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Written Question
Social Services: Finance
Monday 7th October 2019

Asked by: Christian Matheson (Independent - City of Chester)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the green paper on funding social care.

Answered by Caroline Dinenage

Adult social care is one of the most important priorities for this Government, which is why we will set out a plan to fix the care system and give everyone the dignity and security they deserve.

We are providing councils with access to an additional £1.5 billion for adult and children’s social care next year. This includes an additional £1 billion of grant funding for adult and children’s social care, on top of maintaining £2.5 billion of existing social care grants. This will support local authorities to meet rising demand and continue to stabilise the social care system.

In addition, the Government will consult on a 2% precept that will enable councils to access a further £500 million for adult social care. This new funding will support councils to meet rising demand and continue to stabilise the social care system.

As the Prime Minister said on the steps of Downing Street, the social care crisis will be attended to once and for all. We will set out a plan in due course.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"16. Cancer Research UK estimates that by 2035 there will be over half a million new cancer cases—up by 150,000 a year on 2015 levels. To meet the Government’s ambition of diagnosing 75% of cancers at an early stage, does the Minister accept that the NHS will need a proper …..."
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Written Question
NHS: Staff
Thursday 21st March 2019

Asked by: Christian Matheson (Independent - City of Chester)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming NHS workforce implementation plan will model future patient demands as part of determining NHS future workforce needs.

Answered by Stephen Hammond

The National Health Service workforce implementation plan will be based on modelling of future workforce needs in line with delivering the vision of the NHS Long Term Plan.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 28 Jan 2019
Cervical Cancer Smear Tests

"It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and to take part in a debate in which there have been so many thoughtful and personal contributions. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones) on her detailed opening. I tried for some …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jan 2019
NHS Long-term Plan

"Over the holiday period, another young woman tragically died of cervical cancer, which she contracted before the age of 25; therefore, she was not able to have a smear test. Will the Secretary of State, as part of this review, remove that ridiculous and utterly arbitrary age limit so that, …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 29 Nov 2018
Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (Second sitting)

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for giving way. Would he have been a little more reassured by the Minister’s attempts at reassurance if this was not part of a process and of a pattern of behaviour by the Government? There have been power grabs and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Nov 2018
Prevention of Ill Health: Government Vision

"I welcome the focus on prevention. Of course, the next best thing is early diagnosis. Will the Secretary of State look again and remove the arbitrary age limit of 25 for women’s smear tests?..."
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Written Question
Department of Health and Social Care: Capita
Thursday 1st November 2018

Asked by: Christian Matheson (Independent - City of Chester)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which contracts awarded by his Department are operated by Capita.

Answered by Caroline Dinenage

The Department does not currently hold any contracts with Capita.

Written Question
NHS Trusts: North West
Wednesday 18th July 2018

Asked by: Christian Matheson (Independent - City of Chester)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Chairs of NHS Trusts in the North West have previously been Chairs of other NHS trusts; and if he will list those Chairs.

Answered by Steve Barclay

This is a matter for NHS Improvement.

The information requested is not a standard data set and is not information that NHS Improvement holds. Given this, NHS Improvement is undertaking a data collection exercise which has required them to ask questions of NHS trust chairs in the North West directly.

Written Question
Psychiatry: Waiting Lists
Wednesday 8th November 2017

Asked by: Christian Matheson (Independent - City of Chester)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time has been for a patient between their GP referral and a consultation with a psychiatrist in the NHS in England in the last six months.

Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price

The information is not available in the format requested.