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23. Judy Mallaber: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to encourage primary care trusts to improve epilepsy services and in particular promote awareness of the risk of sudden deaths. [151811]
Ann Keen: Through the Action Plan on Epilepsy, National Service Framework for Long-Term Conditions and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance we have provided local national health service organisations with evidence-based markers of good practice to support service improvements. This includes an emphasis on supporting and empowering patients to manage their condition and mitigate the risk of sudden death.
24. Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of trends in funding levels to Coventry NHS trusts since 1992. [151812]
Dawn Primarolo: The Department holds data on the total income of University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire National Health Service Trust (Walsgrave Hospitals NHS Trust in 1999-2000) for the period 1999-2000 to 2005-06.
However, no assessment of these data have been undertaken by the Department as revenue allocations are made directly to primary care trusts (PCTs), not to NHS trusts or individual hospitals. NHS trusts receive most of their income through the commissioning arrangements they have with PCTs.
In addition, strategic health authorities monitor the financial position of NHS trusts to ensure that all NHS organisations within their areas are maintaining financial stability.
Lorely Burt: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to address mortality and morbidity caused by peripheral arterial disease in England. [151802]
Dawn Primarolo: There is no specific work programme on peripheral arterial disease but a number of the Department's initiatives are relevant to the prevention or treatment of this condition. For example the Quality and Outcomes Framework of the general practitioner (GP) contract provide incentives for GPs to control key risk factors for peripheral arterial disease, such as smoking and hypertension.
Mr. Rob Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to bring forward proposals on the future funding of social care. [151803]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The comprehensive spending review will be published in the autumn and will set the level of central Government funding for local government for 2008-09 to 2010-11, including for adult social care services.
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many alcohol related deaths there have been amongst teenagers in the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years in (i) Hampshire and (ii) England. [151008]
Angela Eagle: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 24 July 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many alcohol related deaths there have been amongst teenagers in the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years in (i) Hampshire and (ii) England. I am replying in her absence. (151008).
The attached table provides the number of deaths of persons aged 13 to 19 with an alcohol-related underlying cause in (a) 2006 (the latest year available) and (b) the five year period 2002 to 2006, in (i) Hampshire county and (ii) England.
Table 1: Number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause of death( 1) , persons aged 13 to 19, Hampshire and England( 2) , 2006 and 2002-06( 3) | ||
Deaths (persons) | ||
2006 | 2002-06 | |
(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). The specific causes of death categorised as alcohol-related, and their corresponding ICD-10 codes, are shown in the following box. (2) Based on local authority boundaries as of 2007. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. |
Box : Alcohol-related causes of death International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) | |
Cause of death | ICD-10 code(s) |
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to prevent the sale of alcohol to minors. [150475]
Mr. Coaker: I have been asked to reply.
We have carried out two Tackling Underage Sales of Alcohol Campaigns (the most recent of which included a 10-week operational phase which concluded on 13 July) through which police and trading standards officers have targeted over 3,000 potential problem premises that break the law by selling alcohol to under-18s. These national campaigns make use of tough sanctions available under newly commenced legislation to prosecute the premises licence-holder,
where there are persistent sales of alcohol to children. Prior to this, we carried out four national Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaigns (AMECs) between 2004 and 2006.
As a consequence of these test-purchase campaigns, retailers have strengthened their procedures and training of staff in relation to alcohol sales. Most retailers have now adopted the Challenge 21 policy, whereby anyone appearing to be under 21 is asked to produce a valid form of identification prior to any sale of alcohol. Test-purchase failure rates have dropped accordingly, indicating that it is increasingly difficult for under-18s to purchase alcohol illegally. During AMEC one in 2004, the overall test-purchase failure rate was 50 per cent. By AMEC four in the summer of 2006, it had reached 29 per cent. and 21 per cent. for the on and off-licence trade respectively, and 18 per cent. for supermarkets. In addition, the Licensing Act 2003 also increased penalties for selling alcohol to children with the maximum fine increasing to £5,000 on conviction, and the possibility for courts to suspend or order forfeit of personal licences on a first offence as opposed to a second conviction, as was previously the case.
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many babies born in England in each of the last five years required neonatal care in a specialist unit. [150276]
Ann Keen: Information is not available in the format requested. However, information is in the following table on the number of finished consultant episodes (FCE) where neonatal care was provided in a specialist unit. This is not equivalent to the number of babies requiring care in a specialist unit. A baby may have had more than one FCE of neonatal care in a specialist unit.
Sir John Butterfill: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she has taken to ensure that the use of land in Parliament Square as a campsite complies with Section 269 of the Public Health Act 1936; and if she will make a statement. [143364]
Mr. Iain Wright: I have been asked to reply.
The Government have taken no action to ensure the use of land in Parliament square as a campsite complies with section 269 of the Public Health Act 1936.
Mr. Jamie Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment within the NHS. [151339]
Ann Keen: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 15 June 2007, Official Report, column 1382W and on 16 July 2007, Official Report, columns 154-55W.
Mr. Jamie Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS hospitals provide photodynamic therapy cancer treatments. [151340]
Ann Keen: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 16 July 2007, Official Report, columns 154-55W.
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