Department of Health and Social Care

“we are working nationally to support local areas to expand mental health services so that more people can access the care and support they need.”

“The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Trust in November 2021 where the Urgent Care and Emergency Services (UEC) at the Queen's Hospital were inspected. Concerns were identified and the Trust worked with local system partners to create an action plan to address these. CQC intends to inspect the UEC at the Queen's Hospital again and will consider the Trust's response to the Coroner in these inspection plans. In the meantime, CQC will monitor the”

“We agree that ensuring patients and their GP are aware of the potential symptoms from stents, including symptoms mimicking urinary tract infection (UTI), as well as confirmed symptomatic microbiologically confirmed UTI that could be caused by a stent.”

“The government is committed to supporting the ambulance service to manage the pressures it is facing, ensuring that people receive the treatment that they need when they need it. This will be supported by the government investing an additional £3.3 billion in each of 2023-24 and 2024-25 as announced in the Autumn Statement. This will enable rapid action to improve urgent and emergency care performance towards pre-pandemic levels. The NHS will set out detailed recovery plans in the new year.”

“The NHS will also set out detailed recovery plans in the new year, including plans to improve ambulance response times and improve A&E waiting times.”

“The NHS Frimley ICB will be carrying out a number of actions following the inquest. These include sharing the concerns raised with all GP practices in the Frimley area. The learning will focus particularly on the importance of good documentation in recording risk of suicide or self-harm following a consultation when someone has been assessed as having suicidal ideation or is at risk of acts of self-harm.”

“the Department is investing £150 million for significant improvements in the mental health estate over the course of the Spending Review (2021). This will be used to support our NHS Long Term Plan ambitions regarding system capacity and pressure reduction. It will cover a range of schemes, including non-medical alternatives to admission, step-down community beds and supported living services.”

“The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) lead commissioners, representatives from the local health system and NHS England have developed a 6-point winter improvement plan concentrating on key actions to assist in improving performance levels for 999 and Urgent and Emergency Care.”

“We have also announced ambitious reforms through publication of the Special Educational Needs and DisabWties and Alternative Provision Green Paper and in response to the Independent Review of Children's Social Care we have set out actions we are undertaking now to improve support for families and children's social care and have committed to publishing an ambitious implementation strategy later this year.”