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Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the training issues for maternity services that would apply to a demerger of the Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust. [176956]
Mr. Hutton: No plans exist within Epsom and St. Helier National Health Services Trust or South West London Strategic Health Authority for the demerger of Epsom and St Helier at this time.
Furthermore, the trust has not undertaken any studies in relation to any services on the effect of a demerger.
EU Council Resolution 92/C172/01
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the implementation of EU Council Resolution 92/C172/01. [176767]
Miss Melanie Johnson
[holding answer 7 June 2004]: European Council Resolution 92/C172/01 of 18 June 1992 aims to offer support to the competent authorities of third countries in their efforts to apply the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes in their territories.
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The European Community cannot legislate for third countries. However, as provided for in Resolution 92/C172/01, the European Commission has instructed its delegations in third countries to serve as contact points for receiving, from the competent authorities in those countries, any complaints about or criticisms of marketing practices in those countries by Community-based manufacturers of infant formulae and follow-on formulae.
Family Clinics
Mr. Gummer: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many attendances at family clinics by people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by sex; [176494]
(2) how many women aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years were fitted with a contraceptive implant in the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [176497]
Miss Melanie Johnson: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to my hon. Friends, the Members for Workington (Tony Cunningham) and for Heywood and Middleton (Jim Dobbin) on 7 June 2004, Official Report, columns 34–36W.
Food Supplements Directive
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what costs were incurred by the Government in opposing the application of the Health Food Manufacturers Association and the National Association of Health Stores to the High Court in London for referral to the European Court of Justice of their case in relation to the Food Supplements Directive; and if he will make it his policy not to pursue those costs should the case prove unsuccessful. [176582]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The legal costs incurred by the Department in opposing the application of the Health Food Manufacturers Association and the National Association of Health Stores with regards to the Food Supplements Directive were in the region of £13,000. Should the claimants' case prove unsuccessful, it would be normal Government practice to pursue the legal costs incurred.
Foreign Patients
Mr. Lyons: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many trusts were treating foreign patients on the latest date for which figures are available. [176468]
Mr. Hutton: National health service trusts are not required to submit statistics on the nationality of patients treated.
GP Waiting Times
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of NHS patients were able to see a general practitioner within two days within London health authority areas in each year since 1997. [177047]
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Mr. Hutton: Data for London strategic health authorities (SHAs) are shown in the table.
| SHA | September 2001(26) | March 2002(26) | March 2003 | March 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West London | 75.4 | 69.5 | 80.0 | 96.9 |
| North Central London | 70.2 | 58.9 | 79.8 | 99.4 |
| North East London | 62.6 | 56.9 | 82.3 | 99.3 |
| South East London | 68.0 | 66.2 | 92.4 | 96.0 |
| South West London | 84.9 | 77.4 | 89.6 | 98.6 |
(26) Data collected between September 2001 and March 2002 are based on percentage of practices not patients and are not strictly comparable but are included here for completeness. Data for 2001–02 are an aggregation of data originally collected from the then 95 health authorities.
Health Expenditure
Mrs. Humble: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public funding has been spent on health in Blackpool North and Fleetwood in each of the last seven years. [175328]
Miss Melanie Johnson: This information is not available in the format requested. Expenditure per weighted head in the Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority (SHA) area, which includes the constituency of Blackpool North and Fleetwood, has increased from £600.03 in 1997–98 to £1,173.57 in 2002–03, the latest year available. However, this does not represent the total expenditure per head as an element of health expenditure cannot be identified by SHA area.
Health Services (Manchester)
Mr. Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on NHS waiting times for heart surgery in Manchester, Blackley. [175013]
Miss Melanie Johnson: In June 1998, the earliest data available, 19 people waited between nine and 11 months and 23 people were waiting 12 months or more for heart surgery in the former Manchester health authority area. In March 2004, no patient waited over nine months for heart surgery in the North Manchester Primary Care Trust area.
Heart Disease
Ann Keen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent research the Department has commissioned into coronary heart disease, with particular reference to the incidence of the disease in Asian communities. [176094]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
The Department has in the last year commissioned a study of the experience of advance heart failure and access to palliative care for south Asian patients and their family carers. Other current research into coronary heart disease commissioned by the Department includes a £0.4 million study of the cost effectiveness of functional cardiac testing in its diagnosis and management; and a review of risk scoring methods and clinical decision aids used in primary prevention.
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Heart Surgery (Warrington)
Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was for heart surgery in Warrington hospital (a) in 1997 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. [172847]
Miss Melanie Johnson: In June 1998, earliest data available, eight people waited between nine and 11 months, and six people were waiting 12 months or more for heart surgery in the former North Cheshire Health Authority area. In March 2004, there was no one waiting over nine months for heart surgery in the Warrington Primary Care Trust area.
| K01-K71 heart operative procedures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT of responsibility | 1997–98 | 2002–03 | |
| 5J2 | Warrington PCT | ||
| Mean waiting time (in-year finished admissions) | 58 | 114 | |
| Median waiting time (in-year finished admissions) | 23 | 84 | |
| Number of in-year finished admissions | 362 | 538 | |
Notes:
Time Waited
Time waited statistics from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) are not the same as the published waiting list statistics. HES provides counts and time waited for all patients admitted to hospital within a given period whereas the published waiting list statistics count those waiting for treatment on a specific date and how long they have been on the waiting list. Also, HES calculates the time waited as the difference between the admission and decision to admit dates. Unlike published waiting list statistics, this is not adjusted for self-deferrals or periods of medical/social suspension.
Main Operation
The main operation is the first recorded operation in the HES data set and is usually the most resource intensive procedure performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main operation when looking at admission details, for example, time waited, but the figures for all operations count of episodes give a more complete count of episodes with an operation.
Finished in-year admissions
A finished in-year admission is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within provider, excluding admissions beginning before 1 April at the start of the data year. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
Grossing
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.
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