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British Association of Immediate Care Doctors: Finance
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much he allocated to the support of British Association for Immediate Care doctors in each of the last five years. [197848]
Mr. Bradshaw: The Department has not allocated any funding to support the British Association for Immediate Care doctors in each of the last five years.
British Association of Immediate Care Doctors: Standards
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the (a) performance and (b) contribution of British Association for Immediate Care doctors in the treatment of severe trauma; and if he will make a statement. [197852]
Mr. Bradshaw: The Department acknowledges the valuable support that British Association for Immediate Care (BASICS) doctors offer to the national health service locally, recognising that the availability of medical advice and assistance can bring added advantages to some seriously injured patients. However, it is a matter for the NHS locally to decide how they use BASICS doctors, and where they are in a position to provide this support, close links will be made to ensure that they are used to the greatest advantage.
Caesarean Sections
Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of women opted to have a caesarean section in the last year for which figures are available. [194438]
Ann Keen: In 2005-06 there were 593,400 deliveries in national health service hospitals in England. Of these 139,449 were by caesarean section. Elective caesarean accounted for 9.3 per cent. (12,969) of the total.
Cancer
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the survival rates for (a) breast, (b) colon and (c) cervical cancer were in the latest period for which figures are available. [196551]
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 Jil Matheson, dated 31 March 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the survival rates for (a) breast, (b) colon and (c) cervical cancer were in the latest period for which figures are available. I am replying in her absence. [196551]
The latest available survival rates for 21 common cancers among adult patients in England diagnosed during 1999-2003 and followed up to the end of 2004 are available on the National Statistics website at:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=14007&;Pos=1&ColRank=1&Rank=192
One- and five-year survival rates relating to (a) breast, (b) colon and (c) cervical cancer are given in the table below.
| One and five-year age-standardised( 1) relative survival for adult patients( 2) diagnosed during 1999 to 2003, England, major cancers by sex | |||
| Percentage | |||
| Cancer( 3) | One-year relative survival | Five-year relative survival | |
| (1) As cancer survival varies with age at diagnosis, the relative rates for all ages (15-99) have been age-standardised to control for changes in the age profile of cancer patients over time, thus making them comparable with previously published figures. (2) Aged 15-99 years. (3) Cancers registered in 1999 to 2003 are defined by codes in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD10). Therefore, breast cancer is defined by code C50, colon cancer by code C18 and cervical cancer by code C53. Source: Office for National Statistics. | |||
Cancer: Expenditure
Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what expenditure his Department has incurred on (a) prostate, (b) breast, (c) testicular and (d) ovarian cancer in each of the last five years. [194323]
Ann Keen: Information on expenditure by cancer type is not available.
In 2006-07, 5.2 per cent. of all NHS spending was spent on cancer. In 2006-07, £4.35 billion was spent on cancer services.
Available figures for earlier years were £3.4 billion in 2003-04, £3.8 billion in 2004-05 and 4.3 billion in £2005-06.
Cancer: Females
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women in the London Borough of Havering were diagnosed with (a) breast cancer, (b) cervical cancer and (c) bowel cancer in each of the last five years. [196554]
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 Jil Matheson, dated 31 March 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many women in the London Borough of Havering were diagnosed with (a) breast cancer, (b) cervical cancer and (c) bowel cancer in each of the last five years. I am replying in her absence. [196554]
The most recent available figures for newly diagnosed cases of cancer registered in England are for the year 2005. Figures for female patients diagnosed with (a) breast cancer, (b) cervical cancer and (c) bowel cancer in the London Borough of Havering for the years 2001 to 2005 are in the table below.
Cardiovascular System: Diseases
Geraldine Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease. [194416]
Ann Keen: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave my hon. Friend for Coventry, South (Mr. Cunningham), on 25 February 2008, Official Report, columns 1191-92W.
Care Homes
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many care homes have been (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the last 10 years. [195810]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: Information is available from the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) for the years from 2002-03, when the National Care Standards Commission began work. Prior to this, data on total numbers of homes were collected by local councils, but figures on numbers opening and closing are not held centrally.
CSCI has provided information on registrations and de-registrations of care homes, which is shown in the following table. The number of de-registrations exceeds the number of permanent closures because homes may deregister temporarily, for example, for refurbishment, on change of ownership or when a new manager is appointed. The numbers of permanent closures cannot be identified separately.
| Number of new registrations and de-registrations of care homes by year | ||
| De-registrations | New registrations | |
| (1) 1 April 2007 to 4 March 2008. Source: CSCI registration and inspection database as at 4 March 2008. | ||
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many care homes with (a) 10 or fewer, (b) between 10 and 20, (c) between 30 and 50, (d) between 50 and 100 and (e) more than 100 residents have (i) opened and (ii) closed in each of the last 10 years. [196564]
Mr. Ivan Lewis:
Information is available from the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) for the years from 2002-03, when the National Care Standards
Commission began work. Prior to this, data on total numbers of homes were collected by local councils, but information on numbers opening and closing is not held centrally.
CSCI has provided information on the numbers of new registrations and de-registrations of care homes,
which are shown in the tables. The number of de-registrations exceeds the number of registrations because homes may de-register temporarily, for example, for refurbishment, on change of ownership or when a new manager is appointed. The numbers of permanent closures cannot be identified separately.
| Number of new registrations of care homes by financial year and number of registered places( 1) | ||||||
| Financial year | ||||||
| Number of registered places | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08( 2) |
| (1) The number of registered places denotes the maximum capacity of the home, not the number of residents at any given time. (2 )To 4 March 2008. Source: CSCI registration and inspection database as at 4 March 2008. | ||||||
| Number of de-registrations of care homes by financial year and number of registered places | ||||||
| Financial year | ||||||
| Number of registered places | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08( 1) |
| (1) To 4 March 2008. Source: CSCI registration and inspection database as at 4 March 2008. | ||||||
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