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1503801

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Travel: Quarantine
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 his Department has had with providers of managed quarantine hotels for travellers returning to the UK on ensuring adequate processing times for refund requests.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	45388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care’s Managed Quarantine Service (MQS) ended on 15 December 2021 when all countries were removed from the United Kingdom’s “red list”.</p><p>Corporate Travel Management (CTM) managed the booking system for MQS, taking payments from travellers and booking their rooms in MQS hotels across the UK.</p><p>Where a refund is due, the aim is to process this within 20 working days, though occasionally more information is required, which can cause delays. There are a very small number of refunds that are being processed, which we are aiming to action as quickly as possible. Customers are advised to contact UKHSA if they believe that they are still awaiting a refund so that this can be investigated.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to hold regular discussions with CTM on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 19/10/2022 11:01:55 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1503288

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Diagnosis
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 December 2021 to Question 85238 on Diagnosis, when he plans to publish NHS England’s evaluation report on Rapid Diagnostic Centres.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	44955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>The National Health Service cancer programme commissioned an external evaluation of the faster diagnosis programme, including rapid diagnostic centres, for the period until March 2024. The final report will be considered for publication in 2024.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 14:59:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1503363

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Junior Doctors: 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 estimate he has made of the number of training placements for junior doctors that will be funded in London in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25, (c) 2025-26, (d) 2026-27 and (e) 2027-28.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	44994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>There are currently more than 11,000 medical training posts in London or 18% of the national total. The medical training workforce plans for 2023/24 and 2024/2025 are currently being completed with final numbers being confirmed in the autumn. Workforce plans from 2025/26 onwards will be determined by the outcome of future spending reviews.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/09/2022 14:33:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1503369

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Huntington's Disease: Integrated Care Systems
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 Integrated Care Systems are able to meet the care and support needs of people who have Huntington's disease.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	45021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>There are no national guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Huntingdon’s disease. The Department has made no assessment on the clinical guideline on care for people who have Huntington's disease. However, the neuropsychiatry service specification is in development, which when finalised, will outline the multi-disciplinary approach to caring for patients with complex neurological conditions including Huntington’s Disease who require specialised assessment and mental health support.</p><p>NHS England’s neuroscience transformation programme (NSTP) is developing a number of optimal pathways for neurology services which includes Huntington's disease. Following extensive stakeholder engagement, the NSTP is developing a new definition for ‘specialised’ neurology and a model for neurology services. This will make it easier for integrated care systems (ICSs) to reduce the inequalities of access and bring specialist knowledge and skills into the patient pathway much earlier. It will help speed up the process for initial diagnosis for patients and whenever specialist interventions are indicated along a patient journey, enable that to be made available closer to the patient rather than predominantly at the specialist centres.</p><p>The Government remains committed to achieving parity between mental and physical health services and to reducing mental health inequalities with investment in National Health Service mental health services continuing to increase from almost £11 billion in 2015/16 to £15 billion in 2021/22. While no assessment has been made for people with Huntington’s disease, there is work underway to review the Clinical Genomic Service Specification which includes the need to strengthen access to mental health support services. The revised specification will be subject to public consultation before receiving final approval. The NSTP includes developing optimal pathways for neurology services, which also includes common principles regarding access to appropriate timely mental health support.</p><p>In the last five years, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has funded two studies into Huntington’s disease with a total award value of £316,267 and supported the delivery of 39 studies relating to Huntington’s disease via the Clinical Research Network infrastructure. The Government has also committed to invest at least £375 million in neurodegenerative disease research over the next five years to fund projects into a range of diseases, including Huntington’s disease.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris grouped question UIN 45340 45350 45477 45502 46174 question first answered 07/09/2022 15:55:28 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1503370

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Health Professions: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that health and care staff have the training required to support (a) people who are dying and (b) the families and friends of those people.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	45023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for West Ham (Ms Lyn Brown) on 26 July 2022 to Question UIN 38579.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 22/09/2022 14:04:29 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1503371

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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: Community 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 he is taking in response to recent trends in the demand for palliative and end of life care in the community.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	45026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>Palliative and end of life care services are commissioned by integrated care boards (ICBs) to meet the needs of the local population. NHS England has recently published statutory guidance to support ICBs in the duties under the Health and Care Act 2022, including the provision of palliative care, with explicit reference to community approaches and service provision in community settings.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 26/09/2022 08:25:25 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1503374

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	General Practitioners: Standards
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 his Department has had with NHS England and NHS Improvement to help ensure equality of access to GPs across England.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	45019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department works with NHS England to monitor and improve access to general practice services and address regional variation. In 2016, we launched the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme, which has attracted hundreds of doctors to train in hard to recruit locations, including many rural areas, by providing a one-off financial incentive of £20,000. In 2021, there were 550 places available and through additional Government investment, there are 800 places available in 2022.</p><p>NHS England is continuing to provide structured support to practices working in the most challenging circumstances via the Accelerate Access Improvement Programme. This is prioritising support to practices delivering care in the areas of highest deprivation and with the greatest health needs.</p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris question first answered 07/09/2022 09:40:25 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1503394

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Health Professions: 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 steps his Department is taking to help tackle the shortage of GPs and other healthcare staff.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	45052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>We are working with NHS England, Health Education England and the profession to increase the general practice workforce in England. This includes measures to increase recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage them to return to practice. The 2020 updated GP Contract Framework announced a number of new retention schemes alongside continued support for existing schemes for the general practice workforce. We have also increased the number of general practitioner (GP) training places. In 2021/22, 4,000 trainees accepted a GP training place – an increase from 2,671 in 2014.</p><p>To support the recruitment of other healthcare professionals in general practice, the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme provides funding for 26,000 additional roles to create bespoke multi-disciplinary teams. The Scheme is expanding to include more roles to reduce the shortages of non-clinical roles within primary care. While the Scheme initially included five roles, this has increased to 15 in the 2022/23 contract. As of June 2022, there were 30,824 full time equivalent (FTE) direct patient care staff working in primary care - an increase of 19,305 FTE compared to March 2019.</p><p>There are currently 29,500 additional staff working in hospitals and commissioning support than a year ago, including over 9,600 more nurses and almost 4,100 more doctors. We are making good progress on the target to recruit a further 50,000 nurses and have recently expanded the number of medical school places. The Government is investing in and diversifying domestic training pipelines, including through the Learning Support Fund of non-repayable grants for student nurses studying in England, with all eligible students receiving at least £5,000 per year. We have funded an additional 1,500 undergraduate medical school places each year for domestic students in England – a 25% increase over three years. This expansion was completed in September 2020 and has delivered five new medical schools in England.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/09/2022 16:25:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1503395

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	General Practitioners: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what short and long term steps the Government is taking to increase the availability of GP appointments.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	45053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Excluding COVID-19 vaccinations, there were an average of 1.24 million appointments per working day in July 2022, compared to 1.17 million in July 2019. We have also made £520 million available to improve access and expand general practice capacity during the pandemic. To reduce unnecessary bureaucracy for general practitioners (GPs) and increase capacity for appointments, we have expanded the range of healthcare professionals who can sign fit notes and published seven principles to reduce unnecessary burdens on GPs.</p><p>We are investing at least £1.5 billion to create an additional 50 million general practice appointments by 2024 through increasing and diversifying the workforce. General practice teams include a range of other health professionals in addition to GPs, to respond to the needs of patients and we are on schedule to recruit an additional 26,000 primary care staff.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/09/2022 11:42:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1503396

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Weather: Working Conditions
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 he has had with Cabinet colleagues regarding the health impacts on workers of working in extreme weather.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	45067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Ministers have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues relating to health and social care, such as extreme weather.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 21/09/2022 15:01:54 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry