House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 24 May 2004 (pt 30)

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Cancer

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) men and (b) women are being treated for cancer in the Greater London area. [174496]

Mr. Hutton: Information on treatment for cancer is not available in the format requested. Information on the number of finished admission episodes with a primary diagnosis of neoplasms for the five London strategic health authorities for 2002–03 is shown in the table.
Primary Diagnosis (ICD-10 C00-D48)—Neoplasms: Count of finished admission episodes for London Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) of treatment NHS hospitals, England 2002–03

SHA of treatment Female Male Not known Not specified Total

Q04 North West London HA 22,179 18,842 6 — 41,027

Q05 North Central London HA 18,975 17,048 1 — 36,024

Q06 North East London HA 18,519 17,883 — — 36,402

Q07 South East London HA 13,369 12,714 — 4 26,087

Q08 South West London HA 22,057 19,705 2 — 41,764

London SHAs 95,099 86,192 9 4 181,304

Finished admission episodes
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.
Diagnosis (Primary Diagnosis)
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.
Ungrossed Data
Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.

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	SHA of treatment	Female	Male	Not known	Not specified	Total
Q04	North West London HA	22,179	18,842	6	—	41,027
Q05	North Central London HA	18,975	17,048	1	—	36,024
Q06	North East London HA	18,519	17,883	—	—	36,402
Q07	South East London HA	13,369	12,714	—	4	26,087
Q08	South West London HA	22,057	19,705	2	—	41,764

	London SHAs	95,099	86,192	9	4	181,304

Patient Statistics (Wandsworth)

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients there were per general practitioner within the London borough of Wandsworth at the most recent recorded date. [174494]

Mr. Hutton: The information requested is collected by primary care trust (PCT) rather than London borough. Information for Wandsworth PCT is shown in the table.
Patients of unrestricted principals and equivalents (UPEs) 1 for Wandsworth PCT

Wandsworth PCT

UPEs 174

Patients of UPEs 302,798

Average list size 1,740

⁽³⁶⁾ UPEs include general medical service unrestricted principals, personal medical services contracted general practitioners and personal medical service salaried GPs. Data as at 30 September 2003.
Source:
Department of Health general and personal medical services statistics.

	Wandsworth PCT
UPEs	174
Patients of UPEs	302,798
Average list size	1,740

PFI Schemes

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the aggregate annual revenue payments from 2004–05 onwards are in respect of NHS private finance initiative schemes which have reached financial close. [173841]

Mr. Hutton: The annual aggregate revenue payments for all national health service private finance initiative (PFI) schemes with a capital value of £10 million or over which have reached financial close are in the table.

Payment (£ million)

2004–05 389.2

2005–06 477.7

2006–07 567.9

2007–08 599.0

2008–09 641.3

2009–10 641.5

2010–11 641.1

2011–12 642.2

2012–13 642.5

2013–14 642.8

2014–15 643.6

2015–16 643.5

2016–17 642.1

2017–18 641.0

2018–19 640.4

2019–20 640.7

2020–21 640.8

2021–22 640.4

2022–23 639.8

2023–24 637.1

2024–25 634.2

2025–26 631.9

2026–27 613.5

2027–28 613.9

2028–29 613.4

2029–30 609.3

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	Payment (£ million)
2004–05	389.2
2005–06	477.7
2006–07	567.9
2007–08	599.0
2008–09	641.3
2009–10	641.5
2010–11	641.1
2011–12	642.2
2012–13	642.5
2013–14	642.8
2014–15	643.6
2015–16	643.5
2016–17	642.1
2017–18	641.0
2018–19	640.4
2019–20	640.7
2020–21	640.8
2021–22	640.4
2022–23	639.8
2023–24	637.1
2024–25	634.2
2025–26	631.9
2026–27	613.5
2027–28	613.9
2028–29	613.4
2029–30	609.3

These figures are submitted bi-annually to Her Majesty's Treasury. Table C19 of the Budget report contains an aggregate figure for the revenue payments from all Government Departments and they appear in Treasury Ministers' autumn report to Parliament.

Statistics are not collected centrally for schemes with a value less than £10 million.

Prescription Charges

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the cost to his Department of freezing prescription charges at their current price over the next five years. [173184]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The level of the prescription charge is considered annually and no forecast is made of future charge levels. It is therefore not possible to estimate the cost of freezing the current charge.

Prostate Cancer

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many men are being treated for prostate cancer in (a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley. [173762]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is not available in the format requested.

In 2002–03, there were 1,263 finished admission episodes with a primary diagnosis of prostate cancer for Lancashire area, of which 189 were for the area covered by Chorley and South Ribble Primary Care Trust.

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 (seven prior to 2002–03) diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics (HRS) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital. 3. Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).

Source:

Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health.

Psychiatrists

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) by what percentage the number of NHS psychiatrists has changed since 1997; [175036]

(2) how many consultant psychiatrists are employed by the NHS in (a) Leicestershire and (b) England. [175037]

Mr. Hutton: The number of staff within the psychiatry group in England increased by 21.8 per cent. between September 1997 and September 2003. The number of consultants within the psychiatry group in England increased by 35.1 per cent. between September 1997 and December 2003.

The table shows the number of consultants within the psychiatry group, broken down by psychiatry specialties, in England and Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Strategic Health Authority as at December 2003.

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Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS): Consultants within the psychiatry group in England and Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Strategic Health Authority by organisation: as at 30 December 2003 Numbers (headcount)

Of which

Psychiatry group Child and adolescent psychiatry Forensic psychiatry General psychiatry Learning disabilities Old age psychiatry Psychotherapy

England 3,305 526 216 1,804 206 442 111

Of which

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA Q25 84 13 ⁽³⁷⁾— 40 7 19 5

Of which

Leicestershire & Rutland Healthcare NHS Trust RT5 58 8 ⁽³⁷⁾— 29 5 14 2

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust RNS 3 3 ⁽³⁷⁾— ⁽³⁷⁾— ⁽³⁷⁾— ⁽³⁷⁾— ⁽³⁷⁾—

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust RP1 23 2 ⁽³⁷⁾— 11 2 5 3

⁽³⁷⁾ Zero
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census

			Of which
		Psychiatry group	Child and adolescent psychiatry	Forensic psychiatry	General psychiatry	Learning disabilities	Old age psychiatry	Psychotherapy
England		3,305	526	216	1,804	206	442	111

Of which
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA	Q25	84	13	⁽³⁷⁾—	40	7	19	5

Of which
Leicestershire & Rutland Healthcare NHS Trust	RT5	58	8	⁽³⁷⁾—	29	5	14	2
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust	RNS	3	3	⁽³⁷⁾—	⁽³⁷⁾—	⁽³⁷⁾—	⁽³⁷⁾—	⁽³⁷⁾—
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust	RP1	23	2	⁽³⁷⁾—	11	2	5	3

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are planned to increase the recruitment and retention of psychiatrists in the NHS. [175038]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The Government's agenda to improve the recruitment and retention of psychiatrists is being taken forward by the National Institute for Mental Health in England national workforce programme.

The Department and the Royal College of Psychiatrists have issued a joint action plan providing recommendations to increase the recruitment and overall numbers and the retention of consultant psychiatrists in January. The recommended actions cover the whole career pathway from initial recruitment of medical graduates into psychiatry through to the timing of retirement and improving international recruitment.

The national workforce programme is currently producing an analysis of demand and supply of staff to influence the commissioning of funding for education and training by the workforce development confederations by way of the national workforce numbers advisory board.

The programme is also exploring proposals to create more flexibility between specialist registrar and senior house officer posts with a view to reducing potential difficulties in filling them.

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