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Table 2: Public capital funded hospital build schemes
Trust Description Estimated completion date Estimated capital cost (£ million)

Barking and Dagenham PCT

Maternity, Urgent Treatment Centre, Sexual Health, General Practice and Outpatients

Q2 2010

10

Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust

Making it Better (Making it Better) Maternity and Paediatrics

Q3 2011

21

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Moseley Hall Hospital (Mental Hall Development)

Q4 2010

14

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Phase 6 Development-New Surgical Unit

Q2 2010

34

Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Oak Road Development-New Patient Treatment Centre

Q4 2010

19

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Women's and Newborn's Unit BGH

Q2 2010

25

Eastern And Coastal Kent PCT

King's Avenue Development-New Health Centre

Q2 2011

14

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Women's Services Redevelopment

Q4 2010

23

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

'A' Wards Redevelopment and Associated Works

Q1 2011

13

Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust

New Women and Children's Unit

Q1 2011

16

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Clinical Services Reconfiguration project

Q4 2010

24

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Mental Health Refurbishment 2012 Vision

Q4 2012

25

Newham University Hospital NHS Trust

Maternity and Newborn Development

Q3 2011

18

North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Site Rationalisation

Q1 2011

17

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

High Secure Learning Disability Unit for Men

Q2 2010

35

Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust

Renal Transplant and Medicine

Q1 2011

22

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Women's and Children's development

Q2 2010

29

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Ambulatory Radiotherapy Centre

Q2 2010

16

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Low Secure Unit

Q1 2011

11

Portsmouth City Teaching PCT

Portsmouth City Teaching, St. Mary's Campus

Q4 2011

19

Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Modernisation of Rotherham Mental Health Services

Q4 2011

17

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Bracknell Spoke

Q2 2010

12

Somerset PCT

Refurbishment and new build of Community Hospital-South Petherton

Q1 2011

13

Somerset PCT

Re-provision of Minehead Community Hospital

Q4 2010

16

South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust

Oncology Project

Q2 2011

23

Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Modernisation of Suffolk Mental Health Services

Q4 2010

22

The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Institute of Transplant

Q2 2011

24

University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust

Wythenshawe Maternity Unit

Q4 2011

12

Worcestershire PCT

Malvern Community Hospital

Q4 2010

134


Learning Disability

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much of the £175 million fund to build new homes in the community for people with learning disabilities has been spent in each year since the fund was established; [291931]

(2) with reference to his Department's press release of 9 August 2007, Opening the door to a new life for people with learning disabilities, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people still resident on NHS campuses. [291884]

Phil Hope: The Government are making good progress towards its commitment to close by 2010 national health service residential accommodation (campuses) for people with learning disabilities.

The NHS Information Centre undertake a twice yearly data collection of campus numbers in April and October and figures for April 2009 are currently being analysed. In August 2007, we estimated that there were around 2,100 people living in NHS campuses and by April 2009, there were around 1,000.

The Department invited primary care trusts to bid for capital from the £175 million fund in three stages and expenditure has been as follows:

£ million

Stage 1-2007-08

5

Stage 2-2008-09

43

Stage 3-2009-10

52


Bids have also been made for 2010-11 and £15 million has been committed.

A total of £115 million has been spent or committed.

Midwives: Manpower

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent midwives the NHS employed in each strategic health authority area in each year since 2005. [291936]

Ann Keen: The number of full-time equivalent midwives in each strategic health authority area in each year since 2005 is set out in the following table.


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National h ealth s ervice hospital and community health services: Qualified midwives in England by strategic health authority area as at 30 September each specified year
Full-time equivalent

2005 2006 2007 2008

England

18,949

18,862

19,298

19,639

North East strategic health authority area

1,011

1,003

1,025

1,063

North West strategic health authority area

3,094

3,138

3,111

3,032

Yorkshire and the Humber strategic health authority area

2,047

1,906

1,942

1,947

East Midlands strategic health authority area

1,310

1,294

1,322

1,351

West Midlands strategic health authority area

2,123

2,092

2,171

2,177

East of England strategic health authority area

1,725

1,742

1,806

1,801

London strategic health authority area

3,326

3,442

3,499

3,751

South East Coast strategic health authority area

1,320

1,325

1,382

1,413

South Central strategic health authority area

1,187

1,145

1,255

1,301

South West strategic health authority area

1,806

1,774

1,786

1,803

Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number.
Source:
The Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Disorder

Mr. Vara: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to ensure proper and effective NHS treatment for those diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity. [292437]

Ann Keen: The provision of services for investigation and treatment of allergy is decided locally by the national health service depending on need. The Department expects general practitioners to exercise their clinical judgment to decide appropriate specialist referrals for investigation of particular symptoms which may be due to allergy.

NHS Direct

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many calls NHS Direct has received in each week since 7 May 2009; and how long on average it took for such calls to be answered in each such week. [291493]

Mr. Mike O'Brien: The information requested is set out in the following table:


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Week ending : Calls received Calls answered Average answered delay (seconds)

9 May 2009

55,125

49,606

30.52

16 May 2009

128,474

120,351

18.44

23 May 2009

119,386

111,942

23.14

30 May 2009

117,332

108,687

26.33

6 June 2009

107,345

97,438

33.73

13 June 2009

109,738

99,925

29.26

20 June 2009

105,460

92,304

53.85

27 June 2009

115,408

93,399

94.45

4 July 2009

163,429

98,735

284.83

11 July 2009

186,058

92,106

473.43

18 July 2009

201,766

84,342

463.79

25 July 2009

176,382

88,423

436.67

1 August 2009

127,184

99,923

126.74

8 August 2009

113,442

95,481

83.27

15 August 2009

112,576

99,184

58.60

22 August 2009

104,152

94,073

45.22

29 August 2009

103,014

95,561

31.56

5 September 2009

109,577

99,218

41.39

12 September 2009

99,494

89,836

40.25

Total

2,355,342

1,810,534

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Note:
It should be noted that this information only refers to calls made to 0845 46 47, and not any other services provided by NHS Direct.

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