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1400603

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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 Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to shorten the period for which a care home restricts movements in and out of premises after it experiences a COVID-19 outbreak.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>Restrictions of movement in and out of care home premises during a confirmed COVID-19 outbreak are informed by evidence from rounds of testing, including ‘recovery testing’. This usually takes place after there have been no new cases for 14 days or one maximum incubation period. For variants of concern (VOC), this period is extended to 28 days or two maximum incubation periods. This advice is kept under continuous review as the evidence emerges.</p><p>Omicron was originally identified as a ‘high priority’ VOC which led to restrictions on movement up to 28 days. However, following a review, the UK Health Security Agency advised on 7 January 2021 that the Omicron variant could be managed according to standard protocol for outbreaks, resulting in a reduction in the advised period of restriction to 14 days since the last test positive case.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 03/02/2022 12:11:14 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1363777

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care home residents who received two initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have now received their booster dose.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL3444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently available. However, NHS England is planning to publish data on booster vaccine uptake in care homes shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 15/11/2021 12:05:53 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1362390

registered interest
date	21/10/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) residential home, and (2) nursing home, capacity in England since March 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Browning
uin	HL3275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>In March 2020, there were 234,416 residential care beds which decreased by 0.4% to 233,444 in October 2021. The number of nursing beds in March 2020 was 222,607 which rose by 1.1% to 224,979 in October 2021.</p><p>Since March 2020, the number of overall care beds rose by 0.3% to 458,423 in October 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 02/11/2021 12:40:52 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	236 label Biography information for Baroness Browning

1362035

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the safety of care home (1) residents, and (2) staff, given recent reports that only 28.8 per cent of residents and 14.1 per cent of staff have had a COVID-19 booster vaccination.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies has advised that a vaccination uptake rate of 90% in residents and 80% in staff in each individual care home setting would be needed to provide a minimum level of protection against outbreaks of COVID-19. As of 7 November, 94.9% of residents and 90.2% of staff in homes for older people have received their second dose based on responses from 99.2% of providers. As of 22 October, 88% of care homes had either been visited by the booster programme or appointments have been booked.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 16/11/2021 17:47:20 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1347601

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many additional cases of COVID-19 have been reported in those care homes approved by Care Quality Commission as ‘designated settings’ for receiving patients discharged from hospital with COVID-19 in England since the scheme was fully implemented.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL2074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the data requested.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 02/08/2021 12:37:51 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1328392

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage care homes to grant more Essential Caregiver status requests.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman of Ullock
uin	HL618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Our guidance for care homes on visiting and admissions, updated on 17 June, makes clear that all care home residents should be able to nominate an ‘essential care giver’ who may visit the home to attend to essential care needs. Care home managers should work with residents to allow them to nominate the care giver and visits from these individuals should always be supported, including during periods of self-isolation, for example, following an overnight stay in hospital.</p><p>If a resident or their relative feels that the care home is not following visiting guidance, they should raise the matter with the home. If they are not satisfied that the issue is resolved, the Care Quality Commission can look into any complaints.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 28/06/2021 16:53:54 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1301010

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care home residents and staff (1) tested positive for, and (2) died as a result of, COVID-19 in (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland, and (d) Wales, in (i) November 2020, (ii) December 2020, (iii) January, and (iv) February.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL14039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong> | National Statistician</p><p> </p><p>The Rt Hon. the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p> </p><p>15 March 2021</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Hunt,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many care home residents and staff (1) tested positive for, and (2) died as a result of, COVID-19 in (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland, and (d) Wales, in (i) November 2020, (ii) December 2020, (iii) January, and (iv) February<strong> (HL14039)</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. National Records for Scotland[1] and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency[2] are responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of deaths involving COVID-19 among care home residents registered for the months November 2020 to February 2021 in England and Wales. The term &quot;care home residents&quot; refers to all deaths where either (a) the death occurred in a care home or (b) the death occurred elsewhere but the place of residence of the deceased was recorded as a care home.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold any information on the number of care home staff who have died as a result of COVID-19 therefore we are not able to provide this information. The Department of Health and Social Care are responsible for data on care home infections.[3]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of deaths involving COVID-19 among care home residents registered from November 2020 to February 2021 in England and Wales<strong>[4]</strong><sup>,<strong>[5]</strong>,<strong>[6]</strong>,<strong>[7]</strong>,<strong>[8]</strong>,<strong>[9]</strong>,<strong>[10]</strong></sup></strong></p><p><strong><sup> </sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-20</p></td><td><p>2,321</p></td><td><p>239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-20</p></td><td><p>3,393</p></td><td><p>284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-21</p></td><td><p>7,587</p></td><td><p>482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-21</p></td><td><p>5,067</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: <em>Office for National Statistics</em></p><p>[1]https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/</p><p>[2]https://www.nisra.gov.uk/</p><p>[3]https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care</p><p>[4] Deaths for England and Wales exclude non-residents.</p><p>[5] Figures are provisional for 2020 and 2021.</p><p>[6] The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: coronavirus (COVID-19) (U.071, U.072, U.099, U.109).</p><p>[7] Deaths &quot;involving COVID-19&quot; includes deaths that have COVID-19 mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as underlying cause or not.</p><p>[8] These figures are calculated using the most up-to-date data we have available to get the most accurate estimates.</p><p>[9] Based on boundaries as of November 2020.</p><p>[10] Based on deaths registered in each calendar month.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/03/2021 17:51:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1288527

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they first started testing all care home staff for COVID-19 in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL13544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department began piloting testing of care homes on 1 May 2020 and launched the care home portal to allow care home managers to order tests for all staff and residents on 11 May. The whole care home portal was expanded to all adult care homes, including care homes for adults with learning disabilities or mental health issues, for all care home residents and care home staff, regardless of symptoms, on 7 June.</p><p>Regular retesting for residents and staff of care homes for over 65 year olds and dementia commenced from 6 July. This included weekly testing for staff and every 28 days for residents. All remaining adult care homes were able to apply for retesting from 31 August.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL13545 question first answered 07/04/2021 10:41:40 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

1288528

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they first started testing all care home residents for COVID-19 in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL13545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department began piloting testing of care homes on 1 May 2020 and launched the care home portal to allow care home managers to order tests for all staff and residents on 11 May. The whole care home portal was expanded to all adult care homes, including care homes for adults with learning disabilities or mental health issues, for all care home residents and care home staff, regardless of symptoms, on 7 June.</p><p>Regular retesting for residents and staff of care homes for over 65 year olds and dementia commenced from 6 July. This included weekly testing for staff and every 28 days for residents. All remaining adult care homes were able to apply for retesting from 31 August.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL13544 question first answered 07/04/2021 10:41:40 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

1285879

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have identified any correlation between the number of deaths of care home residents and the number of care home (1) staff, and (2) residents, who decide not to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL13259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>No such correlation has been identified. Public Health England is investigating outbreaks in care homes which have occurred since the start of the vaccination programme to inform our understanding of the impact of vaccination in social care settings. Studying the relationship between numbers or percentage of staff or residents vaccinated and deaths from COVID-19 will be challenging as the number of deaths are falling as a result of falling COVID-19 infections in the general population.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 16/03/2021 17:08:57 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead