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Medical Records

John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what medical records that are not kept within their normal medical files a doctor is permitted to hold on patients. [87894]

Caroline Flint: There are no restrictions on what medical records are kept by doctors and other medical professionals provided they comply with the requirements of professional regulatory bodies, departmental guidance, and the law. Doctors are required by the General Medical Council to keep clear, accurate, legible and contemporaneous patient records which report the relevant clinical findings, the decisions made, the information given to patients, and any drugs or other treatment prescribed, and which serve to keep colleagues well informed when sharing the care of patients. Any information held by a doctor about a patient is subject to a range of statutory and common law obligations, including specifically the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, directions and guidance issued by the Department and, in many cases, organisation-specific policies and working practices determined by employing bodies.

Medical Services Directive

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations has she received from (a) the Dental Laboratories Association and (b) others with regards to the revision of the Medical Devices Directive. [85928]

Andy Burnham: The Dental Laboratories Association (DLA) along with other relevant trade associations are members of a steering committee set up by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to help prepare the United Kingdom negotiating position on the revision of the medical devices directive. The DLA has also made separate representations to the Department on a proposal that the statement of conformity to the directive prepared by a dental technician be passed by the dentist to the named patient.

Medical Staff (Brent)

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nurses and (b) doctors were recruited from overseas in Brent in each year since 1997. [87321]

Ms Rosie Winterton: This information is not held in the format requested. However, the following table shows the latest data available for general and personal medical services, and hospital and community health services medical staff, including all doctors for Brent Teaching Primary Care Trust and the former Brent and Harrow Health Authority, by country of qualification, year and by organisation.


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General and personal medical services and Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): All doctors( 1,2,3 ) by country of qualification and year showing specified organisations
Number (headcount)( 4)
All doctors ( 1,2,3)
All countries of qualification United Kingdom Remainder of the EEA Elsewhere

1997

North West London

4,321

3,075

283

963

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Brent and Harrow HA

12

11

0

1

1998

North West London

4,094

2,855

280

959

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Brent and Harrow HA

7

6

0

1

1999

North West London

4,176

2,956

274

946

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Brent and Harrow HA

4

4

0

0

2000

North West London

4,601

3,235

316

1,050

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Brent and Harrow HA

7

6

1

0

2001

North West London

4,642

3,242

324

1,076

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Brent and Harrow HA

6

6

0

0

2002

North West London

4,809

3,319

344

1,146

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

219

115

8

96

Brent and Harrow HA

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2003

North West London

5,054

3,460

377

1,217

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

225

122

7

96

Brent and Harrow HA

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2004

North West London

5,396

3,597

428

1,371

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

227

121

6

100

Brent and Harrow HA

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2005

North West London

5,531

3,670

451

1,410

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

221

122

15

90

Brent and Harrow HA

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a


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Number (headcount)( 4)
All HCHS medical staff( 1,2,3)
All countries of qualification United Kingdom Remainder of the EEA Elsewhere

1997

North West London

3,112

2,300

221

591

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Brent and Harrow HA

12

11

0

1

1998

North West London

2,906

2,099

212

595

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Brent and Harrow HA

7

6

0

1

1999

North West London

3,042

2,228

216

598

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Brent and Harrow HA

4

4

0

0

2000

North West London

3,476

2,513

256

707

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Brent and Harrow HA

7

6

1

0

2001

North West London

3,492

2,468

269

755

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Brent and Harrow HA

6

6

0

0

2002

North West London

3,670

2,555

283

832

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

22

7

3

12

Brent and Harrow HA

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2003

North West London

3,878

2,660

313

905

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

20

9

2

9

Brent and Harrow HA

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2004

North West London

4,164

2,766

354

1,044

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

17

6

1

10

Brent and Harrow HA

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2005

North West London

4,288

2,833

369

1,086

of which:

Brent Teaching PCT

5

1

10

0

Brent and Harrow HA

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a


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