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Readmissions

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of patients have been re-admitted to hospital within two months of their discharge, in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [84232]

Jacqui Smith [holding answer 2 December 2002]: The information requested is not collected centrally.

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Restaurant Menus

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received requesting legislation to require restaurants to list the calorie content of food and drink on the menus. [84181]

Ms Blears: None, and neither the Government nor the Food Standards Agency has any plans to introduce legislation requiring the calorie content of food and drink to be given on menus.

Social Service Care

Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) children, (b) older people, (c) people aged 16–59 years with learning difficulties and (d) others, received social service care in (i) Northumberland, (ii) North Yorkshire, (iii) Cumbria, (iv) Herefordshire, (v) Shropshire, (vi) Rutland, (vii) Devon, (viii) Lincolnshire, (ix) East Riding of Yorkshire, (x) Wiltshire, (xi) Wandsworth, (xii) Southwark, (xiii) Camden, (xiv) Tower Hamlets, (xv) Hackney, (xvi) Lambeth, (xvii) Hammersmith and Fulham, (xviii) Westminster, (xix) Islington and (xx) Kensington and Chelsea, in 2001–02. [84160]

Jacqui Smith [holding answer 2 December 2002]: The latest data for children can be found in the table B of the publication Children in Need in England: Results of a survey of activity and expenditure as reported by Local Authority Social Services' Children and Families Teams for a survey week in September/October 2001: Local Authority Tables', a copy of which will be placed in the Library. This publication is available on the Department's website at http://www.doh.gov.uk/cin/cin2001.htm.

Local authority information for adults is available by client group for the age groups 18–64 and 65 or over from table P1.1 of the XCommunity Care Statistics 2000–01: Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care (RAP) for adults". This publication is available on the Department's website at http://www.doh.gov.uk/public/comcare2001/ccstats2001.htm. This omits authorities which did not provide information for the 2000–01 RAP census. National data for 2001–02 will be published in 2003.

Suicide

Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths from suicide were recorded of (a) doctors and (b) nurses, in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [84971]

Ruth Kelly: I have been asked to reply.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Dr. Evan Harris, dated 4 December 2002:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths were recorded of (a) doctors and (b) nurses, in each of the last ten years for which figures are available. (84971)

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Figures requested for each year from 1992 to 2001 are given in the table below. Occupations are coded by ONS using the Standard Occupational Classification. For deaths to 2000, the version first published in 1990 (SOC 90) was used. A revised and updated classification, SOC 2000, was used to code deaths for 2001 and is in current use. Figures for 2001 are therefore not comparable with those for earlier years.

Number of deaths from suicide and injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposefully inflicted⁽⁴²⁾, for doctors and nurses⁽⁴³⁾, England and Wales, 1992 to 2001⁽⁴⁴⁾

Year	Doctors	Nurses
1992	18	56
1993	18	52
1994	25	64
1995	13	61
1996	13	54
1997	16	55
1998	17	56
1999	17	56
2000	22	74
2001	21	37

⁽⁴²⁾ Cause of death defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (1CD-9) codes E950-E959 and E980-E989 excluding E988.8 for the years 1992 to 2000, and, for the year 2001, the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (1CD-10) codes X60-X84 and Y1O-Y34 excluding Y33.9 where the Coroner's verdict was pending.

⁽⁴³⁾ Last gainful occupation of the deceased for persons aged 16 to 74. For years 1992 to 2000 occupations defined using SOC 90 classification codes 220 (medical practitioners) and 340 (nurses). For 2001 occupations defined using SOC 2000 classification codes 2211 (medical practitioners) and 3211 (nurses).

⁽⁴⁴⁾ Figures are for deaths registered in 1992 and for deaths occurring in each calendar year from 1993 to 2001.

Sustainable Development

Sue Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the sustainability strategy is for his Department; and if he will make a statement on how it has changed since the world Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. [83501]

Mr. Lammy: The Department contributes fully to the Government's sustainable development strategy and its policies are an integral part of, and fully compatible with, the aims of sustainable development.

The Department's stated overall purpose is to contribute to the Government's objectives of building a fair, inclusive and economically thriving society which includes improving and protecting the health and social well being of the people of England.

We are currently reviewing our existing sustainable development strategy and will be consulting the sustainable development commission as part of this process. In revising our strategy we will have regard to the discussions at the world summit on sustainable development (WSSD). We have recently published a new Department of Health sustainable development web page, which refers to the important outcomes of WSSD, at www.doh.qov.uk/sustainabledevelopment/index.htm.

Voluntary Organisations

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which voluntary organisations and charities he and his

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departmental Ministers expect to meet during December; and what issues they expect to discuss. [84038]

Mr. Lammy: Ministers and civil servants have meetings with a wide range of organisations and individuals as part of the process of policy development and analysis. As with previous Administrations, it is not this Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings. All such contacts are conducted in accordance with the Ministerial Code, the Civil Service Code and Guidance for Civil Servants: Contacts with Lobbyists.

Walsgrave Hospital

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were on waiting lists at Walsgrave Hospital in each month over the last three years. [84828]

Mr. Lammy: The information on in-patient day case waiting lists at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is shown in the table.

In-patient/day case waiting list at month end

	Number
1999–2000
April 1999	6,988
May 1999	7,155
June 1999	7,535
July 1999	7,533
August 1999	7,600
September 1999	7,685
October 1999	7,609
November 1999	7,363
December 1999	7,405
January 2000	7,343
February 2000	6,470
March 2000	6,099
2000–01
April 2000	5,834
May 2000	5,969
June 2000	6,100
July 2000	6,030
August 2000	5,729
September 2000	5,648
October 2000	5,676
November 2000	5,956
December 2000	6,070
January 2001	6,442
February 2001	6,287
March 2001	5,943
2001–02
April 2001	6,358
May 2001	6,525
June 2001	6,651
July 2001	6,374
August 2001	6,498
September 2001	6,414
October 2001	6,533
November 2001	6,700
December 2001	6,729
January 2002	7,261
February 2002	7,242
March 2002	7,067
2002–03
April 2002	7,150
May 2002	7,357
June 2002	7,408
July 2002	7,623
August 2002	7,775
September 2002	7,846
October 2002	9,114

Source:

Trust KH07ms Monthly Waiting List Returns

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Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of operations were cancelled shortly before they were due to be performed in the Walsgrave Hospital in the last year for which figures are available; and how many of these cancellations were due to a lack of beds. [84829]

Mr. Lammy: The number of last minute cancellations for non-clinical reasons at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire National Health Service Trust in the quarter to June 2002 was 133. As a proportion of activity, finished first consultant episodes, this was 1.5 per cent.

Information on the reasons for these non-clinical cancellations is not available.

Source:

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultants were employed at Walsgrave Hospital in each of the last three years. [84830]

Mr. Lammy: The information requested is shown in the table.

Consultants in University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, 1999–2002

	Consultants
1999	162
2000	168
2001	185
2002	195

Note:

Data as at 30 September each year.

Source:

Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census.

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of the consultants at Walsgrave Hospital have in the last 12 months been appointed. [84946]

Mr. Lammy: Since 1 April 2002, nine consultants have been appointed to the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire National Health Service Trust—six as replacements and three in newly created posts.

Source:

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

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