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Drug Rehabilitation Places
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many drug rehabilitation places were available in (a) the Castle Point and Rochford Primary Care Trust area and (b) Essex in 2003–04. [190976]
Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is not collected centrally.
Epilepsy
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many surgical operations have been carried out to treat epilepsy in each of the last five years in England. [190980]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Counts of finished consultant episodes for 1998–99 to 2002–03 for patients diagnosed with epilepsy and requiring an operation are shown in the table.
| FCEs | |
|---|---|
| 1998–99 | 4,851 |
| 1999–2000 | 4,682 |
| 2000–01 | 4,541 |
| 2001–02 | 3,979 |
| 2002–03 | 3,987 |
Notes:
1. The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 14 (seven prior to 2002–03) diagnosis fields in the hospital episode statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital.
2. An 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. Figures are grossed for both coverage and missing/invalid clinical data, except for 2002–03, which are not yet adjusted for shortfalls.
Source:
HES, Department of Health.
Foot Operations
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the reasons are for the differences between the system of monitoring foot operations carried out by orthopaedic surgeons and that for monitoring operations carried out by podiatric surgeons; and what plans he has to standardise such monitoring systems. [188665]
Miss Melanie Johnson
[holding answer 13 September 2004]: Minor procedures to the feet are generally performed on an out-patient basis, that is, without admitting the patient. There is currently no mandated collection of data on out-patient procedures, regardless of which type of professional is responsible for the work. Any data collected locally are outside of departmental requirements and the decision to collect and monitor such information rests with the front line organisations.
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Gender Dysphoria
Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the average waiting times for a first appointment at each gender identity clinic for people suffering from gender dysphoria. [187240]
Mr. Hutton: This information is not collected centrally.
Grapefruit Consumption
Dr. Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the NHS have made of the possible health benefits to individuals of the regular consumption of grapefruits and grapefruit juice. [190017]
Miss Melanie Johnson: We are not aware of any studies that focus specifically on the potential health benefits of consuming grapefruit or grapefruit juice. However, there is clear and growing evidence for the protective effects of eating fruit and vegetables against chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and cancer. Eating at least five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables a day on average could lead to estimated reductions of up to 20 per cent., in overall deaths from such diseases.
GPs (Greater London)
Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average general practitioner list size was in Greater London, broken down by national health service trust, in each of the last 10 years. [170506]
Mr. Hutton [pursuant to his reply, 11 May 2004, Official Report, c. 313W]: I regret that the figures provided in my previous response were incorrect, due to an error in the published figures. Correct figures have now been placed in the Library.
Health Services
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what new clinical services have been provided at York District Hospital since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [191154]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is shown in the table.
Source:
York Hospitals National Health Service Trust
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Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses have completed (a) basic and (b) advanced training courses at York nursing school in each year since 1997. [191158]
Miss Melanie Johnson: Information is not collected centrally on the number of nurses completing training recruited into the national health service or still working in the NHS. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) holds information on the number of nurses and midwifes initially entering the register, a pre-requisite for employment in the NHS and other sectors in the United Kingdom. This information can be found on the NMC website at www.nmc-uk.org.
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average NHS expenditure per household in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) York was (i) in cash terms and (ii) at current prices in (A) 1997 and (B) the latest year for which figures are available. [191179]
Mr. Hutton: The information is not collected centrally in the format requested.
The tables show expenditure per weighted head of population in England, and in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region, in cash terms and at 2003–04 prices, by strategic health authority area, for 1997–98 and 2003–04, which is the latest year for which figures are available.
| Strategic health authority area | 1997–98 | 2003–04 |
|---|---|---|
| North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | 616.66 | 1,112.53 |
| West Yorkshire | 626.14 | 1,135.64 |
| South Yorkshire | 644.95 | 1,200.84 |
| England | 607.85 | 1,115.25 |
| Strategic health authority area | 1997–98 | 2003–04 |
|---|---|---|
| North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | 714.50 | 1,112.53 |
| West Yorkshire | 725.48 | 1,135.64 |
| South Yorkshire | 747.27 | 1,200.84 |
| England | 704.29 | 1,115.25 |
Notes:
1. Expenditure is taken from audited health authority accounts and primary care trust summarisation schedules, which are prepared on a resource basis and therefore differ from cash allocations in the year. The expenditure is the total expenditure by the relevant health authorities for both years, and the commissioner costs of the primary care trusts for 2003–04.
2. The total NHS expenditure cannot be identified by health authority area because the majority of general dental services expenditure is not included in the individual health authority accounts or primary care trust summarisation schedules and is separately accounted for by the Dental Practice Board. The majority of pharmaceutical services expenditure is accounted for by the Prescription Pricing Authority and not by health authorities or primary care trusts.
3. Figures for 1997–98 have been prepared using gross expenditure figures. Figures for 2003–04 based on strategic health authority areas have been adjusted to eliminate expenditure, which would be double counted where an authority acts as a lead in commissioning healthcare or other services.
Sources:
Audited accounts of the health authorities 1997–98.
Audited summarisation forms of the strategic health authorities 2003–04.
Audited summarisation schedules of primary care trusts within the health authority areas 2003–04
Weighted population figures Her Majesty's Treasury Gross Domestic Product deflator.
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