Written questions by Lowe.

How many people were diagnosed with depression in each of the last ten years.

The Department does not hold this information centrally.

How many people have presented at A&E for a (a) heart attack and (b) stroke in each of the last ten years.

Prior to 2020/21, the mechanism used to collect and record accident and emergency activity was not sufficiently granular to identify the requested conditions. However, NHS England can provide a count of attendances with a relevant primary diagnosis from 2...

If he will issue an official apology to social care workers that were dismissed during the pandemic for not being vaccinated.

Social care workers are employed by individual employers, and it is down to these employers to decide whether to hire or dismiss staff, not the Government. Making vaccination a condition of deployment (VCOD) was supported by the best available clinical ev...

What proportion of NHS staff have been non-patient facing in each of the last ten years.

The following table shows the number and percentage of the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) workforce employed by National Health Service trusts and other core NHS organisations in England that are in NHS infrastructure support roles, this being a proxy for non...

How many yellow card reports there have been on Covid-19 vaccines.

As of 4 November 2024, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received a total of 489,991 spontaneous, suspected adverse reaction reports for COVID-19 vaccines in the United Kingdom.However, it is important to note that reporters are ...

How many dentists have closed in (a) Great Yarmouth constituency and (b) Norfolk since 2016.

Data is not held on how many dentists have closed in the Great Yarmouth constituency and Norfolk since 2016.

If she will strengthen the procedure ensuring that patients meet the residency requirements for treatment on the NHS.

Relevant National Health Service bodies are legally required to identify, make, and recover charges from overseas visitors under the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015, also known as the Charging Regulations. The Department is committed t...

What charges were issued to non-UK residents of what nationalities not entitled to free secondary healthcare by the James Paget NHS trust for each treatment in each of the last three financial year

The Department of Health and Social Care does not collect the information requested.

How many NHS IVF treatments were provided to asylum seekers in each of the last five years.

Neither the Department nor NHS England holds data on who accesses IVF treatment. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority publishes information on the numbers and IVF cycles carried out, including whether they were privately or NHS funded, but thi...

How many complaints there were about to the standard of English of (a) GPs, (b) consultants and (c) other health care professionals in the NHS in each of the last 10 years.

No such data is collected. Many of the statutory health regulatory bodies have adopted the use of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to assess workers for the health care setting. The overall IELTS English language test score of 7.0...

What information his Department holds on complaints about GPs, broken down by GP nationality, in each of the last five years.

Data is not collected or held on the nationality status of general practitioners (GPs) when undergoing a complaints procedure. Under the GP contract, practices must establish and operate a complaints procedure to deal with complaints made in relation to t...

How many social care staff (a) were dismissed and (b) resigned due to mandatory Covid-19 vaccination regulations.

The Government does not hold this data.

How many (a) attendances at accident and emergency departments and (b) emergency admissions there were for dentistry-related issues in each of the last 10 years.

The following table shows how many attendances to accident and emergency departments there were for dentistry-related issues, specifically those with a first diagnosis code of dental abscess or dental caries, for each of the last four years:Year2020/21202...

What information his Department holds on (a) the number of GP appointments available and (b) excess demand for those appointments in each of the last five years.

The 12-month rolling sum of appointments in each of the last five years, excluding COVID-19 vaccination appointments, is as follows:284,800,000 as of September 2020;302,910,000 as of September 2021;325,100,000 as of September 2022;351,758,870 as of Septem...

What steps his Department plans to take to improve mental health provision for farmers.

We plan to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across children and adult mental health services in England to reduce delays and provide faster treatment. Integrated care boards are responsible for providing health and care services to meet t...

With reference to paragraph 2.70 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what estimate he has made of the proportion of additional funding for the NHS that will be spent on (a)

The Budget set out the Revenue Departmental Expenditure Limit (RDEL) for the Department, which is increasing by £22.6 billion for day-to-day spending, including staff, compared to 2023/24, and the Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits (CDEL), which is i...

What the cost to the public purse was of storing personal protective equipment in China since the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic.

As of the end of September 2024, approximately 1,049,700 pallets, or 23%, of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been recycled through energy from waste and recycling. The original cost to purchase was £8.644 billion, and all stock categorised as exce...

How much and what proportion of personal protective equipment (PPE) purchased to respond to covid-19 was incinerated; and what the value was of the incinerated PPE.

As of the end of September 2024, approximately 1,049,700 pallets, or 23%, of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been recycled through energy from waste and recycling. The original cost to purchase was £8.644 billion, and all stock categorised as exce...

How much the NHS paid in compensation in each of the last five years.

NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. NHSR administers claims covered by several indemnity schemes. The two main schemes are: the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts, which pro...

How much was spent by NHS Trusts on celebrating Pride Month in June (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

This information is not collected by NHS England.