House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 13 Dec 2004 (pt 48)

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Funding

Mr. Crausby: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public funding has been spent on heart disease and cancer care in Bolton, North-East in each of the last five years. [203373]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is not held centrally. Allocations of funding for particular treatments are matters for the local primary care trust.

General Social Care Council

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what performance standard has been set for processing an application by the General Social Care Council; how long it has taken on average in the last period for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. [203067]

Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is not collected centrally.

Genito-Urinary Medicine

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been referred to genito-urinary medicine clinics in each year since 1997; and what proportion were given an appointment within 48 hours. [199449]

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Miss Melanie Johnson: Genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics provide open access patient care and patients do not have to be referred to them. The number of attendances at GUM clinics between 1997 and 2003 are shown in the table. Waiting times information are not collected centrally for the years in question. Results from a recent survey of GUM waiting times, GUM waiting times audit: May 2004, are available from the Health Protection Agency's website at www.hpa.org.uk.
Total attendance at GUM clinics, by sex, England: 1997–2003

Male Female Total

1997 443,344 525,498 968,842

1998 475,271 556,520 1,031,791

1999 496,017 572,879 1,068,896

2000 536,110 609,982 1,146,092

2001 604,189 681,153 1,285,342

2002 704,076 779,767 1,483,843

2003 969,934 1,076,914 2,046,848

Source:
Health Protection Agency-KC60 returns.

	Male	Female	Total
1997	443,344	525,498	968,842
1998	475,271	556,520	1,031,791
1999	496,017	572,879	1,068,896
2000	536,110	609,982	1,146,092
2001	604,189	681,153	1,285,342
2002	704,076	779,767	1,483,843
2003	969,934	1,076,914	2,046,848

GP Surgeries

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding has been made available in each primary care trust area for upgrading or rebuilding general practitioner surgeries. [203120]

Mr. Hutton: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 18 November 2004, Official Report, column. 1966W.

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Greater Manchester Surgical Unit, Trafford

Tony Lloyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when the business case was presented for the Greater Manchester Surgical Unit, Trafford to (a) the board of the relevant strategic health authority and (b) the respective boards of the Greater Manchester primary care trust; and when that business case was approved by these bodies; [203289]

(2) what surgical procedures will be undertaken by the Greater Manchester Surgical Unit, Trafford. [203290]

Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 8 December 2004]: The Greater Manchester surgical centre will make a notable improvement on waiting times and waiting lists in Manchester. A range of surgical procedures will be undertaken at the centre including primary knee and hip replacements and minor surgery.

Detailed information regarding the centre's business case is not held centrally. This information can be obtained from the Greater Manchester strategic health authority.

Health Services

Mrs. Ellman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been made available for health services in Liverpool in each year since 1997. [203043]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is shown in the following table.
Allocations to Liverpool health authority (HA) and successor primary care trusts (PCTs) 1996–97 to 2005–06 £ thousand

HA/PCT 1996–97 allocation⁽³³⁾ 1997–98 allocation⁽³³⁾ 1998–99 allocation⁽³³⁾ 1999–2000 allocation⁽³³⁾ 2000–01 allocation⁽³³⁾

Liverpool HA 230,029 243,040 253,814 350,296 379,504

Central Liverpool PCT n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

North Liverpool PCT n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

South Liverpool PCT n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

£ thousand

HA/PCT 2001–02 allocation⁽³³⁾ 2002–03 allocation⁽³³⁾ 2003–04 allocation⁽³³⁾ 2004–05 allocation⁽³³⁾ 2005–06 allocation⁽³³⁾

Liverpool HA 410,236 453,913 n/a n/a n/a

Central Liverpool PCT n/a n/a 286,884 321,165 358,315

North Liverpool PCT n/a n/a 118,120 132,316 147,710

South Liverpool PCT n/a n/a 100,413 110,029 120,103

⁽³³⁾ 1999–2000 is the first year of unified allocations covering hospital and community health services (HCHS), prescribing and general medical service cash limited.
Note:
These figures are not comparable with those for previous years, which cover HCHS only.

HA/PCT	1996–97 allocation⁽³³⁾	1997–98 allocation⁽³³⁾	1998–99 allocation⁽³³⁾	1999–2000 allocation⁽³³⁾	2000–01 allocation⁽³³⁾
Liverpool HA	230,029	243,040	253,814	350,296	379,504
Central Liverpool PCT	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
North Liverpool PCT	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
South Liverpool PCT	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

HA/PCT	2001–02 allocation⁽³³⁾	2002–03 allocation⁽³³⁾	2003–04 allocation⁽³³⁾	2004–05 allocation⁽³³⁾	2005–06 allocation⁽³³⁾
Liverpool HA	410,236	453,913	n/a	n/a	n/a
Central Liverpool PCT	n/a	n/a	286,884	321,165	358,315
North Liverpool PCT	n/a	n/a	118,120	132,316	147,710
South Liverpool PCT	n/a	n/a	100,413	110,029	120,103

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many finished consultant episodes there were in the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital's Trust in each year since its formation. [202682]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is shown in the following table.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne hospitals national health service trust. Count of finished consultant episodes (FCEs): 1998–99 to 2003–04

FCEs

1998–99 155,082

1999–2000 159,890

2000–01 162,021

2001–02 166,674

2002–03 172,800

2003–04 174,095

Notes:
1. A 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.
2. Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).
Source:
Hospital episode statistics, Department of Health.

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	FCEs
1998–99	155,082
1999–2000	159,890
2000–01	162,021
2001–02	166,674
2002–03	172,800
2003–04	174,095

Health White Paper

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research he has evaluated on the introduction of a national campaign on sexual health as set out in the White Paper, Choosing Health, Cm 6374, paragraph 15. [199459]

Miss Melanie Johnson: A comprehensive review of research about sexual health campaigns, undertaken for the Department in 2002, analysed the benefits of a broad spectrum of public information campaigns. In the context of the White Paper, Choosing Health, this review is being updated to inform the development of the new campaign.

Hospital Infections

Mr. Lyons: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital trusts in England recorded a reduction in hospital infections between 2003 and 2004. [200892]

Miss Melanie Johnson: Information is not available for most healthcare associated infections, but data for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood stream infections are routinely available as the number of cases in each acute national health service trust and as the number of cases per 1,000 bed days. A comparison of MRSA rates for April 2003 to March 2004 with MRSA rates for April 2002 to March 2003 showed that rates had fallen in 45 of 173 acute NHS trusts in England.

Mr. John Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of the MRSA cases reported in 2003–04 at Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Hospital Trust resulted in (a) death, (b) loss of physical ability or limbs and (c) enduring weeping wounds; and what the figures were in the previous two years. [202707]

Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 8 December 2004]: This information is not collected centrally.

Independent Treatment Centres

Mr. Jon Owen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many independent sector treatment centres have contacts with the NHS; and what assessment he has made of their impact on (a) patient care and (b) quality of life; [202575]

(2) whether there has been a reduction in NHS waiting lists in the areas in which independent sector treatment centres are operating; [202576]

(3) whether there has been a reduction in the number of NHS patients opting for private treatment in areas of the country where independent sector treatment centres are operating. [202577]

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Mr. Hutton: Seven contracts for independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) have been signed. More are expected to be signed shortly and all will be subject to review of their outcomes. The additional 250,000 patients ISTCs will be treating each year by the end of 2005 will help improve the quality of life for patients who previously may have had to wait longer for treatment.

ISTCs have contributed to the 12 per cent., waiting list reductions over the past 12 months highlighted in the Chief Executive's report to the national health service (December 2004). Mobile magnetic resonance imaging units are also helping to speed up diagnosis and treatment for many patients.

Data on the number of patients opting to pay for private treatment is not available.

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