Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to discontinue the covid-19 dashboard.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The COVID-19 Dashboard has formed a critical part of the overall response to the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating the value of making data on health threats publicly available. As we continue living with COVID-19, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is exploring options for building on this success by making additional data available to partners and the public on a wider range of threats to public health which reflect the breadth of UKHSA’s remit.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has contracted work to a business that has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive within the last three years.
Answered by Will Quince
No.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Menopause Taskforce has not met since before July 2022.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
Progress on the objectives of the Menopause Taskforce has continued outside of meetings.
A menopause research prioritisation exercise was run by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), as recommended by the Menopause Taskforce. The prioritisation exercise closed on 24 January 2023 and NIHR hope to issue calls for research applications within the next six months. I will meet with Carolyn Harris MP shortly as the Taskforce co-chairs, to discuss next steps.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the consultation on Aligning the upper age for NHS prescription charge exemptions with the State Pension age.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
We will make an announcement in due course.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has contracted work to a business named in round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme in the last three years.
Answered by Will Quince
The Department has contracts with two companies, Mitie Limited and Hays Specialist Recruitment, from the list of 208 named in round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme in the last three years.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prevention of future death notices have referenced complications caused by the covid-19 vaccine in each month since December 2020.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The Department has received one Regulation 28 (Prevention of Future Deaths) report regarding complications caused by the COVID-19 vaccine since December 2020, which was issued in October 2022.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
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 remove barriers to attending breast cancer screening.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
Steps being taken to remove barriers to attending breast cancer screening in the United Kingdom include continuation of investment in and promoting the use of text message alerts to remind women of upcoming appointments, rolling out local and national media campaigns to raise awareness of the breast screening programme as required and development of improved inclusive information for women.
Evidence demonstrates that continued investment in mobile breast screening units, which the Government supports, is the best way to increase capacity in breast screening while also improving access and addressing health inequalities. As such we have invested £10 million for breast screening units to deliver 29 new breast cancer screening units, 58 remote access upgrades and nearly 70 life-saving service upgrades.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many care workers lost their job because they declined the covid-19 vaccine.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This data is not held centrally.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for roll out of the R;pple tool for mental health outcomes.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
We have no plans to roll out the R;pple tool nationally.
NHS England is working with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to develop a policy framework for digital health technologies to be assessed against, speeding up patient access to technologies that are proven to be safe and effective. The framework will be used to assess new and existing technologies, including those within mental health.
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the adequacy of the direct payment system to enable users to pay the minimum wage.
Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
There have been no specific discussions on this matter.