Asked by: Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party - South Antrim)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many social workers have been removed from their post due to (a) gross misconduct and (b) dereliction of duty in the last five years.
Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
We are able to confirm that there have been 299 social workers that have been struck off Social Work England’s professional register in the last five years. This includes those struck off at the conclusion of an investigation and those struck off after a review of an existing order.
Asked by: Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party - South Antrim)
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 effect on people with diabetes of the slow-down in production and shipping of Freestyle Libre glucose monitoring sensors from Abbott; and if he will make statement.
Answered by Jo Churchill
The Department is aware of current supply issues with the Freestyle Libre glucose monitoring sensors and it is maintaining regular contact with the supplier Abbott to re-establish the reliable supply of this product.
This is a temporary disruption caused by increases in demand and we have already seen steady progress to improve the situation over the recent weeks.
The information provided refers to the National Health Service in England only.
Asked by: Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party - South Antrim)
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 to reduce the prevalence of prostate cancer.
Answered by Jo Churchill
It is not known exactly what causes prostate cancer, although a number of things can increase the risk of developing the condition. These include age, ethnic group, family history, obesity and diet.
There are no interventions that can reduce the prevalence of prostate cancer for the first three risk factors, although the Government does have strategies in place to reduce obesity and improve diets, such as Change4Life.
Asked by: Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party - South Antrim)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will undertake a review of the adequacy of dedicated perinatal mental health services.
Answered by Nadine Dorries
The Department has no such plans. We are committed to improving perinatal mental health services for new mothers and their partners in England. From April 2019, new and expectant mothers have been able to access specialist perinatal mental health community services in every part of the country.
The NHS Long Term Plan includes a commitment for a further 24,000 women to be able to access specialist perinatal mental health care by 2023/24, building on the additional 30,000 women who will access these services each year by 2020/21 under pre-existing plans. Specialist care will also be available from preconception to 24 months after birth, which will provide an extra year of support.
Asked by: Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party - South Antrim)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research funding his Department has allocated to the research on the treatment of vector borne diseases prevalent in the UK.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and is the largest public funder of health research in the United Kingdom. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including vector borne diseases.
The NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections total funding of nearly £4.7 million. It has five research themes all of which play a role in protecting England from emerging infections and zoonoses. One of these themes focuses specifically on Vector Biology and Climate Modelling, identifying mosquito- and tick-borne viral threats to the UK and how the climate impacts these threats.