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Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust (Overspend)
Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the forecasted level of overspend is for this financial year for the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. [151463]
Dr. Ladyman: I am advised that Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital National Health Service Trust is forecasting a surplus of £4.1 million for the 2003–04 financial year.
Sir Roy Meadow
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has held with the General Medical Council about the possibility of accelerating its investigation into the record of Sir Roy Meadow. [151092]
Mr. Hutton [holding answer 26 January 2004]: No such discussions have taken place.
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South Sefton Primary Care Trust
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the South Sefton Primary Care Trust (a) network and (b) boundaries are; [150143]
- (2) how many (a) diabetologists, (b) senior nurses, (c) paediatric diabetologists, (d) paediatric senior nurses, (e) psychologists, and (f) other diabetes specialist staff there are in South Sefton Primary Care Trust. [150144]
Miss Melanie Johnson: This information is not collected centrally. However it can be obtained from the following website: http://www.drfoster.co.uk/diabetes/objectlist.aspx?obid=271&w=1&p=1
The website can be accessed via www.diabetes.org.uk.
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Strategic Health Authorities
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to know how many staff were employed by strategic health authorities in September 2003. [149563]
Mr. Hutton: Subject to standard data integrity checks, current plans are to publish these figures—as part of the September 2003 national health service workforce census results on the Department's website—in February 2004.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the latest financial position of each strategic health authority is, broken down by (a) forecast outturn, (b) financial risk, (c) brokerage required to achieve financial balance and (d) loans taken from the NHS Bank. [150462]
Mr. Hutton: Audited information on the strategic health authorities (SHAs) own financial position will be published in their individual annual accounts. This data will be available centrally in the autumn. We have no plans to publish un-audited information.
We have no plans to publish information on financial risk. It can be subjective, is affected by rapidly changing conditions and management action and as a result could be misleading.
We have no plans to provide brokerage to SHAs for the purpose of achieving financial balance.
In 2003–04, the NHS Bank has provided £152 million special assistance to the following SHAs:
- Surrey and Sussex—£40 million
- Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire—£70 million
- Thames Valley—£25 million
- Kent and Medway—£17 million
Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance ServiceNHS Trust
David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on travel by directors of Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust in each of the past three years. [143239]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Figures are only available for 2002–03. In this year, £7,122 was spent on travel by the directors of the Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust.
- Source:
- Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Weston Area Health Trust
Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department will appoint a Director of Infection Control for the Weston Area Health Trust. [147604]
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Miss Melanie Johnson: Designation of the director of infection prevention and control is a local decision, but I can report that such a director has been designated for the Weston Area Health Trust.
Working Time Directive
Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the value is of bids that have been submitted by NHS hospital trusts for extra resources to respond to the EU Working Time Directive; [149340]
- (2) what request in respect of the EU Working Time Directive he has received from the Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust for (a) extra medical staff and (b) extra resources. [149342]
Mr. Hutton: This information is not held centrally. Local delivery plans and financing of these plans is a matter for strategic health authorities and local trusts, including planning for implementation of the Working Time Directive for doctors in training.
Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the action being taken by the Government to help smaller general hospitals respond to the EU Working Time Directive. [149343]
Mr. Hutton: A substantial programme of work is currently under way within the national health service to support implementation of the Working Time Directive (WTD). This includes 20 national WTD pilot sites and innovative work locally as part of a larger programme of modernisation and improvement to services.
Strategic health authorities are currently working with their respective trusts locally on plans to achieve compliance for doctors in training from August 2004.
WORK AND PENSIONS
Appeals
Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many appeals against benefit decisions were (a) heard and (b) decided in the appellant's favour in the last 12 months, broken down by benefit; and if he will make a statement. [147814]
Maria Eagle: This is a matter Christina Townsend Chief Executive of the Appeals Service. She will reply to the hon. Member.
Letter from Christina Townsend to Mr. Paul Holmes, dated 27 January 2004:
- The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question regarding how many appeals against benefit decisions were (a) heard and (b) decided in the appellant's favour in the last 12 months broken down by benefit.
- The attached table shows the figures for the period December 2002-November 2003.
- I hope this reply is helpful.
Appeals Figures Notes:
All figures are subject to change as more up to date data becomes available. Figures for the latest months may rise significantly as information feeds through to the Appeals Service.
Figures are rounded to the nearest five.
"-" denotes nil or negligible.
"," Denotes not applicable
*Benefit caseload refers to the number of people "on benefit" at the given time in the footnotes for each benefit. Despite this there are footnotes for some benefits such as funeral payments that are one off grants thus are not constantly claimed
Source:
100% download of the Generic Appeals Processing System.
Benefit Figures Notes:
Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred, except where noted.
"," Denotes not applicable
".." Denotes not available
Source:
IAD Information Centre, 5% Samples, except where noted.
(16) As of Aug 2003
(17) As of Aug 2003. Data supplied is that of No of families Appealing.
(18) As of Aug 2003. Total number of live and assessed cases. Up to 200,000 cases are missing due to transferral to new system
(19) As of Oct 2003. 10% sample.
(20) As of Aug 2003. 100% sample.
(21) As of Aug 2003
(22) As of Aug 2003. 100% sample.
(23) As of Aug 2003.
(24) As of Aug 2003. Caseload includes both Working Age and Pension Credit claimants.
(25) As of Sep 2003. 100% sample.
(26) As of Jun 2003. 10% sample.
(27) As of Feb 2003. Cases in payment. 100% sample.
(28) As of Aug 2003
(29) As of Aug 2003
(30) As of Mar 2003
(31) As of Aug 2003
(32) Figures are claims for financial year—April 2002 to March 2003. Claims are expressed to the nearest thousand. Data source: Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System
(33) Figures are claims for financial year—April 2002 to March 2003. Claims are expressed to the nearest thousand. Data Source: Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System
(34) As of Mar 2003
(35) As of Oct 2003. Figures for benefits which no longer exist have been excluded. 10% sample
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