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Health Care-associated Infection
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the first quarter results of the second phase of the mandatory surveillance scheme for health care-associated infection to be published. [134064]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 27 October 2003]: Collection of data for the second phase of the mandatory surveillance scheme began this autumn, with publication expected to start next summer. Quarterly reporting may not be appropriate for all data.
Care Homes (Somerset)
Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) residential care home and (b) nursing home places were available in Somerset in each year since 1997, broken down into places available at (i) local authority-run homes, (ii) independent private homes and (iii) homes run by independent charities and other not-for-profit organisations. [135424]
Dr. Ladyman: The table shows the number of care home places by type of accommodation available in Somerset as at 31 March for the years 1997 to 2001.
Figures for later years have been collected by the National Care Standards Commission but comparable details broken down by local authority are not available.
| Residential homes | Nursing homes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local authority | Private | Voluntary | Small(10) | Independent | |
| Somerset | |||||
| 1997 | 365 | 2,265 | 370 | 380 | 2,575 |
| 1998 | 350 | 2,995 | 350 | (11)— | 2,830 |
| 1999 | 165 | 3,000 | 425 | 445 | 2,870 |
| 2000 | 190 | 3,095 | 395 | 420 | 2,825 |
| 2001 | 195 | 3,065 | 395 | 450 | 2,580 |
(10) Not available.
(11) Independent registered care homes with less than four places.
Source:
KO36, RA and RH(N) FORM A.
Hospital Appointments
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 13 October 2003, Official Report, column 57W, what information he holds on the proportion of hospital appointments which were pre-booked at the start of 2000–01. [133978]
Mr. Hutton: Information on the proportion of hospital appointments pre-booked at the start of 2000–01 was not collected centrally.
Immunisation
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list coverage rates of immunisations which are given to school age children and infants. [134771]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Information about the childhood immunisation programme, which includes children immunised by their second birthday, and from 1999–2000 by their fifth birthday, is derived from the COVER (Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly) system and collected by the Health Protection Agency.
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Information about numbers of immunisations of older school children is collected by the Department of Health from service providers and does not allow for the calculation of coverage rates because appropriate population denominators are not available.
Information about childhood immunisations from both the sources mentioned is published annually in Departmental statistical bulletins. The latest bulletin, "NHS Immunisation Statistics, England: 2002–03", is available in the Library and on the Department's website at www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0316.htm.
Intrathecal Analgesic Pumps
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the frequency was in 2002–03 of the fitting of intrathecal analgesic (Isomed) pumps to patients in Gloucestershire; what the cost of each operation was; what the (a) length of the waiting list and (b) average times spent waiting for such an operation were; and if he will make a statement. [135003]
Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 28 October 2003]: The information requested is not collected centrally.
Long-term Care
Mr. Horam: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nursing and (b) residential care places for the (i) elderly, (ii) chronically ill and (iii) physically disabled there were in London for each of the last five years, broken down by London borough. [134070]
Dr. Ladyman [holding answer 29 October 2003]: Information on the number of nursing care places for older people aged 65 or over and younger physically disabled people aged 18 to 64 by London health authorities as at 31 March for the years 1998 to 2001, has been placed in the Library. Equivalent data for residential care places by London councils with social service responsibilities, has also been placed in the Library. Comparable data for 1997 are not available.
Data on chronically ill people are not available as this is not one of the client groups for which separate information is collected.
Figures for later years have been collected by the National Care Standards Commission.
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made with identifying possible candidates for refund of care costs, following the publication of the Second Report, Session 2002–03, of the Health Service Ombudsman on NHS funding for long-term care of older and disabled people; and what steps he envisages that patients or their families would need to take to pursue their claims. [135371]
Dr. Ladyman: Strategic health authorities (SHAs) have established procedures to investigate inquiries for recompense of the costs of continuing care wrongly denied. To pursue a claim, patients or their families should contact their local SHA and request an investigation of their case.
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Medical Appointment Letters
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate the NHS has made of potential savings derived from sending medical appointment letters by second class post. [132782]
Mr. Hutton: No estimate has been made of potential savings derived from sending medical appointment letters by second class post. This is because it is the decision of each trust/health authority, based on locally decided priorities, whether or not post is sent out by first, or by second class.
Mental Health
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many in-patient beds have been available in London for patients with (a) mental health conditions and (b) learning disabilities in London in each year since 1997. [133745]
Mr. Hutton: The average daily number of in-patient beds in London for patients with mental health conditions and learning disabilities in national health service trusts in the London area are shown in the table.
| Mental illness | Learning disability | |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | 7,186 | 576 |
| 1997–98 | 7,300 | 569 |
| 1998–99 | 7,008 | 554 |
| 1999–2000 | 6,155 | 554 |
| 2000–01 | 6,401 | 488 |
| 2001–02 | 6,149 | 461 |
| 2002–03 | 6,321 | 158 |
(12) Reorganisation of NHS administrative boundaries may mean figures are not directly comparable. From 1996–97 to 2000–01, the figures are based on the number of beds reported by NHS trusts within the London Regional Office boundary. For 2001–02 and 2002–03, the figures are based on the number of beds reported by NHS trusts located within the five London strategic health authorities of North West London, North Central London, North East London, South East London and South West London.
Source:
Department of Health form KH03.
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many agency nurses are employed in each (a) hospital trust and (b) mental health trust shown (i) in actual numbers and (ii) as a percentage of nursing staff overall. [134769]
Mr. Hutton: The information requested is not collected centrally.
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will commission research into the issues raised by Mind's report, The Hidden Costs of Mental Health; and if he will make a statement. [135600]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The Department keeps its priorities for research under review. Priorities for departmental research and development support for the development of policy are determined through discussion with policy colleagues and Ministers. In the national health service, priorities are identified through widespread consultation with those using, delivering and managing services. They take account of the burden
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of disease, potential benefits and departmental objectives, as well as the responsibilities and work of other funders, including the charities.
National Standards Framework for Children
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he proposes to publish his substantive National Standards Framework for Children. [134772]
Dr. Ladyman: The national service framework for children, young people and maternity services will be published in 2004.
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