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Day Cases
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the inpatient pre-booking performance against target was in Crosby for (a) elective inpatients, (b) day cases and (c) outpatients in each year since 1997. [164311]
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Miss Melanie Johnson: The Department began publishing national day case figures from March 2003. Data is not collected on inpatient pre-booking performance for elective inpatients or outpatients and is not published on a constituency or National Health Service trust basis.
Egg Consumption
Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) median, (b) highest and (c) lowest consumption of eggs per person in the UK was amongst (i) infants, (ii) children, (iii) young adults and (iv) adults, according to the findings of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey. [162173]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Information on the consumption of eggs is published in:
the National Diet and Nutrition Survey: adults aged 19 to 64 years (volume 1–types and quantities of food consumed) 2002).
the National Diet and Nutrition Survey: young people aged 4 to 18 years (volume 1–report of the diet and nutrition survey) (2000).
the National Diet and Nutrition Survey: children aged 1½ to 4½ years (volume 1–report of the diet and nutrition survey) (1995).
Copies of the reports are available in the Library.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures his Department has taken to inform and reassure people who have received blood transfusions since 1980, and will now not be allowed to donate blood, on the risk of vCJD infection. [163473]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The National Blood Service (NBS) has produced two leaflets for donors giving them more information about the new donor exclusion criteria. The first leaflet is entitled Variant CJD and blood donation and is a general information leaflet for donors. The second leaflet, entitled Keeping things safe, is for those donors who have received blood since 1 January 1980 in the United Kingdom and can therefore no longer give blood. Copies of these leaflets can be obtained from the NBS website at www.blood.co.uk or from the NBS helpline. Donors will also receive an information leaflet entitled A change to the rules for blood donors with their invitation letter to give blood.
The NBS has run some press advertising in national newspapers in early April. These adverts addressed why this change is happening, what the risks are and how people can help.
In addition, any patient who has concerns can contact NHS Direct.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research is being (a) undertaken and (b) funded by his Department on (i) diagnosis and (ii) treatment of vCJD, and the risks of infection through blood transfusion. [163475]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
The diagnosis of pre-clinical infection is a major part of the Department's programme of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) related research. There are 13 contracts that are currently being
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funded through the policy research programme. In addition, the Department is currently funding seven projects to asses the risk of transmission through blood, and five projects to develop new therapeutic compounds and the CJD clinical trial. Over £30 million has been committed to date on CJD research.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether recipients of blood transfusions after 5 April will be prevented from donating blood. [163476]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The new donor exclusion criteria will apply to anyone who has received a blood transfusion since January 1980. This is because there is still a risk that the person from whom the recipient received the blood may have been exposed to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease by dietary exposure.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have received (a) transfusions of whole blood components and (b) transfusions of other blood products since 1980. [163480]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Information on the number of patients who have received blood transfusions or other blood products is not collected centrally. However, the National Blood Service estimates that in recent years, 800,000 patients in England and North Wales received a blood transfusion per annum.
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to extend the ban on blood donations from those who have received a blood transfusion since 1980 (a) to organ donation recipients and (b) to prevent recipients of blood transfusions from donating organs; and if he will make a statement. [164280]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Individuals who have had an organ transplant are excluded from giving blood because of their treatment. All potential organ donors are assessed at the time of their death to identify any risk of disease transmission to the donor.
Accident and Emergency Services
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many consultants there were on average in an accident and emergency department in (a) England and (b) each strategic health authority in each year since 1997; [163503]
(2) how many consultants there were in each accident and emergency department in England in each year since 1997. [163508]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested has been placed in the Library.
Community Hospitals
Mr. Boris Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS staff are working in the community hospitals of (a) Townlands, (b) Wallingford, (c) Abingdon, (d) Wantage, (e) Watlington and (f) Didcot; and what proportion of these staff receive financial assistance with regard to (i) housing and (ii) transportation. [164101]
Ms Rosie Winterton:
Information on number of National Health Service Staff is not held at hospital level but at primary care trust level. Information is shown in
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the table for South East Oxfordshire and South West Oxfordshire Primary Care Trusts, which commission services from the community hospitals listed.
| 2002 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|
| South East Oxfordshire PCT total | 515 | 567 |
| Non medical staff total | 249 | 266 |
| of which: Professionally qualified clinical staff total | 120 | 138 |
| Qualified nursing | 115 | 132 |
| Allied health professionals | 2 | 3 |
| Qualified scientific, therapeutic & technical (St&t) | 3 | 3 |
| Support to clinical staff total | 93 | 88 |
| Support to doctors & nurses | 93 | 88 |
| NHS infrastructure support total | 36 | 40 |
| Central functions | 25 | 25 |
| Managers & senior managers | 11 | 15 |
| Medical and dental staff total | — | — |
| General Practitioners(1) | 65 | 66 |
| Practice Staff | 201 | 235 |
| of which: Practice Nurses | 37 | 39 |
| South West Oxfordshire PCT total | 1,119 | 1,103 |
| Non medical staff total | 607 | 589 |
| of which: Professionally qualified clinical staff total | 305 | 280 |
| Qualified nursing | 284 | 275 |
| Allied health professionals | 8 | — |
| Qualified St&t | 13 | 5 |
| Support to clinical staff total | 255 | 252 |
| Support to doctors & nurses | 251 | 252 |
| Support to St&t | 4 | — |
| NHS infrastructure support total | 47 | 57 |
| Central functions | 19 | 20 |
| Hotel, property & estates | 2 | 3 |
| Managers & senior managers | 26 | 34 |
| Medical and dental staff total | — | 1 |
| General Practitioners(1) | 129 | 138 |
| Practice Staff | 383 | 375 |
| of which: Practice Nurses | 67 | 69 |
Notes:
"—" denotes zero
(1) All practitioners include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, GP Registrars, Salaried Doctors (Para 52 SFA), PMS Other, GP Retainers, Flexible Career Scheme GPs and GP Returners.
Sources:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.
Department of Health non-medical workforce census.
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