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Drug Users
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many problematic drug users were in treatment in each of the last five years. [99535]
Ms Blears: Information is not available in the form requested.
Following the closure of the Home Office Addicts Index in 1997, The regional drug misuse databases (RDMDs) were the main source of information on people presenting to drug treatment services with a drug problem up to 31 March 2001. Information on the numbers of users reported as presenting to drug treatment services for treatment in England is shown in the table.
A one-off exercise was carried out to estimate the number of drug users in England in contact with drug treatment agencies in 2000–01. Around 118,500 individuals were reported to be in contact with drug treatment agencies in England in 2000–01.
In April 2001 the national drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS) was introduced. The figures from the NDTMS are not directly comparable with information collected previously for the RDMDs. However, provisional estimates are that the number of problem drug misusers who presented for treatment to drug treatment agencies and general practitioners in England in 2001–02 increased by around 8 per cent., over the previous year.
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| Six month period ending | Number presenting for treatment |
|---|---|
| September 1996 | 24,879 |
| March 1997 | 25,925 |
| September 1997 | 21,996 |
| March 1998 | 23,916 |
| September 1998 | 28,599 |
| March 1999 | 28,499 |
| September 1999 | 30,545 |
| March 2000 | 31,815 |
| September 2000 | 33,093 |
| March 2001 | 33,234 |
Note:Reporting to the RDMDs was voluntary; changes in the numbers may, at least in part, be due to changes in reporting practice.Source:
The Department of Health series of Statistical Bulletins "Statistics from the Regional Drug Misuse Databases". Bulletins for the six months ending March 1998 onwards are available at http://www.doh.qov.uk/public/work public health.htm
The Department of Health Statistical Press Notice "Provisional Statistics From The National Drug Treatment Monitoring System In England, 2QgVg2//http://www.doh.qov.uk/public/spndruqsQ212.htm
Drug-eluting Stents
Mrs. Mahon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which NHS hospitals provide drug eluting stents to private patients but not to NHS patients; [99439]
- (2) which NHS hospitals which provide drug eluting stents to private patients also provide NHS patients with drug eluting stents. [99438]
Ms Blears: No information is held centrally regarding the provision of drug eluting stents for national health service patients or for private patients who are treated in private units based in NHS hospitals. Such information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Drugs
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department will have stocks of (a) The Score: Facts about drugs, (b) Drugs-The Facts A6 booklet, (c) A parent's guide to drugs and (d) drugs helpline cards; and if he will make a statement. [100030]
Ms Blears [holding answer 28 February 2003]: It has been decided that the national drugs helpline cards will not be reprinted. This decision has been made in the light of upcoming new work on the development of a new national drugs campaign.
The following leaflets will be reprinted to cover the time period until the new campaign launches and the resources to support the campaign are available. It is expected that delivery into the warehouse for these leaflets will be:
- The Score: Facts about drugs—17 March
- Drugs: The facts—17 March
- A parent's guide to drugs and alcohol—17 March
While these items have been out of stock we have continued to collect orders from customers and will despatch these items as soon as new stock is received.
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Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how long the Department has been out of stock of (a) The Score: Facts about drugs, (b) Drugs the facts A6 booklet, (c) A parent's guide to drugs and (d) Drugs helpline cards: and what the reasons are in each case. [100031]
Ms Blears [holding answer 28 February 2003]: The Score: Facts about drugs, Drugs, the facts A6 booklet and A parent's guide to drugs and alcohol all went out of stock in December 2002.
The National Drugs Helpline credit card went out of stock in January 2003.
We experienced higher than usual demand over the December and Christmas period for all drugs resources.
The Department of Health, in partnership with the Home Office and supported by the Department for Education and Skills, is currently developing a new national drugs campaign, which we anticipate will launch in late spring 2003.
The campaign will be supported by new material promoting a helpline service and providing information for young people and parents on the risks and dangers associated with drug use.
Elder Abuse
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received from the Community and District Nursing Association on elder abuse. [100771]
Jacqui Smith: On 12 February, I held a meeting with representatives of the Community and District Nursing Association, who raised the findings of their membership survey relating to elder abuse.
Epilepsy
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) medical consultant and (b) nursing specialist posts specifically concerned with the treatment of epilepsy there are in the United Kingdom. [99338]
Mr. Hutton: Information on the number of medical consultant and nursing specialist posts specifically concerned with the treatment of epilepsy is not collected centrally.
Consultants in neurology and neurosurgery treat patients with epilepsy. Latest figures show that, between September 1997 and March 2002, consultant numbers in neurology increased by 94, or 34 per cent., to 372. During the same period, consultant numbers in neurosurgery increased by 27, or 21 per cent., to 154.
General Practitioners
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average patient roll is for each general practitioner in the Camden and Islington area; what he expects the number to be in 2003–04; and if he will make a statement. [100531]
Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the table. Figures from September 2001 are still the latest available.
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| UPEs | Average list size | |
|---|---|---|
| England total | 27,843 | 1,841 |
| Of which: | ||
| London RO | 3,962 | 1,985 |
| Of which: | ||
| Camden and Islington HA | 225 | 2,039 |
(24) UPEs include CMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs.
Source:
General and Personal Medical Services Statistics
Health Protection Agency
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to agree the National Assembly of Wales funding for the Health Protection Agency. [95671]
Ms Blears: Departmental officials came to an agreement some months ago on the general principle of the National Assembly for Wales' contribution to the funding of the Health Protection Agency; that is that funding streams continue as now for those functions which the HPA will provide in Wales. As is usual at this point in the year, precise sums are still to be confirmed. We expect to do so in the near future.
Health Service Finance
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent providing (a) occupational and physiotherapy, (b) home help and (c) district nursing services in England in each of the last five years. [99390]
Jacqui Smith: Complete information on expenditure on occupational and physiotherapy and on district nursing services is not collected centrally.
Local authority personal social services expenditure for England on home care, inclusive of management and support costs, are shown in the table.
| Year | £000 |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 | 1,359,761 |
| 1998–99 | 1,438,617 |
| 1999–2000 | 1,559,316 |
| 2000–01 | 1,625,869 |
| 2001–02 | 1,712,064 |
Health Services (Children)
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which module within the National Services Framework for children will include targets for improving the treatment of enuresis and paediatric continence. [100418]
Jacqui Smith: Common childhood conditions, including enuresis and paediatric continence, will be considered primarily by the healthy child and young people module of the national service framework for children, young people and maternity services.
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to introduce training for (a) commissioners and (b) managers on managing
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comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in accordance with the national service framework for children. [100497]
Jacqui Smith: A conference for joint commissioners/managers of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in the light of the pending publication of the emerging findings from the CAMHS module of the Children's national service framework was held on 7 January in Doncaster. Further conferences are planned for 4 April in Newbury and 20 May in London.
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to monitor the child and adolescent mental health targets set out in his Department's publication "Improvement, expansion and reform: the next three years". [100554]
Jacqui Smith: The objectives for improving and expanding child and adolescent mental services (CAMHS), set out in the priorities and planning framework 2003–06, "Improvement, Expansion and Reform", will be incorporated into the local delivery plans currently being prepared by primary care trusts. Local monitoring of these plans will be undertaken by strategic health authorities.
At a national level, progress towards the CAMHS objectives will be monitored mainly via the annual CAMHS mapping exercise, which will provide detailed information on the level of services. The first mapping survey has just been completed. This will be used as a baseline against which future service improvements will be measured.
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