House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 7 Nov 2005 (pt 65)

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Dacorum Primary Care Trust

Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the at risk population of (a) Dacorum primary care trust and (b) Hertfordshire is expected to be inoculated against existing strains of influenza by (i) 30 November and (ii) 31 December. [22845]

Caroline Flint: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Kettering (Mr. Hollobone) on Tuesday 1 November 2005, Official Report, column 970W.

Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of breast cancer have been diagnosed in the area covered by Dacorum primary care trust in each month since January. [23025]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested is not held centrally.

Dentistry

Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the Government's policy is on NHS dentist administration fees for children of those on incapacity benefits. [23062]

Ms Rosie Winterton: No provision exists in the National Health Service General Dental Services Regulations 1992 (as amended) or the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations 1989 for payment to dentists of an administration fee for children of those on incapacity benefit.

Departmental Estate

Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what have been identified as the most significant sustainable development impacts in relation to operation of her Department's estate. [22100]

Caroline Flint: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to her on 12 October 2005, Official Report, column 548W.

Departmental Policies

Mrs. Hodgson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Gateshead, East and Washington, West constituency, the effects in Gateshead, East and Washington, West of changes to her Department's policies since 1997. [22278]

Mr. Byrne: The Government have put in place a programme of national health service investment and reform since 1997 to improve service delivery in all parts of the United Kingdom. There is significant evidence that these policies have yielded considerable benefits for the Gateshead, East and Washington, West constituency.

For example:

At the end of August 2005, there were no people waiting more than nine months for in-patient treatment at the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, while in 1999 at Gateshead Health NHS Trust there were a total of 348 waiting more than nine months.

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At the end of June 2005, there were three patients waiting over 13 weeks for out-patient treatment at the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, while in March 2000 there were a total of 397.

At the end of August 2005, there were no people waiting more than nine months for in-patient treatment within Gateshead Primary Care Trust (PCT), a fall from 274 in June 2002.

At the end of June 2005, the number of patients waiting over 13 weeks for out-patient treatment within Gateshead PCT has fallen to five from 724 in June 2002.

In June 2003, at Gateshead Health NHS Trust, 92.8 per cent. of patients spent less than four hours in accident and emergency from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge.

Figures for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust in June 2005 show an improvement to 99.1 per cent.

Between September 1998 and March 2005, the number of consultants at Gateshead Health NHS Trust, now Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, has increased from 69 to 98.

Figures for June 2005 show that all patients within Gateshead PCT are able to be offered an appointment with a primary care professional within two working days.

In the Gateshead unitary authority area, death rates from cancer per 100,000 population have fallen from 250.7 in 1997 to 215.5 in 2003.

In the Gateshead unitary authority area, death rates from coronary heart disease per 100,000 population have fallen from 200.5 in 1997 to 146.3 in 2003.

Gateshead PCTs allocation has risen to £242.7 million for 2005–06, a cash increase of 9.2 per cent.

Departmental Staff

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills of new recruits to her Department. [21004]

Jane Kennedy: The Department operates a competency based recruitment process, which requires candidates to demonstrate that they have the skills and competencies required for the advertised role. Applicants are generally assessed initially on the strength of their written application. Short listed candidates are expected to provide additional evidence at the interview stage. Where high levels of literacy or numeracy are required for a particular role a specific literacy or numeracy test may be carried out.

Departmental Water Consumption

Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what reduction there has been in water consumption by her Department between 2002 and 31 March 2005. [22103]

Caroline Flint: In 2002–03, the water consumed in the Department's main London offices amounted to 22,346 cubic metres. In 2004–05, this amount had reduced to 18,012. Overall consumption per head had reduced from 8.72 to 7.50 cubic metres. This exceeds the target of 7.7 cubic metres per head contained in the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate".

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Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Health at which non-office sites on (a) her Department's estates and (b) estates of its arm's length bodies opportunities have been identified for significant water savings. [22104]

Jane Kennedy: The Department and its agencies have only three non-office sites. None of these has significant water usage and there are no opportunities for significant savings. Nevertheless, staff are encouraged to conserve water where possible.

Of the Department's arms length bodies, water saving initiatives have been identified as follows:

Health Protection Agency (HPA)

Over the past few years the HPA and its predecessor bodies have introduced a number of measures to reduce water on its large sites at Colindale, Chilton and Porton. These measures include reduction in the number of autoclaves used, introduction of automatic unitaps for hand washing and the introduction of low water usage WC cisterns.

The HPA has a green page on its intranet, which promotes the responsible use of water with minimal wastage.

NHS Blood and Transplant

NHS Blood and Transplant has three operating divisions:

Bio Products Laboratory (BPL),

National Blood Service (NBS) and

UK Transplant (UKT).

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Water usage within the NBS and UKT is minimal, as processes do not require the use of large quantities of water. Water usage is constantly monitored and controlled through environmental monitoring controls.

All water usage at BPL is in line with environmental consent limits.

NHS Direct

NHS Direct is considering acquiring new facilities. Resource consumption comparators will form part of the procurement assessment process.

Doctors

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners per head of population there have been in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear, (d) the North East and (e) England in each year since 1997. [21049]

Mr. Byrne: Information on the number of general practitioners, excluding retainers and registrars, per 100,000 population is collected by primary care trust (PCT) area and is therefore not available on a constituency basis.

Information for the North East and England between 1997 and 2004 is shown in the table.

Information for South Tyneside PCT and the PCTs comprising Tyne and Wear is also shown in the table. However, the latest population data available at PCT level is for 2003. Information is only available at PCT level since 2001, as this was the first year PCTs were established.
General medical practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars )⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population, for selected organisations 1997–2004

1997
1998
1999

All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population

England 28,046 57.6 28,251 57.9 28,467 58.1

North East 1,432 55.8 1,426 55.7 1,446 56.7

Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley
621 54.0 620 53.9 626 54.6

5J9 Darlington PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KA Derwentside PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KC Durham And Chester-Le-Street PCT
⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5J8 Durham Dales PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KD Easington PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5D9 Hartlepool PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KN Langbaurgh PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KM Middlesbrough PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5E1 North Tees PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KE Sedgefield PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
811 57.2 806 57.1 820 58.4

5KF Gateshead PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5D7 Newcastle PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5D8 North Tyneside PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

TAG Northumberland Care Trust ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KG South Tyneside PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KL Sunderland Teaching PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾—

2000
2001
2002

All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population

England 28,593 58.1 28,802 58.2 29,202 58.8

North East 1,453 57.1 1,514 59.6 1,535 60.5

Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley
634 55.3 662 57.8 664 57.9

5J9 Darlington PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 53 54.1 59 60.2

5KA Derwentside PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 44 51.7 41 48.1

5KC Durham And Chester-Le-Street PCT
⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 90 63.6 87 61.3

5J8 Durham Dales PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 54 62.9 52 60.8

5KD Easington PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 54 57.5 53 56.8

5D9 Hartlepool PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 47 52.1 49 54.4

5KN Langbaurgh PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 60 61.6 60 61.3

5KM Middlesbrough PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 113 61.8 114 62.9

5E1 North Tees PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 93 50.6 96 51.8

5KE Sedgefield PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 54 61.9 53 60.9

Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
819 58.6 852 61.1 871 62.6

5KF Gateshead PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 120 62.8 122 63.9

5D7 Newcastle PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 177 66.5 196 73.7

5D8 North Tyneside PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 113 58.9 100 52.2

TAG Northumberland Care Trust ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 203 66.0 207 67.2

5KG South Tyneside PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 84 55.0 84 55.2

5KL Sunderland Teaching PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾— ⁽⁹¹⁾— 155 54.5 162 57.2

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2003
2004

All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾
per 100,000 head
of population All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾
per 100,000 head
of population⁽⁹⁰⁾

England 30,358 60.9 31,523 62.9

North East 1,611 63.4 1,678 65.9

Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley
700 61.0 739 64.3

5J9 Darlington PCT 65 66.2 69 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KA Derwentside PCT 42 49.1 53 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KC Durham And Chester-Le-Street PCT
92 64.5 95 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5J8 Durham Dales PCT 61 71.0 67 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KD Easington PCT 54 58.2 53 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5D9 Hartlepool PCT 51 56.6 51 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KN Langbaurgh PCT 63 63.9 63 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KM Middlesbrough PCT 112 62.4 119 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5E1 North Tees PCT 105 56.4 109 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KE Sedgefield PCT 55 63.0 60 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
911 65.4 939 67.2

5KF Gateshead PCT 127 66.5 128 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5D7 Newcastle PCT 178 66.8 174 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5D8 North Tyneside PCT 131 68.7 139 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

TAG Northumberland Care Trust 216 69.8 236 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KG South Tyneside PCT 88 58.0 88 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

5KL Sunderland Teaching PCT 171 60.4 174 ⁽⁹¹⁾—

⁽⁸⁹⁾ General Medical Practitioners (excluding retainers and registrars) includes Contracted GPs, QMS Others and PMS Others. Prior to September 2004 this group included QMS 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.
⁽⁹⁰⁾ 2004 Primary Care Trust ONS population data to be published November 2005.
⁽⁹¹⁾ Data not applicable.
Notes:
1. PCTs did not come into existence until 2001. Therefore data for PCTs before 2001 is not available.
2. Data as at 1 October 1997–99 and 30 September 2000–04.
Source:
NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services Statistics 2001 ONS Population Census.

		1997	1998	1999
		All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population
	England	28,046	57.6	28,251	57.9	28,467	58.1

	North East	1,432	55.8	1,426	55.7	1,446	56.7
Q10	County Durham and Tees Valley 621	54.0	620	53.9	626	54.6
5J9	Darlington PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KA	Derwentside PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KC	Durham And Chester-Le-Street PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5J8	Durham Dales PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KD	Easington PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5D9	Hartlepool PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KN	Langbaurgh PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KM	Middlesbrough PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5E1	North Tees PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KE	Sedgefield PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—

Q09	Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 811	57.2	806	57.1	820	58.4
5KF	Gateshead PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5D7	Newcastle PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5D8	North Tyneside PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
TAG	Northumberland Care Trust	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KG	South Tyneside PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KL	Sunderland Teaching PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—

		2000	2001	2002
		All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population
	England	28,593	58.1	28,802	58.2	29,202	58.8

	North East	1,453	57.1	1,514	59.6	1,535	60.5
Q10	County Durham and Tees Valley 634	55.3	662	57.8	664	57.9
5J9	Darlington PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	53	54.1	59	60.2
5KA	Derwentside PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	44	51.7	41	48.1
5KC	Durham And Chester-Le-Street PCT ⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	90	63.6	87	61.3
5J8	Durham Dales PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	54	62.9	52	60.8
5KD	Easington PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	54	57.5	53	56.8
5D9	Hartlepool PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	47	52.1	49	54.4
5KN	Langbaurgh PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	60	61.6	60	61.3
5KM	Middlesbrough PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	113	61.8	114	62.9
5E1	North Tees PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	93	50.6	96	51.8
5KE	Sedgefield PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	54	61.9	53	60.9

Q09	Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 819	58.6	852	61.1	871	62.6
5KF	Gateshead PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	120	62.8	122	63.9
5D7	Newcastle PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	177	66.5	196	73.7
5D8	North Tyneside PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	113	58.9	100	52.2
TAG	Northumberland Care Trust	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	203	66.0	207	67.2
5KG	South Tyneside PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	84	55.0	84	55.2
5KL	Sunderland Teaching PCT	⁽⁹¹⁾—	⁽⁹¹⁾—	155	54.5	162	57.2

		2003	2004
		All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾	All practitioners⁽⁸⁹⁾ per 100,000 head of population⁽⁹⁰⁾
	England	30,358	60.9	31,523	62.9

	North East	1,611	63.4	1,678	65.9
Q10	County Durham and Tees Valley 700	61.0	739	64.3
5J9	Darlington PCT	65	66.2	69	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KA	Derwentside PCT	42	49.1	53	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KC	Durham And Chester-Le-Street PCT 92	64.5	95	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5J8	Durham Dales PCT	61	71.0	67	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KD	Easington PCT	54	58.2	53	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5D9	Hartlepool PCT	51	56.6	51	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KN	Langbaurgh PCT	63	63.9	63	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KM	Middlesbrough PCT	112	62.4	119	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5E1	North Tees PCT	105	56.4	109	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KE	Sedgefield PCT	55	63.0	60	⁽⁹¹⁾—

Q09	Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 911	65.4	939	67.2
5KF	Gateshead PCT	127	66.5	128	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5D7	Newcastle PCT	178	66.8	174	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5D8	North Tyneside PCT	131	68.7	139	⁽⁹¹⁾—
TAG	Northumberland Care Trust	216	69.8	236	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KG	South Tyneside PCT	88	58.0	88	⁽⁹¹⁾—
5KL	Sunderland Teaching PCT	171	60.4	174	⁽⁹¹⁾—

Greg Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deanery-approved junior doctors' training places there were for (a) senior house officers and (b) registrars in each of the last 10 years. [19507]

Mr. Byrne: Information on the number of deanery approved junior doctors training places is not collected centrally.

The Health and Social Care Information Centre aggregates information from each postgraduate deanery in respect of doctors holding training numbers as specialist registrars, but not senior house officers. This information is only available from 2000 and is shown in the table.

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Hospital, public health medicine and community health services: deanery approved training places⁽⁹²⁾ for specialist registrars; 2000–04, England⁽⁹²⁾

Total

2000 15,515

2001 16,846

2002 16,460

2003 17,270

2004 19,444

⁽⁹²⁾ Figures as at 30 September for 2000 and as at 31 March 2001–04.
Source:
National Health Service Health and Social Care Information Centre specialist registrar training monitoring collection.

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	Total
2000	15,515
2001	16,846
2002	16,460
2003	17,270
2004	19,444

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