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NHS: Standards

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 25 January 2007, Official Report, column 2046W, on public service agreements, what the 27 targets are which are contained in the Our Healthier Nation framework; and if she will list all public services agreement targets. [118215]

Andy Burnham: “Health of the Nation”, a white paper published in 1992, contained 27 targets. Public service agreements (PSAs) were then set out in the following papers which are available in the Library:


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This answer corrects my previous answer given on 25 January 2007, Official Report, column 2046W.

Patients Forums

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the level of interaction between NHS trusts and patients’ forums under section 11 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001; and if she will make a statement. [123201]

Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 26 February 2007]: There has been no central assessment of the level of interaction between NHS trusts and patients forums under section 11 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001.

In February 2003 the Department issued “Strengthening Accountability”, policy and practice guidance on section 11 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001. This gives guidance to national health service trusts on how they should undertake to fulfil their role of involving and consulting patients and the public. This document states that trusts should

“Strengthening Accountability” also recommends that trusts

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what guidelines she has issued on the amount of consultation required between NHS trusts and patients’ forums under section 11 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001; and if she will make a statement; [123202]

(2) what steps her Department is taking to promote the interaction between NHS trusts and patients’ forums in the decision making process. [123203]

Ms Rosie Winterton [holding answer 26 February 2007]: In February 2003 the Department issued “Strengthening Accountability”, policy and practice guidance on section 11 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001. This gives guidance to national health service trusts on how they should undertake to fulfil their role of involving and consulting patients and the public. This document states that trusts should


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“Strengthening Accountability” also recommends that trusts

Renewable Energy

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the electricity used by her Department was generated from (a) renewable sources and (b) on-site microgeneration facilities in the last period for which figures are available. [106067]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department purchases its electricity through National Health Service Purchasing and Supply Agency. The department specifies that it requires and receives 100 per cent. of its electricity from renewable sources.

The Department has no provision for on-site micro-generation facilities.

Sexual Health

Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been tested for HIV in Hertfordshire since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [115815]

Caroline Flint: The data on the number of HIV tests carried out at genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinics in Hertfordshire since 1997 is included in the tables.

Table 1: HIV tests made at genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinics in East and North Hertfordshire primary care trust and West Hertfordshire primary care trust, 1997 to 2002
Number

1997

1,546

1998

2,056

1999

2,174

2000

2,462

2001

2,917

2002

3,644

Source:
STI KC60 statutory returns from 1997 to 2002, Health Protection Agency.

Table 2: HIV tests made at genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinics in East and North Hertfordshire primary care trust and West Hertfordshire primary care trust, 2003 to 2005
Number

2003

6,049

2004

7,929

2005

8,177

Source:
STI KC60 statutory returns from 2003 to 2005, Health Protection Agency.


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Translation Services

Mr. Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what documents her Department and its agencies translate for people in the UK who do not speak English; into which languages such documents are translated; and what the cost was of producing such translations in each of the last five years, broken down by language of translation. [113887]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: Between the 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2006, the Department translated a range of documents into alternative languages. These materials included public information leaflets,
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correspondence and guidance documentation. The cost of translation services for these two years were as follows.

1 January to 31 December each year £

2005

154,720.00

2006

180,319.29


There is currently no central record to break-down this spend into language of translation. Data for all other years would have to be sourced from legacy systems that are no longer operational. To attempt to gather this information would incur disproportionate cost.


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