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Midwifery
Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many students are undertaking training to become a midwife (a) by direct training and (b) post-registration at (i) diploma and (ii) degree level; what proportion of students (A) completed and (B) did not complete their studies in the last three years; which institutions offer midwifery courses; and what the sources are of the information used to answer this question. [100983]
Mr. Hutton: The number of students in training to become a midwife is shown in table 1.
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| Student population | |
|---|---|
| Midwifery Total | 3,324 |
| Pre-registration courses | 2,274 |
| Diploma | 1,288 |
| Degree | 986 |
| Post-registration courses | 1,050 |
| Diploma | 1,050 |
Source:
Department of Health non-medical education and training business planning 2002–03
Attrition data for midwifery students are shown in table 2 for each of the last three complete years available. The years refer to the cohort for that year and figures include all types of course.
| Eligible to register(32) | Discontinued(33) | Interrupted(34) | Active(35) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | 76.9 | 17.9 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| 1996–97 | 73.0 | 21.8 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 1997–98 | 76.3 | 17.1 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
(32) Those midwives who have completed their training and are eligible to register with the English National Board and therefore join the NHS.
(33) Students who have left the course.
(34) Students whose course has been interrupted (for individual reasons) and may continue at a later date
(35) Students who are still in training.
Source:
English National Board for Nursing
The following institutions offer midwifery courses.
Anglia Polytechnic University
Bournemouth University
The University of Bradford
University of the West of England, Bristol
Canterbury Christ Church University College
University of Central England in Birmingham
University of Central Lancashire
Chester (A College of The University of Liverpool)
City University
Coventry University
De Montfort University
University of East Anglia
Edge Hill College of Higher Education (A higher education institution accredited by Lancaster
University)
University of Greenwich
The University of Huddersfield
The University of Hull
Keele University
University of Leeds
Liverpool John Moores University
University of Luton
Middlesex University
University College Northampton
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Oxford Brookes University
University of Plymouth
The University of Salford
St Martin's College, Lancaster: Ambleside: Carlisle (an Accredited College of the University of Lancaster)
University of Southampton
Staffordshire University
The University of Stirling
Suffolk College An Accredited College of The University of East Anglia
University of Surrey
University of Wales Swansea
University of Teesside
Thames Valley University
University of Wolverhampton
University College Worcester
Source:
University and College Admissions Service (UCAS)
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NHS Staff
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) professions ancillary to medicine, (d) nursing auxiliaries and (e) hospital porters, cleaners and cooks were employed in the NHS (i) in each health authority area in the North East in 1996 and (ii) in each PCT area in the North East at the most recent date for which figures are available. [100561]
Jacqui Smith [holding answer 4 March 2003]: The requested information has been placed in the Library.
Northwick Park Hospital
Mr. Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) physiotherapists worked at Northwick Park Hospital in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [100595]
Mr. Hutton: The information requested is collected by National Health Service trust and not by individual hospital. Northwick Park Hospital was part of Northwick Park and St Marks NHS Trust until 1999, when the trust merged with Central Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust to form North WestLondon Hospitals NHS Trust.
Figures for Northwick Park & St. Marks NHS Trust for 1997 to 1998 and North West London Hospitals NHS Trust for 1999 to 2001 are shown in the tables.
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West London Hospitals NHS trust | - | - | 530 | 540 | 560 |
| Central Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust | 190 | 190 | - | - | - |
| Northwick Park and St. Marks NHS Trust Trust | 290 | 310 | - | - | - |
Source:Department of Health medical and dental workforce census
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All staff | Qualified nursing, midwidery and health visiting staff | 1,356 | 1,371 | 1,345 | 1,426 | 1,643 |
| Physiotherapists | 80 | 75 | 74 | 84 | 86 | |
| North West London Hospital NHS Trust | Qualified nursing, midwidery and health visiting staff | - | - | 1,345 | 1,426 | 1,643 |
| Physiotherapists | - | - | 74 | 84 | 86 | |
| Central Middlesex Hospital Trust | Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff | 459 | 462 | - | - | - |
| Physiotherapists | 26 | 25 | - | - | - | |
| Northwick park and St. Marks NHS Trust | Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff | 897 | 909 | - | - | - |
| Physiotherapists | 54 | 50 | - | - | - |
Notes:Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number.Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts- Not applicableCentral Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust merged with Northwick Park St. Marks NHS Trust in 1999 form North West London Hospitals NHS TrustSource:Department of Health non-medical workforce census
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Prisoner Treatment (Chorley and Preston)
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the Home Office regarding the provision of extra resources to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust in order to treat prisoners at Chorley and Preston hospitals. [99951]
Jacqui Smith: Responsibility for meeting the costs of prisoners' medical treatment in hospital lies entirely with the National Health Service. Allocations made to primary care trusts include provision for the costs of such services.
Protection of Children Act Database
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how often the PoCA database is updated and maintained; and what checks are in place to ensure information is accurate. [100147]
Jacqui Smith: The Protection of Children Act list database is updated on a daily basis, Monday to Friday. The information on the database is supplied by referring organisations and, where possible, checked with the individuals concerned.
University College Hospital
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from (a) local institutions and (b) members of the public concerning the conversion of University College Hospital into a Foundation Hospital; and if he will make a statement. [100527]
Mr. Hutton: No representations have been received from local institutions or members of the public concerning University College Hospital National Health Service Trust becoming a NHS foundation trust.
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Fire Services
Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will initiate a national attendance standard relating to speed response and weight attack for each Fire Brigade; [99610]
- (2) when the Standards of Fire Cover were last reviewed. [99634]
Mr. Raynsford: The current national standards of fire cover provide that the country should be divided into four main categories of fire risk, according to the nature of the premises, and that, in response to fires in a particular risk category area, a predetermined number of firefighting appliances will attend within a specified time. The national standards are under review. In the light of the recommendation of the Independent Review of the Fire Service, chaired by Professor Sir George Bain, that the Government should issue guidance to implement a new risk-based approach to fire cover, we are drawing up, for consultation, draft guidance on a new approach. This guidance would provide a national framework, against which fire authorities would prepare local integrated risk management plans, responding to locally identified needs.
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John McDonnell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether prior to the publication of the Bain report, drafts of the report were shown to (a) the Government, (b) the Fire Services National Employers and (c) other organisations. [99083]
Mr. Raynsford: The work of the Review was carried out independently and objectively. Draft passages were shown to some people and organisations, including government officials who had provided evidence to the review to confirm points of factual accuracy. However no-one, apart from members of the review, its secretariat and the publishers saw the full text before the report was published on 16 December 2002.
Mr. Flight: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 29 January 2003, Official Report, column 865W, on the firefighters' dispute, (1) what the total cost was to firefighter employers in (a) lost working days and (b) lost man hours of industrial action taken by firefighters in each of the last 14 months; [101179]
- (2) how many firefighters went on strike on (a) each of the 10 days of industrial action in November 2002 and (b) the day of industrial action in January 2003; [101180]
(3) how many (a) man hours and (b) working days were lost to industrial action by firefighters in each of the last 14 months. [101178]
Mr. Raynsford: There are two shifts in a 24-hour period. 20 shifts were severely affected by strike action by members of the Fire Brigades Union in November 2002, six in January 2003 and four in February 2003.
Information on the exact number of man hours lost or firefighters on strike is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
John McDonnell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he has consulted the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council on the proposal to remove his functions under section 19 of the Fire Services Act 1947. [100714]
Mr. Raynsford: No. The Bain Review, which recommended repeal or amendment of section 19, invited evidence from all major stakeholders in the fire service, including those which are members of the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council.
John McDonnell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what account he has taken of the Central Fire Brigades Council's Task Group report, The Fire Cover Review, drawing up the proposal to remove his functions under section 19 of the Fire Services Act 1947. [100715]
Mr. Raynsford: The work of the Task Group was taken into account by the Independent Review of the Fire Service, which recommended the urgent introduction of a risk-based approach to fire cover and the repeal of most of the provisions of section 19 of the Fire Services Act 1947.
John McDonnell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what procedure the Government will use if the Secretary of State's powers under section 19 of the Fire Services Act 1947 are removed, to ensure that fire service emergency cover is maintained to a level deemed satisfactory by HM Fire Service Inspectorate. [100717]
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Mr. Raynsford: The repeal of section 19 will not alter the statutory responsibility that rests locally with fire authorities to provide fire services. Fire authorities will have guidance on the proposed new approach to fire cover. In addition, they have a general duty, under the Best Value provisions of the Local Government Act 1999, to secure continuous improvement in the way their functions are exercised, having regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness; and they must consult, amongst others, representatives of persons who use are likely to use their services. The Best Value framework, which is backed up by an inspection regime, gives my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister intervention powers if an authority is failing to comply with its obligations.
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