Written Question
Tuesday 21st June 2022
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the total annual cost to public health expenditure of current air pollution levels in (a) England and (b) the UK.
Answered by Maggie Throup
The UK Health Security Agency estimates that between 2017 and 2025, the total cost to the National Health Service and social care from air pollution in England will be £1.60 billion for fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide combined. No recent estimate of the annual cost to public health expenditure of current air pollution levels in the United Kingdom has been made.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jun 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Suicide prevention organisations such as the Campaign Against Living Miserably and Papyrus are, sadly, needed more than ever, yet in the current economic climate, because they tend to rely on charitable donations, they are struggling to provide the services to meet demand. What will the Government do to make sure …..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 14th June 2022
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to suicide prevention organisations.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
In the last financial year, we provided £5.4 million to 113 voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations which offer help to people struggling with their mental health or thoughts of suicide.
We also provided £510,000 towards the Samaritans’ helpline for people experiencing distress.
This is in addition to the over £10 million we provided to voluntary and charitable mental health organisations in 2020/21.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jun 2022
Government Action on Suicide Prevention
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered Government action on suicide prevention.
As always, it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Bone.
Three weeks ago today, I hosted an event on mental health and suicide prevention in Speaker’s House. We heard from two members …..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jun 2022
Government Action on Suicide Prevention
"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I know there was a very good debate in this Chamber yesterday morning, which unfortunately I could not attend, where such issues were raised. There are some discrete areas where a specific intervention suggests itself, such as gambling addiction, alcohol abuse, post-natal …..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jun 2022
Government Action on Suicide Prevention
"I thank my hon. Friend and agree with him, but I have some reservations about going down that path. A lot of the conversation about mental health in recent years has focused on the importance of getting people to open up and talk about their problems, and an obstacle in …..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jun 2022
Government Action on Suicide Prevention
"In the case of my friend Ric, we learned at the inquest last week that he had phoned a mental health crisis helpline. In that conversation, he revealed that he was in the middle of a psychotic episode. When he later went to A&E at the suggestion of the helpline …..."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 08 Jun 2022
Government Action on Suicide Prevention
"I think I have just about time to thank everybody for coming, and I hope that this debate continues. I am sure that it will.
Question put and agreed to.
Resolved,
That this House has considered Government action on suicide prevention...."Kerry McCarthy - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 19th May 2022
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
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 improve dementia diagnosis rates in England.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
In 2021/22 we allocated £17 million to specifically address dementia waiting lists and increase the number of diagnoses. This funding was made available to clinical commissioning groups in June 2021. In 2022/23, NHS England will provide funding to support general practitioners to pilot diagnostic approaches to increase the number of diagnoses. We will set out plans for dementia in England for the next 10 years later this year, which will include a focus on dementia diagnosis.
Written Question
Thursday 19th May 2022
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in dementia diagnosis rates among (a) ethnic minority communities and (b) other groups; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
No formal assessment has been made. NHS England and NHS Improvement have commissioned the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ Dementia Intelligence Network to investigate the underlying variation in dementia diagnosis rates in specific areas in England. This investigation will include a focus on social and economic deprivation; rurality; demographic characteristics including age, ethnicity and educational attainment; and general health and life expectancy.
We will set out plans for dementia in England for the next 10 years later this year, which will include a focus on dementia diagnosis.