House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 6 Oct 2003 (pt 82)

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Junior Doctors

Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many junior doctors were in training in the NHS in England on (a) a headcount and (b) a whole-time-equivalent basis, in each year since 1990. [128931]

Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the tables.

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Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS) and general medical practitioners: doctors in training by grade; 1990–2002. England, as at 30 SeptemberNumbers

All training grades Of which HCHS training grades

Hc Wte Hc Wte

1990 26,015 25,255.7 24,453 23,709.7

1991 26,874 26,151.6 25,235 24,529.8

1992 27,353 26,531.0 25,740 24,933.6

1993 28,057 27,236.3 26,528 25,731.7

1994 28,295 27,558.9 26,850 26,138.7

1995 29,510 28,739.7 28,106 27,364.5

1996 30,173 29,343.2 28,868 28,065.0

1997 31,656 30,887.6 30,313 29,586.6

1998 32,294 31,483.7 30,848 30,090.9

1999 33,047 31,974.1 31,527 30,499.3

2000 33,581 32,801.9 31,922 31,204.5

2001 34,675 33,815.8 32,792 32,004.8

2002 36,895 35,839.3 34,915 33,932.1

	All training grades		Of which HCHS training grades
	Hc	Wte	Hc	Wte


1990	26,015	25,255.7	24,453	23,709.7
1991	26,874	26,151.6	25,235	24,529.8
1992	27,353	26,531.0	25,740	24,933.6
1993	28,057	27,236.3	26,528	25,731.7
1994	28,295	27,558.9	26,850	26,138.7
1995	29,510	28,739.7	28,106	27,364.5
1996	30,173	29,343.2	28,868	28,065.0
1997	31,656	30,887.6	30,313	29,586.6
1998	32,294	31,483.7	30,848	30,090.9
1999	33,047	31,974.1	31,527	30,499.3
2000	33,581	32,801.9	31,922	31,204.5
2001	34,675	33,815.8	32,792	32,004.8
2002	36,895	35,839.3	34,915	33,932.1

(Hc) Headcount

(Wte) Whole time equivalents

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Numbers

Registrar Group Senior House Officer House Officer GP Registrars

Hc Wte Hc Wte Hc Wte Hc Wte

1990 10,345 9,700.4 11,165 11,056.2 3,126 3,120.7 1,562 1,546.0

1991 10,541 9,926.6 11,549 11,460.6 3,163 3,159.0 1,639 1,621.8

1992 10,732 10,076.8 11,865 11,717.8 3,143 3,138.9 1,613 1,597.4

1993 11,049 10,357.2 12,299 12,198.9 3,180 3,175.5 1,529 1,504.6

1994 11,213 10,592.3 12,541 12,459.3 3,096 3,087.1 1,445 1,420.2

1995 11,466 10,841.9 13,342 13,238.5 3,298 3,284.2 1,404 1,375.2

1996 11,385 10,716.8 14,213 14,084.3 3,270 3,263.9 1,305 1,278.2

1997 11,909 11,335.9 15,006 14,860.1 3,398 3,390.6 1,343 1,301.0

1998 12,131 11,559.2 15,221 15,042.2 3,496 3,489.5 1,446 1,392.8

1999 12,682 12,085.3 15,239 14,865.9 3,606 3,548.0 1,520 1,474.8

2000 12,730 12,198.9 15,501 15,322.4 3,691 3,683.2 1,659 1,597.4

2001 13,220 12,629.1 15,830 15,642.5 3,742 3,733.2 1,883 1,811.0

2002 13,770 13,031.1 17,135 16,912.0 4,010 3,989.0 1,980 1,907.2

	Registrar Group		Senior House Officer	House Officer	GP Registrars
	Hc	Wte	Hc	Wte	Hc	Wte	Hc	Wte


1990	10,345	9,700.4	11,165	11,056.2	3,126	3,120.7	1,562	1,546.0
1991	10,541	9,926.6	11,549	11,460.6	3,163	3,159.0	1,639	1,621.8
1992	10,732	10,076.8	11,865	11,717.8	3,143	3,138.9	1,613	1,597.4
1993	11,049	10,357.2	12,299	12,198.9	3,180	3,175.5	1,529	1,504.6
1994	11,213	10,592.3	12,541	12,459.3	3,096	3,087.1	1,445	1,420.2
1995	11,466	10,841.9	13,342	13,238.5	3,298	3,284.2	1,404	1,375.2
1996	11,385	10,716.8	14,213	14,084.3	3,270	3,263.9	1,305	1,278.2
1997	11,909	11,335.9	15,006	14,860.1	3,398	3,390.6	1,343	1,301.0
1998	12,131	11,559.2	15,221	15,042.2	3,496	3,489.5	1,446	1,392.8
1999	12,682	12,085.3	15,239	14,865.9	3,606	3,548.0	1,520	1,474.8
2000	12,730	12,198.9	15,501	15,322.4	3,691	3,683.2	1,659	1,597.4
2001	13,220	12,629.1	15,830	15,642.5	3,742	3,733.2	1,883	1,811.0
2002	13,770	13,031.1	17,135	16,912.0	4,010	3,989.0	1,980	1,907.2

(He) Headcount

(Wte) Whole time equivalents

Source:

Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.

Local Exercise Action Pilots

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health where the Local Exercise Action Pilots are to take place; how his Department will measure the effectiveness of the LEAP pilots; and who will be eligible to participate in the LEAP pilots. [130113]

Miss Melanie Johnson: Local Exercise Action Pilots (LEAP) will test out different community approaches to increasing levels of and access to physical activity. They will help to establish the evidence base on what works, and support the delivery of milestones in the national service frameworks and priorities and planning framework. The on-going results will inform and lead action on physical activity across the national health service.

The LEAP pilots are based in based in primary care trusts (PCT) at:

Durham Dales PCT;

Hastings and St. Leonards PCT;

Great Yarmouth PCT;

North Kirklees PCT;

Wandsworth PCT;

Dudley Beacon and Castle PCT;

Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT;

Nottingham City PCT; and

West of Cornwall PCT.

Eligibility to participate in the pilots depends on the specific groups to be targeted by each pilot. All pilot sites are in neighbourhood renewal areas and up to three are also in sport action zones. The pilots focus on high risk and disadvantaged groups.

We will be measuring both the effectiveness of the direct interventions in the pilots and the extent to which the physical activity messages in those pilots that are community wide have impacted at a community level.

Low Flying

Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessments have been undertaken by the Department of the effect of military low flying exercises on (a) blood pressure, (b) hearing and (c) cardio-vascular state. [129193]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The Department has not funded research on the effect of military low flying exercises on blood pressure, hearing or cardio-vascular state in the civilian population.

Lincolnshire NHS Partnership Trust

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) psychiatric doctors, (b) psychiatric nurses, (c) agency nurses and (d) new category primary care mental health workers were employed in Lincolnshire NHS Trust in 2003. [129286]

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Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is shown in the tables.

Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS): Doctors in Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust (RP7) with a specialty in psychiatric medicineNumbers (headcount)

September 2002 March 2003

England All staff Consultants All staff Consultants

Psychiatry group total 60 28 ⁽⁸⁷⁾— 30

Child and adolescent psychiatry 6 4 ⁽⁸⁷⁾— 5

General Psychiatry 42 16 ⁽⁸⁷⁾— 17

Learning disabilities 6 4 ⁽⁸⁷⁾— 3

Old age psychiatry 5 3 ⁽⁸⁷⁾— 4

Psychotherapy 1 1 ⁽⁸⁷⁾— 1

	September 2002	March 2003
England	All staff	Consultants	All staff	Consultants
Psychiatry group total	60	28	⁽⁸⁷⁾—	30

Child and adolescent psychiatry	6	4	⁽⁸⁷⁾—	5
General Psychiatry	42	16	⁽⁸⁷⁾—	17
Learning disabilities	6	4	⁽⁸⁷⁾—	3
Old age psychiatry	5	3	⁽⁸⁷⁾—	4
Psychotherapy	1	1	⁽⁸⁷⁾—	1

⁽⁸⁷⁾ Date not available

Note:

Data as at 30 September or as at 31 March

Source:

Department of Health medical and dental workforce census

NHS hospital and community services qualified psychiatric nurses in the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust as at 30 September 2002

Headcount

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust 464

	Headcount
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust	464

Source:

Department of Health Non-medical Workforce Census

Figures for the numbers of agency nurses and new category primary care mental health workers are not held centrally.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) assertive outreach teams, (b) early intervention teams and (c) crisis resolution teams work in the area of Lincolnshire NHS Trust; and how many of each offer 24 hour cover. [129287]

Miss Melanie Johnson: Lincolnshire Partnership National Health Service Trust has three assertive outreach teams and one pilot early intervention team available during office hours. There is also one crisis resolution team, which offers 24-hour cover.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what facilities exist offering female service users access to a women-only day centre in Lincolnshire NHS Trust. [129288]

Miss Melanie Johnson: Lincolnshire Partnership National Health Service Trust does not currently provide a women-only day centre.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms are in place in Lincolnshire NHS Trust which allow carers to take respite breaks. [129289]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The Lincolnshire Partnership National Health Service Trust is working with the mental health charity Rethink to provide comprehensive services for carers across Lincolnshire.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the number of patients using mental health services has changed over the last two years in the Lincolnshire NHS Trust. [129290]

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Miss Melanie Johnson: Lincolnshire Partnership National Health Service Trust was established in June 2002. Data on changes in the number of patients using the trust's mental health services over the last two years are therefore not available.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what special arrangements have been made in the Lincolnshire NHS Trust for (a) homeless people, (b) minority ethnic people and (c) asylum seekers needing mental health services. [129291]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The Lincolnshire Partnership National Health Service Trust funds the mental health charity Rethink to provide a homeless persons' officer in Lincoln. It is working with the social services department to develop a race equality scheme for service users. The Trust does not have any special arrangements for asylum seekers needing mental health services.

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