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924673

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
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 Illness: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the outcome of the consultation on restraint and restrictive intervention for children and young people with learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders and mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	154154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>Responses to the consultation on ‘Reducing the Need for Restraint and Restrictive Intervention’ have been analysed. The guidance is currently being updated in light of the responses and is due to be published soon.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2018 11:20:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

923996

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is available for palliative care services.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	153898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>As with the vast majority of NHS services, the commissioning of palliative and end of life care is a local matter, over which individual clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have responsibility. CCGs are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and fund services to meet those needs from the overall resource allocations they receive.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2018 11:10:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

923997

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Dementia: Mental 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 talking therapies are available for dementia patients.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	153899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme began in 2008 and has transformed treatment of adult anxiety disorders and depression in England. Over 900,000 people now access IAPT services each year, and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health has pledged to expand services further to see 1.5 million people treated for mental health problems every year by 2020/21 alongside improving quality. Although IAPT does not provide complex interventions for dementia, IAPT practitioners are able to treat common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety which people with dementia may present with.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2018 11:12:00 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

923998

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Carers
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 saving to the public purse of unpaid carers.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	153900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>No substantive assessment of the savings to the public purse of unpaid carers has been made. Estimates of the value of unpaid care are frequently based on the cost of providing formal social care services as a direct substitute for unpaid care, and range widely.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2018 11:13:05 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

923259

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Social Services
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 ensure that the forthcoming Green Paper on Social Care will include greater (a) support for carers and (b) funding and other support for the social care system to meet increasing demand in terms of complexity of care requirements and overall demand.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	153301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>Carers are vital partners in the health and social care system, and they need to be at the heart of discussions on a sustainable settlement for social care. The Green Paper will include a focus on carers and how society supports them.</p><p> </p><p>Social care continues to be a key priority for this Government. In addition to the £2 billion announced at Spring Budget 2017, we have announced a further £150 million for 2018/19, giving councils access to up to £9.4 billion more dedicated funding for adult social care in total over three years.</p><p> </p><p>An ageing society means that we need to reach a longer-term sustainable settlement for social care. That is why the Government has committed to publishing a Green Paper by autumn 2018 setting out our proposals for reform.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2018 11:15:30 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

923329

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Hospitals: Patients
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 (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to reduce the number of patients that are discharged from hospital late.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	153393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>Despite the National Health Service being busier than ever with hospital admissions, the majority of patients are discharged quickly. The Government has already taken significant action to help reduce delayed transfers of care, including providing an additional £2 billion of funding for social care, setting expectations locally for reductions in delayed transfers of care and asking the Care Quality Commission to undertake a series of local system reviews to evaluate the boundary between health and social care’s functionality. The Department are also working with system partners to provide a package of support to help local areas improve transfers out of hospital and reduce delays. Overall, there are 1,827 more beds available each day since February 2017. But there is still more to do.</p><p> </p><p>Data surrounding the proportion of patients in hospital with a delayed discharge is not collected centrally. NHS England publishes monthly reports on the total delayed days during the month for all patients delayed throughout the month and this can be found at their website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/statistical-work-areas-delayed-transfers-of-care-delayed-transfers-of-care-data-2018-19/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/statistical-work-areas-delayed-transfers-of-care-delayed-transfers-of-care-data-2018-19/</a></p><p> </p><p>Data is shown at provider organisation level, from NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and primary care trusts. Data is also shown by local authority that is responsible for each patient delayed.</p><p> </p><p>No formal assessment has been made of the cost to the public purse of delayed discharge of a patient.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 153394 153395 question first answered 20/06/2018 11:18:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

923330

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Hospitals: Patients
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients in hospital had a delayed discharge in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	153394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>Despite the National Health Service being busier than ever with hospital admissions, the majority of patients are discharged quickly. The Government has already taken significant action to help reduce delayed transfers of care, including providing an additional £2 billion of funding for social care, setting expectations locally for reductions in delayed transfers of care and asking the Care Quality Commission to undertake a series of local system reviews to evaluate the boundary between health and social care’s functionality. The Department are also working with system partners to provide a package of support to help local areas improve transfers out of hospital and reduce delays. Overall, there are 1,827 more beds available each day since February 2017. But there is still more to do.</p><p> </p><p>Data surrounding the proportion of patients in hospital with a delayed discharge is not collected centrally. NHS England publishes monthly reports on the total delayed days during the month for all patients delayed throughout the month and this can be found at their website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/statistical-work-areas-delayed-transfers-of-care-delayed-transfers-of-care-data-2018-19/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/statistical-work-areas-delayed-transfers-of-care-delayed-transfers-of-care-data-2018-19/</a></p><p> </p><p>Data is shown at provider organisation level, from NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and primary care trusts. Data is also shown by local authority that is responsible for each patient delayed.</p><p> </p><p>No formal assessment has been made of the cost to the public purse of delayed discharge of a patient.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 153393 153395 question first answered 20/06/2018 11:18:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

923331

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Hospitals: Patients
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 cost to the public purse of delayed discharge of a patient.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	153395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>Despite the National Health Service being busier than ever with hospital admissions, the majority of patients are discharged quickly. The Government has already taken significant action to help reduce delayed transfers of care, including providing an additional £2 billion of funding for social care, setting expectations locally for reductions in delayed transfers of care and asking the Care Quality Commission to undertake a series of local system reviews to evaluate the boundary between health and social care’s functionality. The Department are also working with system partners to provide a package of support to help local areas improve transfers out of hospital and reduce delays. Overall, there are 1,827 more beds available each day since February 2017. But there is still more to do.</p><p> </p><p>Data surrounding the proportion of patients in hospital with a delayed discharge is not collected centrally. NHS England publishes monthly reports on the total delayed days during the month for all patients delayed throughout the month and this can be found at their website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/statistical-work-areas-delayed-transfers-of-care-delayed-transfers-of-care-data-2018-19/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/delayed-transfers-of-care/statistical-work-areas-delayed-transfers-of-care-delayed-transfers-of-care-data-2018-19/</a></p><p> </p><p>Data is shown at provider organisation level, from NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and primary care trusts. Data is also shown by local authority that is responsible for each patient delayed.</p><p> </p><p>No formal assessment has been made of the cost to the public purse of delayed discharge of a patient.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 153393 153394 question first answered 20/06/2018 11:18:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

923348

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Medical Equipment
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 (a) heart monitors, (b) TENS machines and (c) mobility aids that are no longer required are returned for use by other patients.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	153236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>There is a responsibility on National Health Service trusts to make the very best use of all resources and items where they are safely and legally reusable and returnable.</p><p> </p><p>The policy on the return of equipment is a matter for each individual NHS trust. The policy should be included in the trust’s Sustainable Development Management Plan (SDMP). The publication of a trust’s SDMP is a requirement under Service Condition 18 of the NHS Standard Contract. This should be available for inspection by any member of the public.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/06/2018 10:58:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

923351

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Medical Equipment
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 has plans to ensure that more medical equipment is returned and reused by other patients; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	153237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The return, reuse or recycling of equipment is decided locally between the relevant commissioners and providers of equipment. There is a responsibility on National Health Service trusts to make the best use of all resources and items including recycling and reuse of equipment where it is safe and cost effective to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data on expenditure on reusable medical equipment and no estimate has been made of these costs.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 153238 question first answered 20/06/2018 11:02:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main