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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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