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1667917

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Paramedical Staff: Training
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 students were accepted onto paramedic graduate courses provided by Health Education England beginning in Autumn 2023.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The information requested has not been validated.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/11/2023 12:44:20 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1626692

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
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	Paramedical Staff: Training
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 take steps to update the NHS cervical screening programme guidance to allow paramedics to train as cervical screening sample takers.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	184539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has given approval for advanced paramedics working within primary care to be trained to take cervical screening samples. This is on the basis that paramedics working in primary care, who can demonstrate that cervical sample taker training is relevant to their role and practice, should be able to undertake the NHS Cervical Screening Programme recognised cervical sample taker training. This was intended to be used as a flexible use of the professional workforce and utilised in line with need. Sample Taker Training guidance is due to be updated to reflect the inclusion of paramedics in the sample taking process.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/05/2023 16:16:40 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1626396

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
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	Paramedical Staff: Training
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 paramedics working in primary care undertaking cervical screening sample taker training.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	184233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has given approval for advanced paramedics working within primary care to be trained to take cervical screening samples. This is on the basis that paramedics working in primary care, who can demonstrate that cervical sample taker training is relevant to their role and practice, should be able to undertake the NHS Cervical Screening Programme recognised cervical sample taker training. This was intended to be used as a flexible use of the professional workforce and utilised in line with need.</p><p>Sample Taker Training guidance is due to be updated to reflect the inclusion of paramedics in the sample taking process which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-cervical-sample-taker-training" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cervical-screening-cervical-sample-taker-training</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/05/2023 11:06:09 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1469620

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Paramedical Staff: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason students studying for a Paramedic Science degree course as their second degree are not eligible for grants from the NHS Learning Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	17073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>Second Degree Paramedicine students are not eligible for support from the Student Loans Company and therefore, are not eligible for the NHS Learning Support Fund.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care is in discussions with the Department for Education about providing an Equivalent or Lower Qualification exemption to the student finance rules for paramedicine. Subject to the outcome of these discussions and availability of the necessary funding, those studying paramedicine as a second degree could access tuition fee and maintenance loan support if eligible and if so, would have access to the NHS Learning Support Fund.</p><p>The Government keeps the funding arrangements for all pre-registration National Health Service health professionals’ education under review, to ensure that students are appropriately supported. In doing so, it must make use of finite financial resources to balance the level of support students receive with the need to make best use of public funds to deliver value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/06/2022 09:58:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1353749

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Paramedical Staff: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish the outcome of discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care on providing an exemption to the student finance equivalent or lower qualification rules for paramedicine.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	45186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Education continues to work closely with the Department of Health and Social Care on the possibility of extending the equivalent or lower qualification exemption to those studying paramedic science degrees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 15/09/2021 13:32:00 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1344242

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
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	Paramedical Staff: Training
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 emergency medical technician training.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	28313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>Emergency medicine technician training is undertaken as a Level 4 Apprenticeship through individual ambulance trusts. The training standards are set by the Health and Care Professionals Council. Employers, working with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, should ensure that standards meet the requirements of the ambulance service and the level of training required.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/07/2021 10:27:31 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1328389

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Paramedical Staff: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why (1) paramedic science degrees are excluded from the Equivalent or Lower Qualifications exemption list, and (2) paramedic science students with previous degrees are denied access to student finance; and what assessment they have made of whether this exclusion is consistent with the inclusion of paramedics on the list of allied health professionals who are eligible for NHS grant funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>As part of the reforms to healthcare education funding, we provided an exemption from equivalent or lower qualification (ELQ) rules for new students starting undergraduate pre-registration nursing, midwifery and certain allied health profession courses from academic year 2017/18 to allow students to receive support for these courses as a second course.</p><p>Paramedic science courses were not included in the reforms noted above as they were not previously part of the NHS bursary system (paramedic science students were already part of the standard student finance system) and therefore they were not included in the list of allied health professions exempt from the ELQ rules.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 10/06/2021 16:23:15 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1287502

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Paramedical Staff: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on support for paramedic students with health conditions to ensure they can complete their studies during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	155403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is keen to minimise disruption and has put in place specific measures for allied health profession students, like paramedicine, that includes ensuring that students on placement have access to broadly equitable support as for NHS staff, such as being classed as essential workers for the purpose of testing and access to travel, school and childcare places, and having access to appropriate Personal Protective Equipment for placement duties.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) is working with system partners to ensure any impact on training and placements is minimised; including supporting universities to rearrange interrupted clinical placements and finding alternatives such as using simulation where that is appropriate.</p><p>We know that the health and wellbeing needs of students must be prioritised and NHS England &amp; Improvement and HEE have been working closely with universities and placement providers to ensure students have the support they need, including access to NHS mental health support.</p><p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care have regular discussions on these issues.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 01/03/2021 11:48:45 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1176901

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
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	Paramedical Staff: Training
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 include student paramedics on the NHS scheme for claiming student placement expenses.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	13439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken an impact assessment on excluding paramedics from re-imbursement of clinical placement expenses. From September 2020, new and continuing pre-registration paramedic science students will be eligible for the expenses incurred on clinical placements, as currently covered by the Learning Support Fund. The NHS Business Services Authority will publish the rules for the next academic year as soon as possible, as the funding provided as part of the current Learning Support Fund needs to be incorporated into the additional maintenance and childcare funding announced in December 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 13440 question first answered 12/02/2020 14:03:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1176903

registered interest
date	06/02/2020
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	Paramedical Staff: Training
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 undertaken an impact assessment on the effect on student paramedic recruitment of the decision to exclude student paramedics from the NHS scheme for claiming student placement expenses.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	13440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken an impact assessment on excluding paramedics from re-imbursement of clinical placement expenses. From September 2020, new and continuing pre-registration paramedic science students will be eligible for the expenses incurred on clinical placements, as currently covered by the Learning Support Fund. The NHS Business Services Authority will publish the rules for the next academic year as soon as possible, as the funding provided as part of the current Learning Support Fund needs to be incorporated into the additional maintenance and childcare funding announced in December 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 13439 question first answered 12/02/2020 14:03:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier