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Fibromyalgia

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's policy is on the provision of services for people diagnosed with fibromyalgia; and whether he plans to review that policy. [286854]

Ann Keen: People living with fibromyalgia have access to the full range of health and social care from the national health service, including access to pain management services. We have no plans to review this policy.

We have published an 18-week pathway to support those commissioning pain management services. The pathway is specifically aimed at supporting local implementation of good practice, to improve efficiency, reduce delays, and improve quality of service provision in a safe and effective way.

It is the responsibility of primary care trusts to commission specific services for people with fibromyalgia, taking into account the resources they have available, the needs of their wider population, and available guidance on best practice.

Health Professionals: North East

Dr. Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nurses and (b) doctors were employed in (i) the North East, (ii) the Tees Valley and (iii) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. [285222]

Ann Keen: The information is not held in the format requested. However, information on the number of nurses and doctor in the North East Strategic Health Authority (SHA) area and related organisations is shown in the following table.

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	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
North East SHA area
Medical and dental staff	60,230	62,140	63,994	66,067	68,484	72,168	76,400	82,951	87,043	90,243	91,790	95,942
General Practitioners (GPs)	1,485	1,506	1,520	1,536	1,603	1,645	1,741	1,825	1,873	1,995	1,945	1,986
Hospital and community health service (HCHS) nurses	17,791	18,079	18,870	19,125	20,035	20,473	20,991	22,065	22,291	22,220	22,296	22,937
GP Practice nurses	807	954	1,002	881	942	1,031	1,117	1,124	1,064	1,167	1,123	1,099
South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust
Medical and dental staff	526	552	570	567	606	596	624	653	707	741	770	785
HCHS nurses	2,077	2,134	2,155	2,198	2,262	2,127	2,296	2,334	2,283	2,325	2,300	2,369
Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust (PCT)
Medical and dental staff	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14	14	8	5	12	11	1
GPs	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	117	119	122	124	123	98	102	98
HCHS nurses	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	229	252	252	258	257	205	10
GP Practice nurses	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80	89	83	96	116	92	78	71
Redcar and Cleveland PCT
Medical and dental staff	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	1	0	1	0	9	11
GPs	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	62	61	65	68	73	94	96	95
HCHS nurses	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	184	175	191	201	213	184	429
GP Practice nurses	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36	36	43	45	53	67	70	71
n/a = Not available. We cannot accurately map figures for PCT predecessor organisations. Notes: 1. Headcount practice nurse figures were estimated for these years for the whole of England, using a standard nation-wide headcount to full-time equivalent ratio. These two years must be treated with caution in a local level time series such as this. 2. Practice nurse data as at 1 October 1997-1999 and 30 September 2000-08. 3. In 2002, South Tees Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Northallerton Health Services NHS Trust merged to form South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust. Figures prior to 2002 are an aggregate of these predecessor organisations. 4. In 2006, Langbaurgh PCT became Redcar and Cleveland PCT.

Health Services: Finance

Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department paid through the (a) MacFarlane Trust, (b) Skipton Fund and (c) Eileen Trust in each year of their operation; to how many individuals payments have been made through each fund; and if he will make a statement. [285852]

Gillian Merron: The details of the funding since 1990 for the Macfarlane Trust, Skipton Fund and Eileen Trust are shown as follows:

Macfarlane Trust, Skipton Fund and Eileen Trust: Funding by the Department of Health
£000
Year ending 31 March	Macfarlane Trust	Skipton Fund	Eileen Trust( 1)
1990	100	0	0
1991	130	0	0
1992	136	0	0
1993	5,165	0	0
1994	158	0	525
1995	166	0	23
1996	2,662	0	23
1997	173	0	22
1998	3,177	0	23
1999	181	0	23
2000	2,187	0	157
2001	2,693	0	25
2002	2,448	0	606
2003	284	0	74
2004	3,469	0	33
2005	3,287	(2)70,147	166
2006	3,778	14,000	80
2007	3,754	7,000	177
2008	3,754	6,400	178
2009	3,754	5,000	178
(1) These are approximate amounts for each year that have been provided by the Administrator of the Eileen Trust. (2) Includes funding for the month of March 2004. Notes: 1. Funding to all three organisations covers both payments to beneficiaries and administration costs. 2. It is not possible to provide separate figures in relation to haemophiliacs, and their dependants.

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