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Ann Keen: The data requested were provided by the National Health Service Litigation Authority, and are in the document ‘Clinical negligence claims against PCTs 2003-2008’. A copy has been placed in the Library.

The data were correct as at 31 January 2009.

Mr. Rob Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost to the NHS of (a) medical negligence cases and (b) other legal claims was in each year since 1997; and what estimate he has made of the potential costs arising from outstanding cases. [258161]

Ann Keen: The data requested were provided by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) in the following tables. The following points should be noted:

Costs of claims funded by the NHSLA's schemes
£000

Total clinical Total non-clinical Total

2007-08

633,325

27,715

661,041

2006-07

579,390

33,883

613,273

2005-06

560,308

31,609

591,587

2004-05

502,893

25,120

528,013

2003-04

422,514

10,130

855,158

2002-03

446,184

21,345

467,529

2001-02

548,944

553,888

2000-01

871,986

979

872,965

1999-2000

277,356

390

277,746

1998-99

345,000

345,000

1997-98

41,000

41,000

1996-97

76,000

76,000


Provisions made for outstanding claims under the NHSLA's schemes

£ million

Ex-Regional Health Authorities Scheme

42.20

Existing Liabilities Scheme

1,925.24

Clinical Negligence scheme for trusts

9,943.37

Property expenses scheme

8.25

Liabilities to third parties scheme

141.05

Total

12,060.12


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Nutrition

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will undertake an audit of data collected in relation to malnutrition; if he will assess what additional data needed to be collected; if he will establish a new data collection model and data standards for the collection of information on malnutrition; if he will put in place an annual audit of the quality of nutritional care delivered by all care providers; and if he will make a statement. [257184]

Dawn Primarolo: There are no plans to undertake an audit of data collected in relation to malnutrition. Data on malnutrition is collected through Hospital Episodes Statistics at the Information Centre and goes through a rigorous and comprehensive validation. Primary care information for this is not collected centrally.

Obesity

Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to reduce levels of obesity amongst (a) women of child-bearing age and (b) pregnant women. [258286]

Dawn Primarolo: In January 2008, the Government published “Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A Cross-Government Strategy for England”, this sets out our plans to tackle the rise in obesity levels. A copy has already been placed in the Library.

Our strategy sets out how we aim to provide everyone, this will include women of child bearing age, with the information and opportunities to achieve, and maintain, a healthy weight. In relation to pregnant women the Healthy Child programme (previously called The Child Health Promotion programme) which is the early intervention and prevention public health programme from pregnancy through the first five years of life prioritises obesity prevention. This programme supports those parents with particular risk factors that may cause overweight and obesity.

Organs: Donors

Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many donations of human organs were made in each region in each year since 2000. [258988]

Ann Keen: The following tables show the number of deceased donors in each former national health service region in England in each calendar year, 2000-08, and the percentage change in donor numbers between each year:


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Former NHS region( 1) 2000 2001 Percentage change 2002 Percentage change 2003 Percentage change 2004 Percentage change

Northern and Yorkshire

113

108

-4.4

110

1.9

96

-12.7

115

19.8

Trent

68

44

-35.3

64

45.5

44

-31.2

54

22.7

Eastern

32

48

50.0

45

-6.2

47

4.4

65

38.3

London

113

124

9.7

132

6.5

102

-22.7

125

22.5

South East

118

109

-7.6

91

-16.5

95

4.4

101

6.3

South and West

45

60

33.3

54

-10.0

59

9.3

67

13.6

West Midlands

59

62

5.1

65

4.8

63

-3.1

51

-19.0

North West

104

85

-18.3

86

1.2

91

5.8

102

12.1

Total

652

640

-1.8

647

1.1

597

-7.7

680

13.9


Former NHS region( 1) 2005 Percentage change 2006 Percentage change 2007 Percentage change 2008 Percentage change

Northern and Yorkshire

115

0.0

107

-7.0

101

-5.6

95

-5.9

Trent

38

-29.6

49

28.9

39

-20.4

52

33.3

Eastern

50

-23.1

78

56.0

69

-11.5

88

27.5

London

98

-21.6

117

19.4

115

-1.7

150

30.4

South East

96

-5.0

78

-18.7

106

35.9

123

16.0

South and West

74

10.4

77

4.1

80

3.9

81

1.2

West Midlands

67

31.4

52

-22.4

66

26.9

75

13.6

North West

92

-9.8

86

-6.5

90

4.7

83

-7.8

Total

630

-7.4

644

2.2

666

3.4

747

12.2

(1) Former national health service regions are now strategic health authorities, but it is useful to continue using the previous regions for the purposes of comparing data due to changes in geographical boundaries. Region of donation is defined by the location on the donation hospital, rather than the donor's place of residence.

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