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1697657

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date	20/03/2024
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: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the shortage of NHS staff in rural and understaffed areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL3449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of expanding the National Health Service workforce, particularly in parts of the country which are understaffed, including rural areas. The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (LTWP) commits to doubling the number of medical school places, with new medical schools and additional places in geographical areas with the greatest staff shortfalls. Further medical expansion will build on the impact of five new medical schools that have already opened in historically hard-to-recruit rural and coastal locations in Tyne and Wear, West Lancashire, Essex, Lincolnshire, and Kent.</p><p>The LTWP also sets out an aim to further adjust the distribution of postgraduate specialty training places, so that more medical students carry out their postgraduate training in parts of the country with the greatest shortages. Doctors are more likely to settle and practice in the areas they train. Therefore, expansion of places will help to address the need for more staff in these areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 26/03/2024 17:37:00 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1697658

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve mental health services and reduce waiting times for those seeking treatment.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL3450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>We are providing record levels of investment and increasing the mental health workforce to expand and transform National Health Service mental health services, to expand access and reduce waiting times. Between 2018/19 and 2023/24, NHS spending on mental health has increased by £4.6 billion in cash terms, as compared to the target of £3.4 billion in cash terms set out at the time of the NHS Long Term Plan. The plan committed to grow the mental health workforce by an additional 27,000 staff between 2019/20 and 2023/24. We are making positive progress, delivering two-thirds of this, approximately 17,000, by September 2023, with further significant growth expected by the end of this financial year.</p><p>The NHS is also working towards implementing five new waiting time measures for people requiring mental healthcare in both accident and emergency and in the community, for both adults, and children and young people. This includes working towards improving the quality of data that we have on waiting times for people requiring mental healthcare in both accident and emergency and in the community. NHS England began publishing this new data in 2023 to improve transparency and drive local accountability.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 25/03/2024 16:06:26 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1697659

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Alzheimer's Disease: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase funding and support for Alzheimer's research to accelerate the development of effective treatments and improve early diagnosis techniques.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL3451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to supporting research into dementia and has committed to double funding for dementia research, to £160 million per year, by the end of 2024/25. This will span all areas of research, including diagnosis and treatment of dementia, and more specifically Alzheimer’s disease.</p><p>The Government has allocated up to £120 million to the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission, which aims to speed up the development of new treatments through innovations in biomarkers, clinical trials, and implementation.</p><p>Alongside the mission, the Department, via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), is funding a range of research to accelerate the development of effective treatments and to improve early diagnosis techniques. This includes investing almost £50 million into the NIHR’s Dementia Translational Research Collaboration Trials Network. This will expand the United Kingdom’s early phase clinical trial capabilities in dementia, speeding up the development of new treatments, and funding to the Blood Biomarker Challenge which could make the case for the use of a blood test in the National Health Service, to support diagnosis of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/03/2024 12:49:31 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1697660

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Haemochromatosis: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support research and development of treatments for patients with haemochromatosis.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL3452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Research is currently directly funding one ongoing study on haemochromatosis, and over the last five years, has funded infrastructure to support seven others.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/03/2024 13:00:59 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1697661

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Rare Diseases: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure equitable access to specialised care and support for patients with rare diseases across England.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL3453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>In January 2021, the Government published the UK Rare Diseases Framework, providing a national vision for how to improve the lives of those living with rare diseases. The framework lists four priorities, collaboratively developed with the rare disease community, which are: helping patients get a final diagnosis faster; increasing awareness of rare diseases among healthcare professionals; better coordination of care; and improving access to specialist care, treatment, and drugs. The principles of the UK Rare Diseases Framework commit the four nations to ensuring that any impacts on health inequalities are considered when developing action plans.</p><p>Each year since 2021 we have published an England Rare Diseases Action Plan, with health equity highlighted as a focus area. On 29 February 2024 we published the third England Rare Diseases Action Plan, which is working to address these priorities. Several actions have been committed to in this year and previous year’s action plans, that relate to equitable access to specialised care and support for patients with rare diseases.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/03/2024 13:00:33 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1697662

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Rare Diseases: Carers and Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what provisions are in place to support the families and caregivers of individuals with rare diseases.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL3454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>Each year since 2021, we have published an England Rare Diseases Action Plan. On 29 February 2024, we published the third England Rare Diseases Action Plan. In this plan we recognised that significant challenges exist with access to mental health and psychological support for people living with rare conditions, as well as their families and carers. During this year we have taken steps to further understand the challenges faced through a workshop, and have begun to address these needs by developing resources to better equip the workforce to provide support.</p><p>The enormous contribution of unpaid carers, including those caring for individuals with rare diseases, is reflected throughout the Next Steps to Put People at the Heart of Care, published in April 2023. Furthermore, the Better Care Fund in 2023/24 includes £327 million for carers support, including short breaks and respite services for carers. This also funds advice and support to carers, and a small number of additional local authority duties. The Accelerating Reform Fund also provides support for unpaid carers. The Government is developing a new survey of unpaid carers which will capture the wide range of experiences, circumstances, and needs of unpaid carers across England. Through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, an evaluation of the support provided to unpaid carers funded through the Better Care Fund has been commissioned, which will improve the understanding of what support works best for unpaid carers.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 02/04/2024 14:39:25 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore