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Hospital Services

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of patients were (a) treated at and (b) admitted to (i) Barnet and (ii) Chase Farm hospitals with the 98 percent.-within-four hours target as of (A) 31 December 2004 and (B) 31 December 2005; and if she will make a statement. [45231]

Jane Kennedy: The data requested are not collected in the format requested.

The total time and wait for admission data for Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust for the quarters ending in the periods requested are shown in the table. The four hour target applies to the total time spent in accident and emergency (A and E)—this is the time from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge. There is no separate target for admissions.
A and E activity and performance, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, October to December (Q3) 2004–05 and 2005–06

	2004–05	2005–06
Percentage of patients who spent less than four hours in A and E	87.1	94.9
Percentage of patients placed in bed in a ward within four hours of a decision to admit	90.3	91.9

Source:
Department of Health dataset QMAE for 2004–05 data and Department of Health dataset SitReps for 2005–06 data (Quarter three).

 
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Influenza Vaccine

Mr. Scott: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doses of influenza vaccine are available. [38665]

Caroline Flint: There are currently 200,000 doses of seasonal flu vaccine available from the Department's contingency stock.

Maternity Services

Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the caesarean rate has been in each of the last five years at Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust. [45097]

Mr. Byrne: Deliveries by caesarean section ¹ as a percentage of all deliveries at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital National Health Service Trust, are shown in the table.

¹ As recorded using procedure code.

	Percentage
1999–2000	18
2000–01	18
2001–02	21
2002–03	23
2003–04	23

Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre.

Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many midwives (a) as a headcount and (b) as full-time equivalents have been employed by Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust in each of the last five years; [45098]

(2) what the midwifery vacancy rate for Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust has been in each of the last five years. [45099]

Mr. Byrne: The information requested is shown in the table.
Health and social care information centre vacancies survey, NHS three month qualified midwife vacancies for Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post

	3 month vacancy rate (percentage)	3 month vacancy (number)	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust RVY
March 2000	0.0	0	—	—
September 1999	—	—	88	109
March 2001	0.0	0	—	—
September 2000	—	—	103	150
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust RVY
March 2002	0.0	0	—	—
September 2001	—	—	94	127
March 2003	0.0	0	—	—
September 2002	—	—	90	113
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust RVY
March 2004	0.0	0	—	—
September 2003	—	—	93	116
March 2005	0.0	0	—	—
September 2004	—	—	93	116

Notes:
Three month vacancy notes:
1. Three month vacancy information is as at 31 March each specified year.
2. Three month vacancies are vacancies which trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (full-time equivalents).
3. Three month vacancy rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three month vacancies plus staff in post.
4. Three month vacancy rates are calculated using staff in post from the Non-Medical Workforce Census September each specified year.
5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place.
Staff in post notes:
1 Staff in post data are from the non-medical workforce census September each specified year
General notes:
1. Vacancy and staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number.
2. Calculating the vacancy rates using the above data may not equal the actual vacancy rates.
3. Due to rounding, totals may not equal the sum of component parts.
Source:
Health and social care information centre vacancies survey
Health and social care information centre non-medical workforce census.



 
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Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwife-led birthing centres there are in Milton Keynes. [45431]

Caroline Flint: The information requested is not collected centrally by the Department.

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the role of supervisors of midwives. [45733]

Mr. Byrne: The role of supervisors of midwives is one of public protection ensuring that the standard of midwifery practice in their locality is maintained, that midwives have the correct equipment and skills to perform their role and that the quality of their practice is monitored. In practice, the role is one of providing professional support for midwives in overcoming professional dilemmas and enabling them to perform their role in an environment conducive to positive outcomes.

NHS Structure

Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will break down by parliamentary constituency all (a) strategic health authority areas, (b) primary care trusts and (c) NHS trusts. [42666]

 
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Mr. Byrne: This information is available on the Department's website at:

www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/FreedomOfInformation/ClassesOfInformation/NHSFactsheets/fs/en.

A table listing this information has been placed in the Library.

Nurses (Hammersmith and Fulham)

Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) agency and (b) NHS nurses were employed by the NHS in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in the last year for which figures are available; and what the total cost was of each category of nurse in that year. [45958]

Jane Kennedy: This information is not collected in the format requested.

However, table 1 shows all national health service qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff, including practice nurses employed in Hammersmith and Fulham primary care trust (PCT) and Hammersmith hospitals NHS trust as at September 2004. Figures for the number of agency staff employed by the NHS are not collected centrally.

Table 2 shows the cost for each category of nurse for 2004–05 in Hammersmith and Fulham PCT and Hammersmith hospitals NHS trust.
Table 1: All NHS qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff, including practice nurses employed by Unrestricted Principals and equivalents (UPEs)⁽²⁰⁾, in each specified trust as at 30 September 2004

headcount
			of which:
		Total qualified nursing staff	GP practice nurse	Bank staff
Total specified organisations		2,447	45	341
Hammersmith and Fulham PCT	5H1	237	45	32
Hammersmith hospitals NHS trust	RQN	2,210	0	309

⁽²⁰⁾ UPEs include GMS Unrestricted Principals, PMS Contracted GPs and PMS Salaried GPs
Source:
Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census
Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services Statistics

Table 2: Costs for each category of nurse in Hammersmith hospitals NHS trust and Hammersmith and Fulham PCT, 2004–05

	£000
	Nurse consultants	Nurse managers	Qualified	Unqualified	Nursing, midwifery and health visiting
Hammersmith hospitals NHS trust	134	2,175	67,669	3,276	4,586
Hammersmith and Fulham PCT	0	290	6350	1,042	686

Source:
Annual financial returns of primary care trusts

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