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1128829

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Dentistry: Vacancies
	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 (a) dentist and (b) dental nurse vacancies there have been in the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	259394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held by NHS England on vacancies for dentists or dental nurses in England. Primary care dentistry is provided by independent contractors who may sub contract with other dentists (associates) to deliver the contracted level of NHS service. dental care professionals, which include dental nurses, hygienists and therapists may deliver National Health Service care but are employed privately by the contract holder so no information on this group of staff is held by the NHS.</p><p>The Department and NHS England take reports of difficulty in recruiting dentists and any dental care professionals needed to deliver appropriate levels of NHS care very seriously. NHS England which is responsible for commissioning dentistry is aware of reports of difficulty in recruitment of dentists in more isolated areas and is closely monitoring the situation.</p><p>Longer term plans to support the sustainability of the NHS workforce including dentists and dental care professionals is set out in the Interim NHS People Plan.</p><p>Health Education England’s Advancing Dental Care programme is exploring the opportunities for developing flexible dental training pathways.</p><p>This programme sits alongside the Department’s and NHS England’s work on reforming the current dental contract and providing NHS dental services with an increased focus on improving oral health and increasing access to dental services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259395 259396 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:40:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1128830

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Dentistry: Vacancies
	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 steps his Department has taken to tackle shortages of (a) dentists and (b) dental nurses.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	259395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held by NHS England on vacancies for dentists or dental nurses in England. Primary care dentistry is provided by independent contractors who may sub contract with other dentists (associates) to deliver the contracted level of NHS service. dental care professionals, which include dental nurses, hygienists and therapists may deliver National Health Service care but are employed privately by the contract holder so no information on this group of staff is held by the NHS.</p><p>The Department and NHS England take reports of difficulty in recruiting dentists and any dental care professionals needed to deliver appropriate levels of NHS care very seriously. NHS England which is responsible for commissioning dentistry is aware of reports of difficulty in recruitment of dentists in more isolated areas and is closely monitoring the situation.</p><p>Longer term plans to support the sustainability of the NHS workforce including dentists and dental care professionals is set out in the Interim NHS People Plan.</p><p>Health Education England’s Advancing Dental Care programme is exploring the opportunities for developing flexible dental training pathways.</p><p>This programme sits alongside the Department’s and NHS England’s work on reforming the current dental contract and providing NHS dental services with an increased focus on improving oral health and increasing access to dental services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259394 259396 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:40:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1128831

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Dentistry: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Department has to tackle shortages of (a) dentists and (b) dental nurses in (i) rural and (ii) deprived areas.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	259396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held by NHS England on vacancies for dentists or dental nurses in England. Primary care dentistry is provided by independent contractors who may sub contract with other dentists (associates) to deliver the contracted level of NHS service. dental care professionals, which include dental nurses, hygienists and therapists may deliver National Health Service care but are employed privately by the contract holder so no information on this group of staff is held by the NHS.</p><p>The Department and NHS England take reports of difficulty in recruiting dentists and any dental care professionals needed to deliver appropriate levels of NHS care very seriously. NHS England which is responsible for commissioning dentistry is aware of reports of difficulty in recruitment of dentists in more isolated areas and is closely monitoring the situation.</p><p>Longer term plans to support the sustainability of the NHS workforce including dentists and dental care professionals is set out in the Interim NHS People Plan.</p><p>Health Education England’s Advancing Dental Care programme is exploring the opportunities for developing flexible dental training pathways.</p><p>This programme sits alongside the Department’s and NHS England’s work on reforming the current dental contract and providing NHS dental services with an increased focus on improving oral health and increasing access to dental services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259394 259395 question first answered 11/06/2019 16:40:27 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1128832

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	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	Dentistry: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Department has to increase the number of Foundation Dentist's places.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	259397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the provision of training places for foundation dentists rests with Health Education England (HEE). HEE advises it has no current plans to increase the number of training places.</p><p>HEE aims to ensure there are dental foundation training places for all qualified graduates of English dental schools. HEE advises that in the last two years, all qualified graduates of English dental schools who applied for a training place in England obtained one.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/06/2019 16:48:15 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1136944

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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	HIV Infection: Drugs
	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 is taking steps to ensure that gay and bisexual men accessing the Gate Clinic at Kent and Canterbury Hospital have access to PrEP; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	273480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Since October 2017, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been provided by the National Health Service through the three-year PrEP Impact Trial. Participation in the trial is on a voluntary basis and it is for clinics and local authorities to decide whether they wish to take part.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 09/07/2019 16:18:56 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1138906

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	HIV Infection: Drugs
	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 273480 to Question 273480 on HIV Infection: Canterbury, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate funding for PrEP after September 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	277260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The 36 month pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Impact Trial is scheduled to continue until autumn 2020. Work is now starting to consider future commissioning for PrEP after the Trial has ended, which includes consideration of funding options.</p><p>The PrEP Impact trial is managed by the Trial Sponsor. Recruitment to places in the Trial is managed locally by participating clinics. Information on why the Gate Clinic at Kent and Canterbury Hospital is not open to gay and bisexual men is not held centrally.</p><p>Following funding from NHS England to pay for extra PrEP drug and research costs and the Secretary of State’s announcement on 30 January that the number of places on the PrEP Impact Trial would be doubled to 26,000, expansion of the Trial is now underway across the country. Participation in the Trial is on a voluntary basis and it is for research clinics and local authorities to decide whether they wish to take part and the number of allocated places they can accept.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 277261 277262 question first answered 19/07/2019 09:39:20 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy previous answer version 129848 answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1138907

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Genito-urinary Medicine: Canterbury
	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 9 July 2019 to Question 273480 on 273480, for what reason the Gate Clinic at Kent and Canterbury Hospital is not open to gay and bisexual men.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	277261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The 36 month pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Impact Trial is scheduled to continue until autumn 2020. Work is now starting to consider future commissioning for PrEP after the Trial has ended, which includes consideration of funding options.</p><p>The PrEP Impact trial is managed by the Trial Sponsor. Recruitment to places in the Trial is managed locally by participating clinics. Information on why the Gate Clinic at Kent and Canterbury Hospital is not open to gay and bisexual men is not held centrally.</p><p>Following funding from NHS England to pay for extra PrEP drug and research costs and the Secretary of State’s announcement on 30 January that the number of places on the PrEP Impact Trial would be doubled to 26,000, expansion of the Trial is now underway across the country. Participation in the Trial is on a voluntary basis and it is for research clinics and local authorities to decide whether they wish to take part and the number of allocated places they can accept.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 277260 277262 question first answered 19/07/2019 09:39:20 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy previous answer version 129846 answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1138908

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	HIV Infection: Drugs
	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 9 July 2019 to Question 273480 on HIV Infection: Canterbury, if he will take steps to ensure that gay and bisexual men in Canterbury have access to PrEP.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	277262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2019 answer text <p>The 36 month pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Impact Trial is scheduled to continue until autumn 2020. Work is now starting to consider future commissioning for PrEP after the Trial has ended, which includes consideration of funding options.</p><p>The PrEP Impact trial is managed by the Trial Sponsor. Recruitment to places in the Trial is managed locally by participating clinics. Information on why the Gate Clinic at Kent and Canterbury Hospital is not open to gay and bisexual men is not held centrally.</p><p>Following funding from NHS England to pay for extra PrEP drug and research costs and the Secretary of State’s announcement on 30 January that the number of places on the PrEP Impact Trial would be doubled to 26,000, expansion of the Trial is now underway across the country. Participation in the Trial is on a voluntary basis and it is for research clinics and local authorities to decide whether they wish to take part and the number of allocated places they can accept.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 277260 277261 question first answered 19/07/2019 09:39:20 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy previous answer version 129845 answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield