Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on community mental health services of the Trieste Model of mental health care.
Answer: We recognise the important role that community-based mental health systems play. As part of our 10-Year Health Plan, we are aiming to shift more care into community settings.Building on international best practice, including those in the Trieste model, NH...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: YorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60512More
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 on neighbourhood health of the York Frailty Hub.
Answer: We are committed to moving towards a Neighbourhood Health Service, with more care delivered locally to create healthier communities, spot problems earlier, and support people to stay healthier and maintain their independence for longer. Moving care from h...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS Trusts on ensuring that community rehabilitation is offered as a viable alternative to (a) medicine and (b) surgery.
Answer: NHS England has published guidance setting out five core perioperative requirements relating to the care of adult patients awaiting planned inpatient surgery. As part of the core requirements, patients must be involved in shared decision-making conversati...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysiotherapy: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of NHS Trusts with recruitment freezes for (a) physiotherapists and (b) physiotherapy support workers on 17 June 2025.
Answer: The Department has made no estimate of the number of National Health Service trusts with recruitment freezes for physiotherapists or physiotherapy support workers. How NHS systems and trusts plan resources within their budgets is a matter for local discre...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysiotherapy: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to the NHS on retention of newly qualified physiotherapists.
Answer: The Government is committed to making the National Health Service the best place to work, to ensure the retention of our hardworking and dedicated staff, including physiotherapists.NHS England is leading work nationally through its retention programme to ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBootham Park Hospital: Community AssetsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will release Bootham Park Hospital as a community asset to the city of York.
Answer: Bootham Park Hospital was declared surplus to National Health Service operational requirements in 2017 and was fully vacated in 2018. The NHS Property Services (NHSPS), which owns and manages the site, is required to dispose of surplus assets in accordanc...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBootham Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment NHS Property Services has made of the state of repair of Bootham Park Hospital.
Answer: Since the site was fully vacated in 2018, the NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has spent £5 million on holding costs, including site security, and building and grounds maintenance, for the Bootham Park Hospital site.The NHSPS has assessed that the investment...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBootham Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on Bootham Park Hospital since it closed in September 2015.
Answer: Since the site was fully vacated in 2018, the NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has spent £5 million on holding costs, including site security, and building and grounds maintenance, for the Bootham Park Hospital site.The NHSPS has assessed that the investment...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBootham Park HospitalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will dispose Bootham Park Hospital to (a) the local authority and (b) other groups.
Answer: Bootham Park Hospital was declared surplus to National Health Service operational requirements in 2017 and was fully vacated in 2018. The NHS Property Services (NHSPS), which owns and manages the site, is required to dispose of surplus assets in accordanc...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Property TransferDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support local authorities to acquire property from NHS Property Services.
Answer: Bootham Park Hospital was declared surplus to National Health Service operational requirements in 2017 and was fully vacated in 2018. The NHS Property Services (NHSPS), which owns and manages the site, is required to dispose of surplus assets in accordanc...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase recruitment of social care workers.
Answer: English local authorities have responsibility under the Care Act 2014 to meet social care needs and statutory guidance directs them to ensure there is sufficient workforce in adult social care (ASC).The Government recognises the scale of reforms needed to...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to integrate the health and social care (a) workforce and (b) terms and conditions.
Answer: Much of the responsibility of the adult social care (ASC) workforce, including their terms and conditions, rests with ASC employers, who are largely private providers. The terms and conditions for National Health Service staff, including those on the Agen...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the level of future social care need and (b) the potential impact tof this level of need on the social care (a) estate and (b) workforce.
Answer: The Department uses estimated future demand for adult social care (ASC) over a 20 year period, which is published by the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre at the London School of Economics.The Department uses these published estimates when assessing ASC c...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure (a) MPs, (b) care provider organisations, (c) VCS and (d) other stakeholders are included in the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care.
Answer: The Terms of Reference are sufficiently broad to enable the commission to independently consider how to build a social care system fit for the future. The commission is independent and will consider its own plans on how to engage with stakeholders and lea...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEuthanasia and Palliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings he has had on (a) assisted dying and (b) palliative care since his appointment.
Answer: Department ministers have attended 16 meetings on assisted dying and palliative care since July 2024.These were a combination of introductory meetings to the policy area, meetings with the bill team and bill meetings with officials and the sponsor.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Impact AssessmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the impact assessment for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will be published.
Answer: The Government expects to publish the impact assessment before Members consider the bill on Report.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start Scheme: YorkDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families receive support under the Healthy Start scheme in York.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPatient Choice SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on (a) (i) autism and (ii) ADHD assessments and (b) other functions of the Patient Choice department.
Answer: Ministers and senior Department officials will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. As we work to return many of NHS England’s current functions to the Department, we will ens...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the NHS Payments Scheme on access to assessment for (a) autism and (b) ADHD.
Answer: The consultation on the Payment Scheme proposed requiring commissioners to set a payment limit for elective services, and all services paid for on an activity basis, based on the value of planned levels of activity. Providers would not be paid for activit...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for an NHS dental appointment was in (a) York Central constituency, (b) Yorkshire and (c) England in each of the last ten years.
Answer: Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend. Dental practices may ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language Therapy: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of speech and language therapy posts are vacant in (a) each Integrated Care Board and (b) England.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of speech and language therapist posts which are vacant.NHS England publishes quarterly NHS hospital trust vacancy and job advert data. This data identifies vacancy rates for total NHS staff and also ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of capacity with the NHS for (a) ADHD and (b) autism assessments.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and aut...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordXanomeline/Trospium ChlorideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Cobenfy; and whether he is taking steps to licence this medication in the UK.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has not received an application for the Market Authorisation of Cobenfy by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLong CovidDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the response by Integrated Care Boards to long Covid.
Answer: NHS England has recently completed a long COVID stocktake, aiming to provide a nationwide overview of service delivery in commissioning and contracting, assessing access, activity, and outcomes. Executive NHS England board members were updated on the curr...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Laboratory Scientific Officers: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available training positions for qualified graduates to become registered biomedical scientists.
Answer: Decisions on the availability of graduate-entry trainee positions to become registered biomedical scientists are matters for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level to ensure they have the right numb...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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