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Falls
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of admissions to care homes of people over the age of (a) 50 years and (b) 65 years in each of the last five years for which figures are available were as a result of a fall. [127349]
Dr. Ladyman: Information on the reason for admission to care homes is not collected centrally.
The number of admissions to care homes supported wholly or in part by local authorities is provided in the table for the years 1997–98 to 2001–02.
Note:
Data includes permanent and temporary admissions.
Source:SR1, Table S2
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Fertility Treatment (Havering)
Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many individuals resident in the London borough of Havering are on a waiting list for fertility treatment. [129049]
Mr. Hutton: This information is not collected centrally. Information from the North East London Strategic Health Authority is that there are currently 30 Havering residents waiting for national health service funded in-vitro fertilisation treatment at Bart's and the London NHS Trust. This does not include those patients that are funding their treatment privately either at a NHS trust or through a private clinic.
GP Lists
Dr. Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 1 September 2003, Official Report, column 936W, on GP lists, what the average list size was in each year since 1992. [129720]
Mr. Hutton: Data on the number of general practitioners and patients are published annually. The latest edition, Statistics for General Medical Practitioners in England: 1992–2002, is available at http://www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0303.pdf
The table shows the average GP list size from 1992–2002.
The average list size continues to fall and is 4 per cent. lower in 2002 than it was in 1992.
| UPEs | Average list size | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 25,968 | 1,922 |
| 1993 | 26,280 | 1,902 |
| 1994 | 26,567 | 1,900 |
| 1995 | 26702 | 1,887 |
| 1996 | 26,855 | 1,885 |
| 1997 | 27,099 | 1,878 |
| 1998 | 27,392 | 1,866 |
| 1999 | 27,591 | 1,845 |
| 2000 | 27,704 | 1,853 |
| 2001 | 27,843 | 1,841 |
| 2002 | 28,031 | 1,838 |
(27) UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs.
Note:
Data as at 1 October 1992–99 and 30 September 2000–02.
Source:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics
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GP Recruitment
Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many GPs have been recruited through the (a) GP Returner scheme and (b) Golden Hello scheme; and how many GPs have delayed their retirement through the Delayed Retirement scheme. [128917]
Mr. Hutton: The flexible careers scheme has received 198 applications from doctors wishing to return to general practice. 59 of these are already back in general practice and a further 139 are being processed.
Application forms received by the Department indicate that over 2,900 general practitioners have received the golden hello payment.
No information is held centrally on those doctors who delay their retirement.
Health Organisations (Romford)
Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with health organisations in Romford during the past 12 months. [129045]
Mr. Hutton: I met with the North East London Strategic Health Authority on 5 February 2003.
Histopathology
Mr. Nigel Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on assisting NHS trusts to recruit histopathology consultants. [129111]
Mr. Hutton: The Department ot Health has a number of national initiatives in place to assist National Health Service trusts to recruit consultants, including histopathologists.
Under the Department International Fellowship programme, twenty Histopathologists have been recruited and accepted others of employment from NHS trusts. A further nine have been recruited under the global scheme.
In addition, we are taking forward a programme of work to address key issues of concern to the medical profession as part of the Improving Working Lives initiative. The Flexible Careers Scheme, which is partially centrally funded, allows consultants to strike a better balance between work and other aspects of their life outside work. The scheme enables consultants to work flexibly such as working round the school holidays and job-sharing.
Hospital Patients (Homeless People)
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients whose address was listed as no fixed abode were admitted to NHS hospitals between January and June. [129489]
Mr. Hutton: Data are not yet available for January to June, 2002 or 2003. Information shown in the table is for January to June 2001. Due to the nature of homelessness, it may not always be possible to accurately record information. The figures quoted in the response are likely to significantly undercount the 'true' values. This is because in many cases people of no fixed abode may be
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admitted from temporary accommodation such as a hostel or be sleeping at a friend's home and are coded accordingly.
| Number | |
|---|---|
| January 2001 to June 2001 | 3,267 |
Notes:
Data in this table are ungrossed
Data exclude all healthy newborn babies.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health
Hospital Trust Deficits
Mr. Dobson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the underlying deficit was in 2002–03 of each of the hospital trusts which he has authorised to proceed with application for foundation status. [129299]
Mr. Hutton: Audited financial information in respect of the 2002–03 year for all national health service trusts is published in their individual annual accounts. This information will not be available centrally until the end of October 2003.
Hospital Waiting Lists/Times
Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to cut waiting lists in the London borough of Havering. [129050]
Mr. Hutton: The national health service is working to reduce waiting times so that by the end of March 2004, the maximum waiting time for in-patient treatment will be cut to nine months and the maximum waiting time for an out-patient appointment will be cut to 17 weeks.
Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) cancer, (b) heart disease, (c) hip replacement and (d) liver complaint patients resident in the London borough of Havering are on a waiting list for treatment. [129052]
Mr. Hutton: The information requested is not collected in the requested format.
Hospital Wards
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many mixed-sex wards have been divided into single-sex bays at (a) Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford and (b) West Middlesex Hospital, London since 1 January 2002; and if he will make a statement. [128768]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The information is not available in the format requested. Ward level data are not collected centrally.
The Department of Health set three objectives to support the elimination of mixed-sex accommodation with a deadline of December 2002, designed to deliver separate sleeping areas, separate toilet and washing facilities and safe facilities for the mentally ill. Compliance is measured at trust level, and both Dartford and Gravesham National Health Service Trust and West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust are meeting these objectives.
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Infection Transmission
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are being taken to minimise the risk of transmission of infection via ambulances. [130313]
Ms Rosie Winterton: In 2000, the Department of Health issued advice on the management and control of hospital infection (Health Service Circular 2000/02). All national health service trusts, including ambulance trusts were required to take action to:
- strengthen prevention and control of infection;
secure appropriate health care services for patients with infection; and
improve surveillance of infection.
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