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Domestic Violence

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research she has commissioned into the relationship between domestic violence experienced by children and post traumatic stress disorder. [8405]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The Department with the National Institute for Mental Health for England has a major programme of research underway that will address the relationship between domestic violence experienced by children and post-traumatic stress disorder. This is being conducted as part of the victims of violence and abuse prevention programme launched by departmental Ministers in 2004. It includes an expert
 
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advisory group on child victims of domestic violence. Research conducted as part of the programme will build on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's guidelines on post-traumatic stress disorder, which identified examples of violence and abuse in childhood as predisposing factors in post-traumatic stress disorder for children.

Drug Rehabilitation Centres

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the drug rehabilitation (a) centres and (b) other facilities which are available to residents of Portsmouth. [8361]

Caroline Flint: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on Tuesday 28 June 2005, Official Report, column 1503W.

Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in the Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust area referred urgently with suspected breast cancer waited for more than two weeks for an out-patient appointment in each reporting period since January 2002; and if she will make a statement. [7804]

Jane Kennedy: The information is not available in the format requested. However, information is available by hospital trusts local to Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust and is shown in the table.
Number of patients with an urgent referral for suspected breast cancer, by waiting times from referral to out-patients appointment, for hospitals in the Haringey Teaching PCT area.

	Number waiting 14 days or less
	RAP North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust	RAL Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust	RKE Whittington Hospital NHS Trust	Total
Reporting period
2001–02 Q4	25	25	106	156
2002–03 Q1	34	22	98	154
2002–03 Q2	38	42	56	136
2002–03 Q3	25	44	67	136
2002–03 Q4	53	63	35	151
2003–04 Q1	41	53	38	132
2003–04 Q2	65	81	49	195
2003–04 Q3	59	82	67	208
2003–04 Q4	46	114	68	228
2004–05 Q1	57	n/a	55	112
2004–05 Q2	48	58	48	154
2004–05 Q3	52	25	69	146
2004–05 Q4	50	56	53	159

 
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	Number waiting more than 14 days
	RAP North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust	RAL Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust	RKE Whittington Hospital NHS Trust	Total
Reporting period
2001–02 Q4	0	1	25	26
2002–03 Q1	3	0	24	27
2002–03 Q2	1	1	14	16
2002–03 Q3	0	0	0	0
2002–03 Q4	0	0	0	0
2003–04 Q1	0	0	0	0
2003–04 Q2	0	0	0	0
2003–04 Q3	2	0	1	3
2003–04 Q4	0	1	0	1
2004–05 Q1	0	n/a	0	0
2004–05 Q2	1	1	0	2
2004–05 Q3	0	0	0	0
2004–05 Q4	0	0	0	0

n/a=not available
Source:
CWT-Db, Department of Health

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in the Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust area waited more than (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months, (d) 12 months, (e) 15 months, (f) 18 months and (g) 24 months for (i) heart operations, (ii) cancer treatment and (iii) hip replacements in each year since 2000–01; and if she will make a statement. [7807]

Jane Kennedy: The finished in-year admission episodes for patients who waited more than three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months and 24 months for heart operations, cancer treatment and hip replacements in each year since 2000–01 for Whittington hospital national health service trust, Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust and North Middlesex University hospital NHS trust are shown in the tables.

Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust is the only organisation with counts for heart operations in specified waiting time groupings, therefore the other trusts do not appear in table for heart operations.

The total finished in-year admission episodes for each organisation and years is shown at the bottom of each table. These totals are not equal to the total of the breakdown for waiting time groupings specified in the question because the breakdown excludes counts for up to three months waiting. There are also entries with not known waiting time values in the data which are also excluded from the waiting time grouping breakdown.
Counts of finished in-year admission episodesMain operative procedure heart operations (OPCS-4= K01-K71)NHS hospitals, England 2000–01 to 2003–04

	Finished in-year admission episodes
Waiting time grouping	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
RAL Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
More than 3 up to 6 months	283	269	255	297
More than 6 up to 9 months	67	152	204	215
More than 9 up to 12 months	39	37	65	35
More than 12 up to 18 months	25	13	6	11
More than 18 up to 24 months	7	—	1	—
More than 24 months	—	—	—	1
Total finished in-year admission episodes	1,114	1,169	1,096	1,042

 
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Counts of finished in-year admission episodesPrimary diagnosis cancer (ICD-10=C00-D48)NHS hospitals, England 2000–01 to 2003–04

	Finished in-year admission episodes
Waiting time grouping	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
RAL Royal Free Hampstead NHS trust
More than 3 up to 6 months	288	235	312	252
More than 6 up to 9 months	89	82	51	64
More than 9 up to 12 months	22	45	41	46
More than 12 up to 18 months	16	27	33	21
More than 18 up to 24 months	9	8	6	—
More than 24 months	3	1	—	2
Total finished in-year admission episodes	6,676	4,846	3,441	2,726
RAP North Middlesex University hospital NHS trust
More than 3 up to 6 months	99	121	148	160
More than 6 up to 9 months	41	53	44	71
More than 9 up to 12 months	36	33	26	18
More than 12 up to 18 months	25	30	11	7
More than 18 up to 24 months	3	9	3	3
More than 24 months	4	2	-	1
Total finished in-year admission episodes	1,407	1,647	1,654	1,591
RKE Whittington hospital NHS trust
More than 3 up to 6 months	120	132	113	129
More than 6 up to 9 months	33	29	46	39
More than 9 up to 12 months	16	17	21	13
More than 12 up to 18 months	6	7	7	7
More than 18 up to 24 months	2	—	1	1
More than 24 months	2	—	—	—
Total finished in-year admission episodes	1,572	1,429	2,436	2,336

Counts of finished in-year admission episodesMain operative procedure hip replacement (OPCS-4= W37-W39)NHS hospitals, England 2000–01 to 2003–04

	Finished in-year admission episodes
Waiting time grouping	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
RAL Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
More than 3 up to 6 months	22	22	18	16
More than 6 up to 9 months	20	15	11	29
More than 9 up to 12 months	13	9	4	12
More than 12 up to 18 months	6	27	21	5
More than 18 up to 24 months	—	5	—	1
More than 24 months	-	-	-	1
Total finished in-year admission episodes	83	94	88	85
RAP North Middlesex University hospital NHS trust
More than 3 up to 6 months	10	12	21	27
More than 6 up to 9 months	6	11	14	17
More than 9 up to 12 months	13	12	9	4
More than 12 up to 18 months	9	19	14	6
More than 18 up to 24 months	2	4	2	—
More than 24 months	4	—	6	1
Total finished in-year admission episodes	52	68	77	65
RKE Whittington hospital NHS trust
More than 3 up to 6 months	36	37	43	22
More than 6 up to 9 months	19	24	20	15
More than 9 up to 12 months	18	10	25	47
More than 12 up to 18 months	16	14	27	25
More than 18 up to 24 months	3	2	4	6
More than 24 months	1	1	3	4
Total finished in-year admission episodes	135	121	145	139

Notes:
Finished in-year admissions
A finished in-year admission is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one health care provider, excluding admissions beginning before 1 April at the start of the data year. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
Diagnosis (Primary Diagnosis)
The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 14 (7 prior to 2002–03) diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital.
Main Operation
The main operation is the first recorded operation in the HES data set and is usually the most resource intensive procedure performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main operation when looking at admission details, eg. time waited, but the figures for all operations count of episodes" give a more complete count of episodes with an operation.
Ungrossed Data
Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).
Time Waited (days)
Time waited statistics from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) are not the same as the published waiting list statistics. HES provides counts and time waited for all patients admitted to hospital within a given period whereas the published waiting list statistics count those waiting for treatment on a specific date and how long they have been on the waiting list. Also, HES calculates the time waited as the difference between the admission and decision to admit dates. Unlike published waiting list statistics, this is not adjusted for self-deferrals or periods of medical/social suspension.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre




 
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Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners there were in the Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust area in (a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03 and (c) 2003–04; and if she will make a statement. [7808]

Jane Kennedy: The information requested is shown in the table.
General Medical Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars)⁽⁹²⁾ for Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust, 2001–04

5C9 Haringey PCT	Number (headcount)
2001	151
2002	148
2003	144
2004	148
December 2004	143

⁽⁹²⁾General Medical Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars) includes Contracted GPs, GMS Others and PMS Others. Prior to September 2004 this group included GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs, PMS Salaried GPs, Restricted Principals, Assistants, Salaried Doctors (Para. 52 SFA), PMS Other, Flexible Career Scheme GPs and GP Returners.
Note:
Data as at 30 September 2001–04 and 31 December 2004.
Source:
NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services Statistics.




 
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Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what targeted funding hospitals in the Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust area have received for the provision of acute stroke care; and if she will make a statement. [7810]

Jane Kennedy: The information requested is not collected centrally. However, as a part of devolution to the frontline, funding for local health services has been made direct to primary care trusts (PCTs). It is for PCTs to determine how to use the funding allocated to them to commission services to meet the healthcare needs of their local populations.

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing vacancies there are in the Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust area; and if she will make a statement. [7811]

Jane Kennedy: The information requested is shown in the table.
Department of Health Vacancies Survey, March 2004—NHS three month vacancies for qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff by specified organisation—three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post

		All qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff
		March 2004		September 2004
		Three month vacancy rate (percentage)	Three month vacancy (number)	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust	RRP	2.8	21	888	1,003
Haringey PCT	5C9	0.0	—	252	324
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust	RAP	12.6	93	724	964
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust	RAL	9.8	149	1,565	1,836
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust	RKE	6.6	45	735	823

Sources:
Health and Social Care Information Centre Vacancies Survey, March 2004
Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census, September 2004





 
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