Mark Simmonds:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department plans to take in response to the National Specialist Commissioning Group's document for designation of Grown-Ups with Congenital Heart Disease Specialist Centres; and if he will make a statement. [304418]
Ann Keen:
Designation of specialised services such as services for Grown-Ups with Congenital Heart Disease is a formal process of checking that service providers meet certain standards and that services are able to meet demand and to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients and are good value for money. The service specification standards included in the Grown-Ups with Congenital Heart Disease designation document have been drawn up to assist this process by providing a common set of criteria against which services can be assessed. It is the responsibility of the 10 Specialised Commissioning Groups in England working on behalf of their constituent primary care trusts to decide on the relative priority of work on the specialised services within their designation programmes.
Hospitals: Admissions
Mark Simmonds:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued to NHS organisations on the length of stay of patients in (a) medical and (b) surgical admission units. [304703]
Mr. Mike O'Brien:
None.
Hospitals: Hygiene
Chris Ruane:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent assessment he has made of the effects of poor hand hygiene on (a) infection and (b) mortality rates in hospitals; [304101]
(2) what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of each hand hygiene initiative undertaken in hospitals; [304183]
(3) how much his Department spent to increase levels of compliance with hand hygiene procedures in hospitals in the last 12 months. [304184]
Ann Keen:
Hand hygiene is only one part of our comprehensive strategy to reduce health care associated infections, and the evidence base shows that it prevents infections. All acute trusts signed up to the National Patient Safety Agency's 'cleanyourhands' campaign and independent evaluation of this campaign suggests a strong association with a reduction in infections. We do not specifically fund or assess individual hospital campaigns and mortality rates have not been specifically investigated.
Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
Chris Ruane:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the likely effects on the rapidity of the spread of hospital-acquired infections of (a) the use of disposable blood pressure cuffs, (b) the practice of infusing hospital equipment with silver ion particles and (c) banning hospital staff from wearing neckties. [304146]
Ann Keen:
Devices such as silver alloy coated catheters aim to prevent infections rather than reduce transmission. Although specific information on the effect of blood pressure cuffs and neckties on transmissions is not available, they will be expected to contribute if part of a systematic approach to infection control. However, manufacturers of new devices are able to submit their products to the Rapid Review Panel for evaluation.
Hospitals: Manpower
Andrew Stunell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent (a) managers and (b) senior managers were in post at each hospital in the North West in each of the last five years. [304680]
Ann Keen:
The information is not available in the format requested. Non-medical workforce census data are collected by trust, so hospital level data are not available. The information that is available is shown in the following tables:
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National Health Service Hospital and Community Health Services: Senior Managers and Managers in the North West Strategic Health Authority (SHA) area by organisation as at 30 September: Each year (as full time equivalents)
2004
2005
2006
All managers
Senior managers
Managers
All managers
Senior managers
Managers
All managers
Senior managers
Managers
North West SHA area
4,358
1,709
2,649
4,522
1,527
2,995
4,345
1,514
2,831
Five Boroughs Partnership National Health Service Trust
75
54
21
78
58
21
81
21
60
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust
71
36
35
76
17
58
81
17
64
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust (PCT)
58
19
39
53
33
20
52
33
20
Blackburn with Darwen PCT
24
10
15
24
10
15
30
12
18
Blackpool PCT
31
4
27
39
5
34
19
5
14
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust
100
46
54
97
39
58
94
36
58
Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust
50
10
40
55
19
36
48
21
27
Bolton PCT
64
48
16
60
8
53
62
7
55
Bolton, Salford and Trafford Mental Health NHS Trust
72
42
30
69
46
23
70
49
21
Bury PCT
30
30
0
35
35
0
45
41
4
Calderstones NHS Trust
34
27
7
33
17
16
29
16
14
Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT
74
34
41
104
56
48
92
20
72
Central Lancashire PCT
118
38
80
110
29
81
94
30
64
Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust
68
25
43
74
27
47
80
28
52
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust
41
13
28
41
9
32
37
10
27
Christie Hospital NHS Trust
53
45
8
16
3
13
16
3
13
Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust
23
19
4
26
20
6
13
11
2
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
72
23
49
78
19
60
72
26
46
Cumbria PCT
144
52
92
88
21
67
73
17
56
East Cheshire NHS Trust
28
19
9
51
9
42
53
8
45
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
98
58
40
100
62
37
99
62
37
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East Lancashire PCT
42
21
21
43
23
20
51
22
29
Halton and St Helens PCT
70
24
45
63
24
40
69
28
41
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT
38
27
11
44
14
30
40
20
20
Knowsley PCT
29
4
25
39
7
32
43
4
40
Lancashire Care NHS Trust
55
48
7
46
3
43
75
25
50
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
109
12
96
126
7
119
122
8
114
Liverpool PCT
155
64
91
201
74
127
191
57
133
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
24
8
16
18
3
15
32
18
14
Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
52
37
15
57
41
16
55
40
15
Manchester PCT
149
17
133
216
25
192
196
70
126
Mersey Care NHS Trust
121
19
102
99
46
53
84
39
46
Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust
123
70
53
132
78
54
117
57
60
North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust
87
6
81
77
4
73
72
4
69
North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
52
14
38
61
24
37
63
29
34
North Cumbria Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Trust
25
15
10
25
12
13
28
13
15
North Lancashire PCT
62
13
49
48
9
39
69
14
55
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
135
41
94
200
72
128
240
90
150
North West SHA
230
56
174
243
52
191
185
52
133
Oldham PCT
32
5
27
36
5
31
34
5
29
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
120
34
86
125
32
93
131
31
100
Pennine Care NHS Trust
42
15
27
45
13
33
48
15
34
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
119
39
80
128
44
84
136
65
71
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Royal Liverpool Children's' Hospital NHS Trust
52
20
32
58
24
34
53
20
33
Salford PCT
111
27
84
127
21
106
109
20
89
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust
79
32
47
54
24
30
56
22
34
Sefton PCT
61
28
33
94
10
84
26
9
17
South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
59
17
42
64
20
44
56
9
47
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
26
8
18
25
8
17
23
13
10
St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust
43
24
19
50
24
26
51
20
31
Stockport NHS Trust
57
19
38
61
20
40
58
19
38
Stockport PCT
55
38
17
30
5
25
38
8
30
Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust
42
7
35
41
7
34
24
7
17
Tameside and Glossop PCT
60
25
36
68
28
40
58
22
35
The Cardiothoracic Centre - Liverpool NHS Trust
28
28
0
20
6
15
27
8
19
The Mid Cheshire Hospital NHS Trust
51
30
21
50
30
20
43
25
17
The Wirral Hospital NHS Trust
48
24
24
48
24
24
49
25
24
Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust
43
15
28
34
12
23
30
9
21
Trafford PCT
50
8
42
47
9
38
61
10
51
Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust