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Written Question
Diabetes: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in each of the last five years.

Answered by Will Quince

The following table shows the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in each year from 2016 to 2020, by diabetes type.

Type 1

Type 2 and other

2016

30

380

2017

25

430

2018

35

490

2019

25

480

2020

25

465

Source: National Diabetes Audit (NDA)

Notes:

  1. A person may have more than one diabetes diagnosis within the NDA. In this case, an algorithm is used to derive the best diagnosis date and diabetes type for each person.
  2. Disclosure control has been applied to all figures, as per the NDA publication – all numbers are rounded to the nearest 5, unless the number is 1 to 7, in which case it is rounded to ‘5’.
  3. Diabetes type is reported as ‘type 1’ and ‘type 2 and other’ within the NDA. ‘Type 1’ includes where a person is recorded as having type 1 diabetes in the NDA. ‘Type 2 and other’ includes where a person is recorded as having type 2 diabetes, Maturity-onset Diabetes of the Young, other or non-specified diabetes in the NDA.

Written Question
General Practitioners: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.

Answered by Will Quince

We are working with NHS England, Health Education England and the profession to increase the general practice workforce in England, including in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough. This includes measures to improve recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage them to return to practice.

The updated GP Contract Framework announced a number of new schemes, alongside continued support for existing recruitment and retention schemes for the general practice workforce. This includes the GP Retention Scheme, the GP Retention Fund, the National GP Induction and Refresher, the Locum Support Scheme, the New to Partnership Payment and the Supporting Mentors Scheme.


Written Question
Life Expectancy: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of healthy life expectancy in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.

Answered by Caroline Johnson

No specific assessment has been made.

‘Our plan for patients’, published on 22 September, sets out the immediate priorities to support individuals to live healthier lives, including improving access to health and care services in all areas and preventing ill-health. Further information on measures to address health disparities will be available in due course.


Written Question
Life Expectancy: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of life expectancy in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.

Answered by Caroline Johnson

No specific assessment has been made.

‘Our plan for patients’, published on 22 September, sets out the immediate priorities to support individuals to live healthier lives, including improving access to health and care services in all areas and preventing ill-health. Further information on measures to address health disparities will be available in due course.


Written Question
Midwives: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.

Answered by Will Quince

NHS England retains oversight of local workforce plans and is updated on vacancy rates. However, recruitment and retention is undertaken at trust level.

In 2022, an additional £127 million has been invested in the National Health Service maternity workforce and improving neonatal care, including in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough. This is in addition to the £95 million invested in 2021 to fund a further 1,200 midwives and 100 consultant obstetricians. The NHS People Plan focuses on improving the retention of NHS staff by prioritising staff health and wellbeing. In 2022/23, £45 million has been allocated to support the continuation of 40 mental health hubs, the Professional Nurse Advocates programme and expanding the NHS Practitioner Health service.


Written Question
Eating Disorders: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support young people with eating disorders in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Constituency.

Answered by Caroline Johnson

In September we announced ‘Our Plan for Patients’, which outlines how we will increase access to National Health Service mental health and eating disorder services, including in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough. Making it easier to access general practice through our ABCD priorities will expand this route as a gateway to mental health care.

Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 to expand these services for adults, children and young people in England, including in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough.

We will invest approximately £1 billion in community mental health care for adults with severe mental illness, including eating disorders, by 2023/24 and an additional £53 million per year in children and young people's community eating disorder services to increase capacity in the 70 community eating disorder teams.


Written Question
Mental Health Services: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.

Answered by Caroline Johnson

In September we announced ‘Our Plan for Patients’, which outlines how we will increase access to National Health Service mental health and eating disorder services, including in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough. Making it easier to access general practice through our ABCD priorities will expand this route as a gateway to mental health care.

Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are investing an additional £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24 to expand these services for adults, children and young people in England, including in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough.

We will invest approximately £1 billion in community mental health care for adults with severe mental illness, including eating disorders, by 2023/24 and an additional £53 million per year in children and young people's community eating disorder services to increase capacity in the 70 community eating disorder teams.


Written Question
Health Services: Females
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to publish an annual report on their progress to deliver on the commitments outlined in the Women’s Health Strategy.

Answered by Caroline Johnson

There are no plans to do so. We aim to publish a report on progress in delivering the commitments and the outcomes achieved in three years.


Written Question
Health Services: Females
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the delivery plan for the Women’s Health Strategy will be published.

Answered by Caroline Johnson

There are no plans to do so. We aim to publish a report on progress in delivering the commitments and the outcomes achieved in three years.


Written Question
HIV Infection: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Tuesday 25th October 2022

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with HIV in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in each of the last 5 five years.

Answered by Caroline Johnson

The information is not collected in the format requested.