobia).</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 27/06/2023 12:41:56 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1552627

registered interest
date	16/12/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Mothers
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 and effectiveness of maternal mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	112190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, we are expanding access to psychological and talking therapies within specialist perinatal mental health services. This includes 33 new maternal mental health services, comprising of psychological therapy, maternity services and reproductive health for women with mental health needs following trauma or loss related to their maternity experience. These services will be available throughout England by March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/12/2022 14:29:18 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1536331

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Mothers
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 access to specialist perinatal and maternal mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	72400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>We are taking action to improve access to the the support available in the perinatal period, including by expanding perinatal mental health services around England to include new mental health “hubs” for new, expectant or bereaved mothers.</p><p> </p><p>This expansion includes 33 new Maternal Mental Health Services, which bring together psychological therapy, maternity services and reproductive health for women who have mental health needs following trauma or loss related to their maternity experience. These will be available across the whole of England by March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 02/11/2022 17:05:21 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1519566

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Mothers
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 she has made of the adequacy of counselling services available to mothers (a) pre-maternity and (b) during hospital discharge who have (i) experienced birth trauma, (ii) existing mental health conditions and (iii) babies with suspected neonatal problems.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	60155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. We are expanding perinatal mental health services in England to include new mental health ‘hubs’ for new, expectant or bereaved mothers.</p><p><br>This includes 33 new Maternal Mental Health Services, which bring together psychological therapy, maternity services and reproductive health for women who have mental health needs following trauma or loss related to their maternity experience. These will be available throughout England by March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 27/10/2022 11:11:02 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1488332

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Mothers
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 an assessment of the potential merits of mother and baby respite homes in helping to prevent escalation of (a) maternal and (b) perinatal mental health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	35079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>We have no current plans to make a specific assessment. However, specialist community perinatal mental health services are now operational in England. The NHS Long Term Plan committed to implementing new measures to improve safety, quality and continuity of care which will allow an additional 24,000 women to access specialist perinatal mental health care by 2023/24. This will also be available from preconception to 24 months after birth.</p><p>Within specialist perinatal mental health services, 33 new maternal mental health services will provide psychological therapy, maternity services and reproductive health for women with mental health needs following trauma or loss related to their maternity experience. These will be available across England by March 2024. We are also investing £100 million in perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support by 2024/25, as part of the Start for Life and Family Hub programme for 75 upper tier local authorities in England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 20/07/2022 16:01:41 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1488341

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Mothers
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 reduce birth trauma in new mothers.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	35085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Following a miscarriage, stillbirth or a difficult birth, women can develop physical and psychological trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance states that women should be offered psychological therapy following a difficult delivery, where post-traumatic stress disorder develops.</p><p>Specialist community perinatal mental health services have been deployed in England to allow an additional 24,000 women to access specialist care by 2023/24. In addition, 33 new maternal mental health service hubs will provide psychological therapy, maternity services and reproductive health for women with mental health needs following trauma or loss related to their maternity experience.</p><p>To reduce the risks of physical trauma, a new core curriculum for professionals working in maternity and neonatal services is being developed by the Maternity Transformation Programme in partnership with professional organisations, clinicians and service users. This aims to address variations in safety training and competency assurance in England. A single core curriculum will ensure consistent, updated safety skills between services and trusts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 19/07/2022 09:24:18 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1488342

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Mothers
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 counselling services available to new mothers who have (a) experienced birth trauma, (b) existing mental health conditions and (c) babies with suspected neonatal problems.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	35086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, specialist community perinatal mental health services have now been deployed in England. The NHS Long Term Plan committed to implementing new measures to improve safety, quality and continuity of care to allow an additional 24,000 women to access specialist perinatal mental health care by 2023/24. This care will also be available from preconception to 24 months after birth, which will provide an additional year of support.</p><p>We are expanding access to psychological and talking therapies within specialist perinatal mental health services. This includes 33 new maternal mental health services providing psychological therapy, maternity services and reproductive health for women with mental health needs following trauma or loss related to their maternity experience. These will be available in England by March 2024. We are also investing £100 million in perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support by 2024/25, through the Start for Life and Family Hub programme in 75 upper tier local authorities in England.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 18/07/2022 12:17:24 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1488343

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Mothers
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 ensure psychotropic medication is safely (a) prescribed and (b) monitored in new mothers.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	35087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Prescribing clinicians should always satisfy themselves that the medicines they consider appropriate for patients can be safely prescribed. This prescribing decision and any monitoring activity should be discussed and agreed with the patient. Clinicians are expected to take account of appropriate local and national guidance and are accountable for their prescribing decisions, professionally and to service commissioners.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) continually monitors the safety of psychotropic medications, including use in new mothers, through the assessment of data received through the Yellow Card Scheme and discussion of cases at multidisciplinary meetings.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 19/07/2022 14:13:47 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1486241

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Mothers
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 improve maternal mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Jill Mortimer
uin	30207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>We have deployed specialist community perinatal mental health services in England. The NHS Long Term Plan committed to improve the safety, quality and continuity of care and allow an additional 24,000 women to access specialist perinatal mental health care by 2023/24. This will also be available from preconception to 24 months after birth to provide an additional year of support.</p><p>We are expanding access to psychological and talking therapies within specialist perinatal mental health services. A further 33 maternal mental health services will integrate psychological therapy, maternity services and reproductive health for women who have mental health needs following trauma or loss related to their maternity experience. These will be available in England by March 2024.</p><p>We have also invested £100 million in perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support, through the Start for Life and Family Hub programme for 75 upper tier local authorities in England. This will improve access to early intervention to support the wellbeing and mental health of parents and carers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 13/07/2022 10:34:25 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 11929 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4916 label Biography information for Jill Mortimer

1288911

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
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: Mothers
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 24 November 2020 to Question 115555, on Mental Health Services: Mothers, whether those specialist care services are also provided to women during consultations on abortion.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	157171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>Guidance from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists sets out that healthcare staff caring for women requesting abortion should identify those who require more support in the decision-making process and pathways to additional support, including counselling and social services.</p><p> </p><p>Abortions provided by independent sector abortion providers must meet the Required Standard Operating Procedures (RSOPs) set out in the Department’s Procedures for the Approval of Independent Sector Places for the Termination of Pregnancy (Abortion).</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/03/2021 13:56:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron