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NHS Hospitals (Deficits)

Mr. Godsiff: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS hospitals built with private sector funds have deficits in this financial year. [163484]

Mr. Hutton: Audited information on the financial position of national health service trusts for year 2003–04 will be published in their individual annual accounts. This data will be available centrally in the autumn. We have no plans to publish unaudited information.

NHS Modernisation Agency

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many whole-time-equivalent nurses he estimates will be performing non-clinical duties with the NHS Modernisation Agency. [163462]

Mr. Hutton: At 1 March 2004 the NHS Modernisation Agency employed 143 whole time equivalent staff who are qualified as nurses. 139 whole time equivalent of these staff work either directly with clinical teams to improve services for patients or their role involves them actively encouraging and promoting service modernisation out in the National Health Service.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for   Health what the annual budget of the NHS Modernisation Agency was in the last three years for which figures are available. [163463]

Mr. Hutton: The NHS Modernisation Agency was established on 1 April 2001. Annual budgets for 2001–02 and 2002–03 were as follows.
£ million

	Budget
2001–02	54
2002–03	132

For the current financial year 2003–04, the annual budget stands at £232 million.

The arm's length body review is reviewing bodies like the Modernisation Agency. It is clear that the Agency will be re-shaped with more of its staff transferred to
 
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modernisation within local settings but retaining a national capacity, smaller than now, to preserve a strong focus on modernisation and innovation in the national health service.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been appointed to the NHS Modernisation Agency; and at what remuneration level. [163464]

Mr. Hutton: As at 1 March 2004, the NHS Modernisation Agency had 767 employed or seconded whole time equivalent staff in post.

Of the total staffing profile of the agency, 17 per cent. are senior managers or clinician level, 49 per cent. are programme manager level and 34 per cent. are support staff.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he last met the head of the NHS Modernisation Agency. [163465]

Mr. Hutton: The Secretary of State for Health has regular meetings with the Head of the Modernisation Agency including at the National Modernisation Board. Other Ministers also meet the Head of the Modernisation Agency.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how often the NHS Modernisation Agency meets; and when the last meeting took place. [163466]

Mr. Hutton: The NHS Modernisation Agency is a directorate of the Department of Health. Its Director, David Fillingham, is a member of the Department's Delivery Board, which meets monthly. The Modernisation Agency's management team meets every month.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) clinical and (b) non-clinical staff are employed by the NHS Modernisation Agency; and what the figures were for the last five years. [163467]

Mr. Hutton: The NHS Modernisation Agency was created in April 2001.

At 30 December 2002, there were 670 staff employed by the NHS Modernisation Agency, of which 216 had professional clinical qualifications.

As at the 1 March 2004, there were 767 whole time equivalent staff employed by or seconded to the NHS Modernisation Agency. Of these, 213 WTE have professional clinical qualifications.

NHS Professionals

Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether NHS Professionals is covered by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations; and if he will make a statement. [160594]

Mr. Hutton [holding answer 11 March 2004]: The NHS Professionals Special Health Authority is covered by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations.
 
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Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what representations he has received on the (a) training and (b) criminal records checks undergone by nurses used by NHS Professionals; and if he will make a statement; [163500]

(2) what representations he has received on the adequacy of the (a) facilities and (b) IT systems to support NHS Professionals; and if he will make a statement. [163502]

Mr. Hutton: No such representations have been received.

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS acute trusts have signed up to use NHS Professionals; and what proportion of acute trusts this represents. [163501]

Mr. Hutton: 55 acute trusts are currently signed up with NHS Professionals. This represents 24 per cent. of all acute trusts in England.
 
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Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budget for NHS professionals is for each of the next three years. [163510]

Mr. Hutton: The budget for 2004–05 will be agreed very shortly. Budgets for the subsequent two years will be agreed at a later stage.

NHS Staff

Mr. Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many support staff there were for scientific and technical staff in the NHS broken down by (a) trainees, (b) assistants, (c) healthcare assistants, (d) clerical and administrative staff and (e) maintenance and works staff in each of the last seven years; [165327]

(2) how many support staff there were for NHS ambulance staff, broken down by (a) trainee ambulance personnel, (b) healthcare assistants, (c) support workers, (d) clerical and administrative staff and (e) maintenance and works staff in each of the last seven years. [165398]

Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the table.
NHS hospital and community health services: Support to clinical staff by area and by grade in England as at 30 September each year Headcount

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total support to clinical staff	283,871	289,363	296,619	307,225	325,890	344,524	360,666
Support to doctors and nursing staff1,2	240,040	243,960	249,216	257,136	271,978	287,098	398,752
Unqualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff	116,434	116,580	119,678	123,847	128,043	133,876	137,242
Clerical and administrative—clinical support	63,971	66,145	68,425	72,406	77,861	83,312	90,057
Maintenance and works—clinical support	189	151	170	175	154	184	104
Health care assistants—nursing	19,227	21,693	22,429	24,040	29,014	32,657	35,330
Other support staff—nursing	25,197	25,140	24,862	23,422	24,660	24,760	24,253
Health care assistants—central functions	102	156	147	159	172	216	270
Other support staff—central functions	12,579	11,952	11,560	11,046	9,885	9,733	8,909
Nursing, midwifery and health visiting learners	2,341	2,143	1,945	2,041	2,189	2,360	2,587
Support to scientific, therapeutic and technical staff1,3	38,074	39,162	40,465	41,800	44,602	48,030	52,230
Unqualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff	23,818	24,180	25,667	26,562	28,806	30,942	33,969
of which:
Student/trainee	2,419	2,328	2,658	2,808	3,508	3,923	4,755
Helper/assistant	21,399	21,852	23,009	23,754	25,298	27,019	29,214
Clerical and administrative—STT support	12,584	12,703	12,726	12,986	13,374	14,666	15,891
Maintenance and works—STT support	57	110	78	68	86	68	94
Healthcare assistants—STT support	420	703	677	735	750	783	880
Other support staff—STT support	1,195	1,466	1,317	1,449	1,586	1,571	1,396
Support to ambulance staff1,4	5,757	6,241	6,938	8,289	9,310	9,396	9,684
Ambulance trainees	816	812	1,127	1,657	2,069	2,103	2,137
Clerical and administrative—ambulance support	2,495	2,569	2,674	2,986	3,039	2,933	3,059
Maintenance and works—ambulance support	137	118	151	120	195	260	274
Health care assistants—ambulance support	1,461	1,769	1,832	2,130	2,599	2,712	2,964
Other support staff—ambulance support	848	973	1,154	1,396	1,408	1,388	1,250

⁽⁷⁵⁾ NHS staff by staff groups, September 2003.
⁽⁷⁶⁾ Nursing assistants/auxiliaries, nursery nurses, healthcare assistants and support staff in nursing areas. Also includes clerical and administrative staff and maintenance and works staff working specifically in clinical areas, for example medical secretaries and medical records officers. They also include all support workers and healthcare assistants in central functions, as these are mainly general porters involved in moving patients around the hospital.
⁽⁷⁷⁾ ST&T trainees and helper/assistants, healthcare assistants, support workers, clerical and administrative staff and maintenance and works staff specifically identified as supporting ST&T staff.
⁽⁷⁸⁾ Trainee ambulance personnel as well as healthcare assistants, support workers, clerical and administrative staff and maintenance and works staff specifically identified as supporting the ambulance service.
Source:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.





 
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