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 the implications for its policies of the findings and recommendations of the publication, Understanding high mortality rates among people with multiple and complex needs: exploring underlying factors and opportunities for prevention in Newcastle and Gateshead, published in October 2020.

This report is an important addition to the evidence base around a complex subject, which as the report suggest requires a whole systems approach to support people. The Government announced £46 million from the Shared Outcomes Fund to provide improved support to individuals overcoming multiple complex needs, such as homelessness, reoffending and substance misuse. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government-led programme will undertake a two-year pilot to support eight to 15 local areas to deliver new interventions and systems change to better support up to thousands of individuals with multiple complex needs.