Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what are the reasons for the time taken to publish the 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey in the UK Data Archive; and when he expects an approval system for researchers to apply for access to data in that archive to be implemented.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
The 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) in the UK Data Archive was published on 29 September 2016. As the APMS data was identified as containing particularly sensitive data, additional technical disclosure control measures were considered necessary by the NHS Digital Disclosure Control Panel to minimise the risk of re-identification. The complexity of these requirements and the rigorous level of testing required given the sensitivity of the data have resulted in the delays to making the dataset available for secondary use.
A version of the APMS 2014 dataset has been transferred to the UK Data Service, and researchers are now able to apply for access using the NHS Digital on-line Data Access Request Service available at.
https://dataaccessrequest.hscic.gov.uk/
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department has in place to support those of its staff who have mental health problems.
Answered by David Mowat
Civil Service Employee Policy provides a central health and well-being service to support departments in their well-being work.
In 2015, the People Board agreed a strategic approach to health and well-being for the Civil Service. This identified mental health as a key priority. This strategic approach was developed into a Strategic Action Plan, which has now been successfully implemented.
Support for individuals with mental health problems is provided by line managers and through the occupational health programme. Where appropriate, reasonable adjustments are made, to support the effective participation in work of people with longer term mental health problems.
In addition, the Department has a comprehensive staff Health and Well-being Programme designed by staff, for staff. It has three themes:
- preventing aims to reduce work-related ill-health at source - musculoskeletal issues and stress are key target areas;
- developing encourages development of competences and participation in physical activity to aid individual well-being and growth; and
- supporting signposts staff to sources of help and support.
Specifically on mental health, the Department:
- delivers two day Mental Health First Aid training courses in London and Leeds; and half-day Mental Health First Aid Lite courses;
- supports and promotes a network of Mental Health First Aiders;
- delivers Tackling Stress at Work courses using the Health and Safety Executive’s Management Standards framework;
- signposts staff to courses on mental health that are available through Civil Service Learning; and
- delivers an programme of events around World Mental Health Day in October, which this year included pledge boards across the Departmental estate and tea and talk sessions.
The Department also provides access to an Employment Assistance Programme, which is advertised to staff via the intranet. It promotes The Charity for Civil Servants, whose services include a mental health helpline and signposts to MIND, the Samaritans and internal staff networks where staff can get help and assistance.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each local authority area were referred for a care needs assessment by a GP in each year since 2009-10.
Answered by David Mowat
In 2014-15 local authorities in England met the (long and short term) needs of over 1.1 million adults. NHS Digital publishes information on social care activity, including by individual local authority. The most recent report and data (2014-15) are available at:
http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB18663
Data for previous years are available at:
Activity 2009-10 http://digital.nhs.uk/pubs/carestats0910asr
Activity 2010-11 http://digital.nhs.uk/pubs/finalcarestats1011ssa
Activity 2011-12 http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB10291
Activity 2012-13 http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB13148
Activity 2013-14 http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB16133
In 2014-15 there were over 1.8 million requests for local authority support from new clients. NHS Digital does not collect information on how many of these referrals came from general practitioners.
NHS Digital does not collect centrally data on the number of complaints relating to the needs assessment process, made under the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Services Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 in each local authority in England in each year since 2009-10.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints relating to the adult social care assessment process were made under the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Services Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 in each local authority area in each year since 2009-10.
Answered by David Mowat
In 2014-15 local authorities in England met the (long and short term) needs of over 1.1 million adults. NHS Digital publishes information on social care activity, including by individual local authority. The most recent report and data (2014-15) are available at:
http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB18663
Data for previous years are available at:
Activity 2009-10 http://digital.nhs.uk/pubs/carestats0910asr
Activity 2010-11 http://digital.nhs.uk/pubs/finalcarestats1011ssa
Activity 2011-12 http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB10291
Activity 2012-13 http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB13148
Activity 2013-14 http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB16133
In 2014-15 there were over 1.8 million requests for local authority support from new clients. NHS Digital does not collect information on how many of these referrals came from general practitioners.
NHS Digital does not collect centrally data on the number of complaints relating to the needs assessment process, made under the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Services Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 in each local authority in England in each year since 2009-10.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each local authority area were identified as having eligible care needs in each year since 2009-10.
Answered by David Mowat
In 2014-15 local authorities in England met the (long and short term) needs of over 1.1 million adults. NHS Digital publishes information on social care activity, including by individual local authority. The most recent report and data (2014-15) are available at:
http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB18663
Data for previous years are available at:
Activity 2009-10 http://digital.nhs.uk/pubs/carestats0910asr
Activity 2010-11 http://digital.nhs.uk/pubs/finalcarestats1011ssa
Activity 2011-12 http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB10291
Activity 2012-13 http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB13148
Activity 2013-14 http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB16133
In 2014-15 there were over 1.8 million requests for local authority support from new clients. NHS Digital does not collect information on how many of these referrals came from general practitioners.
NHS Digital does not collect centrally data on the number of complaints relating to the needs assessment process, made under the Local Authority Social Services and National Health Services Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 in each local authority in England in each year since 2009-10.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people received NHS Continuing Healthcare in each year since 2009-10.
Answered by David Mowat
The number of people who have received NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) in each year since 2009/10 is:
Year ending: | Number of people eligible for NHS CHC: |
2009/10 | 50,424 |
2010/11 | 53,264 |
2011/12 | 55,654 |
2012/13 | 58,809 |
2013/14 | 60,046 |
2014/15 | 62,939 |
2015/16 | 59,377 |
Until 31 March 2013, quarterly data on the number of people in receipt of NHS CHC was collected and published on the Department’s website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-continuing-healthcare
Since 1 April 2013, responsibility for the collection of data for NHS CHC has been transferred to NHS England. Data on the number of people who are eligible for NHS CHC is published quarterly by NHS Digital at:
http://digital.nhs.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=NHS+Continuing+Healthcare+Activity&area=both