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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in service charges on care home residents, in the context of increases in the cost of energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increases in service charges on care home residents, in the context of increases in the cost of energy.
We recognise the pressures faced by the adult social care sector, including inflation and energy costs, and have made available up to £8.1 billion in additional funding over this year and next to support adult social care and discharge.
There continues to be specific energy support for those on non-domestic contracts, including businesses, charities and public sector organisations such as care homes. Through the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) eligible non-domestic consumers will receive a per-unit discount to their energy bills from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, subject to a maximum discount.
The Government has not assessed the potential impact of increases in service charges on care home residents. Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the care needs of their populations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 187027 on Medical Equipment: Energy, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the report by Marie Curie entitled One charge too...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2023 to Question 187027 on Medical Equipment: Energy, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the report by Marie Curie entitled One charge too...
As set out in the autumn statement, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is exploring the best approach to consumer protection, as part of wider retail market reforms.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is engaging with a broad range of stakeholders, including organisations representing people with in-home medical equipment to assess the impact of energy prices on households.
The Department of Health and Social Care is supporting the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero with this. The NHS England specialised commissioning team is working to support Departmental colleagues with identifying energy-reliant medical devices used in patients' homes, and identifying clinical expert nominees, to advise more widely, as part of their operational response.
The Government continues to monitor the situation and will keep options under review, including with respect to the most vulnerable households.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold a consultation on the range of medical equipment eligible for financial support with running costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold a consultation on the range of medical equipment eligible for financial support with running costs.
The Autumn Statement set out a commitment to work with consumer groups and industry to consider the best approach to consumer protection from April 2024. As part of this work, the Government is working with disability organisations, assessing the need for support for people with disabilities including those using medical equipment in the home.
The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero plan to consult in Summer 2023 on options for a new approach to consumer protection in the energy markets from April 2024 onwards. The Department of Health and Social Care is supporting on this consultation in the interests of patients that require to utilise energy to run their medical equipment. We do not plan to consult on this issue separately.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is offering to patients on home dialysis who face higher energy bills as the result of their treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he is offering to patients on home dialysis who face higher energy bills as the result of their treatment.
Certain specialised services in the National Health Service, including home Haemodialysis, do include the provision of financial support to offset energy costs faced by patients using medical equipment at home. It is for individual commissioned providers to agree the process for the reimbursement of utility costs for Haemodialysis patients at a local level and manage their budgets autonomously.
The Department does not have a policy on energy costs at this time. However, the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England are supporting the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s review of energy rebate schemes that are currently available for users of medical equipment at home; as well as supporting the Department of Energy’s policy development work in this area which they plan to publish for low-income vulnerable energy consumers post April 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he had with Cabinet colleagues about support for people who run medical equipment in the home.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he had with Cabinet colleagues about support for people who run medical equipment in the home.
The Secretary of State meets regularly with other Cabinet colleagues on a variety of matters pertaining to health and social care, including but not limited to support for people with home-based medical equipment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the level of NHS electricity rebate for patients with medical equipment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the level of NHS electricity rebate for patients with medical equipment.
No assessment has been made. Both the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England are supporting the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s review of energy rebate schemes that are currently available for users of medical equipment at home.
In addition, certain specialised services such as home Haemodialysis and home oxygen concentrators, do include the provision of financial support to offset energy costs incurred by patients using medical equipment at home.
The Government’s cost of living support package further delivers over £94 billion worth of support over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with the rising cost of living.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) rising energy bills, (b) possible increases in NHS pay and (c) additional inflationary increases in costs on the hospice sector; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) rising energy bills, (b) possible increases in NHS pay and (c) additional inflationary increases in costs on the hospice sector; and if he will make a statement.
No assessment has been made. Palliative and end of life care, including hospice care, is commissioned locally by integrated care boards (ICBs) in response to the needs of their local population. Any assessment would therefore be made at a local level.
Following a HM Treasury-led review into the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will run from April 2023 until March 2024 and continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers, including hospices. At a national level, NHS England has released £1.5 billion of additional funding to ICBs to provide support for inflation, with ICBs deciding how best to distribute this funding within their systems.
Most hospices are independent, charitable organisations that remain free to set salary rates along with other terms and conditions at a level that reflects the skills and experience of their staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to hospices to assist with energy bills.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to hospices to assist with energy bills.
Although no assessment has been made specifically in regard to hospices, following a Treasury-led review, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme, which will run from April 2023 until March 2024, will continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers, including the health and care sector.
At a national level, NHS England has released £1.5 billion in additional funding to integrated care boards (ICBs) to provide support for inflation, with ICBs deciding how best to distribute this funding within their system, including to palliative and end of life care providers such as hospices.
Palliative and end of life care, including hospice care, is commissioned locally by ICBs in response to the needs of their local population. Any assessment would therefore be made at a local level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adequacy of the level of support that has been provided to hospices for utility costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adequacy of the level of support that has been provided to hospices for utility costs.
No specific discussion has taken place. There is regular engagement with Hospice UK and other palliative and end of life care stakeholders at both ministerial and official level to understand the issues they face, such as the impact of the cost of energy on the hospice sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) Energy Bill Relief Scheme and (b) Energy Bill Discount Scheme on the affordability of energy in the hospice sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the (a) Energy Bill Relief Scheme and (b) Energy Bill Discount Scheme on the affordability of energy in the hospice sector.
No assessment has been made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the price of sunscreen on the rate of people wearing sunscreen and the risk of cancer among those who do not wear it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the price of sunscreen on the rate of people wearing sunscreen and the risk of cancer among those who do not wear it.
No specific assessment has been made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional support to hospices for energy costs further to that provided through the Energy Bill Discount Scheme after March 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional support to hospices for energy costs further to that provided through the Energy Bill Discount Scheme after March 2023.
As palliative and end of life care, including hospice care, is commissioned locally by integrated care boards (ICBs) in response to the needs of their local population, any assessment of further financial support should be made at a local level.
At a national level, NHS England have released £1.5 billion additional funding to ICBs to provide support for inflation, with ICBs deciding how best to distribute this funding according to local need. This is in addition to the support provided by Government through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Hospice UK on the impact of the cost of energy on the hospice sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Hospice UK on the impact of the cost of energy on the hospice sector.
There is regular engagement with Hospice UK and other palliative and end of life care stakeholders at both ministerial and official level to understand the issues they face, such as the impact of the cost of energy on the hospice sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing further financial support for hospices, in the context of (a) the cost-of-living crisis and (b) rising energy bills.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing further financial support for hospices, in the context of (a) the cost-of-living crisis and (b) rising energy bills.
At a national level, NHS England have released £1.5 billion additional funding to integrated care boards (ICBs) to provide support for inflation, with ICBs deciding how best to distribute this funding within their system, including to palliative and end of life care providers such as hospices. This is in addition to the support provided by the Government through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme, which will run from April 2023 until March 2024 and continue to provide a discount to eligible non-domestic customers, including hospices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to provide support with rising energy costs to people living with health conditions that require treatment at home.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to provide support with rising energy costs to people living with health conditions that require treatment at home.
The Government’s cost of living support package delivers £15 billion worth of support measures to assist the most vulnerable with rising energy bills, including charges incurred by patients dependent on medical equipment and devices as part of their home care.
In addition, certain specialised NHS England services, such as home Haemodialysis, do include the provision of financial support to offset energy costs sustained from running medical equipment at home.
Home Oxygen Suppliers also reimburse cost of electricity required to run oxygen concentrator devices in homes, and this cost is passed onto integrated care boards as part of contractual arrangements. Reimbursements are currently in line with regional averages.
The above arrangements however are unique to the contracts or service specifications of these conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with representatives of the insurance industry on the prices for life insurance offered to people who have a family history of Huntington's disease and also have a confirmed negative predictive test.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with representatives of the insurance industry on the prices for life insurance offered to people who have a family history of Huntington's disease and also have a confirmed negative predictive test.
The Secretary of State has not had discussions with the insurance industry on prices for life insurance for people with a family history of Huntington’s with a negative predictive test and, has no plans to have such discussions. However the Department works closely with the Association of British Insurers on the Code on Genetic Testing and Insurance to ensure it remains fit for purpose. This has included discussions with the Huntington’s Disease Association during the recent three yearly review of the Code, which was published in December 2022.
While there are no plans to make a formal comparative assessment, we are aware of stakeholders raising concerns regarding access to life insurance for people with a family history of Huntington’s while having a negative predictive test and we will be working with ABI to understand this further.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Harris. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon)
for not just securing the debate, but the tone in which he conducted it and his well-established support for the cystic fibrosis community. His continued presence at cystic fibrosis debates...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Harris. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon)
for not just securing the debate, but the tone in which he conducted it and his well-established support for the cystic fibrosis community. His continued presence at cystic fibrosis debates...
I absolutely hear the hon. Member’s argument, and similar points were made during the debate. As the Minister with oversight of major conditions, cystic fibrosis is not the only condition about which I have received letters, parliamentary questions and lobbying in general asking for exemptions to prescription charges. We cannot...
I absolutely hear the hon. Member’s argument, and similar points were made during the debate. As the Minister with oversight of major conditions, cystic fibrosis is not the only condition about which I have received letters, parliamentary questions and lobbying in general asking for exemptions to prescription charges. We cannot...
As ever, the hon. Member is extremely persuasive. I will be happy to take that up with ministerial colleagues who are responsible for prescription charges, but I do say that this is the case not just for cystic fibrosis. We should be aware that we would be similarly lobbied on...
As ever, the hon. Member is extremely persuasive. I will be happy to take that up with ministerial colleagues who are responsible for prescription charges, but I do say that this is the case not just for cystic fibrosis. We should be aware that we would be similarly lobbied on...
The hon. Gentleman makes an important point about having to travel further for appointments and treatment, which affects people in rural areas generally. Those costs will clearly affect those who have to travel regularly and frequently, such as patients with cystic fibrosis who need many appointments. I am very happy...
The hon. Gentleman makes an important point about having to travel further for appointments and treatment, which affects people in rural areas generally. Those costs will clearly affect those who have to travel regularly and frequently, such as patients with cystic fibrosis who need many appointments. I am very happy...