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The main contractors for the ICT projects costing over £1 million that were undertaken by NHS Choices since 2002 are as follows:
| Name of project | Name of main contractor | Amount paid to main contractor to date (£ million) |
| (1) There were a number of different suppliers for provision of hosting services, software licences, and hardware etc. | ||
The main contractors for the ICT projects costing over £1 million that were undertaken by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency since 2002 are as follows:
| Name of project | Name of main contractor | Amount paid to main contractor to date (£ million) |
The core contractors for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) undertaken by NHS Connecting for Health are as follows:
Departmental Lost Property
John Mason: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2009, Official Report, column 702W, on departmental lost property, what the eight miscellaneous items of equipment detailed as lost or stolen from his Department were. [264779]
Mr. Bradshaw [holding answer 20 March 2009]: The eight items of departmental property reported as lost or stolen that were categorised as miscellaneous to the answer of 13 March were:
| Description | Number |
The approximate replacement value is £700.
Disabled: Elderly
Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his latest estimate is of the number and proportion of people aged 65 years and over with a disability; and how many such people he estimates there will be in (a) 2010 and (b) 2015. [265767]
Phil Hope: No recent estimate has been made of the number of people aged 65 years and over living with a disability.
Diseases
Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases there were of (a) mumps, (b) rickets, (c) whooping cough, (d) scarlet fever, (e) diphtheria, (f) botulism, (g) gout, (h) impetigo, (i) scurvy, (j) listeria, (k) tuberculosis, (l) polio, (m) typhus and (n) typhoid in each (A) region outside London and (B) primary care trust area inside London in each of the last five years. [265580]
Dawn Primarolo: This information has been placed in the Library. Notifications are collected at a local authority level and strategic health authority level, not at a primary care trust level.
Gosport War Memorial Hospital
Sir Peter Viggers: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the report prepared by Professor Richard Baker on events at Gosport War Memorial Hospital. [264625]
Ann Keen: The report from Professor Baker is not yet in the public domain, and we have to balance the legitimate public interest in openness against the rights of individuals named within the report in respect of personal details relating to them. We consider that there is a legitimate public interest in protecting their rights, at the present time, for those facts not to be disclosed—or at least for them to have a full opportunity to read the report and make their own comments upon it. Performing that assessment and taking all the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Act issues into account, we have concluded that on balance we should not yet issue it.
However, recognising the public interest in this whole issue, we do intend, once the inquests are concluded and the General Medical Council have decided what their action will be, and subject to the appropriate individuals identified in the report’s having had a chance to comment, to publish the Baker report, should publication still be relevant—that is to say, it may in the meantime become public knowledge from another official source, such as the proceedings of an inquest.
Health Centres: Kettering
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the latest timetable is for the establishment of the proposed new GP-led health centre in Kettering. [265725]
Mr. Bradshaw: Northamptonshire Teaching Primary Care Trust successfully opened a general practitioner-led health centre in Corby in December 2008 that is open from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm, 365 days a year. The primary care trust has put on hold plans for other similar services including the one proposed for Kettering, as these will now form part of a wider integrated plan for primary care developing over the coming years.
Health Centres: Nurses
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of general practitioner practice nurses that will be needed to staff new general practitioner-led health centres. [265664]
Mr. Bradshaw: The precise skill mix is best determined locally by the primary care trust and the appointed local contractors and will depend on the range of services commissioned at the centre. Our guidance to the national health service suggested a general practitioner (GP)-led health centre might have nine practice nurses, and three GPs to reflect the extended hours and walk-in appointments which will predominantly be dealt with by nurses. However there should always be a GP available at all times able to see patients, where appropriate.
Health Services: North East
Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has given approval to the transfer of the Sir Martin Roth Unit at Newcastle General Hospital to Prudhoe; and if he will make a statement. [264725]
Ann Keen: The Sir Martin Roth Unit, formerly based at Newcastle General Hospital, was transferred to Prudhoe Hospital in May 2008. The North East Strategic Health Authority reports that the transfer took place following consultation with service users, parents, carers, stakeholders and staff. A joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee of local authorities agreed to the proposals on 21 September 2007. The transfer of the unit did not require the approval of the Secretary of State for Health, as proposals for the reconfiguration of services are a matter for the national health service locally, working in conjunction with clinicians, patients and other stakeholders.
Health Visitors: Yorkshire and the Humber
Jeff Ennis: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health visitors were employed by (a) Barnsley primary care trust and (b) Doncaster primary care trust in each of the last 10 years. [264549]
Ann Keen: The information is not available in the format requested. However, the following table shows the number of health visitors in each specified organisation as at 30 September in each specified year from 2001.
| Barnsley primary care trust (PCT) | Doncaster PCT | |
| Notes: 1. n/a denotes not available. Barnsley PCT was formed in 2002 from a merger of Eastern Barnsley primary care group (PCG), Barnsley West PCG and Barnsley Community and Priority Services NHS Trust. It is impossible to accurately map figures for these predecessor organisations. 2. Doncaster PCT was created on 1 October 2006 from a complete merger of Doncaster Central PCT, Doncaster East PCT and Doncaster West PCT. It is impossible to accurately map figures for these predecessor organisations prior to 2001. Source: The Information Centre for health and social care. | ||
Hospitals: Admissions
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were admitted to NHS hospitals in (a) Essex and (b) England in each of the last five years. [264948]
Mr. Bradshaw: The number of patients admitted to national health service hospitals in Essex and England in each of the last five years is shown in the following table.
Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of personal antimicrobial products used (a) before entry to hospital for elective patients and (b) during hospital stays in combating health care-acquired infections; and if he will make a statement. [264890]
Ann Keen: The Department has not undertaken any work on the efficacy of personal antimicrobial products before entry to hospital for elective patients or during stays in hospital and is not aware of any evidence that these products offer advantages over materials supplied to patients by the national health service.
Our strategy “Clean Safe Care' draws together the measures required to control infections. Generally, normal soap and toiletries are adequate for patients' personal hygiene during their hospital stay, and hospitals will provide special soap and shampoo to prevent bacterial infections as necessary. The decision to provide patients with antimicrobial soap and shampoo is based on local infection prevention and control policies.
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