Every parliamentary written question tabled by Martin Wrigley this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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If he will take steps to ensure future systems replacing Healthwatch be required to show how public feedback has influenced decisions.
The Health Bill places responsibility for listening to patients and the public with the organisations that plan and deliver services, namely integrated care boards (ICBs) for healthcare and local authorities for social care.ICBs will be required to publis...
If he will a list of all external contractor personnel granted elevated or “administrative-level” access within the NHS Federated Data Platform, including (a) the supplier organisation; (b) the rol
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
What steps his Department is taking to ensure that rural and coastal health economies, including Torbay and South Devon, are not disproportionately affected by NHS workforce reductions and restruct
Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS has the r...
If he will ensure that Torbay Hospital retains adequate staffing levels to ensure the long-term sustainability and safety of acute, urgent and community healthcare services following the implementa
The National Health Service landscape needs to continually evolve to ensure it can provide high quality patient care.Any decision to offer a voluntary exit scheme is a matter for local employers and will be based on local service and staffing needs.Decisi...
Whether his Department has identified categories of clinical, community and support staff roles that will be protected from redundancy as part of the NHS transition from hospital-based care to neig
Decisions about workforce composition are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS...
Whether NHS England has undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of voluntary redundancy programmes across Devon NHS trusts on regional healthcare resilience and patient safety.
The National Health Service landscape needs to continually evolve to ensure it can provide high quality patient care.Any decision to offer a voluntary exit scheme is a matter for local employers and will be based on local service and staffing needs.Decisi...
What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust voluntary redundancy scheme on staffing levels at Torbay Hospital and associated c
The National Health Service landscape needs to continually evolve to ensure it can provide high quality patient care.Any decision to offer a voluntary exit scheme is a matter for local employers and will be based on local service and staffing needs.Decisi...
Whether the NHS Workforce Plan will include workforce benchmarking data for integrated care systems and NHS trusts, including Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, to enable assessment of sa
The 10 Year Workforce Plan will put the National Health Service workforce on a sustainable footing so it can deliver the service model set out in the 10-Year Health Plan.We will not pre-empt the publication of the plan. Details will be set out when it is ...
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing forecasts for peak time pricing in the energy sector.
No specific assessment has been made. Forecasting peak‑times and setting pricing and tariffs accordingly for consumers to engage with is something already undertaken by energy suppliers and aggregators.
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding PIP eligibility for serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is assessed on the basis of the needs arising from long-term health conditions and disabilities rather than on the condition itself. As such, PIP is already available to people with schizophrenia.
Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward guidance on the creation of family parking bays in council (a) owned and (b) licensed car parks.
Council-owned car parks are a matter for local authorities, who are best placed to design parking policies that respond to local needs. The government has no plans to bring forward guidance on the creation of family parking bays in council-owned or privat...
Whether his Department will publish the NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan before workforce reductions are implemented across NHS trusts, including Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
The 10 Year Workforce Plan will put the National Health Service workforce on a sustainable footing so it can deliver the service model set out in the 10-Year Health Plan.We will not pre-empt the publication of the plan. Details will be set out when it is ...
If he will make an estimate of additional administrative time and resource requirements for NHS organisations associated with the implementation and operation of the Federated Data Platform not spe
The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP...
What steps he is taking to improve communication between Departments and the services those Departments offer.
Each department is accountable for the standard of communication between itself and the various services it maintains as this is not centrally managed.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of transferring adult social care responsibilities from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust to Torbay Council on the workforce.
The Care Act 2014 sets out how adult social care in England should be provided, including legal duties on local authorities to ensure the care workforce is competent, skilled, and safe.Whilst we have not made a direct assessment of the potential impact tr...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS workforce reductions on services for frail, elderly and clinically vulnerable patients in Torbay and South Devon.
Decisions about workforce composition are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the NHS...
What safeguards are in place to ensure continuity of care for older people and patients with complex needs during the transition of services from secondary to primary and community care settings.
Enabling people to be discharged from hospital more quickly with the right care and support contributes to speedier recovery and better outcomes for patients and helps prevent loss of independence.To support this, every acute hospital has access to a mult...
Food and Rural Affairs, when the department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. member for Newton Abbot sent on the 25th of March under case reference MW12483.
A reply to the hon. Member is being prepared and will be issued as soon as possible.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of lowering the cash ISA limit to £12,000 on incentivisation in UK businesses.
The Government wants to see more people benefit from the higher returns and long-term financial resilience that investing can provide, which will also benefit UK capital markets and the wider economy. That is why the Chancellor has set out a series of bol...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of private jets on the availability of jet fuel for commercial flights.
The Government is working closely with industry and regulators to ensure the resilience of jet fuel supply and the continuity of commercial aviation operations. We are engaging with industry partners to monitor supply and demand, and to develop contingenc...