Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS dentist provision in Liverpool Wavertree.
Answered by Will Quince
No specific assessment has been made. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Liverpool Wavertree.
The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
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 improve access to NHS dental services in Liverpool Wavertree.
Answered by Will Quince
No specific assessment has been made. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Liverpool Wavertree.
The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
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 GPs in Liverpool Wavertree constituency.
Answered by Will Quince
We are working with NHS England, Health Education England and the profession to increase the general practice workforce in England, including in Liverpool Wavertree. This includes measures to improve recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession and encourage them to return to practice.
The updated GP Contract Framework announced a number of new schemes, alongside continued support for existing recruitment and retention schemes for the general practice workforce. This includes the GP Retention Scheme, the GP Retention Fund, the National GP Induction and Refresher, the Locum Support Scheme, the New to Partnership Payment and the Supporting Mentors Scheme.
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Liverpool Wavertree constituency.
Answered by Will Quince
On 22 September 2022, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which contains measures to assist people make an informed choice on their general practitioner (GP) practice, book an appointment more easily, benefit from more care options and increase the diversity of general practice teams. This aims to increase the availability of appointment types, such as face-to-face, in England, including in Liverpool Wavertree.
NHS England’s guidance states that GP practices must provide face to face appointments and remote consultations and should respect preferences for face-to-face care unless there are good clinical reasons to the contrary. While remote consultations can provide additional choice, flexibility and convenience for patients, this is not suitable for all patients or in all circumstances.
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
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 GP surgeries were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Liverpool Wavertree constituency as of March 2020.
Answered by Will Quince
As at 2 March 2020, 16 or 84.2% of general practitioner practices in the Liverpool Wavertree constituency were rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘good’ overall.
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
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 dental practices were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Liverpool Wavertree constituency as of 13th October 2022.
Answered by Will Quince
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not currently rate providers of primary dental care services. The Care Quality Commission publishes an assessment against five ‘key aspects’ that determine whether a dental provider is meeting its regulatory requirements. These are, treating people with respect and involving them in their care, providing care, treatment and support that meets people's needs, caring for people safely and protecting them from harm, staffing and quality and suitability of management
The CQC’s website allows the public to search by service type and location to find local dentists and their profiles, which display their regulatory performance and inspection reports.
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of social care capacity in Liverpool Wavertree constituency.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
No specific assessment has been made. Local authorities have a responsibility under the Care Act 2014 to ensure that the care needs of the local population are met.
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
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 Liverpool Wavertree constituency as of October 2022.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
As of 13 October, 10 (90.9 per cent) out of 11 care homes were rated good overall by CQC in the Liverpool, Wavertree constituency.
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
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 diabetes in Liverpool Wavertree constituency in each of the last five years.
Answered by Will Quince
The following table shows the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Hammersmith constituency in each year from 2016 to 2020, by diabetes type.
| Type 1 | Type 2 and other |
2016 | 20 | 420 |
2017 | 30 | 360 |
2018 | 25 | 375 |
2019 | 20 | 510 |
2020 | 15 | 320 |
The following table shows the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Weaver Vale constituency in each year from 2016 to 2020, by diabetes type.
| Type 1 | Type 2 and other |
2016 | 10 | 315 |
2017 | 20 | 290 |
2018 | 15 | 365 |
2019 | 15 | 300 |
2020 | 15 | 265 |
The following table shows the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Liverpool Wavertree constituency in each year from 2016 to 2020, by diabetes type.
| Type 1 | Type 2 and other |
2016 | 15 | 385 |
2017 | 30 | 330 |
2018 | 15 | 430 |
2019 | 20 | 530 |
2020 | 15 | 275 |
Source: National Diabetes Audit
Asked by: Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
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 (a) podiatry vacancy rates in the NHS in Liverpool Wavertree constituency and (b) the impact these vacancies may have on patient treatment for diabetic foot complications.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
The information requested is not held centrally.