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Nappies
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Department has received a written request from the Nappy Alliance seeking a meeting to discuss policy and practice in the use of nappies within NHS facilities. [178246]
Dr. Ladyman: No written request has been received from the Nappy Alliance seeking a meeting to discuss policy and practice in the use of nappies within National Health Service facilities.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the availability of information concerning reusable nappies in maternity units. [178258]
Dr. Ladyman: No assessment has been made centrally of the availability of information concerning reusable nappies in maternity units. We ensure that women are given information on both disposable and reusable nappies in the Pregnancy Book and Birth to Five so that they can make an informed choice.
New National Network
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the New National Network will be extended to (a) all sites offering services to NHS patients, including independent health providers and (b) community pharmacies. [173846]
Mr. Hutton: It is planned that over time, all organisations delivering national health service services to patients will have access to NHS care record services and the NHS national network, including independent health providers and community pharmacies.
The initial implementation of the national network in 2004–05 will be to NHS trusts and general practitioner practices, all of which have existing NHSnet connections. The provision of services under the new national network to independent health providers and community pharmacies will take place in the later phases. This will be subject to an assessment of the requirements for connectivity and ensuring compliance with appropriate standards to protect the confidentiality, security and consistency of patient data.
NHS Patients (Privacy and Dignity)
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the standard for segregated washing and toilet facilities in the NHS was when the Patients' Charter was first published; what the standard is now; and how many mental health trusts have met this standard. [178749]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The Patient's Charter, published in 1995, states that:
"In all cases, you can expect single sex washing and toilet facilities".
In 1997, the Department set three objectives to support the delivery of single-sex accommodation, designed to deliver single-sex sleeping accommodation, segregated bathroom and washing facilities and safe facilities for the mentally ill. The objectives apply to all National Health Service organisations providing inpatient accommodation.
The objective in relation to bathroom and washing facilities requires trusts to:
"achieve fully the Patient's Charter standard for segregated washing and toilet facilities across the NHS".
By December 2003, 97 per cent. of all NHS trusts had met this standard. Compliance with the standard is measured at a national level rather than by trust type as mental health services are not provided exclusively by mental health trusts.
The small number of NHS trusts who have yet to achieve the objective have hospital development works underway, whose completion will bring them to the required standard.
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the organisational arrangements which (a) NHS trusts and (b) mental health trusts are expected to have in place to ensure good standards of privacy and dignity for patients; and how many mental health trusts have these arrangements in place. [178750]
Ms Rosie Winterton: In 1997, the Department set three objectives to support the delivery of single-sex accommodation, designed to deliver single-sex sleeping accommodation, segregated bathroom and washing facilities and safe facilities for the mentally ill. The objectives apply to all national health service organisations providing in-patient accommodation.
The organisational arrangements which NHS trusts are expected to have in place were published in August 1998 in the form of an audit checklist. The audit checklist provides a framework which can be adapted to suit the needs of each individual trust according to their particular circumstances. The audit checklist is contained in "Enhancing privacy and dignity: achieving single sex accommodation", a copy of which is available in the Library.
By December 2003, 99 per cent., of all NHS trusts had met the objective to ensure that appropriate organisational arrangements are in place to ensure good standards of privacy and dignity for hospital patients. Compliance with the standard is measured at a national level rather than by trust type as mental health services are not provided exclusively by mental health trusts.
The small number of NHS trusts who have yet to achieve the objective have hospital development works under way, whose completion will bring them to the required standard.
NHS Treatment Statistics
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many finished consultant episodes in NHS hospitals in England there were for each year from 1991 to 2003. [178887]
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Mr. Hutton [holding answer 14 June 2004]: The table shows finished consultant episodes (FCEs) from national health service hospitals in England. Data are from 1990–91 to 2002–03.
| Financial Year | FCEs |
|---|---|
| 1990–91 | 8.81 |
| 1991–92 | 9.38 |
| 1992–93 | 9.68 |
| 1993–94 | 10.14 |
| 1994–95 | 10.55 |
| 1995–96 | 11.07 |
| 1996–97 | 11.14 |
| 1997–98 | 11.54 |
| 1998–99 | 12.11 |
| 1999–2000 | 12.30 |
| 2000–01 | 12.47 |
| 2001–02 | 12.35 |
| 2002–03 | 12.76 |
Notes:
1. Figures are grossed for coverage, except for 2001–02 and 2002–03, which are not yet adjusted for shortfalls.
2. A FCE is defined as a period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that the figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year.
3. The above figures include inpatient data for both ordinary admissions and day cases.
Obesity-related Sleep Apnoea
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many finished consultant episodes to treat obesity-related sleep apnoea there were in each year since 1996; and if he will make a statement. [178878]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The table as follows gives information on the number of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) for sleep related apnoea from the financial year 1996–97 onwards.
ICD10 primary diagnosis G47.3 (sleep apnoea) with secondary mention E66 (obesity)
FCEs National Health Service hospitals in England, 1996–97 to 2002–03
| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1996–97 | 507 |
| 1997–98 | 577 |
| 1998–99 | 594 |
| 1999–2000 | 529 |
| 2000–2001 | 703 |
| 2001–2002 | 707 |
| 2002–2003 | 1,102 |
Notes:
Diagnosis (primary diagnosis)
The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 14 (7 prior to 2002–03) diagnosis field in the hospital episode statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital.
FCE
A FCE is defined as a period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that the figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year.
Grossing
Figures are grossed for coverage, 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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Primary care trusts (PCTs) and other local stakeholders are responsible for assessing the health needs of their populations, including those with sleep disorders, and commissioning services to meet those needs. Sleep services therefore, should be provided as part of the overall service package that PCTs and other local stakeholders develop for their local populations.
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