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Ms Church: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent in each of the last five years by the NHS on smoking cessation treatments. [117032]
Yvette Cooper: The information requested is not held centrally. Our White Paper "Smoking Kills" announced on 10 December 1998 the first ever national NHS smoking cessation programme, with advice and support for adults wanting to quit including one week's supply of nicotine replacement therapy free of charge for smokers entitled to free prescriptions. £10 million was allocated to health action zones for 1999-2000 to set up smoking cessation services and £16 million has been allocated for these services to be extended across England in 2000-01.
Waiting Lists (Essex)
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the inpatient hospital waiting list target for Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust for the year ending 31 March. [116841]
Mr. Denham [holding answer 30 March 2000]: Trust targets are agreed locally with the relevant health authorities.
GP Budgets (Durham)
Mr. Steinberg: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the amount of under-spend in the budgets of general practitioners in Durham in each of the last five years. [117212]
Mr. Denham: County Durham Health Authority has reported underspends as set out in the table.
(1) Indicates there are no figures available
Notes:
1. 1999-2000 is a forecast outturn position.
2. Figures in brackets show overspend.
3. Prescribing figures for 1999-2000 are now cash limited.
4. County Durham Health Authority was established in 1996-97. Previously the area was covered by three separate authorities for which data are not available.
Source:
County Durham Health Authority
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Fiona Mactaggart:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will publish the audit of NHS and independent sector abortion services carried out by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; and if he will make a statement on the measures he proposes to take on the results of the audit; [117682]
Yvette Cooper:
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists will publish the final audit report later this year. This audit provides valuable data that will assist those carrying out audits locally and will also inform discussions on the sexual health strategy about future audit of services.
Mr. Brake:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on (a) the upkeep and (b) the purchase of works of art in his Department for each financial year since 1992. [117473]
Mr. Denham:
The hon. Member is referred to the answer provided by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on behalf of this and other Departments.
In addition to works of art on loan from the Government Art Collection, the Department spent £1,000 on purchasing framed prints as part of two refurbishment projects in 1995. No other funds have been spent on the purchase or upkeep of works of art since 1992.
Mr. Cox:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many student nurses were employed in the Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority area on 1 March. [117408]
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Mr. Denham:
Student nurses undertaking training programmes are recruited by the local university, which holds an education contract with a consortium of National Health Service employers. This consortium includes health authorities and trusts. The joint faculty of health of Kingston University and St. George's Medical School holds an education contract with the South-West London and Epsom Education Consortium. Included within the membership of the consortium is the Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority.
Student nurses are not employed by either NHS trusts or health authorities. They receive a bursary and are students like any other student attending a programme of study at a university. The number of nursing students undertaking a three year programme of study at the faculty currently numbers 1,073.
Mr. Cox:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of salmonella were reported during 1999 in the United Kingdom. [117409]
Yvette Cooper:
Information on the numbers of cases of Salmonellosis within England and Wales is collected by the Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS). Information on data for Northern Ireland and Scotland should normally be sought from their respective administrations.
However, in a recent paper to the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food from the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre of the PHLS, the figures for the United Kingdom as a whole were given.
In 1999 in the United Kingdom, there were 19,798 (provisional data) cases of Salmonellosis.
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Mr. Lidington:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the estimated (a) deficits and (b) surpluses of Buckinghamshire Health Authority and NHS Trusts in Buckinghamshire at 31 March. [116557]
Mr. Denham
[holding answer 4 April 2000]: The table shows the financial position of Buckinghamshire Health Authority and National Health Service trusts in Buckinghamshire at September 1999. This is the latest available published data.
(2) when the next audit of abortion services will be carried out. [117683]
| Organisation | 1999-2000 Forecast |
|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire Health Authority | 1,171 |
| Aylesbury Vale Community Healthcare NHS Trust | 0 |
| Milton Keynes Community NHS Trust | -50 |
| Milton Keynes General NHS Trust | -123 |
| South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust | 0 |
| Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust | -309 |
| Two Shires Ambulance NHS Trust | 15 |
| Total | 704 |
Note:
An extra allocation to the NHS of £134 million was announced by Secretary of State for Health on 21 December 1999; £90 million of this has been allocated to health authorities in 1999-2000--to help meet the additional costs of generic drugs. Buckinghamshire Health Authority's share of this additional money was £974,000. The remaining £44 million will be allocated, as required, to meet the cost of clinical negligence claims.
The Q2 (September) 1999-2000 Forecasts were prepared before the additional allocations were announced. As a consequence the forecasts do not take account of the additional allocations.
Neonatal Hearing Screening
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to make an announcement on the implementation of universal neonatal hearing screening following the recommendations by the National Screening Committee. [117609]
Yvette Cooper [holding answer 6 April 2000]: I expect to receive the United Kingdom National Screening Committee's proposals on implementing a universal neonatal hearing screening programme shortly. These will include details of the organisational and human resource implications of the proposed changes. I will make an announcement in due course.
NHS Spending (South East)
Mr. Caplin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the change to levels of NHS spending in the South-East as a result of his Budget announcements. [116634]
Mr. Denham [holding answer 6 April 2000]: In his Budget speech, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced an additional £2 billion for the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, including the confirmation of moneys from tobacco.
As part of the immediate allocation of £600 million for the NHS England, the South-East Region of the NHS Executive will receive an additional £107 million.
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