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1540046

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions: 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 he has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the level of ENT training opportunities at hospitals with sufficient surgical procedure throughput per week.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	80810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However in 2022, Health Education England created 10 additional training places for ear, nose and throat specialty training, which was a 35.7% increase from the 2021 intake.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/11/2022 12:50:08 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 34141 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1540047

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Doctors: Training
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 merits of offering upskilling roles for non-trainee registrars in response to a shortage in training programmes to allow them to obtain Certificates of Equivalent Specialist Registration.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	80811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made. However, NHS England and Health Education England are considering a wide range of options to support doctors training through the development of the forthcoming long term workforce plan.</p><p>The Department is amending the legislation which governs entry to the specialist and general practitioner (GP) registers. We expect changes to the legislation to be made before the end of 2022. This will enable the General Medical Council to develop new routes to the specialist and GP registers in due course and increase accessibility.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/11/2022 12:52:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1540048

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Doctors: Training
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 is taking to increase recruitment to speciality training in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	80812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>For those who applied to begin training in 2022, Health Education England invested in more than 750 additional training posts across all programmes. For posts commencing in August 2022, 7,894 doctors accepted posts with a fill rate of 99.7%.</p><p>In January 2022, the Department commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention. The plan is due for completion by the end of 2022 and its conclusions will be available in due course. Funding plans beyond the current Spending Review period will be subject to the outcome of future Spending Reviews.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/11/2022 12:55:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1538295

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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	Motor Neurone Disease: 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, what steps he is taking to help increase access to proficient care staff trained to deal with complex care needs for those with motor neurone disease.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	76031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Through Skills for Care, we are providing a range of resources and practical toolkits for social care providers to attract, train and retain staff. This includes distributing funding annually through the Workforce Development Fund, which enables employers to apply for financial support towards the development of staff.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/11/2022 15:46:22 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1537351

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Maternity Services: Staff
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 potential merits of (a) producing a workforce plan for maternity services and (b) long-term funding for (i) safe and (ii) sustainable staffing across all of NHS England’s maternity services.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	74808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>In 2022, a further £127 million has been invested in the National Health Service maternity workforce and improving neonatal care. This is in addition to the £95 million invested in 2021 to fund a further 1,200 midwives and 100 consultant obstetricians. We have also provided almost £450,000 to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to develop a new workforce planning tool to improve how maternity units calculate medical staffing requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will consider the number of staff and the roles required and will set out the actions and reforms needed to improve workforce supply and retention. There are no current plans to produce a specific workforce plan for maternity services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/11/2022 17:19:17 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1537105

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
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	Cerebral Palsy: 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 steps he is taking to ensure all people with cerebral palsy in England receive (a) regional specialised support services, (b) clear care pathways and (c) annual patient reviews on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	73878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The majority of services for people with cerebral palsy are commissioned locally by integrated care boards which are best placed to make decisions according to local need.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published guidance on care and support for adults with cerebral palsy to support healthcare professionals and commissioners. The guidance recommends service providers develop pathways which allow patients with cerebral palsy to access specialist neurology services and include an offer of an annual review of a patient’s clinical and functional needs.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/11/2022 12:25:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 31095 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1518812

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Monkeypox: Publicity and Vaccination
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 is taking to provide (a) vaccines against monkeypox and (b) accurate public information on monkeypox.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	58896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has procured over 150,000 doses of the vaccines used for monkeypox. To maximise the number of people that can be vaccinated, more clinics are now offering the vaccine using safe and clinically approved intradermal administration.</p><p>The UKHSA has delivered targeted, online communications to raise awareness of the symptoms, transmission routes and actions people with suspected monkeypox should take. Supported by NHS England, the UKHSA convenes a weekly monkeypox communications external partners forum. The forum has a membership of over 30 national, regional and local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and sexual health organisations.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 03/11/2022 16:21:56 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 26730 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1518813

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Monkeypox: Disease Control
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 merits of naming a person responsible for the UK response to monkeypox.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	58901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) was established to lead on the planning for, prevention and response to external health threats. As an executive agency of the Department, the UKHSA has leadership of the response to monkeypox, working across Government and the health service, including the devolved administrations and local government.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 26/10/2022 16:23:17 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 26712 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1506891

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS Integrated Care Systems have been issuing the protein-based Nuvaxovid covid-19 vaccine since its approval; and what guidance her Department has issued on access to Nuvaxovid for those people who want to avoid MNRA-based vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	51867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>On 15 August 2022, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advised that in exceptional circumstances Nuvaxovid may be used in the autumn booster vaccination programme when no alternative clinically suitable United Kingdom-approved COVID-19 vaccine is available. From the end of September 2022, individuals will be referred to centres able to provide Nuvaxovid where clinicians deem it clinically necessary.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 26/09/2022 10:57:20 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 20314 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1506923

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	NHS: Staff
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 potential merits of increasing investment for mental health support for NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	51868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>In 2022/23, £45 million funding has been allocated to support the continuation of the national mental health and wellbeing support offer, which includes the 40 mental health and wellbeing hubs for health and social care staff in England. These hubs provide proactive outreach and clinical assessment and enable rapid access to evidence based mental health services and support.</p><p>The Professional Nurse Advocacy programme is delivering staff training and restorative supervision in England and the NHS Practitioner Health service provides a national support service for staff with more complex needs, such as trauma or addictions. The national health and wellbeing offer also includes a role for Wellbeing Guardians at board level. We are strengthening the role for occupational health services to a more integrated, preventative partner in supporting health and wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/09/2022 10:42:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq