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Unfortunately, Liverpool City Council is not very happy with today’s news. I listened very closely to the Secretary of State, but he did not mention anything about replacing European funds that will be lost if the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement passes—whenever that may be. Liverpool City Council has secured £110...
Unfortunately, Liverpool City Council is not very happy with today’s news. I listened very closely to the Secretary of State, but he did not mention anything about replacing European funds that will be lost if the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement passes—whenever that may be. Liverpool City Council has secured £110...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the additional funding for winter pressures was spent on mental health services in each year since 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the additional funding for winter pressures was spent on mental health services in each year since 2013.
The Autumn budget provided the National Health Service with an additional £337 million of winter funding. Of this, up to £18 million was allocated for mental health services, such as providing additional liaison mental health staff to relieve pressure on accident and emergency units by identifying patients in need of specialist treatment and referring them to more appropriate care more quickly.
Specific funding for mental health services was not separately identified as part of winter funding for previous years, however these services will have benefitted from the provision of additional resources to support increased demand over the winter period.
Will the Minister tell the House why, on Friday, NHS England suspended the requirement for A&E patients to be seen within four hours until 2019, contrary to the NHS constitution, and will he amend the NHS constitution to reflect this advice?
Will the Minister tell the House why, on Friday, NHS England suspended the requirement for A&E patients to be seen within four hours until 2019, contrary to the NHS constitution, and will he amend the NHS constitution to reflect this advice?
I refer to the comments made to the Health Committee by Jim Mackey, the head of NHS Improvement back at the start of October, three months ago:
“It is true that we are running tighter than any of us would really want to and we have not had the impact from...
I refer to the comments made to the Health Committee by Jim Mackey, the head of NHS Improvement back at the start of October, three months ago:
“It is true that we are running tighter than any of us would really want to and we have not had the impact from...
Three months ago at the Health Committee, Jim Mackey, the head of NHS Improvement, told us that
“we are running tighter than any of us would really want to and we have not had the impact from the social care investment…that we had hoped for; so, it will be difficult—it will...
Three months ago at the Health Committee, Jim Mackey, the head of NHS Improvement, told us that
“we are running tighter than any of us would really want to and we have not had the impact from the social care investment…that we had hoped for; so, it will be difficult—it will...
In her speech today, the Prime Minister made a number of hard-hitting observations. She said:
“there is no escaping the fact that people with mental health problems are still not treated the same as if they have a physical ailment”.
She reported on the increase in self-harm among young people, and she...
In her speech today, the Prime Minister made a number of hard-hitting observations. She said:
“there is no escaping the fact that people with mental health problems are still not treated the same as if they have a physical ailment”.
She reported on the increase in self-harm among young people, and she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Transport on the health effects of travelling on public transport during hot weather.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Transport on the health effects of travelling on public transport during hot weather.
The Cabinet Office-run Summer Resilience Network provides a mechanism for understanding and coordinating the preparations put in place nationally for the summer period, by departments and other bodies, and provides a valuable forum to raise issues of concern. The network meets every two weeks between June and September, unless required to meet more frequently. Officials from the Department of Health and the Department for Transport attend this network.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been admitted to hospital with (a) sunstroke and (b) other heat-related conditions in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been admitted to hospital with (a) sunstroke and (b) other heat-related conditions in each of the last five years.
The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available from The Health and Social Care Information Centre is provided in the attached table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent advice his Department has issued to (a) the NHS and (b) local authorities on how to protect vulnerable people during a period of severe hot weather; and when that advice was last issued and revised.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent advice his Department has issued to (a) the NHS and (b) local authorities on how to protect vulnerable people during a period of severe hot weather; and when that advice was last issued and revised.
The annual Heatwave Plan for England is co-ordinated by Public Health England (PHE) on behalf of the health, social care and public health system. It aims to raise both public and professional awareness of the health impacts of severe heat and cold weather.
Existing advice on looking after children in school and early year’s settings is now available in a stand-alone leaflet, which can be found at:
The plan recommends a series of steps to be taken throughout the year by National Health Service, local government, voluntary and community groups and individuals to reduce the harm to health from hot weather. To support the plan, the Met Office issues alerts which are cascaded to a wide range of health and social care organisations.
PHE and its partner organisations undertake substantial public communications before and during heatwave alerts. Information for the public is also available on the NHS Choices website.
The plan is a good practice guide. All local health and social care organisations should adapt the national plan as appropriate to the local context and satisfy themselves that providers and stakeholders take appropriate action, according to the alert level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to inform the public of steps to take to minimise damage to health during periods of severe hot weather.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to inform the public of steps to take to minimise damage to health during periods of severe hot weather.
The annual Heatwave Plan for England is co-ordinated by Public Health England (PHE) on behalf of the health, social care and public health system. It aims to raise both public and professional awareness of the health impacts of severe heat and cold weather.
Existing advice on looking after children in school and early year’s settings is now available in a stand-alone leaflet, which can be found at:
The plan recommends a series of steps to be taken throughout the year by National Health Service, local government, voluntary and community groups and individuals to reduce the harm to health from hot weather. To support the plan, the Met Office issues alerts which are cascaded to a wide range of health and social care organisations.
PHE and its partner organisations undertake substantial public communications before and during heatwave alerts. Information for the public is also available on the NHS Choices website.
The plan is a good practice guide. All local health and social care organisations should adapt the national plan as appropriate to the local context and satisfy themselves that providers and stakeholders take appropriate action, according to the alert level.
Yesterday we learned that the number of people suffering from hypothermia has soared by almost 40% on this Government’s watch. This morning the Office for National Statistics revealed that the number of older and vulnerable people who died unnecessarily last winter jumped by 29%. For every person who tragically loses their life over the winter months, eight more are admitted to hospital, putting huge strains on our crisis-ridden accident and emergency services. Will the Secretary of State please tell us what he is going to do about it?
Yesterday we learned that the number of people suffering from hypothermia has soared by almost 40% on this Government’s watch. This morning the Office for National Statistics revealed that the number of older and vulnerable people who died unnecessarily last winter jumped by 29%. For every person who tragically loses their life over the winter months, eight more are admitted to hospital, putting huge strains on our crisis-ridden accident and emergency services. Will the Secretary of State please tell us what he is going to do about it?
I do not think I have yet answered a question across the Dispatch Box from the hon. Lady, so I welcome her to her post. I just say that she should be careful what she chooses to turn into a political
football, because hypothermia admissions, as Public Health England said in August, are very closely linked to the number of cold days over a winter and the length of that winter. We had a particularly difficult winter last year, but the number of winter deaths was nearly 20% higher under the previous Government, when the right hon. Member for Leigh (Andy Burnham) was Health Secretary.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 11 September 2013, Official Report, column 716W, on Warm Homes Healthy People Fund, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the delivery of the ring-fenced funding and the Warm Homes Healthy People Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 11 September 2013, Official Report, column 716W, on Warm Homes Healthy People Fund, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the delivery of the ring-fenced funding and the Warm Homes Healthy People Fund.
An assessment of the 2012-13 Warm Homes Healthy People Fund was published on 25 October1. Local authorities' public health responsibilities include prevention of excess winter deaths and injuries. These responsibilities are supported by a ring-fenced grant budget, revised to £5.46 billion over two years (2013-15). Conditions have been set for the ring-fenced public health grant. These include proposals for local authority reporting on public health expenditure on a quarterly basis with detailed reporting at the end of the year. A comparative assessment of these very different approaches is not being considered.
www.gov.uk/government/news/warm-home-fund-helped-vulnerable -residents
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce excess winter deaths across the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce excess winter deaths across the UK.
The Department, with Public Health England and NHS England, has developed annual Cold Weather Plans for England since 2011. The 2013 Cold Weather Plan for England was published on 25 October 2013, recommending actions to be taken throughout the year to reduce excess winter deaths, with specific actions during winter triggered by Met Office alerts. To encourage local public health action, excess winter deaths is also an indicator in the Public Health Outcomes Framework, which is designed to help local authorities prioritise public health issues in their local area.
The Department, working with Public Health England and NHS England, is urging people who are offered the flu vaccine, including those who are most at risk, and all two and three-year-olds (as of 1 September 2013) to protect themselves from flu this winter by ensuring they get vaccinated against the flu virus. For the first time, a nasal spray vaccine will be offered to healthy two and three-year-old children, as their close contact with each other means that they are more likely to transmit the virus to other vulnerable groups—including infants and older people.
The Department is also investing £500 million in NHS England over the next two years to make sure that accident and emergency departments are prepared for the inevitable winter pressures.
The Department works with other Government Departments and local government to reduce the health impacts of cold weather, demonstrated in the 'Get Ready For Winter' website, hosted by the Met Office, which contains advice on all aspects of winter preparedness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS arising from physical illness or mental health problems which are caused or exacerbated by people living in cold homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS arising from physical illness or mental health problems which are caused or exacerbated by people living in cold homes.
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans) for securing this important debate. He made a heartfelt presentation and raised some serious points. None of us underestimates the increasing challenge of fuel poverty. It is worth reinforcing the figures that many hon. Members have mentioned. National Energy...
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans) for securing this important debate. He made a heartfelt presentation and raised some serious points. None of us underestimates the increasing challenge of fuel poverty. It is worth reinforcing the figures that many hon. Members have mentioned. National Energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the likely number of excess winter deaths in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the likely number of excess winter deaths in 2010-11.
That this House recognises the serious problem of fuel poverty in this country, especially amongst older people; is concerned that the excess winter death rate rose by 49 per cent. last year; acknowledges the adverse impact that rising fuel bills are likely to have on the ability of older people to keep warm and healthy; and calls on the Government to support the National Pensioners Convention's call to maintain the winter fuel payment at its current level of 250 for pensioner households where someone is between 60 and 79 years old and 400 for those aged 80 and over.
That this House recognises the serious problem of fuel poverty in this country, especially amongst older people; is concerned that the excess winter death rate rose by 49 per cent. last year; acknowledges the adverse impact that rising fuel bills are likely to have on the ability of older people...