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NHS Expenditure
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the estimated public expenditure by the NHS on non-EU foreign nationals on (a) contraception and (b) all community health services in the most recent year for which figures are available. [36848]
Mr. Horam: This information is not collected.
Health Services Staff
Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list by family health services authority the number of (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) midwives, (d) health visitors, (e) administration and clerical staff and (f) managers for the most recent year available. [36847]
Mr. Malone: The available information will be placed in the Library.
War Disablement Pensions
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the scheme for giving recipients of war disablement pensions priority treatment in NHS hospitals after emergency and other critical cases was introduced. [36834]
Mr. Bowis: Following a Government commitment given in 1953, war pensioners receive priority treatment in national health service hospitals for the condition or conditions for which they receive a pension or gratuity. Priority is not given for unrelated conditions.
Shellfish-related Illness
Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 1 July, Official Report, column 335, how many cases of shellfish-related illness reported to the Public Health Laboratory Service were subsequently proved to be linked to (a) the consumption of shellfish, (b) the consumption of shellfish whose deficiencies were traced back to the production practices and (c) factors other than production practices; and in how many cases no link to the consumption of shellfish was established. [36595]
Mr. Horam: All of the 82 cases were reported to the Public Health Laboratory Service as associated with the consumption of shellfish. Information is not available on the precise cause of contamination in the shellfish implicated in each case.
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Health Care (London)
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he last met the chairs and chief executives of national health service trust hospitals, covering the Greater London area, to discuss health matters relating to care in the local community. [37195]
Mr. Bowis: Ministers meet chairmen and chief executives of national health service trusts as necessary to discuss various issues. I am not aware of any recent meetings with all the hospital trusts in the London area.
Care for the Elderly
Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will assess the German system of funding long-term care for the elderly. [37181]
Mr. Bowis: A system of social insurance for long-term care was introduced in Germany in 1995. The system is compulsory, and operates on a pay-as-you-go rather than a funded basis. We have no plans to introduce a similar system here.
Radiotherapy
Ms Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations have been made to him regarding compensation for victims of radiotherapy following breast cancer; and if he will make a statement. [36924]
Mr. Horam: The Department has received a number of letters in support of the campaign by the group Radiotherapy Action Group Exposure--RAGE BREAST--which represents those suffering adverse effects following radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer.
Morning-after Pill
Mrs. Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funds are currently made available by his Department to (a) the Health Education Council and (b) other bodies, for the promotion of the use of, or awareness about, the morning-after pill; for what precise purpose those funds are used; which of these projects involve the provision of a telephone helpline service; at what cost; in what areas; for what purpose; to what age group of women and in which geographic areas such campaigns are being mounted; and if he will make a statement. [37492]
Mr. Horam: In support of the Government's "Health of the Nation" objective of reducing the level of unwanted pregnancy, the Health Education Authority is conducting a national campaign to raise awareness of emergency contraception among women aged 16 to 49. The Department has made available £600,000 to the HEA to run the campaign, which commenced on 25 June and runs until 24 July. It aims, through press and radio advertising, briefing for general practitioner surgeries and family planning clinics, and through posters and leaflets, to improve knowledge of emergency contraception, where it can be obtained and the time period in which it can be used. A 24-hour freephone helpline is available until the end of September.
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Health Authority Expenditure
Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average expenditure per head for each health authority, and the average for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in the current financial year. [37515]
Mr. Horam: I shall let the hon. Member have such information as is available as soon as possible.
Mr. Ainger: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which health authorities in Yorkshire have had in respect of previous years overspend, made by predecessor constituent health or family health services authorities, (a) sums written off and (b) additional grant aid to reduce those overspends; [37252]
- (2) if he will list those health authorities that have (a) had previous years overspend written off by his Department and (b) been given grant aid to reduce overspends in previous years. [37253]
Mr. Horam: The information is not held centrally.
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 26 June, Official Report, columns 148-49, what drugs, other than paracetamol and codeine, were involved in the adverse reactions of erythema multiform and epidermal necrolysis; and how many cases were involved for each drug identified by its generic and trade name. [35492]
Mr. Malone [holding answer on 4 July 1996]: A table has been placed in the Library which lists all drugs reported in association with erythema multiform and epidermal necrolysis between 1991 and 1995 and the number of reports for each drug.
Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 26 June, Official Report, columns 148-49, how many of the adverse reactions were fatal or caused serious damage to the patient's health. [35493]
Mr. Malone [holding answer 4 July 1996]: The Medicines Control Agency holds the following information relating to suspected adverse drug reactions reported through the voluntary yellow card scheme. These data have been mapped to two relevant preferred terms: erythema multiforme--which includes Stevens-Johnson syndrome--and epidermal necrolysis.
There have been five fatal reports of erythema multiforme and 29 fatal reports of epidermal necrolysis where the fatality was associated directly or indirectly with the adverse reaction. None of the fatal cases were reported to be associated with products containing paracetamol and/or codeine.
Epidermal necrolysis is a serious condition, as indicated by the high proportion of fatalities. However, many cases of erythema multiforme are mild and self-limiting. Of the 715 reported cases of erythema multiforme, 80 were known to have been hospitalised.
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Mr. Milburn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 8 July Official Report, column 25, on bad debts, if he will provide equivalent figures for each of the previous five years. [37102]
Mr. Horam
[holding answer 12 July 1996]: Information for 1987-88 is not available. The information for 1988-89 to 1991-92 will be placed in the Library.
Mr. Patrick Thompson:
To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee if he has considered an application for an exhibition relating to "Achievements of the Engineering Industry, Present and Future", to be displayed in the Upper Waiting Hall. [37759]
Mr. Michael J. Martin:
I understand that, under procedures agreed by the Administration Committee, arrangements have been made for the exhibition to be held in the Upper Waiting Hall from Monday 21 October to Friday 25 October 1996.
Mr. Alfred Morris:
To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee if he has considered an application for an exhibition relating to "Working for Health in Wythenshawe" to be held in the Upper Waiting Hall. [37576]
Mr. Martin:
I understand that, under procedures agreed by the Administration Committee, arrangements have been made for the exhibition to be held in the Upper Waiting Hall from Monday 4 November to Friday 8 November 1996.
Dr. Twinn:
To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee if he has considered an application for an exhibition in relation to "Cyprus:--A Photographic Record 1974-1966" to be displayed in the Upper Waiting Hall. [37550]
Mr. Martin:
I understand that, under procedures agreed by the Administration Committee, arrangements have been made for the exhibition to be held in the Upper Waiting Hall from Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November 1996.
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