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Health
Abortion
Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 29 October 2009, Official Report, column 577W, on abortion, how many repeat abortions women aged (a) under 20, (b) 20 to 24, (c) 25 to 29, (d) 30 to 34 and (e) 35 years old and over had in (i) each primary care trust area and (ii) England in each of the last 10 years. [320876]
Gillian Merron: The information requested is not readily available. However, as soon as this information can be produced, a copy will be placed in the Library.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of Violence
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many recorded incidents of assaults against NHS accident and emergency staff where alcohol or drug use was thought to be a significant contributing factor, and where the offender was aged 16 years old or under, took place in each of the last five years; [320545]
(2) how many recorded incidents of assaults against NHS accident and emergency staff, where alcohol or drug use was thought to be a significant contributing factor, took place in each of the last five years. [320546]
Ann Keen: The information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Information on the number of reported physical assaults against national health service staff in England is contained in the 'Tables Showing Number of Reported Physical Assaults on NHS Staff from 2004-05 to 2007-08, Broken Down by NHS trust/PCT' and 'Tables Showing Number of Reported Physical Assaults on NHS Staff in 2008-09, Broken Down by NHS trust/PCT' which have already been placed in the Library.
The NHS Security Management Service (SMS) can assist employers through guidance on assessing risks and acting to protect staff from assaults and, where incidents do occur, on taking action against offenders. The NHS SMS also works with stakeholders, including the Social Partnership Forum, to promote the safety and security of NHS staff.
Blood: Contamination
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the cost of compensation to people who have contracted (a) HIV, (b) hepatitis C and (c) other infections from NHS-supplied contaminated blood. [320871]
Gillian Merron: The Government currently make ex-gratia payments to those infected with HIV by contaminated national health service blood and blood products through the Macfarlane and Eileen Trusts (in 2010-11 the two Trusts became MFET Ltd), and to those infected with hepatitis-C by contaminated NHS blood and blood products through the Skipton Fund. Based on expenditure in 2009-10, it is estimated that £5.13 million will be made available for non-discretionary payments through MFET Ltd, and £2.47 million will be made available for discretionary payments through MFET Ltd in 2010-11. It is estimated that £5 million will be made available for payments through the Skipton Fund, in 2010-11. To date, nearly £150 million has been paid out through these mechanisms.
Compensation to all those infected with variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD), including those who are thought to have been infected by contaminated blood transfusions, is provided through the vCJD Trust. The size of the Trust fund has been fixed at £67.5 million to compensate the first 250 patients and their families. Up to 5 April 2009, the vCJD trust has disbursed approximately £38 million.
Cancer: Nurses
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2010, Official Report, (1) column 755W, on cancer: nurses, how many specialist cancer nurses there are; and how many new posts will be funded from the £20 million expenditure in 2011-12; [320786]
(2) column 743W, on cancer: nurses, how long he estimates it will take to provide training to the additional workforce. [320787]
Ann Keen: There are about 2,300 specialist cancer nurses at present. We are investing £20 million in 2011-12 to work with Macmillan to introduce more specialist cancer nurse posts. In terms of the number of new posts this will fund, we will be looking at possible new models of care, which will have an impact on the number of new nurses needed, but we are likely to need a significant increase in the specialist cancer nurse workforce.
Our plan is to build up the service over a five-year period and our detailed workforce assessment will include reviewing the current provision of training against the differing models and levels of support identified by our work. We will then be able to identify gaps in current provision and work towards appropriate solutions.
Cancer: Palliative Care
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the progress report on the implementation of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer to be published. [320960]
Ann Keen: An evaluation to assess whether full implementation of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults guidance has been achieved is under way.
The Cancer Networks have returned their self-assessment information, and there will now be a series of face-to-face interviews with the network nurse directors and strategic health authority cancer leads.
We expect the report to be published by the end of June 2010.
Dementia
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the ratio is of patients on the Quality Outcomes Framework registers to the expected numbers of people with dementia as set out in EuroDem statistics in each region; and what change there has been in that ratio since the publication of the National Dementia Strategy. [320735]
Phil Hope: This information is not available as EuroDem data are not produced or commissioned by the Department.
Dental Services
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of the population in each strategic health authority (SHA) area had access to NHS dental services (a) immediately before the introduction of the 2006 dental contract and (b) at the latest date for which information is available; and what percentage of the population in each SHA area will need to be able to access NHS dentistry in March 2011 in order for primary care trusts to fulfil their duty placed upon them to provide access to all who seek it; [320234]
(2) what his Department's latest estimate is of the level of unmet demand for NHS dental services in each strategic health authority area; [320240]
(3) what steps his Department is taking to assist primary care trusts to measure levels of unmet demand for NHS dental services; [320241]
(4) what discussions he has had with NHS managers and health professionals on progress in fulfilling the duty placed upon primary care trusts to provide access to NHS dental services for all who seek it; [320242]
(5) how many primary care trusts (a) have conducted a baseline mapping exercise and (b) have formulated a delivery plan to deliver access to NHS dental services for all who require it by 2011. [320243]
Ann Keen: The proportion of the population registered with a national health service dentist in England, as at 31 March, 1997 to 2006 is available in Annex B 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) where appropriate.
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 as a percentage of the population, in England, is available in Table D2 of Annex 3 of the "NHS Dental Statistics, Quarter 2: 30 September 2009" report. Information is available at quarterly intervals, from 31 March 2006 to 31 December 2009, and is provided by PCT and SHA.
This report, published on 23 February 2010, has been placed in the Library and is also available on the NHS Information Centre website at:
The commitment to delivering access to NHS dental care for all who actively seek it by March 2011 was set by the NHS in January 2009. It is for each PCT to determine local levels of unmet demand and ensure that sufficient services are commissioned to ensure that they are able to meet the commitment. This commitment is reflected in the NHS Operating Framework.
The Department's Performance Delivery Team have regular reviews with SHAs on progress against all the priorities, including the 2011 dental goal, set out in the NHS Operating Framework. The Dental Access Programme, set up to support the NHS in delivering the 2011 goal, works closely with PCTs to support them in commissioning and managing dental services most appropriately and effectively.
All PCTs have estimated the number of people who would use NHS dental care if it was available and have delivery plans in place to ensure demand is met by, at the latest, March 2011. In the first quarter of 2010-11 the national GP Patient survey will include questions
on whether individuals have sought NHS dental care and if so whether they were successful in getting an appointment. The results of the survey will be available later this summer to allow PCTs to refine their plans as necessary. They will be published in July.
Dental Services: Southend on Sea
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have registered with a dental surgeon in Southend in each year since 1997. [320644]
Ann Keen: The number of people 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).
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 D1 of Annex 3 of the "NHS Dental Statistics, Quarter 2: 30 September 2009" report. Information is available at quarterly intervals, from 31 March 2006 to 31 December 2009 and is provided by PCT and SHA.
This report, published on 23 February 2010, has already been placed in the Library and is also available on the NHS Information Centre website at:
Departmental Advertising
Mr. Crausby: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers in each of the last three years. [321078]
Phil Hope: The information requested is shown in the following table.
| Expenditure on advertising in weekly and regional newspapers 2006-07 to 2008-09 | |
| Financial year | Total spend (£) |
| Source: Central Office of Information | |
Departmental Buildings
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on office refurbishments in each of the last 10 years. [320470]
Phil Hope: In each of the last 10 years the Department's expenditure on refurbishment has been:
| £ | |
Departmental Temporary Employment
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Health from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last three years; how many temporary staff his Department employed in each year; and what the monetary value of the contracts with each such company was in each such year. [320019]
Phil Hope: The Department uses the services of a range of suppliers for its temporary workers, through a number of framework agreements. These frameworks include the following, from which the majority of temporary workers are sourced:
1. Buying Solutions Temporary Clerical and Administrative framework.
This framework comprises the following companies: Brook Street (UK) Ltd., Hays Specialist Recruitment, Kelly Services (UK) Ltd., Office Angels Ltd., Reed Specialist Recruitment, Northern Recruitment Group and Employment Plus Ltd.
2. Buying Solutions Specialist Contractors (Project and Programme Management) framework.
This framework comprises the following companies: Acumen Consortium (AMTEC), Badenoch and Clark Ltd., Elan Computing Ltd., Hays Information Technology, Hays Specialist Recruitment, LA International Computer Consultants Ltd., Methods Consulting, NES IT, NetworkersMSB, Parity, Reed Personnel Services plc, SmartSourcing plc and Technology Project Services.
3. Department of Health Clerical and Administrative Communications framework.
This framework comprises the following companies: Badenoch and Clark, Hays, Morgan Hunt, Step Ahead, Stop Gap and Venn Group.
4. Department of Health Information Services Flexible Resource Pool framework.
This framework comprises one company, Sapient Ltd.
In 2008-09, the average number of whole-time equivalent temporary workers employed in the Department, comprising agency workers, contractors and consultants,
was 215. Prior to 2008-09, temporary workers were not recorded on the Department's human resources system, therefore this information is not held centrally.
To provide the monetary value of contracts with the suppliers of temporary workers in the last three years would incur disproportionate cost.
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