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822897

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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, what information his Department holds on the number of care packages that were commissioned by Local Authorities in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	122580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of people receiving care packages for the period 2010/11 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>During year</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,574,590</p></td><td><p>1,462,290</p></td><td><p>1,327,910</p></td><td><p>1,273,280</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The method of collecting data around users of social care changed in 2014/15. The table below provides the figures for 2014/15 onwards which are published by NHS Digital.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>During year</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Completed Short Term Care Episodes</p></td><td><p>253,000</p></td><td><p>245,270</p></td><td><p>241,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Term Care Users</p></td><td><p>885,000</p></td><td><p>873,000</p></td><td><p>868,440</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures above show that there has been a reduction in local authority social care user numbers over the time period requested.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have shifted their focus towards preventing people needing formal packages of care hence the drop in user numbers.</p><p> </p><p>All councils have statutory duties to look after their vulnerable elderly and disabled people. The Care Act 2014 introduced national eligibility criteria for access to adult social care that local authorities are required to meet.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/01/2018 14:01:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

823013

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Continuing Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have applied for continuing healthcare; and how many people have received such care since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	122696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of individuals who were referred for a full NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment and those who became eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare during the years from 2014/15 to 2016/17 is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Number Agreed Eligible</td><td>Number of Referrals Recieved</td></tr><tr><td>2014/15</td><td>96,691</td><td>153,883</td></tr><tr><td>2015/16</td><td>100,960</td><td>160,151</td></tr><tr><td>2016/17</td><td>103,902</td><td>165,365</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>NHS England does not have the same data for the years prior to 2014/15.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/01/2018 13:56:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

821481

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	Postnatal 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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that the six week postnatal GP appointment for new mothers is a full check on the mother's physical and mental health in addition to a separate appointment on the health of the newborn child.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	122399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>Clinical recommendations relating to postnatal checks for mothers and newborn babies are outlined within the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance titled ‘Postnatal care up to 8 weeks after birth’.</p><p> </p><p>Section 1.2.65 states that ‘At the end of the postnatal period, the coordinating healthcare professional should ensure that the woman’s physical, emotional and social wellbeing is reviewed. Screening and medical history should also be taken into account’.</p><p> </p><p>Sections 1.4.11-13 state that at six to eight weeks an examination on the health of a newborn child should be made. Further detail of this guidance can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg37" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg37</a></p><p>NHS England expects commissioners and providers of maternity care to pay due regard to the NICE guidelines. Implementation of this guidance is the responsibility of local National Health Service commissioners and providers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/01/2018 14:35:38 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

821484

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many non-UK EU nationals were employed by the NHS in cardiology in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	122402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following table shows the numbers of non-United Kingdom European Union nationals employed by the National Health Service in the following areas; Cardiology, Dermatology, Neurology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology at September 2015 – September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Specified Staff as at 30 September each specified year (Headcount).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Group/Area (Headcount)</p></td><td><p>September-2015</p></td><td><p>September-2016</p></td><td><p>September-2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiology</p></td><td><p>1,408</p></td><td><p>1,595</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dermatology</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neurology</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Obstetrics and Gynaecology</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>678</p></td><td><p>722</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122403 122404 122405 question first answered 17/01/2018 16:24:58 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

821485

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many non-UK EU nationals were employed by the NHS in dermatology in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	122403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following table shows the numbers of non-United Kingdom European Union nationals employed by the National Health Service in the following areas; Cardiology, Dermatology, Neurology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology at September 2015 – September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Specified Staff as at 30 September each specified year (Headcount).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Group/Area (Headcount)</p></td><td><p>September-2015</p></td><td><p>September-2016</p></td><td><p>September-2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiology</p></td><td><p>1,408</p></td><td><p>1,595</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dermatology</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neurology</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Obstetrics and Gynaecology</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>678</p></td><td><p>722</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122402 122404 122405 question first answered 17/01/2018 16:24:58 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

821486

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many non-UK EU nationals were employed by the NHS in neurology in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	122404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following table shows the numbers of non-United Kingdom European Union nationals employed by the National Health Service in the following areas; Cardiology, Dermatology, Neurology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology at September 2015 – September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Specified Staff as at 30 September each specified year (Headcount).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Group/Area (Headcount)</p></td><td><p>September-2015</p></td><td><p>September-2016</p></td><td><p>September-2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiology</p></td><td><p>1,408</p></td><td><p>1,595</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dermatology</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neurology</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Obstetrics and Gynaecology</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>678</p></td><td><p>722</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122402 122403 122405 question first answered 17/01/2018 16:24:58 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

821487

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many non-UK EU nationals were employed by the NHS in gynaecology in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	122405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following table shows the numbers of non-United Kingdom European Union nationals employed by the National Health Service in the following areas; Cardiology, Dermatology, Neurology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology at September 2015 – September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Specified Staff as at 30 September each specified year (Headcount).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Group/Area (Headcount)</p></td><td><p>September-2015</p></td><td><p>September-2016</p></td><td><p>September-2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiology</p></td><td><p>1,408</p></td><td><p>1,595</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dermatology</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neurology</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>523</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Obstetrics and Gynaecology</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>678</p></td><td><p>722</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 122402 122403 122404 question first answered 17/01/2018 16:24:58 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

821509

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	Care Homes: Closures
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 effect of residential and care home closures on the ability of local authorities to fulfil their statutory obligations to provide care.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	122427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>High quality care is not just about care home beds. Of those aged 65 and over who need local authority support, 62% are cared for in their own home. Since 2010 there has been a growth in home care agencies of more than 3,140.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of beds in care homes has remained broadly static since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>We have given local authorities in England an extra £2 billion over the next three years to maintain access for our growing aging population and allow councils to sustain a diverse care market including care home places.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Government has announced we will consult on plans to improve the social care system and to put it on a more secure financial footing.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/01/2018 15:08:11 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

821522

registered interest
date	12/01/2018
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	NHS: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much land he has declared as surplus to NHS needs in (a) West Sussex and (b) the Coast to Capital local enterprise partnership area.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	122440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The latest Surplus Land Collection report (2016-17) - available on NHS Digital’s website - shows that National Health Service trusts have declared as surplus 1.53 hectare (ha) of land in West Sussex and 3.41 ha of land in the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total surplus land area declared in West Sussex</p></td><td><p>Surplus land area (ha)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>0.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>0.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1.53</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total surplus land area declared in Coast to Capital LEP</p></td><td><p>Surplus land area (ha)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>0.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>0.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>3.41</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:</p><p>2016-17 Surplus Land Collection report: <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB23972" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB23972</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 17/01/2018 17:11:10 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

820662

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Dental Services: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 20 December 2017 (HL3994), what was the total number of fines issued for incorrectly claiming an exemption on NHS dental fees in the first six months of 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Lord Colwyn
uin	HL4632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Business Services Authority reports that a total of 217,539 fines were issued to patients on the grounds of incorrectly claiming an exemption from NHS Dental Patient Charges in the first six months of 2017–18.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/01/2018 12:24:23 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	3394 label Biography information for Lord Colwyn