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Pandemic influenza A(H1N1v) 2009 cases reported by 16 June 2009. England, Wales and Northern Ireland (PQ2858 3 4)
Number of cases hospitalised
Age group
Hospitalisation Under 10 10 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 49 50 to 59 Over 60 Unknown Grand total

Yes

2

-

1

1

1

-

-

1

6


Pandemic influenza A(H1N1v) 2009 cases reported by 16 June 2009. England, Wales and Northern Ireland (PQ285 8 35)
Route of infection imported T otal

Imported

195

Indigenous

435

Unknown

422

Grand total

1,052


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KPMG

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS paid to KPMG in each of the last five years. [286709]

Mr. Mike O'Brien: The Department does not collect the specific information requested centrally.

Methadone

Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of people prescribed methadone were from socio-economic group (a) C, (b) D and (c) E in each year since 1997. [285695]

Gillian Merron: These data are not collected centrally.

National Dementia Strategy: Primary Care Trusts

Mr. McLoughlin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy by local primary care trusts. [286411]

Phil Hope: The Department has not assessed the effectiveness of the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy by local primary care trusts. However, improving services for people with dementia is a Government priority, and we have already identified it as a priority for the national health service in the operating framework. That will help to ensure that dementia is prioritised locally where further improvement may be needed.

The first National Dementia Strategy was published on 3 February this year, and will be implemented over a five-year period. A copy has already been placed in the Library.

NHS Purchasing and Supply Team: Pay

Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are employed by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Team; and what the annual salary bill is for (a) all its employees and (b) its senior management team. [286370]

Mr. Mike O'Brien: The number of people employed by NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency for 2008-09 was 257 (whole time equivalent). The annual salary bill for 2008-09 was as follows:

 £

Employees

13,640,000

Senior management team

874,318


NHS: Dental Services

Mr. Spring: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number and percentage of the (a) child and (b) adult population in (i) the East of England region and (ii) Suffolk who attended an appointment with an NHS dentist in each of the last five years. [286261]


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Ann Keen: Information is not available in the format requested.

The number of adults and children registered with a national health service dentist in England, as at 31 March, 1997 to 2006 is available in Annex A of the 'NHS Dental Activity and Workforce Report, England: 31 March 2006'. Information is provided by primary care trust (PCT) and by strategic health authority (SHA). Annex B contains this information expressed as a percentage of the population.

This information is based on the old contractual arrangements which were in place up to and including 31 March 2006. This report, published on 23 August 2006, has already been placed in the Library and is also available on the NHS Information Centre website at:

Under the new dental contractual arrangements, introduced on 1 April 2006, patients do not have to be registered with an NHS dentist to receive NHS care. The closest equivalent measure to 'registration' is the number of patients receiving NHS dental services ('patients seen') over a 24-month period. However, this is not directly comparable to the registration data for earlier years.

Information on the number of patients seen in the previous 24 months, in England, is available in Table Dl of Annex 3 of the 'NHS Dental Statistics, Quarter 3: 31 December 2008' report. Information is available for both adults and children at quarterly intervals, from 31 March 2006 to 31 December 2008 and is provided by PCT and SHA. Table D2 contains this information expressed as a percentage of the population.

This report, published on 21 May 2009, has been placed in the Library and is also available on the NHS Information Centre website at:

NHS: Disclosure of Information

Dr. Richard Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the NHS whistle-blowing policy applies to foundation trusts. [286622]

Mr. Mike O'Brien: The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 applies to staff employed by national health service foundation trusts. The Act provides protection to employees raising concerns, where they do so in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

NHS: Information and Communications Technology

Mark Simmonds: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to implement the recommendations contained in his Department's document Coding for Success. [286624]

Ann Keen: The question relates to a specific recommendation of the Health Select Committee in its report which was published on 3 July. The Government will be considering carefully all of the Committee's recommendations and will respond in due course.


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NHS: Manpower

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2009, Official Report, columns 348-49W, on NHS: manpower, which employment agencies supply staff under each National Framework Agreement. [286309]

Ann Keen: The information requested is as follows.

Suppliers on NHS PASA Medical Locums Framework Agreement

Suppliers on NHS PASA Allied Health Professionals/Health Science Staff Framework Agreement


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