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Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) cash terms and (b) percentage change in funding to the London Ambulance Service was in each year since 1995. [57087]
Jane Kennedy: This information is not held in the format requested.
However, the table shows figures for the London Ambulance Service national health service trust for the years 199798 to 200405, the latest year for which data is available. The figures are total income, which includes all income from activities and all other operating income for each year.
NHS trusts do not normally receive funding directly from the Department but receive income for service provision from primary care trusts and, previously, from health authorities.
Mrs. Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the percentage of (a) the general population and (b) health workers who are carriers of MRSA. [55740]
Jane Kennedy: There is only limited evidence on the proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus" carriage in the general population or healthcare workers.
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to introduce the use of colloidal silver as the standard treatment for MRSA infections. [56242]
Jane Kennedy: Clinicians are responsible for determining appropriate therapies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The Department are not aware of any peer reviewed or clinical trial evidence that colloidal silver is an effective treatment for this or other healthcare associated infections. Although colloidal silver has antimicrobial properties, it is not used as an alternative to antibiotics because of its toxicity.
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many MRSA cases there were in (a) Royal Surrey and (b) Frimley Park hospital in Surrey in each of the last three years. [58320]
Caroline Flint: The information for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus" (MRSA) figures at Frimley Park hospital and Royal Surrey county hospital for each of the last three years is shown in the table.
Last six months | ||||
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Trust name | April 2002-March 2003 | April 2003-March 2004 | April 2004-March 2005 | April 2005-September 2005 |
Frimley Park hospital | 35 | 49 | 29 | 14 |
Royal Surrey county hospital | 35 | 28 | 26 | 14 |
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS trusts paid 95 per cent. of undisputed invoices within contract terms on (a) 60 days, (b) 90 days and (c) 120 days where no terms have been agreed in the last period for which figures are available; what the value of those invoices was in each case; which NHS trusts did not pay 95 per cent. of undisputed invoices within contract terms or 120 days where no terms have been agreed in that period; and what the value of those invoices was. [57526]
Jane Kennedy:
National health service trusts are required to report on their performance against the better payment practice code (BPPC) in their individual final accounts. The BPPC target stipulates that all NHS trusts, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities must pay 95 per cent. of bills within contract terms or 30 days where no terms have been agreed.
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The data requested are not collected centrally by the Department.
However, data on both the number of bills paid within the BPPC target and the value of those bills from the 200405 final accounts are available in the Library.
Mr. Andrew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health by what dates she expects each of the trusts serving Oxfordshire to have (a) determined and (b) published its budget for 200607. [58283]
Caroline Flint:
Each strategic health authority (SHA) will set their own timetable for agreeing the plans prior to submitting them to the Department.
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Thames Valley SHA expects its trusts and primary care trusts to take an interim budget paper to their boards in March and a final one in April.
The Department is expecting the SHAs to submit financial plans for 200607 on 20 April 2006.
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent nursing vacancies there are in the North West London strategic health authority area. [57367]
Jane Kennedy: The table shows national health service three-month vacancies in the North West London strategic health Authority area by organisation for qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff as at 31 March 2005 which are the latest figures available.
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