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	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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	Mental Health Services: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on access to (a) improving access to psychological therapies, (b) child and adolescent mental health services and (c) community mental health services.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	54049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text The Government and NHS England and NHS Improvement recognise that the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak are significant and are working closely with mental health providers to ensure those who need them have access to mental health services. <p /><p>Our community mental health services, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services and children and young people’s services have remained open for business throughout this time and are working to support people with mental health issues through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, deploying innovative digital tools to connect with people and provide ongoing support.</p><p>For those with severe needs or in crisis, NHS England has instructed all National Health Service mental health trusts to establish 24 hours a day, seven days a week mental health crisis lines for urgent NHS mental health support, advice and triage for people of all ages through a single point of access.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /> <p> </p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 12/06/2020 14:10:19 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 26742 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1200313

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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: Screening
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether NHS patients will be able to obtain through their GPs a test to establish if they have COVID-19 as part of their NHS primary care services; and if so, when.
	tabling member printed	Lord Warner
	uin	HL5260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>With the support of NHS England, we have been piloting COVID-19 swab testing in a small number of general practices around the United Kingdom. The aim was to improve access to testing by enabling general practitioners to test symptomatic patients who present to general practice settings, when deemed it clinically appropriate, for example for some patients who are vulnerable and may otherwise struggle to access a test through the main testing routes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 18/11/2020 14:41:04 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1200378

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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: Disease Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to revise their guidance to those designated clinically vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL5264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the effect that social distancing and self-isolation may have on a person’s mental wellbeing, including those who are clinically vulnerable and self-isolating. We have published official guidance on mental health and wellbeing online at GOV.UK and are promoting this through the Every Mind Matters online resource.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the National Health Service and Public Health England, service users, academics and the voluntary sector to gather evidence and assess the potential longer-term mental health impacts of COVID-19 and plan for how to support the public’s mental health and wellbeing throughout the ‘recovery’ phase.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 18/06/2020 11:22:16 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1200205

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria a person needs to meet in order to book a covid-19 test.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	54219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/08/2020 answer text <p>We have now made testing available to all symptomatic people across the whole of the United Kingdom. Most common symptoms include a new continuous cough, high temperature and a loss of, or change to, your sense of smell or taste. Anyone who suffers from these symptoms is eligible for a test.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/08/2020 00:18:17 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 26749 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1200178

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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: 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 adequacy of supplies of personal protective equipment in the event that the covid-19 reproduction (R) rate rises above 1.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	54015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>We have massively expanded our supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) from overseas and domestically. We have contracted with over 100 new suppliers able to deliver at the scale and pace the United Kingdom requires. We are continuing to sign further deals to make our position more secure. We recently secured a further 3.7 billion gloves to help meet the expected demand and we are building up UK manufacturing capability. We have signed contracts for over 2 billion items of PPE through UK-based manufacturers, including aprons, facemasks, visors and gowns. We are confident in the stocks and sources of supply of PPE to meet the needs of health and social care over the next 7 and 90 days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/06/2020 11:04:14 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1200060

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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	Prisoners: 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, what assessment he has made of the additional extent to which secondary care services for prisoners, including diagnostic fluid tests, are being performed by primary care staff within prisons due to the increasing use of remote outpatient consultations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what assessment he has made of the potential need to transfer resources allocated for these services to providers of healthcare within prisons.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	54055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>We have made no such assessments. Primary care teams in prisons are working with their counterparts in secondary care to ensure people in prisons are able to access the care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic, including through telemedicine where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 18/06/2020 11:53:28 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1200317

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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 and Learning Disability: Death
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by the Care Quality Commission that there were 386 deaths linked to learning disabilities and autism between 10 April and 15 May, representing a 134 per cent rise compared with the same period in 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>We have commissioned Public Health England to undertake a detailed analysis of the numbers of deaths of people with a learning disability. This will draw on data published by NHS England and by the Care Quality Commission to assess the impact of COVID-19 on this group of people.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 18/06/2020 11:14:32 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1200117

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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: Mental Health
	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 potential effect of prolonged social isolation on the mental wellbeing of the general public.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	54207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the National Health Service and Public Health England, service users, academics and the voluntary sector to gather evidence and assess the potential longer-term mental health impacts of COVID-19 and plan for how to support the public’s mental health and wellbeing throughout the ‘recovery’ phase.</p><p>Mental health services remain open and are working to support people with mental health problems through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond and, on 22 April, the Government launched a major effort to tackle loneliness due to social isolation during the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure that, for people of all ages and backgrounds, staying at home does not need to lead to loneliness.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 12/06/2020 14:16:36 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1200379

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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: Mental Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to assess the impact of the easing of the lockdown on 1 June on the mental health and loneliness of those designated clinically vulnerable.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL5265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the National Health Service and Public Health England, service users, academics and the voluntary sector to gather evidence and assess the potential longer-term mental health impacts of COVID-19 and plan for how to support the public’s mental health and wellbeing throughout the ‘recovery’ phase.</p><p>At each review point for the social distancing measures, we will also review the risks for the clinical vulnerable and the clinically extremely vulnerable and assess whether the shielding period needs to be extended or whether it is possible for the shielding guidance to be eased further. We will base our assessment on clinical advice from our medical experts, and the best data available about the prevalence of COVID-19 in the community. <br> <br> The Government has also formed a new ‘Tackling Loneliness Network’ of charities, businesses and public figures to help connect groups at risk of isolation and bring together data and insights to better understand the impacts of COVID-19 on loneliness</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 15/06/2020 12:47:55 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1200180

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	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: Screening
	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 meet its target of 200,000 covid-19 tests per day; and what plans his Department has to increase the number of covid-19 test centre locations.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	54121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2020 answer text <p>We are working to ensure that we continue to scale up our testing capacity, allowing more people to be tested should they need it. We have exceeded the 200,000 testing capacity target, with current capacity standing at 338,413 as of 2 August 2020.</p><p>We have established a network of testing sites across the United Kingdom with 73 Regional Test Sites, 17 Local Test Services (walk through), 22 Satellite Testing Centre, 236 Mobile Testing Units, and we will look to increase this in the coming months to meet our needs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 18/08/2020 22:41:21 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle