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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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J65 Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis

J66 Airway disease due to specific organic dust

J67 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust

J68 Respiratory cond's due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours

J69 Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids

J70 Respiratory conditions due to other external agents

J80 Adult respiratory distress syndrome

J81 Pulmonary oedema

J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified

J84 Other interstitial pulmonary diseases

J85 Abscess of lung and mediastinum

J86 Pyothorax

J90 Pleural effusion not elsewhere classified

J91 Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere

J92 Pleural plaque

J93 Pneumothorax

J94 Other pleural conditions

J95 Post procedural respiratory disorders NEC

J96 Respiratory failure not elsewhere classified

J98 Other respiratory disorders

J99 Respiratory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Source:

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

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:

www.hsebooks.co.uk.

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

http://www.hse.gov.uk/humanfactors/shiftwork/index.htm.

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