House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 23 May 2002 (pt 35)

Surgical Outsourcing

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the rate of outsourcing of surgical interventions has been in the last 12 months. [57155]

Mr. Hutton: Based on a survey of national health service organisations carried out in October 2001, we estimate that in the first six months of 2001–02 the number of surgical procedures carried out by independent providers on behalf of the NHS was equivalent to around 1.2 per cent. of total NHS acute elective in-patient and day-case surgical activity.

Smear Tests

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women have failed to make appointments for their regular smear test in each of the last three years; how many appointments for smear tests have been broken in each of the last three years; how many cases of cervical cancer have not received their regular smear test in that time; and if he will make a statement. [57349]

Yvette Cooper: Cervical screening is not a test for cancer but for abnormalities which, if left undetected and untreated, may develop into cancer. The national computerised call/recall system for cervical screening invites women aged 20 to 64 for a free cervical screening test every three to five years.

The figures are not available in the form requested. 83 per cent. of eligible women were screened at least once in the last five years. Detailed statistics on the number of invitations and the number of women tested are available in Tables 3 and 5 of Statistical Bulletin: Cervical Screening Programme, England: 1998–99, Statistical Bulletin: Cervical Screening Programme, England: 1999–2000, and Statistical Bulletin: Cervical Screening Programme, England: 2000–01, copies of which are available in the Library.

Paediatric Pathologists

Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to address the shortage of paediatric pathologists. [57202]

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Mr. Hutton: The Department is aware of the difficulties facing national health service paediatric pathology services, highlighted in the recent report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 'The Future of Paediatric Pathology Services.' We are committed to working closely with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Royal College of Pathologists to improve long-term staffing levels in this speciality. The establishment of three histopathology training schools and of international fellowships to attract experienced histopathologists to work in the NHS will both increase the pool from which paediatric pathologists can be recruited. The children's care group workforce team also plans to start work on this issue in June.

Food Allergies

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have died as a result of a food allergy in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement. [57256]

Yvette Cooper: Reliable data are not available for the number of deaths associated with food allergy. This is because deaths due to allergy are often attributed on the death certificate to asthma or some other symptom rather than to actual food allergy. The committee on toxicity reported in 2000 that of about 20 deaths annually attributed to fatal anaphylactic shock, 30 per cent. (i.e. about seven) are due to foods, the most commonly implicated food being peanut.

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the UK have been diagnosed as having a potentially fatal food allergy. [57255]

Yvette Cooper: Reliable data are not available for the precise incidence of potentially fatal food allergy. Most allergic reactions to food are mild, although reactions can be severe, even life threatening in a small number of cases. The food most commonly associated with fatal food allergic reactions is peanuts. In the UK, a recent study published in the British Medical Journal has shown that 1 in 200 children suffer from peanut allergy.

Physiotherapists

Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many physiotherapists there are per head of population in each of the National Health Service trust areas in England. [57299]

Mr. Hutton: Population data are not available by trust but have been given by health authority as shown in the table.

Between 1997 and 2001 the number of physiotherapists has increased by 1,640 or 14 per cent.

NHS hospital and community health services (HCHS): qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff within the physiotherapy area of work by health authority area and per population as at 30 September 2001

Health authority Whole-time equivalents Per 100,000 population Per head of population Headcount

England 12,990 26 0.0003 16,210

Northern and Yorkshire 1,880 30 0.0003 2,270

QDD—Bradford 160 33 0.0003 190

QDE—County Durham and Darlington 110 18 0.0002 130

QDF—East Riding and Hull 140 24 0.0002 160

QDG—Gateshead and South Tyneside 80 23 0.0002 90

QDH—Leeds 280 38 0.0004 330

QDJ—Newcastle and North Tyneside 150 33 0.0003 180

QDK—North Cumbria 110 33 0.0003 130

QDM—Northumberland 150 49 0.0005 180

QDN—Sunderland 80 27 0.0003 90

QDP—Tees 180 33 0.0003 220

QDQ—Wakefield 90 29 0.0003 100

QDR—North Yorkshire 180 24 0.0002 240

QDT—Calderdale and Kirklees 170 28 0.0003 200

Trent 1,330 26 0.0003 1,600

QCG—Barnsley 60 27 0.0003 70

QCH—North Derbyshire 90 25 0.0003 120

QCJ—South Derbyshire 120 22 0.0002 160

QCK—Doncaster 90 31 0.0003 100

QCL—Leicestershire 200 21 0.0002 240

QCM—Lincolnshire 120 18 0.0002 140

QCN—North Nottinghamshire 110 27 0.0003 130

QCP—Nottingham 210 32 0.0003 250

QCQ—Rotherham 80 33 0.0003 100

QCR—Sheffield 230 43 0.0004 270

QDL—South Humber 20 8 0.0001 20

West Midlands 1,360 25 0.0003 1,750

QD9—Birmingham 330 33 0.0003 390

QEA—Coventry 80 27 0.0003 110

QEC—Dudley 70 23 0.0002 90

QED—Herefordshire 40 22 0.0002 60

QEE—Sandwell 50 17 0.0002 60

QEF—Shropshire 140 32 0.0003 190

QEG—Solihull 20 8 0.0001 30

QEH—North Staffordshire 160 34 0.003 200

QEJ—South Staffordshire 120 20 0.0002 160

QEK—Walsall 40 15 0.0001 40

QEL—Warwickshire 130 25 0.0002 160

QEM—Wolverhampton 60 25 0.0002 70

QEN—Worcestershire 130 24 0.0002 180

North West 1,940 29 0.0003 2,360

QC1—South Lancashire 60 18 0.0002 80

QC2—Liverpool 150 33 0.0003 170

QC3—Manchester 270 63 0.0006 310

QC4—Morecambe Bay 90 29 0.0003 130

QC5—St. Helen's and Knowsley 70 23 0.0002 90

QC6—Salford and Trafford 140 31 0.0003 160

QC7—Sefton 120 41 0.0004 130

QC8—Stockport 70 23 0.0002 80

QC9—West Pennine 100 21 0.0002 110

QCT—Bury and Rochdale 70 18 0.0002 80

QCV—North Cheshire 110 35 0.0004 140

QCW—South Cheshire 160 23 0.0002 220

QCX—East Lancashire 110 22 0.0002 140

QCY—North West Lancashire 120 27 0.0003 160

QDA—Wigan and Bolton 190 34 0.0003 230

QDC—Wirral 110 35 0.0003 150

Eastern 1,110 20 0.0002 1,400

QA6—Bedfordshire 100 17 0.0002 120

QAX—North Essex 150 16 0.0002 200

QAY—South Essex 120 17 0.0002 140

QCF—Suffolk 150 22 0.0002 210

QER—Cambridgeshire 200 26 0.0003 250

QET—Norfolk 210 26 0.0003 260

QEX—Hertfordshire 180 17 0.0002 220

London 2,000 27 0.0003 2,320

QA2—Hillingdon 30 13 0.0001 40

QA3—Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 210 52 0.0005 250

QA5—Redbridge and Waltham Forest 50 11 0.0001 60

QAD—Croydon 70 21 0.0002 90

QAG—Kingston and Richmond 60 16 0.0002 70

QAH—Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 260 34 0.0003 280

QAJ—Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 260 40 0.0004 310

QAP—Barking and Havering 100 26 0.0003 110

QAR—Brent and Harrow 130 27 0.0003 160

QAT—Camden and Islington 210 55 0.0006 230

QAV—Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 140 21 0.0002 170

QAW—East London and the City 170 26 0.0003 180

QEW—Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 170 20 0.0002 210

QEY—Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 140 19 0.0002 180

South-East 2,000 23 0.0002 2,670

QA7—Berkshire 160 20 0.0002 230

QA8—Buckinghamshire 150 22 0.0002 210

QAE—East Kent 150 26 0.0003 190

QAF—West Kent 190 19 0.0002 260

QAK—East Surrey 90 21 0.0002 120

QAL—West Surrey 210 32 0.0003 280

QAM—East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 190 25 0.0002 250

QAN—West Sussex 150 20 0.0002 200

QCC—Northamptonshire 100 17 0.0002 140

QCE—Oxfordshire 200 32 0.0003 280

QD1—North and Mid Hampshire 100 18 0.0002 130

QD3—Southampton and South West Hampshire 140 26 0.0003 190

QEV—Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 150 22 0.0002 190

South West 1,370 27 0.0003 1,850

QD5—Somerset 130 26 0.0003 200

QD6—South and West Devon 180 30 0.0003 220

QD7—Wiltshire 150 25 0.0002 240

QD8—Avon 310 30 0.0003 390

QDV—Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 120 24 0.0002 150

QDW—Dorset 180 26 0.0003 260

QDX—North and East Devon 150 31 0.0003 200

QDY—Gloucestershire 150 27 0.0003 200

Health authority	Whole-time equivalents	Per 100,000 population	Per head of population	Headcount
England	12,990	26	0.0003	16,210

Northern and Yorkshire	1,880	30	0.0003	2,270
QDD—Bradford	160	33	0.0003	190
QDE—County Durham and Darlington	110	18	0.0002	130
QDF—East Riding and Hull	140	24	0.0002	160
QDG—Gateshead and South Tyneside	80	23	0.0002	90
QDH—Leeds	280	38	0.0004	330
QDJ—Newcastle and North Tyneside	150	33	0.0003	180
QDK—North Cumbria	110	33	0.0003	130
QDM—Northumberland	150	49	0.0005	180
QDN—Sunderland	80	27	0.0003	90
QDP—Tees	180	33	0.0003	220
QDQ—Wakefield	90	29	0.0003	100
QDR—North Yorkshire	180	24	0.0002	240
QDT—Calderdale and Kirklees	170	28	0.0003	200

Trent	1,330	26	0.0003	1,600
QCG—Barnsley	60	27	0.0003	70
QCH—North Derbyshire	90	25	0.0003	120
QCJ—South Derbyshire	120	22	0.0002	160
QCK—Doncaster	90	31	0.0003	100
QCL—Leicestershire	200	21	0.0002	240
QCM—Lincolnshire	120	18	0.0002	140
QCN—North Nottinghamshire	110	27	0.0003	130
QCP—Nottingham	210	32	0.0003	250
QCQ—Rotherham	80	33	0.0003	100
QCR—Sheffield	230	43	0.0004	270
QDL—South Humber	20	8	0.0001	20

West Midlands	1,360	25	0.0003	1,750
QD9—Birmingham	330	33	0.0003	390
QEA—Coventry	80	27	0.0003	110
QEC—Dudley	70	23	0.0002	90
QED—Herefordshire	40	22	0.0002	60
QEE—Sandwell	50	17	0.0002	60
QEF—Shropshire	140	32	0.0003	190
QEG—Solihull	20	8	0.0001	30
QEH—North Staffordshire	160	34	0.003	200
QEJ—South Staffordshire	120	20	0.0002	160
QEK—Walsall	40	15	0.0001	40
QEL—Warwickshire	130	25	0.0002	160
QEM—Wolverhampton	60	25	0.0002	70
QEN—Worcestershire	130	24	0.0002	180

North West	1,940	29	0.0003	2,360
QC1—South Lancashire	60	18	0.0002	80
QC2—Liverpool	150	33	0.0003	170
QC3—Manchester	270	63	0.0006	310
QC4—Morecambe Bay	90	29	0.0003	130
QC5—St. Helen's and Knowsley	70	23	0.0002	90
QC6—Salford and Trafford	140	31	0.0003	160
QC7—Sefton	120	41	0.0004	130
QC8—Stockport	70	23	0.0002	80
QC9—West Pennine	100	21	0.0002	110
QCT—Bury and Rochdale	70	18	0.0002	80
QCV—North Cheshire	110	35	0.0004	140
QCW—South Cheshire	160	23	0.0002	220
QCX—East Lancashire	110	22	0.0002	140
QCY—North West Lancashire	120	27	0.0003	160
QDA—Wigan and Bolton	190	34	0.0003	230
QDC—Wirral	110	35	0.0003	150

Eastern	1,110	20	0.0002	1,400
QA6—Bedfordshire	100	17	0.0002	120
QAX—North Essex	150	16	0.0002	200
QAY—South Essex	120	17	0.0002	140
QCF—Suffolk	150	22	0.0002	210
QER—Cambridgeshire	200	26	0.0003	250
QET—Norfolk	210	26	0.0003	260
QEX—Hertfordshire	180	17	0.0002	220

London	2,000	27	0.0003	2,320
QA2—Hillingdon	30	13	0.0001	40
QA3—Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	210	52	0.0005	250
QA5—Redbridge and Waltham Forest	50	11	0.0001	60
QAD—Croydon	70	21	0.0002	90
QAG—Kingston and Richmond	60	16	0.0002	70
QAH—Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	260	34	0.0003	280
QAJ—Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	260	40	0.0004	310
QAP—Barking and Havering	100	26	0.0003	110
QAR—Brent and Harrow	130	27	0.0003	160
QAT—Camden and Islington	210	55	0.0006	230
QAV—Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	140	21	0.0002	170
QAW—East London and the City	170	26	0.0003	180
QEW—Barnet, Enfield and Haringey	170	20	0.0002	210
QEY—Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich	140	19	0.0002	180

South-East	2,000	23	0.0002	2,670
QA7—Berkshire	160	20	0.0002	230
QA8—Buckinghamshire	150	22	0.0002	210
QAE—East Kent	150	26	0.0003	190
QAF—West Kent	190	19	0.0002	260
QAK—East Surrey	90	21	0.0002	120
QAL—West Surrey	210	32	0.0003	280
QAM—East Sussex, Brighton and Hove	190	25	0.0002	250
QAN—West Sussex	150	20	0.0002	200
QCC—Northamptonshire	100	17	0.0002	140
QCE—Oxfordshire	200	32	0.0003	280
QD1—North and Mid Hampshire	100	18	0.0002	130
QD3—Southampton and South West Hampshire	140	26	0.0003	190
QEV—Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire	150	22	0.0002	190

South West	1,370	27	0.0003	1,850
QD5—Somerset	130	26	0.0003	200
QD6—South and West Devon	180	30	0.0003	220
QD7—Wiltshire	150	25	0.0002	240
QD8—Avon	310	30	0.0003	390
QDV—Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	120	24	0.0002	150
QDW—Dorset	180	26	0.0003	260
QDX—North and East Devon	150	31	0.0003	200
QDY—Gloucestershire	150	27	0.0003	200

Notes:

1. Staff figures are rounded to the nearest 10

2. Population rates are rounded to the nearest whole number and four decimal places

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

Source:

Department of Health non-medical workforce census

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