House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 3 Dec 2001 (pt 35)

Bed Blocking

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds were unavailable in the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority to incoming patients as a result of their occupation by (a) delayed discharge patients who were awaiting social

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services funding and (b) delayed discharge patients who had fully funded social service packages arranged, in each quarter in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001. [19195]

Ms Blears [holding answer 29 November 2001]: The information requested is not available centrally.

Dentistry (Fareham)

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists accepted NHS patients in Fareham in (a) 1995, (b) 1996, (c) 1997, (d) 1998, (e) 1999 and (f) 2000. [19198]

Ms Blears [holding answer 29 November 2001]: The information requested is not available centrally.

Prescription Pricing Authority

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for each health authority area, what was the September forecast by the Prescription Pricing Authority, indicating projected overspending or underspending during the present financial year. [19318]

Ms Blears [holding answer 29 November 2001]: The table sets out the prescribing budgets notified to the Prescription Pricing Authority by each health authority. They are practice level prescribing budgets and do not include any contingency reserves held by the health authority.

Health authority Practice budgets as notified to PPA (£) Forecast Outturn (£) Forecast Overspend (percentage)

Bradford QDD 49,491,460 53,637,712 8.38

Calderdale and Kirklees QDT 63,994,855 67,020,545 4.73

County Durham QDE 70,200,309 72,227,760 2.89

East Riding QDF 65,741,920 68,719,434 4.53

Gateshead and South Tyneside QDG 39,769,623 41,583,981 4.56

Leeds QDH 82,995,925 88,023,114 6.06

Newcastle and North Tyneside QDJ 51,552,434 54,302,659 5.33

North Cumbria QDK 36,045,994 38,620,593 7.14

North Yorkshire QDR 75,304,849 79,101,136 5.04

Northumberland QDM 35,127,268 36,691,539 4.45

Sunderland QDN 33,763,329 35,766,265 5.93

Tees QDP 65,515,468 68,419,994 4.43

Wakefield QDQ 35,466,500 38,028,472 7.22

Barnsley QCG 28,065,208 30,244,835 7.77

Doncaster QCK 36,099,848 38,073,186 5.47

Leicestershire QCL 93,929,875 98,508,149 4.87

Lincolnshire QCM 74,145,519 81,394,561 9.78

North Derbyshire QCH 37,487,465 40,913,705 9.14

North Nottinghamshire QCN 42,114,993 45,242,065 7.43

Nottingham QCP 60,499,404 65,661,240 8.53

Rotherham QCQ 26,979,488 30,045,053 11.36

Sheffield QCR 53,708,543 58,723,274 9.34

South Humber QDL 34,371,750 36,546,887 6.33

Southern Derbyshire QCJ 55,418,649 58,837,770 6.17

Bedfordshire QA6 54,371,270 57,519,263 5.79

Cambridge and Huntingdon QER 71,093,206 74,858,157 5.30

Hertfordshire QEX 99,093,919 106,869,997 7.85

Norfolk QET 88,487,524 93,431,112 5.59

North Essex QAX 90,240,070 96,245,777 6.66

South Essex QAY 69,799,277 75,654,699 8.39

Suffolk QCF 72,658,297 78,804,162 8.46

Barking and Havering QAP 38,981,289 40,330,199 3.46

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey QEW 78,202,699 81,639,119 4.39

Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich QEY 71,043,576 73,959,182 4.10

Brent and Harrow QAR 46,755,854 49,904,010 6.73

Camden and Islington QAT 33,999,268 35,027,373 3.02

Croydon QAD 28,546,850 29,999,322 5.09

Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow QAV 62,062,477 64,367,616 3.71

East London and City QAW 59,104,397 61,817,578 4.59

Hillingdon QA2 23,197,100 23,594,295 1.71

Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster QA3 29,092,369 30,390,325 4.46

Kingston and Richmond QAG 30,014,716 30,449,072 1.45

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham QAH 67,128,321 70,605,392 5.18

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth QAJ 55,463,897 58,118,247 4.79

Redbridge and Waltham Forest QA5 42,510,877 43,711,911 2.83

Berkshire QA7 70,559,047 75,659,464 7.23

Buckinghamshire QA8 62,211,041 66,528,772 6.94

East Kent QAE 71,881,294 75,407,428 4.91

East Surrey QAK 42,347,787 42,327,096 -0.05

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove QAM 86,909,580 92,331,262 6.24

Isle of Wight and Portsmouth and South East Hants QEV 70,249,164 75,014,698 6.78

North and Mid Hampshire QD1 47,210,615 51,029,798 8.09

Northamptonshire QCC 55,279,066 57,467,162 3.96

Oxfordshire QCE 54,188,718 57,464,495 6.05

Southampton and South West Hants QD3 56,973,211 59,875,104 5.09

West Kent QAF 96,076,221 105,083,957 9.38

West Surrey QAL 61,468,564 65,429,413 6.44

West Sussex QAN 84,286,628 88,822,453 5.38

Avon QD8 92,983,094 97,867,484 5.25

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly QDV 59,619,660 62,634,738 5.06

Dorset QDW 75,175,594 75,847,283 0.89

Gloucestershire QDY 57,403,791 58,919,964 2.64

North and East Devon QDX 51,958,609 53,644,999 3.25

Somerset QD5 50,470,846 53,522,847 6.05

South and West Devon QD6 66,432,177 70,965,510 6.82

Wiltshire QD7 59,094,411 62,774,744 6.23

Birmingham QD9 103,723,220 109,457,523 5.53

Coventry QEA 32,740,237 35,548,591 8.58

Dudley QEC 31,604,000 33,745,605 6.78

Herefordshire QED 16,650,484 17,623,361 5.84

North Staffordshire QEH 50,863,793 54,359,854 6.87

Sandwell QEE 34,093,938 34,940,247 2.48

Shropshire QEF 49,115,312 51,879,277 5.63

Solihull QEG 23,226,544 23,653,585 1.84

South Staffordshire QEJ 62,472,831 61,613,956 -1.37

Walsall QEK 29,181,052 29,868,607 2.36

Warwickshire QEL 51,744,497 56,531,625 9.25

Wolverhampton QEM 23,711,980 28,056,977 18.32

Worcestershire QEN 53,137,664 56,426,316 6.19

Bury and Rochdale QCT 43,736,081 47,138,170 7.78

East Lancashire QCX 58,318,642 65,201,689 11.80

Liverpool QC2 52,164,069 61,443,559 17.79

Manchester QC3 53,996,448 58,456,213 8.26

Morecambe Bay QC4 38,391,129 40,220,526 4.77

North Cheshire QCV 35,905,320 39,047,301 8.75

North West Lancashire QCY 61,236,621 63,259,424 3.30

Salford and Trafford QC6 55,963,487 59,628,307 6.55

Sefton QC7 32,205,042 35,608,958 10.57

South Cheshire QCW 75,908,512 83,049,782 9.41

South Lancashire QC1 35,242,497 36,561,473 3.74

St. Helens and Knowsley QC5 43,837,225 46,927,531 7.05

Stockport QC8 35,366,700 36,965,543 4.52

West Pennine QC9 49,785,950 53,164,840 6.79

Wigan and Bolton QDA 64,247,917 71,330,199 11.02

Wirral QDC No Data 44,758,134 —

Health authority		Practice budgets as notified to PPA (£)	Forecast Outturn (£)	Forecast Overspend (percentage)
Bradford	QDD	49,491,460	53,637,712	8.38
Calderdale and Kirklees	QDT	63,994,855	67,020,545	4.73
County Durham	QDE	70,200,309	72,227,760	2.89
East Riding	QDF	65,741,920	68,719,434	4.53
Gateshead and South Tyneside	QDG	39,769,623	41,583,981	4.56
Leeds	QDH	82,995,925	88,023,114	6.06
Newcastle and North Tyneside	QDJ	51,552,434	54,302,659	5.33
North Cumbria	QDK	36,045,994	38,620,593	7.14
North Yorkshire	QDR	75,304,849	79,101,136	5.04
Northumberland	QDM	35,127,268	36,691,539	4.45
Sunderland	QDN	33,763,329	35,766,265	5.93
Tees	QDP	65,515,468	68,419,994	4.43
Wakefield	QDQ	35,466,500	38,028,472	7.22
Barnsley	QCG	28,065,208	30,244,835	7.77
Doncaster	QCK	36,099,848	38,073,186	5.47
Leicestershire	QCL	93,929,875	98,508,149	4.87
Lincolnshire	QCM	74,145,519	81,394,561	9.78
North Derbyshire	QCH	37,487,465	40,913,705	9.14
North Nottinghamshire	QCN	42,114,993	45,242,065	7.43
Nottingham	QCP	60,499,404	65,661,240	8.53
Rotherham	QCQ	26,979,488	30,045,053	11.36
Sheffield	QCR	53,708,543	58,723,274	9.34
South Humber	QDL	34,371,750	36,546,887	6.33
Southern Derbyshire	QCJ	55,418,649	58,837,770	6.17
Bedfordshire	QA6	54,371,270	57,519,263	5.79
Cambridge and Huntingdon	QER	71,093,206	74,858,157	5.30
Hertfordshire	QEX	99,093,919	106,869,997	7.85
Norfolk	QET	88,487,524	93,431,112	5.59
North Essex	QAX	90,240,070	96,245,777	6.66
South Essex	QAY	69,799,277	75,654,699	8.39
Suffolk	QCF	72,658,297	78,804,162	8.46
Barking and Havering	QAP	38,981,289	40,330,199	3.46
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey	QEW	78,202,699	81,639,119	4.39
Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich	QEY	71,043,576	73,959,182	4.10
Brent and Harrow	QAR	46,755,854	49,904,010	6.73
Camden and Islington	QAT	33,999,268	35,027,373	3.02
Croydon	QAD	28,546,850	29,999,322	5.09
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	QAV	62,062,477	64,367,616	3.71
East London and City	QAW	59,104,397	61,817,578	4.59
Hillingdon	QA2	23,197,100	23,594,295	1.71
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	QA3	29,092,369	30,390,325	4.46
Kingston and Richmond	QAG	30,014,716	30,449,072	1.45
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	QAH	67,128,321	70,605,392	5.18
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	QAJ	55,463,897	58,118,247	4.79
Redbridge and Waltham Forest	QA5	42,510,877	43,711,911	2.83
Berkshire	QA7	70,559,047	75,659,464	7.23
Buckinghamshire	QA8	62,211,041	66,528,772	6.94
East Kent	QAE	71,881,294	75,407,428	4.91
East Surrey	QAK	42,347,787	42,327,096	-0.05
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove	QAM	86,909,580	92,331,262	6.24
Isle of Wight and Portsmouth and South East Hants	QEV	70,249,164	75,014,698	6.78
North and Mid Hampshire	QD1	47,210,615	51,029,798	8.09
Northamptonshire	QCC	55,279,066	57,467,162	3.96
Oxfordshire	QCE	54,188,718	57,464,495	6.05
Southampton and South West Hants	QD3	56,973,211	59,875,104	5.09
West Kent	QAF	96,076,221	105,083,957	9.38
West Surrey	QAL	61,468,564	65,429,413	6.44
West Sussex	QAN	84,286,628	88,822,453	5.38
Avon	QD8	92,983,094	97,867,484	5.25
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly	QDV	59,619,660	62,634,738	5.06
Dorset	QDW	75,175,594	75,847,283	0.89
Gloucestershire	QDY	57,403,791	58,919,964	2.64
North and East Devon	QDX	51,958,609	53,644,999	3.25
Somerset	QD5	50,470,846	53,522,847	6.05
South and West Devon	QD6	66,432,177	70,965,510	6.82
Wiltshire	QD7	59,094,411	62,774,744	6.23
Birmingham	QD9	103,723,220	109,457,523	5.53
Coventry	QEA	32,740,237	35,548,591	8.58
Dudley	QEC	31,604,000	33,745,605	6.78
Herefordshire	QED	16,650,484	17,623,361	5.84
North Staffordshire	QEH	50,863,793	54,359,854	6.87
Sandwell	QEE	34,093,938	34,940,247	2.48
Shropshire	QEF	49,115,312	51,879,277	5.63
Solihull	QEG	23,226,544	23,653,585	1.84
South Staffordshire	QEJ	62,472,831	61,613,956	-1.37
Walsall	QEK	29,181,052	29,868,607	2.36
Warwickshire	QEL	51,744,497	56,531,625	9.25
Wolverhampton	QEM	23,711,980	28,056,977	18.32
Worcestershire	QEN	53,137,664	56,426,316	6.19
Bury and Rochdale	QCT	43,736,081	47,138,170	7.78
East Lancashire	QCX	58,318,642	65,201,689	11.80
Liverpool	QC2	52,164,069	61,443,559	17.79
Manchester	QC3	53,996,448	58,456,213	8.26
Morecambe Bay	QC4	38,391,129	40,220,526	4.77
North Cheshire	QCV	35,905,320	39,047,301	8.75
North West Lancashire	QCY	61,236,621	63,259,424	3.30
Salford and Trafford	QC6	55,963,487	59,628,307	6.55
Sefton	QC7	32,205,042	35,608,958	10.57
South Cheshire	QCW	75,908,512	83,049,782	9.41
South Lancashire	QC1	35,242,497	36,561,473	3.74
St. Helens and Knowsley	QC5	43,837,225	46,927,531	7.05
Stockport	QC8	35,366,700	36,965,543	4.52
West Pennine	QC9	49,785,950	53,164,840	6.79
Wigan and Bolton	QDA	64,247,917	71,330,199	11.02
Wirral	QDC	No Data	44,758,134	—

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Health Care (Performance)

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a copy of the NHS South East Regional Office's Atlas of NHS and Social Care Performance. [19319]

Ms Blears [holding answer 29 November 2001]: A copy of volume I Maps and volume II Ranked Bar Charts and Source Data will be placed in the Library.

Acute Beds

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute beds there are per 1,000 residents

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in (a) the Buckinghamshire Health Authority area and (b) England. [19315]

Ms Blears [holding answer 29 November 2001]: The information requested is shown in the table.

Number of acute beds per 1,000 population in the Buckinghamshire health authority area and England 2000–01

Total acute beds:

located in Buckinghamshire HA area for England

Available acute beds 1,189 107,956

Population 692,891 49,997,089

Acute beds/1,000 population 1.72 2.16

	Total acute beds:
	located in Buckinghamshire HA area	for England
Available acute beds	1,189	107,956
Population	692,891	49,997,089
Acute beds/1,000 population	1.72	2.16

Source: KH03

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Accident and Emergency Departments

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients admitted to hospital in October via an accident and emergency department had to wait more than four hours for a bed; and what proportion that figure represents of all patients so admitted to hospital during October. [19321]

Ms Blears [holding answer 29 November 2001]: The latest figures are for quarter one (April to June 2001). In quarter one, 531,063 patients were admitted to hospital via accident and emergency departments.

Of these, 66,383 (12 per cent.) had to wait more than four hours for a bed.

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