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Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Department has to review the role of denturists within the NHS; and if he will make a statement. [187228]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The practice of denturism is currently illegal in the United Kingdom, but the Department is working with the General Dental Council (GDC) to provide for the registration of appropriately trained clinical dental technicians (CDTs). On 30 July we issued for consultation a draft of an Order which, with other amendments to the Dentists Act 1984 to modernise the regulation of dentistry, would give the GDC the necessary powers. Comments on the draft are requested by 30 October and it will subsequently be laid before Parliament for debate under the affirmative procedure. Subject to approval, we expect the Order to come into force during 2005.
Mr. Tony Clarke: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff vacancies there were on average in the NHS in Northampton in each year since 1997. [186520]
Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is shown in the table.
1999 | 2000 | 2001 | ||||
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Northamptonshire HA (19992001) and Leicestershire, | Three month vacancy rates and numbers | |||||
Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA (200204) | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number |
GP | | | | 44 | | 89 |
Consultant and other doctors (excluding doctors in training) | 3.30 | 9 | (56) | (56) | 1.20 | 3 |
All nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (excluding HA staff) | 2.3 | 76 | 1.6 | 57 | 2.1 | 73 |
All scientific, therapeutic and technical staff (excluding HA staff) | 1.0 | 9 | 2.8 | 26 | 3.4 | 34 |
All other staff (excluding HA staff) | 1.8 | 43 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.4 | 9 |
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | ||||
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Northamptonshire HA (19992001) and Leicestershire, | Three month vacancy rates and numbers | |||||
Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA (200204) | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number |
GP | | (57)123 | | (58)48 | | |
Consultant and other doctors (excluding doctors in training) | 1.80 | 5 | 5.40 | 47 | 7.70 | 31 |
All nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff (excluding HA staff) | 3.4 | 116 | 2.8 | 281 | 1.7 | 192 |
All scientific, therapeutic and technical staff (excluding HA staff) | 3.5 | 36 | 3.4 | 112 | 2.4 | 87 |
All other staff (excluding HA staff) | 0.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 47 | 1.2 | 97 |
Mr. Tony Clarke: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) support staff were employed by Northampton General Hospital, in each of the last 10 years. [186590]
Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is shown in the table.
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many overseas nurses are employed in the University Hospital of Leicester. [186625]
Dr. Ladyman: This information is not collected centrally.
Mr. Liddell-Grainger: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many modern matrons have been appointed in the NHS since the NHS Plan was introduced; and if he will make a statement. [186665]
Mr. Hutton: The latest figures, taken from local development plan returns from trusts, indicate that, as at December 2003, there were 3,200 modern matrons employed in the national health service.
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether community matrons will take precedence over senior district nurses in the general recruitment process. [187166]
Mr. Hutton: It is for local national health service trusts to determine their local work force priorities and to recruit staff according to local need and national priorities. The Government has increased the number of nurses working in the NHS by 77,500 since 1997, which includes an increase of 25 per cent. in community service nurses.
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the impact on current staffing levels of his aim to recruit 3,000 community matrons. [187167]
Mr. Hutton: It is expected that nurses with the skills and knowledge to take on the role of community matron will be recruited from a range of community, hospital and intermediate care settings, in particular district nursing. The introduction of community matrons will mean staffing working differently and more effectively and may not always require additional nursing staff.
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the impact of community matrons on staffing levels of social care professionals. [187339]
Mr. Hutton:
In order to deliver benefits for patients, community matrons will need to be able to assess patients medical, psychological and social care needs. This
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combination of skills is largely found in experienced nurses, rather than social care professionals. It is expected that social care professionals will form part of the multi-professional team that community matrons will work within.
Mr. Anthony D. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the performance of health authorities in Great Yarmouth in meeting out-patient access targets since 1997. [186714]
Dr. Ladyman: Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic Health Authority's (which covers the health economies of Great Yarmouth) performance on meeting out-patient access targets are shown in the table. The figures for 1997 are not available.
March: | Over 13 weeks | Over 17 weeks |
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1998 | 17,859 | n/a |
1999 | 21,517 | n/a |
2000 | 19,183 | n/a |
2001 | 15,429 | n/a |
2002 | 10,797 | n/a |
2003 | 5,366 | 1,685 |
2004 | 2,556 | 0 |
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