Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the ratio of NHS dentists to adults is in Warwick and Leamington constituency.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom
The information requested is not held centrally at constituency level. There were 48.4 dentists delivering National Health Service activity per 100,000 persons in Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board in 2022/23, which equates to one dentist per 2,067 persons.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding per adult was provided for mental health services in Warwick and Leamington constituency in (a) 2019 and (b) 2022.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The information requested is not collected centrally.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding per child and adolescent was provided for CAMHS mental health services in Warwick and Leamington constituency in (a) 2019 and (b) 2022.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The information requested is not collected centrally.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many health visitors are employed by the NHS; and how many were employed on 1 September 2010.
Answered by Will Quince
The number of health visitors working in National Health Service trusts and other core organisations in England is published monthly by NHS England as part of their NHS Workforce Statistics Collection. The data can be found in the nurses by setting table at the following link:
The data includes staff employed by NHS trusts and commissioning bodies, but excludes staff directly employed by primary care, general practitioner surgeries, local authorities, and other providers such as community interest companies and private providers.
Local authorities have been responsible for commissioning health visiting services since 2015. These services may be commissioned from NHS trusts as well as other providers.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
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 adequacy of the extent of water testing for Covid in the last 12 months.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
Wastewater monitoring for COVID-19 and its variants was stood down in April 2022 in response to the Government policy change to Living with COVID-19. Therefore, in England, there has been no wastewater testing for COVID-19 within the last 12 months. Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have their own programmes, run independently of the approach in England.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of unused equipment at the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory in Leamington Spa was repurposed for other uses in the NHS.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The United Kingdom’s polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing network for coronavirus (COVID-19) was scaled down in response to reduced demand and to ensure value for money for taxpayers. From 17 January 2023, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) laboratory network reduced from three labs to two, with the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory ceasing to process PCR tests. The laboratory has been mothballed rather than closed down; hence no closing down costs have been incurred.
For as long as the laboratory is mothballed, the equipment is being left in situ to minimise the time required to restart operations if needed. As such, none of the laboratory’s equipment has been repurposed for use by the National Health Service at this stage
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of closing down cost of the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory in Leamington Spa.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The United Kingdom’s polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing network for coronavirus (COVID-19) was scaled down in response to reduced demand and to ensure value for money for taxpayers. From 17 January 2023, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) laboratory network reduced from three labs to two, with the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory ceasing to process PCR tests. The laboratory has been mothballed rather than closed down; hence no closing down costs have been incurred.
For as long as the laboratory is mothballed, the equipment is being left in situ to minimise the time required to restart operations if needed. As such, none of the laboratory’s equipment has been repurposed for use by the National Health Service at this stage
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff working in Warwick and Leamington constituency have left their post by job type in each year since 2010.
Answered by Will Quince
Data is not available by constituency; however, NHS England publishes the number of joiners and leavers by National Health Service trusts. The latest annual and monthly turnover data for South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, which is the corresponding local trust, is available at the following link:
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether further hospitals listed under the New Hospital Programme may need to be deferred until after 2030 due to the potential impact of remediation works on hospitals constructed using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
Answered by Will Quince
We announced on 25 May 2023 that the New Hospital Programme is now expected to be backed by over £20 billion of investment in hospital infrastructure. This announcement now brings more certainty at scheme level to enable them to progress with their plans. We are committed to delivering all schemes that have been announced as part of the New Hospital Programme.
Although we anticipate most schemes will be in construction by 2030, up to eight schemes are now expected to complete beyond this date, as the programme prioritises RAAC schemes due to their critical infrastructure risk.
These eight schemes are:
- St Mary's Hospital, Imperial;
- Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals, Imperial;
- Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital;
- Royal Preston Hospital & Royal Lancaster Infirmary;
- Eastbourne District General, Conquest and Bexhill Community Hospitals;
- Hampshire Hospitals;
- Royal Berkshire Hospital; and
- North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple.
We do not currently anticipate any further schemes being delayed post 2030. The programme has been transparent that timescales of individual schemes are subject to change in line with the developing programme.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will list the eight new hospitals in Cohort 4 of the New Hospital Programme whose construction has been postponed beyond 2030.
Answered by Will Quince
We announced on 25 May 2023 that the New Hospital Programme is now expected to be backed by over £20 billion of investment in hospital infrastructure. This announcement now brings more certainty at scheme level to enable them to progress with their plans. We are committed to delivering all schemes that have been announced as part of the New Hospital Programme.
Although we anticipate most schemes will be in construction by 2030, up to eight schemes are now expected to complete beyond this date, as the programme prioritises RAAC schemes due to their critical infrastructure risk.
These eight schemes are:
- St Mary's Hospital, Imperial;
- Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals, Imperial;
- Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital;
- Royal Preston Hospital & Royal Lancaster Infirmary;
- Eastbourne District General, Conquest and Bexhill Community Hospitals;
- Hampshire Hospitals;
- Royal Berkshire Hospital; and
- North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple.
We do not currently anticipate any further schemes being delayed post 2030. The programme has been transparent that timescales of individual schemes are subject to change in line with the developing programme.