House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 22 Jun 2005 (pt 24)

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Royal Berkshire Hospital

Mr. Rob Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make funding available for the employment of a specialist allergy consultant at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. [5386]

Caroline Flint: It is for local primary care trusts to take decisions on funding arrangements for the commissioning of services, including specialist allergy services, to meet the needs of their populations.

Sexual Health

Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the effect that the

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change in funding for genito-urinary medicine by the West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust will have on sexual health provision in St. Albans. [5102]

Ms Rosie Winterton: It is the responsibility of primary care trusts to ensure services, including sexual health, are provided which meet the needs of their local populations. I understand that West Hertfordshire Hospital National Heath Service Trust is undertaking a review of sexual health services, but that no final decision has yet been made.

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of (a) gonorrhoea, (b) syphilis, (c) Chlamydia and (d) thrush have been diagnosed in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each of the last five years. [3596]

Mr. Byrne: The information requested is shown in the following table.
Reports of selected sexually transmitted diseases by sex. East Yorkshire primary care trust (PCT): 1999–03⁽²⁰⁾

Condition description—condition code Sex 1999 2000 2001⁽²¹⁾ 2002 2003

Primary and secondary infectious syphilis—A1A2 Male <5 <5 n/a <5 <5

Female <5 <5 n/a <5 <5

Uncomplicated gonorrhoea—B1B2 Male <5 <5 n/a 11 <5

Female <5 <5 n/a 7 <5

Uncomplicated Chlamydia infection—C4AC4C Male 14 15 n/a 49 49

Female 21 15 n/a 49 54

Anogenital candidosis—C7A Male <5 5 n/a <5 <5

Female 19 32 n/a 37 29

⁽²⁰⁾ Source KC60 returns.
⁽²¹⁾ Data for 2001 incomplete.
Notes:
1. < = less than or equal to.
2. The data refers to the number of diagnoses made at genitor-urinary medicine services within the PCT.

Condition description—condition code	Sex	1999	2000	2001⁽²¹⁾	2002	2003
Primary and secondary infectious syphilis—A1A2	Male	<5	<5	n/a	<5	<5
	Female	<5	<5	n/a	<5	<5
Uncomplicated gonorrhoea—B1B2	Male	<5	<5	n/a	11	<5
	Female	<5	<5	n/a	7	<5
Uncomplicated Chlamydia infection—C4AC4C	Male	14	15	n/a	49	49
	Female	21	15	n/a	49	54
Anogenital candidosis—C7A	Male	<5	5	n/a	<5	<5
	Female	19	32	n/a	37	29

Sickness Absence

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the rate of sickness absence in the NHS for (a) medical staff, (b) non-medical clinical staff and (c) all other staff was in each year since 1997. [5561]

Mr. Byrne: The Department does not collect information on sickness absence rates in the national health service broken down by staff groups as requested. Information on rates of sickness absence for all staff groups is shown in the table.
Sickness absence rates in the NHS in England

Percentage rate

2000 4.7

2001 4.8

2002 4.6

2003 4.7

2004 4.6

	Percentage rate
2000	4.7
2001	4.8
2002	4.6
2003	4.7
2004	4.6

Smoking

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her estimate is of the total number of deaths from smoking-related illnesses in people who are not smokers for the most recent period for which figures are available; and what proportion of these deaths she estimates were of people who worked in heavily smoke-filled environments. [5592]

Caroline Flint: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 15 June 2005, Official Report, columns 517–18W.

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the estimated expenditure by (a) regional tobacco policy managers and (b) their regional offices is in 2005–06. [5610]

Caroline Flint: In 2005–06, £2 million has been allocated to the regional public health groups' budgets to support work on tobacco control. This information is shown in the following table.

Region Amount (£000)

North East 170

Yorkshire and Humber 214

North West 260

West Midlands 219

East Midlands 192

Eastern 212

South East 258

South West 206

London 270

Total 2,000

Region	Amount (£000)
North East	170
Yorkshire and Humber	214
North West	260
West Midlands	219
East Midlands	192
Eastern	212
South East	258
South West	206
London	270
Total	2,000

Regional tobacco policy managers are integrated into the Government office for the regions to which they are appointed. Information on individual expenditure is not held centrally.

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Specialists

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many accredited specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation there have been in each of the last 20 years; how many such specialists there were per 100,000 of the population in each of those years; and what evidence she has evaluated on proportions per 100,000 of population in (a) other EU countries and (b) other G7 countries. [1619]

Mr. Byrne: The table shows information on the headcount of hospital and community health services

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(HCHS) medical staff in rehabilitation medicine per 100,000 population in each year since 1990, the first year for which figures are available. The latest population data available are for 2003.

Between 1996 and 2004, the number of HCHS medical staff working in rehabilitation medicine has increased from 130 to 226 and the number of consultants has doubled to 118 in this period.

International comparisons are not collected for rehabilitation medicine.
Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Services (HCHS): Medical staff within the rehabilitation medicine specialty, showing number per 100,000 population—England at 30 September each year Number (headcount) and number per 100,000 population

HCHS medical staff HCHS medical staff per 100,000 population of which:
Consultant Consultants per 100,000 population Associate specialist/staff grade Associate specialist/staff grade per 100,000

1990 23 0.05 11 0.01 ⁽²²⁾— ⁽²²⁾—

1991 45 0.09 31 0.02 1 0.00

1992 64 0.13 36 0.02 7 0.01

1993 74 0.15 34 0.03 10 0.02

1994 107 0.22 51 0.04 12 0.02

1995 118 0.24 53 0.05 13 0.03

1996 130 0.27 59 0.05 18 0.04

1997 146 0.30 70 0.06 17 0.03

1998 178 0.36 70 0.07 21 0.04

1999 184 0.38 74 0.09 23 0.05

2000 197 0.40 76 0.09 24 0.05

2001 216 0.44 84 0.08 30 0.06

2002 237 0.48 110 0.10 31 0.06

2003 243 0.49 116 0.10 28 0.06

2004 226 n/a 118 n/a 28 n/a

Registrar group Registrar group per 100,000 population Senior house officer Senior house officer per 100,000

1990 6 0.02 3 0.01

1991 8 0.07 ⁽²²⁾— ⁽²²⁾—

1992 10 0.08 4 0.01

1993 14 0.07 4 0.01

1994 20 0.11 8 0.02

1995 24 0.11 3 0.01

1996 26 0.12 6 0.01

1997 31 0.14 6 0.01

1998 35 0.14 19 0.04

1999 43 0.15 11 0.02

2000 43 0.15 10 0.02

2001 41 0.17 15 0.03

2002 52 0.22 12 0.02

2003 48 0.23 19 0.04

2004 40 n/a 16 n/a

n/a—denotes not available. Population data for 2004 are not yet available.
⁽²²⁾ Denotes zero
Source:
NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre medical and dental workforce census.

	HCHS medical staff	HCHS medical staff per 100,000 population	of which: Consultant	Consultants per 100,000 population	Associate specialist/staff grade	Associate specialist/staff grade per 100,000
1990	23	0.05	11	0.01	⁽²²⁾—	⁽²²⁾—
1991	45	0.09	31	0.02	1	0.00
1992	64	0.13	36	0.02	7	0.01
1993	74	0.15	34	0.03	10	0.02
1994	107	0.22	51	0.04	12	0.02
1995	118	0.24	53	0.05	13	0.03
1996	130	0.27	59	0.05	18	0.04
1997	146	0.30	70	0.06	17	0.03
1998	178	0.36	70	0.07	21	0.04
1999	184	0.38	74	0.09	23	0.05
2000	197	0.40	76	0.09	24	0.05
2001	216	0.44	84	0.08	30	0.06
2002	237	0.48	110	0.10	31	0.06
2003	243	0.49	116	0.10	28	0.06
2004	226	n/a	118	n/a	28	n/a

	Registrar group	Registrar group per 100,000 population	Senior house officer	Senior house officer per 100,000
1990	6	0.02	3	0.01
1991	8	0.07	⁽²²⁾—	⁽²²⁾—
1992	10	0.08	4	0.01
1993	14	0.07	4	0.01
1994	20	0.11	8	0.02
1995	24	0.11	3	0.01
1996	26	0.12	6	0.01
1997	31	0.14	6	0.01
1998	35	0.14	19	0.04
1999	43	0.15	11	0.02
2000	43	0.15	10	0.02
2001	41	0.17	15	0.03
2002	52	0.22	12	0.02
2003	48	0.23	19	0.04
2004	40	n/a	16	n/a

Stroke Care

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which hospitals care for people who have suffered a stroke, but have yet to open a specialist stroke unit; and what the planned date is of the opening of each such unit which is to be provided at those hospitals. [4222]

Mr. Byrne: The latest information collected by the Department suggests that four national health service trusts do not currently have specialised stroke services in place. All other trusts now do.

Of the four outstanding, three say they will be compliant by the end of July. The Department continues to have discussions with the strategic health authorities for all four trusts to ensure that they are compliant as soon as possible.

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