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Hearing Aids
Mr. Berry: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 1 July 2002, Official Report, column 156W, on audiology services, what the cost was
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to the NHS of purchasing each digital hearing aid under the previous contract; and what the cost is under the newly negotiated contract. [69518]
Jacqui Smith [holding answer 15 July 2002]: Under the national health service contract, digital hearing aids had been available at a cost of between £140 and £205 each, for moderately powered aids. The contracts and prices have been renegotiated by a team set up by Ministers and led by James Strachan, Chief Executive of Royal National Institute for the Deaf, which includes representatives from the Department and the purchasing and supply agency, and allows moderate powered digital aids to be purchased at £65 to £75 each plus value added tax.
Organ Transplants
Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many organs were made available for transplant in each of the regional retrieval zones in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001; what the population estimate is for each retrieval zone; and if he will make a statement. [69272]
Mr. Lammy: The information requested is in the following tables.
| Kidneys retrieved—2000 | Kidneys retrieved—2001 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval/alliance centre | Number | Per million population | Number | Per million population | Retrieval population estimates (million) |
| Newcastle | 138 | 46.9 | 135 | 45.9 | 2.94 |
| Leeds | 65 | 17.3 | 63 | 16.8 | 3.76 |
| Leicester | 54 | 25.2 | 26 | 12.1 | 2.14 |
| Nottingham | 38 | 27.3 | 26 | 18.7 | 1.39 |
| Sheffield | 40 | 21.3 | 44 | 23.4 | 1.88 |
| Cambridge | 41 | 17.2 | 65 | 27.2 | 2.39 |
| N Thames | 123 | 17.1 | 169 | 23.5 | 7.19 |
| S Thames | 202 | 30.0 | 185 | 27.5 | 6.73 |
| Portsmouth | 61 | 26.6 | 62 | 27.1 | 2.29 |
| Oxford | 82 | 27.4 | 60 | 20.1 | 2.99 |
| Bristol | 24 | 12.2 | 46 | 23.5 | 1.96 |
| Plymouth | 52 | 29.2 | 52 | 29.2 | 1.78 |
| Birmingham | 70 | 15.5 | 93 | 20.6 | 4.51 |
| Coventry | 40 | 50.0 | 28 | 35.0 | 0.80 |
| Liverpool | 85 | 25.8 | 67 | 20.3 | 3.30 |
| Manchester | 125 | 30.9 | 96 | 23.7 | 4.05 |
| England | 1,240 | 24.8 | 1,217 | 24.3 | 50.10 |
| Organs retrieved—2000 | Organs retrieved—2001 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donation zone | Number | Per million population | Number | Per million population | Retrieval population estimates (million) |
| Newcastle | 56 | 7.5 | 54 | 7.2 | 7.51 |
| Sheffield | 41 | 9.6 | 46 | 10.8 | 4.27 |
| Papworth | 90 | 9.6 | 65 | 6.9 | 9.36 |
| Harefield | 76 | 6.1 | 113 | 9.1 | 12.38 |
| St. George's | 62 | 9.1 | 68 | 10.0 | 6.83 |
| Birmingham | 36 | 5.0 | 30 | 4.2 | 7.14 |
| Manchester | 51 | 7.8 | 32 | 4.9 | 6.54 |
| England | 412 | 8.2 | 408 | 8.1 | 50.10 |
Note:
Cardiothoracic organs comprise hearts and lungs (sometimes transplanted in combination).
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| Organs retrieved—2000 | Organs retrieved—2001 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donation zone | Number | Per million population | Number | Per million population | Retrieval population estimates (million) |
| Newcastle | 53 | 16.3 | 49 | 15.1 | 3.25 |
| Leeds | 120 | 13.6 | 93 | 10.6 | 8.81 |
| Cambridge | 83 | 10.3 | 81 | 10.1 | 8.05 |
| The Royal Free | 50 | 8.9 | 59 | 10.5 | 5.64 |
| Kings College | 164 | 11.4 | 174 | 12.1 | 14.42 |
| Birmingham | 138 | 10.0 | 145 | 10.5 | 13.86 |
| England | 608 | 12.1 | 601 | 12.0 | 50.10 |
Note:
Drafting guidelines are attached to the PQ Reference Guide.
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Mr. Viggers: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the cost is of the proposed private finance initiative expansion of Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham; [69268]
- (2) what the latest annual running cost was of Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham. [69269]
Ms Blears [holding answer 15 July 2002]: I have been advised by Portsmouth Hospitals National Health Service Trust that the cost of the private finance initiative, to reconfigure services to focus on the Queen Alexandra Hospital, is currently estimated at £173 million.
The trust also informs me that its 2000–01 accounts record a turnover of £212.5 million. It is not possible to separate out individual hospital sites. The 2001–02 accounts are to be presented to the trust board for adoption this month.
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will answer the question of 13 June 2002 from the hon. Member for Portsmouth, South, reference 61670, on Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth; and if he will make a statement. [70429]
Ms Blears: I replied to the hon. Member on 11 July.
NHS Estates
Mr. Cawsey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will publish the annual report and accounts 2001–02 for the NHS Estates Executive Agency. [70807]
Mr. Hutton: We have received the report and copies have today been laid in accordance with the requirements of section 5 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1921. Copies have also been placed in the Library.
Audiology Services
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 1 July 2002 to the hon. Member for Kingswood, Official Report, column 156W, on audiology services, what the new price of individual digital hearing aids purchased by the national health service is. [70349]
Jacqui Smith: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Mr. Berry) today.
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Immunisation Statistics
Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the NHS immunisation statistics for England for 2001–02 will be published. [70355]
Ms Blears: It is planned to publish the statistical Bulletin, "NHS Immunisation Statistics, England: 2001–02", in September 2002. A copy of the Bulletin will be placed in the Library and will be available on the Department's website.
Saxon Square Health Centre
Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the former health centre premises in Saxon Square, Christchurch, are to be sold; and if he will make a statement about the reasons for the delay in the sale. [70358]
Ms Blears: Terms for the sale of Christchurch Health Centre to Christchurch borough council were agreed in the financial year 2001–02, and terms for its disposal were endorsed by the district valuers office.
The borough council advised that they were unable to complete by March 2002 due to funding difficulties, but indicated their willingness to proceed in the early part of the financial year 2002–03.
Health Services (East Kent)
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps have been taken to develop (a) cottage hospitals and (b) GP surgeries in advance of the re-organisation of acute services in east Kent; [70360]
- (2) when he intends to make a decision on the re-organisation of acute hospitals in east Kent. [70361]
Ms Blears: Since Kent and Medway health authority made its recommendation on the reconfiguration of services at East Kent Hospitals National Health Service Trust, the local community health councils have registered objections with my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health. Ministers will need to give careful consideration to these objections before deciding whether to accept the health authority's recommendation. At this time it is not possible to give an indication of when this may be. I will be visiting the trust on 18 July to hear the views of local stakeholders.
The development of primary and secondary care services are a matter for the Kent and Medway health authority, in partnership with local primary care and NHS trusts. All four primary care trusts in east Kent are
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actively working to develop community services to support the reorganisation of the acute service provided by East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust.
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