Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much her Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department has contributed £1,013,354 in levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023. During the same period, the Department spent £354,742 from the levy fund.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her most recent estimate is of the number of children aged under 16 who are prescribed Elvanse but do not have access to it due to the shortage.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Disruptions to the supply of medicines used for the management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, including Elvanse, have been primarily driven by issues which have resulted in capacity constraints at key manufacturing sites. The Department has been working closely with the manufacturer and some issues have now been resolved. However, we know that there continue to be disruptions to the supply of some Elvanse products, which should resolve by April 2024.
The information requested is not held centrally. However, the following table shows the total number of items prescribed to children aged under 16 years old for chemical substance Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate and includes both generic and branded prescribing of Elvanse:
Time Period | BNF Chemical Substance | Items | Identified Patient Count |
December 2022 to November 2023 | Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate | 80,806 | 13,351 |
November 2023 | Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate | 4,640 | 3,679 |
Source: NHS Business Services Authority
Notes:
The figures show the latest 12 months of data held in the period between December 2022 and November 2023 and for the standalone month of November 2023 as a comparison for prescriptions that have been prescribed in England and dispensed in the community in England.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number of children that have been waiting for medical procedures from the North West London Integrated Care Board for longer than (a) 126 and (b) 365 days.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The data is not held in the format requested, as published waiting list data by age of patient is not held at integrated care board level.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) schemes and (b) grants their Department administers that are open for (i) individuals, (ii) organisations and (iii) other groups in Feltham and Heston constituency to apply for as of 10 January 2024.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department does not currently have any live grant schemes which can be applied for. There is an online service provided by the Cabinet Office which allows individuals and organisations to search for government grants to find out if they are eligible to apply for a grant and how they can apply. This service is available at the following link:
https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
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 adequacy of GP provision for the size of the population in Feltham and Heston.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
In Feltham and Heston constituency, the median general practitioner (GP)-patient ratio was 3.6 full time equivalent doctors in general practice per 10,000 registered patients in November 2023.
Each GP is required to provide services to meet the reasonable needs of their patients. There is no Government recommendation for how many patients a GP should have assigned, or the ratio of GPs or other practice staff to patients. The demands each patient places on their GP are different and can be affected by many different factors, including rurality and patient demographics. It is necessary to consider the workforce for each practice as a whole; not only GPs but also including the range of health professionals available who are able to respond to the needs of their patients.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been waiting for medical procedures for longer than (a) 126 days and (b) 365 days in Feltham and Heston constituency.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The information requested is not available at a constituency level.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reach stillbirth and mortality rates 2025 targets.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The Government Maternity Safety Ambition is to halve the 2010 rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and brain injuries in babies occurring during or soon after birth by 2025. The ambition also includes reducing the rate of pre-term births from 8% to 6% by 2025.
We have added £165 million of recurring investment to the annual maternity budget, beginning in 2021, to grow and support the maternity workforce and improve neonatal care.
On 30 March 2023, NHS England published its ‘Three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services’. The delivery plan will make maternity and neonatal care safer, more personalised and more equitable for women, babies and families.
The NHS Long Term Plan includes new measures to improve safety, quality and continuity of care that will help achieve our ambition to halve stillbirths, maternal and neonatal deaths and brain injuries in babies by 2025. These measures include: ensuring most women can benefit from continuity of carer through and beyond their pregnancy, targeted towards those who will benefit most; providing extra support for expectant mothers at risk of premature birth; and expanding support for perinatal mental health conditions.
The expanded Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle, currently being rolled out across England, includes a new element to reduce the number of pre-term births and optimise care when pre-term delivery cannot be prevented.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that every hospital has or has access to a neonatal intensive care unit.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
There are three levels of neonatal critical care services, dependent upon the complexity of care required for the baby, and with dedicated transport services to support babies being transferred to and from neonatal units.
In total, there are 155 hospitals that provide neonatal critical care services in England. Every year, the 10 Neonatal Critical Care Operational Delivery Networks assess the provision of neonatal services within their networks, with each service having a designated level of service. There are 43 neonatal intensive care units, and each have agreed referral pathways from the other neonatal critical care services in their network.
NHS England’s three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services outlines how the National Health Service will make maternity and neonatal care safer, more personalised and more equitable for women, babies and families.
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what new capital funding was made available to primary care estates in the financial year 2022-23 in (a) Feltham and Heston constituency and (b) London.
Answered by Will Quince
The Government is providing record levels of capital to the National Health Service, with over £24 billion allocated between 2022/23 and 2024/25.
Over £12 billion of this is allocated to integrated care boards (ICBs) to invest themselves based on local priorities (including primary care facilities). The table below sets out the operational capital allocation for London ICBs, including South West London Health & Care Partnership, the relevant ICB for Feltham & Heston.
Integrated Care Board | Operational Capital Allocation (2022/23 to 2024/25) |
South West London Health & Care Partnership ICB | £374 million |
North West London Health & Care Partnership ICB | £650 million |
Our Healthier South East London ICB | £681 million |
North London Partners in Health & Care ICB | £590 million |
East London Health & Care Partnership ICB | £256 million |
Total | £2,551 million |
Asked by: Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that potential increases in the NHS workforce will be accommodated by an expansion and improvement of healthcare buildings.
Answered by Will Quince
The estate used to deliver NHS services is planned and designed to provide the highest quality healthcare. Infrastructure strategies are being developed by all NHS providers that will consider their local environment and needs including the NHS workforce.