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Mr. Andy King: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the status is of a section 6(b) note in health records. [81492]
Mr. Denham: A note attached to a health record under section 6(2)(b) of the Access to Health Records Act 1990 does not alter anything in the record, but will form part of that survey in the same way as the existing information.
NHS Direct
Mrs. Gordon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the (a) number and (b) percentage of calls to NHS Direct which relate to back pain; and what advice NHS Direct has offered callers. [81609]
Mr. Denham: The information requested is not available centrally. However, each of the NHS Direct pilot sites will be able to provide relevant information for the area it covers.
Back pain can result from a variety of causes and the advice NHS Direct offers callers reflects clinically recognised best practice relating to the specific cause and symptoms of the back pain.
Food Poisoning
Mr. Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions his Department has used an emergency control order to respond to instances of food poisoning or contamination in each of the last five years. [81613]
Ms Jowell: I made an Emergency Control Order under Section 13 of the Food Safety Act 1990 on 20 May 1998. This was followed by two Amendment Orders on 20 May 1998 and 10 July 1998 respectively. No other Emergency Control Orders under this section of the Act have been made by Health Ministers in the last 5 years.
Cancer Centres
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the (a) designated and (b) accredited regional cancer centres, indicating the date of designation and accreditation in each case. [81731]
Mr. Hutton:
Early implementation of the Calman/Hine Report reflected the different staring points in regions of the National Health Service and allowed the designation
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processes to fit local circumstances. There are currently no rigid criteria for the designation or accreditation of cancer centres. We are in the process of developing a set of common national standards and performance measures against the new performance framework which will apply across the country.
The following is a list of cancer centres by region with the date of designation where available.
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Mr. Flynn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a copy of the report of the working group on breast screening set up by the Chief Medical Officer in October 1998. [81735]
Mr. Hutton:
The Chief Medical Officer set up a working group in October 1998 to assess the workforce pressures in the breast screening programme and to identify possible means to address the pressures. The group has now made a report to the Chief Medical Officer who is considering this and the issue of future publication.
Mr. Ruffley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the cost to (a) the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust and (b) Suffolk Health Authority of increased employer pension contributions arising from changes in the 1997 and 1998 Budgets to Advanced Corporation Tax. [81673]
Ms Jowell:
The withdrawal of Advanced Corporation Tax has had no effect on employer contributions in the National Health Service Pension Scheme. I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Northavon (Mr. Webb) by my then right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 14 July 1997, Official Report, column 1.
Mr. Stringer:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the take-up rate has been for measles, mumps and rubella vaccination for 1998-99 and the preceding four years in (a) Manchester, (b) the North West and (c) England. [81717]
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Ms Jowell:
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to him on 10 March 1999, Official Report, column 300. The figures for 1998-99 will be available towards the end of the year.
Mr. Brady:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the public appointments for
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which his Department is responsible and which carry a fee or salary, indicating for each type of appointment the fee or salary band which applies. [80748]
Mr. Straw
[holding answer 15 April 1999]: "Public Bodies 1998"--copies of which are available in the Library of the House--provides information on the levels of remuneration paid to those serving on the boards of public bodies for which my Department is responsible. In addition to those, there are the following paid public appointments:
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South West Region
There are five cancer centres in South and West Region. All were designated in 1996, and redesignated in February 1999.
Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire
Devon and Cornwall (Exeter)
Devon and Cornwall (Plymouth)
Dorset
Three Counties
London
There are five cancer centres in London. All were provisionally designated in 1997.
South East London
South West London
North West London
North Central London
North East London
Trent
Four cancer centres were designated in Trent in 1995
Sheffield Cancer Centre
Nottingham Cancer Centre
Derby Cancer Centre
Leicester Cancer Centre
West Midlands
The West Midland are currently assessing 21 Acute NHS trusts as designated centres for 14 different cancer types
Eastern
Eastern Region have designated networks for the provision of services for up to 10 tumour sites. Designation was given to the following trusts in 1997.
Bedford
Luton and Dunstable
Addenbrooke's
Hinchingbrooke
Papworth
Norfolk and Norwich
James Paget
Peterborough
King's Lynn
Ipswich Hospital
West Suffolk
There are also two cancer centres from the former North Thames Region now located in Eastern Region which were designated in 1998.
Mount Vernon
Southend
Northern and Yorkshire
The four cancer centres in Northern and Yorkshire Region were all designated in 1995.
Hull
Leeds
Newcastle
Teesside
North West
North West Region are in the process of designating their Cancer Centres, Preston, Merseyside and Manchester in 1999-2000.
South East Region
There are five cancer centres in South East Region. Designated in 1996.
Southampton
Portsmouth
Provisionally designated in 1997
Brighton
Kent
Guildford
South East Region now also contains the following cancer networks from the former Oxford and Anglia Region.
Royal Battle and Berkshire
Heatherwood and Wrexham
South Buckinghamshire
Milton Keynes
Stoke Mandeville
Northampton
Kettering
Oxford Radcliffe
Horton General
Radcliffe Infirmary.
| Public appointment | Number of members | Remuneration |
|---|---|---|
| Advisers to the Home Secretary on representations against Exclusion under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989 | 3 | £215 per diem |
| Annual Reviewer of the Operation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989 | 1 | £297 per diem |
| Charity Commissioners | 5 (2 full time, 3 part time) | Salaries linked to SCS pay scales |
| Chief Surveillance Commissioner and Commissioners | 1 Chief Commissioner, 6 Commissioners | Salary range: £35,000 to £55,000 |
| Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary | 1 Chief Inspector 5 Inspectors | Pay scale for Her Majesty's Inspectors of Constabularies linked to Chief Police Officers' pay |
| Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons | 1 | Salary linked to Senior CMI Service (SCS) pay scales |
| Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Probation | 1 | Salary linked to Senior Civil Service (SCS) pay scales |
| Immigration and Nationality Directorate's Complaints Audit Committee | 3 | £203 per diem |
| Independent Assessor of Miscarriage of Justice Compensation | 1 | £350 per case |
| Interception of Communications Commissioner | 1 | £630 per diem |
| Prisons Ombudsman | 1 | Salary range: £41,550 to £65,270 |
| Selection Panels for Independent Members of Police Authorities for 41 Provincial Forces | 41 | Hourly rate determined by individual local authorities |
| Service Authority for National Criminal Intelligence Service | 5 | £16 per hour subject to daily and annual maxima |
| Service Authority of National Crime Squad | 5 | £16 per hour subject to daily and annual maxima |
| Youth Justice Board | Chair plus 11 members | Chair £48,000 |
| Members £136 per diem |
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