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1656897

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Hospitals: Homelessness
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 rough sleepers are not discharged from hospital back onto the streets.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	197214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department is committed to promoting safe and timely discharge for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness, to appropriate accommodation. During 2020/21 and 2021/22, the Department, through the Shared Outcomes Fund, provided a total of £15.85 million to 17 sites to pilot Out of Hospital Care Models supporting people at risk of homelessness.</p><p>These models provide interim accommodation and care and support while full assessments of individual needs are carried out. Feedback from sites suggests these models are important in supporting discharge and maintain flow.</p><p>Whilst full evaluation is still underway, there are positive preliminary findings, including savings to the National Health Service and other public services due to the programme. A final evaluation of the programme will be delivered in December 2023 and from this we will share learning to encourage local areas to adopt similar models.</p><p>In addition, we will continue to work to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Duty to Refer people believed to be homeless or at risk of homelessness, from NHS services to local authorities with their consent.</p><p>Improving how discharges are arranged for people experiencing, or at risk of homelessness, will also be supported by our wider work to improve discharge processes. This includes ensuring effective care transfer hubs are in place for every system ahead of winter to coordinate and support timely discharge to the right setting for people with more complex needs.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 11/09/2023 16:59:54 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1646333

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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	Ultrasonics
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 made an assessment of the potential impact of waiting times for MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound treatment on a patients quality of life.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	190642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not made an assessment of the waiting times for patients (who are eligible) for Transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/07/2023 08:05:21 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 84500 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1544860

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
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	Breast Cancer: Screening
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 Sir Mike Richards report of the independent review of adult screening programmes in England, whether he is taking steps to deliver a new IT system in the Breast Screening Programme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	94900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>NHS England have launched the Digital transformation of screening programme in response to the report’s recommendations. Discovery work on a new breast screening IT system has recently been completed.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/11/2022 11:02:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1542307

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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	Radiology
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 when a second provider will be commissioned for MR-guided focused ultrasound in the (a) North and (b) south of England.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	88026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made regarding the number of patients with essential tremor in Liverpool. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust provide this treatment in England and meet patient demand. There are no current plans to expand the number of providers.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 88025 question first answered 24/11/2022 14:04:15 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1535763

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Social 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 her Department has made of the potential impact of private sector provision of adult social care services on the (a) quality of care outcomes and (b) ability to recruit and retain staff in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	71297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. Local authorities are responsible for the commissioning of care and support services to meet the needs of the local populations. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have a duty to shape local markets to ensure a range of high quality, sustainable, person-centred care and support services are provided.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/11/2022 15:38:27 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 29728 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1535767

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	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, what assessment her Department has made on the potential merit of local authorities providing adult social care services based on an in-house, insourced service model.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	71298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the commissioning of care and support services to meet the needs of the local population. The Health and Care Act 2022 includes provisions for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to assess the performance of local authorities' of delivery adult social care duties, as set out under the Care Act 2014. The CQC has been working with local government and the care sector to develop a framework for these assessments, which includes consideration of how local authorities undertake commissioning and market shaping duties.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/11/2022 17:43:34 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 29730 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1535770

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
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	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department last discussed the local government finance settlement in respect to adult social care service provision demands across local council areas with the Secretary of State for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	71299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on adult social care service delivery and budgets.</p><p>The Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022/23 made an additional £3.7 billion available to councils compared to 2021/22. Through the settlement, local authorities have access to an additional £1 billion for social care in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/11/2022 16:48:23 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 29732 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1535340

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
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	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, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Integrated Care Systems in involving local authorities in decision making and governance.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	69840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Care Act 2022 established integrated care boards and required the creation of integrated care partnerships as statutory elements of integrated care systems. Both organisations have governance and decision-making roles for local government.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 07/11/2022 13:33:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 29190 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1523595

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Care Workers: Pay
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 her Department has made of the potential impact of the level of wages in the care sector on the vacancy rate in the (a) short, (b) medium and (c) long term.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	66058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 31/10/2022 17:43:49 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1300360

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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: Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on trends in the level of prescriptions for anti-psychotic medication in care homes since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	164676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. NHS Digital receives information on the prescribing of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia and without a diagnosis of psychosis. However, it does not include the location of those receiving the prescription and, therefore, cannot identify those in care homes.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/03/2021 13:59:18 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker