Mental health nurses are not identified separately in the Health and Social Care Information Centre\u2019s (HSCIC) workforce statistics. Mental health nurses work predominantly in psychiatric services but also across a range of settings and the independent sector.<\/p>
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The following table shows the full time equivalent number of nurses who work in the community psychiatry and other psychiatry areas of work in the National Health Service in each of the last five years. The data is taken from the HSCIC\u2019s monthly workforce statistics and is for 31 August in each year.<\/p>
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Nurses working in Community Psychiatry and Other Psychiatry August 2010 to August 2014<\/p>
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<\/p><\/td> | Number of Full-time Equivalent Nurses in England as at 31 August<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||
Area of Work<\/p><\/td> | 2010<\/p><\/td> | 2011<\/p><\/td> | 2012<\/p><\/td> | 2013<\/p><\/td> | 2014<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Community Psychiatry<\/p><\/td> | 15,999<\/p><\/td> | 15,572<\/p><\/td> | 15,677<\/p><\/td> | 15,651<\/p><\/td> | 15,404<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Other Psychiatry<\/p><\/td> | 25,372<\/p><\/td> | 24,517<\/p><\/td> | 23,649<\/p><\/td> | 22,977<\/p><\/td> | 22,405<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source:<\/em> Health and Social Care Information Centre<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government how many mental health nurses were employed in (1) community services, and (2) in-patient services, in the National Health Service in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government whether they plan to implement any of the changes suggested in the Winterbourne View report.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Taylor of Warwick"}
], "uin" : "HL3193"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166210", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166210/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department group contains almost five hundred separate National Health Service organisations. The Department is required to contain the total spending of all of those organisations within a set of financial controls operated by HM Treasury and approved by Parliament. Despite significant pressures, the Department expects to contain spending within these financial controls in 2014-15.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Alongside financial balance, maintaining performance against waiting time standards is a priority for the Government. The NHS is experiencing unprecedented demand for its services from a growing, ageing population with complex health needs which is making delivery of consistently high quality, timely care within its budget ever more challenging. Performance against a range of quality measures remains high but some patients are not receiving treatment as soon as the Government would like. Robust year-round operational resilience planning and performance management, backed by additional funding, is in place to help the NHS recover performance against waiting time standards in 2014-15.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-11-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government whether they expect the National Health Service to operate at a deficit for 2014; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any such deficit on performance.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Taylor of Warwick"}
], "uin" : "HL3194"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166213", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166213/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " National Health Service datasets do not enable comparisons to be made between the mental and physical health of the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities with that of the rest of the population. These datasets \u2013 such as the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities dataset \u2013 use the nationally mandated ethnicity categories from the NHS data dictionary, based on the 2001 census groups. These groups did not include Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities. The 2011 census included a new ethnic category group for Gypsy or Irish Traveller.<\/p> <\/p> The National Inclusion Health Board\u2019s report, Hidden Needs: identifying vulnerable groups in data collections: vulnerable migrants, gypsies and travellers, homeless people and sex workers <\/em>published in March 2014 recommended the adoption of the 2011 census ethnic classification by the NHS data dictionary. The Department, the NHS, Public Health England, and the Health and Social Care Information Centre are considering how this recommendation could be implemented whilst ensuring data consistency.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what National Health Service datasets are available to compare the mental and physical health of people from Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities with that of the rest of the population; and what those sources yield by way of trend information since 2011.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166328", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166328/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " NHS England is responsible for the commissioning of specialised services. It is for Ministers to decide, with independent advice, the conditions that should be on the specialised commissioning list.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> During 2015-16 there will be monitoring of all specialised commissioning expenditure against nominal clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) budgets. This information will enable both NHS England commissioners and CCG commissioners to better understand the financial position and any pressures on all specialised services. NHS England will also be engaging with CCGs through co-commissioning to carry out work to redesign pathways and invest in upstream interventions. In this context there will be no additional funding for CCG running costs for 2015-16 but this may be revisited in 2016-17.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> For services that have been recommended for transfer, a new Task and Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support CCGs would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jane Ellison"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether additional funding for running costs is provided to clinical commissioning groups given additional responsibilities for the commissioning or co-commissioning of specialised services.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rosie Cooper"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166329", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166329/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department has spent the following on hospitality in each financial year:<\/p> <\/p> Financial year £<\/p> <\/p> 2009-10 937,578.56<\/p> <\/p> 2010-11 629,478.02<\/p> <\/p> 2011-12 452,893.27<\/p> <\/p> 2012-13 385,998.40<\/p> <\/p> 2013-14 193,591.20<\/p> <\/p> 2014-15 (to 27/10/14) 95,621.56<\/p> <\/p> For 2013-14, the most recent annual data, this represented £743,987.36 reduction on 20019-10, the last full year of data for the previous Government.<\/p> <\/p> These costs include the provision of refreshments for external meetings and visitors hosted in the Department's buildings. Departmental policy is not to provide refreshments for internal meetings.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-11-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on catering and hospitality since May 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4244", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jonathan Ashworth"}
], "uin" : "216187"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166330", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166330/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The working group on vaginal tapes and mesh, chaired by NHS England and including patient representatives, clinical representatives, the Department and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, has been set up to understand and address the concerns which have been raised about transvaginal mesh implants. The working group is aiming to make recommendations in spring next year.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Freeman"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-11-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the working group on transvaginal mesh implants has made; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4008", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166331", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the clinical rationale is for NHS England's proposal to decommission dialysis as a specialised service.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rosie Cooper"}
], "uin" : "216239"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166332", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166332/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We understand that NHS England is working jointly with Public Health England, who manage the Chemotherapy Intelligence Unit, on the Cancer Drugs Fund Audit. <\/p>"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Freeman"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the Chemotherapy Intelligence Unit to publish its national audit of the Cancer Drugs Fund.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4076", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Valerie Vaz"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/166333/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Improving diagnosis rates for dementia in England is a priority for the Government and we want to see both an increase in the overall rate and a reduction in the current regional variation. Diagnosis rates for dementia in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are a matter for the devolved administrations.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> NHS England is undertaking a range of initiatives to help reduce increase dementia diagnosis rates and reduce variation including:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Monthly Letters to Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs): the National Clinical Director for dementia is writing to CCGs on a monthly basis to update them on their latest dementia diagnosis rates. This information shows how each CCG is performing in relation to other CCGs in their area and by general practitioner practice. The letter contains resources and tools that CCGs and practices can use to help them increase diagnosis rates, for example, use of the Dementia Prevalence Calculator, which provides the opportunity for comparison between and within CCGs, at practice level.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Intensive Support Offer: bespoke support is available to CCGs who wish to access specific clinical advice, through a newly established network of dementia ambassadors. This network is working closely with Regional, Area Team and Strategic Clinical Network colleagues. It provides targeted support to CCGs, providing tools, resources and guidance to aid better understanding and improvements in local dementia data and information.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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