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Calls referred to pharmacy
	Quarter	Number	Percentage of symptomatic calls	Percentage of all calls
2003	Q1	23,973	3	2
2003	Q2	24,204	3	2
2003	Q3	21,104	2	2
2003	Q4	21,493	2	2
2004	Q1	23,959	2	2
2004	Q2	25,038	3	2
2004	Q3	25,813	3	2
2004	Q4	24,670	2	2
2005	Q1	22,771	2	1
2005	Q2	24,395	2	2
2005	Q3	21,173	2	1
2005	Q4	22,504	2	1
2006	Q1	21,530	2	1
2006	Q2	24,958	2	2
2006	Q3	18,843	2	1
2006	Q4	16,260	2	1
2007	Q1	15,009	2	1
2007	Q2	21,046	2	2
2007	Q3	18,247	2	2
2007	Q4	13,515	1	1
2008	Q1	15,716	1	1
2008	Q2	16,279	2	1
2008	Q3	15,298	2	1
2008	Q4	16,495	2	1

Calls referred to another service( 1)
	Quarter	Number	Percentage of symptomatic calls	Percentage of all calls
2003	Q1	589,108	63	41
2003	Q2	564,050	62	39
2003	Q3	532,882	62	40
2003	Q4	585,961	63	41
2004	Q1	613,906	63	42
2004	Q2	616,306	62	42
2004	Q3	591,031	62	42
2004	Q4	671,928	63	44
2005	Q1	689,815	61	42
2005	Q2	666,977	61	43
2005	Q3	623,832	60	43
2005	Q4	683,499	61	44
2006	Q1	705,438	62	45
2006	Q2	654,112	61	44
2006	Q3	572,845	60	43
2006	Q4	571,834	60	44
2007	Q1	534,793	60	43
2007	Q2	591,154	59	46
2007	Q3	530,091	58	46
2007	Q4	555,355	55	44
2008	Q1	583,460	54	43
2008	Q2	573,206	54	44
2008	Q3	527,817	54	43
2008	Q4	564,930	52	41
(1 )Includes all GP referrals. Source: National Operations Centre, NHS Direct

NHS: Pensions

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many members of the NHS Pension Scheme have received pension overpayments due to guaranteed minimum pension data not being properly transferred. [256405]

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Ann Keen: NHS pensions are continuing to work with other organisations to confirm the numbers of members of the NHS Pension Scheme who have been overpaid as a result of the incorrect indexation of the guaranteed minimum pension. We estimate that around 51,000 pensioners will be affected. We anticipate that final figures will be known by the end of February 2009.

Nurses: Training

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what proportion of student nurses are studying for a (a) diploma and (b) degree; [255749]

(2) what support is available to nursing students studying for a (a) diploma and (b) degree. [255750]

Ann Keen: The actual number of student nurses studying degree and diploma courses is not held centrally. However, the number of training posts commissioned each year by strategic health authorities in England in the financial years 2005-06 to 2007-08 are as follows:

		2005-06 Commissions		2006-07 Commissions		2007-08 Commissions
		No.	Proportion	No.	Proportion	No.	Proportion
Nursing	Degree	3,238	0.16	4,006	0.19	4,062	0.21
	Diploma	17,076	0.84	17,193	0.81	15,290	0.79
Source: Multi Professional Education and Training quarterly monitoring returns

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