Infection Control
Tim Loughton:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to include a hospital's compliance with its infection control policy within the Commission for Health Improvement inspection programme. [24668]
Yvette Cooper
[holding answer 8 January 2002]: We have asked the Commission for Health Improvement to independently review and monitor the uptake of national controls assurance standards for Hospital Acquired Infection during their routine reviews of an organisation's systems and processes for monitoring and improving services.
Medical Services
Dr. Fox:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were working in (a) endoscopy, (b) therapy radiography, (c) breast screening, (d) cytoscreening and (e) histopathology in each of the past five years. [27248]
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Mr. Hutton:
Information is not collected centrally on the number of staff performing endoscopy. A range of staff (surgeons, physicians and nurses) may carry out the procedure, depending on how and where the patients present.
The number of qualified therapy radiography staff is shown in the table.
Information is not collected centrally on the number of staff who carry out breast screening. Figures are provided for the number of qualified diagnostic radiography staff, some of whom perform breast screening as part of their job.
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Cytoscreeners are medical laboratory scientific officers (MLSOs) or medical laboratory assistants (MLAs) possessing a suitable certificate in cervical cytology. It is not possible to disaggregrate them from other staff collected within the pathology grouping in the non-medical workforce census. In the table MLA cytoscreeners are included within total unqualified staff working in pathology. MLSO cytoscreeners are included within qualified staff working in pathology.
The number of hospital medical staff within the histopathology area of work is shown in the table.
NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS): Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff within the specified areas of work and hospital medical staff within the histopathology(19) area of work as at 30 September each year
Headcount
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000
|
|---|
| Radiography (diagnostic) | 10,260 | 10,360 | 10,640 | 10,840 | 11,040
|
| Radiography (therapeutic) | 1,310 | 1,410 | 1,470 | 1,490 | 1,450
|
| All Healthcare Scientist Pathology staff | 23,320 | 23,000 | 23,170 | 910 | 24,240
|
| of which: | | | | |
|
| Qualified | 15,900 | 15,540 | 15,480 | 15,510 | 15,580
|
| Unqualified | 7,420 | 7,460 | ,690 | 8,400 | 8,660
|
| Medical staff working in Histopathology | 940 | 940 | 1,030 | 1,080 | 1,160
|
(19) In years 1996 to 1998 this specialty was titled Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10
Source:
Department of Health non-medical workforce census
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census
Healthy Workplace Initiative
Mr. Bercow:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) companies, (b) voluntary organisations and (c) public sector organisations based in the Buckingham constituency have signed up to the Healthy Workplace Initiative; what information they have received, and at what cost to public funds. [27781]
Ms Blears:
Nationally to date approximately 30,000 small and medium size enterprises have "signed up" to the Healthy Workplace Initiative. Members receive a free newsletter four times a year and join the national on-line community at www.signupweb.net, which provides access to information and support on occupational health. In addition, several regions have set up local networks of businesses to share information and experiences. The total cost of the initiative from its launch in 1999 to date has been approximately £1.4 million. Registrations to the database are not sorted by parliamentary constituency so isolating membership figures for Buckingham would involve disproportionate costs.
Community Pharmacists
Mr. Wiggin:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide additional support to community pharmacists. [28304]
Ms Blears:
I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent, North (Ms Walley) on 24 January 2002, Official Report, column 1079W.
Environmental Appraisals
Mr. Peter Ainsworth:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what procedures his Department has to ensure environmental appraisals are undertaken prior to (a) administrative and (b) policy decisions being made; [29025]
(2) how many officials from his Department have attended the Environmental Appraisal and Integration into Policy training course run by the Civil Service College; [29027]
(3) how many environmental appraisals have been published by his Department since 1 January 2001; and if he will list the last four; [29023]
(4) when the last occasion was on which he requested an environmental appraisal before making a policy decision. [29024]
Yvette Cooper:
Departmental guidance on environmental policy appraisal (including a screening tool) is available to all staff on the department's intranet. This is linked to the Cabinet Office policy maker's checklist. In raising staff awareness of sustainable development attention has been drawn to the importance of carrying out environmental policy appraisals. This has also been drawn to the attention of agencies and arm's length bodies.
The Department is assisting the Cabinet Office in developing an integrated appraisal tool. This is a good practice tool designed to assess the impact—including environmental impacts—of policy proposals.
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The civil service college course on "Environmental Appraisal and Integration into Policy" has been advertised widely in the Department and one person has attended the course. There are a number of bodies that provide environmental training and staff will choose a course that best meets their overall needs.
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Stolen Equipment
Mr. Menzies Campbell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what equipment has been stolen from his Department since 1 May 1997; and what the approximate value of each item was. [26833]
Ms Blears
[holding answer 22 January 2002]: The information requested is shown in the table.
| Item(s) | Number of items | Total loss (£)
|
|---|
| Losses and thefts 1997–98
|
| NEC Vodaphone mobile phone | 1 | 25.85
|
| SNI Pentium CPU only | 1 | 880.00
|
| NEC P3 mobile phone | 1 | 16.30
|
| NOKIA 232 mobile phone package | 1 | 96.88
|
| HP870 colour printer | 1 | 0.00
|
| Ericsson EH237 mobile phone | 1 | 0.00
|
| BT Jade mobile phone | 1 | 0.00
|
| BT Response 50 ansaphone | 1 | 56.22
|
| SNI PC-4Nd laptop | 1 | 1,488.73
|
| SNI PCD-AT Tower PC | 1 | 1,151.50
|
| Laserjet 4 toner cartridge | 1 | 79.54
|
| SNI PCD-4ND laptop | 1 | 1,488.73
|
| Laptop | 1 | 1,488.73
|
| HPL4 printer | 1 | 415.95
|
| BT Response ansaphone | 1 | 56.22
|
| Motorola Mobile, spare battery, carrycase | 3 | 92.26
|
| Intercity pager | 1 | 252.63
|
| BT Jade mobile phone | 1 | 0.00
|
| PSION series 3C Organiser 2MB and leather case and travel modem for 3C | 3 | 624.89
|
| Ericsson Hotline mobile phone | 1 | 22.00
|
| Siemens Nixdorf PCD 4NE laptop | 1 | 1,488.73
|
| Access VBA for Office 97 reference manual | 1 | 622.75
|
| PC Anywhere version 7.5 user guide | 1 | 108,04
|
| Desktop calculator | 1 | 15.00
|
| Toshiba palmtop portable PC and lead | 1 | 1,880.00
|
| Compaq Armada 1520 laptop | 1 | 1,488.73
|
| Toshiba Satellite-pro Laptop, disk extension and SecureNet key | 3 | 1,638.73
|
| Compaq Armada 1520 laptop | 1 | 1,488.73
|
| Compaq Laptop | 1 | 1,488.73
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 0.00
|
| Compaq Armada notebook computer | 1 | 0.00
|
| SNI 4ND 486/DX2 50 20 with 20 MB RAM and Xircon network adapter | 2 | 3,000.00
|
| RAM 32 MB from a PC | 2 | 175.00
|
| RAM 16 MB from a PC | 1 | 93.00
|
| Compaq contura laptop, mobile phone and a charger unit | 3 | 0.00
|
| Toshiba laptop | 1 | 1,500.00
|
| BT charge card | 1 | 0.00
|
| SNI 4NC laptop, with REMS kit, Xircom adapter, SNKey and carrying case | 4 | 2,606.15
|
| BT Response 50 ansaphone | 1 | 50.00
|
| MS mouse | 1 | 27.00
|
| Compaq laptop | 1 | 3,777.00
|
| Compaq Armada laptop | 1 | 2,105.60
|
| Compaq Armada laptop | 1 | 2,105.60
|
| Compaq Armada 4131T, 1120T, Ethernet card and modem | 4 | 5,640.00
|
| Motorola mobile phone | 1 | 64.63
|
| Compaq Armada 1120 laptop | 1 | 1,521.63
|
| Compaq Armada 1120 and Compaq Armada 7750 laptops | 2 | 3,500.00
|
| Microsoft mouse | 1 | 27.00
|
| Total for 1997–98 | 65 | 44,648.48
|
| | |
|
| Losses and thefts 1998–99 | |
|
| Iomega zip drive | 1 | 90.00
|
| Compaq Armada portable PC | 1 | 1,521.63
|
| Compaq Armada 1520 Laptop, PCMCIA card, SNK key, mobile phone and battery | 5 | 2,395.30
|
| HiNote 2000 digital laptop | 1 | 4,995.00
|
| Psion 3 organiser | 1 | 350.00
|
| Motherboard, P233 MHZ processor 3.2 GB Harddisk, and 64 MB RAM | 4 | 1,500.00
|
| Siemens Nixdorf laptop | 1 | 1,521.63
|
| Siemens Nixdorf Scenic notepad, 486 PC | 1 | 1,521.63
|
| Hard disk and two 16MB RAM from a PC | 3 | 328.00
|
| Siemens Nixdorf 486SX laptop | 1 | 0.00
|
| Motorola D460 mobile phone | 1 | 6.00
|
| Nokia 2110 mobile phone | 1 | 0.00
|
| Mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Mobile phone | 1 | 22.71
|
| SNI 486 laptop | 1 | 1,656.75
|
| SNI 4ND laptop and modem | 2 | 1,829.73
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 1 | 6.00
|
| Compaq Armada 1560 laptop | 1 | 0.00
|
| Psion 3a series personal organiser | 1 | 386.58
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| NEC digital phone | 1 | 156.66
|
| SNI PCD 4ND laptop | 1 | 1,656.75
|
| Nokia 232 mobile phone | 1 | 6.00
|
| SNI PCD 4ND laptop | 1 | 1,656.75
|
| Compaq Armada 1592DT laptops | 4 | 7,000.00
|
| Compaq Armada 1592DT laptops and TDK V34 GSM modem | 2 | 1,841.23
|
| Siemens Nixdorf colour notebook | 1 | 1,694.35
|
| Nokia 2110 mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq V70 monitor | 2 | 600.00
|
| Multitech MULMT5600ZZDX 56k modem | 1 | 100.00
|
| Microphone | 1 | 250.00
|
| Compaq Armada 1560 laptop | 1 | 1,468.75
|
| Compaq laptop | 1 | 1,468.75
|
| Compaq Contura 4/25 | 1 | 1,468.75
|
| Nokia 8110 mobile phone | 1 | 74.32
|
| Laptop computer | 1 | 1,468.75
|
| Compaq Armada 1700 laptop | 1 | 1,620.00
|
| Mapinfo software | 1 | 1,866.00
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq Armada laptop and modem | 2 | 1,641.48
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Total for 1998–99 | 57 | 44,204.75
|
| | |
|
| Losses and thefts 1999–2000 | |
|
| Compaq Armada 1560 laptop | 1 | 0.00
|
| Psion 3C organiser and Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 2 | 257.05
|
| Toshiba 100CT Liberato palmtop, bag, battery and PCMCIA modem | 4 | 2,000.00
|
| Panasonic AG450 camcorder and panasonic F15/8 camera | 2 | 3,400.00
|
| Compaq Armada laptop | 1 | 2,056.25
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq laptop | 1 | 1,956.38
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7,05
|
| Compaq Armada 1700 laptop | 1 | 0.00
|
| Ansaphone | 1 | 64.63
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq 1560 laptop | 1 | 1,956.38
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq laptop | 1 | 1,956.38
|
| Compaq laptop | 1 | 1,956.38
|
| Compaq laptop | 1 | 1,948.00
|
| 400 mhz Pentium processor | 1 | 250.00
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq Armada laptop | 1 | 0.00
|
| Toshiba Tecra 8000CDT laptop and HP 340C printer | 2 | 0.00
|
| Compaq Armada 1700 laptop | 1 | 2,113.68
|
| BT charge card | 1 | 0.00
|
| Nokia 8110 mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Charger for a Nokia phone | 1 | 24.51
|
| BT Response 85 digital answering machine | 1 | 55.00
|
| Compaq Armada R4883 laptop | 1 | 2,113.68
|
| Compaq Armada 1120 laptop | 1 | 1,948.00
|
| Compaq Armada 1120 laptop | 1 | 1,948.00
|
| Charger for a Nokia phone | 1 | 32.09
|
| Charger for a Nokia phone | 1 | 32.09
|
| Compaq Armada 1560 laptop | 1 | 2,113.68
|
| Compaq Armada 1750 laptop | 1 | 2,113.83
|
| Compaq Armada 1750 laptop | 1 | 1,948.15
|
| Compaq Armada 1120 laptop | 1 | 1,948.15
|
| Compaq Armada 1120 laptop | 1 | 2,100.00
|
| 16Mb DIMM | 1 | 24.00
|
| Compaq laptop | 1 | 2,193.41
|
| Compaq Armada 1560 laptop | 1 | 1,880.00
|
| Total for 1999–2000 | 44 | 40,432.02
|
| Losses and thefts 2000–01 | |
|
| Maltron dual handed keyboard | 1 | 411.25
|
| Compaq Armada 1700 | 1 | 1,948.15
|
| Nokia 5100 mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq Armada 1700 | 1 | 2,395.13
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 1 | 180.95
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq Armada 1560 laptop | 1 | 2,702.50
|
| Compaq Armada 1560 laptop | 1 | 2,395.06
|
| Dell Latitude Cpt500S laptops | 2 | 4,460.00
|
| Epson 5500 projector | 1 | 3,744.00
|
| Vodaphone phone and motorola pager | 2 | 433.48
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 1 | 180.95
|
| Compaq Armada M700 laptop | 1 | 0.00
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq Armada M700 laptops and 32 Speed Ext. CD-ROM drive | 3 | 4,055.00
|
| Toshiba Tecra 8000CDT laptop | 1 | 0.00
|
| Compaq Armada M700 laptop | 1 | 2,200.00
|
| Compaq laptop with ROIS | 1 | 2,378.85
|
| Compaq DeskPro EN 6600 P111 and 56k fax modem | 2 | 844.83
|
| Compaq Armada M700 laptops | 2 | 440.00
|
| Compaq Armada 1560 laptop | 1 | 2,300.00
|
| Sony laptop | 1 | 2,394.65
|
| Compaq Armada 1700 laptop | 1 | 2,382.90
|
| Ericsson A1018s mobile phone | 1 | 30.00
|
| PC motherboard with CPU and 64MB RAM | 2 | 400.00
|
| Compaq Armada 1560 laptop | 1 | 1,762.50
|
| Compaq Armada 1150 laptop | 1 | 1,761.20
|
| Compaq laptop with ROIS | 1 | 2,328.85
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone and charger | 2 | 43.24
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq Armada laptop, Motorola pager, Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 3 | 2,482.78
|
| Compaq laptop with ROIS | 1 | 2,328.85
|
| Total for 2000–01 | 47 | 47,048.57
|
| | |
|
| Losses and thefts 2001–02 | |
|
| Ericsson GA318 mobile phone | 1 | 32.90
|
| Compaq E500 laptop | 1 | 1,761.20
|
| 64 Mb DIMM memory chip | 1 | 61.60
|
| Compaq Armada M700 laptop | 1 | 2,321.80
|
| Compaq Armada 1110 laptop | 1 | 2,321.80
|
| Compaq Armada laptop | 1 | 1,915.25
|
| Compaq M700 laptop | 1 | 2,321.80
|
| Compaq Spacesaver 866 base unit, keyboard and mouse | 3 | 821.33
|
| Nokia 5110 mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Palm Pilot 3 | 1 | 158.63
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Compaq Armada M700 laptop | 1 | 2,184.33
|
| Compaq laptop | 1 | 2,184.33
|
| Compaq Armada 1750 laptop | 1 | 2,184.33
|
| Compaq Armada 1592 laptop | 1 | 1,684.33
|
| HP colour laser jet 4550 printer | 1 | 1,800.10
|
| Compaq Armada M700 laptop | 1 | 1,995.15
|
| Compaq laptop | 1 | 1,995.15
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 7.05
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 0.00
|
| Compaq Armada 500 laptop | 1 | 0.00
|
| Compaq laptop and Psion 5MX series | 2 | 2,367.05
|
| Compaq Armada E500 laptop | 1 | 1,835.94
|
| Compaq Armada E500 laptop | 1 | 1,835.94
|
| Compaq Armada 1120 laptop | 1 | 1,835.94
|
| Pager | 1 | 176.25
|
| Nokia mobile phone | 1 | 50.00
|
| Total to date for 2001–02 | 30 | 33,866.30
|
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