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NHS: Allowances
Mr. Stephen O'Brien:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the personal expenses allowance is calculated; what evidence is used in the calculation; and what the allowance is expected to cover. [119553]
Mr. Ivan Lewis:
The personal expenses allowance is provided for care home residents to have money to spend, as they wish, on small items for example on stationery or personal toiletries. It takes into account the fact that people in care homes generally have fewer personal expenses than those living in their own home.
This allowance, currently £19.60 per week, is increased each year in line with average earnings. The Department is currently undertaking the routine review of the residential charging regulations and guidance, including the expenses allowance, and changes will be introduced in April 2007.
NHS: Constitutions
Mr. Lansley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she plans to introduce a constitution for the NHS, as stated in the letter from the Minister of State for Delivery and Reform, published to her Department’s website on 31 January 2007; whether the NHS constitution will be enshrined in statute law; what assessment she has made of the merits of an NHS constitution; and if she will make a statement. [123067]
Ms Hewitt:
I am actively considering the suggestion made to me by the Minister of State my hon. Friend the hon. Member for Leigh (Andy Burnham).
NHS: Finance
Justine Greening:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people are employed in running the NHS Bank; how many of those people are managers; and if she will make a statement; [123919]
(2) what the cost was of establishing the NHS Bank; what its running costs were in each year since 2003; and if she will make a statement. [123920]
Andy Burnham:
The NHS Bank is a mutual organisation of the strategic health authorities. There were no costs associated with its establishment. The running costs budgets for each year that it has been in operation are shown in the following table.
| | Cost (£) |
|
2003-04
|
183,000
|
|
2004-05
|
180,000
|
|
2005-06
|
130,000
|
|
2006-07
|
125,000
|
Two people are employed to run the NHS Bank. Both staff are finance professionals.
NHS: Statistics
Mr. Baron:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what sets of statistics relating to NHS services her Department stopped collecting in each of the last five years; and what the nature was of each set. [126035]
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Andy Burnham:
The Department is committed to ensuring the value of information collected fully justifies the cost of collection. Whilst ensuring that information required to manage the service, monitor performance and measure activity within the national health service is available. As priorities change, statistical collections are reviewed and may be dropped or revised, or new collections may be implemented.
The Information Centre for health and social care is responsible for the regulation of all requests for information from the NHS by the Department, its
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associated arms length bodies, other public bodies and the private sector. The Information Centre’s review of central returns (ROCR) process ensures that central collections of information are appropriate to their purpose, do not duplicate existing collections, and minimise the burden on the NHS in submitting the data. More information about the ROCR process is available at:
Details of NHS collections discontinued from 2002 onwards are shown in the table.
| NHS data collections discontinued from 2002 onwards |
| Title | Reference | Year last collected | Frequency | Work area |
|
Summary of Clinical Psychology Services
|
KT24
|
2002
|
Annual
|
Mental health
|
|
Acute Hospital Patient Centred and Clinical Information Systems Survey.
| |
2003
|
Continuous
|
Hospital services
|
|
GMP Calculation of Superannuable Remuneration
|
SUR1
|
2003
|
Annual
|
Workforce
|
|
GMS-Monthly Summary of Non-cash Limited Expenditure
|
FIS(FHS)4A
|
2003
|
Monthly
|
Finance
|
|
GMS-quarterly Analysis of Cash Limited Expenditure
|
FIS(FHS)4C/TS CAP(CL)
|
2003
|
Quarterly
|
Finance
|
|
GMS-quarterly Analysis of GP Fund holding and PFMA
|
FIS(FHS)4D/TS CAP(CL)
|
2003
|
Quarterly
|
Finance
|
|
GMS-quarterly Summary of Non-Cash Limited Expenditure
|
FIS(FHS)4B/TS CAP(NCL)
|
2003
|
Quarterly
|
Finance
|
|
Health visiting and other Professional Advice and Support in the community
|
KC55
|
2003
|
Annual
|
Community care
|
|
NHS Day Care: Availability and Use of Facilities
|
KH14
|
2003
|
Annual
|
Older people
|
|
Sight tests and Opticians Workload Survey
| |
2003
|
Annual
|
Primary care
|
|
Summary of Occupational Therapy Services
|
KT26
|
2003
|
Annual
|
Hospital services
|
|
Summary of Physiotherapy Services
|
KT27
|
2003
|
Annual
|
Hospital services
|
|
Summary of Speech and Language Therapy Services
|
KT29
|
2003
|
Annual
|
Hospital services
|
|
Cancer Waiting Times: Monitoring the Two Week Target
|
QMCW
|
2004
|
Quarterly
|
Cancer
|
|
Collection of Controls Assurance Data
| |
2004
|
Annual
|
Governance
|
|
Consultant Outpatient Clinic Activity and Accident and Emergency Services Activity (KH09)
|
KH09
|
2004
|
Annual
|
Hospital services
|
|
Landlords expenses survey: notional rents and interest on loans
| |
2004
|
Continuous
|
Workforce
|
|
Patient Care in the Community: Community Learning Disability Nursing
|
KC58
|
2004
|
Annual
|
Older people
|
|
Patient Care in the Community: Community
|
KC57
|
2004
|
Annual
|
Older people
|
|
Mental Health Nursing
| | | | |
|
Patient Care in the Community: District Nursing
|
KC56
|
2004
|
Annual
|
Older people
|
|
Patient Care in the Community: Specialist Care Nursing
|
KC59
|
2004
|
Annual
|
Older people
|
|
Practices below a minimum standard
|
CEN3A
|
2004
|
Annual
|
Workforce
|
|
Summary of Ward Attenders (KH05)
|
KH05
|
2004
|
Annual
|
Hospital services
|
|
Assessment of Consultants Performance
|
MCP500
|
2004
|
Biannual
|
Finance
|
|
Assessment of Contractors Performance
|
MCP600
|
2004
|
Biannual
|
Finance
|
|
Contract Monitoring Following Tender
|
MCP300
|
2004
|
Continuous
|
Finance
|
|
Contract Tender Reporting
|
MCP200 A&B
|
2004
|
Biannual
|
Finance
|
|
Decontamination Organisational Review Information System (DORIS)
| |
2004
|
Annual
|
Estates services
|
|
Forms Notifying Capital Scheme Approval
|
FB1-FB4
|
2004
|
Annual
|
Finance
|
|
Scheme Monitoring Following Approval
|
MCP100
|
2004
|
Continuous
|
Finance
|
|
Department of Health Stakeholder Perceptions Audit (DH Stakeholder Survey)
| |
2004
|
Annual
|
The survey formed part of theDH Performance Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the Cabinet Office
|
|
GP Accounts Survey
| |
2004
|
Continuous
|
Primary care
|
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|
Monitoring accidents, violence and harassment targets
| |
2005
|
Annual
|
Workforce
|
|
Monthly Monitoring Collection
| |
2005
|
Monthly
|
Hospital services
|
|
Newly Reported HIV Infected Persons (Cumulative)
|
A(C)A1
|
2005
|
Annual
|
Hospital services
|
|
Newly Reported HIV Infected Persons (In Year)
|
A(C)A2
|
2005
|
Annual
|
Hospital services
|
|
PCT - Analysis of PCT Provisions
|
PCT02
|
2005
|
Monthly
|
Finance
|
|
PCT Analysis Care Group Analysis of Health Service Purchased
|
PFR1D
|
2005
|
Annual
|
Finance
|
|
PCT Analysis Care Group Analysis of Health Service Purchased
|
PFR1E
|
2005
|
Annual
|
Finance
|
|
PCT Analysis Care Group Analysis of Health Service Purchased
|
PFR1F
|
2005
|
Annual
|
Finance
|
|
PCT Cash Limited Expenditure
|
PFR1A
|
2005
|
Annual
|
Finance
|
|
PCT Cash Limited Expenditure
|
PFR1B
|
2005
|
Annual
|
Finance
|
|
Progress On Implementing S21 Of The Disability Discrimination Act
| |
2005
|
Annual
|
Hospital services
|
|
Salaried Doctors Employed under Salaried Doctors Scheme
|
CEN4
|
2005
|
Biannual
|
Workforce
|
|
Summary of Chiropody Services
|
KT23
|
2005
|
Annual
|
Older people
|
|
Quarterly Monitoring of Cancer Bookings
|
QMCB
|
2005
|
Quarterly
|
Hospital services
|
|
Survey of Registration and Inspection of Local Authority and Health Authority Units
| |
2005
|
Annual
|
Social services
|
|
Community Dental Health Services
|
KC64
|
2006
|
Annual
|
Primary care
|
|
Dental Distance Standards
| |
2006
|
Quarterly
|
Primary care
|
|
Emergency Dental Services -EDS1
|
EDS1
|
2006
|
Annual
|
Primary care
|
|
Financial and Workforce Information Return
|
FWIR
|
2006
|
Annual
|
Finance
|
|
Sickness Absence Collection
| |
2006
|
Annual
|
Workforce
|
|
Monitoring the 50m Central Budget for Specialist Palliative Care
| |
2006
|
Annual
|
Hospital services
|
|
NHS Plan Monitoring of Planned Workforce Increases
| |
2006
|
Continuous
|
Workforce
|
|
Nursing Campaign Return
| |
2006
|
Annual
|
Workforce
|
|
Personal Medical Services
| |
2006
|
Continuous
|
Workforce
|
|
NHS Trust Housekeeping services
| |
2006
|
Quarterly
|
Estates services
|
|
Workforce Finance Return
| |
2006
|
Annual and monthly
|
Finance
|
|
National Orthopaedic Position Statement
| |
2006
|
Continuous
|
Hospital services
|
|
Monthly Choice at 6 months
| |
2006
|
Continuous
|
Hospital services
|
Note:
Excludes one-off collections
|
