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Occupational Therapy: Manpower

Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many fully qualified occupational therapists have been employed by the NHS in West Chelmsford constituency in each year since 2001. [269217]

Ann Keen: Information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows the number of qualified occupational therapists at Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust and Mid Essex Primary Care Trust (PCT) which cover the hon. Member's constituency of West Chelmsford area.

National health service hospital and community health services: Qualified occupational therapists in each specified organisation as at 30 September each specified year
Headcount
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Total specified organisations

41

39

49

46

47

55

52

61

Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust

30

27

28

26

28

32

32

37

Mid Essex PCT

11

12

21

20

19

23

20

24

Notes:
In October 2006 Maldon and South Chelmsford PCT and Witham, Braintree and Halstead Care Trust merged to form Mid Essex PCT.
2. Figures prior to 2006 are an aggregate of these predecessor organisations.
Source:
The NHS Information Centre for health and social care

Out of Area Treatment: Wales

Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 30 March 2009, Official Report, column 901W, on out of area treatment: Wales, whether the protocol to have effect from April 2009 will be a renewal of the existing temporary protocol; and if he will make a statement. [269102]

Mr. Bradshaw: The Government and the Welsh Assembly Government have agreed a revised protocol for cross-border health services with effect from 1 April 2009—31 March 2011. This replaces the interim protocol on cross-border commissioning.


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Quality Health Ltd.

Mr. Scott: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department paid to Quality Health Ltd. in the last 12 months. [268659]

Mr. Bradshaw: Quality Health Ltd. have not received any direct payments from the Department since 1 April 2004 according to the Department of Health's own accounting system.

Respiratory System

Stephen Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) hospital admissions and (b) finished consultant episodes for patients with respiratory complaints there were (i) in England and (ii) at (A) Ashford Hospital, (B) Hillingdon Hospital, (C) Ealing Hospital, (D) West Middlesex University Hospital and (E) Teddington Memorial Hospital in each of the last five years. [268986]

Ann Keen: The number of hospital admissions and finished consultant episodes for patients with diseases of the respiratory system in England and in Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust, Richmond and Twickenham PCT and West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust in each of the last five years are shown in the following tables.

Number of finished consultant episodes for diseases of the respiratory system*, by provider, 2003-04 to 2007-08: Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector
Finished consultant episode
Provider 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04

England

2,194,006

2,069,200

1,940,156

1,759,953

1,632,613

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust

9,186

7,830

8,756

8,271

6,870

Ealing Hospital NHS Trust

8,351

7,208

6,284

6,023

5,277

The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust

7,297

6,219

5,889

4,868

3,690

Richmond and Twickenham PCT

0

21

84

59

50

West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

9,111

4,122

8,095

5,502

3,903

Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The NHS Information Centre for health and social care


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Number of finished admission episodes for diseases of the respiratory system*, by provider, 2003-04 to 2007-08: Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector
Finished admission episode
Provider 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04

England

1,633,608

1,545,956

1,463,988

1,336,350

1,254,319

Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust

7,943

7,043

7,468

6,779

5,443

Ealing Hospital NHS Trust

6,341

5,565

5,455

5,373

4,750

The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust

6,269

5,238

4,907

3,728

3,235

Richmond And Twickenham PCT

0

21

84

59

50

West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

5,436

2,548

5,012

3,873

3,454

Notes:
1. The NHS Information Centre have provided the number of finished consultant episodes and finished admission episodes for diseases of the respiratory system (ICD-10 J00 to J99). The data has been presented for England, and broken down by hospital provider for the years 2003-04 to 2007-08. From the term 'respiratory complaints' the NHS Information Centre are unable to provide a definitive list of respiratory conditions without specification of the conditions required. Clinical input would be required to confirm that the condition was a 'respiratory complaint'. The data provided is for 'diseases of the respiratory system'. As a result the figures provided may provide an under count of episodes and admissions.
2.The NHS Information Centre are unable to provide data at individual hospital level and have therefore used the appropriate hospital providers of the requested hospitals:
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospital NHS Trust - which includes Ashford Hospital
Ealing Hospital NHS Trust - which includes Ealing Hospital
The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust - which includes Hillingdon Hospital
West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust - which includes West Middlesex University Hospital
Richmond and Twickenham PCT - which includes Teddington Memorial Hospital.
3. There is a shortfall of data for West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust in 2006. Six months of the year were effected by an error when submitting data.
*The following ICD-10 codes have been used:
J00-J99 - 'Diseases of the respiratory system'. Reference should be made to the following J00-J99 sheet for ICD-code descriptions
Diagnosis code
Diagnosis code Primary description
J00 Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
J01 Acute sinusitis
J02 Acute pharyngitis
J03 Acute tonsillitis
J04 Acute laryngitis and tracheitis
J05 Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
J06 Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites
J10 Influenza due to identified influenza virus
J11 Infiuenzavirus not identified
J12 Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified
J13 Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
J14 Pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae
J15 Bacterial pneumonia not elsewhere classified
J16 Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms NEC
J17 Pneumonia in diseases classified elsewhere
J18 Pneumoniaorganism unspecified
J20 Acute bronchitis
J21 Acute bronchiolitis
J22 Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
J30 Vasomotor and allergic rhinitis
J31 Chronic rhinitisnasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
J32 Chronic sinusitis
J33 Nasal polyp
J34 Other disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
J35 Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids
J36 Peritonsillar abscess
J37 Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
J38 Diseases of vocal cords and larynx not elsewhere class
J39 Other diseases of upper respiratory tract
J40 Bronchitis not specified as acute or chronic
J41 Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
J42 Unspecified chronic bronchitis
J43 Emphysema
J44 Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
J45 Asthma
J46 Status asthmaticus
J47 Bronchiectasis
J60 Coalworker's pneumoconiosis
J61 Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres
J62 Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica
J63 Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts
J64 Unspecified pneumoconiosis


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Self-harm

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of self-harm were diagnosed among (a) men and (b) women aged (i) between 50 and 64 years and (ii) over the age of 65 years in each region in each of the last five years. [269734]

Phil Hope: This information is not collected centrally, however, the information that is available about finished consultant episodes for intentional self-harm is contained in a table which has been placed in the Library.

Sleep

Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to raise awareness of the health risks arising from sleep deprivation. [264411]

Jonathan Shaw: I have been asked to reply.

HSE recognises that fatigue as a consequence of sleep deprivation can affect performance and increase the risk of work-related accidents, injuries and possibly ill-health. HSE has published guidance (HSG 256, Managing shift work: Health and Safety Guidance) to assist employers in managing these risks in their workforce.

The guidance includes background information on the health and safety risks associated with shift work and fatigue, UK legal duties and practical guidance on how to reduce the risks. This advice is also summarised in the form of good practice guidelines. The guidance is available from:

A short summary of the guidance, including the good practice guidelines, is available on our website at:


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