House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 13 Jul 2004 (pt 28)

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Warrington Hospital

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) physiotherapists, (d) health care assistants and (e) scientists were employed at Warrington Hospital in each year since 1997. [183045]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is shown in the table.

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Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS), and national health service hospital and community health services: Non-medical staff, in each specified NHS trust by each specified staff group.As at 30 September each specified year headcount

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Warrington Hospital NHS Trust

HCHS doctors 171 187 194 202 ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾—

Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff 688 751 755 796 ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾—

Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff 268 279 282 299 ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾—

of which

Qualified physiotherapy staff 29 34 37 37 ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾—

NHS plan target group healthcare assistants 639 734 757 799 ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾—

North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust

HCHS doctors ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— 275 292 296

Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— 1,093 1,243 1,156

Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— 502 475 354

of which

Qualified physiotherapy staff ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— 74 80 75

NHS plan target group healthcare assistants ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— ⁽³¹⁾— 1,021 957 1,013

⁽³¹⁾ Not applicable.
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Warrington Hospital NHS Trust
HCHS doctors	171	187	194	202	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff	688	751	755	796	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—
Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff	268	279	282	299	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—

of which
Qualified physiotherapy staff	29	34	37	37	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—
NHS plan target group healthcare assistants	639	734	757	799	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—

North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust
HCHS doctors	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	275	292	296
Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	1,093	1,243	1,156
Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	502	475	354

of which
Qualified physiotherapy staff	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	74	80	75
NHS plan target group healthcare assistants	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	⁽³¹⁾—	1,021	957	1,013

Women's Health

Diana Organ: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what clinical guidelines are issued by the NHS for the treatment of (a) menorrhagia and (b) uterine fibroids; [181137]

(2) what information the NHS makes available to patients on alternatives to hysterectomy. [181138]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued guidance on endometrial ablation for menorrhagia on 28 April 2004.

They have also issued guidelines on alternative surgical treatments for menorrhagia including balloon thermal endometrial ablation (August 2003), uterine artery embolisation for fibroids (August 2003), and free and fluid thermal endometrial ablation, March 2003.

NICE are also developing a clinical guideline on hysterectomy as part of their eighth wave work programme.

All NICE guidance is provided in formats written for patients, carers and the public. In addition, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists produces information for patients, developed from guidelines.

Diana Organ: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much it costs the NHS to perform a (a) hydro thermo ablation, (b) microwave ablation, (c) balloon ablation and (d) uterine fibroid embolisation and (e) hysterectomy. [181141]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The national average cost of undertaking these procedures as an elective in-patient by a national health service trust is (a) to (c) between £740 and £846, (d) £1,513, and (e) £2,318.

Source:

Reference Costs 2003—relates to financial year 2002–03.

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EDUCATION AND SKILLS

Adoption Cases

Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in how many cases in the area of (a) Cumbria county council, (b) Durham county council, (c) North Tyneside council, (d) South Tyneside council, (e) Northumberland county council, (f) Hartlepool council, (g) York city council, (h) Sunderland city council, (i) Gateshead borough council, (j) Darlington unitary authority, (k) Middlesbrough borough council, (l) Stockton council, (m) Newcastle city council, (n) North Yorkshire county council and (o) Redcar and Cleveland council a birth parent has been notified by the authority that they should consider taking legal advice about the position of their child who is in care or has been adopted in a case reviewed following the judgement in R. v. Cannings. [179922]

Margaret Hodge: Information about the advice given by local authorities to birth parents of children who are in the care of or who have been adopted in the specified local authority areas, is not held centrally. However, following my oral statement to the House of Commons on 23 February, I wrote to the Law Society, in order to ensure that the contents of my statement might, if considered helpful, be promulgated by the Law Society among its members.

Carers

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what analysis he has undertaken into bullying linked to people being young carers. [181360]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: Data on bullying is not collected centrally and there is no reliable basis for an estimate of prevalence. We recognise however, that children from a variety of backgrounds may experience bullying and any instance of bullying is unacceptable. Our guidance pack 'Bullying: Don't Suffer in Silence' and the anti-bullying

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charter and the anti-bullying website www.dfes.gov.uk/bullying offer detailed advice on preventing and addressing bullying. In November 2003 I launched our anti-bullying charter for schools, which schools are now signing. It is accompanied by a summary of effective practice to help schools review and enhance their anti-bullying policies. The charter was launched at the first of a series of regional conferences which we ran from November 2003 and to June 2004. These conferences have been an opportunity for schools and other partners to share good practice on this issue. Details of the conferences can be accessed online at www. teachernet.gov.uk/antibullying.

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers advises young carers to get in touch with Childline and The Anti-Bullying Campaign (Bullying Online) if they are being bullied. Both of these anti-bullying organisations have played significant roles in the conferences mentioned above—Esther Rantzen of ChildLine has been a keynote speaker and Bullying Online has been an exhibitor at several of the conferences.

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many young carer's assessments have been conducted in each year since 1997; [181098]

(2) how many family assessments under the Children Act 1989 have been conducted in each year since the Act has been in force. [181099]

Margaret Hodge: The following table shows the only available figures (2002 and 2003). These figures include any assessments that were made in relation to young carers and their families. Specific information about the number of young carers' assessments is not collected centrally.
Assessments⁽³²⁾ completed in the year ending 31 March—England

Number

2002 2003

Initial assessments 261,500 263,900

Core assessments 56,100 55,700

⁽³²⁾ Figures for initial and core assessments include unborn children.
Source:
CPR3 return.

	Number
	2002	2003
Initial assessments	261,500	263,900
Core assessments	56,100	55,700

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