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748179

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Breastfeeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where England was ranked compared to other European countries for breastfeeding in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	2855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Official statistics for England about breastfeeding and other infant feeding practices are captured in the Public Health Outcomes Framework and Maternity Services Dataset (MSDS); however these datasets are not designed to be used for international comparison.</p><p>Prior to this, data on breastfeeding in the United Kingdom was recorded by the Infant Feeding Survey (IFS) every five years from 1975 to 2010. You can access the 2010 Infant Feeding Survey Consolidated Report and Summary here:</p><p><a href="http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB08694" target="_blank">http://content.digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB08694</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 15:10:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

748180

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the GP Forward Review published in April 2016, how many of the 3,000 new mental health therapists referenced in that review have been appointed.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	2846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 16:31:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

748181

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Independent Mental Health Taskforce report entitled Five Year Forward View on Mental Health published in February 2016, what the timetable is for the establishment of a care pathway for autism.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	2861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>An indicative timeline for the development of care pathways was set out in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. The precise timetable for the establishment of a care pathway for autism will be confirmed by NHS England in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 10/07/2017 13:38:37 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

748182

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Social Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital social workers have been employed by the NHS in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	2853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following table shows how many qualified Social Services staff are employed in the National Health Service in England at 30 September 2010 to 2016. Data for March 2017 is also provided as this is the latest available.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Qualified staff working within the area of Social Services in NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups in England as at 30 September each specified year and latest data as at 31 March 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Qualified staff working in Social Services</p></td><td><p>Qualified staff working within the area of Social Services (full-time equivalent)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,541</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,769</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2,349</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS Digital, Provisional NHS HCHS monthly workforce statistics</p><p> </p><p>Note: It is not possible to identify staff working specifically in a hospital setting, nor those who are specifically registered social workers. The data provided are based on qualified staff working within the area of Social Services. Social Services staff included in this category have the following Occupation Codes; Consultant Therapist/Scientist, Manager, Therapist, Instructor/teacher and Tutor.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 14:50:40 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

748183

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on preventing escalating clinical negligence costs in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	2889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The costs of clinical negligence are rising due to a range of factors such as rising activity in the National Health Service, increasing life expectancy, costs of care and factors within the legal environment. We need to tackle this rising expenditure whilst ensuring that patients harmed by the NHS can access appropriate compensation and that the NHS is able to learn from mistakes and improve patient care.</p><p> </p><p>In February my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health met with the former Secretary of State for Justice (Elizabeth Truss) at which the Secretary of State for Health was informed that that there would be a change in the personal injury discount rate. This change will have a significant impact on the cost of clinical negligence and the effect on general practice indemnity costs is of particular concern. This is why alongside the announcement of a change to the rate the government announced that the Department will work closely with general practitioners (GPs) and Medical Defence Organisations to ensure that appropriate funding is available to meet additional costs to GPs, recognising the crucial role they play in the delivery of the NHS. Since that time the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have consulted on proposals to change how the discount rate is set in future.</p><p>The Department is working closely with MoJ on proposals to introduce fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence cases which, if implemented, would reduce the disproportionality between damages and costs in lower value claims. The Department also recently completed a consultation on proposals to introduce a ‘Rapid Resolution and Redress’ scheme which, if implemented, would be an alternative compensation scheme for families who haveexperienced severe avoidable birth injury. This scheme is aimed at delivering a long-term reduction in these harmful events through investigation and learning and providing an improved experience for affected families. This would be a voluntary scheme which would not affect an individual's right to litigate.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 2890 question first answered 12/07/2017 13:29:39 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

748184

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Depressive Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the forthcoming consultation on guidelines for treating depression in adults.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	2874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on forthcoming pieces of guidance. NICE is an independent body and develops its guidance on the basis of an assessment of the available evidence through consultation with stakeholders, including the Department.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/07/2017 09:16:14 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

748185

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Australasia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) requirements for and (b) costs to nurses trained in Australia and New Zealand are who wish to register for work within the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	2902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom and is responsible for nurse registration. The NMC has informed us that before nurses who trained in countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) can be admitted to its register it needs to ensure they meet its registration standards.</p><p> </p><p>The NMC’s registration requirements are set out on its website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.nmc.org.uk" target="_blank">www.nmc.org.uk</a></p><p>For applicants who trained outside of the EEA these include:</p><p>- holding a suitable professional qualification;</p><p>- having the necessary post-qualifying practise skills and experience for the part of the register for which they are applying;</p><p>- being of good health and good character;</p><p>- having the necessary knowledge of English. The NMC requires a minimum score of seven in all areas of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS);</p><p>- having an appropriate indemnity arrangement in place at the point of practise; and</p><p>- paying the relevant fee(s).</p><p>With regard to the cost of registration, for nurses who trained in Australia and New Zealand, the NMC has provided the following information:</p><p>- £153 application registration fee, paid to the NMC;</p><p>- £140 evaluation fee, for assurance of application information, paid to the NMC;</p><p>- A fee to sit the test of competence, paid to the test provider;</p><p>- A fee to sit the IELTS language test, paid to the test provider; and</p><p>- Fees relating to the UK immigration process.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 10/07/2017 15:45:31 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

748186

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Piperacillin/tazobactam: Shortages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the potential cost to the NHS of longer (a) treatment times and (b) hospital stays as a result of prescribing less powerful antibiotics as a result of the international shortage of the antibiotic piperacillin-tazobactam.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	2903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made. In response to the shortage of piperacillin-tazobactam, the Department has been working with national antimicrobial leads through Public Health England and the Department’s Expert Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Prescribing Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections who published guidance on appropriate alternative treatment options to ensure that any impact on patient care has been minimised. This guidance provided recommendations on the different broad spectrum antibiotics, or a combination of narrower spectrum antibiotics that can be used to treat the range of infections for which piperacillin-tazobactam is licensed.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 14:38:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

748187

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress the Government has made in implementing recommendation 52 of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health on undertaking a review of existing regulations of the Health and Social Care Act to identify disparities and gaps between provisions relating to physical and mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	2952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Social Care Act 2012 placed the principle of parity of esteem on a statutory footing.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Queen’s Speech, the Government will review the mental health legislative landscape, including how the Mental Health Act is implemented on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 10/07/2017 09:27:50 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

748188

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS mental health patients were treated in non-NHS institutions in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	2924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The data requested is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 15:12:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley