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Health Care Forums
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions his Department has had with the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Healthcare on the decision to cap forum membership at an average of 10 members per forum. [179679]
Ms Rosie Winterton [pursuant to her reply, 28 June 2004, Official Report, c. 108W]: I regret that my previous reply was incorrect. It should read as follows:
As an independent organisation, it was not necessary for the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH) to formally consult the Department on its decision to limit the number of members of patients' forums. Through regular meetings with the CPPIH, we have been made aware of its decision and future plans.
Hospices
Mr. David Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the running costs of (a) children's hospices and (b) adult hospices was provided by the Government in each of the last three years. [182596]
Dr. Ladyman: This information is not collected centrally. Funding the services provided by hospices is a matter for negotiation between the hospice concerned and the national health service primary care trusts to which the hospice provides a service. There are no limits to the amount of funding which may be provided; this is for local decision.
The amount of funding going to adult hospices will increase following the additional £50 million per annum allocated for adult specialist palliative care from last year, but full information on how much extra funding has gone to voluntary sector services is not yet known.
Mr. David Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to increase funding for children's hospices. [182597]
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Dr. Ladyman: Government funding for children's hospices in England is available from primary care trusts (PCTs), which are responsible for deciding which health services the local population requires, and ensuring the provision of these services. It is for individual PCTs to decide the level of funding they allocate to children's palliative care services, including services provided by children's hospices. There are no limits to the amount of funding which may be provided; this is for local decision through negotiation between children's hospices and PCTs.
Kidderminster Treatment Centre
Mr. Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the anticipated start date is for the Kidderminster Treatment Centre contract; for how long it will run; and if he will make it his policy to ensure the contract coincides with the financial year of the local primary care trusts. [182530]
Dr. Ladyman: Negotiations are still under way and therefore it would be premature to announce an intended start date for this contract. We will, however, ensure that extra capacity to treat local patients, either on a permanent or interim basis, is available from October 2004. Subject to successful conclusion of negotiations, the contract would run for five years and the local primary care trusts are aware of their financial commitment for the period of the contract.
North Somerset Primary Care Trust
Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether North Somerset Primary Care Trust is being asked to take debt belonging to the North Bristol Trust; and what action he is taking to ensure that primary care trusts are not forced to take on each other's debt. [183837]
Ms Rosie Winterton: Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority has not asked local primary care trusts (PCTs) to contribute to the repayment of historic debt incurred by North Bristol National Health Service Trust. The Department agreed in 2003–04 to defer repayment of £90 million of deficits across the Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority health economy until 2006–07. This includes deficits incurred by North Bristol NHS Trust.
Local PCTs have been asked to provide non-recurrent support to North Bristol NHS Trust to meet its current operational costs while it continues to deliver further efficiencies to achieve underlying financial balance by 2007–08.
Public Services Funding
Mr. Gale: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will identify, for (a) his Department and (b) the agencies and task forces for which it is responsible, each funding stream for public services in (i) the Isle of Thanet and (ii) the Canterbury city local authority area. [181731]
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Ms Rosie Winterton: The funding streams for health services in the Isle of Thanet and the Canterbury city local authority area are listed as follows:
Unified allocations.
Primary medical services allocations.
Operational capital allocations.
Strategic capital allocations.
Centrally funded initiatives—capital and revenue.
Waiting Times/Lists
Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on NHS waiting times for heart surgery in Manchester, Central. [182664]
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 Central Manchester Primary Care Trust area.
Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes there have been to NHS waiting list times in the last seven years for the residents of Manchester, Central. [182668]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information is shown in the table.
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Source:
Department of Health form KH07 and monthly monitoring.
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