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Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been (a) allocated and (b) spent on (i) general medical services, (ii) personal medical services and (iii) alternative provider medical services contracts in (A) cash and (B) real terms in current prices in each of the last five years. [223460]
Mr. Bradshaw: Allocations to primary care trusts for primary medical care services do not identify funding separately for general medical services, personal medical services and alternative provider medical services. The table shows actual spend in cash and at this years prices for each of these contracting routes since 2004-05, the year that the new general practitioner (GP) contract was introduced and the first year for which this information is available.
Primary medical care services spend | ||||||
£000 | ||||||
General medical services | Personal medical services | Alternative provider medical services | ||||
Financial year | Cash | Real terms | Cash | Real terms | Cash | Real terms |
Separate to these arrangements primary care trusts who have been identified as having the poorest primary medical care provision, and who are taking part in a local procurement to commission new GP practices, will also receive additional funding in 2008- 09 and subsequent years to secure this additional GP capacity.
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of each submission to his Departments national review Our NHS Our Future; [219370]
(2) what the (a) commissioning and development costs, (b) publishing and printing costs, (c) distribution costs and (d) media costs were for (i) Lord Darzis national review of the NHS in England and (ii) each of his regional reviews; [219371]
(3) how many staff in each pay band in his Department worked solely on Lord Darzis review of the NHS in England; [219372]
(4) how much was spent on consultative events in each region as part of Lord Darzis review of the NHS in England. [219374]
Mr. Bradshaw: The National Health Service Next Stage Review has been a year-long process, led by more than 2,000 clinicians and engaging with approximately 60,000 patients, public and staff. An analysis of the views and opinions gathered in this engagement process is available on the Reviews website:
A final figure for the cost of the Review is not yet available. However, the costs to date to the Department of conducting the review itself is approximately £3.5 million.
The NHS Next Stage Review is core business for all civil servants in the Department.
The estimated costs of consultation undertaken by strategic health authorities (SHAs) as part of the nationwide NHS Next Stage Review is not held centrally.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average length of single periods of sick leave taken by NHS employees was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [215978]
Mr. Bradshaw: This information is not held centrally.
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department provides on the (a) procurement and (b) use of video-conferencing technology for the delivery of healthcare in the NHS. [223184]
Mr. Bradshaw: The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) has a framework for the provision of voice, video and data products and services which includes the procurement of video-conferencing services. This framework is available to all NHS trusts in England providing for the supply, design, project management, maintenance and installation of video conferencing equipment for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint communication services.
There are 16 suppliers providing these services and NHS PASA provides procurement advice and expertise.
Implementation and the potential application of the technologies, especially in clinical areas is determined by trusts based on local needs.
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to enable the N3 network for video conferencing. [223186]
Mr. Bradshaw: The N3 network is already enabled to support video conferencing.
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to Table 9a of his Departments Memorandum to the Health Select Committee, entitled Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006, published in November 2006, what the equivalent figures on patient charges are for (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08, broken down by type of charge. [223359]
Mr. Bradshaw: Latest information on NHS Income from Charges is given in table 1. 2007-08 NHS Accounts Data is not yet available.
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