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British Pregnancy Advisory Service Consultation Centres: Medical Equipment
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what resuscitation equipment is provided at British Pregnancy Advisory Service consultation centres; on how many occasions this equipment was used in each of the last five years for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. [158379]
Dawn Primarolo: Information on the use of such equipment is not collected centrally.
Broomfield Hospital: Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the Broomfield Hospital Private Finance Initiative Scheme to receive final approval. [161125]
Mr. Bradshaw: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 10 September 2007, Official Report, column 1951W.
Broomfield Hospital: Scouts and Guides
Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the holding reply of 18 October 2007, when he will provide a substantive answer to question 158832, on treatment of Jamboree attenders at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, tabled by the hon. Member for West Chelmsford on 12 October 2007. [161126]
Mr. Bradshaw: A reply was given on 23 October.
Budgeting: Handbooks
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the presentation entitled Policy Costing Overview given at the Financial Management and Reporting Steering Group meeting on 23 March 2007, for what reasons a costing handbook was necessary. [160791]
Mr. Bradshaw: The Policy Costing Handbook brought together good practice that already existed within the Department, codifying it and presenting it as a step-by-step process, to help all policy makers improve their forecasting of the financial impacts.
Care Homes: Fees and Charges
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which local authorities provide intermediate care free of charge to older people for the first six weeks of their confinement. [161190]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: All local authorities in England should provide intermediate care services free of charges for the first six weeks of treatment.
The Department does not collect information on intermediate care provided by local authorities.
Care Homes: Nutrition
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many incidents of malnutrition there were among the elderly in (a) private and (b) NHS-run care homes in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (i) age of patient and (ii) region; and if he will make a statement. [160826]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: Detailed information on incidents of malnutrition in private and national health service-run care homes broken down by age and region is not held centrally.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to ensure that food served in care homes meets satisfactory nutritional levels; and if he will make a statement. [160857]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: This year, two Nutrition Summits were held in March and July, to gather important stakeholders together to look at the issues around nutrition and nutritional care. As a result of the summits, we have devised a nutrition action plan jointly produced by the nutrition Summit stakeholders group and the Department, to tackle a wide range of issues and barriers to improving nutrition and nutritional care.
The nutrition action plan will be published tomorrow and there will be an ongoing monitoring of how stakeholders and their work have contributed to the aims of the plan through a governance board. The governance board will be accountable to Ministers for progress towards the actions outlined and there will be a progress report in Summer 2008.
Carers’ Allowances
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether the carers grant will be renewed beyond March 2008; [161707]
(2) how much was available through the carers grant in each year since its inception. [161710]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The carers grant is set to continue throughout the next spending review period as part of the area based grant.
By 2008, the carers grant will have provided over £1 billion in support for carers. Information regarding the amount of the carers grant in each year since 1999 is in the following table.
| Carers grant (£ million) | |
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with carers’ representatives on the settlement for social care funding in the Comprehensive Spending Review; and what the outcome was of those discussions. [161709]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: As part of the review of the 1999 National Carers Strategy we have had extensive discussions with carers and their representatives on a range of issues including their concerns about the future funding of social care. However, there have been no specific discussions regarding the detail of the recent settlement.
The Department does meet regularly with both the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the Local Government Association. These meetings include discussions on future funding for social services and the potential impact this will have on services for individuals, including carers.
Central Middlesex Birthing Centre
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of the Central Middlesex Birthing Centre. [157374]
Mr. Bradshaw: This is a matter for the local national health service (NHS). However, we have been informed by NHS London that a public consultation on the future of this facility jointly led between Brent Primary Care Trust and North West London Hospitals NHS Trust is planned for November. Any decision on the future of the birthing centre will not be made until the consultation is completed.
Central Middlesex Birthing Centre: Admissions
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were admitted to Central Middlesex Birthing Centre in each year since it was opened. [157373]
Mr. Bradshaw: This information is not held centrally by the Department. Figures for admission episodes are only held at trust level, and can not be broken down to individual hospitals. The following table shows the number of in-patients admitted to North West London Hospitals NHS Trust since 2004.
| Finished in year admission episodes | |
| Notes: 1. Finished in-year admissions: A finished in-year admission is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider, excluding admissions beginning before 1 April at the start of the data year. Please note that admissions to not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year. 2. Data Quality: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) are compiled from data sent over by over 300 national health service trusts and primary care trusts in England. The Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data via HES processes. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain. 3. Ungrossed data: Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data. Source: HES, The Information Centre for health and social care. | |
Childbirth: Greater London
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many births there were at (a) Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, (b) Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, (c) Darenth Valley Hospital, Dartford and (d) Princess Royal Hospital, Farnborough in each of the last five years. [160464]
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 29 October 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question about how many births there were at (a) Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, (b) Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, (c) Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford and (d) Princess Royal Hospital, Farnborough in each of the last five years. I am replying in her absence. (160464)
Figures on live births in hospitals are available from birth registration information. The latest available figures by place of birth are for 2005.
| Live b irths for selected hospitals, 2001-05 | |||||
| Hospital | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many registered births there were under the auspices of (a) Bexley Care Trust, (b) Greenwich Teaching Primary Care Trust, (c) Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Primary Care Trust and (d) Bromley Care Trust in each of the last five years. [160466]
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 29 October 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question about how many registered births there were under the auspices of (a) Bexley Care Trust, (b) Greenwich Teaching Primary Care Trust, (c) Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Primary Care Trust and (d) Bromley Care Trust in each of the last five years. I am replying in her absence. (160466)
Figures on live births to mothers resident in these PCTs are provided in the table below.
| Live births to residents of selected primary care trusts, 2002-06 | |||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| (1) From October 2006 Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley PCT became part of the new West Kent PCT | |||||
Children: Health Services
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the presentation entitled Policy Costing Overview given at the Departmental Financial Management and Reporting Steering Group meeting on 23 March 2007, who the problem children are who need dealing with first. [160768]
Mr. Bradshaw: The reference was part of a wider discussion regarding whether or not it was possible to determine parts of the Department would benefit most from policy costing training. It was decided that training should be provided equally to all parts of the Department.
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