Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is to access an accredited drug treatment programme in prison in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
Information on accredited drug programmes is not collected by the Department. These programmes are designed and delivered by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.
In England, substance misuse treatment is commissioned by NHS England in line with the United Kingdom Guidelines on Clinical Management and the NHS England ‘Substance Misuse in Prisons’ service specification set out at the following link:
Substance misuse interventions begin at the point of first reception screening in prisons and continue for as long as required – often out into the community post-release.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people serving a prison sentence of less than six months have been assessed as having a mental health need in each of the last five years.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
This information is not collected centrally.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continuation of healthcare packages for all patients currently qualifying for such packages in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
As we prepare to leave the European Union, the Government is planning for all scenarios, including the event that the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a deal.
Our priority is to minimise disruption to the health and social care system, including ensuring continuity of access to health and care services for patients after the UK leaves the EU. This includes continued engagement with health and social care employers across the sectors to provide a seamless supply of medicines and medical products from the moment we leave the EU
The UK Government appreciates the importance of retaining reciprocal healthcare arrangements with the EU and is seeking agreements with Member States, so that no individual will face sudden changes to their healthcare cover when we leave the EU
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
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 cancer (a) diagnosis times and (b) treatment and care of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Answered by Steve Brine
The Department is working with its partners across Government, in the health sector and in industry to ensure that the supply of essential services and products is not disrupted following our exit from the European Union, including the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct an impact assessment of the NHS Injury Cost Recovery scheme.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
The Injury Cost Recovery scheme is a scheme in place for the recovery of treatment costs that applies to patients who subsequently go on to make a successful claim for personal injury compensation against a third party. Funds recovered come primarily from a third-party compensator or insurer.
The information requested is provided in the following table.
Financial Year | England (£ million) | Scotland (£ million) | Wales (£ million) | Ambulance Trusts (£ million) | Total (£ million) | |
2016/17 | 166.11 | 14.41 | 10.52 | 8.74 | 199.78 | |
2017/18 | 165.58 | 14.93 | 10.34 | 8.49 | 199.33 | |
The Department recognises that treatment type and costs change and therefore we do keep the setting of the tariffs under close review. However, we believe the scheme currently strikes the right balance between risk and reward by having a simple to administer, low cost scheme that provides significant benefit for the National Health Service.
Over 90% of cases recovered fall within the current tariff cap. Whilst increasing the level of the cap may lead to increased recoveries, this is likely to be offset by increased administrative efforts and costs, for example with more cases becoming subject to legal challenge.
The Department’s most recent assessment of the impact associated with the scheme is available here:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/141/memorandum/contents
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential financial benefits to the NHS of increasing the NHS Injury Cost Recovery tariff beyond the Hospital and Community Health Services inflation rate.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
The Injury Cost Recovery scheme is a scheme in place for the recovery of treatment costs that applies to patients who subsequently go on to make a successful claim for personal injury compensation against a third party. Funds recovered come primarily from a third-party compensator or insurer.
The information requested is provided in the following table.
Financial Year | England (£ million) | Scotland (£ million) | Wales (£ million) | Ambulance Trusts (£ million) | Total (£ million) | |
2016/17 | 166.11 | 14.41 | 10.52 | 8.74 | 199.78 | |
2017/18 | 165.58 | 14.93 | 10.34 | 8.49 | 199.33 | |
The Department recognises that treatment type and costs change and therefore we do keep the setting of the tariffs under close review. However, we believe the scheme currently strikes the right balance between risk and reward by having a simple to administer, low cost scheme that provides significant benefit for the National Health Service.
Over 90% of cases recovered fall within the current tariff cap. Whilst increasing the level of the cap may lead to increased recoveries, this is likely to be offset by increased administrative efforts and costs, for example with more cases becoming subject to legal challenge.
The Department’s most recent assessment of the impact associated with the scheme is available here:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/141/memorandum/contents
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the amount recovered from third party insurers for NHS treatment under the NHS Injury Recovery Scheme in the last two financial years.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
The Injury Cost Recovery scheme is a scheme in place for the recovery of treatment costs that applies to patients who subsequently go on to make a successful claim for personal injury compensation against a third party. Funds recovered come primarily from a third-party compensator or insurer.
The information requested is provided in the following table.
Financial Year | England (£ million) | Scotland (£ million) | Wales (£ million) | Ambulance Trusts (£ million) | Total (£ million) | |
2016/17 | 166.11 | 14.41 | 10.52 | 8.74 | 199.78 | |
2017/18 | 165.58 | 14.93 | 10.34 | 8.49 | 199.33 | |
The Department recognises that treatment type and costs change and therefore we do keep the setting of the tariffs under close review. However, we believe the scheme currently strikes the right balance between risk and reward by having a simple to administer, low cost scheme that provides significant benefit for the National Health Service.
Over 90% of cases recovered fall within the current tariff cap. Whilst increasing the level of the cap may lead to increased recoveries, this is likely to be offset by increased administrative efforts and costs, for example with more cases becoming subject to legal challenge.
The Department’s most recent assessment of the impact associated with the scheme is available here:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/141/memorandum/contents
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made on the effectiveness of the NHS Injury Cost Recovery scheme.
Answered by Stephen Hammond
Since 1999, the Injury Cost Recovery scheme has recovered around £2.8 billion with annual recoveries currently around £200 million (£175 million in England, £15 million in Scotland; and £10 million in Wales). The money recovered goes directly to the trust providing the treatment.
Each year, the Department updates the regulations to reflect any inflationary increase which maintains the real-terms value of income recovered on behalf of NHS trusts.
The Department will continue to monitor income recovered by the Injury Cost Recovery Scheme each year.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report, Ignoring the alarms: How NHS eating disorder services are failing patients, published by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman in December 2018, what steps his Department is taking to review the existing (a) quality and (b) availability of adult eating disorder services to achieve parity with child and adolescent services.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
NHS England commissioned a national review of adult eating disorder services in 2017, which is now complete. Data collected on activity, investment and workforce is being reviewed with stakeholders to inform NHS England’s understanding of current provision and existing levels of parity with eating disorder services for children and young people. The data is informing modelling to understand the finance and workforce gaps to achieving greater levels of parity.
Diagnosing and treating eating disorders is an important area of medical practice. It is included within the curriculum for training all doctors, including for general practitioner (where most eating disorders initially present) and in more depth within training for psychiatry, particularly child and adolescent psychiatrists. This training equips doctors to identify the early potential symptoms of an eating disorder and help patients to discuss difficult issues.
This Government recognises the importance of raising awareness and reducing stigma so that more people feel able to talk about their mental health, including eating disorders, and seek treatment. That is why in January 2017, the Prime Minister committed to having mental health first aid training available to secondary schools, aiming to have trained at least one teacher in every secondary school by 2020 and to all primary schools by 2022. This Government has also provided grant funding to the Time to Change national mental health anti-stigma campaign since 2012. Time to Change works with people with experience of mental health problems, including eating disorders, to challenge stigma and to improve social attitudes towards mental health.
The Government has also committed to equip one million people to be better informed to look after their own mental health, so Public Health England is currently leading the development of a £15 million national mental health campaign called ‘Every Mind Matters’.
Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Islwyn)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to (a) raise awareness of the early signs and symptoms of eating disorders and (b) encourage those with such symptoms to seek help and treatment for their condition.
Answered by Jackie Doyle-Price
NHS England commissioned a national review of adult eating disorder services in 2017, which is now complete. Data collected on activity, investment and workforce is being reviewed with stakeholders to inform NHS England’s understanding of current provision and existing levels of parity with eating disorder services for children and young people. The data is informing modelling to understand the finance and workforce gaps to achieving greater levels of parity.
Diagnosing and treating eating disorders is an important area of medical practice. It is included within the curriculum for training all doctors, including for general practitioner (where most eating disorders initially present) and in more depth within training for psychiatry, particularly child and adolescent psychiatrists. This training equips doctors to identify the early potential symptoms of an eating disorder and help patients to discuss difficult issues.
This Government recognises the importance of raising awareness and reducing stigma so that more people feel able to talk about their mental health, including eating disorders, and seek treatment. That is why in January 2017, the Prime Minister committed to having mental health first aid training available to secondary schools, aiming to have trained at least one teacher in every secondary school by 2020 and to all primary schools by 2022. This Government has also provided grant funding to the Time to Change national mental health anti-stigma campaign since 2012. Time to Change works with people with experience of mental health problems, including eating disorders, to challenge stigma and to improve social attitudes towards mental health.
The Government has also committed to equip one million people to be better informed to look after their own mental health, so Public Health England is currently leading the development of a £15 million national mental health campaign called ‘Every Mind Matters’.