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1701294

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Community Nurses: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of capacity in district nursing on the timeliness of patient discharge from hospital in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	22049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>Between the end of March 2023 and the end of March 2024, the number of supported discharges for patients assessed as no longer meeting the criteria to reside has increased by 17% for patients on pathway 1. Pathway one is for patients returning to their usual place of residence with new or additional health or social care needs. Packages of post-discharge support for these patients may include support from district nurses.</p><p>We recognise the importance of increasing district nursing capacity. Through the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan we aim to increase training places for district nurses by 150% by 2031/32. As of January 2024, there were 4,295 full-time equivalent district nurses working in community services in NHS trusts and other core organisations in England, this is 0.5% fewer than in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/04/2024 09:39:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 28860 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1701762

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	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	Paediatrics: Waiting Lists
	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 children have been waiting longer than (a) 18 and (b) 24 months for a community paediatric appointment as of 17 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	22319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>Monthly information on waiting lists and times for community health services in England can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.england.nhs.uk%2Fstatistics%2Fstatistical-work-areas%2Fcommunity-health-services-waiting-lists%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7COlivia.Farren%40dhsc.gov.uk%7C6befc41bfba94f0995a008dc604d3941%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C638491131991215278%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hq1%2FtihSw%2F0HIYz7f68lsg4ixD9OX9ltlhOCGt%2FiFx4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/community-health-services-waiting-lists/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/04/2024 09:34:07 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 29528 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1701293

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Community Nurses
	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 care contacts were carried out by district nurses in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	22048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 19/04/2024 15:54:40 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 28859 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1701291

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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	Domestic Accidents: Older People
	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 emergency hospital admissions there have been following falls by patients aged 65 and over in each financial year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	22046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>NHS England publishes information on finished consultant episodes (FCEs) for admitted patients, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity</a></p><p>The following table shows the total number of FCEs relating to a fall, where the patient was 65 years old or over, each year from 2012/13, the earliest year from which data is available, to 2022/23:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FCEs relating to a fall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>283,794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>290,381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>304,049</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>312,476</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>316,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>334,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>345,494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>360,677</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>334,418</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>350,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>339,928</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 19/04/2024 15:53:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 28858 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1697134

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Hospitals: Older People
	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 hospital admissions for patients aged 65 and over were the result of a fall in 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	19386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>NHS England published information on finished consultant episodes for admitted patients in 2012/13, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/hospital-episode-statistics-admitted-patient-care-england-2012-13" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/hospital-episode-statistics-admitted-patient-care-england-2012-13</a></p><p>This shows in 2012/13, there were 283,794 finished consultant episodes relating to a fall, where the patient was 65 years old or over.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/03/2024 11:55:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1693507

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	Palliative Care: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with integrated care boards on estimates they have made of how many children are accessing palliative care in their areas.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	16772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>While there is no explicit requirement for integrated care boards (ICBs) to identify how many children and young people specifically access palliative and end of life care services, the commissioning of palliative care services is the statutory duty of ICBs, which must commission these services in response to the needs of their population.</p><p>In July 2022, NHS England published statutory guidance for commissioners on palliative and end of life care, setting out the considerations for ICBs to meet their legal duties, and making clear reference to the importance of access to services.</p><p>NHS England has also published a service specification for children and young people, which provides guidance on undertaking assessments to enable high-quality commissioning of services, that meet both population need and preferences.</p><p>The Department is in ongoing discussions with NHS England about oversight and accountability of National Health Service palliative and end of life care commissioning, including for children and young people.</p><p>From April, NHS England will include palliative and end of life care in the list of topics for its regular performance discussions between national and regional leads. These national meetings will provide an additional mechanism for supporting ICBs to continue to improve palliative and end of life care for their local population.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/03/2024 14:21:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 22159 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1694163

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Domestic Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of hospital admissions for falls in each region in England; (a) South West, (b) London, (c) South East, (d) North East, (e) North West, (f) West Midlands, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) East Midlands and (i) East of England.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	17413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The data is not published in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/03/2024 18:02:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1693509

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	Palliative Care: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a long-term strategy for supporting the palliative care needs of children and young people.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	16774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>While the National Health Service has always been required to commission appropriate palliative and end of life care services to meet the reasonable needs of the population, palliative care services were added to the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission, promoting a more consistent national approach and supporting commissioners in prioritising palliative and end of life care. To support ICBs in this statutory duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance on palliative and end of life care, and a service specification for children and young people.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/03/2024 16:54:59 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1693508

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	Hospices: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how she plans to distribute the £25 million committed to children’s hospices in 2024-25.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	16773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>NHS England currently supports palliative and end of life care for children and young people through the Children and Young People’s Hospice Grant. Last year, NHS England confirmed that it will be renewing the funding for 2024/25, once again allocating £25 million of funding for children’s hospices, using the same prevalence-based allocation approach as in 2022/23 and 2023/24. This prevalence-based approach ensures funding matches local need.</p><p>The distribution of the 2024/25 funding to children’s hospices will be via integrated care boards (ICBs), in line with the wider move to a devolved National Health Service, in which ICBs are best placed to meet the health and care needs of their local population.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/03/2024 16:49:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1693510

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	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	Palliative Care: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with NHS England on the adequacy of (a) regional planning and (b) accountability for children’s palliative care.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	16775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department is in ongoing discussions with NHS England about the oversight and accountability of National Health Service palliative and end of life care commissioning.</p><p>From April 2024, NHS England will include palliative and end of life care in the list of topics for its regular performance discussions between national and regional leads.</p><p>NHS England has commissioned the development of a palliative and end of life care dashboard, which brings together relevant, all-age local data in one place. The dashboard helps commissioners understand the palliative and end of life care needs of those in their local population, including children, enabling integrated care boards to put plans in place to address and track the improvement of health inequalities.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/03/2024 16:47:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth