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NHS Professionals
Mr. Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the total value of outstanding invoices over 90 days old owed by NHS Professionals to private recruitment agencies has been in each quarter since its inception; [190486]
(2) how many placements for (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) corporate staff have been filled by NHS Professionals with (i) NHS Professionals staff and (ii) staff sourced from private recruitment agencies; and what the total value of placements was in each case. [190487]
Dr. Ladyman: The information is not collected centrally.
NHS Professionals meet the best payment practice in the NHS, which requires at least 95 per cent. of suppliers to be paid within 30 days. NHS Professionals has confirmed that it currently has no invoices for private sector agencies outstanding over 90 days.
NHS Staff
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of staff in the NHS are of each ethnic group. [193072]
Dr. Ladyman:
The information requested is shown in the following table.
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| England at 30 September 2003 | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| All staff | 1,144,697 | n/a |
| All staff declaring ethnicity(25) | 1,003,759 | 100 |
| 2001 population census ethnic classification categories | ||
| All 2001 ethnic classifications | 935,776 | n/a |
| All 2001 ethnic classifications declaring ethnicity(25) | 807,497 | 80.4 |
| White | 696,507 | 86.3 |
| Black or black British | 35,114 | 4.3 |
| Asian or Asian British | 48,251 | 6.0 |
| Mixed | 7,251 | 0.9 |
| Chinese | 4,435 | 0.5 |
| Any other ethnic classification | 15,939 | 2.0 |
| Not stated | 128,279 | n/a |
| Earlier ethnic classification categories | ||
| All earlier ethnic classifications | 208,921 | n/a |
| All earlier ethnic classifications declaring ethnicity(25) | 196,262 | 19.6 |
| White | 175,131 | 89.2 |
| Black | 9,183 | 4.7 |
| Asian | 6,255 | 3.2 |
| Any other ethnic classification | 5,693 | 2.9 |
| Not stated | 12,659 | n/a |
| All ethnic minority classifications(25) | 132,121 | 13.2 |
n/a = Not applicable.
(24) From 1 April 2001, newly appointed staff have been asked to classify themselves using the ethnic categories listed in the 2001 population census. Existing staff will be reclassified over time but data returns currently include a mixture of 2001 categories and older information based on 1991 population census categories.
(25) Calculations based on staff whose ethnic category is known.
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census
Department of Health non-medical workforce census
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what powers the newly-appointed NHS Equality and Human Rights Tsar will have to ensure that the NHS employs a fair number of people from all backgrounds; [193073]
(2) what the terms of reference of the NHS Equality and Human Rights Tsar are; what targets he is expected to meet; and what powers he will have to enforce his remit. [193074]
Dr. Ladyman: The role of the national director for equality and human rights, Mr. Surinder Sharma, is to promote the Government's equality and human rights agenda across the health and social care system, including taking forward the Department's action plan on leadership and race equality; act as the chief executive's advisor and champion in the national health service; and work in partnership across Government, with equality and human rights organisations and other key stakeholders, including health and social care inspectorates, and the new NHS employers organisations.
The director's brief is to deliver change at a national level, within the context of the NHS improvement plan, to help ensure health and social care services are available on an equitable basis and support the NHS in integrating equality and diversity into its corporate strategies and actions. Through this, the director will assist the Department and NHS in complying with their legal duties in relation to equality and human rights, and developing good practice, but he will not have legal enforcement powers.
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Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average full-time equivalent gross pay of NHS (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) professions allied to medicine, (d) administrative and clerical staff and (e) ancillary staff in York was in each year since 1997. [192430]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is not held centrally.
NHS Wheelchair Services
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department will adopt the service standards developed by industry for NHS wheelchair services. [192864R]
Dr. Ladyman: Local wheelchair services should develop their own policies and procedures in accordance with local need and in consultation with local stakeholders.
North Cheshire Hospital Trust
Helen Southworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people have received treatment for (a) type I diabetes and (b) type II diabetes and associated conditions in North Cheshire Hospital Trust during the last 12 months; [193629]
(2) how many people have received treatment for coronary heart disease and associated conditions in North Cheshire Hospitals Trust during the last 12 months; [193630]
(3) how many people have received treatment for stroke and associated conditions in North Cheshire Hospitals Trust during the last 12 months. [193631]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 25 October 2004]: This information is not currently available. The hospital episode statistics (HES) data is held by the Department and provides information on admitted patient care for England. HES will publish data for the 2003–04 financial year alongside the national health service chief executive's report in December 2004.
Helen Southworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people have received support from NHS dieticians in Warrington in the last 12 months; [193632]
(2) how many people with chronic pain have been referred to North Cheshire Hospital trust in the last 12 months; what services are available to them; and how many specialist staff, broken down by grade, are providing the services. [193645]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 25 October 2004]: The information requested is not held centrally.
Nurses
Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses have been trained in the UK in each year since the launch of the NHS plan in 2000; and how many he anticipates will be trained in the UK in each of the next 10 years. [193106]
Dr. Ladyman:
Information on the number of students entering pre-registration training in England each year since 1999–2000, the NHS plan target baseline, is shown in the table.
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| Number | |
|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 18,707 |
| 2000–01 | 20,021 |
| 2001–02 | 21,770 |
| 2002–03 | 22,956 |
| 2003–04 | 24,284 |
Source:
Quarterly Monitoring Returns.
The NHS plan target for increasing the number of training places for nurses has been achieved. Between 1999–2000 and 2003–04, the number of nurses and midwives entering training in England each year has increased by 5,577. Information on the number of training places anticipated in each of the next 10 years is not available, though latest figures for the current financial year show that there will be further increases.
Information for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for the devolved Administrations.
Nursing Homes (Variation Certificates)
Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost is of a variation certificate from the Commission for Social Care Inspection for a nursing home with (a) five beds increasing to six, (b) 10 beds increasing to 11, (c) 20 beds increasing to 22, (d) 40 beds increasing to 49 and (e) 50 beds increasing to 100; and what the equivalent costs were in (i) 2003 and (ii) 2002. [191148]
Dr. Ladyman: I understand from the chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection that the fee for the increase in bed numbers set out in the Fees and Frequency of Inspection Regulations 2004 is £792. The cost in 2003 was £660 and in 2002 it was £550.
Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what a variation certificate from the Commission for Social Care Inspection for a nursing home covers, that is not the responsibility of a local authority's planning and building control officer. [191167]
Dr. Ladyman: I understand from the chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) that the CSCI will consider the suitability of the premises for the purposes of providing a care home and the adequacy of arrangements to provide the service, for example, staffing.
Mr. Flook: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the longest period is that may elapse between inspections of a nursing home by the Commission for Social Care Inspection. [191180]
Dr. Ladyman: Care homes are required to be inspected by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) a minimum of twice in the 12 month period from April to March. This means that the gap between inspections may be up to almost a year, but will typically average six months.
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