House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 28 Oct 2004 (pt 9)

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Doctor and Nurse Numbers

Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were employed in Nottingham (i) in 1997 and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [193590]

Dr. Ladyman: The information is shown in the table.
Numbers of doctors and nurses employed in Nottingham⁽³⁾

Doctors⁽⁴⁾ Nurses⁽⁵⁾

1997

Nottingham Health Authority 1,471 4,695

Total 1,471 4,695

2003

Broxtowe and Hucknall Primary Care Trust (PCT) 67 154

Gedling PCT 91 193

Nottingham City PCT 190 853

Rushcliffe PCT 104 267

Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 421 1,170

Queens Medical Centre NHS Trust 724 2,040

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 229 1,775

Total 1,826 6,452

⁽³⁾ Latest available information.
⁽⁴⁾ These figures include HCHS doctors and general medical practitioners.
⁽⁵⁾ These figures include qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff and general practitioner nurses.
Sources:
Department of Health General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.
Department of Health Medical and Dental Workforce Census.
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census.

	Doctors⁽⁴⁾	Nurses⁽⁵⁾
1997
Nottingham Health Authority	1,471	4,695
Total	1,471	4,695

2003
Broxtowe and Hucknall Primary Care Trust (PCT)	67	154
Gedling PCT	91	193
Nottingham City PCT	190	853
Rushcliffe PCT	104	267
Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust	421	1,170
Queens Medical Centre NHS Trust	724	2,040
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust	229	1,775
Total	1,826	6,452

Drug Action Teams

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the real terms percentage change in the budget for each drug action team in England was in each year from 1996–97 to 2003–04; what the percentage change will be from 2003–04 to 2004–05; and if he will make a statement. [163883]

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Miss Melanie Johnson [pursuant to her reply, 18 May 2004, Official Report, c. 947W]: I regret that my previous reply was incorrect. This was due to an administrative oversight with the collection of the statistics. It should read as follows:

This is the first Government to make substantial funding available for drug treatment. The pooled drug treatment budget totalled £129 million in 2001–02. In 2002–03, the total budget was £195.7 million and this increased to £243.6 million in 2003–04. This additional funding means that all drug action teams (DATs) received a minimum increase of 30 per cent. in 2002–03, with a further average increase of 24 per cent. in 2003–04.

Information on percentage increases in the budget of DATs between 1996 and 2001–02 is not available, as drug treatment was then part of mainstream expenditure. Figures for the increases from 2001 to 2005 are shown in the table.

Percentage increase

Drug Action Team 2001–02
to 2002–03 2002–03
to 2003–04 2003–04
to 2004–05

Bradford 42 34 14

Calderdale 36 26 9

Kirklees 36 26 9

Durham 35 25 7

Darlington 35 24 7

East Riding 39 32 13

Kingston upon Hull 39 29 11

Gateshead 36 25 7

South Tyneside 36 27 9

Leeds 32 21 4

Newcastle 35 24 7

North Tyneside 35 25 8

North Yorkshire 30 18 1

City of York 30 21 4

Northumberland 33 20 4

Sunderland 36 27 9

Stockton 43 37 17

Hartlepool 43 35 15

Middlesbrough 43 35 16

Redcar and Cleveland 43 38 18

Wakefield 31 19 2

Barnsley 35 23 6

Doncaster 38 30 12

Leicester City 36 25 8

Leicestershire 36 28 10

Rutland 36 20 4

Lincolnshire 31 19 3

Rotherham 35 24 7

Sheffield 36 25 8

North Lincolnshire 42 28 10

North East Lincolnshire 42 49 25

Bedfordshire 33 21 5

Luton 33 24 7

Cambridgeshire 30 11 0

Peterborough 30 12 0

Hertfordshire 30 10 0

Norfolk 32 20 4

Suffolk 30 17 0

Barking 36 31 13

Havering 36 26 8

Barnet 41 26 9

Enfield 41 33 14

Haringey 41 36 16

Bexley 36 26 9

Bromley 36 26 9

Greenwich 36 29 11

Brent 38 35 15

Harrow 38 27 10

Camden 30 22 5

Islington 30 20 4

Croydon 40 29 11

Ealing 31 19 2

Hammersmith 31 21 4

Hounslow 31 21 4

City of London 38 66 34

Hackney 38 30 12

Newham 38 38 18

Tower Hamlets 38 30 12

Hillingdon 30 17 0

Kensington and Chelsea 30 10 0

Westminster 30 10 0

Kingston upon Thames 30 10 0

Richmond upon Thames 30 10 0

Lambeth 36 34 15

Lewisham 36 28 10

Southwark 36 34 15

Merton 30 18 2

Sutton 30 17 0

Wandsworth 30 20 4

Redbridge 43 37 17

Waltham Forest 43 42 20

West Berkshire 30 11 0

Reading 30 13 0

Slough 30 14 0

Wokingham 30 12 0

Windsor and Maidenhead 30 11 0

Bracknell Forest 30 12 0

Milton Keynes 30 11 0

Buckinghamshire 30 11 0

East Sussex 35 23 6

Brighton and Hove 35 25 7

Northamptonshire 32 21 4

Oxfordshire 30 10 0

West Sussex 30 10 0

Bristol 31 21 4

South Gloucestershire 31 21 4

North Somerset 31 19 2

Bath and NE Somerset 31 21 4

Cornwall/Isles of Scilly 35 24 7

Bournemouth 30 18 1

Poole 30 14 0

Dorset 30 13 0

Gloucestershire 30 18 2

Somerset 30 16 0

Swindon 30 12 0

Wiltshire 30 10 0

Birmingham 43 37 17

Coventry 40 35 16

Dudley 37 28 10

Herefordshire 30 16 0

Sandwell 39 29 11

Shropshire 31 20 4

Telford and Wrekin 31 21 4

Solihull 34 22 6

Walsall 36 26 8

Warwickshire 30 18 2

Wolverhampton 41 34 15

Worcestershire 31 20 3

Bury 36 25 8

Rochdale 36 25 8

Liverpool 43 37 17

Manchester 35 25 8

Halton 36 27 10

Warrington 36 27 9

Trafford 30 17 1

Salford 30 18 2

Sefton 38 30 12

South Cheshire 31 19 3

St. Helens 42 34 15

Knowsley 42 42 20

Stockport 34 22 6

Oldham 36 26 8

Tameside 36 23 6

Wigan 37 28 10

Bolton 37 25 8

Wirral 45 37 17

Derbyshire 36 29 11

Derby City 38 25 8

Nottinghamshire 40 34 15

City of Nottingham 39 33 14

Essex 30 23 6

Thurrock 37 24 7

Southend 37 17 0

Kent 36 21 4

Medway Towns 30 23 6

Surrey 30 10 0

Portsmouth 33 18 2

Isle of Wight 33 23 6

Hampshire 30 10 0

Southampton 30 19 2

Devon 30 18 1

Torbay 30 20 3

Plymouth 30 17 1

Stoke on Trent 35 24 7

Staffordshire 34 24 7

Cumbria 35 24 7

Blackburn with Darwen 36 27 9

Blackpool 38 23 6

Lancashire 32 27 9

Total average percentage
increase 35 24 7

Note:
Percentage increases have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

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	Percentage increase
Drug Action Team	2001–02 to 2002–03	2002–03 to 2003–04	2003–04 to 2004–05
Bradford	42	34	14
Calderdale	36	26	9
Kirklees	36	26	9
Durham	35	25	7
Darlington	35	24	7
East Riding	39	32	13
Kingston upon Hull	39	29	11
Gateshead	36	25	7
South Tyneside	36	27	9
Leeds	32	21	4
Newcastle	35	24	7
North Tyneside	35	25	8
North Yorkshire	30	18	1
City of York	30	21	4
Northumberland	33	20	4
Sunderland	36	27	9
Stockton	43	37	17
Hartlepool	43	35	15
Middlesbrough	43	35	16
Redcar and Cleveland	43	38	18
Wakefield	31	19	2
Barnsley	35	23	6
Doncaster	38	30	12
Leicester City	36	25	8
Leicestershire	36	28	10
Rutland	36	20	4
Lincolnshire	31	19	3
Rotherham	35	24	7
Sheffield	36	25	8
North Lincolnshire	42	28	10
North East Lincolnshire	42	49	25
Bedfordshire	33	21	5
Luton	33	24	7
Cambridgeshire	30	11	0
Peterborough	30	12	0
Hertfordshire	30	10	0
Norfolk	32	20	4
Suffolk	30	17	0
Barking	36	31	13
Havering	36	26	8
Barnet	41	26	9
Enfield	41	33	14
Haringey	41	36	16
Bexley	36	26	9
Bromley	36	26	9
Greenwich	36	29	11
Brent	38	35	15
Harrow	38	27	10
Camden	30	22	5
Islington	30	20	4
Croydon	40	29	11
Ealing	31	19	2
Hammersmith	31	21	4
Hounslow	31	21	4
City of London	38	66	34
Hackney	38	30	12
Newham	38	38	18
Tower Hamlets	38	30	12
Hillingdon	30	17	0
Kensington and Chelsea	30	10	0
Westminster	30	10	0
Kingston upon Thames	30	10	0
Richmond upon Thames	30	10	0
Lambeth	36	34	15
Lewisham	36	28	10
Southwark	36	34	15
Merton	30	18	2
Sutton	30	17	0
Wandsworth	30	20	4
Redbridge	43	37	17
Waltham Forest	43	42	20
West Berkshire	30	11	0
Reading	30	13	0
Slough	30	14	0
Wokingham	30	12	0
Windsor and Maidenhead	30	11	0
Bracknell Forest	30	12	0
Milton Keynes	30	11	0
Buckinghamshire	30	11	0
East Sussex	35	23	6
Brighton and Hove	35	25	7
Northamptonshire	32	21	4
Oxfordshire	30	10	0
West Sussex	30	10	0
Bristol	31	21	4
South Gloucestershire	31	21	4
North Somerset	31	19	2
Bath and NE Somerset	31	21	4
Cornwall/Isles of Scilly	35	24	7
Bournemouth	30	18	1
Poole	30	14	0
Dorset	30	13	0
Gloucestershire	30	18	2
Somerset	30	16	0
Swindon	30	12	0
Wiltshire	30	10	0
Birmingham	43	37	17
Coventry	40	35	16
Dudley	37	28	10
Herefordshire	30	16	0
Sandwell	39	29	11
Shropshire	31	20	4
Telford and Wrekin	31	21	4
Solihull	34	22	6
Walsall	36	26	8
Warwickshire	30	18	2
Wolverhampton	41	34	15
Worcestershire	31	20	3
Bury	36	25	8
Rochdale	36	25	8
Liverpool	43	37	17
Manchester	35	25	8
Halton	36	27	10
Warrington	36	27	9
Trafford	30	17	1
Salford	30	18	2
Sefton	38	30	12
South Cheshire	31	19	3
St. Helens	42	34	15
Knowsley	42	42	20
Stockport	34	22	6
Oldham	36	26	8
Tameside	36	23	6
Wigan	37	28	10
Bolton	37	25	8
Wirral	45	37	17
Derbyshire	36	29	11
Derby City	38	25	8
Nottinghamshire	40	34	15
City of Nottingham	39	33	14
Essex	30	23	6
Thurrock	37	24	7
Southend	37	17	0
Kent	36	21	4
Medway Towns	30	23	6
Surrey	30	10	0
Portsmouth	33	18	2
Isle of Wight	33	23	6
Hampshire	30	10	0
Southampton	30	19	2
Devon	30	18	1
Torbay	30	20	3
Plymouth	30	17	1
Stoke on Trent	35	24	7
Staffordshire	34	24	7
Cumbria	35	24	7
Blackburn with Darwen	36	27	9
Blackpool	38	23	6
Lancashire	32	27	9

Total average percentage increase	35	24	7

Learning Disorders

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the percentage of school age children with some degree of learning disorder, broken down by type of disorder. [191493]

Margaret Hodge: I have been asked to reply.

From January 2004 the Department began collecting data about children's type of Special Educational Need (SEN) as part of the Pupil Level Annual Schools Census (PLASC).

Maintained and non-maintained schools were asked to record pupils' primary or greatest special need and also their secondary need where that was appropriate. Data were collected for all pupils with statements of SEN and those at School Action Plus. As this is the first year of collection, the data need to be treated with a degree of caution.

Nationally, 3 per cent. of school pupils have statements of SEN and 4.6 per cent. of school pupils are at School Action Plus.

Many pupils have more than one type of need. The table only gives figures for pupils' greatest or primary need of those with a statement of SEN or at School Action.

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Number Percentage

Specific Learning Difficulty 83,780 14.2

Moderate Learning Difficulty 171,930 29.2

Severe Learning Difficulty 32,020 5.4

Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty 7,780 1.3

Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulty 126,890 21.6

Speech, Language and
Communication Needs 63,890 10.9

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 31,260 5.3

Visual impairment 7,170 1.2

Hearing Impairment 12,960 2.2

Multi-Sensory Impairment 860 0.1

Physical Disability 24,660 4.2

Other 25,530 4.3

	Number	Percentage
Specific Learning Difficulty	83,780	14.2
Moderate Learning Difficulty	171,930	29.2
Severe Learning Difficulty	32,020	5.4
Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty	7,780	1.3
Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulty	126,890	21.6
Speech, Language and Communication Needs	63,890	10.9
Autistic Spectrum Disorder	31,260	5.3
Visual impairment	7,170	1.2
Hearing Impairment	12,960	2.2
Multi-Sensory Impairment	860	0.1
Physical Disability	24,660	4.2
Other	25,530	4.3

Of these, about 40 per cent. (237,000) have statements of SEN, the others are at School Action plus.

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