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| Table 4: Age standardised( 1) proportion of adults aged 16 and over who are obese, by Strategic Health Authority (SHA) (3-year moving average) England, 1995-2002 | |||||||
| Percentage | |||||||
| Area Code | Name | 1995-97 | 1996-98 | 1997-99 | 1998-00 | 1999-01 | 2000-02 |
| (1) Age standardisation is a weighting technique used to give all SHAs the same age profile. This removes the effect of age from comparisons between SHAs. Source: Health Survey for England: Health & Lifestyle indicators for Strategic Health Authorities 1994-2002, Department of Health. | |||||||
Overseas Doctors
Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consultations have been held with the Community Relations Council on the implications of the new immigration rules for the employment of Commonwealth doctors, with particular reference to those from Pakistan and India. [65031]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 18 May 2006, Official Report, column 1166W.
Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consultation process was undertaken on the requirement for work permits for trainee doctors from overseas before the new regulations came into force; who was consulted; and what the duration of the consultation period was. [74602]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The immigration rules for permit free training were amended in July 2005 and the implications were discussed with the British Medical Association (BMA), postgraduate deans and overseas doctors groups.
Departmental officials discussed proposals to amend the regulations further at a meeting in January held by NHS Employers which was attended by the Home Office, and medical stakeholders, including British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, British International Doctors Association, the BMA and representatives from the national health service.
People with Disabilities
Margaret Moran: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which are the (a) best and (b) worst performing councils in England in terms of their provision of assistance with aids and adaptations to people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the performance of Luton borough council in this area; [75924]
(2) what (a) maximum and (b) average time a person with a disability has had to wait for assessment and assistance with occupational aids and adaptations in the last 12 months. [75926]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The social services performance framework indicator AO/D54 sets out the percentage of items of equipment and adaptations delivered within seven working days. The most recent figures for 2004-05 indicate that Luton unitary authority is the highest performing council; and Surrey the lowest.
The figures for 2004-05 indicate that Luton unitary authority delivered 3,900 items of equipment and adaptations; the percentage of items of equipment and adaptations delivered within seven working days was 97.9 per cent. This was the highest percentage of any council for this period.
Information on the maximum and average amount of time that a person with a disability has had to wait for assessment and assistance with occupational aids and adaptations is not collected centrally.
It is for local social services departments to prioritise assessments for people with disabilities, based on need.
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