Question follow-through · 10124

Patients: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the guidance on Discharging people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, published in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing, Commu

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
23 Oct 2024
Answer
28 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the guidance on Discharging people at risk of or experiencing homelessness, published in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing, Commu

  2. 23 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Department is committed to promoting safe and timely discharge for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness to appropriate accommodation. Every acute hospital has access to a care transfer hub to manage discharge for people with more complex n...

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Possible follow-up questions

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Dental Services: Runcorn and Helsby

22 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of dental provision in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.

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Carers: Runcorn and Helsby

31 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.

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Mental Health Services: Children

11 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children's mental health services in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Palliative Care: Runcorn and Helsby

11 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve palliative and end of life care in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Patients: Homelessness

12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of homeless people discharged from hospital to the street and (b) average readmission rates of people discharged from hospital to the street

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Patients: Homelessness

12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that homeless people are discharged safely from hospital.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Patients: Homelessness

12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of its guidance on Discharging people at risk of or experiencing homelessness published with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Lo

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Nurses: Resignations

12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission a review of the reasons that registered nurses have left the NHS in the past 10 years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

ADHD: Halton

22 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of waiting times for ADHD assessments in Halton.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

ADHD: Children

22 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in ADHD assessments on children.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Carers: Loneliness

28 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent social isolation of carers.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prosthetics: Waiting Lists

28 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken for patients to be fitted with prosthetics.