Asked by: Baroness Keeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2022 to Question 63153 on Surgery: Worsley and Eccles South, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.
Answered by Will Quince
The ‘Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care’ sets out how the National Health Service will recover and expand elective services over the next three years, including in Worsley and Eccles South. We have allocated more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25, in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund already made available in 2021/2022 to increase elective activity. This funding aims to deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million additional checks and procedures and 30% further elective activity by 2024/25 than pre-pandemic levels. A proportion of this funding will be invested in workforce capacity and training and we have committed to invest £5.9 billion for new beds, equipment and technology.
The target to eliminate waiting times of two years or more for elective procedures was met in July 2022 and we aim to eliminate waiting time of eighteen months or more by April 2023. This will be achieved through increasing capacity, seeking alternate capacity in other trusts or the independent sector and engaging with patients to understand choices made regarding their care.
Asked by: Baroness Keeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of cancelled operations in Worsley and Eccles South constituency in the last 12 months.
Answered by Will Quince
This information is not collected in the format requested.
Asked by: Baroness Keeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The NHS Long Term Plan stated the aim of increasing the mental health workforce in England by an additional 27,000 professionals by 2023/24. NHS England and Health Education England are working with local integrated care systems, including in Greater Manchester, to confirm plans for service models, supply, retention and recruitment until 2024.
NHS England continues to support local systems, including in Greater Manchester, to develop tailored health and wellbeing offers to meet the needs of the local mental health workforce. This includes mental health hubs in each integrated care system and occupational health services which are being supported through the Growing Occupational Health and Wellbeing national programme.
Asked by: Baroness Keeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle health inequality in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.
Answered by Neil O'Brien - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
‘Our plan for patients’, published on 22 September, sets out the immediate priorities to support individuals to live healthier lives, including improving access to health and care services in all areas and preventing ill-health. Further information on measures to address health disparities will be available in due course.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities works with local system partners in Worsley and Eccles South to support programmes to reduce health inequalities, including providing evidence and intelligence.
Asked by: Baroness Keeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of GP practices that were open in Worsley and Eccles South constituency (a) on 13 October 2022 and (b) in 2013.
Answered by Neil O'Brien - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
In September 2013, there were 19 practices registered in Worsley and Eccles South and 17 practices registered in October 2022.
Practices close for a variety of reasons, including practice mergers or retirement. A reduction in practice numbers does not indicate a reduction in the quality of care. When a practice closes, patients are informed and advised to register at another local practice of their choice. Practices and commissioners must put in place appropriate measures to ensure that affected patients have access to general practitioner services.
Asked by: Baroness Keeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with HIV in Worsley and Eccles South constituency in each of the last five years.
Answered by Neil O'Brien - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
The information is not collected in the format requested.
Asked by: Baroness Keeley (Labour - Life peer)
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 care homes were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Worsley and Eccles South constituency as of 13 October 2022.
Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
As of 13 October 2022, 7 care homes (58.3 per cent) in the Worsley and Eccles South constituency are currently rated by the Care Quality Commission as good overall.
Asked by: Baroness Keeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of healthy life expectancy in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.
Answered by Neil O'Brien - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
No specific assessment has been made. ‘Our plan for patients’, published on 22 September, sets out the immediate priorities to support individuals to live healthier lives through ensuring access to health services which prevent ill-health. Further information on measures to address health disparities will be available in due course.
Asked by: Baroness Keeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of malnutrition in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.
Answered by Neil O'Brien - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
No specific assessment has been made.