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Engagements
Mr. Bone:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Michael Jabez Foster) of 11 October 2006, Official Report, column 291, on engagements,
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what the reasons are for the differences between the Prime Minister’s answer and the figures for the number of patients waiting over 26 weeks at the end of August 2006 given in the Department of Health statistical press notice of 29 September 2006. [97137]
Andy Burnham:
The six-month operational standard came into effect across the national health service from 1 January 2006. No patient should have to be waiting longer than this for in-patient treatment from the decision-to-treat date.
Latest data for the end of August 2006 show that 115 patients, less than 0.02 per cent. of a total waiting list of 769,461, were waiting over six months. This compares with 1997 when almost 300,000 people were waiting more than 15 months for their operations.
Health Sector Training
Chris Ruane:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many training places for (a) nurses, (b) midwives and (c) radiographers there were in 2005-06. [93882]
Ms Rosie Winterton:
There were 23,230 nurse, 2,220 midwifery and 1,555 radiography training places available in 2005-06.
Hospital Beds
Mr. Lansley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) total number of beds and (b) number of beds per 100,000 population has been in each strategic health authority area in each year since 2002-03. [94989]
Andy Burnham:
The following table sets out the total number of beds and number of beds per 100,000 population by SHA since 2002-03.
| | | 2005-06 | 2004-05 |
| Code | SHA | Total number of available beds | Beds per 100,000 population | Total number of available beds | Beds per 100,000 population |
|
Q01
|
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
|
7,734
|
341.5
|
8,276
|
369.8
|
|
Q02
|
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
|
4,241
|
260.0
|
4,280
|
264.6
|
|
Q03
|
Essex
|
4,877
|
296.3
|
4,828
|
295.2
|
|
Q04
|
North West London
|
6,566
|
350.9
|
6,719
|
366.3
|
|
Q05
|
North Central London
|
5,680
|
456.8
|
5,768
|
469.7
|
|
Q06
|
North East London
|
5,715
|
370.5
|
5,960
|
389.2
|
|
Q07
|
South East London
|
5,583
|
366.2
|
5,807
|
383.5
|
|
Q08
|
South West London
|
4,572
|
342.3
|
4,760
|
360.3
|
|
Q09
|
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
|
6,766
|
481.1
|
6,854
|
490.8
|
|
Q10
|
County Durham and Tees Valley
|
4,618
|
401.0
|
4,719
|
410.9
|
|
Q11
|
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
|
5,139
|
309.6
|
5,202
|
314.8
|
|
Q12
|
West Yorkshire
|
7,356
|
347.2
|
7,784
|
369.2
|
|
Q13
|
Cumbria and Lancashire
|
6,954
|
358.8
|
7,082
|
367.0
|
|
Q14
|
Greater Manchester
|
10,162
|
398.9
|
10,404
|
409.8
|
|
Q15
|
Cheshire and Merseyside
|
9,430
|
399.5
|
9,788
|
415.0
|
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|
Q16
|
Thames Valley
|
5,828
|
272.4
|
5,995
|
282.7
|
|
Q17
|
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
|
5,377
|
296.9
|
5,852
|
324.9
|
|
Q18
|
Kent and Medway
|
4,524
|
279.1
|
4,742
|
294.5
|
|
Q19
|
Surrey and Sussex
|
8,027
|
309.6
|
8,312
|
322.5
|
|
Q20
|
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
|
8,023
|
361.2
|
8,033
|
364.1
|
|
Q21
|
South West Peninsula
|
5,812
|
356.7
|
6,010
|
371.2
|
|
Q22
|
Dorset and Somerset
|
4,559
|
374.5
|
4,678
|
385.7
|
|
Q23
|
South Yorkshire
|
5,808
|
451.7
|
5,922
|
463.2
|
|
Q24
|
Trent
|
8,713
|
322.5
|
9,120
|
339.3
|
|
Q25
|
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland
|
5,027
|
313.2
|
5,200
|
326.6
|
|
Q26
|
Shropshire and Staffordshire
|
4,671
|
310.2
|
4,892
|
326.2
|
|
Q27
|
Birmingham and the Black Country
|
9,084
|
397.2
|
9,135
|
401.6
|
|
Q28
|
West Midlands South
|
4,800
|
305.2
|
4,800
|
307.8
|
| | | 2003-04 | 2002-03 |
| Code | SHA | Total number of available beds | Beds per 100,000 population | Total number of available beds | Beds per 100,000 population |
|
Q01
|
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
|
8,503
|
383.2
|
8,436
|
384.8
|
|
Q02
|
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
|
4,232
|
262.1
|
4,417
|
274.8
|
|
Q03
|
Essex
|
4,755
|
291.8
|
5,064
|
312.0
|
|
Q04
|
North West London
|
6,581
|
362.7
|
6,868
|
380.2
|
|
Q05
|
North Central London
|
5,821
|
477.0
|
5,719
|
471.2
|
|
Q06
|
North East London
|
6,050
|
395.2
|
6,138
|
401.8
|
|
Q07
|
South East London
|
5,806
|
384.0
|
5,729
|
378.1
|
|
Q08
|
South West London
|
4,790
|
365.5
|
4,467
|
341.5
|
|
Q09
|
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
|
6,963
|
500.0
|
7,029
|
504.9
|
|
Q10
|
County Durham and Tees Valley
|
4,878
|
425.3
|
4,873
|
425.2
|
|
Q11
|
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
|
5,198
|
316.8
|
5,237
|
320.6
|
|
Q12
|
West Yorkshire
|
8,601
|
410.4
|
8,476
|
405.4
|
|
Q13
|
Cumbria and Lancashire
|
7,519
|
391.8
|
7,579
|
396.7
|
|
Q14
|
Greater Manchester
|
10,664
|
421.3
|
10,670
|
423.0
|
|
Q15
|
Cheshire and Merseyside
|
9,752
|
414.2
|
9,708
|
413.0
|
|
Q16
|
Thames Valley
|
6,129
|
290.1
|
6,031
|
286.7
|
|
Q17
|
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
|
5,777
|
321.4
|
5,772
|
322.8
|
|
Q18
|
Kent and Medway
|
4,742
|
296.4
|
4,738
|
298.0
|
|
Q19
|
Surrey and Sussex
|
8,909
|
346.5
|
8,879
|
346.5
|
|
Q20
|
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
|
8,084
|
368.9
|
8,368
|
384.2
|
|
Q21
|
South West Peninsula
|
6,056
|
378.2
|
5,691
|
357.8
|
|
Q22
|
Dorset and Somerset
|
4,785
|
396.5
|
4,843
|
403.8
|
|
Q23
|
South Yorkshire
|
5,846
|
459.4
|
5,960
|
469.7
|
|
Q24
|
Trent
|
9,339
|
349.7
|
8,874
|
334.7
|
|
Q25
|
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland
|
5,371
|
339.6
|
5,368
|
341.5
|
|
Q26
|
Shropshire and Staffordshire
|
4,923
|
329.1
|
4,850
|
324.8
|
|
Q27
|
Birmingham and the Black Country
|
9,205
|
404.9
|
9,153
|
402.8
|
|
Q28
|
West Midlands South
|
4,743
|
305.9
|
4,890
|
317.8
|
