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Dr. Richard Taylor:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department will publish the revised categories for part IX of the drug tariff, which have been amended as a result of corrections and revisions submitted by industry prior to 9 November 2007. [171199]
Mr. Bradshaw:
Departmental officials are currently reviewing the best way to incorporate the corrections and revisions received from all stakeholders. When a decision has been reached all stakeholders will be advised.
Mr. Allen:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what redress companies will have in the event of a dispute about the accuracy of a product’s classification under proposed changes to Part IX of the Drug Tariff; [165372]
(2) what changes he proposes to make to the classification in Part IX of the Drug Tariff; what consultation he proposes to hold on changes to this classification; and if he will make a statement; [165819]
(3) what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed classification of stoma and incontinence appliances under Part IX of the Drug Tariff on the introduction of innovative treatments in this field; and if he will make a statement. [165820]
Mr. Bradshaw:
The consultation entitled “Arrangements under Part IX of the Drug Tariff for the provision of stoma and incontinence appliances—and related services—to Primary Care. Revised Proposals” sets out the proposed changes to the classification of Part IX stoma and incontinence appliances. Copies of the consultation are available in the Library and is also available at
The consultation is the mechanism through which interested parties may comment on these proposals. Companies are encouraged to advise of errors or suggestions during the consultation which runs until 28 December 2007.
One of the stated objectives of the Part IX review is the facilitation of innovative solutions. Views are sought on this by way of the consultation process and we have been reliant on the responses of stakeholders, including industry, in relation to the effects of these proposals may have. This in ongoing until the end of the consultation.
Patient Choice Schemes
Sandra Gidley:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of hospital appointments were made using Choose and Book in the last period for which figures are available, broken down by primary care trust. [164059]
Mr. Bradshaw:
The following table gives the percentage of general practitioners referrals to first consultant out-patient appointments booked using Choose and Book in September 2007, broken down by primary care trust (PCT). The overall percentage was 39 per cent. rising to 47 per cent. in October 2007 (for which final results are not yet available by PCT).
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| PCT name | PCT code | Choose and Book Utilisation September 2007 |
|
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan
|
5HG
|
34
|
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
5C2
|
35
|
|
Barnet
|
5A9
|
25
|
|
Barnsley
|
5JE
|
80
|
|
Bassetlaw
|
5ET
|
70
|
|
Bath and North East Somerset
|
5FL
|
20
|
|
Bedfordshire
|
5P2
|
35
|
|
Berkshire East Teaching
|
5QG
|
27
|
|
Berkshire West
|
5QF
|
39
|
|
Bexley Care Trust
|
TAK
|
40
|
|
Birmingham East and North
|
5PG
|
40
|
|
Blackburn with Darwen Teaching
|
5CC
|
44
|
|
Blackpool
|
5HP
|
65
|
|
Bolton
|
5HQ
|
22
|
|
Bournemouth and Poole Teaching
|
5QN
|
62
|
|
Bradford and Airedale Teaching
|
5NY
|
43
|
|
Brent Teaching
|
5K5
|
33
|
|
Brighton and Hove City Teaching
|
5LQ
|
31
|
|
Bristol Teaching
|
5QJ
|
31
|
|
Bromley
|
5A7
|
16
|
|
Buckinghamshire
|
5QD
|
15
|
|
Bury
|
5JX
|
53
|
|
Calderdale
|
5J6
|
54
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
5PP
|
23
|
|
Camden
|
5K7
|
27
|
|
Central and Eastern Cheshire
|
5NP
|
42
|
|
Central Lancashire
|
5NG
|
44
|
|
City and Hackney Teaching
|
5C3
|
75
|
|
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
|
5QP
|
43
|
|
County Durham
|
5ND
|
46
|
|
Coventry Teaching
|
5MD
|
79
|
|
Croydon
|
5K9
|
34
|
|
Cumbria
|
5NE
|
35
|
|
Darlington
|
5J9
|
44
|
|
Derby City
|
5N7
|
68
|
|
Derbyshire County
|
5N6
|
68
|
|
Devon
|
5QQ
|
52
|
|
Doncaster
|
5N5
|
66
|
|
Dorset
|
5QM
|
55
|
|
Dudley
|
5PE
|
35
|
|
Ealing
|
5HX
|
35
|
|
East and North Hertfordshire
|
5P3
|
8
|
|
East Lancashire
|
5NH
|
53
|
|
East Riding of Yorkshire
|
5NW
|
26
|
|
East Sussex Downs and Weald
|
5P7
|
23
|
|
Eastern and Coastal Kent Teaching
|
5QA
|
39
|
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|
Enfield
|
5C1
|
32
|
|
Gateshead
|
5KF
|
32
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
5QH
|
39
|
|
Great Yarmouth and Waveney Teaching
|
5PR
|
32
|
|
Greenwich Teaching
|
5A8
|
39
|
|
Halton and St Helens
|
5NM
|
28
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
5H1
|
36
|
|
Hampshire
|
5QC
|
36
|
|
Haringey Teaching
|
5C9
|
23
|
|
Harrow
|
5K6
|
46
|
|
Hartlepool
|
5D9
|
48
|
|
Hastings and Rother
|
5P8
|
17
|
|
Havering
|
5A4
|
65
|
|
Heart of Birmingham Teaching
|
5MX
|
35
|
|
Herefordshire
|
5CN
|
39
|
|
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
|
5NQ
|
49
|
|
Hillingdon
|
5AT
|
21
|
|
Hounslow
|
5HY
|
4
|
|
Hull Teaching
|
5NX
|
60
|
|
Isle of Wight Healthcare
|
5QT
|
19
|
|
Islington
|
5K8
|
44
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
5LA
|
45
|
|
Kingston
|
5A5
|
44
|
|
Kirklees
|
5N2
|
32
|
|
Knowsley
|
5J4
|
38
|
|
Lambeth
|
5LD
|
36
|
|
Leeds
|
5N1
|
4
|
|
Leicester City Teaching
|
5PC
|
54
|
|
Leicestershire County and Rutland
|
5PA
|
43
|
|
Lewisham
|
5LF
|
0
|
|
Lincolnshire Teaching
|
5N9
|
41
|
|
Liverpool
|
5NL
|
46
|
|
Luton Teaching
|
5GC
|
0
|
|
Manchester
|
5NT
|
34
|
|
Medway Teaching
|
5L3
|
48
|
|
Mid Essex
|
5PX
|
24
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
5KM
|
48
|
|
Milton Keynes
|
5CQ
|
87
|
|
Newcastle
|
5D7
|
28
|
|
Newham
|
5C5
|
54
|
|
Norfolk
|
5PQ
|
29
|
|
North East Essex
|
5PW
|
36
|
|
North East Lincolnshire
|
5AN
|
38
|
|
North Lancashire
|
5NF
|
31
|
|
North Lincolnshire
|
5EF
|
22
|
|
North Somerset
|
5M8
|
32
|
|
North Staffordshire
|
5PH
|
45
|
|
North Tees
|
5E1
|
38
|
|
North Tyneside
|
5D8
|
33
|
|
North Yorkshire and York
|
5NV
|
34
|
|
Northamptonshire Teaching
|
5PD
|
78
|
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|
Northumberland Care Trust
|
TAC
|
25
|
|
Nottingham City
|
5EM
|
56
|
|
Nottinghamshire County Teaching
|
5N8
|
66
|
|
Oldham
|
5J5
|
82
|
|
Oxfordshire
|
5QE
|
70
|
|
Peterborough
|
5PN
|
26
|
|
Plymouth Teaching
|
5F1
|
59
|
|
Portsmouth City Teaching
|
5FE
|
24
|
|
Redbridge
|
5NA
|
60
|
|
Redcar and Cleveland
|
5QR
|
51
|
|
Richmond and Twickenham
|
5M6
|
38
|
|
Rotherham
|
5H8
|
42
|
|
Salford Teaching
|
5F5
|
43
|
|
Sandwell
|
5PF
|
47
|
|
Sefton
|
5NJ
|
26
|
|
Sheffield
|
5N4
|
25
|
|
Shropshire County
|
5M2
|
35
|
|
Solihull
|
TAM
|
34
|
|
Somerset
|
5QL
|
78
|
|
South Birmingham
|
5M1
|
29
|
|
South East Essex
|
5P1
|
31
|
|
South Gloucestershire
|
5A3
|
30
|
|
South Staffordshire
|
5PK
|
36
|
|
South Tyneside
|
5KG
|
52
|
|
South West Essex Teaching
|
5PY
|
23
|
|
Southampton City
|
5L1
|
44
|
|
Southwark
|
5LE
|
40
|
|
Stockport
|
5F7
|
78
|
|
Stoke on Trent Teaching
|
5PJ
|
36
|
|
Suffolk
|
5PT
|
14
|
|
Sunderland Teaching
|
5KL
|
76
|
|
Surrey
|
5P5
|
35
|
|
Sutton and Merton
|
5M7
|
24
|
|
Swindon
|
5K3
|
42
|
|
Tameside and Glossop
|
5LH
|
44
|
|
Telford and Wrekin
|
5MK
|
42
|
|
Torbay Care Trust
|
TAL
|
57
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
5C4
|
78
|
|
Trafford
|
5NR
|
21
|
|
Wakefield
|
5N3
|
27
|
|
Walsall Teaching
|
5M3
|
27
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
5NC
|
74
|
|
Wandsworth
|
5LG
|
21
|
|
Warrington
|
5J2
|
22
|
|
Warwickshire
|
5PM
|
50
|
|
West Cheshire
|
5NN
|
42
|
|
West Essex
|
5PV
|
27
|
|
West Hertfordshire
|
5P4
|
20
|
|
West Kent
|
5P9
|
22
|
|
West Sussex Teaching
|
5P6
|
32
|
|
Westminster
|
5LC
|
33
|
|
Wiltshire
|
5QK
|
33
|
|
Wirral
|
5NK
|
62
|
|
Wolverhampton City
|
5MV
|
30
|
|
Worcestershire
|
5PL
|
26
|
|
England
|
Total
|
39
|
