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Life Sciences Industrial Strategy — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): I am looking forward to reading my hon. Friend’s report into this topic in May. We are a bit of a curate’s egg in this country. We have five of the world’s top 10 medical research universities and more than double the number of Nobel prizes of France, so we do incredibly well on the research side, but some of our hospitals are still running on paper, which is totally inappropriate. That is why we are determined to implement the Wachter review.
Life Sciences Industrial Strategy — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): Let me reassure the hon. Gentleman—as a doctor, he is very conscious of such issues—that the absolute need to ensure that we have an uninterrupted supply of the most critical drugs is forefront in our minds. We are confident that we will be able to achieve that, but we also want great collaboration with European universities, which is why we have said that we would be happy to be an associate member of the European Medicines Agency.
Sports Prostheses for Children — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): Since 2016, the Government have invested £750,000 to fund the provision of sports and activity prostheses for children and young people on the NHS. We have also invested a further £750,000 in a new National Institute for Health Research child prostheses research collaboration to drive improvements in technology. I can confirm that that funding will continue, and we will announce more details shortly.
Sports Prostheses for Children — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Mark Gino Francois (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Minister for that reply. The centre at Headley Court provides world-class support for our servicemen who unfortunately lost limbs in Iraq or Afghanistan. It does incredible work. What lessons have we learned from Headley Court that we are able to transfer into the NHS?
NHS Primary Care: Ageing Population — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Richard Michael John Ogilvie Graham (Conservative, Centre-right): The Health Secretary knows how hard staff have worked at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital to ensure that this year—in fact, in January—it was rated 15th out of 137 hospitals for its A&E performance, despite the intensities of the winter. He knows from his recent visit that all staff, and their co-operation with health services, as well as within the A&E, have led to this, but will he also recognise and do all he can to let Public Health England know how important it is that new capital expenditure is available in order to increase beds and to serve the demographics of an ageing population?
NHS Primary Care: Ageing Population — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady is absolutely right about how important is to increase the number of GPs. The most significant thing is what we announced this morning, which is five new medical colleges that are in parts of the country where it is particularly hard to recruit doctors. Our intention is that half the medical school graduates should be moving into general practice because it is so important.
NHS Primary Care: Ageing Population — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): I congratulate my hon. Friend on being born five years before the NHS was founded—a very short while ago. Kent is an area that, although it is the garden of England, has some profound challenges in its health economy. One of those challenges is attracting doctors to work in Kent and other more geographically remote areas, so I am very hopeful that this big new announcement for the University of Kent will be a big help.
NHS Primary Care: Ageing Population — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): I appreciate that there are pressures in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency. I think most hon. Members would say that there are pressures in their constituency when it comes to general practice, so what have we done so far? Let me put it that way. This year, 3,157 medical school graduates will go on to specialise in general practice, which is the highest ever, but we still have to do more to improve the retention of GPs who are approaching retirement.
NHS Primary Care: Ageing Population — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Rebecca Faye Clark (Pow) (Conservative, Centre-right): Forgive me, Mr Speaker, if first of all, I congratulate you on a marvellous event this morning, celebrating 10 years on from your acclaimed report on young children’s speech and language and calling for a national strategy on that, which directly links into education and health. It was an excellent event, thank you. But of course, on to Taunton Deane. Tomorrow, I shall be very proud in this Chamber to be presenting my petition, which over 6,000 good people from Taunton Deane have signed, calling for a new surgical centre at Musgrove Park Hospital. They are not querying the quality of the healthcare given, but they are querying the facilities. I wonder whether my right hon. Friend would agree that this is a very deserving case for a new centre and for funding.
NHS Primary Care: Ageing Population — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): If these cases were decided on the persistence and strength of the lobbying of local Members, for sure my hon. Friend’s would be at the very top of the list. I have been to the hospital and heard about the issues from staff—it was a very good visit. She has campaigned persistently on this and I very much hope that we can give her good news because I am aware of how urgent the need is.
NHS Primary Care: Ageing Population — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): I will re-look at the issue and the response that the hon. Gentleman was given. The issue is that there is unevenness and unfairness in the rates charged to GPs whose surgeries belong to NHS Property Services. We are trying to make this fair across the country, but we also want to make sure that no GP surgeries close.
NHS Primary Care: Ageing Population — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): We want to encourage the NHS to move towards more integrated services, and part of that is about contractual structures, but part of it is about funding, and I gently point out to the hon. Lady that 8% of the NHS budget in England goes to general practice and only 6.6% in Scotland, which is why there is an even bigger problem with GP surgeries closing in Scotland.
NHS Primary Care: Ageing Population — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): In my first few years as Health Secretary, the message I heard loud and clear from the NHS was that it did not want a huge structural reorganisation, so we are very cautious about changing statutory structures. We want to encourage integration, but in time, if the NHS says it would like the statutory structure changed, we will of course listen.
NHS Trusts: Wholly Owned Subsidiary Companies — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Stephen Paul Barclay (Conservative, Centre-right): The party that is in denial is the Labour party, which, in 2006, passed the legislation through which subsidiaries could be offered. If the hon. Gentleman does not believe me, perhaps he should listen to NHS Providers, which says: "It is…inaccurate and misleading to say that the establishment of wholly owned subsidiaries is a new phenomenon or being pursued to avoid VAT, privatise the NHS, or to reduce terms and conditions for NHS staff." Labour Members should stop scaremongering over legislation that their party actually passed.
Social Care System — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman is right to say that the integration of health and social care is vital, and I think that the renaming of the Department is a symbol of how seriously the Government take our commitment to it. I am keen to talk to him about funding, given that the figures for Liverpool show that it is raising £7.4 million from the social care precept and has received approximately £21 million in grant from the Government.
Social Care System — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: According to recent polling by the Alzheimer’s Society, public concern about the social care system is growing, and it is clear that action is needed now to fix the crisis. Why will the Government not heed the will of Parliament and commit themselves to closing the social care funding gap, as agreed in the vote on our Opposition day motion last October?
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): The Secretary of State has already had conversations with councillors about this matter, but my hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise it. The Care Act 2014 placed a duty on local authorities in England to promote diverse, sustainable, high-quality care, and it is important for them to continue to do that.
Social Care Provision — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): It is the hon. Gentleman’s party that should be ashamed of itself for leaving us with the financial crisis 10 years ago that has created such huge pressure in both the health and social care systems. Yes, in 2010 there were some cuts in the social care system, but that has changed now and over this Parliament the budget is going up, with £9.4 billion of additional resources, which is an 8.6% increase in real terms. We need to go further, however, which is why we have a Green Paper.
NHS Dentists: Children’s Access — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): Children’s oral health is better than it has ever been, and 72% of five-year-olds in England are now decay free. Of course, that means that 28% are not, which is why our Starting Well programme aims to increase access for young children in 13 high-need areas. NHS England is also looking at making similar approaches available in the areas of greatest genuine local need.
NHS Dentists: Children’s Access — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): We are testing the new prevention-focused dental contract, which the hon. Lady knows about, to improve access and outcomes for NHS dental treatment. We have also made great progress on children’s oral health, as I have said. NHS England in her area is currently finalising arrangements for extra funding to support dentists in offering additional access and places. That funding will be available from 1 April, so she and other Members should stand by their phones.
NHS Dentists: Children’s Access — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Philip Andrew Davies (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Member for Batley and Spen (Tracy Brabin) is absolutely right about this particular issue. The Government have long acknowledged that there is a shortage of dentists in West Yorkshire, and in the Bradford district in particular, where the shortage is pretty chronic. Will the Minister set out what the Government are doing to ensure that there is an acceptable number of NHS dentists in the Bradford district?
NHS Dentists: Children’s Access — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): I will not pre-empt what the NHS in Yorkshire and the Humber will say to my hon. Friend or to the hon. Lady, because this is a local decision, but I will say that the 13 Starting Well areas—the programme was a manifesto commitment for us—were selected nationally based on overall need and using a wide range of data including access to NHS dental services.
NHS Dentists: Children’s Access — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): It is interesting that the hon. Lady should raise this; it is one of the things that we might be discussing shortly. According to the GP patient survey for January to March last year, whose results were published later last year, 59% of the adults questioned had tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the past two years, and of those, 95% were successful. Those are not bad figures.
Leaving the EU: health and Social Care — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: Whether his Department has completed an impact assessment of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the health and social care sector.
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): We have made it clear that we want to integrate very closely with European structures when it comes to medicines research. I would gently say to the hon. Gentleman that great universities such as Dundee also collaborate with universities all over the world, and I think that this is a good opportunity for us to ensure that we strengthen our research networks internationally as well as using the tried and tested ones that we have with the EU.
Leaving the EU: health and Social Care — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: Whether his Department has completed an impact assessment of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the health and social care sector.
David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that leaving the EU will be a good opportunity to build links with other countries’ medical systems, particularly those of the Chinese, who have, for instance, integrated Chinese medicine and western medicine to reduce the demand for antibiotics?
Leaving the EU: health and Social Care — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: Whether his Department has completed an impact assessment of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the health and social care sector.
Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right to draw attention to antimicrobial resistance because China is one of the big countries that can make a difference on that, and yes, we have had lots of discussion with Chinese Health Ministers about how we can work together on that.
Hand Gel Usage — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: What progress Public Health England has made on implementing his Department’s policy of publishing data on hand gel usage in NHS trusts as an indicator of hand hygiene compliance.
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): Patient safety, and particularly infection prevention, are among the Government’s key priorities. Public Health England has carried out some initial analysis of available data. However, currently the data is incomplete and would not give a true reflection of the usage of hand gel. We are working with Public Health England to explore how we can improve that data.
Hand Gel Usage — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: What progress Public Health England has made on implementing his Department’s policy of publishing data on hand gel usage in NHS trusts as an indicator of hand hygiene compliance.
Nigel John Mills (Conservative, Centre-right): I am sure the Minister will agree that it is a matter of real importance that all NHS staff wash their hands at all the required five moments of patient contact. Does she agree that it is disappointing that we have not quite got that data published yet, and will she set a date when we will be able to see that data for each trust?
Hand Gel Usage — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: What progress Public Health England has made on implementing his Department’s policy of publishing data on hand gel usage in NHS trusts as an indicator of hand hygiene compliance.
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): As I have said, we will continue to look at that, but, as my hon. Friend knows, the Department has a really strong track record of tackling infection. Incidents of MRSA are down 54% on 2010. We have published a revised code of practice on hand hygiene and we are working with partners across health and social care to ensure that this remains a focus.
Hand Gel Usage — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: What progress Public Health England has made on implementing his Department’s policy of publishing data on hand gel usage in NHS trusts as an indicator of hand hygiene compliance.
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): This is a massive priority for the Government, and we are about to start a public information campaign. Sepsis is a killer—one that deserves to be given the utmost importance, and one that we will be seeking to tackle in every way that we can.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: What estimate he has made of the number of young people who have not had access to child and adolescent mental health services after a referral in the last 12 months.; What estimate he has made of the number of young people who have not had access to child and adolescent mental health services after a referral in the last 12 months.
Jacqueline Doyle-Price (Conservative, Centre-right): We estimate that of the approximately 460,000 referrals made to children and young people’s NHS mental health services per year, 200,000 children receive treatment and many are appropriately signposted to other help. Treatment within the NHS is determined by clinical need and it is vital for all to remember that specialist services are not always appropriate for those referred. That said, we are committed to treating 70,000 more children and young people each year by 2020-21.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: What estimate he has made of the number of young people who have not had access to child and adolescent mental health services after a referral in the last 12 months.; What estimate he has made of the number of young people who have not had access to child and adolescent mental health services after a referral in the last 12 months.
Jacqueline Doyle-Price (Conservative, Centre-right): Having looked at the performance of the hon. Lady’s local trust, I can say that it is rising to the challenge extremely well, but that brings with it challenges. We are increasing the funding available for children and young people’s mental health services. We are relying on local clinical commissioning groups to purchase those services, but I can tell the hon. Lady that NHS England will be keeping this area under scrutiny, to ensure that we are delivering that help to the frontline.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: What estimate he has made of the number of young people who have not had access to child and adolescent mental health services after a referral in the last 12 months.; What estimate he has made of the number of young people who have not had access to child and adolescent mental health services after a referral in the last 12 months.
Jacqueline Doyle-Price (Conservative, Centre-right): I do not accept the allegation that there have been cuts. We have increased expenditure by 20%. We recognise that we need to invest significantly more in improving children and young people’s mental health, and that is exactly what we will be doing.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: What estimate he has made of the number of young people who have not had access to child and adolescent mental health services after a referral in the last 12 months.; What estimate he has made of the number of young people who have not had access to child and adolescent mental health services after a referral in the last 12 months.
Jacqueline Doyle-Price (Conservative, Centre-right): I could not have put it better myself, and this is exactly why we have brought forward the proposals in the Green Paper. We recognise that early intervention is the best way of protecting people’s mental health, so we will be encouraging all schools to appoint a designated mental health lead. We will be rolling out mental health support teams to support schools and we will be trialling a four-week waiting time standard. This will lead to a material improvement in children’s mental health.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Questions: What estimate he has made of the number of young people who have not had access to child and adolescent mental health services after a referral in the last 12 months.; What estimate he has made of the number of young people who have not had access to child and adolescent mental health services after a referral in the last 12 months.
Jacqueline Doyle-Price (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome the hon. Lady to her place on the Front Bench. I believe this is the first time we have had exchanges, and I am sure it will not be the last. We invested an additional £100 million last year. We know that more than half of providers have an average waiting time of fewer than 12 weeks and 4% of providers have a waiting time of fewer than four weeks. She is right in that six trusts are outliers and they are receiving significant attention from NHS England. We are having targeted work with them to address what might be the issues there. As I said earlier, as part of the Green Paper we will be trialling a four-week waiting time standard, and we are determined to achieve improvement in this area.
Dementia Awareness Week — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): Dementia Awareness Week runs from 21 to 27 May, and the Department of Health and Social Care is expecting to participate fully in a range of activities that week, working with partner organisations and the voluntary sector.
Dementia Awareness Week — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Edward John Comport Argar (Conservative, Centre-right): Alongside the work of Governments of both parties to improve dementia research, care and awareness—Dementia Awareness Week is a key part of that—the role of voluntary organisations and dedicated volunteers around the country is vital. Will the Minister join me in paying tribute to the fantastic work of specialist dementia care Admiral Nurses and in backing Leicestershire Dementia UK volunteers in their campaign, which is well on track, to raise the £50,000 needed for an Admiral Nurse for our county?
Dementia Awareness Week — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Caroline Julia Dinenage (Conservative, Centre-right): First, I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the sterling work he does as co-chair of the all-party group on dementia. He is absolutely right to say that Admiral Nurses do fantastic work in many parts of the country, helping people with dementia to maintain their independence, and improve their quality of life and that of their families. I very much support all the fundraising activities going on in his local area.
Satellite Radiotherapy Unit in Stevenage — House of Commons, 2018-03-20
Topic: Health
Stephen Charles Brine (Conservative, Centre-right): NHS England is working with the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust to determine the best way to deliver radiotherapy services to patients in Stevenage. This is part of a system-wide NHS England review of the way in which radiotherapy services are delivered.