Select Committee on Health Memoranda


Memorandum by the Department of Health

Project Organisational Arrangements

  Project Aim:  To seek a Public Private Partnership to meet NHS Plan target for the one off sale of Retained Estate and NHS Estates Trading Activities.


ObjectivesObjectives
—To follow the process model adopted by HMT for the establishment of Partnership UK —Identify the product and services to be sold
—To follow OGC Best Practice with the use of a Gateway Review process —To continue the development of services
—To ensure public accountability and probity is maintained —Assess feasibility based on market needs
—To achieve value for money and the most economically advantageous/outcome for the SofS —Develop marketing programme for potential partners
—To ensure effective competition and comply with EU negotiations —Conduct market soundings
—To ratify Business Cases and Business plans —To establish a shadow limited company and ensure corporate governance arrangements are in place
—Identify and manage potential conflicts of interest —Set up new management arrangements
—To identify assets to be sold—To provide services to the DoH through SLA/contracts
—To purchase services from Trading Group through SLA's/contracts —To implement an effective change management programme for all Trading Group staff
—To understand and ensure any further activities required are implemented


1.5  Breast Feeding

  Could the Department describe what data it keeps on breast feeding rates and provide a table showing breast feeding rates for the last 10 years for which figures are available?

  1.  Breastfeeding rates for the last 10 years are given in the attached tables

Table 1.5.1

INITIAL INCIDENCE OF BREASTFEEDING BY BIRTH ORDER AND COUNTRY (1990 AND 2000)



Table 1.5.2

INCIDENCE OF BREASTFEEDING BY AGE AT WHICH MOTHER COMPLETED FULL-TIME EDUCATION (1990 GB, 1995 AND 2000 UK)


* Great Britain Figures

Table 1.5.3

INCIDENCE OF BREASTFEEDING BY SOCIAL CLASS BASED ON CURRENT OR LAST OCCUPATION OF HUSBAND/PARTNER (1990-2000)



Table 1.5.4

ESTIMATED INCIDENCE OF BREASTFEEDING STANDARDISED FOR COMPOSITION OF THE SAMPLE (1985-2000)


  *No data available for Northern Ireland in 1985.


 
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