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Grants (London Boroughs)
Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list (a) each category of grant and (b) the amount of each grant paid by his Department to each London borough in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-1999, (iii) 1999-2000 and (iv) 2000-01; and what the projected figure is for 2001-02. [155429]
Mr. Denham: The information requested has been placed in the Library.
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The tables list the amount and type of grant paid to each London borough from 1997-98 to 2000-01 with indicative allocations for 2001-02. In addition to the grants shown in the tables:
- each council will receive £16,666 from the Improving Information Management grant being introduced in 2001-02
- from the Invest to Save grant, Croydon council was paid £36,900 in 2000-01 and will receive £50,000 in 2001-02; Harrow council was paid £459,000 in 2000-01 and will received £410,000 in 2001-02
- Hammersmith and Fulham council received secure accommodation grants of £5,601,163 in 1997-98, £1,554,664 in 1998-99, £88,458 in 1999-2000 and £68,914 in 2000-01. Southwark council received £813,916 in 1997-98 and £420,533 in 1998-99.
Community Health Workers
Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community health workers worked in Shropshire (a) in May 1997 and (b) on the most recent date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [156565]
Yvette Cooper: Data relating solely to community health workers are not collected centrally. The table illustrates the number of staff employed in hospitals and community health services (HCHS) in the Shropshire health authority (HA).
The National Health Service Plan sets out future plans for further expansion of NHS staff.
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| Whole-time equivalents | Headcount | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2000 | 1997 | 2000 | |
| Total non-medical staff | 5,020 | 5,620 | 6,230 | 7,060 |
| Of which | ||||
| Nursing staff community psychiatry(141) | 60 | 80 | 60 | 80 |
| Community learning difficulties(141) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Community services(141) | 300 | 340 | 390 | 490 |
| Total medical and dental public health medicine (PHM) and community health service (CHS) staff | 20 | 30 | 40 | 40 |
| Of which | ||||
| PHM | (142)-- | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| CHS | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 |
(141) These are the only non-medical workforce staff groups that can be identified as working within community health
(142) Five or less and greater than zero
Notes:
Figures exclude learners and agency staff
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10
Source:
Department of Health 2000 non-medical workforce census
Department of Health 2000 medical and dental workforce census
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General Practitioners
Dr. Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms will be put in place to enable GP practices to demonstrate their competence to primary care trusts. [156734]
Mr. Denham: Primary care trust (PCT) core functions include the development of general practice and other primary care providers and those professionals working in primary and community care. The range of services developed will vary between PCTs. It is therefore for each PCT to develop its own incentive arrangements and a range of performance indicators to assess the development of practices and the services it provides.
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As part of this the Prime Minister announced on 19 March an additional £100 million to invest in general practice and primary care. PCTs and primary care groups will need to agree objectives and targets with their constituent practices for the effective use of these funds that support improvement of services by skilled and competent primary care professionals.
Tuberculosis
Mr. Wilkinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many isolation wards for the treatment of tuberculosis have been opened in NHS hospitals since May 1997; in which hospitals; and on what dates. [156535]
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Yvette Cooper [holding answer 2 April 2001]: Information on the number of isolation wards in hospitals is not collected centrally.
Different levels of isolation are required depending on the infectious (or suspected infectious) nature of a tuberculosis case. Each patient is considered on a case-by-case basis and therefore, the need for isolation facilities is made at local level.
The Department has published recommendations on isolation in two documents. One in June 1996 "Recommendations for the prevention and control of tuberculosis at local level" and again in September 1998 in the document entitled "UK guidance on the prevention and control of transmission of HIV-related tuberculosis and Drug-resistant, including Multiple Drug-resistant tuberculosis".
HPV Testing
Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if the pilot tests for HPV testing (a) have started on schedule and (b) are taking place in the originally announced locations; and when he expects the results to be published. [156745]
Yvette Cooper [holding answer 3 April 2001]: The human papilloma virus/liquid based cytology pilot started in March 2001, as planned. As previously announced, the three sites are Norfolk and Norwich, North Bristol and Newcastle.
The evaluation is in two phases. In May 2002 the United Kingdom national screening committee (NSC) will report to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence on liquid based cytology. In March 2003, the NSC will consider the full evaluation of human papilloma virus testing and liquid based cytology in cervical screening before reporting to Ministers. Decisions about publication will be made at that stage.
Cancer
Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to meet the European Standards in Cancer survival rates. [156746]
Yvette Cooper [holding answer 3 April 2001]: The National Health Service cancer plan has set out the actions and milestones that aim to deliver the fastest improvements in cancer services anywhere in Europe over the next five years. By 2010 we anticipate that our five year survival rates for cancer will compare with the best in Europe.
NHS Plan
Mr. Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if the term "by 2006" used in the NHS Plan refers to 1 January 2006. [157087]
Mr. Denham: There are no references to the term "by 2006" in the National Health Service Plan.
Drug and Tobacco Dependency
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much central Government funding was specifically
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allocated for preventive and curative work in relation to (a) drug, (b) alcohol and (c) tobacco dependency in the last financial year. [156909]
Ms Stuart [holding answer 5 April 2001]: It is not always possible to distinguish between preventive and curative work in relation to substance misuse. Interventions may be undertaken with people who have some substance misuse problems but have not, or would not, necessarily develop dependency. In the financial year 2000-01, the following sums were allocated for work which can broadly be described as preventive and/or curative in relation to drug, alcohol, and tobacco dependency or misuse, by central Government:
- £59 million drug misuse special allocation to health authorities for drug misuse services.
- £25 million additional in year funding in relation to drug misuse, to increase treatment capacity, reduce drug related deaths, and extend targeted preventive programmes.
- £20 million allocated for smoking cessation through health authorities.
- £13.75 million allocated for anti-smoking education.
- £6.78 million drug and alcohol specific and special grants allocated to local authorities for distribution to voluntary sector drug and alcohol treatment agencies.
- £7.45 million for preventive activity in relation to drug misuse.
- £1.86 million Section 64 General Scheme of Grants to the voluntary sector, covering a range of preventive and curative projects in relation to drug, alcohol, and tobacco dependency.
- £0.6 million for preventive health promotion in relation to alcohol.
- £0.5 million local grants scheme promoting development of primary care led alcohol services.
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