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1666954

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Employment: Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government plans to increase protections against harassment in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	906697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government has been supporting the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill first introduced in the Commons by the Hon Member for Bath.</p><p>I am delighted that Parliament has agreed the final version of the Bill on Friday 20 October and it will now receive Royal Assent.</p><p>This Bill will strengthen protections for employees against workplace sexual harassment.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/10/2023 15:35:14 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1657445

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Health Services: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of women’s health hubs will provide Fracture Liaison Services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	197012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>In July 2023 we announced that the £25 million investment in women’s health hubs is being distributed to every integrated care board (ICB), with each ICB receiving £595,000 in total over 2023/24 and 2024/25. ICBs have been asked to use the funding to establish or expand one women’s health hub, including working with their local authority commissioners and within their system.</p><p>It is important that services are provided in a way that best meets population needs and reduces health inequalities, and ICBs will determine which specific services their hub will offer. To support ICBs to establish women’s health hubs, we have published a cost-benefit analysis, and a core specification. The core specification sets out which services ICBs could consider incorporating into their hub model, either in terms of provision or signposting. Osteoporosis assessment and care, for example DEXA (bone density) scanning or fracture liaison services is included in the core specification as an area for consideration.</p><p>Further information on women’s health hubs was published on GOV.UK in July 2023 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/womens-health-hubs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/womens-health-hubs</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 197013 197014 197015 question first answered 08/09/2023 13:43:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1657446

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Health Services: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government announcement of 8 March 2023, what proportion of the £25 million allocated for the creation of women’s health hubs will be invested in Fracture Liaison Services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	197013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>In July 2023 we announced that the £25 million investment in women’s health hubs is being distributed to every integrated care board (ICB), with each ICB receiving £595,000 in total over 2023/24 and 2024/25. ICBs have been asked to use the funding to establish or expand one women’s health hub, including working with their local authority commissioners and within their system.</p><p>It is important that services are provided in a way that best meets population needs and reduces health inequalities, and ICBs will determine which specific services their hub will offer. To support ICBs to establish women’s health hubs, we have published a cost-benefit analysis, and a core specification. The core specification sets out which services ICBs could consider incorporating into their hub model, either in terms of provision or signposting. Osteoporosis assessment and care, for example DEXA (bone density) scanning or fracture liaison services is included in the core specification as an area for consideration.</p><p>Further information on women’s health hubs was published on GOV.UK in July 2023 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/womens-health-hubs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/womens-health-hubs</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 197012 197014 197015 question first answered 08/09/2023 13:43:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1657447

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Health Services: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the referral pathways will be for women to access women’s health hubs in order to benefit from Fracture Liaison Services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	197014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>In July 2023 we announced that the £25 million investment in women’s health hubs is being distributed to every integrated care board (ICB), with each ICB receiving £595,000 in total over 2023/24 and 2024/25. ICBs have been asked to use the funding to establish or expand one women’s health hub, including working with their local authority commissioners and within their system.</p><p>It is important that services are provided in a way that best meets population needs and reduces health inequalities, and ICBs will determine which specific services their hub will offer. To support ICBs to establish women’s health hubs, we have published a cost-benefit analysis, and a core specification. The core specification sets out which services ICBs could consider incorporating into their hub model, either in terms of provision or signposting. Osteoporosis assessment and care, for example DEXA (bone density) scanning or fracture liaison services is included in the core specification as an area for consideration.</p><p>Further information on women’s health hubs was published on GOV.UK in July 2023 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/womens-health-hubs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/womens-health-hubs</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 197012 197013 197015 question first answered 08/09/2023 13:43:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1657448

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Health Services: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) referral and (b) risk assessment criteria will be for referring women to women’s health hubs in order to access Fracture Liaison Services.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	197015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>In July 2023 we announced that the £25 million investment in women’s health hubs is being distributed to every integrated care board (ICB), with each ICB receiving £595,000 in total over 2023/24 and 2024/25. ICBs have been asked to use the funding to establish or expand one women’s health hub, including working with their local authority commissioners and within their system.</p><p>It is important that services are provided in a way that best meets population needs and reduces health inequalities, and ICBs will determine which specific services their hub will offer. To support ICBs to establish women’s health hubs, we have published a cost-benefit analysis, and a core specification. The core specification sets out which services ICBs could consider incorporating into their hub model, either in terms of provision or signposting. Osteoporosis assessment and care, for example DEXA (bone density) scanning or fracture liaison services is included in the core specification as an area for consideration.</p><p>Further information on women’s health hubs was published on GOV.UK in July 2023 at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/womens-health-hubs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/womens-health-hubs</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 197012 197013 197014 question first answered 08/09/2023 13:43:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1484648

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	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	Gender Dysphoria: Surgery
	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 impact on patients of the suspension of phalloplasty on the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	27711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>A contract with the New Victoria Hospital in London is now in place to provide phalloplasty for the National Health Service. In addition, the NHS aims to establish additional capacity through other providers and we are working with the NHS expand these services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/07/2022 11:10:25 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1465898

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	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: Bath
	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 GP waiting times in Bath.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	9092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is developing a communications plan to assist patients to select the most appropriate service to meet their needs and self-care where appropriate. Each Primary Care Network (PCN) is recruiting staff through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme to increase capacity. Reception staff undertake training to direct patients to the appropriate member of the practice’s multi-disciplinary team. The CCG has commissioned Lantum to create a pool of multidisciplinary primary care staff to support PCNs to increase workforce capacity in general practice and enable local general practitioners to work flexibly.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2022 16:31:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1465900

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	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
	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 (a) reduce national waiting times for GP appointments and (b) increase the number of GPs.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	9093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>We have made £520 million available to improve access and expand general practice capacity during the pandemic. This is in addition to £1.5 billion announced in 2020 to create an additional 50 million general practice appointments by 2024. In April 2022 45.2% of appointments took place on the same day as the booking was made, with 72.8% taking place within seven days. We have also put in place a short-term solution to assist practices to provide additional capacity to respond to telephone calls from patients, while a long-term approach is developed.</p><p>We are working with NHS England and NHS Improvement, Health Education England and the profession to increase recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage them to return to practice. In March 2022, there were 1,462 more full-time equivalent doctors in general practice compared to March 2019.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2022 12:48:22 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1465062

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	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	Dental 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 recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) private and (b) NHS dentists across the country broken down by Clinical Commissioning Groups.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	6865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2022 answer text <p>The information requested on the number of private dentists is not held. A table showing the number of dentists undertaking National Health Service activity in each clinical commissioning group in England in 2020/21 is attached.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 30/05/2022 08:26:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield attachment 1 file name FORMATTED TABLE FOR MINISTERIAL CLEARANCE PQ6865-Number of dentists with NHS activty by CCG level.xlsx title TABLE
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1457943

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	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: Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' position statement on Equitable access to maternity care for refugee, asylum seeking and undocumented migrant women, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to high quality interpretation services in maternity care in order to reduce disparities in maternity outcomes for migrant women.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	154266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ ‘Language interpreting and translation: migrant health guide’ provides advice for healthcare practitioners on the health needs of migrant patients, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/language-interpretation-migrant-health-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/language-interpretation-migrant-health-guide</a></p><p>The guidance states it is the responsibility of National Health Service providers to ensure that interpreting and translation services are made available to patients free at the point of delivery.</p><p>On 6 September 2021, NHS England and NHS Improvement published ‘Equity and equality: Guidance for local maternity systems’, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/C0734-equity-and-equality-guidance-for-local-maternity-systems.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/C0734-equity-and-equality-guidance-for-local-maternity-systems.pdf</a></p><p>It asks local maternity systems to consider the impact of language on women’s needs and ensure personalised care and support plans are available in a range of languages. The guidance directs staff to resources to support communication between healthcare staff and ethnic minority pregnant women, including the ‘Help us help you’ maternity campaign, a communications toolkit and the interpretation and translation services framework.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/04/2022 14:37:00 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse