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Derriford Hospital
Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effects on patient care of the transfer of the upper gastro-intestinal cancer unit from the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital to Derriford hospital. [318169]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: A consistent theme in the national Improving Outcomes Guidance (IOG) is that cancer services are best provided by teams of clinicians who work together effectively. Team working brings together staff with the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to ensure high quality diagnosis, treatment and care and improves the co-ordination and continuity of care for patients. How the guidance is implemented locally, however, is a matter for the local national health service.
In line with national Improving Outcomes Guidance, upper gastro-intestinal cancer surgery moved from the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, and centralised at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital from 1 January 2010. All pre and post-operative care for patients will continue to be provided locally.
I am informed by the local NHS that expertise from clinical teams around the South West peninsula has been incorporated into a unit capable of delivering the best and most appropriate care to patients with these cancers.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Finance
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on the level of their funding for 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. [319253]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has received no representations from the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on the level of their funding for 2010-11.
The Department does not make revenue allocations directly to foundation trusts. It is for primary care trusts
to use the funding allocated to them to commission services from foundation trusts and other providers to meet the needs of their local populations.
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been provided to the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years; what the planned funding is for the next three years; and if he will make a statement. [319254]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The information requested is not collected centrally.
The Department does not make revenue allocations directly to foundation trusts. It is for primary care trusts (PCTs) to use the funding allocated to them to commission services from foundation trusts and other providers to meet the needs of their local populations.
PCTs have been informed of their revenue allocations up to 2010-11. The allocations to PCTs in Gloucestershire from 2004-05 are shown in the following table.
| Allocations to Gloucestershire PCT and South Gloucestershire PCT 2004-05 to 2010-11 | |||||||
| £ million | |||||||
| 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | |
| Notes: 1. Allocations are not always comparable between years because of changes to baseline funding. 2. Allocations from 2006-07 include primary medical services funding. Source: Financial Planning and Allocations Division, Department of Health | |||||||
PCTs allocations for 2011-12 onwards are yet to be determined. However, as announced in the pre-Budget report in December 2009, front-line national health service spending will be protected for the following two years to 2012-13.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Hospital Beds
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds there were at the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years; how many beds it is estimated the Trust will have in 2010-11; and if he will make a statement. [319255]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table.
| Average daily number of available beds for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from 2004-05 to 2008-09 | |||
| Code | Organisation | Total available | |
| Notes: 1. Data for 2009-10 will not be collected until May 2010. 2.Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust became Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on 1 July 2004. Source: Department of Health form KH03 | |||
Hospitals: Admissions
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault by bodily force in each year since 1997; [317670]
(2) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault with (a) a sharp object and (b) a blunt object in each year since 1997; [317672]
(3) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault of having been hit, struck, kicked, twisted or scratched by another person in each year since 1997; [317673]
(4) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an attack by dog in each year since 1997; [317675]
(5) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault involving (a) a knife, (b) a sword and (c) a dagger in each year since 1997; [317676]
(6) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of gunshot wounds caused by a handgun in each year since 1997; [317679]
(7) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of gunshot wounds caused by (a) a rifle, (b) a shotgun and (c) a larger firearm in each year since 1997; [317681]
(8) how many people of each age have been admitted to hospital for injuries sustained by assault by (a) hanging, (b) strangulation and (c) suffocation in each year since 1997. [317684]
Gillian Merron: Information has been provided on the number of finished admission episodes by selected cause codes and age groups, between 1997-98 and 2008-09. Therefore it is important to note that as people may be admitted on more than one occasion, the data supplied do not describe the number of people admitted to hospital.
The data which have been provided in response to the question, on how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault of having been hit, struck, kicked, twisted or scratched by another person in each year since 1997, include unintentional injury as well as assault as it is not possible to distinguish between the two.
For the question on how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of gunshot wounds caused by (a) a rifle, (b) a shotgun and (c) a larger firearm in each year since 1997 and the question on how many people of each age have been admitted to hospital for injuries sustained by assault by (a) hanging, (b) strangulation and (c) suffocation in each year since 1997, it is not possible to provide data according to the separate categories requested. However, overall numbers are available at:
For the question on how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault involving a knife, a sword and a dagger in each year since 1997, it is not possible to provide on assaults by different sharp implements. Data on assault by a sharp object are available at:
Where any of the questions do not specifically request assault data, information has been provided for unintentional injury, self-harm and assault.
Modernising Scientific Careers Programme
Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the first qualified paediatric audiologists are expected to graduate under the Modernising Scientific Careers programme. [318253]
Ann Keen: Working with stakeholders, we are developing a range of education and training programmes which will have a focus on audiology as part of Modernising Scientific Careers. These will encompass the needs of both adult and paediatric services.
Nurses: Pay
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) median and (b) mean salary of an NHS nurse was in each region in (i) nominal and (ii) real terms in each year since 1997. [318691]
Ann Keen: The following table states the mean earnings for qualified nurses from 1997-08 to 2008-09 in nominal and real terms (based on 2008-09 prices).
| Mean earnings of a qualified nurse | |||
| Nominal (£) | At 2008-09 prices (£) | Percentage yearly increase in real terms | |
| Notes: 1. Mean earnings are estimated from the qualified nurse pay bill figures using NHS accounts data together with the NHS Pension Scheme rates, and national insurance rates and thresholds that apply to NHS employers. 2. The pay bill data includes all qualified nurses employed by NHS trusts, primary care trusts, strategic health authorities and foundation trusts in England. It excludes agency nurses. 3. Foundation trusts do not submit a breakdown of their pay bill by staff group. Figures from 2004-05 onwards include estimates for the breakdown of each foundation trust. 4. Average earnings have been expressed in real terms using the HM Treasury gross domestic product deflator index. 5. Figures for the median earnings and breakdown by region are not available. Sources: Department of Health pay bill Model 2008-09 Trust Financial Returns and Foundation Trust Annual Reports (pay bill data) Information Centre Workforce Census (staff numbers) | |||
Preventive Medicine
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of his Department's annual budget is allocated to preventative and early intervention measures. [318842]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The Department does not collect detailed expenditure information in these areas since, subject to delivering national targets, there is local discretion on how the funding is spent. However, a report by Health England shows expenditure in England on public health and prevention for 2006-07. See Table 3 in the Report: Health England Report No 4. "Public Health and Prevention Expenditure in England 2009", available from:
Table 3 in that report is shown in the following table, and provides a breakdown of spending based as closely as possible on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) definitions.
| Detailed prevention expenditure in England 2006-07 | ||||||||||
| £ million | ||||||||||
| Secondary prevention | ||||||||||
| Primary prevention | Screening | Other | Medication | Total( 1) | ||||||
| (1) Figures may not sum due to rounding. (2) Refers to expenditure from the central budget, data available only for 2006-07. Source: Health Inequalities and Partnership, Department of Health (Health England Report No 4. Public Health and Prevention Expenditure in England, 2009). | ||||||||||
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