House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 13 Jul 2001 (pt 5)

Preston, Chorley and

South Ribble Hospital Trust

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what salary the new chief executive of Preston, Chorley and South Ribble Hospital Trust will receive; [2476]

(3) how many meetings of the appointment panel took place before the decision was made to appoint a new chief executive of Preston, Chorley and South Ribble Hospital Trust. [2475]

Mr. Hutton: At their next public meetings in late July, the boards of Chorley, South Ribble and Preston Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trusts are expected to consider seeking ministerial approval to consult on a possible merger. There has been no formal approach to Ministers, or the Department. A paper, to be taken in public session, will also include a proposed job description for the proposed new joint chief executive.

NHS Dentistry

Mr. Kidney: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the level of access to NHS dentistry by September. [2539]

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Ms Blears: In September 1999 my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister promised that within two years everyone will be able to access national health service dentistry if and when they want it via NHS Direct. All health authorities now have in place dentistry action plans to ensure that everyone in the local area can access NHS dentistry if they want it within a reasonable time and distance.

Waiting Lists

Virginia Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of patients waiting for in-patient treatment have been waiting for more than one year (a) at the latest date available and (b) in May 1997 in each health authority. [2834]

Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the table. Waiting time information was not collected on a monthly basis in 1997 and so we have provided figures for the nearest date for which we have data.

In 1997 we promised to reduce waiting lists by 100,000. We have done this and today there are 125,000 fewer patients waiting for in-patient treatment than when we came into power. We are going to build on this. As part of our NHS Plan the National Health Service is working to reduce the maximum waiting time for admission to hospital from 18 months today to six months by the end of 2005. By the same date the maximum waiting time for an out-patient appointment will be reduced from over six months today to three months.

May 2001 June 1997

Health authority Number of over 12 month waiters Percentage of over 12 month waiters Number of over 12 month waiters Percentage of over 12 month waiters

Hillingdon 250 6.0 313 5.9

Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 99 2.2 134 2.6

Redbridge and Waltham Forest 811 8.0 1,288 9.1

Bedfordshire 725 7.0 293 2.6

Berkshire 516 3.6 542 3.7

Buckinghamshire 777 5.7 701 4.9

Croydon 606 8.8 292 3.4

East Kent 1,122 6.8 41 0.3

West Kent 1,551 6.6 799 3.1

Kingston and Richmond 448 6.2 442 5.4

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 1,603 9.9 2,301 11.4

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 594 5.9 503 4.1

East Surrey 754 8.6 417 4.1

West Surrey 1,522 10.5 1,452 8.9

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 1,160 6.1 650 3.2

West Sussex 1,816 9.7 1,672 7.8

Barking and Havering 521 5.1 460 4.0

Brent and Harrow 439 5.3 717 6.3

Camden and Islington 263 4.4 221 2.5

Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 726 5.3 1,549 9.9

East London and the City 536 4.5 691 4.9

North Essex 1,331 6.4 1,010 4.1

South Essex 493 2.9 202 1.1

South Lancashire 258 3.2 432 4.4

Liverpool 504 4.7 683 5.3

Manchester 697 6.1 891 7.2

Morecambe Bay 183 2.7 101 1.4

St. Helens and Knowsley 319 3.4 345 3.5

Salford and Trafford 849 6.7 763 5.6

Sefton 287 3.9 521 5.7

Stockport 248 3.5 264 3.6

West Pennine 285 2.3 235 1.7

Northamptonshire 623 4.5 460 3.1

Oxfordshire 487 4.5 842 7.3

Suffolk 617 4.0 618 3.7

Barnsley 18 0.4 104 2.1

North Derbyshire 55 0.7 1,204 11.0

Southern Derbyshire 212 1.7 663 5.3

Doncaster 9 0.2 47 0.8

Leicestershire 364 2.3 371 2.2

Lincolnshire 561 3.6 1,767 8.7

North Nottinghamshire 60 0.8 269 2.9

Nottingham 195 1.8 1,122 8.1

Rotherham 8 0.2 119 2.4

Sheffield 60 0.6 724 6.1

Bury and Rochdale 258 2.8 162 1.6

North Cheshire 717 8.2 269 2.9

South Cheshire 622 4.4 978 5.6

East Lancashire 154 1.2 109 0.8

North West Lancashire 171 1.5 262 2.0

North and Mid Hampshire 530 5.0 402 3.7

Southampton and South West Hampshire 1,011 7.3 1,252 7.7

Somerset 357 3.1 91 0.8

South and West Devon 783 5.8 101 0.7

Wiltshire 745 6.0 779 5.5

Avon 1,436 6.8 1,689 7.1

Birmingham 238 1.6 55 0.3

Wigan and Bolton 484 3.6 378 2.3

Wirral 128 2.5 89 1.5

Bradford 88 0.8 564 5.0

County Durham and Darlington 94 0.8 66 0.5

East Riding and Hull 321 2.8 475 3.7

Gateshead and South Tyneside 43 0.6 138 1.5

Leeds 367 2.6 249 1.7

Newcastle and North Tyneside 112 1.5 207 2.2

North Cumbria 188 2.6 312 3.5

South Humber 37 0.5 893 9.1

Northumberland 56 1.1 65 1.1

Sunderland 38 0.6 29 0.4

Tees 104 1.0 17 0.1

Wakefield 173 2.5 220 2.7

North Yorkshire 168 1.3 170 1.1

Calderdale and Kirklees 148 1.3 142 1.2

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 685 5.4 200 1.6

Dorset 12 0.1 4 0.0

North and East Devon 689 6.2 425 3.5

Gloucestershire 131 1.6 45 0.5

Coventry 77 1.6 10 0.2

Dudley 80 1.6 16 0.3

Herefordshire 107 3.8 85 2.7

Sandwell 28 0.6 3 0.1

Shropshire 280 3.8 19 0.3

Solihull 21 0.6 8 0.3

North Staffordshire 225 4.0 200 2.9

South Staffordshire 721 5.8 64 0.5

Walsall 27 1.0 7 0.2

Warwickshire 73 0.7 21 0.2

Wolverhampton 43 1.2 92 1.8

Worcestershire 414 4.3 111 1.2

Cambridgeshire 603 4.2 ⁽²⁾— ⁽²⁾—

Norfolk 994 5.3 ⁽²⁾— ⁽²⁾—

Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 1,040 7.0 ⁽²⁾— ⁽²⁾—

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 1,040 6.7 ⁽²⁾— ⁽²⁾—

Hertfordshire 1,353 6.5 ⁽²⁾— ⁽²⁾—

Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 839 6.2 ⁽²⁾— ⁽²⁾—

	May 2001	June 1997
Health authority	Number of over 12 month waiters	Percentage of over 12 month waiters	Number of over 12 month waiters	Percentage of over 12 month waiters
Hillingdon	250	6.0	313	5.9
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	99	2.2	134	2.6
Redbridge and Waltham Forest	811	8.0	1,288	9.1
Bedfordshire	725	7.0	293	2.6
Berkshire	516	3.6	542	3.7
Buckinghamshire	777	5.7	701	4.9
Croydon	606	8.8	292	3.4
East Kent	1,122	6.8	41	0.3
West Kent	1,551	6.6	799	3.1
Kingston and Richmond	448	6.2	442	5.4
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	1,603	9.9	2,301	11.4
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	594	5.9	503	4.1
East Surrey	754	8.6	417	4.1
West Surrey	1,522	10.5	1,452	8.9
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove	1,160	6.1	650	3.2
West Sussex	1,816	9.7	1,672	7.8
Barking and Havering	521	5.1	460	4.0
Brent and Harrow	439	5.3	717	6.3
Camden and Islington	263	4.4	221	2.5
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	726	5.3	1,549	9.9
East London and the City	536	4.5	691	4.9
North Essex	1,331	6.4	1,010	4.1
South Essex	493	2.9	202	1.1
South Lancashire	258	3.2	432	4.4
Liverpool	504	4.7	683	5.3
Manchester	697	6.1	891	7.2
Morecambe Bay	183	2.7	101	1.4
St. Helens and Knowsley	319	3.4	345	3.5
Salford and Trafford	849	6.7	763	5.6
Sefton	287	3.9	521	5.7
Stockport	248	3.5	264	3.6
West Pennine	285	2.3	235	1.7
Northamptonshire	623	4.5	460	3.1
Oxfordshire	487	4.5	842	7.3
Suffolk	617	4.0	618	3.7
Barnsley	18	0.4	104	2.1
North Derbyshire	55	0.7	1,204	11.0
Southern Derbyshire	212	1.7	663	5.3
Doncaster	9	0.2	47	0.8
Leicestershire	364	2.3	371	2.2
Lincolnshire	561	3.6	1,767	8.7
North Nottinghamshire	60	0.8	269	2.9
Nottingham	195	1.8	1,122	8.1
Rotherham	8	0.2	119	2.4
Sheffield	60	0.6	724	6.1
Bury and Rochdale	258	2.8	162	1.6
North Cheshire	717	8.2	269	2.9
South Cheshire	622	4.4	978	5.6
East Lancashire	154	1.2	109	0.8
North West Lancashire	171	1.5	262	2.0
North and Mid Hampshire	530	5.0	402	3.7
Southampton and South West Hampshire	1,011	7.3	1,252	7.7
Somerset	357	3.1	91	0.8
South and West Devon	783	5.8	101	0.7
Wiltshire	745	6.0	779	5.5
Avon	1,436	6.8	1,689	7.1
Birmingham	238	1.6	55	0.3
Wigan and Bolton	484	3.6	378	2.3
Wirral	128	2.5	89	1.5
Bradford	88	0.8	564	5.0
County Durham and Darlington	94	0.8	66	0.5
East Riding and Hull	321	2.8	475	3.7
Gateshead and South Tyneside	43	0.6	138	1.5
Leeds	367	2.6	249	1.7
Newcastle and North Tyneside	112	1.5	207	2.2
North Cumbria	188	2.6	312	3.5
South Humber	37	0.5	893	9.1
Northumberland	56	1.1	65	1.1
Sunderland	38	0.6	29	0.4
Tees	104	1.0	17	0.1
Wakefield	173	2.5	220	2.7
North Yorkshire	168	1.3	170	1.1
Calderdale and Kirklees	148	1.3	142	1.2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	685	5.4	200	1.6
Dorset	12	0.1	4	0.0
North and East Devon	689	6.2	425	3.5
Gloucestershire	131	1.6	45	0.5
Coventry	77	1.6	10	0.2
Dudley	80	1.6	16	0.3
Herefordshire	107	3.8	85	2.7
Sandwell	28	0.6	3	0.1
Shropshire	280	3.8	19	0.3
Solihull	21	0.6	8	0.3
North Staffordshire	225	4.0	200	2.9
South Staffordshire	721	5.8	64	0.5
Walsall	27	1.0	7	0.2
Warwickshire	73	0.7	21	0.2
Wolverhampton	43	1.2	92	1.8
Worcestershire	414	4.3	111	1.2
Cambridgeshire	603	4.2	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
Norfolk	994	5.3	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire	1,040	7.0	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey	1,040	6.7	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
Hertfordshire	1,353	6.5	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich	839	6.2	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—

⁽²⁾ These health authorities did not exist in 1997

Source:

QF01 quarterly returns

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Hip and Knee Replacements

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) hip replacement and (b) knee replacement operations required revision operations in each of the past 10 years. [2375]

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Mr. Hutton [holding answer 9 July 2001]: The table shows the data for in-patient episodes for hip and knee revisions in national health service hospitals in England, from 1989–90 to 1999–2000, the latest year for which figures are available.

Year All hip Hip revision Percentage revision All knee Knee revision Percentage revision

1990–91 49,659 5,336 10.7 14,150 701 5.0

1991–92 55,396 5,602 10.1 17,348 780 4.5

1992–93 57,377 5,628 9.8 19,999 971 4.9

1993–94 58,643 5,256 9.0 22,669 988 4.4

1994–95 62,511 5,662 9.1 25,342 1,202 4.7

1995–96 65,636 6,436 9.8 29,550 1,298 4.4

1996–97 63,527 6,416 10.1 26,877 1,390 5.2

1997–98 62,394 6,273 10.1 27,410 1,439 5.2

1998–99 68,025 6,853 10.1 31,919 1,573 4.9

1999–2000 68,920 6,350 9.2 33,007 1,557 4.7

Year	All hip	Hip revision	Percentage revision	All knee	Knee revision	Percentage revision
1990–91	49,659	5,336	10.7	14,150	701	5.0
1991–92	55,396	5,602	10.1	17,348	780	4.5
1992–93	57,377	5,628	9.8	19,999	971	4.9
1993–94	58,643	5,256	9.0	22,669	988	4.4
1994–95	62,511	5,662	9.1	25,342	1,202	4.7
1995–96	65,636	6,436	9.8	29,550	1,298	4.4
1996–97	63,527	6,416	10.1	26,877	1,390	5.2
1997–98	62,394	6,273	10.1	27,410	1,439	5.2
1998–99	68,025	6,853	10.1	31,919	1,573	4.9
1999–2000	68,920	6,350	9.2	33,007	1,557	4.7

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Tinnitus

Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what resources have been allocated to research into the (a) causes, (b) symptoms, (c) detection and (d) treatments of tinnitus in each of the last five years. [2864]

Mr. Hutton: The Department funds research to support policy and the delivery of effective practice in the national health service. The Department also provides NHS support funding for research commissioned by the Medical Research Council and charities that takes place in the NHS. The Department has provided or is providing such funding for five ongoing projects relating to tinnitus and 21 completed projects. Details of these projects can be found on the National Research Register which is available in the Library on CD Rom, or via the internet at www.doh.gov.uk/research/nrr/htm.

The main Government agency for research into the causes of and treatments for diseases is the MRC which receives its funding via the Department of Trade and Industry. The MRC spent £755,000 specifically on tinnitus research in 1996–97 and £875,000 in 1997–98. In 1998–99 the MRC spent £3.49 million on hearing research in general and £3.34 million in 1999–2000, some of which would be relevant to tinnitus.

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