Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for the roll-out of the Swap to stop scheme.
Answered by Neil O'Brien - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
The national ‘Swap to stop’ scheme is currently in development and more details will be available in due course.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what vaping devices are included in the Swap to stop scheme.
Answered by Neil O'Brien - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
The national ‘Swap to stop’ scheme is currently in development and more details will be available in due course.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to create the role of a national allergy tsar within the NHS.
Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Government has no plans to appoint a national allergy Tsar.
There is an established Clinical Reference Group (CRG) responsible for providing national clinical leadership for specialised immunology and allergy services. The group’s membership includes clinicians, commissioners, public health experts, patients and carers and is chaired by the National Speciality Advisor Dr Claire Bethune.
Information about the CRG can be found at the following link:
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many beds were available in designated mental health facilities for children suffering from autism in England as of 11 May 2023.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
NHS England is committed to improving health and care services so that more people with a learning disability and autistic people can live in the community, with the right support, and close to home.
There are 75 mental health units for children and young people and all these units can provide care and treatment for autistic young people. Reasonable adjustments should be considered for all autistic people who are admitted to inpatient mental health services. NHS England has also published the sensory friendly resource pack that gives guidance about healthcare environments being suitable for autistic people which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/sensory-friendly-resource-pack/
As of 12 May 2023, the number of beds available exceeded the number of children and young people awaiting an assessment or admission to a specialist mental health inpatient unit. However, before admitting a child or young person a number of factors including what treatment may be required, complexity within the unit, patient mix, distance from home/family, Care Quality Commission rating and staffing capacity amongst others must be considered to ensure the admission is in the best interests of the young person and their family.
In January, NHS England published the co-produced Dynamic support register and Care (Education) and Treatment Review policy which focuses on local systems being able to identify people with increasing health and care needs who may require extra support, care and treatment in the community as a safe and effective alternative to admission to a mental health hospital, and ensuring that Care, Education and Treatment Reviews continue to be effective in ensuring people are receiving appropriate care and treatment.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
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 adequacy of the availability of mental health units for children with autism in England.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
NHS England is committed to improving health and care services so that more people with a learning disability and autistic people can live in the community, with the right support, and close to home.
There are 75 mental health units for children and young people and all these units can provide care and treatment for autistic young people. Reasonable adjustments should be considered for all autistic people who are admitted to inpatient mental health services. NHS England has also published the sensory friendly resource pack that gives guidance about healthcare environments being suitable for autistic people which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/sensory-friendly-resource-pack/
As of 12 May 2023, the number of beds available exceeded the number of children and young people awaiting an assessment or admission to a specialist mental health inpatient unit. However, before admitting a child or young person a number of factors including what treatment may be required, complexity within the unit, patient mix, distance from home/family, Care Quality Commission rating and staffing capacity amongst others must be considered to ensure the admission is in the best interests of the young person and their family.
In January, NHS England published the co-produced Dynamic support register and Care (Education) and Treatment Review policy which focuses on local systems being able to identify people with increasing health and care needs who may require extra support, care and treatment in the community as a safe and effective alternative to admission to a mental health hospital, and ensuring that Care, Education and Treatment Reviews continue to be effective in ensuring people are receiving appropriate care and treatment.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of mental health facilities are suitable for children with autism.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
NHS England is committed to improving health and care services so that more people with a learning disability and autistic people can live in the community, with the right support, and close to home.
There are 75 mental health units for children and young people and all these units can provide care and treatment for autistic young people. Reasonable adjustments should be considered for all autistic people who are admitted to inpatient mental health services. NHS England has also published the sensory friendly resource pack that gives guidance about healthcare environments being suitable for autistic people which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/sensory-friendly-resource-pack/
As of 12 May 2023, the number of beds available exceeded the number of children and young people awaiting an assessment or admission to a specialist mental health inpatient unit. However, before admitting a child or young person a number of factors including what treatment may be required, complexity within the unit, patient mix, distance from home/family, Care Quality Commission rating and staffing capacity amongst others must be considered to ensure the admission is in the best interests of the young person and their family.
In January, NHS England published the co-produced Dynamic support register and Care (Education) and Treatment Review policy which focuses on local systems being able to identify people with increasing health and care needs who may require extra support, care and treatment in the community as a safe and effective alternative to admission to a mental health hospital, and ensuring that Care, Education and Treatment Reviews continue to be effective in ensuring people are receiving appropriate care and treatment.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many registered General Practitioners are there in proportion to residents in (a) Hendon constituency and (b) the London Borough of Barnet.
Answered by Neil O'Brien - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
The following table shows the number of doctors in general practice in proportion to registered patients in Hendon constituency and the London Borough of Barnet:
Area | Doctors in general practice, full-time equivalent (FTE) per 10,000 registered patients, March 2023 |
Hendon constituency | 5.0 |
Barnet borough | 5.1 |
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Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on achieving water neutrality on his Department’s estate.
Answered by Will Quince
The Department is committed to reducing its water consumption in line with Greening Government Commitments targets. Between 2014/15 and 2020/21 it reduced its water consumption by 48.6%.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative assessment of the risk of (a) all-cause and (b) cardiac death in the 12 weeks (i) before and (ii) after a covid-19 (A) vaccination and (B) infection.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
As part of its ongoing rigorous safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) closely reviews the Yellow Card reports it receives in the United Kingdom alongside safety data from its other sources from the UK and internationally, including mortality statistics. The MHRA also works closely with its UK public health partners to evaluate data on the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines. Following an assessment of the available data, the MHRA concluded that the evidence does not support an association between the COVID-19 vaccines and an increased risk of cardiac related death, or death from any cause. This conclusion has been supported by the independent Commission on Human Medicines’ COVID-19 Vaccine expert advisory group.
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to appoint a commissioner for older people and ageing.
Answered by Neil O'Brien - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
We have no current plans to make a specific assessment.