House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 19 Mar 2002 (pt 34)

Epsom Riding for the Disabled Association

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer of 14 February 2002, Official Report, column 671W, if the district valuer has completed the work required for the Epsom Riding for the Disabled Association to take a final decision on the acquisition of the site. [39131]

Ms Blears: Negotiations with the Epsom Riding for the Disabled Association are at an advanced stage. It is hoped that these will be finalised shortly and that a sale to them can be concluded.

Repair and Maintenance Backlog

Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the outstanding repair and maintenance backlog figures were (a) in each NHS region and (b) in England in each of the last five years. [39143]

Jacqui Smith: While backlog maintenance costs have risen since 1994–95 the bringing into use of new health care buildings resulting from the major capital investment programme within the NHS, in the order of £7 billion by 2010, should see a marked decrease in backlog maintenance costs. This is already evident in the smaller rate of change seen recently in backlog maintenance costs. It is estimated that the impact of this planned major capital investment, together with contributions from block capital issued directly to NHS trust should, if fully implemented, see the virtual eradication of most backlog maintenance costs within the NHS by 2010.

Combined SHA

Mr. Liddell-Grainger: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the benefit to Somerset of having a strategic health authority with Dorset. [38480]

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Ms Blears: The benefits of creating a new Health Authority for Somerset and Dorset were set out in the consultation document "Modernising the NHS: Shifting the Balance of Power in Somerset and Dorset". This was the subject of public consultation last year by the South West Regional Office of the Department of Health. Following consideration of the responses received during the consultation exercise the boundaries of the new health authority were announced on 18 December 2001.

Non-Governmental Organisations

Mr. Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list non-Governmental organisations operating in the south-west region that receive public funds from his Department; and what amount of annual funding they received in the most recent year for which figures are available. [39186]

Ms Blears: The information requested cannot be identified from information held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Asbestos

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to recompense hospitals who face major new expenditure, if the proposed new Health and Safety Executive regulations on asbetos come into effect. [39297]

Ms Blears [holding answer 1 March 2002]: Regulations to protect against the exposure to asbestos are already in existence. Under the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987, it is the duty of all employers to prepare risk assessments and make arrangements to protect workers and, in the case of the NHS, patients. The proposed new regulation, which will formalise and expand upon existing regulations, will better protect against the risks of exposure to asbestos by imposing more rigorous management arrangements on employers. The regulations will ensure that where there is evidence of asbestos, it is managed effectively and safely so as not to cause risk of harm to anyone.

Cost analysis of the proposed new regulation indicates that the financial burden on the NHS will not be major. Hospitals will be expected to pay for such work out of their normal running cost allocation budgets.

Waiting Time (Avon)

Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting times for people in need of orthopaedic surgery in the Avon health authority have been in each of the last five years. [40429]

Ms Blears: The average median waiting times, from the date of a decision to admit a patient for treatment for the trauma and orthopaedics specialty to the admission date, in Avon health authority are shown in the table:

Median waiting time in days

1996–97 101

1997–98 112

1998–99 125

1999–2000 104

2000–01 117

	Median waiting time in days
1996–97	101
1997–98	112
1998–99	125
1999–2000	104
2000–01	117

Source:

Health Episode Statistics database

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The figures are based on elective hospital in-patients admitted with a specialty code 110—trauma and orthopaedic. There is currently no separate specialty code for orthopaedics alone.

NHS Dentistry

Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of people in (a) England and (b) each health authority were registered with an NHS dentist in (i) each year since 1997, (ii) 1979 and (iii) 1992. [40409]

Ms Blears: Arrangements are now in place to ensure that patients can gain access to NHS services simply by calling NHS Direct. This means that even if a patient chooses not to register with a dentist it will still be possible for that patient to access all forms of dentistry that are provided by the NHS.

The percentage of people registered with a general dental service (GDS) dentist per head of population by family health service authority is shown in table 1 for England at 30 September 1992.

The percentage of people registered with a GDS dentist per head of population by health authority is shown in table 2 for England at 30 September for each year since 1997.

Registrations were first introduced in October 1990, and therefore figures for 1979 are not available. From September 1996, the registration period was changed from 24 months to 15 months for adults, and from 12 months to 15 months for children. As a result of this, data held on registration numbers after 1997 is not comparable to earlier years. The data may also be affected by gradual improvements in the methods used for the removal of duplicate registration records, which were first employed by the dental practice board in 1993.

Table 1: general dental service: number of patients registered as a percentage of the population by family health service authority at 30 September 1992

Family health service authority Percentage

England 59

Avon Health 66

Barking and Havering 51

Barnet 44

Barnsley 54

Bedfordshire 49

Berkshire Health Commission 56

Birmingham 60

Bolton 58

Bradford 59

Brent and Harrow 56

Bromley 42

Buckinghamshire 58

Bury 59

Calderdale 66

Cambridgeshire 60

Camden and Islington 59

Cheshire 65

City and East London 48

Cleveland 64

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 64

County Durham Health Commission 57

Coventry 63

Croydon Health 60

Cumbria 60

Derbyshire 56

Devon 66

Doncaster 63

Dorset Health Commission 67

Dudley 56

Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 55

East Sussex 64

Enfield and Haringey 53

Essex 55

Gateshead 55

Gloucestershire 67

Greenwich and Bexley Heath 56

Hereford and Worcester 61

Hertfordshire 63

Hillingdon 58

Humberside 57

Isle of Wight Health Commission 63

Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 47

Kent 56

Kingston and Richmond 46

Kirklees 60

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Health Commission 58

Lancashire 60

Leeds 63

Leicestershire 60

Lincolnshire 61

Liverpool 59

Manchester Health Commission 67

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 53

Hampshire 63

Newcastle upon Tyne 56

Norfolk 63

North Tyneside 62

North Yorkshire 64

Northumberland 53

Northamptonshire 57

Nottinghamshire 61

Oldham 59

Oxfordshire 55

Redbridge and Waltham Forest 55

Rochdale 60

Rotherham 54

Salford 63

Sandwell 56

Sefton 64

Sheffield 61

Shropshire 66

Solihull Health 54

Somerset 67

South of Tyne Health Commission 56

St. Helens and Knowsley 61

Staffordshire 57

Stockport Health Commission 69

Suffolk 65

Sunderland Health Commission 55

Surrey 59

Tameside 59

Trafford 74

Wakefield 59

Walsall 51

Warwickshire 59

West Sussex 66

Wigan 62

Wiltshire 58

Wirral 64

Wolverhampton Health Executive 54

Family health service authority	Percentage
England	59
Avon Health	66
Barking and Havering	51
Barnet	44
Barnsley	54
Bedfordshire	49
Berkshire Health Commission	56
Birmingham	60
Bolton	58
Bradford	59
Brent and Harrow	56
Bromley	42
Buckinghamshire	58
Bury	59
Calderdale	66
Cambridgeshire	60
Camden and Islington	59
Cheshire	65
City and East London	48
Cleveland	64
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	64
County Durham Health Commission	57
Coventry	63
Croydon Health	60
Cumbria	60
Derbyshire	56
Devon	66
Doncaster	63
Dorset Health Commission	67
Dudley	56
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	55
East Sussex	64
Enfield and Haringey	53
Essex	55
Gateshead	55
Gloucestershire	67
Greenwich and Bexley Heath	56
Hereford and Worcester	61
Hertfordshire	63
Hillingdon	58
Humberside	57
Isle of Wight Health Commission	63
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	47
Kent	56
Kingston and Richmond	46
Kirklees	60
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Health Commission	58
Lancashire	60
Leeds	63
Leicestershire	60
Lincolnshire	61
Liverpool	59
Manchester Health Commission	67
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	53
Hampshire	63
Newcastle upon Tyne	56
Norfolk	63
North Tyneside	62
North Yorkshire	64
Northumberland	53
Northamptonshire	57
Nottinghamshire	61
Oldham	59
Oxfordshire	55
Redbridge and Waltham Forest	55
Rochdale	60
Rotherham	54
Salford	63
Sandwell	56
Sefton	64
Sheffield	61
Shropshire	66
Solihull Health	54
Somerset	67
South of Tyne Health Commission	56
St. Helens and Knowsley	61
Staffordshire	57
Stockport Health Commission	69
Suffolk	65
Sunderland Health Commission	55
Surrey	59
Tameside	59
Trafford	74
Wakefield	59
Walsall	51
Warwickshire	59
West Sussex	66
Wigan	62
Wiltshire	58
Wirral	64
Wolverhampton Health Executive	54

Notes:

1. Based on the number of registrations at 30 September 1992.

2. ONS mid year population estimates for 1992 are used to calculate the percentage of patients registered.

3. Registration rates reflect a 24 month registration period for adults whereas children's registrations lapsed at the end of the following calendar year. The basis of the later figures in table 2 are for a 15 month registration period for both adults and children.

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Table 2: general dental service: number of patients registered as a percentage of the population by health authority at 30 September for the years 1997 to 2001Percentage

Health authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

England 54 47 47 47 47

Avon 59 52 51 50 50

Barking and Havering 50 41 41 42 42

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 47 39 37 37 39

Barnsley 58 52 52 53 53

Bedfordshire 46 39 40 40 40

Berkshire 45 38 39 38 35

Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 45 39 38 38 38

Birmingham 57 50 49 48 47

Bradford 56 49 49 49 49

Brent and Harrow 57 45 46 46 46

Buckinghamshire 43 38 37 37 37

Bury and Rochdale 58 50 49 49 49

Calderdale and Kirklees 62 56 54 55 55

Cambridge and Huntingdon⁽²⁷⁾ 50 43 — — —

Cambridgeshire⁽²⁷⁾ — — 44 44 45

Camden and Islington 58 46 44 44 43

Cornwall and Isles Of Scilly 53 45 43 42 43

County Durham 56 50 50 51 50

Coventry 58 49 49 48 49

Croydon 54 44 43 43 42

Doncaster 65 59 56 58 58

Dorset 59 54 54 54 53

Dudley 52 47 47 47 47

Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 53 43 40 41 42

East Kent 48 43 42 43 43

East Lancashire 57 50 50 49 45

East London and The City 44 34 33 33 32

East Norfolk⁽²⁷⁾ 57 52 — — —

East Riding 51 46 46 47 47

East Surrey 49 43 39 41 40

East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 56 49 47 48 47

Gateshead and South Tyneside 60 53 54 54 55

Gloucestershire 44 38 38 38 36

Herefordshire 64 54 55 53 51

Hertfordshire 59 51 51 51 51

Hillingdon 57 48 47 46 45

Isle Of Wight, Portsmouth and South-east Hampshire 51 46 45 44 44

Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 40 31 31 29 28

Kingston and Richmond 43 36 35 34 32

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 54 44 40 40 40

Leeds 57 52 52 52 51

Leicestershire 56 50 49 48 50

Lincolnshire 57 51 51 52 53

Liverpool 60 51 50 51 50

Manchester 62 51 52 51 50

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 50 41 39 41 41

Morecambe Bay 55 49 49 50 51

Newcastle and North Tyneside 59 51 53 53 52

Norfolk⁽²⁷⁾ — — 49 50 51

North and East Devon 54 48 50 53 53

North and Mid Hampshire 52 45 43 45 45

North Cheshire 60 51 51 51 51

North Cumbria 52 48 50 51 52

North Derbyshire 50 45 45 45 45

North Essex 54 48 49 50 49

North Nottinghamshire 60 56 57 58 59

North Staffordshire 47 41 42 43 43

North West Anglia⁽²⁷⁾ 46 42 — — —

North West Lancashire 60 54 55 54 52

North Yorkshire 58 53 52 53 53

Northumberland 56 51 51 52 53

Northamptonshire 58 49 52 53 53

Nottingham 62 56 54 56 55

Oxfordshire 39 34 34 37 38

Redbridge and Waltham Forest 54 46 45 47 46

Rotherham 56 50 49 51 51

Salford and Trafford 63 54 53 53 51

Sandwell 53 49 50 51 52

Sefton 65 60 59 56 55

Sheffield 62 56 56 57 56

Shropshire 51 44 43 43 41

Solihull 46 36 39 40 40

Somerset 60 53 51 53 51

South and West Devon 55 48 46 47 49

South Cheshire 60 48 49 50 51

South Derbyshire 51 48 47 49 48

South Essex 48 43 45 46 46

South Humber 56 51 52 53 53

South Lancashire 48 43 44 45 46

South Staffordshire 54 48 47 46 45

Southampton and South-west Hampshire 59 53 51 49 49

St. Helens and Knowsley 60 52 52 49 49

Stockport 66 60 60 60 59

Suffolk 60 54 55 55 55

Sunderland 58 50 51 51 52

Tees 67 59 59 60 60

Wakefield 64 56 55 55 54

Walsall 49 44 44 45 44

Warwickshire 53 46 43 43 45

West Kent 45 41 41 41 43

West Pennine 60 52 53 53 52

West Surrey 49 44 43 42 42

West Sussex 55 48 48 47 48

Wigan and Bolton 61 56 55 55 54

Wiltshire 48 40 43 44 44

Wirral 64 59 59 58 58

Wolverhampton 55 48 49 50 49

Worcestershire 56 50 49 49 49

Health authority	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
England	54	47	47	47	47
Avon	59	52	51	50	50
Barking and Havering	50	41	41	42	42
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey	47	39	37	37	39
Barnsley	58	52	52	53	53
Bedfordshire	46	39	40	40	40
Berkshire	45	38	39	38	35
Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich	45	39	38	38	38
Birmingham	57	50	49	48	47
Bradford	56	49	49	49	49
Brent and Harrow	57	45	46	46	46
Buckinghamshire	43	38	37	37	37
Bury and Rochdale	58	50	49	49	49
Calderdale and Kirklees	62	56	54	55	55
Cambridge and Huntingdon⁽²⁷⁾	50	43	—	—	—
Cambridgeshire⁽²⁷⁾	—	—	44	44	45
Camden and Islington	58	46	44	44	43
Cornwall and Isles Of Scilly	53	45	43	42	43
County Durham	56	50	50	51	50
Coventry	58	49	49	48	49
Croydon	54	44	43	43	42
Doncaster	65	59	56	58	58
Dorset	59	54	54	54	53
Dudley	52	47	47	47	47
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	53	43	40	41	42
East Kent	48	43	42	43	43
East Lancashire	57	50	50	49	45
East London and The City	44	34	33	33	32
East Norfolk⁽²⁷⁾	57	52	—	—	—
East Riding	51	46	46	47	47
East Surrey	49	43	39	41	40
East Sussex, Brighton and Hove	56	49	47	48	47
Gateshead and South Tyneside	60	53	54	54	55
Gloucestershire	44	38	38	38	36
Herefordshire	64	54	55	53	51
Hertfordshire	59	51	51	51	51
Hillingdon	57	48	47	46	45
Isle Of Wight, Portsmouth and South-east Hampshire	51	46	45	44	44
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	40	31	31	29	28
Kingston and Richmond	43	36	35	34	32
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	54	44	40	40	40
Leeds	57	52	52	52	51
Leicestershire	56	50	49	48	50
Lincolnshire	57	51	51	52	53
Liverpool	60	51	50	51	50
Manchester	62	51	52	51	50
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	50	41	39	41	41
Morecambe Bay	55	49	49	50	51
Newcastle and North Tyneside	59	51	53	53	52
Norfolk⁽²⁷⁾	—	—	49	50	51
North and East Devon	54	48	50	53	53
North and Mid Hampshire	52	45	43	45	45
North Cheshire	60	51	51	51	51
North Cumbria	52	48	50	51	52
North Derbyshire	50	45	45	45	45
North Essex	54	48	49	50	49
North Nottinghamshire	60	56	57	58	59
North Staffordshire	47	41	42	43	43
North West Anglia⁽²⁷⁾	46	42	—	—	—
North West Lancashire	60	54	55	54	52
North Yorkshire	58	53	52	53	53
Northumberland	56	51	51	52	53
Northamptonshire	58	49	52	53	53
Nottingham	62	56	54	56	55
Oxfordshire	39	34	34	37	38
Redbridge and Waltham Forest	54	46	45	47	46
Rotherham	56	50	49	51	51
Salford and Trafford	63	54	53	53	51
Sandwell	53	49	50	51	52
Sefton	65	60	59	56	55
Sheffield	62	56	56	57	56
Shropshire	51	44	43	43	41
Solihull	46	36	39	40	40
Somerset	60	53	51	53	51
South and West Devon	55	48	46	47	49
South Cheshire	60	48	49	50	51
South Derbyshire	51	48	47	49	48
South Essex	48	43	45	46	46
South Humber	56	51	52	53	53
South Lancashire	48	43	44	45	46
South Staffordshire	54	48	47	46	45
Southampton and South-west Hampshire	59	53	51	49	49
St. Helens and Knowsley	60	52	52	49	49
Stockport	66	60	60	60	59
Suffolk	60	54	55	55	55
Sunderland	58	50	51	51	52
Tees	67	59	59	60	60
Wakefield	64	56	55	55	54
Walsall	49	44	44	45	44
Warwickshire	53	46	43	43	45
West Kent	45	41	41	41	43
West Pennine	60	52	53	53	52
West Surrey	49	44	43	42	42
West Sussex	55	48	48	47	48
Wigan and Bolton	61	56	55	55	54
Wiltshire	48	40	43	44	44
Wirral	64	59	59	58	58
Wolverhampton	55	48	49	50	49
Worcestershire	56	50	49	49	49

⁽²⁷⁾ Three health authorities Cambridge and Huntingdon, East Norfolk and North West Anglia were replaced by two health authorities Cambridge and Norfolk in April 1999.

Notes:

1. Based on the number of registrations at 30 September each year.

2. ONS mid year population estimates for 1997 to 2000 are used to calculate percentage of patients registered.

3. Registration rates reflect a 15 month registration period.

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