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Written Question
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs
Monday 15th January 2024

Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date she was first notified of the possibility of a shortage of ADHD medication.

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

The Department was notified of potential shortages for a number of medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in August 2023.


Written Question
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs
Monday 15th January 2024

Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)

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 people affected by shortages in ADHD medication.

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

The information requested is not held by the Department.


Written Question
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs
Monday 15th January 2024

Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)

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 level of ADHD medication shortages per region.

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

The information requested is not held by the Department.


Written Question
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs
Monday 15th January 2024

Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)

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 prevent future shortages of ADHD medication.

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 and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been primarily driven by issues which have resulted in capacity constraints at key manufacturing sites. The Department has been working closely with the respective manufacturers and some issues have now been resolved. However, we know that there continue to be disruptions to the supply of some other medicines, which should resolve by April 2024.

We have well-established processes to manage supply issues and continue to work with the respective manufacturers and all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the supply disruptions are resolved as soon as possible.

We understand how frustrating and distressing medicine shortages can be and we want to assure patients that we are working with the respective manufacturers to resolve the issues with ADHD medicine supply in the United Kingdom as soon as possible and to help ensure patients are able to access these medicines in the short and long term.


Written Question
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs
Monday 15th January 2024

Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timetable is for ending the shortage of ADHD medication.

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 and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been primarily driven by issues which have resulted in capacity constraints at key manufacturing sites. The Department has been working closely with the respective manufacturers and some issues have now been resolved. However, we know that there continue to be disruptions to the supply of some other medicines, which should resolve by April 2024.

We have well-established processes to manage supply issues and continue to work with the respective manufacturers and all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the supply disruptions are resolved as soon as possible.

We understand how frustrating and distressing medicine shortages can be and we want to assure patients that we are working with the respective manufacturers to resolve the issues with ADHD medicine supply in the United Kingdom as soon as possible and to help ensure patients are able to access these medicines in the short and long term.


Written Question
Further Education and Schools: Mental Health Services
Wednesday 2nd February 2022

Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release of 21 March 2021 announcing £79 million for 400 mental health support teams in schools and colleges, how much funding will be allocated to (a) Sheffield and (b) South Yorkshire.

Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 January 2022 to Question 100615.


Written Question
Further Education and Schools: Mental Health Services
Wednesday 2nd February 2022

Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release of 21 March 2021 announcing 400 mental health support teams in schools and colleges, how many of those teams will be in (a) Sheffield and (b) South Yorkshire.

Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 January 2022 to Question 100615.


Written Question
Education: Mental Health Services
Wednesday 2nd February 2022

Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2022 to Question 100615 on Education: Mental Health Services, how many school and college children will be covered by the 11 planned mental health support teams.

Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education

The exact number of children and young people will be determined by local commissioners in consultation with education setting partners as part of service planning. Each mental health support team is expected to provide sufficient capacity to deliver services to 7,000 to 8,000 pupils, which will usually mean working with an average of 10 to 20 education settings.


Written Question
Education: Mental Health Services
Wednesday 2nd February 2022

Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2022 to Question 100615 on Education: Mental Health Services, how many FTE staff will be employed in each of the 11 planned mental health support teams.

Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education

The information requested is not yet available. However, a mental health support team will typically be made up of eight whole time equivalent (WTE) staff, including four WTE education mental health practitioners, three WTE senior clinicians or higher-level therapists, 0.5 WTE team manager and 0.5 WTE administration support officer.


Written Question
Education: Mental Health Services
Monday 24th January 2022

Asked by: Louise Haigh (Labour - Sheffield, Heeley)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to Sheffield for the delivery of mental health support teams in schools and colleges in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.

Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education

The information on the number of mental health support teams and funding allocated for Sheffield is not held in the format requested. Data on mental health support teams will be published as it becomes available at integrated care system (ICS) level. Sixteen mental health support teams are planned to be in place across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS by 2023/24. NHS Long Term Plan funding for the delivery of mental health support teams has been allocated across National Health Service regions using a fair-share model based on weighted population.