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Hospital Violence
Mr. Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) consultants and (d) auxiliary staff have been victims of violence at work in the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust area in each of the last 10 years. [17292]
Caroline Flint [holding answer 13 October 2005]: This information is not collected at trust level. National data is collected, but this is not broken down by trust. Such information may be held locally by the national health service trust in question, and the hon. Member may wishto approach the Chair of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust directly.
Hospital-acquired Infections
Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Lidington) of 27 June 2005, Official Report, columns 1344–45W, on Clostridium difficile, in which primary care trust in Bristol the case of Clostridium difficile occurred. [9380]
Jane Kennedy [holding answer 4 July 2005]: The single isolate of Clostridium difficile was sent by the Bristol Royal Infirmary to the Anaerobe Reference Laboratory in Cardiff, where it was typed as the 027 strain. However, this isolate did not originate in Bristol; it came from the Royal United hospital in Bath.
IVF Treatment
Mr. Barron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what action she plans to take in response to the decision by North Hampshire Primary Care Trust not to provide in vitro fertilisation treatment; [15198]
(2) if she will take steps to ensure other primary care trusts do not follow the decision made by North Hampshire Primary Care Trust not to provide in vitro fertilisation treatment; [15199]
Mr. Barron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of progress towards the target of one full cycle of IVF treatment for each eligible couple by April. [15201]
Caroline Flint:
It is for each primary care trust, in liaison with local health bodies and patient groups, to make decisions on the implementation of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's guideline on fertility treatment, taking resources and local healthcare priorities
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into account. The extent to which national health service organisations comply with national guidance is considered by the Healthcare Commission during its review and performance assessment process.
Male Breast Reduction
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many male breast reduction operations were carried out in the last year for which figures are available. [17344]
Jane Kennedy: There were 61 periods of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider during 2003–04 of male breast reduction operations provided by the national health service for clinical reasons. These figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year. The Department does not collect figures on male breast reduction operations carried out in the independent sector for cosmetic reasons.
Medical Services (Dudley)
Mr. Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department has allocated for (a) hospital services, (b) general practitioner services and (c) dental services in (i) Dudley North and (ii) the Borough of Dudley in each year since 1997. [15381]
Mr. Byrne: The information is not available in the format requested.
National health service allocations to Dudley Health Authority, Dudley Beacon and Castle Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Dudley South PCT for hospital services in each year since 1997–98 and for general practitioner services in each year since 2004–05 are shown in the tables.
Funding for general practitioner services and general dental or high street dental services has historically, with some exceptions, been held centrally and not allocated to health authorities (HAs) or PCTs. Funding was demand led, with payments made in response to the services actually provided by general practitioners and dentists. Budgets for hospital and community dental services were set locally by HAs, or latterly PCTs, drawing on their total NHS allocations.
Following the introduction of the new general practitioner contract, the Department made primary medical services allocations to PCTs in 2004–05 and 2005–06. This will become part of PCTs' overall allocations from 2006–07.
With the introduction of local commissioning arrangements and a new dental contract for general dental services, the Department will make primary care dental allocations to PCTs from 2006–07.
Table 1 shows the allocations made to Dudley HA in 1997–98 and 1998–99. The Department made allocations to health authorities from 1996–97 for hospital and community health services (HCHS).
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| Dudley HA | £ million |
|---|---|
| 1997–98 | 128.2 |
| 1998–99 | 134.5 |
Note:
It is not possible to separate the allocations for hospital services from the allocations for community health services.
Table 2 shows the unified allocations made to Dudley HA between 1999–2000 to 2002–03. The Department made unified allocations to HAs from 1999–2000 covering HCHS, prescribing and general medical services cash limited.
| Dudley HA | £ million |
|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 183.0 |
| 2000–01 | 200.5 |
| 2001–02 | 218.8 |
| 2002–03 | 241.7 |
Note:
These services cannot be separately identified. These figures are not comparable with earlier years which cover HCHS only.
Since 2003–04, the Department has made allocations to PCTs. Table 3 shows the revenue allocations made to Dudley Beacon and Castle PCT and Dudley South PCT for 2003–04 to 2005–06.
| Dudley Beacon and Castle PCT | Dudley South PCT | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | 94.6 | 167.2 |
| 2004–05 | 104.0 | 183.3 |
| 2005–06 | 114.4 | 200.2 |
The Department made separate primary medical services allocations to PCTs in 2004–05 and 2005–06. Table 4 shows the primary medical services allocations to Dudley Beacon and Castle PCT and Dudley South PCT in 2004–05 and 2005–06.
| Dudley Beacon and Castle PCT | Dudley South PCT | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 8.2 | 15.4 |
| 2005–06 | 8.6 | 16.4 |
Note:
These allocations covered the bulk of the funding for the new general practitioner contract, with the remaining funding for quality being transferred to and then allocated by the NHS Bank.
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In February 2005, the Department announced revenue resource allocations to PCTs for 2006–07 and 2007–08. Table 5 shows the revenue allocations to Dudley Beacon and Castle PCT and Dudley South PCT for 2006–08.
| Dudley Beacon and Castle PCT | Dudley South PCT | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | 136.1 | 237.3 |
| 2007–08 | 149.0 | 258.0 |
Note:
These include primary medical services funding and are not comparable with earlier years.
Methadone
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the costs have been of prescribed methadone for each NHS trust in Greater London in each year since 2001. [18007]
Jane Kennedy: This information is not collected in the format requested. However, figures for London primary care trusts (PCTs) from 2001 to 2004, which are the latest available, are shown in the tables. These figures are not comparable as there have been changes to PCT configurations during this period. There were also small amounts of prescribing which could not be allocated to a specific PCT.
Methadone can be prescribed for suppressing a cough, usually in terminal disease, for analgesia and for treating substance dependence. Figures for each of these are also shown in the tables.
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(33)In October 2003 Bexley PCT became Bexley Care Trust.
(34)In April 2003 the three PCTs, Redbridge, Waltham and Chingford, merged to form Redbridge and Waltham Forest.
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