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Ports
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many Port Health Authority officials were employed at UK (a) seaports and (b) airports in each of the last five years. [177156]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The requirement for employing Port Health Authority (PHA) officials at seaports and airports rests with local authorities who are responsible for port health work. The number of PHA officials is determined by the local authorities, and their numbers are not held centrally.
Private Nursing Homes
Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the last review of (a) registration and (b) inspection procedures for privately-run nursing homes took place. [177817]
Dr. Ladyman: The current registration and inspection procedures for care homes were put in place in 2002, when the National Care Standards Commission was established and the regulations and national minimum standards for care homes were introduced. The Commission for Social Care Inspection became operational in April 2004 and operates under the same regulatory framework.
Public Bodies
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how often the (a) independent group on teenage pregnancy, (b) joint committee on vaccination and immunisation, (c) patient information advisory group and (d) expert advisory group on AIDS are scheduled to convene; and on what date each last met. [175332]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
The independent advisory group on teenage pregnancy is the responsibility of my
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right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Skills. Meetings of the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation are convened three times a year; the last meeting was on 6 February 2004. Meetings of the patient information advisory group are convened four times a year, but have the flexibility to meet more frequently if required; the last meeting was on 28 April 2004. Meetings of the expert advisory group on AIDS are convened three times a year; the last meeting was on 8 March 2004.
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Radiographers
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS training places for (a) diagnostic and (b) therapeutic radiographers there were in each year since 1997. [176754]
Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the table. Between 1996–97 and 2002–03, the number of training places for radiographers have increased by 634, or 107 per cent.
| 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiography | 593 | 582 | 646 | 685 | 761 | 948 | 1,227 |
| Of which: | |||||||
| Diagnostic | 452 | 447 | 507 | 541 | 597 | 730 | 942 |
| Therapeutic | 141 | 135 | 139 | 144 | 164 | 218 | 285 |
Source:
Department of Health quarterly monitoring returns.
Rheumatological/Musculoskeletal Conditions
Andy King: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners hold a specialist interest in (a) rheumatological conditions, (b) musculoskeletal conditions and (c) orthopaedics; and what steps are being taken to increase these numbers. [171930]
Mr. Hutton: There are now some 1,300 general practitioners with a special interest (GPwSIs). However, information on the number of general practitioners with a special interest in particular specialties is not collected centrally.
In line with "Shifting the Balance of Power", the expansion of the range of services provided in primary care, though the development of new staff roles, such as GPwSIs, should be locally driven. Primary care trusts are therefore responsible for developing GPwSIs' services in accordance with their local health economy need to improve access for patients.
Sexual Health
Mr. Gummer: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many cases of sexually transmitted infections were reported in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex; [176493]
(2) how many cases of sexually transmitted infections in 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 (i) disease and (ii) sex; [176495]
(3) what the prevalence rate of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections was in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years was in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex; [176496]
(4) what the prevalence rate of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years was in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex. [176498]
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 25 May 2004, Official Report, columns 1610–11W.
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many cases of sexually transmitted infections were reported in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex; [176838]
(2) what the prevalence rate of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years was in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex; [176839]
(3) how many cases of sexually transmitted infections in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years were reported in Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex; [176841]
(4) what the prevalence rate of reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in people aged (a) 11, (b) 12, (c) 13, (d) 14, (e) 15, (f) 16, (g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years was in Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by (i) disease and (ii) sex. [176843]
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 25 May 2004, Official Report, columns 1610–11W.
Mr. Waterson:
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,
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(g) 17, (h) 18 and (i) 19 years there were in Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000, broken down by sex; [176840]
(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 Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority in each year since 2000. [176842]
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.
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