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Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the proportion of non-executive posts filled by people living in Warrington, North in health authorities and trusts covering the Warrington, North constituency (a) in 1997 and (b) at the latest available date. [28056]

Jacqui Smith [holding answer 17 January 2002]: The information requested is given in the table:

Non-executive posts on national health service boards serving the Warrington North constituency occupied by people living
in Warrington North(74)

1997 (April)2002 (January)
Clatterbridge Centre Oncology NHS Trust0 (6)0 (6)
Mersey Regional Ambulance Service NHS Trust0 (5)0 (5)
North Cheshire Health Authority1 (6)1 (6)
North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust(75)1 (6)
Warrington Community Trust2 (6)2 (6)
Warrington Primary Care Trust(75)(76)0 (0)
Warrington Hospital NHS Trust0 (6)(75)
5 Boroughs NHS Trust(75)(76)0 (0)
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority(75)(77)0 (1)
Total3 (29)4 (30)

(74) Figures in brackets give total number of non-executives on board.

(75) Body did not exist or no longer exists

(76) No appointments made to date

(77) Only chair appointment made to date


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Care Homes (London)

Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nursing and (b) residential homes have closed in each London borough in each year since 1997. [28490]

Jacqui Smith: The number of residential care homes and nursing homes 1 for each year since 1997 is given in the tables.

Information on nursing homes is collected at health authority rather than local authority level.


Table 1: Number of nursing homes and private hospitals and clinics, 1997 to 2001—as at 31 March

Health authority(78) 1997(79)1998(79)1999(79)2000(79)2001(79)
Barking and Havering1822232424
Barnet2934353632
Bexley and Greenwich1929282423
Brent and Harrow2432373537
Bromley3534292929
Camden and Islington1414171817
Croydon333640(80)38
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow2333303432
East London and The City1516261920
Enfield and Haringey3032312829
Hillingdon1312131415
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster4057636371
Kingston and Richmond2323222222
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham4958686967
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth6161666668
Redbridge and Waltham Forest2427262724

(78) Information on nursing homes is collected at health authority rather than local authority level.

(79) The number of homes in 1997 refers to the period 1 October 1996 to 31 March 1997

(80) Not available

Source:

Department of Health annual returns


Table 2: Number of residential care homes(81),(82) 1997 to 2001
At 31 March

London Borough(83)19971998199920002001
Barking and Dagenham2933333331
Barnet112130127132126
Bexley5864676763
Brent9295978787
Bromley11210010710799
Camden7066565547
City of London00000
Croydon143185183192207
Ealing10112010072100
Enfield113126124117123
Greenwich4650194547
Hackney3939343846
Hammersmith and Fulham3433(84)3332
Haringey10494109116122
Harrow7776757776
Havering6661646365
Hillingdon6870677168
Hounslow3944434840
Islington4342554140
Kensington and Chelsea2221181816
Kingston-upon-Thames7170716665
Lambeth119115114108105
Lewisham8376878485
Merton5452605661
Newham4752505557
Redbridge6977727570
Richmond-upon-Thames5463595555
Southwark7846737272
Sutton6264626059
Tower Hamlets3128282823
Waltham Forest9998118109108
Wandsworth8077789895
Westminster4041353635

(81) Excludes children's homes

(82) Includes dual registered homes, therefore the number of nursing homes and residential homes should not be added together.

(83) Information is collected at the local authority geographical level and is presented for each London borough

(84) Not available

Source:

Department of Health annual returns


Children's Hospices

Mr. Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent discussions he has had with the Children's Hospice Movement about their funding from the NHS; and if he will make a statement; [28515]

Yvette Cooper: I have not been in recent discussion with the Children's Hospice Movement, however officials in the Department maintain a line of communication with the Association of Children's Hospices, particularly but not exclusively on the subject of funding. This includes the role to be played by the New Opportunities Fund which, later this year, will invite applications for finance in support of projects to assist children with life threatening illnesses.

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Funding available from primary care trusts for services provided by children's hospices is subject to local negotiation. Guidance was issued in February 1998, "Evaluation of the Pilot Project Programme for Children with Life Threatening Illnesses" which addresses the range of options available including hospice care. Regional offices of the Department have been asked to work with health professionals and agencies to identify current service provision and any gaps in this provision, with a view to obtaining a better strategic fit.

As we develop the National Service Framework (NSF) for children we will consider the needs of disabled children, including those whose disability is sadly of a life threatening nature and for whom respite care at a children's hospice is the option of choice. Francine Bates, chief executive of Contact-A-Family, is chairing the Disabled Child Working Group, one of six working groups which are developing detailed advice on the content of the NSF.

Monitored Dosage Medicines

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with primary care groups and trusts concerning the handling charge on monitored dosage medicines being introduced by Boots the Chemists. [28655]

Ms Blears: We have had no such discussions.

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Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many patients of the NHS receive monitored dosage medicines; [28654]

Ms Blears: Monitored dosage systems and other multi-compartment medicines compliance aids are widely used, especially by residents of care homes. We do not, however, hold any information centrally about the number of national health service patients whose medicines are dispensed in this way, nor about how many of those patients are entitled to free prescriptions.

Health Trusts (Leeds)

Mr. Truswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nurses, (b) doctors, broken down by specialty and (c) consultants, broken down by specialty were employed by trusts in Leeds in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999, (iv) 2000 and (v) 2001. [28978]

Mr. Hutton: The number of nurses employed by trusts in Leeds in the years 1997 to 2000 are shown in table 1. The number of doctors and consultants, broken down by specialty, employed in the Leeds health authority area in the years 1997 to 2000 are shown in table 2. Data are not held on the number of doctors and consultants, broken down by specialty, employed by trusts. Figures for 2001 are not yet available.

Table 1: NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS): Nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff employed by trusts within Leeds HA as at 30 September each year

1997 1998 1999 2000
wtehcwtehcwtehcwtehc
Total Leeds HA
Total nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff5,6206,9805,4406,8805,4206,9005,5707,050
of which:
Qualified4,8605,7904,7205,7504,7005,7104,8905,870
Unqualified7701,1907201,1307201,1906801,170
Leeds community and mental health services, teaching hospitals NHS trust
Total nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff1,5301,9701,4501,8501,4701,9301,5002,010
of which:
Qualified1,1601,4001,1301,3701,1501,4001,1601,410
Unqualified370570320490320520340600
St. James's and Seacroft university hospitals NHS trust
Total nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff1,9202,400(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)
of which:
Qualified1,6802,030(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)
Unqualified240370(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)
United Leeds teaching hospitals NHS trust
Total nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff2,1702,610(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)
of which:
Qualified2,0202,360(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)
Unqualified150250(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)(85)
Leeds teaching hospitals NHS trust
Total nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff(85)(85)3,9905,0203,9504,9704,0605,030
of which:
Qualified(85)(85)3,5904,3803,5504,3003,7204,460
Unqualified(85)(85)400640390670340570

(85) Not applicable

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts.

3. Figures exclude learners and agency staff.

4. Unqualified figures include unclassified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff

5. wte = whole-time equivalents

6. hc = head count

Source:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census


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Table 2: Hospital, public health medicine (PHM) and community health service (CHS) medical and dental staff at Leeds health authority
by specialty and grade As at 30 September   Numbers and whole-time equivalents

1997 1998
All staffConsultantsAll staffConsultantsAll staffconsultantsAll staffConsultants
no.wteno.wteno.wteno.wte
All specialties1,5501,3005304401,5201,310520460
Accident and emergency medicine6050101060601010
Additional dental specialties00(84)(84)00(84)(84)
Anaesthetics16014070601501407070
Audiological medicine(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)
Cardiology4030101040402020
Cardio-thoracic surgery20201010202000
Chemical pathology00000000
Child and adolescent psychiatry1010101010101010
Clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)
Clinical genetics101000101000
Clinical neurophysiology00000000
Clinical oncology3020201030302020
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics00000000
Clinical radiology7060403070603030
Community health service dental2010(84)(84)1010(84)(84)
Community health service medical3020(84)(84)3020(84)(84)
Dental public health00000000
Dermatology2010101020101010
Endocrinology and diabetes melitus101000101000
Forensic psychiatry0000(84)(84)(84)(84)
Gastroenterology2020101020201010
General (internal) medicine6060101070601010
General psychiatry7050302070603020
General surgery9090303090802020
Genito-urinary medicine101000101000
Geriatric medicine8070202070602020
Haematology3020101020201010
Histopathology4030202040302020
Immunology101010100000
Infectious diseases101000101000
Intensive therapy(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)(84)
Med microbiology and virology2010101020201010
Medical oncology20101002020100
Neurology2010101020101010
Neuropathology00000000
Neurosurgery2020101020201010
Obstetrics and gynaecology9070202080702020
Occupational medicine00(84)(84)00(84)(84)
Old age psychiatry3020101020201010
Ophthalmology4030101040301010
Oral and maxillo-facial surgery2020101020201010
Orthodontics1010100101000
Other1010000000
Otolaryngology2020101020201010
Paediatric cardiology00(84)(84)00(84)(84)
Paediatric dentistry00000000
Paediatric surgery20101010202000
Paediatrics100803020110903030
Palliative medicine101000101000
Plastic surgery101000101000
Psychiatry of learning disability00000000
Psychotherapy00000000
Public health medicine3020201020202010
Rehabilitation medicine101000101000
Renal medicine2020101020201010
Respiratory medicine20100020101010
Restorative dentistry3010101040201010
Rheumatology201010102010100
Trauma and orthopaedic surgery4040201050402010
Urology2020100202000

As at 30 September   Numbers and whole time equivalents

1999 2000
All staff Consultants All staff Consultants
no.wteno.wteno.wteno.wte
All specialties1,5501,3305104601,5501,380510470
Accident and emergency medicine7070101060601010
Additional dental specialties00(86)(86)00(86)(86)
Anaesthetics15014070701501408070
Audiological medicine00(86)(86)(86)(86)(86)(86)
Cardiology5050202040402020
Cardio-thoracic surgery2020101030301010
Chemical pathology00000000
Child and adolescent psychiatry20101002010100
Clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics(86)(86)(86)(86)0000
Clinical genetics101000101000
Clinical neurophysiology00000000
Clinical oncology3020201030202010
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics000000(86)(86)
Clinical radiology6060303070604030
Community health service dental1010(86)(86)1010(86)(86)
Community health service medical3010(86)(86)3010(86)(86)
Dental public health00000000
Dermatology2020101020201010
Endocrinology101000101000
Forensic psychiatry(86)(86)(86)(86)(86)(86)(86)(86)
Gastroenterology2020101030301010
General (internal) medicine50401010404000
General psychiatry100903030100903020
General surgery1009030201101003030
Genito-urinary medicine101000201000
Geriatric medicine5050201060601010
Haematology2020101020101010
Histopathology4030202040402020
Immunology00000000
Infectious diseases101000101000
Intensive therapy00(86)(86)(86)(86)(86)(86)
Med microbiology and virology2010101020101010
Medical oncology30201002020100
Neurology2020101010101010
Neuropathology0000(86)(86)(86)(86)
Neurosurgery1010101020201010
Obstetrics and gynaecology8060202080602020
Occupational medicine00(86)(86)00(86)(86)
Old age psychiatry40301010302000
Ophthalmology4030101040401010
Oral and maxillo-facial surgery2020101020201010
Orthodontics101000101000
Other00000000
Otolaryngology10100010101010
Paediatric cardiology00(86)(86)00(86)(86)
Paediatric dentistry00000000
Paediatric surgery20200020201010
Paediatrics1008030301101004030
Palliative medicine101000101000
Plastic surgery101000202000
Psychiatry of learning disability101000101000
Psychotherapy00000000
Public health medicine2020101020101010
Rehabilitation medicine101000101000
Renal medicine2020101020201010
Respiratory medicine3020101030301010
Restorative dentistry4020101020201010
Rheumatology2010100201000
Trauma and orthopaedic surgery5040101050502010
Urology20200030201010

(86) Denotes zero

Notes:

1. "0" denotes less than 5.

2. Figures rounded to the nearest 10.

Source:

Department of Health 2000 medical and dental work force census


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