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Mr. Bradshaw: Ambulance services across the country work with partner agencies to implement referral pathways and introduce telephone advice systems into their operations centres. Ambulance Trusts are also currently taking forward work on the delivery of a national competency framework, and of a performance management framework, for control rooms and these will be used to inform the development of nationally recognised education and training programmes for ambulance call handling staff.

With regard to NHS Direct, out-of-hours providers and other telephone access points, it is for the care providers to ensure that calls are handled efficiently and safely to ensure the right outcomes for patients. NHS Direct and out-of-hours providers work to nationally agreed standards, including response times, and the Royal College of General Practitioners has developed a toolkit which will assist primary care trusts, and help providers to monitor their performance against the out-of-hours quality requirements.

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress he has made in increasing consistency in call handling across urgent care referred to in Taking Healthcare to the Patient: Transforming NHS Ambulance services, published on 30 June 2005. [156799]

Mr. Bradshaw: Ambulance trusts are working with other care providers to improve consistency in call handling. Measures include multi-agency agreed referral pathways between services, and the development of technical links between providers to minimise call waiting times and improve patient satisfaction.

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has established the standard competency framework and core training syllabus for call-handling staff referred to in Taking Healthcare to the Patient: Transforming NHS Ambulance Services, published on 30 June 2005. [156802]

Mr. Bradshaw: Ambulance trusts are currently taking forward work on the delivery of a national competency framework, and of a performance management framework, for control rooms and these will be used to inform the development of nationally recognised education and training programmes for ambulance call handling staff.

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research he has commissioned to establish the level of medical support necessary to maximise the effectiveness of clinical telephone advice following publication of Taking Healthcare to the Patient: Transforming NHS Ambulance Services on 30 June 2005. [156811]

Mr. Bradshaw: No research has been commissioned to establish the level of medical support necessary to maximise the effectiveness of clinical telephone advice. All services are, however, expected to have appropriate clinical governance arrangements in place to monitor safety and patient satisfaction with any clinical advice that is provided.


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Ambulance Services: Protective Clothing

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what requests he has received from ambulance trusts for additional funding for the purchase of stab proof vests. [155977]

Mr. Bradshaw: The Department is not aware of having received any requests from ambulance trusts for additional funding for the purchase of stab proof vests.

Ambulance staff across the country can have stab vests if it is decided they are necessary by their local NHS ambulance trust, with some ambulance services already having introduced them.

Ambulance Services: Standards

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department plans to issue revised guidance or instructions to primary care trusts on optimum ambulance travel times to accident and emergency units. [157017]

Mr. Bradshaw: The Department has not issued guidance or recommendations on travelling times to accident and emergency (A and E) departments, and there are no plans to issue such guidance or instructions to primary care trust's.

The way the national health service responds to emergencies needs to focus not just on getting the patient to a location but also on taking care to the patient. This is why it is necessary to focus on a range of measures, including response times by the ambulance service, its ability to administer a wide range of treatment and provision of urgent and social care in the community.

It is a matter for the local NHS to ensure there is appropriate provision of urgent and emergency care services that are responsive to people's needs. This includes A and E provision. The aim should be to provide safe, high quality care as close to home as is compatible with clinical safety.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department issues on safe travel times for emergency admissions to hospitals in England. [157018]

Mr. Bradshaw: The Department has not issued guidance on travel times for emergency admissions to hospitals in England.

The way the national health service responds to emergencies needs to focus not just on getting the patient to a location but also on taking care of the patient. This is why it is necessary to focus on a range of measures, including response times by the ambulance service, its ability to administer a wide range of treatment and provision of urgent and social care in the community.

It is a matter for the local NHS to ensure there is appropriate provision of urgent and emergency care services that are responsive to people's needs. This includes accident and emergency provision. The aim should be to provide safe, high quality care as close to home as is compatible with clinical safety.


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Ambulance Services: West Midlands

Peter Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will assess the (a) methodology and (b) accuracy of the analysis conducted by the West Midlands Ambulance Service of responses to its consultation on reconfiguration of its emergency operations centres. [158227]

Mr. Bradshaw: The Department is clear that arrangements for where ambulance service control rooms are situated, and how calls into the control rooms are received, are a matter for the ambulance services themselves.

The consultation on changes to emergency operations centres currently being held by the West Midlands Ambulance Service is locally led. Therefore, the West Midlands Ambulance Service would be in the best position to provide more details about the arrangements in place in this area.

Barlborough Independent Sector Treatment Centre

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been treated in each of the last three years by the Barlborough Independent Sector Treatment Centre. [156583]

Mr. Bradshaw: The number of procedures that have been carried out at Barlborough NHS Treatment Centre in each of the last three years since it opened on 1 April 2005 are shown in the following table.

Number of patients

April 2005 to March 2006

3,668

April 2006 to March 2007

3,864

April to August 2007

1,681

Total

9,233


Care Homes: Crewe

Mrs. Dunwoody: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many private care homes are situated in Crewe and Nantwich; how many residents are in each unit; on what date each was last inspected; how many have contracts with the local primary care trust or social services departments for residences from Crewe and Nantwich; and what the average payment is for such contracts. [156064]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: We have been informed by the Chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) that data on the numbers of homes in Crewe and Nantwich constituency are not available separately.

As at 10 September 2007, there were 124 privately-run care homes within the boundaries of Cheshire council area, which includes Crewe and Nantwich. The following table shows types of home, the number of beds registered at each and with the most recent inspection date. Information on occupancy levels and contracts with primary care trusts and local authorities and their value is not collected centrally.


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Name of home Type of home Number of registered places( 1) Date of last completed inspection

Belong Macclesfield

Nursing

72

(1)

Audlem Country Nursing Home

Nursing

41

8 August 2007

Woodlands Care Centre

Nursing

30

(1)

Sutton Oaks Care Centre

Nursing

55

(1)

Rowans Care Centre

Nursing

30

23 August 2007

Prestbury Beaumont

Nursing

35

3 April 2007

Adlington Manor

Nursing

88

(1)

Greengables Nursing Centre

Nursing

31

30 May 2007

Brookview Nursing and Residential Centre

Nursing

55

28 June 2007

Clumber House Nursing Home

Nursing

36

13 September 2007

Sunrise Operations Mobberly Limited

Residential care

43

14 June 2007

Lauren Court Residential Care Home

Residential care

47

17 May 2007

Carmel Lodge Care Home

Residential care

36

7 June 2007

Weston Park Care Home

Nursing

90

20 June 2007

Vale Court Care Home

Nursing

56

4 June 2007

Hillcrest Residential Care Home for the Elderly

Residential care

32

16 March 2007

Curzon Park Residential Home

Residential care

25

1 March 2007

Bradwell Court

Residential care

27

7 June 2007

Cloverfields

Nursing

32

14 September 2007

Chesham

Residential care

33

17 April 2007

David Lewis Centre—College Community House

Residential care

8

12 July 2007

Brookfield House Care Home

Residential care

45

11 September 2007

David Lewis Centre College Complex Unit

Residential care

18

26 February 2007

Crabwall Hall

Residential care

43

26 October 2006

Hope Green Residential Home

Residential care

43

1 February 2007

Orcadia

Residential care

10

21 August 2007

Plessington Court

Residential care

19

30 May 2007

Brantwood Residential Care Home

Residential care

21

2 August 2007

Genesis Care Home

Residential care

42

28 June 2007

Ashfields Care Home

Residential care

39

30 May 2007

Lavender House Care Home

Residential care

20

15 May 2007

Chapel Brook House Nursing and Residential Care Home

Nursing

32

17 April 2007

The Old Hall

Residential care

18

11 July 2007

Corbrook Court

Nursing

30

3 January 2007

Turning Point (Westminster Road)

Residential care

4

9 March 2007

Applecroft Residential Care Home

Residential care

25

6 August 2007

Wrenbury Nursing Home

Nursing

33

10 April 2007

Park Lane Residential Home

Residential care

42

30 May 2007

Davenham Hall Nursing Home

Nursing

41

16 January 2007

Clayton Manor Nursing Home

Nursing

78

10 January 2007

Woodlands Christian Nursing Home

Nursing

85

28 February 2007

Willows Christian General Nursing Home

Nursing

60

22 May 2007

Tabley House General Nursing Home

Nursing

59

11 April 2007

Mount Pleasant Nursing Home

Nursing

42

9 January 2007

Whitby House Nursing Home

Nursing

40

15 May 2007

Weatherstones House Nursing Home

Nursing

31

31 May 2006

Tarvin Court Nursing Home

Nursing

28

14 June 2006

Sable Cottage Nursing Home

Nursing

38

13 November 2006

Prospect House Nursing Home

Nursing

44

10 January 2007

Pinetum Nursing Home

Nursing

48

12 February 2007

Oaklands Nursing Home

Nursing

40

23 April 2007

Southfield Manor Nursing Home

Nursing

101

24 November 2006

Pendlebury Manor Care Home

Residential care

61

3 July 2007

Jackson House Nursing Home

Nursing

4

9 August 2007

Hollins Park Nursing Home

Nursing

49

18 July 2007

Arclid Green Nursing Home

Nursing

8

16 January 2007

The Hill

Nursing

33

1 November 2006

Redwalls Nursing Home

Nursing

43

27 September 2007

Church House Nursing Home

Nursing

44

10 August 2006

Willows Nursing Home, Blacon

Nursing

73

2 May 2007

Orchard Manor Nursing Home

Nursing

53

19 July 2007

Thornton Manor Care Home

Nursing

47

11 July 2007

Sharston House Nursing Home

Nursing

48

17 May 2007

Rangemore Nursing Home

Nursing

49

31 July 2007

Highfield House Nursing Home

Nursing

13

17 April 2007

Mount Hall Nursing Home

Nursing

42

5 October 2006

Hazelmere House Nursing Home

Nursing

60

26 June 2007

Daneside Court Nursing Home

Nursing

64

17 October 2006

Westwood Court Nursing Home

Nursing

56

19 December 2006

Primrose House Nursing Home

Nursing

42

28 November 2006

Minshull Court Nursing Home

Nursing

34

27 July 2007

Avandale Lodge Nursing Home

Nursing

48

2 March 2007

Loxley Hall Nursing Home

Nursing

40

24 July 2007

Old Rectory Nursing Home Capenhurst

Nursing

35

25 September 2007

Kingswood Hall Nursing Home

Nursing

23

14 June 2007

Fern Lodge Nursing Home

Nursing

21

8 May 2007

Newton Hall Care Home

Residential care

34

11 July 2007

Frodsham Christian General Care Home

Nursing

70

10 July 2007

Winsford Grange Care Home

Nursing

60

11 April 2007

Station House Nursing Home

Nursing

69

28 November 2006

St. Stephens Care Home

Nursing

40

17 April 2007

St. Catherines Care Home

Nursing

40

13 April 2007

Rosedale Manor Care Centre

Residential care

80

23 April 2007

Hollymere House General Nursing Home

Nursing

48

14 September 2007

Heliosa Nursing Home

Nursing

42

15 November 2006

Richmond Village Care Centre

Residential care

41

28 June 2007

Overdene House Nursing Home

Residential care

70

3 July 2006

Newton Court Nursing Home

Nursing

60

21 August 2007

Lawton Manor

Nursing

50

17 May 2007

Gables Nursing Home

Nursing

34

7 September 2007

Cypress Court Nursing Home

Nursing

60

26 September 2006

Kingscourt Nursing Home

Nursing

37

24 May 2007

Acorn Hollow General Nursing Home

Nursing

48

14 March 2007

Crawfords Walk Nursing Home

Nursing

120

22 March 2007

Chester Lodge General Nursing Home

Nursing

40

4 September 2007

The Chapel House

Nursing

35

17 January 2007

Birch Heath Lodge Nursing Home

Nursing

38

17 April 2007

Atherton Lodge Nursing Home

Nursing

49

22 May 2007

Aaron Court Care Home

Nursing

73

4 December 2006

The Laurels—Congleton

Residential care

36

20 February 2007

Tunnicliffe House

Residential care

16

4 April 2007

Cavendish House

Residential care

6

23 November 2006

Stone House

Residential care

33

19 December 2006

Park House

Residential care

29

30 August 2007

Essendene

Residential care

13

2 March 2007

Mayfield House

Residential care

51

25 May 2006

Sandiway Lodge

Residential care

36

11 October 2006

The Manor

Residential care

45

24 July 2007

Alsager Court Care Centre

Nursing

27

6 July 2007

Hillside

Residential care

19

10 October 2006

Hinderton Mount

Residential care

26

24 January 2007

Daneside Mews

Residential care

34

18 April 2007

Mount Pleasant

Residential care

25

16 May 2007

Dystlegh Grange

Residential care

40

4 June 2007

Inglewood

Residential care

22

5 December 2006

Sandiway Manor

Residential care

29

29 August 2007

Upton Grange

Residential care

25

17 May 2007

Morningside

Residential care

31

15 November 2006

Dunkeld

Residential care

13

31 October 2006

Hartford Hey

Residential care

28

7 August 2007

Ms J. Jordan

Residential care

3

24 July 2007

Dee House

Residential care

9

4 August 2006

Thornton House

Residential care

22

30 October 2006

The Grange

Residential care

3

30 November 2006

(1) A blank in this column indicates that registration is still to be completed, i.e. a new or re-registered home.
Source:
CSCI Registration and Inspection database, 10 September 2007.

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