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Maternity Services: Finance

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to page 16 of the NHS Operating Framework for 2009-10, what mechanisms there are to ensure that primary care trusts spend an additional £330 million on maternity services over the specified period. [248443]

Ann Keen: The £330 million announced for Maternity Matters covers three years, 2008-09 to 2010-11 and is being included within primary care trust (PCT) revenue allocations.

Increases in the maternity services tariff in 2008-09 and planned for 2009-10 will increase the flow of funds for each episode of maternity care. PCTs will also be developing and investing in local plans to deliver the improvements set out in the NHS Operating Framework.

Mid-Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust: Crimes of Violence

Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) consultants and (d) auxiliary staff have been victims of violence in (i) accident and emergency areas in Broomfield Hospital and (ii) all hospitals in the Mid-Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust area in each of the last five years. [249836]

Ann Keen: Since 2004-05, the number of physical assaults against staff reported by NHS bodies has been collected annually by the National Health Service Security Management Service. This information is contained in tables showing the number of physical assaults on NHS staff reported in England for each of the years 2004-05 to 2007-08. These tables have already been placed in the Library.

Mid-Essex Primary Care Trust

Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the cost of the change of name of the Mid-Essex Primary Care Trust to NHS Mid-Essex. [249837]

Mr. Bradshaw: The information requested is not held by the Department.

Primary care trusts (PCTs) have the freedom to choose whether or not they make the transition to the new identity, 'NHS Local' (rather than 'Local' PCT). In order to keep costs to a minimum, we advise that the transition is made when it is practically and economically feasible to do so through planned replacement programmes. This may be by, for example, exhausting existing supplies of stationery and updating property signage.

You may wish to enquire with your local PCT for further information.

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NHS Manpower: Oncologists

Dr. Stoate: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many (a) oncologists and (b) trainee oncologists specialising in urology there are in each region; [248837]

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(2) how many (a) oncologists and (b) trainee oncologists specialising in breast cancer there are in each region. [248838]

Ann Keen: The number of oncologists and trainee oncologists in each region is shown in the following tables. The NHS Workforce Census does not identify the area of specialty for oncologists or trainee oncologists.

Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Medical staff, showing Consultants and Doctors in Training and Equivalents( 1) within the Urology specialty and the six main cancer specialties by Strategic Health Authority area, England as at 30 September 2007
Number (headcount)
		Clinical oncology			Clinical radiology
			Of which:			Of which:
		All staff	Consultant	Doctors in training and equivalents	All staff	Consultant	Doctors in training and equivalents
	England	1,055	506	464	3,150	2,086	1,009
Q30	North East	48	26	17	152	101	51
Q31	North West	115	62	46	456	311	141
Q32	Yorkshire and The Humber	114	57	51	344	216	127
Q33	East Midlands	89	44	40	228	146	79
Q34	West Midlands	84	45	30	296	215	7
Q35	East of England	137	68	59	273	186	80
Q36	London	209	82	120	683	401	273
Q37	South East Coast	46	31	13	153	19	20
Q38	South Central	94	48	38	253	164	81
Q39	South West	119	43	50	312	217	80
	Special Health Authorities and other statutory bodies	—	—	—	—	—	—

Number (headcount)
		Haematology			Histopathology
			Of which:			Of which:
		All staff	Consultant	Doctors in training and equivalents	All staff	Consultant	Doctors in training and equivalents
	England	1,360	680	52	637	1,111	502
Q30	North East	58	31	24	93	64	29
Q31	North West	129	68	48	24	152	86
Q32	Yorkshire and The Humber	115	52	54	181	117	63
Q33	East Midlands	86	42	38	114	76	38
Q34	West Midlands	129	63	58	164	122	0
Q35	East of England	93	56	25	149	112	32
Q36	London	377	169	184	321	22	106
Q37	South East Coast	54	39	12	109	71	36
Q38	South Central	92	4	33	129	83	43
Q39	South West	125	70	41	133	102	29
	Special Health Authorities and other statutory bodies	102	46	5	—	—	—

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Number (headcount)
		Medical oncology			Palliative medicine
			Of which:			Of which:
		All staff	Consultant	Doctors in training and equivalents	All staff	Consultant	Doctors in training and equivalents
	England	614	225	326	444	202	176
Q30	North East	25	10	15	27	18	6
Q31	North West	97	47	43	54	21	26
Q32	Yorkshire and The Humber	69	26	38	90	22	54
Q33	East Midlands	14	1	8	42	19	17
Q34	West Midlands	43	13	24	2	16	22
Q35	East of England	50	26	14	45	19	15
Q36	London	205	62	125	52	36	12
Q37	South East Coast	31	12	19	18	10	3
Q38	South Central	34	1	19	46	20	17
Q39	South West	46	17	21	28	21	4
	Special Health Authorities and other statutory bodies	—	—	—	—	—	—

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