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The figures do not include an additional 214 inspections of independent health care providers (143 announced) which are currently under way and not yet completed.
The figures also do not include joint inspections with Ofsted relating to safeguarding. These commenced in June and 11 have been completed.
The following table shows the number of inspections carried out by the National Commission for Social Care and the Commission for Social Care Inspection in previous years.
| 2002-03( 1) | 2003-04( 1) | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07( 2) | 2007-08( 3) | 2008-09 | |
| (1) During 2002-03 and 2003-04 the inspections were carried out by the National Care Standards Commission. From 2004-05 to 2008-09 the inspections were carried out by the Commission for Social Care Inspection. (2 )The reduction in the number of inspections is due to changes in methodology, changes to statutory inspection frequency plus a focus on poorer performing services. (3 )The further reduction in inspection numbers is due to the transfer of responsibility for regulation of children's services to Ofsted from 1 April 2007. | |||||||
The following table shows the total number of inspections of independent health care providers for the previous three years carried out by the Healthcare Commission.
| 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09( 1) | |
| (1) The reduction in inspections in 2008-09 was due to changes in methodology. | |||
In addition, the following table shows the total number of NHS trusts inspected by the Healthcare Commission against core standards.
| Number | |
| Note: This is not the number of individual visits. Some trusts had more than one visit as part of an inspection. | |
The following table shows the number of health care associated inspections of NHS trusts carried out by the Healthcare Commission. These are all unannounced.
| Number | |
| Note: This does not include follow-up visits. | |
These figures do not include service reviews, clinical audits, or any of the investigations undertaken by the Healthcare Commission.
Health Visitors: East Sussex
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health visitors have been employed in (a) Lewes constituency and (b) East Sussex in each year since 1997. [307129]
Ann Keen: The number of health visitors in the East Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust area (PCT) which includes the Lewes constituency as at 30 September for each year that data are available is shown in the following table.
| East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT | |
| Headcount | |
| Notes: 1. East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT was formed in October 2006 from a complete merger of Eastbourne Downs PCT and Sussex Downs and Weald PCT. Figures for 2002-06 are an aggregate of these predecessor organisations. 2. The NHS Information Centre are aware of the drop in numbers for 2006. It is possible that Eastbourne Downs PCT failed to include around 30 health visitors in its census return for 2006. The census return was fully validated and confirmation that the return was accurate was received from the organisation prior to publication of the figures. Source: The NHS Information Centre for health and social care Non-Medical Workforce census. | |
Health Visitors: Training
Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much on average it cost his Department to fund a one-year degree-level health visitor course for a qualified nurse in 2008-09. [305261]
Ann Keen: The average cost of funding a one-year degree-level health visitor course for a qualified nurse in 2008-09 is not held centrally.
Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what expenditure his Department incurred on training and professional development for health visitors in the last three years. [305262]
Ann Keen: Information on expenditure incurred on training and professional development for health visitors in the last three years is not held centrally.
This information can be provided by SHA workforce education commissioning teams.
Hearing Aids: Waiting Lists
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was to receive a digital hearing aid in each London primary care trust (PCT) area in the latest period for which information is available; and how many people are waiting to receive a digital hearing aid in each such PCT area. [305079]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: This information is not held centrally.
Hospital Beds: Greater London
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many times patients requiring intensive care services have been unable to obtain an intensive care bed at each London acute hospital in the last 12 months. [305083]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: This information is not held centrally.
Hospital Beds: Surrey
Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many beds there were in community hospitals in (a) Surrey, (b) Guildford and (c) Waverley in each year since 2001; [306521]
(2) how many beds in community hospitals were temporarily closed in (a) Surrey, (b) Guildford and (c) Waverley borough during each year since 2001. [306522]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The information requested is not held centrally.
Hospitals: Admissions
Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) attendances at accident and emergency departments and (b) emergency admissions to other hospital departments were recorded in each month of each of the last three financial years. [305923]
Mr. Mike O'Brien:
Patients are not admitted to accident and emergency (A and E) departments; rather they are
admitted via A and E to other departments within the hospital. The following table shows emergency admissions for each month of the last three financial years. Separate totals are shown for emergency admissions via A and E, and emergency admissions via other routes such as direct referrals to wards by general practitioners, bed bureaux and consultant out-patient clinics.
| Number of emergency admissions, England, 2006-07 to 2008-09 | |||
| Thousand | |||
| Total via A and E | Total not via A and E | Total emergency admissions | |
| Source: Department of Health dataset: Weekly SitReps. | |||
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