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Endometriosis
Helen Southworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when national standards will be set for the treatment of endometriosis. [42670]
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Yvette Cooper: We have no plans to produce national standards for endometriosis. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has produced clinical guidelines on XThe Investigation and Management of Endometriosis". These bring together the latest evidence-based knowledge and best practice on the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, and examine options for treatment in the light of the presenting symptoms. The guidelines have been distributed to all of the Royal College's Fellows and Members.
Helen Southworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the number of women with endometriosis in (a) Warrington, South and (b) North Cheshire; and how many women have been diagnosed with endometriosis in those areas in the last five years. [42669]
Yvette Cooper: The information requested is not available centrally in the form requested. However, the table shows the number of consultant episodes for women resident in North Cheshire Health Authority area who were admitted to hospital with endometriosis recorded as their primary diagnosis, for each of the past five years:
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1996–97 | 129 |
| 1997–98 | 127 |
| 1998–99 | 128 |
| 1999–2000 | 123 |
| 2000–01 | 136 |
Drug Abuse Services
Gillian Merron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of health authority spending was, per 1,000 of the population, on drug abuse services in (a) Lincolnshire Health Authority and (b) other health authorities in England in the last three years. [42550]
Ms Blears: The level of health authority spending in the last three years in Lincolnshire was, per 1,000 of the population:
| Spending on drug abuse services per 1,000 of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Authority | 2001–02 | 2000–01 | 1999–2000 |
| Lincolnshire | 3,000 | 2,500 | 1,750 |
The following tables provide information allocations to Lincolnshire Health Authority and other Health Authorities in England per 1,000 population in relation to drug treatment services. Information about expenditure by Health Authorities against these allocations is not collected centrally.
(a) Lincolnshire Health Authority
| Drugs misuse allocation per 1,000 of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Authority | 2001–02 | 2000–01 | 1999–2000 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,944 | 928 | 826 |
(b) Other health authorities in England:
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Notes:
1. Figures for 2000–01 are not comparable with those for later years which are for pooled Department of Health and Home Office funding.
2. N/A denotes data not available due to Health Authority merge.
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Gillian Merron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to ensure equal access to treatment and support for drug abusers in England.[42549]
Ms Blears: The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) is promoting models of service delivery, which will improve the quality of treatment and accessibility to treatment for everyone who wants treatment, irrespective of their background. This will ensure effective access to all services, particularly substitute prescribing and residential rehabilitation services. The NTA are working towards achieving the national target of:
- XIncreasing the participation of problem drug users in drug treatment programme by 55 per cent. by 2004, 66 per cent. by 2005 and 100 per cent. by 2008."
Gillian Merron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to ensure that drug abusers can access help from general practitioners when necessary. [42548]
Ms Blears: Drug misusers are entitled to access general practitioners (GPs) in the same way that any other member of the population is.
I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave her today for information on the specific work that the Department is funding in order to equip GPs with the specialist skills required when working with drug misusers.
Gillian Merron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what investigations he has made into the number of drug abusers refused treatment by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement. [42547]
Ms Blears: Information is not available on the numbers of drug misusers who have been refused treatment by general practitioners (GPs).
However, we do recognise that GPs have a crucial role to play in our overall strategy of increasing the availability of treatment to drug users. The Department made available #1.8 million to the Royal College of General Practitioners for the development and implementation of an accredited training programme to give GPs the skills they need when working with drug misusers. Since its launch in October 2001 more than 400 GPs have taken part in the programme.
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