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 many of the 400 mental health support teams to be delivered by April 2023 will be in Sheffield.
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.
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, whether background checks are being carried out on the (a) business and (b) associated people of providers listed on the gov.uk coronavirus travel test provider list.
Answered by Maggie Throup
These providers have not been subject to background checks. However, providers are subject to robust minimum standards before they can be added to the GOV.UK list and must continue to meet high standards and deadlines. The standards are available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/minimum-standards-for-private-sector-providers-of-covid-19-testing
Any provider may be removed from GOV.UK on a precautionary basis pending investigation if they are believed to be putting public safety at risk or not meeting the minimum standards.
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, whether criminal record checks are carried out on the (a) business and (b) associated people of companies listed as providers on the gov.uk coronavirus travel test provider list.
Answered by Maggie Throup
These providers are not subject to criminal record checks. However, any provider may be removed from GOV.UK on a precautionary basis pending investigation if they are believed to be putting public safety at risk or not meeting the minimum standards. The Department monitors issues raised by the public, taking action where appropriate. We reserve the right to remove a provider from GOV.UK during this process and pass collected information through to regulatory bodies.
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, whether any (a) business on and (b) associated people of the providers listed on the gov.uk coronavirus travel test provider list have been subject to previous enforcement action.
Answered by Maggie Throup
In some instances where a business has demonstrated that they have rectified the issues that caused their removal from the list and no further concerns, investigations or issues have come to light, they have been returned to the list.
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, whether he has taken steps in response to the recommendation by the CMA in their report, PCR Travel Tests: Advice to the Secretary of State, published in September 2021, to tackle bait pricing.
Answered by Maggie Throup
Providers found to be engaging in ‘bait pricing’ can be removed from the list and subject to other sanctions as appropriate.
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, when he plans to publish the Women's Health Strategy.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
We are currently analysing the responses to our call for evidence and we aim to publish the Women’s Health Strategy in due course.
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 he is taking in response to citizens of Northern Ireland temporarily residing in England being unable to access the NHS Covid Vaccine Passport as a result of their GP postcode being registered in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Maggie Throup
The COVID-19 certification available to those registered in Northern Ireland is valid for use across the United Kingdom, enabling users to demonstrate their vaccination status.
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendation by Mind, Young Minds, Youth Access, the Children’s Society and the Children and the Young People’s Mental Health Coalition for the Government to fund a network of mental health support hubs for young people across England.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
While no formal assessment has been made, the Government is exploring the model of early access of support for children and young people’s mental health with stakeholders.
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of funding allocated to early support hubs on trends in the number of young people experiencing a mental health crisis.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
No specific assessment has been made.
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 assessment his Department has made of effect of funding allocated to early support hubs on trends in average waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services in Sheffield.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
No specific assessment has been made.