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Keep Well, Keep Warm
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the overall cost was to (a) her Department and (b) the NHS of the Keep Well, Keep Warm campaign in 2006-07. [135874]
Caroline Flint: The overall cost to the Department's Keep Warm, Keep Well campaign in 2006-07 was around £500,000. The campaign materials were provided freely to the national health service and other stakeholders for use in their own winter warmth activities with vulnerable people.
Maternity Services
Angela Browning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the recommended ratio of professional midwives to women in labour wards is in hospital maternity units; [140579]
(2) what the recommended ratio is of professional midwives to (a) mothers and (b) babies in (i) delivery suites and (ii) post-natal wards in hospital maternity units. [140580]
Caroline Flint:
No such ratios have been recommended. The birth to midwife ratio varies throughout the country and is dependent on a range of factors including the model of care, the care setting
and the skill mix of the work force. Local organisations should identify an appropriate ratio based on the needs of their local population. Work force planning tools are in place to support this locally.
Maternity Services: Heavitree Hospital
Angela Browning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many incident forms were submitted in the maternity unit, Heavitree Hospital, Exeter in each month since January 2006. [140581]
Andy Burnham: This is a matter for the Chair of Royal Devon and Exeter NHS foundation trust. We have written to Ms Angela Ballatti informing her of the hon. Member’s inquiry. She will reply shortly and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.
Medicine: Education
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she has assessed the impact of standardising medical education across Europe on medical training standards and patient care in the UK. [137196]
Ms Rosie Winterton: The General Medical Council, which has the statutory responsibility for standards of undergraduate medical education, is considering the implications of the proposals outlined in the Bologna process for the creation of a European higher education area.
Members: Correspondence
Sir Michael Spicer: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 24 April, on nurses’ pay and mental health services in Worcestershire. [139588]
Andy Burnham: The reply was sent on 24 May 2007.
Mental Health Services: Sandwell
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding was provided to Sandwell Mental Health NHS and Social Care Trust in each of the last five years. [136706]
Caroline Flint: National health service trusts do not normally receive funding from the Department, but receive income from the provision of services from commissioners, principally from primary care trusts.
The figures in the table represent the total income including all income from activities and all other operating income for the respective years.
Methadone
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many methadone prescriptions were dispensed in the community in each year since 1997; and what the net ingredient cost was of those drugs in each year. [135914]
Caroline Flint: The total number of methadone hydrochloride prescription items dispensed in the community in England since 1997, and the associated net ingredient cost (NIC) is shown in the table.
| Methadone hydrochloride | ||
| Items dispensed ( Thousand ) | Net ingredient cost (£000) | |
| Source: Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) system | ||
Mr. Todd: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether her Department collects data on the death or injury of third parties as a result of ingesting methadone provided to an addict as a drug substitute. [136232]
Caroline Flint: The data are not collected centrally.
Midwives: Insurance
Mr. Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in assisting independent midwives to establish a system for the provision of indemnity cover. [136274]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: We are supporting independent midwives to find a method to access indemnity cover, which is clearly in the public's best interests. We have been working with the Independent Midwives Association and other independent midwives since 2004. The Chief Nursing Officer is meeting with key stakeholders to explore what options are available to assist independent midwives. This process is continuing.
MMR Vaccine
Mr. Lansley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the population was provided with
the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine in England in each year since 1997; what the recommended percentage provision of MMR vaccine was in each such year; and what percentage of the relevant population was provided with the MMR vaccine in each primary care trust in the latest period for which figures are available. [131856]
Caroline Flint: Information on what percentage of the population that has received measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine in England in each year since 1997 is available at:
The Department recommends that all eligible children are offered the MMR vaccine. Information is available at:
The latest information (2005-06) on the uptake of childhood immunisations by primary care trust is published annually by The Information Centre for health and social care and is available at:
NHS Foundation Trusts
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total (a) staff and (b) public membership is of NHS foundation trusts (i) in total and (ii) broken down by trust. [137323]
Andy Burnham: The total number of staff and public membership of the 32 national health service foundation trusts in existence during 2005-06 is available in the following table. The table is taken from Monitor’s “Review and Consolidated Accounts of NHS Foundation Trusts 2005-06”, which is available from their website at:
There are now 65 foundation trusts. I am advised by the Chairman of Monitor (whose statutory name is the Independent Regulator of NHS foundation trusts) that all foundation trusts must include details of membership figures when they submit their annual plans to Monitor on 31 May 2007. This information will be included in Monitor’s report of the consolidated accounts of foundation trusts for 2006-07, which Monitor will publish this autumn. Monitor is under a duty to lay their report before Parliament and send a copy to the Secretary of State.
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