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Public Involvement (Health)
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects (a) to publish (i) the recommendations of the expert panel on the future of patient and public involvement in health and (ii) the evidence submitted to the expert panel and (b) to announce her Department's decision on the future structures for patient and public involvement in health. [66895]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The expert panel which is considering patient and public involvement in health, reported to Ministers in the Department at the end of April 2006. Ministers are considering the recommendations and will announce the Department's decision on the future structures for patient and public involvement shortly. The panel's report and the evidence submitted to the panel will be published at the same time as this announcement.
Pulmonary Hypertension
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have died from pulmonary hypertension while on the NHS waiting list for a heart and lung transplant in England in each of the last five years for which records are available. [66045]
Mr. Byrne: The number of people who died each year waiting for a suitable organ to come available for transplant as treatment for pulmonary hypertension is shown in the following table:
| Donor organ awaited | 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | 2004 | 2005 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart and lung | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Lung only | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total expenditure of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust was in each year between (a) 2001–02 and (b) 2005–06. [65288]
Jane Kennedy: The table shows data from 2001–02 to 2004–05, which is the latest year for which information is available.
Figures given are the total operating expenses of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust for each of the relevant years. Figures for 2005–06 cannot be supplied; they will be available in the autumn.
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 238,223 |
| 2002–03 | 265,071 |
| 2003–04 | 296,023 |
| 2004–05 | 342,330 |
Salt Intake
Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what analysis her Department conducted of the food industry's objections to the Food Standards Agency's proposed target salt levels as set out in their consultation document of August 2005. [65769]
Caroline Flint: As part of its normal consultation process, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) compiled and reviewed the comments of all respondents to the salt targets consultation, a summary of which is published on the FSA's website at www.salt.gov.uk/index.shtml.
The FSA analysed industry objections to targets for specific food categories in light of a wide range of information including:
the levels of salt reductions already made in specific foods, and those necessary to enable consumers to meet dietary intake targets.
Comments and evidence gathered from all aspects of the FSA's stakeholder consultations were used to inform the FSA's decisions on final targets.
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Section 64 Funding
Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what her Department's policy is on funding under section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 for 2006 to 2008; [66894]
(2) whether successful candidates for section 64 funding have been selected for 2006 to 2008. [66898]
Mr. Byrne: Decisions on applications for awards in 2006–07 are currently under consideration and organisations will be informed as soon as this process is complete. During 2006–07 a review of department of health funding for the third sector will take place and an announcement on funding for 2007–08, which will include information on section 64 General Scheme of Grants will soon be made.
Sexual Health
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what level of expenditure will be committed to support the (a) improvements to sexual health services announced by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health on 20 July, (b) bowel cancer screening programme announced by the Minister of State for Health Services on 2 August and (c) announcement of extra support for research into incurable diseases announced by the Minister of State for Quality and Patient Safety on 2 December; how much expenditure there has been on each; and whether the expenditure is financed from the Centrally Funded Initiatives and Services and Special Allocations budget of her Department in each case. [39345]
Mr. Byrne: On 20 July 2005, my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Caroline Flint) announced an additional £15 million capital funding to make improvements to genitourinary medicine services. The funding was allocated to strategic health authorities last September.
The Government have stated their commitment to a national bowel cancer screening programme, for which funding has been agreed. On 30 January 2006, the new Health White Paper, Our Health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services", reaffirmed that the programme will be rolled out from April 2006.
The statement made by the Minister of State, Department of Health, my right hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Jane Kennedy) on 2 December 2005 was part of the overall United Kingdom Government response to the UK stem cell initiative report. This included a number of commitments over the next decade from the Government Departments and the research councils. The Department fully intends to meet a commitment to provide an additional £100 million for national health service research and development compared with 2003–04 levels and the eligible service support costs of clinical stem cell research within the NHS.
Ms Diana R. Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the provision of sexual health services in Kingston-upon-Hull North. [65438]
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Caroline Flint: It is for strategic health authorities and primary care trusts to determine how services are provided within their area.
I am advised that sexual health services in Hull operate using a hub and spoke model, with Conifer House in the city centre as the main centre and clinics held across the city and the East Riding. The services sees approximately 3,000 patients per month.
Data for 2004 for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, contraception and abortion are available from the following websites:
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust
Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the major capital investment projects at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust approved by the Department of Health since 1997. [64915]
Mr. Byrne: There have been a number of major capital schemes at the Southport and Ormskirk Hospital National Health Service Trust since 1997. However, as none of these schemes fell beyond the relevant delegated limits, approval was granted by the relevant local NHS organisation rather than by the Department.
Stillbirths
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) financial assistance and (b) support is available for mothers who deliver a stillborn baby. [65412]
Mr. Byrne: Mothers who deliver a stillborn baby after the start of the 25th week of pregnancy are entitled to receive statutory maternity pay. In certain circumstances, financial help is available from the Social Fund to cover funeral costs. To receive such a funeral payment, parents must meet certain eligibility criteria.
It is for individual national health service trusts to ensure there are appropriate support services for mothers who deliver a stillborn baby locally. Such support is likely to include an appointment with the consultant to discuss what is known about the reason for the baby's death, and bereavement counselling. The hospital may also offer to arrange the burial or cremation free of charge.
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