The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-05-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2016 to Question 35736, when he expects the qualitative analysis on key themes to become available.
Alistair Burt
The qualitative analysis of the Local Transformation Plans will be published by NHS England as soon as possible.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-05-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has incurred in costs for legal advice and representations at inquests, by cause of death, in each year since 2010.
Ben Gummer
This information is not available centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the finding in the King’s Fund report, entitled Deficits in the NHS 2016, published on 11 July 2016, that NHS providers and commissioners ended 2015-16 with a deficit of £1.85 billion, what steps he is taking to reduce that aggregate deficit.
Alistair Burt
It is clear that the National Health Service faces a significant challenge, and this is why we are investing the additional £10 billion the NHS has said it needs to implement its own plan for the future, with £6 billion frontloaded by the end of this year.
We have introduced tough new financial controls to cut down on waste in the NHS – including introducing caps for agency staff and management consultants, and introducing central procurement rules. In 2016-17, we have introduced a £1.8 billion Sustainability and Transformation Fund to support providers to move to a financially sustainable footing. We will be providing intensive support to the most challenged NHS organisations through the new special measures programme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 11 April 2016 to Question 32631 on human trafficking: females, if she will take steps to ensure that data referred to is collected.
Sarah Newton
Data about the number of victims of human trafficking with mental health issues who receive support through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is not collated centrally. We work with victim support providers to strengthen data collection systems and will consider this as part of that.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-09-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were absent from school due to having a mental health condition in each year since 2010.
Edward Timpson
The Department does not hold information on absence due to a mental health condition.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS England moratorium on the commissioning of new specialised mental health services imposed in 2013 has been lifted; and if he will make a statement.
Nicola Blackwood
NHS England is reviewing the provision of specialised beds for adult secure mental health services, tier 4 child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and perinatal mental health services. NHS England is expected to start a procurement process soon to ensure that the provision of mental health beds across the country supports improved access and care close to home where possible.
Since 2013 NHS England has continued to commission additional specialised mental health beds to provide further capacity in areas where it is required. This has included 56 tier 4 CAMHS beds, seven perinatal mental health beds and two medium secure mental health services beds.
The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health made recommendations for improving the commissioning of inpatient specialised mental health services, including national commissioners working more closely with local commissioners to better meet the needs of local populations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-11-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2015 to Question 7476, when he expects Public Health England and the National Offender Management Services’ health needs assessment of all prisons to be (a) complete and (b) published.
Ben Gummer
Public Health England (PHE), NHS England and the National Offender Management Service commission individual health and wellbeing needs assessments (HNAs) in all prisons and young offender institutions in England on a regular basis, as part of the commissioning timetable. The current NHS England procurement timetable runs to 2017 and the current round of HNAs are commissioned to inform this.
In the procurement process for prison health services, an HNA identifies health needs for which health services will becommissioned in that establishment. All prisons have produced individual HNAs and these are now at various stages of review. NHS England anticipates that each prison would need to undertake a full HNA every three to five years and to complete a low level refresh of its HNA every year. HNAs are not currently published routinely, but some are published by PHE’s regional Public Health Observatories, with details of these available at:
http://www.apho.org.uk/default.aspx
All HNAs are available on request from the local NHS England Area Team commissioners.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-11-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ask NHS England to undertake a further review of clinical commissioning groups’ spending on mental health in 2015-16.
Alistair Burt
Information will be provided in respect of spend during the financial year 2015/16 when it becomes available after that period.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Department of Education on the provision of specialist mental health services for children and young people who have been victims of (a) child sexual exploitation, (b) bereavement and (c) abuse.
Alistair Burt
I regularly meet with Department for Education Ministers regarding the progress on delivering the vision set out in Future in Mind to improve the mental health of all children and young people. This includes the provision of therapeutic support for victims of child sexual exploitation, bereavement and abuse.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-11-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the £40 million his Department has allocated to refurbish homeless hostels to support health improvement in 2015-16 (a) has been spent and (b) has been allocated to support mental health improvement; at which hostels such refurbishment work has started; and when at which hostels such refurbishment work is planned.
Alistair Burt
The bidding and assessment process for the Homelessness Change/Platform for Life programme is now complete. We are looking forward to making an announcement of the successful bids shortly. Mental health is a key issue for homeless people – often part of a range of multiple and complex conditions. The programme will help address these mental health issues by providing decent accommodation and health support for some of the most vulnerable people in the community.