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1718235

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
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 assessment she has made of the (a) prevalence of the use of, (b) adequacy of the standards of service provided by and (c) potential impact on patient outcomes of the use of the private sector in the provision of mental health services in the NHS; and what steps she has taken to help ensure compliance by the private sector with the Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	26363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>No such specific assessment has been made. Private companies have always played a role in the National Health Service, and patients should expect a safe and good quality service regardless of whether their care is delivered by private sector or public sector providers. Local integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning health and care services for their local populations, in line with the standards set out in the NHS Standard Contract.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and care services. All providers of regulated activities, including those in the private sector, must register with the Care Quality Commission, and follow a set of fundamental standards of safety and quality, below which care should never fall.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission also has a duty under the Mental Health Act 1983 to monitor how services exercise their powers and discharge their duties under the act when patients are detained in hospital or are subject to community treatment orders or guardianship.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/05/2024 17:05:21 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1683990

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
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 discussions with the General Medical Council on the provision of mental health support for patients who have sought a private diagnosis.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	10727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had any discussions with the General Medical Council (GMC) on the provision of mental health support for patients who have sought a private diagnosis. The GMC is the independent regulator of all medical doctors practising in the United Kingdom, which sets and enforces the standards all doctors must adhere to.</p><p> </p><p>To work in the UK, all doctors, including private doctors, must register with the General Medical Council (GMC), hold a licence to practise and meet the expected standards set out in the GMC’s guidance, Good medical practice. The guidance states that doctors must check that the care or treatment they provide for each patient is compatible with any other treatments the patient is receiving.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/01/2024 09:28:34 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1643513

registered interest
date	09/06/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
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 considers the number of previous safeguarding incidents when determining whether to renew contracts with independent mental health providers.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	188810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is working with the Active Care Group and Ivetsey Bank Hospital regarding quality the care and treatment of those using its services. NHS England, as the appropriate contracting authority for specialised services including CAMHS Tier 4 services, is responsible for planning and managing contracts related to those services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 188808 question first answered 14/06/2023 16:26:41 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1627909

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
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 the NHS has referred to (a) Psychiatry-UK LLP and (b) ADHD 360 for assessments in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	185032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, and we are clear that assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should happen as soon as possible and in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, ‘Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management’. Information on the number of people referred to Psychiatry-UK LLP or ADHD 360 over the last three years is not held centrally.</p><p>The following table shows the total value, in £ millions, of invoices received by Clinical Commissioning Groups and ICBs from Psychiatry-UK LLP and ADHD 360 across the last three financial years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSYCHIATRY UK LLP</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ADHD 360 LTD</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>31.6</p></td><td><p>51.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 185033 question first answered 12/06/2023 16:41:19 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 76137 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1627910

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
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 from the public purse the NHS has paid to (a) Psychiatry-UK LLP and (b) ADHD 360 in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	185033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, and we are clear that assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should happen as soon as possible and in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, ‘Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management’. Information on the number of people referred to Psychiatry-UK LLP or ADHD 360 over the last three years is not held centrally.</p><p>The following table shows the total value, in £ millions, of invoices received by Clinical Commissioning Groups and ICBs from Psychiatry-UK LLP and ADHD 360 across the last three financial years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PSYCHIATRY UK LLP</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td><td><p>49.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ADHD 360 LTD</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>31.6</p></td><td><p>51.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 185032 question first answered 12/06/2023 16:41:20 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 76138 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1545476

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the standard of care provided by private providers for NHS inpatient mental health treatment.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	95891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) ‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2021/22’ stated that 77% of mental health core services were rated as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ at the most recent inspection. Of this, 80% of National Health Service providers received a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ rating, compared to 73% of independent healthcare organisations.</p><p>All providers must register with the CQC and follow fundamental standards of safety and quality below which care should never fall. In addition, NHS England has frameworks in place to ensure improvements in quality by all providers and allow oversight and assurance to identify, escalate and take action on issues where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/12/2022 10:27:02 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 38603 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1545477

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
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 was spent on private providers for NHS inpatient mental health treatment in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	95892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that this information is not currently held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/12/2022 12:12:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 38609 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1147083

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
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 his Department has to (a) improve standards and (b) ensure patient safety in privately-run mental health units.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	292321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Everybody has the right to receive safe, high-quality care. If care has fallen short of this, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) can use its powers to take action against those responsible.</p><p>The CQC has a key responsibility in the overall assurance of safety and quality of health and adult social care services in England and has commissioned two independent reviews to look at what it could have done differently or better in terms of its regulation and inspection of Whorlton Hall and other services of this kind.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 03/10/2019 13:34:21 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1146347

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to conduct an inquiry into standards of care in private mental health units.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL17842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>We have no such plans at present. Everybody has the right to receive safe, high-quality care. If care has fallen short of this, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) can use its powers to take action against those responsible.</p><p>The CQC has a key responsibility in the overall assurance of safety and quality of health and adult social care services in England and has commissioned two independent reviews to look at what it could have done differently or better in terms of its regulation and inspection of Whorlton Hall and other services of this kind.</p><p>We are working with the CQC to look at ways in which we can improve the way we hold large independent sector mental health providers with complex structures to account for quality and safety.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 08/10/2019 14:34:24 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1136750

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Mental Health Services: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total payment made by NHS England to private providers of mental health services.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL16900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>In the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 approximately £610 million was paid to independent sector providers of specialised mental health services commissioned by NHS England.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 17/07/2019 14:10:52 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley