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Allergy Services

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress his Department has made in the review of the available data and research on the epidemiology of allergic conditions that the Government undertook to carry out in their response to the Health Select Committee's Report on the Provision of Allergy Services; [221473]

(2) what assessment he has made of the need for specific allergy services outlined by the Health Select Committee's Report on the Provision of Allergy Services; and what progress his Department has made with the provision of specific allergy services since publication of the Committee's report; [221474]

(3) what assessment he has made of the resources necessary to commission the evidence review of allergy services mentioned in the Government's response to the Health Select Committee's Report on the Provision of Allergy Services. [221475]

Dr. Ladyman: The Government's response (Cm 6433) to the Health Committee's report on the provision of allergy services stated that the first step towards any programme of improvements in allergy services should be a review of the available data and research on the epidemiology of allergic conditions and the effectiveness
 
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of relevant interventions. Officials are currently working to identify the resources needed to take forward this work.

We hope to complete the review by summer 2006 and we will consider what further action to take in light of this review.

Alzheimer's Disease

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) donepezil, (b) rivastigmine and (c) galantamine in treating Alzheimer's sufferers; and if he will make a statement. [220459]

Dr. Ladyman [holding answer 8 March 2005]: The National Institute of Clinical Effectiveness (NICE) issued guidelines in 2001 on the clinical and cost effectiveness of donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine in the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. It is currently reviewing this guidance and on 1 March issued draft guidance for consultation. Further details are available on NICE'S website at www.nice.org.uk.

NICE is a special health authority, which was set up in April 1999 to give advice to the national health service on best clinical practice, including the clinical and cost effectiveness of drugs and other treatments, to help reduce variation in prescribing practice.

NICE is an independent body, which develops its guidance after careful consideration of the available evidence, and in close consultation with patient groups, professional organisations and the pharmaceutical industry.

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects a decision from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence on the use of the drug Ebiza for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. [221022]

Dr. Ladyman: Information on the timescales for the production of all National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance is available on its website at www.nice.org.uk.

Bed Occupancy (London Acute Trusts)

Mr. Mark Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the bed occupancy rates for acute trusts in London were in each of the last four years. [221020]

Dr. Ladyman: The information requested is shown in the table.
Average daily number of available and occupied beds by sector in London Acute Trusts, 2000–04

		2003–04
		Total
		Available	Occupied	Percentage occupied
RF4	Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust	1,491	1,348	90.4
RVL	Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust	1,001	934	93.2
RRP	Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust	751	677	90.2
RNJ	Barts and the London NHS Trust	1,090	987	90.6
RG3	Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust	546	480	88.0
TAP	Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust	424	385	90.9
RV3	Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust	814	707	86.8
ROM	Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust	503	460	91.4
RC3	Ealing Hospital NHS Trust	436	388	89.0
RWK	East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust	628	586	93.3
RVR	Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust	873	735	84.2
RP4	Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Trust	293	213	72.7
RJ1	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust	1,278	992	77.7
RON	Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust	1,037	940	90.6
RQX	Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust	508	434	85.5
RJZ	King's College Hospital NHS Trust	966	887	91.8
RAX	Kingston Hospital NHS Trust	585	515	88.1
RJ6	Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust	729	639	87.7
RP6	Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust	49	33	68.0
RNH	Newham Healthcare NHS Trust	449	366	81.4
RAT	North East London Mental Health NHS Trust	726	660	90.9
RAP	North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust	478	440	92.1
RPG	Oxleas NHS Trust	442	423	95.7
RG2	Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust	484	423	87.5
RGZ	Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust	453	379	83.7
RT3	Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust	388	340	87.7
RAL	Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust	889	782	88.0
RAN	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust	194	143	73.6
RV5	South London and Maudsley NHS Trust	1,054	996	94.5
RQY	South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust	740	86.6	846
RJ7	St George's Healthcare NHS Trust	1,000	865	86.5
RJ5	St Mary's NHS Trust	635	594	93.5
RAS	The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust	539	472	87.6
RJ2	The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust	583	517	88.7
RV8	North West London Hospitals NHS Trust	874	779	89.2
RPY	The Royal Marsden NHS Trust	231	194	84.1
RKE	The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust	443	403	90.9
RRV	University College London Hospitals NHS Trust	926	799	86.2
RKL	West London Mental Health NHS Trust	673	625	92.8
RFW	West Middlesex University NHS Trust	388	362	93.3
RGC	Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust	739	671	90.8

 
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		2002–03
		Total
		Available	Occupied	Percentage occupied
RF4	Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust	1,473	1,346	91.4
RVL	Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust	1,030	937	90.9
RRP	Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust	701	670	95.5
RNJ	Barts and the London NHS Trust	1,093	985	90.1
RG3	Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust	606	524	86.5
TAP	Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust	451	388	86.0
RV3	Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust	847	718	84.8
ROM	Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust	509	465	91.4
RC3	Ealing Hospital NHS Trust	415	375	90.5
RWK	East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust	637	593	93.1
RVR	Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust	872	744	85.3
RP4	Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Trust	282	205	72.9
RJ1	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust	1,267	1,004	79.2
RON	Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust	1,021	917	89.8
RQX	Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust	473	411	87.0
RJZ	King's College Hospital NHS Trust	925	837	90.5
RAX	Kingston Hospital NHS Trust	576	504	87.6
RJ6	Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust	711	663	93.3
RP6	Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust	51	29	57.3
RNH	Newham Healthcare NHS Trust	452	397	87.9
RAT	North East London Mental Health NHS Trust	757	693	91.6
RAP	North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust	477	443	92.9
RPG	Oxleas NHS Trust	483	471	97.5
RG2	Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust	493	420	85.3
RGZ	Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust	447	358	80.0
RT3	Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust	392	343	87.6
RAL	Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust	906	784	86.6
RAN	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust	179	130	72.8
RV5	South London and Maudsley NHS Trust	925	908	98.1
RQY	South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust	846	716	84.6
RJ7	St George's Healthcare NHS Trust	983	829	84.4
RJ5	St Mary's NHS Trust	636	592	93.1
RAS	The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust	668	594	88.9
RJ2	The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust	583	512	87.7
RV8	North West London Hospitals NHS Trust	895	755	84.3
RPY	The Royal Marsden NHS Trust	232	192	82.9
RKE	The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust	429	417	97.2
RRV	University College London Hospitals NHS Trust	834	717	86.0
RKL	West London Mental Health NHS Trust	654	623	95.2
RFW	West Middlesex University NHS Trust	431	378	87.8
RGC	Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust	751	669	89.1

 
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		2001–02
		Total
		Available	Occupied	Percentage occupied
RF4	Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust	1,426	1,328	93.2
RVL	Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust	1,037	923	89.0
RRP	Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust	743	690	92.9
RNJ	Barts and the London NHS Trust	1,115	982	88.1
RG3	Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust	655	521	79.5
TAP	Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust	(23)—	(23)—	(23)—
RV3	Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust	640	584	91.2
ROM	Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust	509	402	78.9
RC3	Ealing Hospital NHS Trust	395	364	92.1
RWK	East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust	493	408	82.7
RVR	Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust	960	814	84.8
RP4	Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Trust	279	210	75.1
RJ1	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust	1,248	982	78.7
RON	Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust	1,021	901	88.3
RQX	Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust	461	417	90.5
RJZ	King's College Hospital NHS Trust	913	807	88.3
RAX	Kingston Hospital NHS Trust	590	501	84.9
RJ6	Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust	727	654	90.0
RP6	Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust	61	43	70.5
RNH	Newham Healthcare NHS Trust	463	390	84.1
RAT	North East London Mental Health NHS Trust	840	727	86.6
RAP	North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust	487	439	90.3
RPG	Oxleas NHS Trust	452	446	98.6
RG2	Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust	483	455	94.3
RGZ	Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust	435	351	80.7
RT3	Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust	378	340	89.9
RAL	Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust	923	703	76.1
RAN	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust	163	120	73.7
RV5	South London and Maudsley NHS Trust	967	925	95.6
RQY	South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust	838	777	92.6
RJ7	St George's Healthcare NHS Trust	990	842	85.0
RJ5	St Mary's NHS Trust	636	570	89.6
RAS	The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust	661	585	88.6
RJ2	The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust	560	521	92.9
RV8	North West London Hospitals NHS Trust	830	757	91.2
RPY	The Royal Marsden NHS Trust	241	197	81.8
RKE	The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust	405	387	95.6
RRV	University College London Hospitals NHS Trust	832	707	85.0
RKL	West London Mental Health NHS Trust	569	543	95.6
RFW	West Middlesex University NHS Trust	432	419	96.9
RGC	Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust	846	732	86.5

 
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		2000–01
		Total
		Available	Occupied	Percentage occupied
RF4	Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust	(23)—;	(23)—;	(23)—;
RVL	Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust	913	835	91.4
RRP	Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust	(23)—;	(23)—;	(23)—;
RNJ	Barts and the London NHS Trust	1,056	892	84.5
RG3	Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust	655	521	79.5
TAP	Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust	(23)—;	(23)—;	(23)—;
RV3	Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust	732	621	84.8
ROM	Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust	481	367	76.2
RC3	Ealing Hospital NHS Trust	379	333	87.8
RWK	East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust	514	480	93.4
RVR	Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust	935	771	82.4
RP4	Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Trust	272	203	74.6
RJ1	Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust	1,243	979	78.8
RON	Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust	1,056	866	82.0
RQX	Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust	491	444	90.5
RJZ	King's College Hospital NHS Trust	978	803	82.1
RAX	Kingston Hospital NHS Trust	575	503	87.5
RJ6	Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust	767	568	74.0
RP6	Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust	61	42	68.9
RNH	Newham Healthcare NHS Trust	470	405	86.2
RAT	North East London Mental Health NHS Trust	(23)—	(23)—	(23)—
RAP	North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust	397	334	84.3
RPG	Oxleas NHS Trust	391	354	90.7
RG2	Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust	477	436	91.4
RGZ	Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust	448	370	82.5
RT3	Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust	421	357	85.0
RAL	Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust	974	805	82.7
RAN	Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust	194	151	78.0
RV5	South London and Maudsley NHS Trust	960	929	96.8
RQY	South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust	595	541	90.9
RJ7	St George's Healthcare NHS Trust	984	833	84.6
RJ5	St Mary's NHS Trust	579	510	88.0
RAS	The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust	654	581	88.8
RJ2	The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust	561	491	87.6
RV8	North West London Hospitals NHS Trust	852	698	81.9
RPY	The Royal Marsden NHS Trust	240	200	83.3
RKE	The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust	461	400	86.8
RRV	University College London Hospitals NHS Trust	848	786	92.8
RKL	West London Mental Health NHS Trust	(23)—;	(23)—;	(23)—;
RFW	West Middlesex University NHS Trust	410	367	89.5
RGC	Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust	(23)—;	(23)—;	(23)—;

⁽²³⁾ No data.
Source:
Department of Health form KH03

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