House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 18 Jan 2002 (pt 15)

GP Surgeries (North Stoke)

Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the areas of unmet needs in respect of access to GP surgeries in North Stoke. [26932]

Yvette Cooper: There are 17 general practitioner practices in the locality, and I understand that capacity exists to accept more patients.

In addition, Stoke (Haywood) walk-in centre opened in June 2000 and has proved popular locally, seeing 21,000 patients in the first 12 months.

Private Finance Initiative (West Midlands)

David Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health-related PFI proceeds are (a) under way and (b) being evaluated in the west midlands; and where they are located. [26746]

Yvette Cooper: the current private finance initiative schemes that are (a) under way and (b) being evaluated in the west midlands are as follows:

PFI schemes commissioned

Sedgley Community Centre (Dudley)

Black Country Mental Health in-patient facility (Sandwell)

Stoke-on-Trent Mental Health in-patient facility (Stoke-on-Trent)

Monyhull Learning Disability in-patient facility (South Birmingham)

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PFI schemes in build

Hereford District General Hospital

Worcester District General Hospital

Northern Birmingham Mental Health in-patient facility

Dudley District General Hospital PFI schemes in procurement

Walsgrave District General Hospital and Mental Health in-patient facility (Coventry)

City Hospital Ambulatory Care Centre (Birmingham)

Wolverhampton Managed Radiology scheme Nationally prioritised schemes in fourth and fifth waves (preparing business cases and planning to place OJEC advertisements in 2002–03)

University Hospital Birmingham Acute Hospital and South Birmingham Mental Health in-patient facility

North Staffordshire redevelopment of Acute Hospital site and North Stoke Primary Care Centre (Stoke-on-Trent)

Walsall Women's and Children's Unit and Ambulatory Care Centre

Wolverhampton Acute Hospital site rationalisation.

Community Pharmacists

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what further plans he has to review the fees paid to community pharmacists for dispensing NHS prescriptions. [26781]

Ms Blears [holding answer 14 January 2002]: We are currently considering representations on this issue from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and others.

Hospital Investment (Shropshire)

David Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of hospital investment in the last five years in Shropshire has been allocated to the hospitals in (a) Telford, (b) Shrewsbury and (c) Oswestry. [26750]

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Yvette Cooper: The total capital allocations to the three national health service trusts in Shropshire during the four-year period 1998–99 to 2001–02 are shown in the table.

£ million Percentage

Telford (Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust) 10.9 37

Shrewsbury (Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust) 11.7 40

Oswestry (Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust) 6.6 23

Total 29.2 100

	£ million	Percentage
Telford (Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust)	10.9	37
Shrewsbury (Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust)	11.7	40
Oswestry (Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust)	6.6	23

Total	29.2	100

Note:

The information requested is only available for the last four financial years (1998–99 to 2001–02 inclusive).

Cancer Patients

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of patients in each cancer speciality referred by their general practitioners are referred (a) urgently and (b) non-urgently; [27233]

(a)

(b)

(3) what percentage of patients in each cancer speciality referred to by their general practitioners as (a) urgent and (b) non-urgent are seen within a month. [27232]

Yvette Cooper: The two-week out-patient waiting time standard was introduced for urgent cases of suspected breast cancer from April 1999 and was extended to all other urgent cases of suspected cancer during 2000. Performance data against the standard are shown in the table. Data for non-urgent referrals are not collected centrally.

Full implementation of the maximum target wait of one month from diagnosis to their first definitive treatment for breast cancer was introduced on 31 December 2001. Central monitoring began on 1 January 2002 and data will be published later in the year.

'Two week wait' performance: Percentage of patients seen within two weeks for first consultant out-patient appointment when referred urgently by their GP for suspected cancer, and the referral is received by the NHS trust within 24 hours: England

2000–01

Quarter 3 Quarter 4

Cancer site Number of referrals Number seen within 14 days Percentage seen within 14 days Number of referrals Number seen within 14 days Percentage seen within 14 days

Breast 20,540 19,697 95.9 20,356 19,513 95.9

Children's ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 127 125 98.4

Lung ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 4,359 4,141 95.0

Haematological malignancies including leukaemia ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 557 529 95.0

Upper Gastrointestinal ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 5,429 4,990 91.9

Lower Gastrointestinal ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 9,458 8,723 92.2

Skin ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 5,906 5,499 93.1

Gynaecological ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 3,722 3,441 92.5

Brain/Central Nervous System ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 185 169 91.4

Urological ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 4,714 4,034 85.6

Head and Neck ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 2,613 2,524 96.6

Sarcomas ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 122 114 93.4

Other Cancers ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— ⁽²⁷⁾— 234 222 94.9

	2000–01
	Quarter 3	Quarter 4
Cancer site	Number of referrals	Number seen within 14 days	Percentage seen within 14 days	Number of referrals	Number seen within 14 days	Percentage seen within 14 days
Breast	20,540	19,697	95.9	20,356	19,513	95.9
Children's	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	127	125	98.4
Lung	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	4,359	4,141	95.0
Haematological malignancies including leukaemia	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	557	529	95.0
Upper Gastrointestinal	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	5,429	4,990	91.9
Lower Gastrointestinal	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	9,458	8,723	92.2
Skin	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	5,906	5,499	93.1
Gynaecological	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	3,722	3,441	92.5
Brain/Central Nervous System	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	185	169	91.4
Urological	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	4,714	4,034	85.6
Head and Neck	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	2,613	2,524	96.6
Sarcomas	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	122	114	93.4
Other Cancers	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	⁽²⁷⁾—	234	222	94.9

⁽²⁷⁾ Not collected

2001–02

Quarter 1 Quarter 2

Cancer site Number of referrals Number seen within 14 days Percentage seen within 14 days Number of referrals Number seen within 14 days Percentage seen within 14 days

Breast 21,918 21,001 95.8 23,039 21,624 93,9

Children's 107 107 100.0 105 102 97.1

Lung 4,328 4,028 93.1 4,217 3,991 94.6

Haematological malignancies including leukaemia 537 507 94.4 650 625 96.2

Upper Gastrointestinal 5,775 5,296 91.7 6,604 6,041 91.5

Lower Gastrointestinal 10,562 9,468 89.6 12,235 10,975 89.7

Skin 8,419 7,690 91.3 10,314 9,120 88.4

Gynaecological 4,400 4,035 91.7 5,423 4,960 91.5

Brain/Central Nervous System 199 180 90.5 260 241 92.7

Urological 5,185 4,444 85.7 6,596 5,573 84.5

Head and Neck 3,452 3,212 93.0 4,169 3,936 94.4

Sarcomas 138 130 94.2 139 125 89.9

Other Cancers 378 360 95.2 353 337 95.5

	2001–02
	Quarter 1	Quarter 2
Cancer site	Number of referrals	Number seen within 14 days	Percentage seen within 14 days	Number of referrals	Number seen within 14 days	Percentage seen within 14 days
Breast	21,918	21,001	95.8	23,039	21,624	93,9
Children's	107	107	100.0	105	102	97.1
Lung	4,328	4,028	93.1	4,217	3,991	94.6
Haematological malignancies including leukaemia	537	507	94.4	650	625	96.2
Upper Gastrointestinal	5,775	5,296	91.7	6,604	6,041	91.5
Lower Gastrointestinal	10,562	9,468	89.6	12,235	10,975	89.7
Skin	8,419	7,690	91.3	10,314	9,120	88.4
Gynaecological	4,400	4,035	91.7	5,423	4,960	91.5
Brain/Central Nervous System	199	180	90.5	260	241	92.7
Urological	5,185	4,444	85.7	6,596	5,573	84.5
Head and Neck	3,452	3,212	93.0	4,169	3,936	94.4
Sarcomas	138	130	94.2	139	125	89.9
Other Cancers	378	360	95.2	353	337	95.5

Source:

Department of Health form QMCW

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Heart Disease

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the death rate per 100,000 among people aged under 65 years due to heart disease was in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [27364]

Yvette Cooper: The European age standardised death rates per 100,000 population from ischaemic heart disease aged under 65 in the United Kingdom is shown in the table.

Year Persons

1996 41.7

1997 39.2

1998 37.3

1999 34.1

2000 32.1

Year	Persons
1996	41.7
1997	39.2
1998	37.3
1999	34.1
2000	32.1

Children's Hospices

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding was given to each children's hospice in the last year by his Department. [27249]

Yvette Cooper: The information requested is not collected centrally.

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