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1000256

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	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 Illness: Parents
	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 31 October 2018 to Question 182850 on Mental Illness: Parents, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of collecting (a) such information and (b) information on the effect of such circumstances on the welfare of the children of such patients.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	187377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken an assessment of the potential benefits of routinely collecting data about the parental responsibilities of anyone diagnosed with a mental health condition.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government does recognise that parental mental health problems can have an impact on the wellbeing of children within the family and statutory guidance published in July 2018: ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ acknowledges that children may be at greater risk of harm or need additional help in families where adults have mental health problems. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/729914/Working_Together_to_Safeguard_Children-2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/729914/Working_Together_to_Safeguard_Children-2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The guidance makes clear that anyone who has any concerns about a child’s welfare should make a referral to local authority children’s social services. The guidance also makes clear that health practitioners should provide and co-ordinate any specific information regarding family health, including any mental health problems, to support the protection of children.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/11/2018 15:35:43 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

852639

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	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 Illness: Debts
	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 adequacy of support available to people experiencing mental health difficulties to help them manage their personal finances.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	130635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>We know that mental health services, including Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services, may signpost patients to debt advice services as part of their care. General Practitioner (GP) practices would also signpost patients to debt advice services as part of their care and some practices have arrangements in place with local Citizens Advice Bureaux and debt advice services to provide outreach support in primary care.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2017, my Rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced the Government would review the practice of GPs charging patients experiencing debt issues to complete Mental Health Evidence Forms when they require medical evidence for their creditors. The Department is working with the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute and a range of stakeholders from the financial and debt advice sectors and the British Medical Association to undertake the review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the impact that debt may have on mental health and wellbeing and the difficulties that may be experienced by people with mental health problems in managing their debt. The review has also considered the impact of debt and financial difficulties on people with mental health problems, including the potential impact on recovery.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 130638 question first answered 06/03/2018 14:30:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

852642

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	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 Illness: Debts
	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 effect of debt and financial difficulty on recovery rates of people mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	130638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>We know that mental health services, including Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services, may signpost patients to debt advice services as part of their care. General Practitioner (GP) practices would also signpost patients to debt advice services as part of their care and some practices have arrangements in place with local Citizens Advice Bureaux and debt advice services to provide outreach support in primary care.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2017, my Rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced the Government would review the practice of GPs charging patients experiencing debt issues to complete Mental Health Evidence Forms when they require medical evidence for their creditors. The Department is working with the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute and a range of stakeholders from the financial and debt advice sectors and the British Medical Association to undertake the review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the impact that debt may have on mental health and wellbeing and the difficulties that may be experienced by people with mental health problems in managing their debt. The review has also considered the impact of debt and financial difficulties on people with mental health problems, including the potential impact on recovery.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 130635 question first answered 06/03/2018 14:30:30 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

867148

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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 Illness: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State of Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2018 to Question 130638, whether his Department will trial integrated money advice in primary mental health care settings.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	133266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no immediate plans to trial integrated money advice in primary care settings. However, we are aware that general practitioner practices may signpost patients to debt advice services as part of their care and some practices have arrangements in place with local Citizens Advice Bureaux and debt advice services to provide outreach support in primary care. Mental health services, including Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services, may also signpost patients to debt advice services as part of their care.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/03/2018 12:02:21 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

928688

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	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	Learning Disability
	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 that information on learning disability is included in the training of healthcare staff.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	156444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>Employers have a statutory responsibility to provide sufficient numbers of suitably qualified, competent, skilled and experienced staff to meet the needs of the people using health services, including those with a learning disability.</p><p> </p><p>The Learning Disability Core Skills Education and Training Framework, published in July 2016 sets out the requisite skills and competencies that staff need to deliver care and support to people with a learning disability. The Framework sets out the necessary skills across three tiers. Tier 1, knowledge for roles that require general awareness of learning disabilities; Tier 2, knowledge and skills for roles that will have some regular contact with people with a learning disability and Tier 3, knowledge and skills for those providing care and support for people with a learning disability. Training should be provided in line with this Framework.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England (HEE) is currently producing eLearning materials to support Tier 1 learning disability awareness training. This free online training will be available to all staff in 2019. HEE will also be writing to all education providers reminding them of the Learning Disability Core Skills Education and Training Framework and ask them to ensure that all staff groups include Tier 1 awareness training as a minimum.</p><p> </p><p>HEE also uses a workforce development fund to support the ongoing development of staff, with spending focused on priority areas, including staff working with people with learning disabilities and/or autism. Examples of the type of development that is supported includes, Positive Behavioural Support, Total Attachment Theory, Leadership programmes, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Learning Disability Mortality, Building the Right Support, Early Positive Approaches to Support, Restraint Reduction, Positive Behavioural Support Workshops for family carers, Forensic learning disabilities skills, Trauma informed care and Autism.</p><p> </p><p>All nurses receive learning disabilities training as part of their pre-registration education. Curricula are set by individual education providers, to standards set by the professional regulators.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, since April 2015, newly appointed health care assistants, including those who will provide care and support to people with a learning disability have been undergoing training as part of the national implementation of the Care Certificate. The Care Certificate equips new staff with the knowledge and skills which they need to provide safe, compassionate care across a range of areas, including the care of people with a learning disability.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed that there will be a response to each of the recommendations of the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme annual report, including the recommendation on training. The response will be published soon.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 156445 question first answered 27/06/2018 13:04:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

928689

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	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	Learning Disability
	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 support the provision of continuing professional development in respect of learning disabilities for all front-line health staff.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	156445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>Employers have a statutory responsibility to provide sufficient numbers of suitably qualified, competent, skilled and experienced staff to meet the needs of the people using health services, including those with a learning disability.</p><p> </p><p>The Learning Disability Core Skills Education and Training Framework, published in July 2016 sets out the requisite skills and competencies that staff need to deliver care and support to people with a learning disability. The Framework sets out the necessary skills across three tiers. Tier 1, knowledge for roles that require general awareness of learning disabilities; Tier 2, knowledge and skills for roles that will have some regular contact with people with a learning disability and Tier 3, knowledge and skills for those providing care and support for people with a learning disability. Training should be provided in line with this Framework.</p><p> </p><p>Health Education England (HEE) is currently producing eLearning materials to support Tier 1 learning disability awareness training. This free online training will be available to all staff in 2019. HEE will also be writing to all education providers reminding them of the Learning Disability Core Skills Education and Training Framework and ask them to ensure that all staff groups include Tier 1 awareness training as a minimum.</p><p> </p><p>HEE also uses a workforce development fund to support the ongoing development of staff, with spending focused on priority areas, including staff working with people with learning disabilities and/or autism. Examples of the type of development that is supported includes, Positive Behavioural Support, Total Attachment Theory, Leadership programmes, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Learning Disability Mortality, Building the Right Support, Early Positive Approaches to Support, Restraint Reduction, Positive Behavioural Support Workshops for family carers, Forensic learning disabilities skills, Trauma informed care and Autism.</p><p> </p><p>All nurses receive learning disabilities training as part of their pre-registration education. Curricula are set by individual education providers, to standards set by the professional regulators.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, since April 2015, newly appointed health care assistants, including those who will provide care and support to people with a learning disability have been undergoing training as part of the national implementation of the Care Certificate. The Care Certificate equips new staff with the knowledge and skills which they need to provide safe, compassionate care across a range of areas, including the care of people with a learning disability.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed that there will be a response to each of the recommendations of the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme annual report, including the recommendation on training. The response will be published soon.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 156444 question first answered 27/06/2018 13:04:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

993708

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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 Illness: Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what statistics his Department holds on the number of patients who have presented with mental health problems who are (a) parents and (b) have parental responsibilities from the past five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	182850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 31/10/2018 15:04:28 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

993709

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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 Illness: Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's guidelines are for clinicians assessing patients with mental health problems who also have parental responsibilities.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	182851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>Clinical guidance for the National Health Service is published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE has published guidance on antenatal and postnatal mental health which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg192" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg192</a></p><p> </p><p>NICE does not have any additional guidance that specifically addresses people with mental health conditions who also have parental responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 30/10/2018 12:03:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

993710

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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
	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 the full range of NICE recommended psychological therapies are available to people who are unable to access Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programmes due to the nature of their mental illness.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	182852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme offers a range of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended therapies in England for common mental health conditions including depression and anxiety.</p><p> </p><p>For people with a severe mental illness, such as psychosis, bipolar disorder and personality disorder, NHS England has committed to increasing access to psychological therapies, as recommended by the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016 access standard for early intervention state that at least 50% of people experiencing their first episode of psychosis should start a package of care recommended by NICE within two weeks of referral rising to 60% by 2020/21. The waiting time element of this standard was met in August 2018 with 74.4% of people starting treatment within two weeks.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, NHS England is developing a new framework for adult non-specialist community mental health services, due to be published in 2019, which will set out updated recommendations on the importance of psychological therapies as a treatment intervention in community mental health services.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 31/10/2018 17:09:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

993776

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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	Mortality Rates
	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 plans on publishing premature mortality data at sustainability and transformation partnership and local authority level.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	182887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England publishes premature morality data for English local authorities through Local Authority Health Profiles. There are currently no plans for premature mortality data to be published at sustainability and transformation partnership level.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 31/10/2018 14:21:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron