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Mental Health Services: Young People
Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of new cases were seen by specialist child and adolescent mental health services in (a) England and (b) the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust area within (i) four weeks, (ii) 13 weeks and (iii) 26 weeks in the last 12 months. [187932]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information requested is shown in the following table. This information comes from the 2006-07 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Mapping Exercise which collates data on the provision of CAMHS in England. This was published in “A profile of child health, child and adolescent mental health and maternity services in England in 2007” (December 2007).
| National health service provider | ||
| Avon and Wiltshire mental health partnership NHS trust | England | |
| (1) The sample for Tier 2/3 services was the month of November 2006 and for Tier 4 1 June to 30 November 2006. Note: Due to rounding figures may not total correctly. | ||
Mentally Ill: Medical Records
Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration has been given to independent mental health advocates being given access to electronic patient records; and if he will make a statement. [189263]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Mental Health Act 1983, as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007, provides that independent mental health advocates may, where the patient consents, require the production and inspection of any records related to the patient’s detention, treatment or aftercare. This includes electronic patient records.
NHS: Compensation
Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was paid in (a) employment and (b) compensation claims by the NHS to its employees in each of the last three years; and how many claims are awaiting payment. [188641]
Ann Keen: This information is not collected centrally.
NHS: Complaints
Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the NHS complaints procedure when handling complaints from patients treated by GSUP-2 contractors; and if he will make a statement. [179648]
Mr. Bradshaw: Health service patients regarding treatment through the general supplementary contracts would follow the standard national health service complaints procedure. It is a core function of strategic health authorities and primary care trusts to manage their patient experience including local complaints handling procedures. To date, no formal assessment of the procedures has been undertaken.
Parkinson’s Disease
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people received treatment for Parkinson’s disease in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997; [186959]
(2) how many people were diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [186961]
Ann Keen: Information on the number of people diagnosed with, and treated for, Parkinson’s disease is not collected.
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received treatment for Parkinson’s disease in (a) Tamworth constituency and (b) Staffordshire in each year since 1997. [187718]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information requested is not centrally collected.
Radiotherapy
Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients from England have had proton radiation beam therapy in (a) England and (b) abroad; how many were funded by the NHS; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the treatment. [188059]
Ann Keen: Information on the number of patients who have received proton beam therapy in England and abroad and who were funded by the national health service is not collected centrally.
However, the National Radiotherapy Advisory Group (NRAG) Proton Sub-Group Report estimated that 100 to 130 patients with particular eye tumours are treated each year at the current United Kingdom proton therapy facility at Clatterbridge.
The report also estimated that approximately 15 to 20 other patients are referred for proton therapy abroad.
The NRAG Proton Sub-Group Report considered the evidence base for proton therapy and informed the overarching NRAG Report published in May 2007.
The NRAG Proton Sub Group Report is available at:
www.cancer.nhs.uk/documents/nrag_files/Proton%20 Subgroup%20Report%20-%20fin.pdf
Scarborough Hospital: Cleaning Services
Mr. Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons Scarborough hospital has not received a deep clean; and if he will make a statement. [190439]
Ann Keen: All trusts were required to submit and agree their deep clean plans with primary care trusts in their area by 14 December 2007 and this process has been monitored and assessed by strategic health authorities (SHAs). All deep cleans will be complete by the end of March 2008.
As set out in the written ministerial statement by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State (Alan Johnson) on 17 January 2008, Official Report, columns 38-39WS, further information on the implementation of the deep clean of the NHS is available from SHAs.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2006, Official Report, columns 1438-42W, on sexually transmitted diseases, how many diagnoses there were of each disease per head of population in each year since 2000-01; and how many cases there were of each (a) in total and (b) per head of population in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2006-07. [190917] [Official Report, 11 March 2008, Vol. 473, c. 1MC.]
Dawn Primarolo: The total number and rates of new diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in England are shown in the following tables.
| Total number and rate of new STIs diagnosed in genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinics in England; 2001-06 | ||
| Total number of new STI diagnoses( 1) | Rate of new STI diagnoses( 1) | |
| (1) Includes those shown in the table that gives details on the rate of new diagnosis of selected STIs diagnosed in GUM clinics in England, per 100,000; 2001-06 and breakdown of confirmed positive chlamydia diagnosis among those aged 13-24 by year in England. | ||
| Total number of new diagnoses of selected STIs diagnosed in GUM clinics in England; 2001-06 | ||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Rate of new diagnoses of selected STIs diagnosed in GUM clinics in England, per 100,000 population; 2001-06 | ||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Notes: 1. Data are collected by calendar year and not financial year. 2. The data available from the KC60 statutory returns are for diagnoses made in GUM clinics only. Diagnoses made in other clinical settings, such as general practice, are not recorded in the KC60 dataset. 3. The data available from the KC60 statutory returns are the number of diagnoses made, not the number of patients diagnosed. For example, individuals may be diagnosed with chlamydia several times in one year and each diagnosis will be counted separately. 4. The information provided has been adjusted for missing clinic data. 5. Data are unavailable for 2007. 6. The total population was used for the calculation of overall rates. Source: Health Protection Agency | ||||||
In addition, data from the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) shows that between 1 April 2003 and 31 December 2007, among those aged 13-24, there were 565,424 tests for chlamydia, 496,594 confirmed negatives and 54,017 confirmed positive diagnoses.
| Breakdown of confirmed positive chlamydia diagnoses among those aged 13-24 by year in England | |
| Number of positive tests | |
| (1) Data are only available up until 31 December 2007. | |
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