Data Treatment
Mr. Todd:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 26 November 2001, Official Report, column 737W, if he will establish standards to facilitate data quality maintenance, data transfer and data sharing. [25351]
Ms Blears:
The National Health Service Information Authority is responsible for the development of NHS data standards, and supports the independent Information Standards Boards that approve data standards for use by the NHS.
The NHS Information Authority has also been commissioned to maintain and develop data quality standards for use by NHS hospital trusts in the collection of data required for management purposes. The process enables a trust to demonstrate that it has systems in place that meet pre-defined standards of data quality to fulfil its own management information requirements, and those of the commissioners of the trust's services.
In addition, the NHS is to adopt standards for the transfer and sharing of data compliant with the electronic Government interoperability framework (e-GIF). Implementing the e-GIF within the NHS will be managed as an integral part of the NHS Information for Health strategy. The e-GIF standards are mandated on all new systems. The NHS Information Authority is leading work on migrating existing legacy systems to comply with e-GIF standards.
Parliamentary Questions
Norman Baker:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many answers to parliamentary questions
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have not been answered by his Department under exemption 13 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information in each year since 1994. [29421]
Ms Blears
[holding answer 22 January 2002]: The information requested is not available centrally.
Departmental Expenditure (Publications)
Mr. Bercow:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the expenditure of his Department on newspapers, magazines and periodicals in each of the last four years. [30085]
Ms Blears:
Estimates of expenditure on newspapers, magazines and periodicals in the Department in the last four years are as follows:
| £
|
199798 | 415,890
|
199899 | 423,560
|
19992000 | 419,490
|
200001 | 423,160
|
This expenditure covers central purchasing through the Department's library, the regional offices and direct purchasing by individual units. Expenditure of agencies has been excluded.
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Mr. Clapham:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were diagnosed with musculoskeletal injuries in the last year for which figures are available; and how many (a) GP consultations, (b) physiotherapy sessions and (c) hospital beds were taken up in that year with those injuries. [30190]
Jacqui Smith
[holding answer 25 January 2002]: Information on general practitioner consultations and physiotherapy sessions are not collected centrally. Figures for musculoskeletal injuries and bed days are shown in the table.
Admissions and bed days where main diagnosis may be related to musculoskeletal injuriesNHS Hospitals, England 200001
| Admissions | Bed days
|
S02 Fracture of skull and facial bones | 26,970 | 46,500
|
S03 Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of head | 302 | 344
|
S07 Crushing injury of head | 4 | 2
|
S08 Traumatic amputation of part of head | 118 | 282
|
S09 Other and unspecified injuries of head | 37,466 | 66,600
|
S12 Fracture of neck | 1,686 | 24,078
|
S13 Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments at neck level | 1,163 | 4,739
|
S14 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level | 443 | 6,873
|
S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level | 47 | 275
|
S16 Injury of muscle and tendon at neck level | 55 | 103
|
S17 Crushing injury of neck | 20 | 33
|
S19 Other and unspecified injuries of neck | 1,084 | 2,649
|
S22 Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine | 7,718 | 54,913
|
S23 Dislocation sprain/strain of joints and ligaments of thorax | 71 | 470
|
S24 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level | 52 | 1,244
|
S28 Crush injury thorax and traumatic amputation part of thorax | 37 | 251
|
S29 Other and unspecified injuries of thorax | 490 | 1,813
|
S32 Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis | 11,504 | 150,123
|
S33 Dislocation sprain and strain joint ligaments lumbar spine and pelvis | 161 | 1,012
|
S34 Injury nerves lumbar spinal cord abdomen low back and pelvis | 61 | 828
|
S38 Crushing injury/trauma amputation of part of abdomen lower back and pelvis | 55 | 230
|
S39 Other and unspecified injuries of abdomen lower back and pelvis | 2,725 | 9,964
|
S42 Fracture of shoulder and upper arm | 18,450 | 122,002
|
S43 Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle | 2,995 | 11,893
|
S46 Injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level | 378 | 1,101
|
S47 Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm | 3 | 9
|
S48 Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm | 10 | 164
|
S49 Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm | 456 | 1,966
|
S52 Fracture of forearm | 48,698 | 134,031
|
S53 Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments elbow | 1,036 | 1,630
|
S56 Injury of muscle and tendon at forearm level | 1,925 | 2,891
|
S57 Crushing injury of forearm | 52 | 283
|
S58 Traumatic amputation of forearm | 16 | 220
|
S59 Other and unspecified injuries of forearm | 283 | 952
|
S62 Fracture at wrist and hand level | 17,337 | 30,837
|
S63 Dislocation sprain strain joint and ligaments at wrist and hand level | 2,299 | 3,125
|
S66 Injury of muscle and tendon at wrist and hand level | 9,592 | 12,098
|
S67 Crushing injury of wrist and hand | 1,505 | 1,943
|
S68 Traumatic amputation of wrist and hand | 3,347 | 5,066
|
S69 Other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand | 1,281 | 2,141
|
S72 Fracture of femur | 63,385 | 1,117,498
|
S73 Dislocation, sprain and strain of joint and ligaments | 745 | 6,799
|
S76 Injury of muscle and tendon at hip and thigh level | 756 | 4,254
|
S77 Crushing injury of hip and thigh | 17 | 129
|
S78 Traumatic amputation of hip and thigh | 3 | 180
|
S79 Other and specified injuries of hip and thigh | 2,065 | 15,888
|
S82 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle | 42,930 | 338,010
|
S83 Dislocation sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of knee | 4,837 | 9,399
|
S84 Injury of nerves at lower leg level | 44 | 164
|
S87 Crushing injury of lower leg | 73 | 344
|
S88 Traumatic amputation of lower leg | 36 | 1,630
|
S89 Other and unspecified injuries of lower leg | 1,377 | 6,986
|
S92 Fracture of foot, except ankle | 5,288 | 32,747
|
S93 Dislocation sprain and strain joints and ligaments at ankle and foot level | 1,034 | 4,325
|
S96 Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level | 356 | 793
|
S97 Crushing injury of ankle and foot | 216 | 1,323
|
S98 Traumatic amputation of ankle and foot | 91 | 576
|
S99 Other and unspecified injuries of ankle and foot | 502 | 2,177
|
T02 Fractures involving multiple body regions | 516 | 6,820
|
T03 Dislocations sprains and strains involving multiple body regions | 27 | 92
|
T04 Crushing injuries involving multiple body regions | 39 | 325
|
T05 Traumatic amputations involving multiple body regions | 10 | 213
|
T06 Other injuries involving multiple body regions NEC | 29 | 352
|
T07 Unspecified multiple injuries | 24 | 67
|
T08 Fracture of spine, level unspecified | 112 | 1,572
|
T09 Other injuries of spine and trunk, level unspecified | 421 | 2,530
|
T10 Fracture of upper limb, level unspecified | 28 | 187
|
T11 Other injuries of upper limb, level unspecified | 555 | 1,878
|
T12 Fracture of lower limb, level unspecified | 23 | 276
|
T13 Other injuries of lower limb, level unspecified | 850 | 5,066
|
T14 Injury of unspecified body region | 2,624 | 10,701
|
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These figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may be admitted more than once within the year. The main diagnosis is the first of seven diagnosis fields in the hospital episode statistics data set, and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital. Figures in this table have not yet been adjusted for shortfalls in data.
NHS Dentists
Mr. Paterson:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding is to be made available to the review of NHS dentistry in Shropshire and Staffordshire; when the review is due to be completed; and if it is his policy to follow up the recommendations of the review. [30386]
Ms Blears:
West Midlands North National Health Service Workforce Confederation is currently undertaking a review of NHS Dentistry in Shropshire and Staffordshire on behalf of Shropshire health authority, South Staffordshire health authority and North Staffordshire
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health authority. This work will enable the health authorities to quantify recruitment and retention issues and identify possible local solutions.
In keeping with our determination to decentralise decision-making in the NHS, and as this is a local review, all decisions with regard to funding and implementation will be a matter for the health authorities involved.