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Written Question
Clinical Trials
Friday 17th November 2023

Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement recommendation 27 of Commercial clinical trials in the UK: the Lord O’Shaughnessy review, published on 25 May 2023.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government will publish a full response to the Lord O’Shaughnessy independent review into commercial clinical trials in autumn 2023.

The response will include an update on progress and implementation of the initial five headline commitments and foundational actions that the Government made in May 2023 as well as all other recommendations in the review.


Written Question
Surgery: Hove
Monday 7th November 2022

Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)

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 waiting times for elective surgeries in Hove constituency.

Answered by Will Quince

The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ sets out how the National Health Service will recover and expand elective services over the next three years, including in Hove. We have allocated more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25, in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund already made available in 2021/2022 to increase elective activity. This funding aims to deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million additional checks and procedures and 30% further elective activity by 2024/25 than pre-pandemic levels. A proportion of this funding will be invested in workforce capacity and training and we have committed to invest £5.9 billion for new beds, equipment and technology.

The target to eliminate waiting times of two years or more for elective procedures was met in July 2022 and we aim to eliminate waiting time of eighteen months or more by April 2023. This will be achieved through increasing capacity, seeking alternate capacity in other trusts or the independent sector and engaging with patients to understand choices made regarding their care.


Written Question
Mental Health Services: Hove
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)

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 Hove 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 Hove. 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 Walsall South.

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
Eating Disorders: Hove
Wednesday 26th October 2022

Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)

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 Hove 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 Hove. 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 Walsall South.

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
Dental Services: Hove
Monday 17th October 2022

Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)

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 adequacy of the NHS dentist provision in Hove constituency.

Answered by Will Quince

No specific assessment has been made. However, NHS England asked dental practices to return to full delivery of contracted activity from July 2022, including in Hove. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Hove.

The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.


Written Question
Dental Services: Hove
Monday 17th October 2022

Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)

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 NHS dental services in Hove constituency.

Answered by Will Quince

No specific assessment has been made. However, NHS England asked dental practices to return to full delivery of contracted activity from July 2022, including in Hove. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Hove.

The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.


Written Question
Carers: Respite Care
Wednesday 7th September 2022

Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure local authorities are using the Better Care Fund to provide respite for carers.

Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education

In 2022/23, £291.7 million from the Better Care Fund is earmarked to provide short breaks and respite services for carers and additional advice and support. Local partnerships will also be required to demonstrate how funding is being used to support unpaid carers in Better Care Fund plans. This will provide insight into areas of best practice and which areas would benefit from further support.


Written Question
Coronavirus: Vaccination
Wednesday 12th January 2022

Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allow children eligible for the covid-19 vaccine to use walk-in and mass vaccination centres.

Answered by Maggie Throup

Children aged 12 to 15 years old are receiving COVID-19 vaccination in schools through the School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) and in wider community settings. The National Health Service is supporting the in-school offer to increase the scale and pace of delivery, including targeting communications to parents, young people to improve uptake.

An increasing number of ‘out of school’ sites have been offering vaccinations for those aged 12 to 15 years old, including general practitioner practices and community pharmacies. Letters have been sent to parents and guardians of children aged 12 to 15 years old, offering the option to book the vaccine online or by calling 119. Appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 12 to 15 years old are also available via the National Booking Service.

On 13 December 2021, NHS England and NHS Improvement wrote to local health systems on offering 12 to 15 year olds a second dose of the vaccine. This included preparations for the winter break in ‘out of school’ settings and a spring term offer from 10 January 2022.


Written Question
Coronavirus: Vaccination
Wednesday 12th January 2022

Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to accelerate the covid-19 vaccination programme in schools.

Answered by Maggie Throup

Children aged 12 to 15 years old are receiving COVID-19 vaccination in schools through the School Age Immunisation Service (SAIS) and in wider community settings. The National Health Service is supporting the in-school offer to increase the scale and pace of delivery, including targeting communications to parents, young people to improve uptake.

An increasing number of ‘out of school’ sites have been offering vaccinations for those aged 12 to 15 years old, including general practitioner practices and community pharmacies. Letters have been sent to parents and guardians of children aged 12 to 15 years old, offering the option to book the vaccine online or by calling 119. Appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 12 to 15 years old are also available via the National Booking Service.

On 13 December 2021, NHS England and NHS Improvement wrote to local health systems on offering 12 to 15 year olds a second dose of the vaccine. This included preparations for the winter break in ‘out of school’ settings and a spring term offer from 10 January 2022.


Written Question
Travel: Coronavirus
Friday 3rd December 2021

Asked by: Peter Kyle (Labour - Hove)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will update the NHS App to enable children between the ages of 12 and 15 years old to provide evidence of their vaccination status for the purposes of international travel.

Answered by Maggie Throup

We are looking at ways to provide fully vaccinated 12 to 15 year olds with a travel NHS COVID Pass, which will be available shortly. Further information will be made available in due course, including details of the existing digital or non-digital NHS COVID Pass routes that will initially be available to this group.