Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1698386

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding her Department has provided to hospices in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	20154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Since 2020 NHS England has provided hospices with over £350 million nationally, to secure and increase National Health Service capacity and to support hospital discharge. In addition, since 2021/22, nearly £63 million has been provided to children’s hospices as part of the Children and Young People’s Hospice Grant. Separate, further investment in children and young people’s palliative and end of life care, including hospices, has also been made through the NHS Long Term Plan’s commitment to match-fund clinical commissioning groups, and subsequently integrated care boards (ICBs), totalling over £23 million.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 15/04/2024 08:50:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1645040

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of publishing a plan to help support unpaid carers.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	189751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide range of sustainable high-quality care and support services, including support for unpaid carers and local authorities are required to undertake a Carer’s Assessment for any unpaid carer who appears to have a need for support and to meet their eligible needs on request from the carer.</p><p>The enormous contribution made by unpaid carers is reflected throughout Next steps to put People at the Heart of Care published April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/07/2023 16:38:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1624041

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2023
	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	Radiology
	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 report by the Royal College of Radiologists entitled Improving Paediatric Interventional Radiology services in the UK, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report's findings on (a) the number of consultant paediatric interventional radiology posts in the UK and (b) the proportion of those that are outside London.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	182781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department will be discussing the geographic spread of posts with NHS England.</p><p>I have agreed to meet the Royal College of Radiologists so this matter will also be discussed in a meeting with them.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 182953 183027 question first answered 19/05/2023 12:00:19 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1624042

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2023
	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	Radiology: Paediatrics
	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 plans to take to ensure equal access to paediatric interventional radiology services in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	182782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department regularly discusses the equity of access to health services with NHS England. We will discuss access to paediatric interventional radiology services specifically with NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 15/05/2023 09:22:18 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1624044

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2023
	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	Radiology: Paediatrics
	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 to require all hospitals that provide paediatric services to have paediatric interventional radiology service policies in place.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	182784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department will discuss these issues with NHS England. National Health Service trusts are expected to have the relevant policies in place, in line with service specification and commissioning guidance produced by NHS England.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 182954 182959 182960 182962 question first answered 15/05/2023 16:14:07 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1589113

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2023
	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	Arthritis: 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 steps his Department is taking to help support people with arthritis who are waiting for elective surgery.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	152191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>To support the health of people with arthritis while they are waiting for elective treatment, NHS England has worked with Versus Arthritis on their Joint Replacement Support Package, a six point package aimed at local health systems to provide to patients.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has taken steps to assist those waiting for elective treatment and surgery, for instance through patient choice and the My Planned Care platform.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced on 24 January 2023 a Major Conditions Strategy, for which an interim report will be published in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 152192 153860 question first answered 06/03/2023 17:03:04 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1589114

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2023
	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	Arthritis: 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 support the health of people with arthritis while they are waiting for elective treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	152192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>To support the health of people with arthritis while they are waiting for elective treatment, NHS England has worked with Versus Arthritis on their Joint Replacement Support Package, a six point package aimed at local health systems to provide to patients.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has taken steps to assist those waiting for elective treatment and surgery, for instance through patient choice and the My Planned Care platform.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced on 24 January 2023 a Major Conditions Strategy, for which an interim report will be published in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 152191 153860 question first answered 06/03/2023 17:03:04 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1589115

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2023
	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	Arthritis: Surgery
	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 people with arthritis are currently waiting for elective surgery.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	152193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The data is not available in the requested format.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 153862 question first answered 06/03/2023 15:40:35 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1589117

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2023
	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	Arthritis: Diagnosis
	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 help improve early diagnosis rates for arthritis.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	152195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is working to help improve early diagnosis rates for arthritis through its Getting It Right First Time rheumatology programme, which is designed to improve the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with musculoskeletal conditions such as arthritis. The national report makes a number of recommendations which look to support equitable and consistent access to diagnostic tests.</p><p>In addition, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a range of guidance to support early diagnosis of conditions including rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Whilst NICE guidelines are not mandatory, healthcare professionals and commissioners are expected to take them fully into account.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/03/2023 17:06:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1588610

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2023
	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	Social Security Benefits: Uprating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has discussed uprating social care benefits in line with inflation with MENCAP in the last twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	151255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been no specific discussions. The 2023 Local Authority Circular, published on 9 February, sets out that the rates of the Minimum Income Guarantee will be uprated in line with consumer price index inflation for the financial year 2023/2024.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/03/2023 13:52:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman