House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 14 May 2002 (pt 30)

Haemophilia

Mr. Connarty: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out the process by which the Government will determine whether to make recombinant available to all people with haemophilia; if he will outline the considerations being taken into account in coming to this decision; and if he will indicate when he expects this process to be complete. [50849]

Yvette Cooper: The Government is considering whether to make recombinant clotting factors available to all haemophiliacs in England taking full account of representations made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Haemophilia, the Haemophilia Society, the United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors Organisation and others. A decision will be taken later this year.

Nursing Care Standards

Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the standard of (a) medical and (b) nursing care in (i) NHS and (ii) private hospitals. [51754]

Ms Blears: The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) plays a central role in our plans to drive up the quality of care in the national health service. CHI assess systems and processes through clinical governance reviews and comment on where and when they think the potential to deliver good care is compromised.

CHI has published 102 clinical governance reports on NHS trust.

Under the Registered Homes Act 1984, which was in force until 31 March 2002, health authorities carried out biannual inspections of the facilities, equipment and staffing levels in private hospitals, but had no powers to assess standards of medical or nursing care.

On 1 April this year, under the Care Standards Act 2000, the National Care Standards Commission took over the role of registering and inspecting independent health care providers, who for the first time are required to meet national minimum standards, including those for medical and nursing care. The commission is required to provide

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information about independent health care services to the Secretary of State for Health and to the public, but as it has been operating only since 1 April, it has not yet had time to gather this information.

We have announced our intention to establish a new tough independent healthcare regulator/inspectorate, the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection which will have responsibility for inspecting both public and private health care sectors.

Occupational Therapists

Lembit Öpik: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to increase the availability of occupational therapists to health authorities in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. [52875]

Mr. Hutton: The NHS plan sets out our intention to increase numbers of staff across the healthcare professions. The targets for increasing the size of the workforce include 6,500 more therapists and other health professionals by 2004 over the 1999 baseline. Occupational therapists are included in this target and

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there are 1,250 more working in the national health service now than there were in 1999. "Delivering the NHS Plan", published in April 2002, sets out the expected increase in the workforce. It is expected that there will be 30,000 more therapists and scientists (including occupational therapists) between now and 2008.

The NHS plan also sets a target for 4,450 more therapists and other key professional staff entering training each year by 2004. Overall since 1996–97 the number of places available to train as an occupational therapist has increased by 427 (44 per cent.) This will continue to rise as we make further progress towards achieving the NHS plan target.

Lembit Öpik: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many residents per occupational therapist there are in each health authority in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement; [52873]

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

NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS): Scientific, therapeutic and technical staff employed in the occupational therapy area of work and the ratio per population by health authority area as at 30 September 2001

Health authority Whole-time equivalents 2000 population figures Residents per occupational therapist Headcount

England total 11,820 50,187,000 4,250 13,910

QA2 Hillingdon 40 260,700 6,520 40

QA3 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 200 415,200 2,030 220

QA5 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 110 459,800 4,230 120

QA6 Bedfordshire 120 570,300 4,630 150

QA7 Berkshire 140 826,500 5,840 180

QA8 Buckinghamshire 180 702,700 3,910 230

QAD Croydon 30 348,400 10,260 40

QAE East Kent 160 607,100 3,710 206

QAF West Kent 160 984,100 6,340 180

QAG Kingston and Richmond 30 349,600 12,760 30

QAH Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 210 757,000 3,620 240

QAJ Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 260 641,300 2,510 290

QAK East Surrey 150 427,400 2,880 180

QAL West Surrey 190 651,200 3,410 240

QAM East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 180 765,000 4,150 220

QAN West Sussex 140 771,600 5,490 170

QAP Barking and Havering 60 381,200 5,900 70

QAR Brent and Harrow 70 480,300 7,030 80

QAT Camden and Islington 150 379,000 2,460 170

QAV Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 140 700,400 5,050 160

QAW East London and the City 170 642,400 3,740 180

QAX North Essex 240 911,500 3,760 290

QAY South Essex 160 718,400 4,590 180

QC1 South Lancashire 50 312,900 6,480 60

QC2 Liverpool 80 454,200 5,910 90

QC3 Manchester 140 426,500 3,090 160

QC4 Morecambe Bay 90 313,700 3,660 100

QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley 50 328,100 6,020 60

QC6 Salford and Trafford 150 445,200 2,900 170

QC7 Sefton 90 284,100 3,070 110

QC8 Stockport 60 294,200 4,840 80

QC9 West Pennine 100 471,300 4,830 110

QCC Northamptonshire 120 628,300 5,400 140

QCE Oxfordshire 150 633,400 4,130 190

QCF Suffolk 130 684,300 5,220 160

QCG Barnsley 40 228,600 5,110 50

QCH North Derbyshire 100 372,300 3,900 120

QCJ Southern Derbyshire 160 574,300 3,620 200

QCK Doncaster 90 288,900 3,290 100

QCL Leicestershire 230 947,600 4,120 260

QCM Lincolnshire 90 640,600 7,380 100

QCN North Nottinghamshire 230 388,200 1,720 250

QCP Nottingham 150 647,600 4,200 170

QCQ Rotherham 100 253,100 2,480 120

QCR Sheffield 160 530,100 3,340 190

QCT Bury and Rochdale 60 392,800 6,090 70

QCV North Cheshire 90 314,400 3,560 110

QCW South Cheshire 100 680,400 6,790 140

QCX East Lancashire 100 512,300 4,890 120

QCY North West Lancashire 140 469,800 3,310 170

QD1 North and Mid Hampshire 50 574,000 10,910 70

QD3 Southampton and South West Hampshire 160 552,800 3,480 200

QD5 Somerset 120 498,900 4,150 150

QD6 South and West Devon 170 598,700 3,620 200

QD7 Wiltshire 60 621,200 9,820 80

QD8 Avon 350 1,012,600 2,890 440

QD9 Birmingham 280 1,012,800 3,670 310

QDA Wigan and Bolton 150 577,700 3,780 170

QDC Wirral 100 322,900 3,170 120

QDD Bradford 110 487,500 4,270 130

QDE County Durham and Darlington 90 607,800 7,110 100

QDF East Riding and Hull 110 581,700 5,180 130

QDG Gateshead and South Tyneside 80 350,500 4,150 100

QDH Leeds 180 731,100 3,960 210

QDJ Newcastle and North Tyneside 140 468,100 3,380 160

QDK North Cumbria 70 321,200 4,570 80

QDL South Humber 30 304,900 9,860 40

QDM Northumberland 70 310,400 4,540 80

QDN Sunderland 40 289,300 7,050 40

QDP Tees 150 552,500 3,790 160

QDQ Wakefield 140 317,200 2,270 150

QDR North Yorkshire 170 756,700 4,590 210

QDT Calderdale and Kirklees 160 587,700 3,580 190

QDV Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 110 499,000 4,520 130

QDW Dorset 230 708,200 3,120 280

QDX North and East Devon 160 489,200 3,080 200

QDY Gloucestershire 160 565,600 3,430 200

QEA Coventry 70 304,600 4,570 80

QEC Dudley 60 311,300 5,040 70

QED Herefordshire 50 171,900 3,690 60

QEE Sandwell 50 288,400 6,410 50

QEF Shropshire 110 437,100 4,160 120

QEG Solihull ⁽²⁴⁾— 206,500 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

QEH North Staffordshire 140 464,800 3,380 150

QEJ South Staffordshire 90 599,500 6,460 120

QEK Walsall 30 259,400 8,320 30

QEL Warwickshire 90 513,000 5,450 110

QEM Wolverhampton 70 240,200 3,320 90

QEN Worcestershire 120 548,100 4,750 150

QER Cambridgeshire 170 743,600 4,420 200

QET Norfolk 230 806,000 3,550 270

QEV Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 120 681,600 5,480 150

QEW Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 200 854,300 4,220 230

QEX Hertfordshire 120 1,052,300 8,510 160

QEY Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 100 736,500 7,380 120

Health authority	Whole-time equivalents	2000 population figures	Residents per occupational therapist	Headcount
England total	11,820	50,187,000	4,250	13,910

QA2 Hillingdon	40	260,700	6,520	40
QA3 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	200	415,200	2,030	220
QA5 Redbridge and Waltham Forest	110	459,800	4,230	120
QA6 Bedfordshire	120	570,300	4,630	150
QA7 Berkshire	140	826,500	5,840	180
QA8 Buckinghamshire	180	702,700	3,910	230
QAD Croydon	30	348,400	10,260	40
QAE East Kent	160	607,100	3,710	206
QAF West Kent	160	984,100	6,340	180
QAG Kingston and Richmond	30	349,600	12,760	30
QAH Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	210	757,000	3,620	240
QAJ Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	260	641,300	2,510	290
QAK East Surrey	150	427,400	2,880	180
QAL West Surrey	190	651,200	3,410	240
QAM East Sussex, Brighton and Hove	180	765,000	4,150	220
QAN West Sussex	140	771,600	5,490	170
QAP Barking and Havering	60	381,200	5,900	70
QAR Brent and Harrow	70	480,300	7,030	80
QAT Camden and Islington	150	379,000	2,460	170
QAV Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	140	700,400	5,050	160
QAW East London and the City	170	642,400	3,740	180
QAX North Essex	240	911,500	3,760	290
QAY South Essex	160	718,400	4,590	180
QC1 South Lancashire	50	312,900	6,480	60
QC2 Liverpool	80	454,200	5,910	90
QC3 Manchester	140	426,500	3,090	160
QC4 Morecambe Bay	90	313,700	3,660	100
QC5 St. Helen's and Knowsley	50	328,100	6,020	60
QC6 Salford and Trafford	150	445,200	2,900	170
QC7 Sefton	90	284,100	3,070	110
QC8 Stockport	60	294,200	4,840	80
QC9 West Pennine	100	471,300	4,830	110
QCC Northamptonshire	120	628,300	5,400	140
QCE Oxfordshire	150	633,400	4,130	190
QCF Suffolk	130	684,300	5,220	160
QCG Barnsley	40	228,600	5,110	50
QCH North Derbyshire	100	372,300	3,900	120
QCJ Southern Derbyshire	160	574,300	3,620	200
QCK Doncaster	90	288,900	3,290	100
QCL Leicestershire	230	947,600	4,120	260
QCM Lincolnshire	90	640,600	7,380	100
QCN North Nottinghamshire	230	388,200	1,720	250
QCP Nottingham	150	647,600	4,200	170
QCQ Rotherham	100	253,100	2,480	120
QCR Sheffield	160	530,100	3,340	190
QCT Bury and Rochdale	60	392,800	6,090	70
QCV North Cheshire	90	314,400	3,560	110
QCW South Cheshire	100	680,400	6,790	140
QCX East Lancashire	100	512,300	4,890	120
QCY North West Lancashire	140	469,800	3,310	170
QD1 North and Mid Hampshire	50	574,000	10,910	70
QD3 Southampton and South West Hampshire	160	552,800	3,480	200
QD5 Somerset	120	498,900	4,150	150
QD6 South and West Devon	170	598,700	3,620	200
QD7 Wiltshire	60	621,200	9,820	80
QD8 Avon	350	1,012,600	2,890	440
QD9 Birmingham	280	1,012,800	3,670	310
QDA Wigan and Bolton	150	577,700	3,780	170
QDC Wirral	100	322,900	3,170	120
QDD Bradford	110	487,500	4,270	130
QDE County Durham and Darlington	90	607,800	7,110	100
QDF East Riding and Hull	110	581,700	5,180	130
QDG Gateshead and South Tyneside	80	350,500	4,150	100
QDH Leeds	180	731,100	3,960	210
QDJ Newcastle and North Tyneside	140	468,100	3,380	160
QDK North Cumbria	70	321,200	4,570	80
QDL South Humber	30	304,900	9,860	40
QDM Northumberland	70	310,400	4,540	80
QDN Sunderland	40	289,300	7,050	40
QDP Tees	150	552,500	3,790	160
QDQ Wakefield	140	317,200	2,270	150
QDR North Yorkshire	170	756,700	4,590	210
QDT Calderdale and Kirklees	160	587,700	3,580	190
QDV Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	110	499,000	4,520	130
QDW Dorset	230	708,200	3,120	280
QDX North and East Devon	160	489,200	3,080	200
QDY Gloucestershire	160	565,600	3,430	200
QEA Coventry	70	304,600	4,570	80
QEC Dudley	60	311,300	5,040	70
QED Herefordshire	50	171,900	3,690	60
QEE Sandwell	50	288,400	6,410	50
QEF Shropshire	110	437,100	4,160	120
QEG Solihull	⁽²⁴⁾—	206,500	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
QEH North Staffordshire	140	464,800	3,380	150
QEJ South Staffordshire	90	599,500	6,460	120
QEK Walsall	30	259,400	8,320	30
QEL Warwickshire	90	513,000	5,450	110
QEM Wolverhampton	70	240,200	3,320	90
QEN Worcestershire	120	548,100	4,750	150
QER Cambridgeshire	170	743,600	4,420	200
QET Norfolk	230	806,000	3,550	270
QEV Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire	120	681,600	5,480	150
QEW Barnet, Enfield and Haringey	200	854,300	4,220	230
QEX Hertfordshire	120	1,052,300	8,510	160
QEY Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich	100	736,500	7,380	120

⁽²⁴⁾ There were no occupational therapists employed in the organisation within Solihull health authority as at 30 September 2001.

Notes:

1. Figures are round to the nearest 10.

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

3. Residents per occupational therapist is based on wte data.

4. Occupational therapists are also employed by local authorities.

Sources:

1. Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census

2. Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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