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HEALTH

Publicity

Ms Hodge: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many staff were employed full-time or part-time (a) to provide information and publicity and (b) on press and media in (i) 1995-96, (ii) 1994-95 and (iii) 1993-94; [39419]

(2) what is the cost budgeted for staff, employed full-time or part-time, to provide information and publicity in 1996-97; [39444]

(3) how many staff are assumed in his Department's budget, employed (i) full time and (ii) part time, (a) to work on the press and media and (b) to provide information and publicity in 1996-97; [39367]

(4) what was the cost of staff employed full-time or part-time (i) to provide information and publicity and (ii) to work on the press and media in (a) 1995-96, (b) 1994-95 and (c) 1993-94; [39411]

(5) what is his Department's budget in 1996-97 for consultants to assist with information, publicity, press and media. [39349]

Mr. Horam: I will write to the hon. Member.

Prescriptions

Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions were dispensed in each year since 1979; and how many were free of charge. [38010]

Mr. Malone: The available information is in the table.

Year	Exempt	Free contraceptives	Total dispensed
1979	181.3	4.2	304.6
1980	192.6	4.6	303.3
1981	200.0	5.2	300.0
1982	210.4	6.0	311.3
1983	220.7	6.2	315.3
1984	226.5	6.9	320.5
1985	232.6	5.9	318.7
1986	241.3	5.3	322.5
1987	253.9	5.1	335.3
1988	263.5	5.3	346.5
1989	268.1	5.6	351.9
1990	276.9	5.9	360.5
1991	290.5	5.9	370.7
1992	307.0	6.1	386.8
1993	326.6	6.2	405.1
1994	336.1	6.3	414.1

1. The analysis is based on a 1 in 20 sample of all prescriptions submitted to the Prescription Pricing Authority by community pharmacists and appliances contractors. Dispensing doctor and personal administration prescriptions are not analysed into exempt, non-exempt or other categories.

2. 1979 to 1990 data is based on fees and covers prescriptions dispensed by community pharmacists and appliance contractors only.

3. 1991 to 1994 data (new PCA) are based on items and have the same coverage as in note 1 above.

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Dental Services

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will commission a study into the provision of, and access to, NHS dentistry; and if he will make a statement. [39227]

Mr. Malone: We keep in regular contact with health authorities on the provision of, and access to, national health service dentistry across England.

Cancer Commission Groups (Trent)

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what terms of reference he has given Trent National Health Service Executive in respect of cancer commission groups; and if he will make a statement. [39229]

Mr. Horam: The Department of Health issued guidance on 15 March 1996 asking National Health Service Executive regional offices to have a role in designation of cancer centres, facilitating the local work of health authorities, general practitioners, and trusts, particularly on cross district issues. Regional co-ordinators are expected to help develop a regional strategy.

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the membership of Trent NHS Executive cancer commission groups. [39230]

Mr. Horam: National Health Service Executive, Trent has set up cancer commissioning groups for southern Derbyshire, Leicestershire, north Trent and Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire. The membership of each group is set out:

	Cancer commission group
Southern Derbyshire
Dr. L. Adamson	Medical Director, Southern Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Dr. J. R. M. Bateman	Medical Director, Derby City General Hospital NHS Trust
Dr. A. Benghiat	Lead Clinician, Derby Cancer Centre (Chairman)
Mr. T. Bucknall	Lead Clinician, Burton Cancer Unit
Mrs. J. Butler	Chief Executive, Southern Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Mr. I. Hall	Project Manager, Derby Cancer Centre
Dr. C. Kenny	Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Southern Derbyshire Health Authority
Mr. J. MacDonald	Chief Executive, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary NHS Trust
Mr. M. Scott	Chief Executive, Derby City General Hospital NHS Trust
Mr. J. R. Nash	Medical Director, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary NHS Trust
Dr. M. J. Trelinski	representing South Staffordshire GPs
Dr. B. Hands	representing Southern Derbyshire GPs
Dr. J. Walsworth-Bell	representing South Staffordshire Health Authority
Mrs. P. Cooke	Chairman, Southern Derbyshire Community Health Council
Leicestershire
Dr. B. J. Crump	Director of Public Health, Leicestershire Health Authority
Mr. P. Homa	Chief Executive, Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust
Mr. N. J. Naftalin	Medical Director, Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust
Dr. A. C. B. Wicks	Medical Director, Leicester General Hospital NHS Trust
Mr. T. Spotswood	Director of Contracts, Leicester General Hospital NHS Trust
Mr. J. S. Willetts	Chief Executive, Glenfield Hospital NHS Trust
Dr. A. G. H. Cole	Medical Director, Glenfield Hospital NHS Trust
Mr. R. H. Bettles	Chief Executive, Fosse Health NHS Trust
Dr. M. A. Edgar	Medical Director, Fosse Health NHS Trust
North Trent
Mr. R. Ackroyd	Chief Executive, Barnsley Health Authority
Dr. D. Birks	Director of Public Health, Barnsley Health Authority
Mr. J. Newton	Chief Executive, Doncaster Health Authority
Dr. J. Radford	Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Doncaster Health Authority
Mr. C. Fewtrell	Chief Executive, North Derbyshire Health Authority
Dr. A. Charlesworth	Director of Public Health, North Derbyshire Health Authority
Mr. N. Clifton	Chief Executive, North Nottinghamshire Health Authority
Dr. R. Richards	Consultant in Public Health Medicine, North Nottinghamshire Health Authority
Mr. J. Hinchcliffe	Chief Executive, Rotherham Health Authority
Dr. T. Patterson	Director of Public Health, Rotherham Health Authority
Ms C. Hamlyn	Chief Executive, Sheffield Health Authority
Mr. T. Plant	Sheffield Health Authority
Mr. C. Dench	Chief Executive, South Humber Health Authority
Dr. B. Crompton	GP Adviser, South Humber Health Authority
Nottinghamshire/ Lincolnshire
Dr. S. Wilson	Director of Public Health, Nottingham Health Authority
H. Wilkinson	Contracting Lead Officer, Nottinghamshire Health Authority
Dr. R. Richards	Lead Officer, North Nottinghamshire Health
K. Powis	Contracting Lead Officer, North Nottinghamshire Health Authority
Dr. B. Rana	Lead Officer, Lincolnshire Health Authority
Mr. R. Banyard	Contracting Lead Officer, Lincolnshire Health Authority
Dr. S. Ford	Nottinghamshire Local Medical Committee
Dr. V. Zbizczniak	Lincolnshire Local Medical Committee
Dr. P. Jones	Nottinghamshire Local Medical Committee
Dr. Crompton	Lead Officer, South Humber Health Authority
Liz Mitchell	Project Manager, Nottingham/Lincoln Cancer Centre

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Hepatitis C

Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to provide payments to those haemophiliacs infected with hepatitis C; and if he will make a statement. [39456]

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Mr. Horam: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Nottingham, East, (Mr. Heppell) on 8 July, Official Report, column 21.

Tardive Dyskinesia

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will commission a study into (a) tardive dyskinesia and minor abnormalities, (b) schizophrenia and minor physical abnormalities and (c) tardive dyskinesia and negative symptoms; and if he will make a statement. [39216]

Mr. Bowis: The links between Tardive Dyskinesia, minor physical abnormalities and negative symptoms are already well researched.

Medical Records

Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average charge levied on patients for seeing their medical records. [39270]

Mr. Horam: The Access to Health Records Act 1990 allows the record holder to charge a fee of up to £10. A similar fee is permitted when access is sought under the Data Protection Act 1984. Where a copy of a record or extract is supplied, the Access to Health Records Act also permits a charge to be made to cover the cost of making the copy and of any postage.

Factor 8

Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide funding for the purchase of recombinant factor 8 by haemophiliacs. [39457]

Mr. Horam: The Department does not allocate money to support specific treatments for particular patient groups. National health service funds are allocated to purchasers of health care who are in the best position to decide what services, including treatments, they wish to purchase to meet local needs.

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