Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department are taking to support those living with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) particularly in relation to there only being 2 PoTS specialists.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 15 June to Question 6594.
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's January 2026 call for evidence on the impact of making the Accessible Information Standard mandatory, whether a cost-benefit assessment was subsequently produced, and whether it has been submitted to her Department.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Further to the answer provided on 8 June in response to Question 5682, consideration is underway as to the extent to which the Accessible Information Standard meets the criteria for new mandatory information standards. A cost benefit assessment is one part of that. As the process is ongoing, a cost benefit analysis would not be published at this stage.
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's commitment to spend £343 million on opening 159 NHS mental health centres in England to provide people with earlier local support and specialist crisis care outside of A&E, whether provisions within this will provide support for young people who fall between early intervention and crisis care.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The recently announced community-based mental health centres are based on a pilot aimed at adults with severe mental health needs. The new centres announced are for adults. However, following the formal evaluation of this pilot, we will be looking at relevant learning to complement existing and future transformation of services for children and young people.
For children and young people in distress or struggling with their mental health, fast access to early, high-quality support is critical. That is why we are expanding mental health support teams in schools and colleges to reach full national coverage by 2029. We are also continuing to provide £7 million top-up funding to 24 Early Support Hubs to expand their services, enabling them to deliver at least 10,000 additional mental health and wellbeing interventions, so that more children and young people are supported.
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the South of England maintains required water levels for additional housing in the context of predicted heatwaves.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Government is committed to a twin track approach to improving water resilience. This involves urgent action to improve water efficiency and reduce water company leaks, alongside investing in new supply infrastructure, including new reservoirs and water transfers. With £8 billion unlocked, projects like the Havant Thicket Reservoir in Hampshire and the proposed White Horse Reservoir in Oxfordshire will help ensure water security in Southern England.
Water companies must also maintain their statutory plans to secure water supplies and are required to review the plans annually to take account of changes, such as housing growth and the impacts of climate change.
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
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 of whether the incidence rate of postpartum haemorrhage differs by (a) ethnicity, (b) deprivation, (c) geography; and how his department is ensuring better data collection for incidences of postpartum haemorrhages.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Improving maternity safety and reducing inequalities across the country is a priority for the Government, including in Surrey Heartlands. The Maternal Care Bundle sets clear standards across services by bringing together best practice to help tackle the leading causes of maternal death and harm, improve consistency of care, and reduce inequalities. One of its five elements focuses specifically on obstetric haemorrhage, including postpartum haemorrhage, and sets out best practice to support its prevention, recognition, and management.
NHS England publishes annual trust-level data on reported postpartum haemorrhages involving blood loss of 1,500 millilitres or more, including data for trusts in Surrey Heartlands, through the Maternity and Neonatal Equalities Dashboard, with further information available at the following link:
https://digital.nhs.uk/dashboards/maternity-and-neonatal-equalities-dashboard
Monthly data from April 2019, together with information on data quality, is available in the Maternity Services Monthly Statistics, which are available at the following link:
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
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 reasons why Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board recorded the highest rate of postpartum haemorrhage involving blood loss of 1,500 millilitres or more in England in 2025.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Improving maternity safety and reducing inequalities across the country is a priority for the Government, including in Surrey Heartlands. The Maternal Care Bundle sets clear standards across services by bringing together best practice to help tackle the leading causes of maternal death and harm, improve consistency of care, and reduce inequalities. One of its five elements focuses specifically on obstetric haemorrhage, including postpartum haemorrhage, and sets out best practice to support its prevention, recognition, and management.
NHS England publishes annual trust-level data on reported postpartum haemorrhages involving blood loss of 1,500 millilitres or more, including data for trusts in Surrey Heartlands, through the Maternity and Neonatal Equalities Dashboard, with further information available at the following link:
https://digital.nhs.uk/dashboards/maternity-and-neonatal-equalities-dashboard
Monthly data from April 2019, together with information on data quality, is available in the Maternity Services Monthly Statistics, which are available at the following link:
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in relation to, question 15159, how many women’s health hubs in England currently provide information and education on breast awareness, checking and screening eligibility.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The information requested on women's health hubs is not held by the Department. Breast screening is delivered through the NHS Breast Screening Programme, which invites eligible women aged 50 to 71 years old every three years. Information on breast awareness and screening eligibility is available through the National Health Service website and the NHS App.
There are currently no plans to change the existing local surveillance arrangements for women at moderate and high risk of breast cancer.
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to question 15160, whether there are plans to integrate screening for women at moderate and high risk into the breast screening programme.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The information requested on women's health hubs is not held by the Department. Breast screening is delivered through the NHS Breast Screening Programme, which invites eligible women aged 50 to 71 years old every three years. Information on breast awareness and screening eligibility is available through the National Health Service website and the NHS App.
There are currently no plans to change the existing local surveillance arrangements for women at moderate and high risk of breast cancer.
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many grants awarded through the Utilisation and Modernisation Fund in financial year 2025-26 have supported schemes aimed at improving the environmental sustainability of primary care premises, including improvements to lighting, ventilation and heating systems, energy-efficiency measures and other works supporting net zero objectives; and what the total value of those grants was.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of the enforcement of Regulation 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (Duty of Candour) at independent sector providers delivering NHS funded care; and how many enforcement actions the Care Quality Commission has taken in respect of Regulation 20 at such providers in each of the last three years.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not centrally record whether providers are delivering National Health Service funded care, so cannot identify Regulation 20 duty of candour breaches by those independent providers.
In the last three years, the CQC has suspended the registration of one independent healthcare organisation for breaches of Regulation 20. The CQC has also requested action plans from two independent healthcare organisations for breaches of Regulation 20.
All providers of NHS funded care must comply with the NHS Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 in their complaints handling arrangements. This includes the requirement to advise a complainant of their right to refer their complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) if they are dissatisfied with the response to their complaint. It is the role of the PHSO to independently investigate complaints that NHS and NHS-funded organisations have not acted properly or fairly.
While it is not the role of the CQC to enforce the complaints regulations, it does assess whether registered providers have effective arrangements for receiving, handling, and responding to complaints as part of its regulatory role, and may take action where providers fail to meet the relevant regulatory requirements.