Chris Hinchliff MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Hospitals: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children aged between 28 days and 17 years old were admitted to NHS care for more than seven days in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: NHS England collects the data on patient discharge episodes, including for children, through the Hospital Episode Statistics. Discharge data does not represent the number of individual children with a hospital stay, as a child may have more than one disch...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s long-term plan is for the community equipment services sector in the health and social care system.
Answer: Local National Health Service procuring authorities are responsible for assessing the timeliness and the quality of medical equipment delivered for their patients, procured under contracts they hold with suppliers.Timely provision of community equipment s...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with providers of community equipment services on their role in supporting (a) timely hospital discharge and (b) effective community-based care.
Answer: Local National Health Service procuring authorities are responsible for assessing the timeliness and the quality of medical equipment delivered for their patients, procured under contracts they hold with suppliers.Timely provision of community equipment s...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all Integrated Care Systems in England commission Maternal Mental Health Services.
Answer: We recognise how important it is for women with perinatal mental health problems to get the right care and support they need. Women who need support can access specialist perinatal mental health services, including mother and baby units, specialist perina...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health support for (a) fathers and (b) partners impacted by pregnancy loss or the death of a baby provided by (i) maternal mental health servic
Answer: We recognise that experiencing baby loss can be devastating and we are committed to ensuring that all families receive safe, personalised, equitable and compassionate care.Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Services offer mental health assessments and sig...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBloodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a report on the potential impact of outsourcing on collection and delivery of blood products on the NHS and hospices.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. NHSBT’s Logistics Department plays a key role in planning for, collecting, and delivering life saving and life changing donated blood products to hospitals across England. It d...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBloodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of outsourcing on collection and delivery of blood products to hospitals.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for blood services in England. NHSBT’s Logistics Department plays a key role in planning for, collecting, and delivering life saving and life changing donated blood products to hospitals across England. It d...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children were admitted into NHS care for more than seven days in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: NHS England collects data on patient discharge episodes, including for children. Discharge data does not represent the number of individual children with a hospital stay, as a child may have more than one discharge from hospital within the reporting perio...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Care ServiceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on creating a National Care Service.
Answer: The Government is launching an independent commission into adult social care as part of our critical first steps towards delivering a National Care Service.Chaired by Baroness Casey of Blackstock, the Commission will start a national conversation about wh...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisabled Facilities GrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled Better Care Fund policy framework 2025 to 2026, published on 30 January 2025, what plans he has to consult on changes to the maximum Disabled Facilities
Answer: In England, we continue to fund the locally administered Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), which helps eligible older and disabled people on low incomes to adapt their homes. We are providing an immediate in-year uplift of £86 million in 2024/25. This is o...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that private parking companies do not overcharge for facilities at hospitals.
Answer: National Health Service trusts are expected to comply with the NHS car parking guidance 2022 for NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts. This guidance states that charges, where they exist, should be reasonable for the area. This applies to all NHS trusts, ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the range of conditions that can be treated under the Pharmacy First service.
Answer: Pharmacy professionals are highly skilled clinicians who are experts in the use and management of medicines. The Pharmacy First Service, alongside other services that enable quicker and more convenient access to medicines, where it is safe to do so, suppo...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2024: Funding and Profitability Report, published on 19 October 2024.
Answer: As noted in the review by Lord Darzi, primary care is under pressure and in crisis. The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities, as an easily accessible front door to the National Health Service, staffed...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLister HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of awarding teaching status to Lister Hospital; and when his Department plans to respond to the application on this matter.
Answer: Lister Hospital is part of the East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Officials are in correspondence with the trust about amending their establishment order to reflect teaching status.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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