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Hospital Information Support Systems
Ms Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been spent on the design and implementation of the hospital information support systems in (a) 1994-95, (b) 1995-96 and (c) 1996-97. [4181]
Mr. Horam: In 1994-95 the national health service executive, through the hospital information support systems initiative, allocated £580,000 to Nottingham City Hospital NHS trust. This was one of the pilot sites for testing out the means of specifying, purchasing and implementing hospital-wide integrated computer systems. This was the final allocation of funds to an NHS trust under the HISS initiative against design and implementation of hospital information support systems. Information on local NHS spend on the design and implementation of hospital information support systems is not held centrally.
Network Scheme
Ms Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the implementation of the NHS network scheme will cost in the current financial year. [4183]
Mr. Horam: During 1996-97, the central cost for managing and monitoring the implementation of NHSnet services is estimated at £4.1 million. Information about the costs of implementing the NHSnet system in each NHS organisation is not held centrally. The capital cost of maintaining and developing the NHS-wide electronic communications system called NHSnet is met by the private sector suppliers of networking services.
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Ms Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children died from sudden infant death syndrome in (a) 1994-95, (b) 1995-96 and (c) 1996-97. [4184]
Mr. Horam: Statistics on sudden infant death syndrome are collected by calendar year. In 1994, 454 children died of sudden infant death syndrome and in 1995, the latest year for which figures are available, 398 children died. Source: Office for National Statistics Monitor DH3 96/2.
Drugs Expenditure
Ms Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent in total by the NHS on drugs for (a) hospital, (b) community health and (c) family practitioner services in each of the past five years; and what proportion of that expenditure is attributable to (i) generic and (ii) branded products. [4188]
Mr. Malone: The available information is shown in the tables.
| Financial year | NHS HCHSexpenditure on drugs £ million |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | 460 |
| 1991-92 | 591 |
| 1992-93 | 643 |
| 1993-94 | 710 |
| 1994-95 | 764 |
Source
The annual publication "Health and Personal Social Services Statistics".
| Financial year | FHSExpenditure on drugs £ million |
|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 2,317 |
| 1992-93 | 2,641 |
| 1993-94 | 2,951 |
| 1994-95 | 3,230 |
| 1995-96 | 3,498 |
Source
Department of health annual report.
Note
National Health service expenditure on drugs cannot be split between hospital and community health, and it is not possible to identify what proportion of the hospital and community health services drugs expenditure is attributable to generic and branded products. For family health services, data on the proportion of medicines dispensed generically and by brand are in the latest Statistical Bulletin, copies of which are available in the Library.
Inappropriately Prescribed Drugs
Ms Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital admissions in each of the past five years were attributable to inappropriately prescribed drugs during the early treatment of patients. [4192]
Mr. Malone: This information is not collected centrally.
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London Emergency Helicopter Service
Ms Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost of the London emergency helicopter service in the last financial year. [4194]
Mr. Horam: According to the Royal Hospitals NHS trust which operates the service, the cost of the helicopter and crew was £1.07 million in the 1995-96 financial year.
Elderly Patients (Hospital Beds)
Ms Jowell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients over 75 years of age have an average length of stay in an acute hospital bed of over four weeks. [4196]
Mr. Burns: The latest information available centrally shows that 289,010 patients with a length of stay over four weeks, and who were aged 75 years and over, were discharged after treatment in the acute sector--excluding geriatric and psychiatric sectors--in national health service hospitals in England in 1994-95.
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department collates on the priorities in respect of allocation of hospital provision for the elderly in each London NHS trust; and if he will make a statement. [5152]
Mr. Burns: Information on the priorities of hospital provision for the elderly in individual national health service trusts is not held centrally. National health service care and treatment is open to everyone on the basis of clinical need, irrespective of age. It is for NHS bodies locally to ensure the availability and provision of appropriate services for local residents.
Health and Personal Social Services
Mr. Mallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give the per capita cost of public expenditure on health in England and Wales for each year since 1990. [5061]
Mr. Horam: The information for England is shown in the list. The information regarding Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
National health service total net--ie Government--expenditure per capita, England
1990-91: £465
1991-92: £526
1992-93: £578
1993-94: £597
1994-95: £628
1995-96: £652
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Mr. Burns: Per capita gross current expenditure on personal social services in England from 1990-91 to 1994-95, the latest year for which this information is available, is set out in the list:
1990-91: £98
1991-92: £106
1992-93: £113
1993-94: £129
1994-95: £154
Questions relating to Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
Employment Contracts
Mr. Hain: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) full-time jobs, (b) part-time jobs, (c) full-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (d) part-time jobs which are on (i) renewable and (ii) unrenewable fixed-term contracts, (e) temporary jobs and (f) jobs classified as casual there have been in (1) his Department and (2) executive agencies of his Department for each year since 1992. [5426]
Mr. Horam: The information is set out in the tables.
| (a) Full-time | (b) Part-time | (f) Casuals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 1992 | Total Department of Health | 4,649 | 247 | 159 |
| Executive agencies | 412 | 30 | 30 | |
| 1 April 1993 | Total Department of Health | 4,716 | 259 | 228 |
| Executive agencies | 889 | 136 | 68 | |
| 1 April 1994 | Total Department of Health | 4,525 | 322 | 244 |
| Executive agencies | 954 | 130 | 65 | |
| 1 April 1995 | Total Department of Health | 4,282 | 330 | 271 |
| Executive agencies | 985 | 112 | 66 | |
| 1 April 1996 | Total Department of Health | 4,588 | 325 | 271 |
| Executive agencies | 1,002 | 92 | 56 |
| (i) renewable | (ii) unrenewable | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Department of Health | ||
| (C) Full-time | 208 | 31 |
| (D) Part-time | 8 | 3 |
| Executive agencies | ||
| (C) Full-time | 182 | 2 |
| (D) Part-time | 7 | 0 |
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Accident and Emergency Departments
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the total capacity of each accident and emergency department in (a) 1994, (b) 1995 and (c) 1996, indicating the total patient throughput. [5160]
Mr. Horam: Information on the capacity of accident and emergency departments is not held centrally. Information on the number of patient attendances at these departments is contained in the annual publication "Outpatient and ward attenders, England," copies of which are available in the Library.
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