Asked by: Lee Barron (Labour - Corby and East Northamptonshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish monthly data from the Capacity Tracker on the number of returned care packages, by (a) NHS-funded and (b) Local Authority-funded recipients.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Since January 2025, we have hosted a survey on the Capacity Tracker which has collected information on a voluntary basis from both care home and home care provider locations regarding their handing back of local authority or National Health Service funded packages of care. We are considering how this information might best be shared publicly in a way that provides insights that are as accurate and useful as possible for the sector. We do not yet have an intended publication date.
Asked by: Lee Barron (Labour - Corby and East Northamptonshire)
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 tackle the shortfall in the children's health and therapy workforce across integrated care systems.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan, which will be published in summer 2025, will deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade, to treat patients on time again. We will ensure we have the staff we need so that children and their families are cared for by the right professional, when and where they need it. This will take time, but we are committed to building a health service fit for the future with the workforce it needs.
Asked by: Lee Barron (Labour - Corby and East Northamptonshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders on regulating advertisements of products that are high in (a) fat, (b) salt and (c) sugar (i) on TV and (ii) online.
Answered by Andrew Gwynne
The Department has engaged with a range of stakeholders on the advertising restrictions for less healthy food or drink, also known as products high in fat, salt or sugar, on television and online. The Department will continue to engage with stakeholders as we progress the implementation of the policy.