The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2016 to Question 25729, when he plans to (a) complete the BAME benchmarking pilot and (b) publish the benchmarking tool.
Alistair Burt
NHS England will begin the collection and analysis of responses from services in March. Following final sign off, NHS England expect to publish the benchmarking tool no later than June 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis provided by his Department to HM Treasury was to inform the decision to cap housing benefit for people in supported housing.
Alistair Burt
The Department did not submit any evidence to HM Treasury to inform the decision to cap housing benefit for those in supported housing, announced in the Spending Review 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of proposed changes to housing benefit on tenants in supported housing and their access to mental health services.
Alistair Burt
Shortly, we will be engaging colleagues across Government on the proposed changes to housing benefit. As the cross-Government lead, the Department for Work and Pensions is coordinating any work to understand the likely impact of the reforms.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to improve suicide prevention policies in response to the statistics on suicides in the UK, 2013 Registrations, published by the Office for National Statistics on 19 January 2016.
Alistair Burt
The Government has invested over £1.5 million on suicide and self-harm prevention research since the National Suicide Prevention Strategy to inform and target our strategy for reducing suicide rates.
In January last year, we asked local areas to aspire to an ambition of zero suicides, to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention in particular.
We are in the early stages of discussions about re-invigorating the National Strategy to drive local delivery. We are developing those plans for this, and will make an announcement shortly.
The highest cause of death in young men and women in England is death through suicide, and rapid skilled response through a well-publicised access route is essential to reduce mortality. The NHS111 Mental Health Programme has been set up specifically to improve services and NHS England is working with Mind and the Telephone Helplines Partnership to develop a training course designed by people with lived experience specifically to support 111 call handlers deliver the best possible response in times of crisis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts are running a deficit.
Alistair Burt
Latest available data on NHS provider deficits has been published in the “NHS providers: quarterly performance report” available via the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-providers-quarterly-performance-report-quarter-2-201516
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Robinson on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on whether there is a causal link between a mother suffering from post-natal depression and the number of children aged up to three years old taken into care.
Alistair Burt
Neither the Department of Health nor the Department for Education holds the information requested.
The latest statistics on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2013 to 2014 can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption–2
Table A1 (National Tables) gives a breakdown of the primary reasons for children becoming looked after.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulances waited more than 30 minutes to offload their patients in (a) England, (b) London and (c) each health trust area in London in each year from 2010 to 2015.
Jane Ellison
This information is not available in the format requested. NHS England collect winter daily situation reports which, up until the end of winter 2014/15, included data on ambulance handover delayed over 30 minutes. This is published at the following address:
http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/winter-sitrep/
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Robinson on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children aged up to three years old were taken into care in the last five years; and what assessment she has made of the reasons why those children were taken into care.
Edward Timpson
The number of children aged 0-3 years, that started to be looked after in the last five years ending 31 March, and the main reason why they entered care, is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.
|
Category of need |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Abuse or neglect |
6,880 |
7,350 |
7,430 |
7,380 |
7,270 |
|
Child’s disability |
50 |
50 |
60 |
50 |
50 |
|
Parents illness or disability |
520 |
550 |
480 |
500 |
460 |
|
Family in acute stress |
690 |
710 |
740 |
740 |
670 |
|
Family dysfunction |
1,460 |
1,560 |
1,710 |
1,840 |
1,730 |
|
Socially unacceptable behaviour |
50 |
40 |
70 |
70 |
60 |
|
Low income |
20 |
20 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
|
Absent parenting |
260 |
210 |
190 |
150 |
160 |
|
Total number of looked after children aged 0-3 years, in England |
9,910 |
10,500 |
10,690 |
10,740 |
10,420 |
Source: SSDA903
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Robinson on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a diagnosis of post-natal depression is routinely shared with social services.
Alistair Burt
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published guidance (Clinical Guideline 192 December 2014) that offers evidence-based advice on the recognition, assessment, care and treatment of mental health problems in women during pregnancy and the postnatal period (up to one year after childbirth) and in women who are planning a pregnancy.
The guidance references appropriate sharing of information with healthcare professionals involved in the woman’s care, respecting confidentiality and rights of the child (particularly in relation to girls and young women) and involving family and carers, with the agreement of the woman. There is no specific reference to social services, nor does it suggest that diagnoses should be routinely shared with them.
The majority of diagnoses take place in primary care. If a woman is diagnosed with post-natal depression whilst being cared for within specialised services, including perinatal mental health services, routine notification to social services for patients does not take place. Where child protection concerns arise, a notification to social services would occur prior to discharge.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical commissioning groups and local authorities are jointly commissioning children’s palliative care.
Ben Gummer
Clinical commissioning groups have responsibility for ensuring that they are meeting the needs of those requiring children’s palliative care services. We do not collect information on how clinical commissioning groups commission children’s palliative care.