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Smallpox Vaccine

Mr. Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which companies were approached with regard to the supply of smallpox vaccines; and what information was included in the specification sent to these companies. [53949]

Mr. Hutton: Detailed confidential discussions were held with five major pharmaceutical companies who were known to have vaccine manufacturing capability either in the UK or in Europe. The companies approached were Acambis, Aventis Pasteur, Glaxo Smith Kline, RIVM and PowderJect. Our requirements for vaccine strain, timing and delivery and the need to meet current vaccine manufacturing guidelines were made clear to each of the companies and confirmed in writing. Each of the companies was then given time to submit their responses.

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Mental Health

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many elderly patients have received community-based psychiatric provision in each of the last five years. [56958]

Jacqui Smith: The number of first contacts with patients aged 65 and over by community psychiatric nurses is set out in the table.

Community psychiatric nurses—number of first contacts with patients aged 65 and over, 1996–97 to 2000–01
Thousand

Number of persons
1996–97146
1997–98152
1998–99162
1999–2000158
2000–01154

Further information about patient contacts with community psychiatric nurses is contained in the statistical report "Patient care in the community, Community Psychiatric Nursing, summary information for 2000–01, England". A copy of the summary is in the Library and also available on the Department website at www.doh.gov.uk/ public/kc570001.

Older people also receive other community-based psychiatric services, either as well as or separately from services from community psychiatric nurses, but information is not available on the numbers receiving other services.

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding is being made available to organizations in the voluntary sector working to promote employment of people with mental health problems as set out in the National Service Framework for Mental Health. [61323]

Jacqui Smith [holding answer 17 June 2002]: Over the period 1998–99 to 2003–04 the Department has awarded funding of £627,428 through the Section 64 general scheme of grants to the following mental health voluntary organisations to support national projects that are designed to help improve employment opportunities for people with mental health problems.

£

Name of voluntary organisation Name of project Amount
SIGN"Education and employment training for deaf people with mental health problems"99,000
Turning Point"Starting point: Routes to work for people with mental health problems"286,428
Working Well Trust"On Line"—Professional IT training and support for people who have mental health problems, including help with job search and vocational advice92,000
Southside Partnership"Mentally disordered offenders prison discharge support"—Includes help for mentally disordered offenders to find employment150,000
Total627,428

Primary Care Premises

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) on how many of the GP premises due to be modernised work will have been (a) started and (b) completed by 1 April; and what financial resources will be needed to complete this work by March 2004; [56942]

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Mr. Hutton: Data are collected only on completed premises developments and associated capital spend. As set out in the NHS Plan, up to £1 billion will be invested in the primary care infrastructure to refurbish substantially or replace up to £3,000 general practitioners' (GP) premises and develop 500 one-stop primary care centres. Outturn figures for 31 March 2002 show that 1,098 GP premises were refurbished or replaced, and 70 one-stop primary care centres were in place.

Hospital Beds (Northumberland)

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the bed capacity was of each community and cottage hospital in Northumberland in (a) 1997 and (b) 2001. [56935]

Jacqui Smith: Bed capacity data by individual hospital site are not collected.

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Information on the average daily number of available beds for national health service trusts in England is on the Department website www.doh.gov.uk/hospitalativity.

Home Helps

Mr. Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 28 February 2002, Official Report, column 616W, what information on home helps is held by his Department; and if he will publish it. [57470]

Jacqui Smith: The table gives the number of home helps (excluding home help organisers) employed by councils with social services responsibilities in England as at 30 September in each year between 1992 and 2001. Home helps employed by the private sector are not included, even if doing work contracted by councils.

Home helps employed by councils with social services responsibilities in England as at 30 September, 1992–2001 (whole time equivalents)

1992199319941995199619971998199920002001
Avon1,2751,0501,1001,075
Barking and Dagenham2452202202252102550245210210
Barnet23060220255240170175155120185
Barnsley420390365340(61)260240225225(62)
Bath and North East Somerset UA135130125140145130
Bedfordshire (old)490415515530445
Bedfordshire (remaining)235225200180180
Berkshire590515580505680680
Bexley27029034536535036031534000
Birmingham1,3201,4501,6901,5751,4751,6701,4901,4351,1051,250
Blackburn with Darwen UA155175120100
Blackpool UA195155130100
Bolton340325345365350370375380395365
Bournemouth UA140145140110110
Bracknell Forest UA40404030
Bradford695715725665625590600655540475
Brent110315310275250250570000
Brighton and Hove UA200145170165105
Bristol UA465460535555555570
Bromley245250275295350330215200175160
Buckinghamshire (old)530565790810925
Buckinghamshire (remaining)565520540410355
Bury210210210205210200265185205200
Calderdale390305305320310335290245240225
Cambridgeshire (old)470515515550415430
Cambridgeshire (remaining)460380200215
Camden27527021019017017018016510585
Cheshire (old)865815775750625585
Cheshire (remaining)480515525535
City of London15152025202020202015
Cleveland730720875660
Cornwall48045046538039034000015
Coventry360240345315315270260200180170
Croydon245245300210210190190175165140
Cumbria5005055450410415440445605715
Darlington UA7570653030
Derby UA325300295295280
Derbyshire (old)1,4051,1351,1301,0900
Derbyshire (remaining)930930945930900
Devon (old) 920945955955835800
Devon (remaining)505425395440
Doncaster465510545515510505370385335250
Dorset (old)535515605580610
Dorset (remaining)265220260255215
Dudley310285300310245240270210270280
Durham (old)945860920725740
Durham (remaining)600600500510365
Ealing22525026025020013075110110100
East Riding of Yorkshire UA40025019012511080
East Sussex (old)630625630565560
East Sussex (remaining)275260265265250
Enfield310210215200195180165165145130
Essex (old)1,4056555255551,4801,150
Essex (remaining)815620590635
Gateshead340335415415390350405485360365
Gloucestershire495500550545415300295295305295
Greenwich290285260260220235190170170160
Hackney380340310320265240220205165140
Halton UA65658080
Hammersmith and Fulham260310305280255140225140120115
Hampshire (old)9559901,010875855
Hampshire (remaining)620480525475350
Haringey255195195045215145165100120
Harrow240215230235235220245195200170
Hartlepool UA01151151008550
Havering25529026532015515013512510595
Hereford and Worcester655670630520405365
Herefordshire UA851509085
Hertfordshire82073058574556544544537500
Hillingdon2853203202850275210160175330
Hounslow225140160150125105100959085
Humberside1,2001,4451,1501,220
Isle of Wight UA1500808012065165150150145
Isles of Scilly(61)(61)(61)(61)(61)00000
Islington250235235425330330015513580
Kensington and Chelsea145160135145165135120859590
Kent (old)66014012510585(61)
Kent (remaining)5180160135
Kingston upon Hull UA405215175165155155
Kingston upon Thames9590808070705006565
Kirklees545480545170285295270255425445
Knowsley9095951200060120110115
Lambeth450375150340340235160105095
Lancashire (old)1,6351,6651,9051,6851,5401,565
Lancashire (remaining)7950010
Leeds1,6001,4501,5351,5201,4801,4501,4151,4751,4201,390
Leicester UA255215185155140
Leicestershire (old)690815890710700
Leicestershire (remaining)395310335425275
Lewisham370345350325295290225225220210
Lincolnshire525520550550625555485200255160
Liverpool8458409001,040955900865865780690
Luton UA120115100125135
Manchester700735720660650585540515455415
Medway Towns UA45553525
Merton 2152052102051901701701551400
Middlesbrough UA185155140135110110
Milton Keynes UA235230200190135
Newcastle upon Tyne515435425415470395440465470420
Newham38533527019021523024520535100
Norfolk9851,0251,1901,0951,1301,0751,010975910880
North East Lincolnshire UA25525018519013095
North Lincolnshire UA15011010010595100
North Somerset UA165165155145150165
North Tyneside360360360350345310325345345335
North Yorkshire (old) 795740750790
North Yorkshire (remaining)625525515560535535
Northamptonshire37537538538522522016550165125
Northumberland485525610570445475335320405430
Nottingham UA240320315260
Nottinghamshire (old)1,2001,2451,2801,1501,2451,010
Nottinghamshire (remaining)745610550540
Oldham355310320280295310275265250235
Oxfordshire525545505485555430460475475415
Peterborough UA5653040
Plymouth UA220225145120
Poole UA110100858085
Portsmouth UA12512011510595
Reading UA95908070
Redbridge225(61)165155195180145135110105
Redcar and Cleveland UA180220195180(61)145
Richmond upon Thames1852351952001851850145150130
Rochdale440440375400390310330305145280
Rotherham375375345335310295295305295280
Rutland UA3025251515
Salford375505510505520485495505330300
Sandwell420410430365450440350320335165
Sefton340355315290260240240230195160
Sheffield1,505735700700970805810800750735
Shropshire (old)265245235235200180
Shropshire (remaining)1001059095
Slough UA14010010575
Solihull185190200185185170140130120105
Somerset00000425435260210220
South Gloucestershire UA170160165160145125
South Tyneside230235235240230225180190230215
Southampton UA140135180110110
Southend UA135150120100
Southwark2852652652802652302101801500
St. Helens340340305310285335315365265260
Staffordshire (old)1,4001,4151,4851,3551,295
Staffordshire (remaining)760665650710625
Stockport370350280365360310295280280245
Stockton on Tees UA155210165165140125
Stoke-on-Trent UA245240225205205
Suffolk555655705625600540555620385400
Sunderland480480515455475585715540345410
Surrey455450395490435405360355325310
Sutton21016517017015515514512011595
Swindon UA1059001035
Tameside390350365310290260225215205125
Telford and Wrekin UA65454035
Thurrock UA951055050
Torbay UA757590110
Tower Hamlets165165160160225165145145150140
Trafford305330330345330330320305315295
Wakefield445360430450450470455410425360
Walsall245240235230210215205215195185
Waltham Forest445335360355325285285235225215
Wandsworth440445410335325275245215205185
Warrington UA95907565
Warwickshire465445415365370405365330330480
West Berkshire UA15015012040
West Sussex 750775870865815815795540595485
Westminster3053253053303000285290295(62)
Wigan405440400390365290295285300285
Wiltshire (old)330265460420440
Wiltshire (remaining)4702352200(62)
Windsor and Maidenhead UA80858045
Wirral500515615550580500435410325290
Wokingham UA65752540
Wolverhampton39027537538542037534023023530
Worcestershire255265300265
York UA210210200150135120
England54,25550,74552,68549,81047,75046,31542,88539,77535,63033,020

(61) Not available

(62) Five or less

Note:

Due to local government reorganisation, not all authorities were in existence for the whole period covered by the table

Source:

Department of Health annual return SSDS001


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