Every parliamentary written question tabled by Simon Opher this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What plans he has to reduce the waiting list for ADHD diagnosis.
The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments. It is the responsibility of integrated care boards to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of thei...
If he will suspend permission for non-surgical filler injections for gluteal fat grafting procedures.
The Government is currently considering what steps may need to be taken in relation to the safety of non-surgical cosmetic procedures, including filler injections. The Government will set out its position at the earliest opportunity.
How many standalone midwife-led units are operating in England; and what the names of those units are.
The latest data available to NHS England indicates that there are 25 midwifery led units (MLUs) operating in England. The following table lists each unit, as well as their provider:Midwifery led unit nameProvider nameSamuel Johnson Freestanding birth unitUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation TrustNetherbrookUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustDewsbury HospitalMid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS TrustBerwick Maternity UnitNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustHillcrest Maternity UnitNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustHexham Maternity UnitNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustThe FriarageSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSouth Tyneside Midwifery-led Birthing UnitSouth Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustBlackburn Birth CentreEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustRossendale Birth CentreEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustHelme Chase Midwifery UnitUniversity Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustMaidstone Birthing CentreMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustCrowborough Birthing CentreMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustWallingford MLUOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWantage MLUOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustHorton MLUOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCotswold MLUOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAveta Birth CentreGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustStroud Maternity UnitGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustTiverton Birth CentreRoyal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation TrustPaulton Maternity UnitRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustFrome birthing CentreRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustChippenham Birthing CentreRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustTrowbridge maternity unitRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustAshcombe Birthing UnitUniversity Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
If he will make it his policy to increase the ratio of healthcare assistants to midwives in stand-alone midwife-led units maternity units.
No assessment has been made regarding a policy to increase the ratio of healthcare assistants to midwives in stand-alone midwife-led maternity units.NHS England have committed to ensuring that the right numbers of the right staff are available to provide the best care for women and babies through regular local workforce planning.The Government recognises that there are serious issues within maternity services and we will learn from the findings from recent inquiries and investigations such as that carried out at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and from the emerging lessons from the ongoing inquiry at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The Government’s policy is that the National Health Service as a whole is in crisis, and my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has commissioned an investigation into the NHS, led by Professor Lord Darzi, which will focus on assessing patient access to healthcare, the quality of healthcare being provided and the overall performance of the health system.