Surgery: Bolton
Yasmin Qureshi: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many surgical operations were carried out in (a) Bolton South East constituency and (b) Bolton in each of the last three years. [49597]
Mr Simon Burns: The information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows the number of finished consultant episodes for patients whose primary care trust (PCT) of residence is Bolton PCT.
| Count of finished consultant episodes (1) with a named main procedure or intervention (2) where the PCT of residence (3) is 5HQ—Bolton PCT, for 2007-08 to 2009-10 | ||||
| Activity in English national health service hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector | ||||
| Provider description | Provider code | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| Notes: 1. Finished Consultant Episode (FCE) FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one health care provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. Figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the same stay in hospital or in different stays in the same year. 2. Main procedure The first recorded procedure or intervention in each episode, usually the most resource intensive procedure or intervention performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main procedure when looking at admission details, (e.g. time waited), but a more complete count of episodes with a particular procedure is obtained by looking at the main and the secondary procedures. 3. SHA/PCT of residence The strategic health authority (SHA) or PCT containing the patient's normal home address. This does not necessarily reflect where the patient was treated as they may have travelled to another SHA/PCT for treatment. 4. Assessing growth through time Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in out-patient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. 5. Data quality HES are compiled from data sent by more than 300 NHS trusts and PCTs in England and from some independent sector organisations for activity commissioned by the English NHS. The NHS Information Centre for health and social care liaises closely with these organisations to encourage submission of complete and valid data and seeks to minimise inaccuracies. While this brings about improvement over time, some shortcomings remain. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The NHS Information Centre for health and social care | ||||
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Venous Thromboembolism
Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many NHS acute trusts presenting no data or a nil-return in his Department's mandatory Venous Thromboembolism risk assessment data collection have received payments as part of the CQUIN National Goal; [49587]
(2) how many primary care trust CQUIN schemes have agreed with providers that sampled non-UNIFY data is acceptable as evidence towards the achievement of the Venous Thromboembolism CQUIN National Goal; [49588]
(3) which NHS acute trusts have received CQUIN payments for meeting the Venous Thromboembolism National Goal to date; [49589]
(4) which NHS acute trusts have received CQUIN payments for meeting the Venous Thromboembolism National Goal to date. [49590]
Mr Simon Burns: Assessing and rewarding achievement of both locally and nationally defined Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) goals is the responsibility of local commissioners as part of their contractual relationship with providers and the Department does not collect specific data on the achievement of CQUIN goals.
The National CQUIN goal on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) 2010-11 is to ensure that 90% of admitted patients are risk assessed for VTE over three consecutive months. The period over which commissioners will assess achievement during 2010-11 is a matter for local negotiation between commissioners and providers, although published guidance states that achievement of the 90% must be over at least a full quarter to earn the related CQUIN payment. We
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understand that many providers are aiming to achieve the goal during the last quarter of 2010-11.
Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what reasons were given by (a) Derbyshire county, (b) Dorset, (c) Leicestershire county and Rutland, (d) Newham, (e) North East Essex, (f) Portsmouth City Teaching, (g) Sandwell, (h) Somerset, (i) South Birmingham, (j) South Staffordshire, (k) Tower Hamlets, (l) Walsall Teaching and (m) Worcestershire primary care trusts for not complying with the requirements of his Department's mandatory Venous Thromboembolism risk assessment data collection; and what steps he is taking to rectify this non-compliance; [49591]
(2) what reasons were given by (a) Milton Keynes hospital, (b) Oxford Radcliffe hospitals, (c) South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare and (d) University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts for not complying with the requirements of his Department's mandatory Venous Thromboembolism risk assessment data collection; and what steps he is taking to rectify this non-compliance. [49592]
Mr Simon Burns: The Department publishes the venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment data on a quarterly basis and the final data for 20010-11 are due to be published on 3 June 2011. Commissioners are able to access provider level data through UNIFY2 for management and audit purposes but the Department does not have plans to identify specific reasons for non-compliance or to rectify any non-compliance.
The data are published on the Department's website and if any trusts are not submitting data this will be transparent to commissioners, trusts and the public. It is for individual trusts to account for why they have been unable to provide on VTE risk assessment.