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Asthma (Children)
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) girls and (b) boys aged between five and 15 years suffered from asthma in 2003. [152563]
Dr. Ladyman: The data available are shown in the table.
| Female | 4,383 |
| Male | 7,011 |
| Total | 11,394 |
Notes:
1. A finished admission episode is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
2. The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 14 (7 prior to 2002–03) diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital.
3. Figures are grossed for both coverage and missing/invalid clinical data, except for 2001–02 and 2002–03, which are not yet adjusted for shortfalls.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.
Audiology
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many audiologist posts are (a) unfilled and (b) filled by temporary appointees in NHS audiology
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departments in England; and what percentage of the total number of audiologist posts each of these figures represents. [152730]
Mr. Hutton: Information is not collected separately on vacancies for audiologists; they are included within the physiological measurement area of work. Information is collected in the national health service vacancy survey on the number of vacancies lasting three months or more. As at March 2003, 66, or 1.9 per cent. of physiological measurement posts were vacant for three months or more, a fall from 2.1 per cent. in the previous year.
Information on the number of posts currently filled by temporary appointees is not collected centrally.
Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people worked in the audiology department of Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, in each of the last six years. [154183]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested is not held centrally.
Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) analogue and (b) digital hearing aids were fitted in (i) Taunton Deane Primary Care Trust area and (ii) Somerset Coast Primary Care Trust area in each month of 2003. [154184]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested is not held centrally.
Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hearing aid assessments were carried out in each month of 2003 in the (a) Taunton Deane and (b) Somerset Coast Primary Care Trust area. [154185]
Ms Rosie Winterton: This information is not centrally held.
Chiropody
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many patients recorded as first contacts for chiropody services (a) had a foot condition that was cured within the year and (b) did not go on to receive foot care in the last year for which statistics are available; [153800]
- (2) how many chiropody patients were cured within a year of first being referred in the last year for which statistics are available. [153802]
Dr. Ladyman [holding answer 9 February 2004]: The information requested is not available centrally.
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance is given to primary care trusts when considering the provision of chiropody services; and how compliance with such guidance is monitored. [153801]
Dr. Ladyman [holding answer 9 February 2004]: It is for primary care trusts in partnership with strategic health authorities and other local stakeholders to determine how best to use their funds to meet national and local priorities for improving health, tackling health inequalities and modernising services.
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Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what responses the Government have received to its consultation on the abolition of the KT23 chiropody statistics; and when a decision will be announced. [153838]
Dr. Ladyman [holding answer 2 February 2004]: The internal review of the KT23 chiropody statistics is not yet complete and formal consultation with interested parties has not commenced.
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what measures are in place to ensure that all initial contacts for chiropody services receive foot treatment and are cured; [154328]
- (2) how many patients recorded as initial contacts for chiropody services did not go on to receive foot care in each of the last six years for which figures are available; [154329]
(3) how many patients recorded as initial contacts for chiropody services had a condition that was cured within the year in each of the last six years for which figures are available. [154330]
Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is not available centrally.
Consultants
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received about the number of consultants wishing to retire before August; and if he will make a statement. [152818]
Mr. Hutton: The NHS Pension Agency has not received any representations regarding the number of consultants who wish to retire before August.
The Department has published guidance, Reviewing your retirement options: 'Consultants and senior hospital doctors', which offers doctors approaching retirement the option to reduce the pace and commitment of work. The flexible careers scheme which is supported by central funding enables doctors, approaching retirement or who have already retired, to continue working flexibly and at the same time either supplement or enhance their pension entitlements.
Delayed Discharges
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of delayed discharge patients had been waiting over 28 days for a transfer of care as at 1 January in each year since 1997 broken down by local authority in England; [153424]
- (2) how many delayed discharge patients were awaiting a domiciliary care package in (a) England and (b) each local authority as at (i) 1 January 2004 and (ii) 1 January 2003. [153425]
Dr. Ladyman: These data are not available centrally. All available information on delayed transfers of care since 1997 is available in the Library. The latest figures for 2003–04, Quarter 3 (December 2003), will be available by the middle of February and will be placed in the Library.
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Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been paid by each local authority in fines for delayed discharge. [153813]
Dr. Ladyman: I refer the hon. Member to the response given to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (Mr. Burns) on 5 February 2004, Official Report, column 1064W.
Dentistry
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of adverse incidents occurring in (a) NHS and (b) non-NHS dentistry in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [152827]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The number of adverse incidents involving dental appliances occurring in National Health Service and non-NHS dentistry is shown in the table.
| Year | NHS | Non-NHS |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15 | 8 |
| 1998 | 27 | 11 |
| 1999 | 28 | 9 |
| 2000 | 92 | 22 |
| 2001 | 61 | 28 |
| 2002 | 51 | 31 |
| 2003 | 25 | 32 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 303 | 147 |
The Government has established the National Patient Safety Agency to improve the safety of NHS patient care by promoting an open and fair culture and by introducing a new national reporting and learning system for patient safety incidents. The reporting system is being implemented across the NHS during 2004.
Domestic Violence
Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary care trusts in (a) Merseyside, (b) the North West and (c) England have a permanent domestic violence health professional responsible for implementing the Department's document Domestic Violence: A Resource Manual for Health Care Professionals. [153223]
Dr. Ladyman: This information is not available centrally.
Drugs/Alcohol (Children)
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children aged between 14 and 19 years are known to have experimented with (a) drugs and (b) alcohol in 2003. [152554]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Data are not available in the form requested; however the latest available data are shown in the tables.
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| 14 years | 15 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Boys | ||
| Taken in last month | 19 | 25 |
| Taken in last year, including in last month | 28 | 38 |
| Ever taken | 37 | 47 |
| Girls | ||
| Taken in last month | 15 | 18 |
| Taken in last year, including in last month | 24 | 33 |
| Ever taken | 31 | 42 |
| All pupils | ||
| Taken in last month | 17 | 22 |
| Taken in last year, including in last month | 26 | 36 |
| Ever taken | 34 | 45 |
Source:
National Centre for Social Research/NFER Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2002
| Males | Females | All persons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taken in last month | 19 | 15 | 17 |
| Taken in last year, including in last month | 30 | 24 | 27 |
| Ever taken | 44 | 36 | 40 |
Source:
Home Office 2002–03 British Crime Survey
| 14 years | 15 years | |
|---|---|---|
| Boys | ||
| Drank in last week | 34 | 49 |
| Ever drank | 79 | 86 |
| Girls | ||
| Drank in last week | 34 | 45 |
| Ever drank | 81 | 88 |
| All pupils | ||
| Drank in last week | 34 | 47 |
| Ever drank | 80 | 87 |
Source:
National Centre for Social Research/NFER Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2002
| Percentage | |
|---|---|
| Males | |
| Non-drinker | 16 |
| Drinks alcohol nowadays | 84 |
| Drank in the last week | 59 |
| Females | |
| Non-drinker | 17 |
| Drinks alcohol nowadays | 83 |
| Drank in the last week | 57 |
| All persons | |
| Non-drinker | 17 |
| Drinks alcohol nowadays | 83 |
| Drank in the last week | 58 |
1. Respondents are categorised as a 'drinker' if they report ever drinking alcohol nowadays.
2. Figures for non-drinker include those that used to drink alcohol but do not drink nowadays.
Source:
ONS Living in Britain. General Household Survey, 2001
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