House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 24 Oct 2002 (pt 24)

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HEALTH

Specialised Services Commissioning

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the results and conclusions of the consultation on Specialised Services Commissioning by PCTs and strategic health authorities will be made available. [74962]

Mr. Hutton: Responses to the consultation on commissioning arrangements for specialised services are still coming in. I will be considering the responses and expect to reach conclusions on the way forward by the turn of the year.

Cancer Care

Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many cancer consultants there are

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(a) with the NHS and (b) broken down by health authority; and what the figures were for each year since 1997; [75780]

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Mr. Hutton: Information on the number of lung, breast, prostate, ovarian and leukaemia cancer specialists within the National Health Service is not collected centrally.

The Department collects data on the number of consultants within medical oncology, clinical oncology, histopathology, clinical radiology, haematology and palliative medicine. Collectively, these are referred to as the cancer specialties.

Data relating to the total number of cancer specialist consultants in England and by Strategic Health Authority are shown in the following table.

Hospital Medical Consultants in the Cancer Specialties by Strategic Health Authority each Year⁽¹⁾numbers (headcount)

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 March 2002⁽¹⁾

England 3,160 3,270 3,360 3,530 3,720 3,860

Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire 130 140 130 150 170 190

Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire 90 100 90 90 90 100

Birmingham & The Black Country 150 150 160 160 180 180

Cheshire & Merseyside 170 180 190 200 200 210

Country Durham & Tees Valley 60 70 70 70 70 70

Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire & Worcestershire 90 90 100 90 100 100

Cumbria & Lancashire 100 110 110 110 110 100

Dorset & Somerset 70 70 70 80 80 80

Essex 70 70 70 70 80 80

Greater Manchester 210 200 210 210 220 230

Hampshire & Isle of Wight 110 120 120 130 150 160

Kent & Medway 80 80 80 90 90 90

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland 80 80 90 90 100 100

Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridgeshire 160 170 180 190 190 200

North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 80 90 100 90 110 110

North Central London 150 160 170 150 170 180

North East London 70 70 80 80 110 120

North West London 210 200 190 230 230 240

Northumberland, Tyne & Wear 120 130 120 130 150 150

Shropshire & Staffordshire 70 70 70 80 80 80

South East London 130 140 140 140 170 170

South West London 70 90 100 100 110 110

South West Peninsula 90 80 80 100 100 110

South Yorkshire 90 90 100 110 110 110

Surrey & Sussex 150 150 140 150 150 160

Thames Valley 150 150 160 170 170 190

Trent 150 160 160 170 150 150

West Yorkshire 170 170 180 170 180 190

Special Hospitals * — — — — —

National Blood authority — 20 40 40 40 40

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	March 2002⁽¹⁾
England	3,160	3,270	3,360	3,530	3,720	3,860
Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire	130	140	130	150	170	190
Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire	90	100	90	90	90	100
Birmingham & The Black Country	150	150	160	160	180	180
Cheshire & Merseyside	170	180	190	200	200	210
Country Durham & Tees Valley	60	70	70	70	70	70
Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire & Worcestershire	90	90	100	90	100	100
Cumbria & Lancashire	100	110	110	110	110	100
Dorset & Somerset	70	70	70	80	80	80
Essex	70	70	70	70	80	80
Greater Manchester	210	200	210	210	220	230
Hampshire & Isle of Wight	110	120	120	130	150	160
Kent & Medway	80	80	80	90	90	90
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland	80	80	90	90	100	100
Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridgeshire	160	170	180	190	190	200
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire	80	90	100	90	110	110
North Central London	150	160	170	150	170	180
North East London	70	70	80	80	110	120
North West London	210	200	190	230	230	240
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear	120	130	120	130	150	150
Shropshire & Staffordshire	70	70	70	80	80	80
South East London	130	140	140	140	170	170
South West London	70	90	100	100	110	110
South West Peninsula	90	80	80	100	100	110
South Yorkshire	90	90	100	110	110	110
Surrey & Sussex	150	150	140	150	150	160
Thames Valley	150	150	160	170	170	190
Trent	150	160	160	170	150	150
West Yorkshire	170	170	180	170	180	190
Special Hospitals	*	—	—	—	—	—
National Blood authority	—	20	40	40	40	40

Notes:

⁽¹⁾ Data for 1997 to 2001 is at 30 September, 2002 data is at 31 March.

''*'' denotes five or less than five

''—'' denotes zero

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10

Source:

Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.

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The number of cancer specialists employed in the NHS is growing. As at March 2002, there were 3,860 cancer specialists (rounded to the nearest 10). This represents an increase of 22 per cent. since September 1997.

Medical Degrees

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the funding available for medical related degrees. [75094]

Mr. Hutton: The service increment for teaching reimburses National Health Service organisations the additional costs they incur as result of providing a clinical setting for medical and dental undergraduate students' training. #585 million was made available for this in 2002–03 and included additional funds to support increased numbers of medical and dental students. Between 1999 and 2001 the higher education funding council (HEFCE) allocated 57 per cent. more medical school places to higher education institutions in England. Actual training costs are met by HEFCE, which is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Skills.

Residential Care Homes

Mr. Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the (a) number of residential care homes that have closed and (b) number of residential care home beds lost in Torbay in each of the past five years for which figures are available. [74854]

Jacqui Smith: Information on the number of residential care homes that have closed and care home beds lost is not centrally available.

The number of residential care homes and care home beds in Torbay Unitary Authority is shown in the table at 31 March for the years 1999 to 2001. Data for 2002 are not yet available.

Number of Residential Care Homes and Care Home beds in Torbay Unitary Authority at 31 March, 1999 to 2001

As at 31 March Care homes Care home beds

1999 205 2,850

2000 195 2,825

2001 190 2,705

As at 31 March	Care homes	Care home beds
1999	205	2,850
2000	195	2,825
2001	190	2,705

Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) private and (b) local authority care homes for the elderly have (i) opened and (ii) closed in each year since 1997 in (A) England and (B) West Sussex. [76914]

Jacqui Smith: The information requested is not held centrally. The table below shows the number of registered and local authority residential care homes for the elderly in England and West Sussex for the years 1997 to 2001.

Number of Registered and Local Authority Residential Care Homes for the Elderly⁽²⁾ at 31 March, 1997 to 2001

At 31 March Registered care homes⁽³⁾ Local authority care homes

England West Sussex England West Sussex

1997 11,340 315 1,500 25

1998 10,740 305 1,465 20

1999 10,450 290 1,355 20

2000 9,845 275 1,270 20

2001 9,345 275 1,190 15

At 31 March	Registered care homes⁽³⁾	Local authority care homes
	England	West Sussex	England	West Sussex
1997	11,340	315	1,500	25
1998	10,740	305	1,465	20
1999	10,450	290	1,355	20
2000	9,845	275	1,270	20
2001	9,345	275	1,190	15

Notes:

⁽²⁾ Elderly includes all older people aged 65 or more and older mentally infirm people

⁽³⁾ Registered homes includes voluntary, private and small homes.

⁽⁴⁾ Data is rounded to the nearest 5.

Data on nursing homes does not distinguish age of client. The table below shows the total number of private general and mental nursing homes in England and West Sussex for the years 1997 to 2001. There are no local authority nursing homes.

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Number of Registered Nursing Care Homes⁽⁶⁾ at 31 March, 1997 to 2001

At 31 March England West Sussex

1997 5,570 ..

1998 5,785 175

1999 5,690 170

2000 5,440 150

2001 5,215 140

At 31 March	England	West Sussex
1997	5,570	..
1998	5,785	175
1999	5,690	170
2000	5,440	150
2001	5,215	140

Notes:

⁽⁵⁾ ''..'' indicates data is not available.

⁽⁶⁾ Nursing homes includes general and mental nursing homes.

⁽⁷⁾ Data is rounded to the nearest 5.

Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many places in care homes for the elderly there were in West Sussex in each year since 1997. [76915]

Jacqui Smith: The number of residential and nursing care home places for the elderly in West Sussex is shown in the table at 31 March for the years 1997 to 2001. Data for 2002 is not yet available.

Number of Residential and Nursing⁽⁸⁾ Care Home Places for the Elderly in West Sussex⁽⁹⁾ at 31 March, 1997 to 2001

As at 31 March Residential Nursing All homes

1997 5,795 .. ..

1998 5,530 .. ..

1999 5,435 .. ..

2000 5,345 4,100 9,445

2001 5,435 3,915 9,355

As at 31 March	Residential	Nursing	All homes
1997	5,795	..	..
1998	5,530	..	..
1999	5,435	..	..
2000	5,345	4,100	9,445
2001	5,435	3,915	9,355

Notes:

⁽⁸⁾ ''..'' indicates data are not available.

⁽⁹⁾ The breakdown of the number of nursing beds for the elderly was not provided by the Health Authority for the years 1997 to 1999.

⁽¹⁰⁾ Residential data refer to West Sussex County; nursing data refer to West Sussex Health Authority.

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