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Community Hospitals

Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions on community hospitals she has had with primary care trusts since the publication of the White Paper, Our Health, Our Care, Our Say". [55967]

Mr. Byrne: The Department has not sent any communications, with specific reference to community hospitals, directly to primary care trusts (PCTs) since the publication of the recent Health White Paper Our Health, Our Care, Our Say: a new direction for community service" in January 2006.

The Department has received local correspondence, Parliamentary Questions, Treat Official cases and Private Office cases relating to community hospitals. At times, in order to respond to these items of correspondence, the Department requests briefing from the relevant strategic health authority (SHA). SHAs may contact PCTs to gather the required information.

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community hospitals closed in each year between 1979 and 1997. [64222]

Mr. Byrne: The information requested is not available centrally.

Correspondence

Sir Michael Spicer: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 15 March. [67128]

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Mr. Byrne: The letter was replied to on 26 April 2006.

Dental Services

Stephen Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the legal costs to the Department of dental contracts which are in dispute. [66892]

Ms Rosie Winterton: The appeal functions of the Secretary of State in relation to the General Dental Services and Personal Dental Services Transitional Provisions Order 2005, the national health service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005 and the national health service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005 have been delegated to the NHS Litigation Authority. The formal applications for dispute resolution presently received will be undertaken within the authority's current resources.

Stephen Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether dentists working as vocational trainees will be paid for their work in 2005–06. [67220]

Ms Rosie Winterton: From the introduction of the vocational training scheme in 2002 to date, dental vocational trainees have been paid a training allowance/salary. In 2005–06, the allowance was £27,372 per annum.

Departmental Websites

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list (a) the websites operated by her Department and (b) the reports placed on the internet in March 2006, indicating in each case whether paper copies were also made available. [65206]

Mr. Byrne: The Department operates the following externally facing websites:

1. Department of Health (www.dh.gov.uk)

2. National Screening Committee (www.nsc.nhs.uk)

3. NHS Identity (www.nhsidentity.nhs.uk)

4. Bristol Inquiry (www.bristol-inquiry.org.uk)

5. Care Standards Tribunal (www.carestandardstribunal.gov.uk)

6. Carers (www.carers.gov.uk)

7. London's Health (www.londonshealth.gov.uk)

8. Minority Health (www.minorityhealth.gov.uk)

9. Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly (www.royal-commission-

elderly.gov.uk)

10. Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry (www.rlcinquiry.org.uk)

11. MMR The Facts (www.mmrthefacts.nhs.uk)

12. Care Services Improvement Partnership (www.csip.org.uk)

13. 18 Weeks Delivery Programme (www.18weeks.nhs.uk)

14. 5-a-day (www.5aday.nhs.uk)

15. Breastfeeding (www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk)

16. Expert Patients Programme (www.expertpatients.nhs.uk)

17. Healthy Start (www.healthystart.nhs.uk)

18. Immunisation (www.immunisation.nhs.uk)

19. NHS Comms Link (www.nhscommslink.nhs.uk)

20. NHS Live (www.nhslive.nhs.uk)

21. NHS Photo Library (www.photolibrary.nhs.uk)

22. Your Life! (www.yourlife.nhs.uk)

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23. Your Health, Your Care, Your Say resources (www.yoursayresources.nhs.uk)

24. Caring about Carers (www.carers.gov.uk)

25. Minority Health (www.minorityhealth.gov.uk)

26. NHS Identity (www.nhsidentity.nhs.uk)

27. Playing Safely campaign site (www.playingsafely.co.uk)

28. Social Work Careers (www.socialworkcareers.co.uk)

29. Talk to Frank campaign site (www.talktofrank.com)

30. C.A.L.M. campaign site (www.thecalmzone.net)

31. Think About Drink campaign site (www.wrecked.co.uk)

32. NHS Modernisation Agency (www.wise.nhs.uk)

33. UK National Screening Committee (www.nsc.nhs.uk)

34. Giving Up Smoking (www.givingupsmoking.co.uk)

35. Health and Social Care Awards (www.healthandsocialcareawards.org)

36. NHS Editorial Library (www.editorial-library.nhs.uk)

37. Face It: Hepatitis C Information (www.hepc.nhs.uk)

38. Health Needs Mapping (www.healthmapping.nhs.uk)

39. Nursing UK (www.nursinguk.nhs.uk)

40. The National Research Register (www.nrr.nhs.uk)

41. The Research Findings Register (www.refer.nhs.uk)

42. NHS Jobs (www.jobs.nhs.uk)

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43. North Western Deanery (www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk)

44. The Shipman Inquiry website (www.the-shipman-inquiry.org.uk)

45. The Victoria Climbie" Inquiry website (www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk)

46. NHS Housing (www.housing.nhs.uk)

47. National Leadership Network (www.nationalleadershipnetwork.org)

Department reports are published on the main corporate website, www.dh.gov.uk.

The Department does not keep a list of individual reports added to its website. The information shown in the table was put together using the site search functionality. It identifies items described as 'reports' added to the site during March 2006. For completeness, other publications added to the site during the same period are also listed. We have indicated where alternative versions including paper copies of the report or publication were also made available.

There were 11 reports and 34 other publications in total. These figures exclude press releases, bulletins, circulars and letters, directions, committee minutes, leaflets, full and partial regulatory impact assessments.
Department of Health reports

Report title PDF version Paper copy

Changes to regulatory framework for adult social care services Yes No

Consultation on simplification of reimbursement rules for NHS dispensing contractors: Summary of responses Yes No

Creating the future: Modernising careers for salaried dentists in primary care—Stakeholder consultation response report Yes No

Expert Advisory Group on AIDS annual report 2005 Yes No

Let me in—I'm a researcher! Yes Yes

Making a difference: Safe and secure data sharing between health and adult social care staff Yes No

Partnerships for Older People Projects: Making the shift to prevention Yes Yes

The evidence base for the National Service Framework for Renal Services modules one and two: Part one—Dialysis and transplantation Yes No

The evidence base for the National Service Framework for Renal Services part two: Chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure and end of life care Yes No

UK consultation on European Commission proposal for a programme of community action in the field of health and consumer protection 2007 to 2013: Summary of responses Yes No

Winter report 2005–06 Yes No

Other Department of Health publications

Publication title PDF version Paper copy

A national framework to support local workforce strategy development: A guide for HR directors in the NHS and social care Yes Yes

Choice of scan Phase 2: guidance Yes No

Community nurses' handbook revised edition Yes Yes

Controlled drugs: Monitoring and inspection guidelines—Core activities for CD monitoring and inspection work—Primary care Yes No

DfES Personal, social and health education certification for community nurses handbook Yes Yes

Direct payments for people with mental health problems: A guide to action Yes No

From segregation to inclusion: Commissioning guidance on day services for people with mental health problems Yes Yes

Gershon efficiency programme 2004 to 2008: High level delivery plan Yes No

Government response to the Health Committee's report on changes to primary care trusts Yes Yes

Government response to the House of Commons Health Committee's First Report of Session 2005–06: Smoking in Public Places Yes Yes

Guidelines for the investigation and management of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI Yes No

Initial guide for the commissioning of in-patient and residential rehabilitation drug and alcohol treatment interventions as part of treatment systems Yes No

Looking for a school nurse Yes Yes

Measuring Childhood Obesity: Guidance to Primary Care Trusts Yes No

National heart and lung transplant standards Yes No

NHS continuing health care: Action following the Grogan judgment Yes No

NHS Trust: model standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers and standing financial instructions March 2006 Yes No

Partnerships for Older People Projects Grant—Guidance note for applications for 2007–08 Yes No

Payment by results: Implementation support guide 2006–07 (technical guidance) Yes No

Practice based commissioning: achieving universal coverage Yes Yes

Primary Care Trust: model standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers and standing financial instructions March 2006 Yes No

Recognising, understanding and addressing performance problems in healthcare organisations providing care to NHS patients Yes No

Safer management of controlled drugs : Monitoring and Inspection guidelines—Core Activities for CD Monitoring and Inspection Work—Primary Care Yes No

Safer management of controlled drugs: Guidance on strengthened governance arrangements Yes No

Safer management of controlled drugs: Private CD prescriptions and other changes to the prescribing and dispensing of controlled drugs Yes No

School nurse: practice development resource pack 2006: Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Yes Yes

Shared learning: Managing and minimising Failure To Attends (FTAs) Yes No

Strategic Health Authority: model standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers and standing financial instructions March 2006 Yes No

Supporting people with long term conditions to self care Yes Yes

Supporting women into the mainstream: Commissioning women-only community day services Yes Yes

Sustainable development action plan 2006 Yes No

Transition: getting it right for young people Yes Yes

Vocational services for people with severe mental health problems: Commissioning guidance Yes Yes

Volunteers across the NHS: Improving the patient experience and creating a patient-led service Yes Yes

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Report title	PDF version	Paper copy
Changes to regulatory framework for adult social care services	Yes	No
Consultation on simplification of reimbursement rules for NHS dispensing contractors: Summary of responses	Yes	No
Creating the future: Modernising careers for salaried dentists in primary care—Stakeholder consultation response report	Yes	No
Expert Advisory Group on AIDS annual report 2005	Yes	No
Let me in—I'm a researcher!	Yes	Yes
Making a difference: Safe and secure data sharing between health and adult social care staff	Yes	No
Partnerships for Older People Projects: Making the shift to prevention	Yes	Yes
The evidence base for the National Service Framework for Renal Services modules one and two: Part one—Dialysis and transplantation	Yes	No
The evidence base for the National Service Framework for Renal Services part two: Chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure and end of life care	Yes	No
UK consultation on European Commission proposal for a programme of community action in the field of health and consumer protection 2007 to 2013: Summary of responses	Yes	No
Winter report 2005–06	Yes	No

Publication title	PDF version	Paper copy
A national framework to support local workforce strategy development: A guide for HR directors in the NHS and social care	Yes	Yes
Choice of scan Phase 2: guidance	Yes	No
Community nurses' handbook revised edition	Yes	Yes
Controlled drugs: Monitoring and inspection guidelines—Core activities for CD monitoring and inspection work—Primary care	Yes	No
DfES Personal, social and health education certification for community nurses handbook	Yes	Yes
Direct payments for people with mental health problems: A guide to action	Yes	No
From segregation to inclusion: Commissioning guidance on day services for people with mental health problems	Yes	Yes
Gershon efficiency programme 2004 to 2008: High level delivery plan	Yes	No
Government response to the Health Committee's report on changes to primary care trusts	Yes	Yes
Government response to the House of Commons Health Committee's First Report of Session 2005–06: Smoking in Public Places	Yes	Yes
Guidelines for the investigation and management of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI	Yes	No
Initial guide for the commissioning of in-patient and residential rehabilitation drug and alcohol treatment interventions as part of treatment systems	Yes	No
Looking for a school nurse	Yes	Yes
Measuring Childhood Obesity: Guidance to Primary Care Trusts	Yes	No
National heart and lung transplant standards	Yes	No
NHS continuing health care: Action following the Grogan judgment	Yes	No
NHS Trust: model standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers and standing financial instructions March 2006	Yes	No
Partnerships for Older People Projects Grant—Guidance note for applications for 2007–08	Yes	No
Payment by results: Implementation support guide 2006–07 (technical guidance)	Yes	No
Practice based commissioning: achieving universal coverage	Yes	Yes
Primary Care Trust: model standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers and standing financial instructions March 2006	Yes	No
Recognising, understanding and addressing performance problems in healthcare organisations providing care to NHS patients	Yes	No
Safer management of controlled drugs : Monitoring and Inspection guidelines—Core Activities for CD Monitoring and Inspection Work—Primary Care	Yes	No
Safer management of controlled drugs: Guidance on strengthened governance arrangements	Yes	No
Safer management of controlled drugs: Private CD prescriptions and other changes to the prescribing and dispensing of controlled drugs	Yes	No
School nurse: practice development resource pack 2006: Specialist Community Public Health Nurse	Yes	Yes
Shared learning: Managing and minimising Failure To Attends (FTAs)	Yes	No
Strategic Health Authority: model standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers and standing financial instructions March 2006	Yes	No
Supporting people with long term conditions to self care	Yes	Yes
Supporting women into the mainstream: Commissioning women-only community day services	Yes	Yes
Sustainable development action plan 2006	Yes	No
Transition: getting it right for young people	Yes	Yes
Vocational services for people with severe mental health problems: Commissioning guidance	Yes	Yes
Volunteers across the NHS: Improving the patient experience and creating a patient-led service	Yes	Yes

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