House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 11 Mar 2002 (pt 52)

"Primary Care" Magazine

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost is of producing and distributing "Primary Care" magazine; and how many copies have been circulated. [42351]

Mr. Hutton: The cost of producing and distributing "Primary Care" magazine and its accompanying website is approximately £38,900 per edition, depending on advertising revenue. It is mailed to 27,000 GPs and practice managers working in primary care and distributed to 1,000 Department of Health managers 10 times a year. A further 1,000 are printed for potential advertisers, requested copies and storage. This is a cost of approximately 1.3 pence per copy.

Hospital Food

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria he uses to judge the success of the Better Hospital Food programme being implemented in NHS hospitals. [42264]

Ms Blears: The Better Hospital Food programme was announced in the NHS Plan and is a long-term initiative designed to improve the quality, availability of and access to food in hospitals. The programme is supported by an additional £38.5 million over four years.

There are two key areas through which success will be judged—patient satisfaction and nutritional outcomes.

The NHS Plan required NHS trusts to secure year-on-year increases in patient satisfaction levels with the standard of food. From this year the National Patient Survey includes questions related to the food served in hospital, and in addition hospitals undertake regular surveys of patients on this issue. Through the Better Hospital Food programme a Patient Catering Survey has been designed to test the quality of the services on offer against criteria designed in consultation with patients which addresses those issues which patients have said are important. This will be available for all hospitals to use shortly.

There are clear links between good nutrition and good health. Through an ad hoc working group which includes nutritional experts, representatives of the British Dietetic Association, NHS dietitians and nurses, principles for nutritional screening are being devised which will facilitate the measurement of both under and over- nutrition on entry to hospital. This will allow early intervention of clinical and dietetic staff to address problems which, unchecked, may lead to prolonged ill health. In addition research will be undertaken to establish the clinical outcomes of improved nutrition and to provide a tool to ensure that the nutritional aims of the Better Hospital Food programme are taking effect.

Assaults on Staff

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to announce the figures for recorded violent incidents against NHS staff for 2000–01. [42199]

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Mr. Hutton: Figures for reported incidents of violence against national health service staff in 2000–01 are currently being analysed by the Department. The figures will be published as soon as the Department is satisfied the figures are sufficiently robust and reflect NHS trust mergers and other organisational changes in NHS.

NHS Leadership Centre

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer given to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham on 8 January 2002, Official Report, column 676W, on the NHS Leadership Centre, when he expects the appointment to be made on a permanent basis. [42387]

Mr. Hutton: The post is still being held on a temporary basis. This arrangement will be kept in place for the time being in order to provide a period of stability for the Leadership Centre. It remains our intention to fill the post on a permanent basis, following open competition, later in the year.

MRSA Superbug

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer given to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham on 26 February 2002, Official Report, column 1087W, to how many in-patient deaths the MRSA superbug has been a contributory factor. [42309]

Ms Blears: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 26 February 2002, Official Report, column 1087W.

Mid Sussex NHS Trust

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he anticipates spinal cord stimulation treatment will be available in the Mid Sussex NHS Trust. [42211]

Ms Blears: Mid Sussex national health service trust has no immediate plans to provide this treatment. The treatment is, however, available though the trust at St. Thomas's Hospital in London.

Radiographers

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified radiographers (a) joined and (b) left the NHS in each of the last five years. [42288]

Mr. Hutton: Information regarding the number of radiographers joining and leaving the national health service is not collected centrally.

The number of qualified radiographers increased by 940 (eight per cent.) between 1997 and 2001 (11,770 in 1997 to 12,710 in 2001).

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified NHS radiographers per head of population there are in each health authority area. [42289]

Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the table.

NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS): qualified radiographers working in the scientific, therapeutic and technical area of work by health authority area in England as at 30 September 2001

whole-time equivalents Whole-time equivalents radiographers per 100,000 population headcount Headcount radiographers per 100,000 population

England 10,650 21 12,710 25

Northern and Yorkshire 1,510 24 1,820 29

Bradford 110 23 140 30

County Durham and Darlington 80 13 90 15

East Riding and Hull 110 19 130 23

Gateshead and South Tyneside 70 19 80 23

Leeds 330 45 390 53

Newcastle and North Tyneside 170 36 190 41

North Cumbria 60 18 80 25

Northumberland 50 16 60 19

Sunderland 50 18 60 21

Tees 170 31 200 37

Wakefield 60 20 80 24

North Yorkshire 140 18 170 22

Calderdale and Kirklees 110 19 140 23

Trent 1,010 19 1,200 23

Barnsley 40 16 40 18

North Derbyshire 40 11 60 15

Southern Derbyshire 110 20 140 24

Doncaster 50 19 60 21

Leicestershire 180 19 220 23

Lincolnshire 130 20 160 24

North Nottinghamshire 40 10 50 13

Nottingham 180 28 210 32

Rotherham 30 14 40 16

Sheffield 170 32 190 36

South Humber 30 10 30 11

West Midlands 1,020 19 1,260 24

Birmingham 310 25 350 29

Coventry 100 32 120 39

Dudley 50 17 70 23

Herefordshire 20 14 30 17

Sandwell 30 10 40 12

Shropshire 90 21 120 28

North Staffordshire 110 23 140 29

South Staffordshire 80 13 100 16

Walsall 40 14 40 17

Warwickshire 50 10 70 13

Wolverhampton 70 29 80 33

Worcestershire 80 14 100 19

North-west 1,670 25 2,020 31

South Lancashire 20 7 20 8

Liverpool 150 33 190 43

Manchester 280 65 320 74

Morecambe Bay 70 23 100 30

St. Helen's and Knowsley 60 19 80 23

Salford and Trafford 70 15 80 17

Sefton 120 42 150 52

Stockport 40 13 50 17

West Pennine 80 17 90 19

Bury and Rochdale 60 14 60 16

North Cheshire 70 22 110 35

South Cheshire 110 16 140 21

East Lancashire 100 20 120 23

North-west Lancashire 170 36 200 43

Wigan and Bolton 120 22 150 26

Wirral 150 47 170 52

Eastern 1,030 19 1,240 23

Bedfordshire 90 16 110 20

North Essex 140 16 170 18

South Essex 110 15 130 18

Suffolk 110 16 150 22

Cambridgeshire 210 43 250 51

Norfolk 190 18 230 22

Hertfordshire 170 16 200 19

London 1,750 24 1,920 26

Hillingdon 40 16 40 17

Kensington, Chelsea and Wesminster 210 51 230 55

Redbridge and Waltham Forest 40 9 40 9

Croydon 30 9 40 11

Kingston and Richmond 50 13 60 16

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 250 32 260 35

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 140 22 160 25

Barking and Havering 90 23 100 25

Brent and Harrow 90 19 100 21

Camden and Islington 280 73 300 78

Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 140 20 150 22

East London and the City 180 28 180 29

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 110 13 130 15

Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 110 15 130 17

South-east 1,530 17 1,880 21

Berkshire 130 15 160 19

Buckinghamshire 100 14 130 18

East Kent 100 16 110 19

West Kent 180 18 220 22

East Surrey 40 9 50 11

West Surrey 160 25 200 31

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 150 19 170 22

West Sussex 90 12 110 15

Northamptonshire 100 17 130 21

Oxfordshire 160 26 200 31

North and Mid Hampshire 60 11 80 14

Southampton and South West Hampshire 140 25 170 30

Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South-east Hampshire 120 18 160 23

South-west 1,130 23 1,370 27

Somerset 70 14 90 18

South and West Devon 150 24 180 30

Wiltshire 100 17 130 21

Avon 320 32 380 37

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 100 20 120 23

Dorset 170 25 210 29

North and East Devon 90 19 110 23

Gloucestershire 130 22 150 27

	whole-time equivalents	Whole-time equivalents radiographers per 100,000 population	headcount	Headcount radiographers per 100,000 population
England	10,650	21	12,710	25

Northern and Yorkshire	1,510	24	1,820	29
Bradford	110	23	140	30
County Durham and Darlington	80	13	90	15
East Riding and Hull	110	19	130	23
Gateshead and South Tyneside	70	19	80	23
Leeds	330	45	390	53
Newcastle and North Tyneside	170	36	190	41
North Cumbria	60	18	80	25
Northumberland	50	16	60	19
Sunderland	50	18	60	21
Tees	170	31	200	37
Wakefield	60	20	80	24
North Yorkshire	140	18	170	22
Calderdale and Kirklees	110	19	140	23

Trent	1,010	19	1,200	23
Barnsley	40	16	40	18
North Derbyshire	40	11	60	15
Southern Derbyshire	110	20	140	24
Doncaster	50	19	60	21
Leicestershire	180	19	220	23
Lincolnshire	130	20	160	24
North Nottinghamshire	40	10	50	13
Nottingham	180	28	210	32
Rotherham	30	14	40	16
Sheffield	170	32	190	36
South Humber	30	10	30	11

West Midlands	1,020	19	1,260	24
Birmingham	310	25	350	29
Coventry	100	32	120	39
Dudley	50	17	70	23
Herefordshire	20	14	30	17
Sandwell	30	10	40	12
Shropshire	90	21	120	28
North Staffordshire	110	23	140	29
South Staffordshire	80	13	100	16
Walsall	40	14	40	17
Warwickshire	50	10	70	13
Wolverhampton	70	29	80	33
Worcestershire	80	14	100	19

North-west	1,670	25	2,020	31
South Lancashire	20	7	20	8
Liverpool	150	33	190	43
Manchester	280	65	320	74
Morecambe Bay	70	23	100	30
St. Helen's and Knowsley	60	19	80	23
Salford and Trafford	70	15	80	17
Sefton	120	42	150	52
Stockport	40	13	50	17
West Pennine	80	17	90	19
Bury and Rochdale	60	14	60	16
North Cheshire	70	22	110	35
South Cheshire	110	16	140	21
East Lancashire	100	20	120	23
North-west Lancashire	170	36	200	43
Wigan and Bolton	120	22	150	26
Wirral	150	47	170	52

Eastern	1,030	19	1,240	23
Bedfordshire	90	16	110	20
North Essex	140	16	170	18
South Essex	110	15	130	18
Suffolk	110	16	150	22
Cambridgeshire	210	43	250	51
Norfolk	190	18	230	22
Hertfordshire	170	16	200	19
London	1,750	24	1,920	26
Hillingdon	40	16	40	17
Kensington, Chelsea and Wesminster	210	51	230	55
Redbridge and Waltham Forest	40	9	40	9
Croydon	30	9	40	11
Kingston and Richmond	50	13	60	16
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	250	32	260	35
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	140	22	160	25
Barking and Havering	90	23	100	25
Brent and Harrow	90	19	100	21
Camden and Islington	280	73	300	78
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	140	20	150	22
East London and the City	180	28	180	29
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey	110	13	130	15
Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich	110	15	130	17

South-east	1,530	17	1,880	21
Berkshire	130	15	160	19
Buckinghamshire	100	14	130	18
East Kent	100	16	110	19
West Kent	180	18	220	22
East Surrey	40	9	50	11
West Surrey	160	25	200	31
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove	150	19	170	22
West Sussex	90	12	110	15
Northamptonshire	100	17	130	21
Oxfordshire	160	26	200	31
North and Mid Hampshire	60	11	80	14
Southampton and South West Hampshire	140	25	170	30
Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South-east Hampshire	120	18	160	23

South-west	1,130	23	1,370	27
Somerset	70	14	90	18
South and West Devon	150	24	180	30
Wiltshire	100	17	130	21
Avon	320	32	380	37
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	100	20	120	23
Dorset	170	25	210	29
North and East Devon	90	19	110	23
Gloucestershire	130	22	150	27

Notes:

1. Figures are combined totals for qualified therapeutic and diagnostic radiographers

2. Staff in post figures are round to the nearest 10

3. Radiographers per 100,000 population are rounded to the nearest whole number

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

5. The former Solihull HA population figure is included in the Birmingham HA total

6. Population figures are 1998 based population projections for England for 2001 by HA

Source:

Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.

Office for National Statistics

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