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1718337

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	General Practitioners: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department issues guidance to GPs on alternatives to phone-based booking systems for access to appointments for deaf and hearing-impaired people.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	26460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Ensuring that general practice appointments are accessible to everyone, including those who are deaf or hearing-impaired, is a top priority for the Government. Our Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care, published in May 2023, outlines the implementation of a new Modern General Practice Access model, which offers an alternative option to the traditional telephone-based booking system. This is underpinned by £240 million of retargeted funding to improve digital access routes, and support practices to implement new technology. Digital systems will give patients, including the hearing-impaired, the choice to use an online form on the practice’s website to seek help, instead of having to phone for an appointment, or visit in person. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not recently met with the Royal Association for Deaf People.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 26461 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:14:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1718338

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	General Practitioners: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with the Royal Association for Deaf people on the accessibility of GP appointments for deaf and hearing-impaired people.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	26461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Ensuring that general practice appointments are accessible to everyone, including those who are deaf or hearing-impaired, is a top priority for the Government. Our Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care, published in May 2023, outlines the implementation of a new Modern General Practice Access model, which offers an alternative option to the traditional telephone-based booking system. This is underpinned by £240 million of retargeted funding to improve digital access routes, and support practices to implement new technology. Digital systems will give patients, including the hearing-impaired, the choice to use an online form on the practice’s website to seek help, instead of having to phone for an appointment, or visit in person. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not recently met with the Royal Association for Deaf People.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 26460 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:14:30 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1712677

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: 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, whether her Department is taking steps to increase inpatient provision for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	22956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guideline, Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management, published in October 2021, outlines the expectations for inpatient care for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The guidance states that where possible, patients with ME should be provided with a single room, and that factors such as the level of lighting and sound should be taken into consideration, and necessary adjustments made.</p><p>It is the duty of clinicians to keep themselves appraised of best practice, in particular guidance issued by the NICE. Whilst guidelines are not mandatory, clinicians and commissioners are expected to take them fully into account when designing services that meet the needs of their local population. The NICE promotes its guidance via its website, newsletters, and other media.</p><p>The Department is working with NHS England to develop an e-learning course on ME for healthcare professionals, with the aim of supporting staff in providing better care and improving patient outcomes. The Medical Schools Council will promote the NHS England e-learning package on ME to all United Kingdom medical schools, and encourage medical schools to provide undergraduates with direct patient experience of ME.</p><p>We have finished consulting on My Full Reality, the cross-Government interim delivery plan on ME, which seeks to improve the experiences and outcomes of people living with this condition. We are in the process of analysing the results of the consultation. The views and experiences gathered through this consultation will be used to build a picture of how well the interim delivery plan identifies and meets the needs of the ME community, and to highlight any significant gaps where further action may be necessary. We will publish a summary of the consultation responses, which will inform the final delivery plan being published later this year, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 22957 22958 question first answered 26/04/2024 07:21:17 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1712678

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: 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, with reference to section 1.17 of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines entitled Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy) chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management, published on 29 October 2021, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that hospital staff are aware of NICE guidelines for caring patients with very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	22957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guideline, Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management, published in October 2021, outlines the expectations for inpatient care for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The guidance states that where possible, patients with ME should be provided with a single room, and that factors such as the level of lighting and sound should be taken into consideration, and necessary adjustments made.</p><p>It is the duty of clinicians to keep themselves appraised of best practice, in particular guidance issued by the NICE. Whilst guidelines are not mandatory, clinicians and commissioners are expected to take them fully into account when designing services that meet the needs of their local population. The NICE promotes its guidance via its website, newsletters, and other media.</p><p>The Department is working with NHS England to develop an e-learning course on ME for healthcare professionals, with the aim of supporting staff in providing better care and improving patient outcomes. The Medical Schools Council will promote the NHS England e-learning package on ME to all United Kingdom medical schools, and encourage medical schools to provide undergraduates with direct patient experience of ME.</p><p>We have finished consulting on My Full Reality, the cross-Government interim delivery plan on ME, which seeks to improve the experiences and outcomes of people living with this condition. We are in the process of analysing the results of the consultation. The views and experiences gathered through this consultation will be used to build a picture of how well the interim delivery plan identifies and meets the needs of the ME community, and to highlight any significant gaps where further action may be necessary. We will publish a summary of the consultation responses, which will inform the final delivery plan being published later this year, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 22956 22958 question first answered 26/04/2024 07:21:17 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1712776

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2024 to Question 16630 on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, when she plans to publish the final myalgic encephalomyelitis delivery plan.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	22958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guideline, Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management, published in October 2021, outlines the expectations for inpatient care for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The guidance states that where possible, patients with ME should be provided with a single room, and that factors such as the level of lighting and sound should be taken into consideration, and necessary adjustments made.</p><p>It is the duty of clinicians to keep themselves appraised of best practice, in particular guidance issued by the NICE. Whilst guidelines are not mandatory, clinicians and commissioners are expected to take them fully into account when designing services that meet the needs of their local population. The NICE promotes its guidance via its website, newsletters, and other media.</p><p>The Department is working with NHS England to develop an e-learning course on ME for healthcare professionals, with the aim of supporting staff in providing better care and improving patient outcomes. The Medical Schools Council will promote the NHS England e-learning package on ME to all United Kingdom medical schools, and encourage medical schools to provide undergraduates with direct patient experience of ME.</p><p>We have finished consulting on My Full Reality, the cross-Government interim delivery plan on ME, which seeks to improve the experiences and outcomes of people living with this condition. We are in the process of analysing the results of the consultation. The views and experiences gathered through this consultation will be used to build a picture of how well the interim delivery plan identifies and meets the needs of the ME community, and to highlight any significant gaps where further action may be necessary. We will publish a summary of the consultation responses, which will inform the final delivery plan being published later this year, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 22956 22957 question first answered 26/04/2024 07:21:17 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1681931

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	General Practitioners: Feltham and Heston
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 she has made of the adequacy of GP provision for the size of the population in Feltham and Heston.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	9519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>In Feltham and Heston constituency, the median general practitioner (GP)-patient ratio was 3.6 full time equivalent doctors in general practice per 10,000 registered patients in November 2023.</p><p>Each GP is required to provide services to meet the reasonable needs of their patients. There is no Government recommendation for how many patients a GP should have assigned, or the ratio of GPs or other practice staff to patients. The demands each patient places on their GP are different and can be affected by many different factors, including rurality and patient demographics. It is necessary to consider the workforce for each practice as a whole; not only GPs but also including the range of health professionals available who are able to respond to the needs of their patients.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 18/01/2024 16:32:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1628522

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
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	Autism and Learning Disability: Community Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on implementing the Building the Right Support Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	185641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>Significant progress has been made in implementing the Building the Right Support (BtRS) Action Plan. Since its publication in July 2022, the majority of the commitments due to complete to date, 19 of 22, have now been delivered and there are mitigations in place for those that have not.</p><p>For commitments with upcoming completion dates, the majority are on track to be delivered as expected. Mitigations are in place for the small number of commitments that are currently off track to be delivered by their expected completion date.</p><p>The BtRS Delivery Board, which is responsible for overseeing implementation of the BtRS Action Plan, regularly reviews progress on these commitments and takes collective action where a commitment is identified as being off track.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/05/2023 15:53:26 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 76462 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1627887

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	Infant Mortality: Greater London
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 (a) stillbirth and (b) neonatal death rates in (i) Feltham and Heston constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Hounslow, (iii) the area covered by the NHS NW London Integrated Care Board and (iv) Greater London.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	184993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The published data from the North West London Integrated Care Board is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-perinatal-mortality/" target="_blank">https://timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-perinatal-mortality/</a></p><p>The Government’s maternity safety ambition is to halve the 2010 rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and brain injuries that occur during or soon after birth and to reduce the preterm birth rate from 8% to 6% by 2025.</p><p>The Government has multiple approaches to improving maternity safety inducing clinical improvements like the expanded Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle, as well as improving learning through the maternity investigation programme which currently sits in the Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 22/05/2023 16:19:09 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1623997

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	Home Care Services: Minimum Wage
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 26 April 2023 to Question 181658 on Home Care Services: Pay, whether his Department plans to introduce an action plan on enforcement of the National Minimum Wage for the home care workforce.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	182866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs enforces the National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business and Trade. All businesses, irrespective of their size or business sector, are responsible for paying the correct National Living Wage (NLW) and NMW to their staff.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/05/2023 14:27:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1612367

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Home Care Services: Care Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of paying home care workers by the minute on the quality of care provided by that workforce.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	181657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>We have no current plans to make a specific assessment.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 26/04/2023 09:23:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 71257 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra