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Independent Review Panel
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the running cost of the Independent Review Panel has been in each year since it was established. [94272]
Andy Burnham: The running costs of the independent reconfiguration panel in each year since it was established were:
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Independent Treatment Centres
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the utilisation rate of independent sector treatment centres has been in each month since October 2003. [98638]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information requested is shown in the table.
The Department procured independent sector capacity on the basis of capacity planning exercises conducted through strategic health authorities where the additional capacity in elective treatment and diagnostics required to meet key public service agreement waiting times targets was estimated. Where the estimates of demand have not been met so far in a contract the Department is working with the national health service and independent providers to ensure contracts deliver best value over the life of the contract.
Infant Mortality
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress is being made in reducing infant mortality differences between income cohorts. [97242]
Caroline Flint: Information on income is not routinely collected at death or birth registration.
Infant mortality by socio-economic group based on father's occupation is collected and routinely published. This information is used to monitor the health inequalities infant mortality PSA target, and progress since 1997-99 is set out in the table.
Infant mortality rates have improved in all socio-economic groups with rates at a historic low level. However, rates have improved faster in the general population than in lower socio-economic groups. The overall national infant mortality rate for jointly registered births has fallen from 5.6 per 1,000 live births in 1997-99 to 4.9 in 2002-04, compared with a fall in routine and manual groups from 6.3 per 1,000 live births in 1997-99 to 5.9 in 2002-04. The result is that, despite the overall improvement, the gap has widened since 1997-99, though it has remained the same since 2001-03.
| 3-year average infant mortality rates( 1) by NS-SEC 90 for 1997-2001 and NS-SEC for 2001 onwards by NS-SEC analytical classes | |||||||
| NS-SEC 90 | NS-SEC 2001 | ||||||
| Analytical classes | 1997-99 | 1998-2000 | 1999-2001 | 1999-2001( 2) | 2000-02( 2) | 2001-03 | 2002-04 |
| (1) Infant deaths per 1,000 live births. (2) Using NS SEC for 2001 and later years' data. Information on the father's occupation is not collected for births outside marriage if the father does not attend the registration of the baby's birth. (3) Infants born inside marriage or outside marriage jointly registered by both parents. Notes: 1. Figures for live births are a 10 per cent. sample coded for father's occupation. 2. The table does not show rates for those in the "other" NS-SEC groups. Source: ONS. | |||||||
Infant deaths that occur outside marriage and are registered by mother alone are not analysed by socio-economic group as information on mother's occupation is often not stated.
Infertility Treatment
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which primary care trusts do not fund IVF treatment. [99897]
Caroline Flint: This information is not collected centrally as a matter of routine. However, we are aware that the Gloucestershire, North Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire primary care trusts have temporarily suspended the provision of in vitro fertilisation procedures. We are working with the patient support organisation Infertility Network UK to help primary care trusts engage with fertility patients in the planning and prioritisation of services.
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to ensure that all women with appropriate need receive at least one cycle of IVF funded by the NHS. [100343]
Caroline Flint: I refer the hon. Member to my reply given to question 99897 which refers to our work with the patient support organisation Infertility Network UK to help primary care trusts engage with fertility patients in the planning and prioritisation of services.
Influenza
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average inpatient stay was for a person admitted to hospital with influenza infection in each year since 1997. [98636]
Caroline Flint: The information has been provided by The Information Centre for Health and Social Care, Hospital Episode Statistics 1997-2005 from the online website at:
www.hesonline.nhs.uk/Ease/servlet/ContentServer?siteID=1937&categoryID=203.
The average length of stay for national health service hospitals in England is measured by the mean length of stay and the median length of stay for the following primary diagnosis codes:
influenza due to be identified influenza virus (code J10); and
influenza where the virus has not been identified (code J11).
| Primary diagnosis | Mean length of stay | Median length of stay |
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