§ Gillian MerronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of health authority spending was, per 1,000 of the population, on drug abuse services in(a) Lincolnshire Health Authority and (b) other health authorities in England in the last three years. [42550]
§ Ms BlearsThe level of health authority spending in the last three years in Lincolnshire was, per 1,000 of the population:
£ Spending on drug abuse services per 1,000 of population Health Authority 2001–02 2000–01 1999–2000 Lincolnshire 3,000 2,500 1,750 The following tables provide information allocations to Lincolnshire Health Authority and other Health Authorities in England per 1,000 population in relation to drug treatment services. Information about expenditure by Health Authorities against these allocations is not collected centrally.
(a) Lincolnshire Health Authority
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£ Drugs misuse allocation per 1,000 of population Health Authority 2001–02 2000–01 1999–2000 Lincolnshire 1,944 928 826 (b) Other health authorities in England:
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£ Drugs misuse allocation per 1,000 of population Health Authority 2001–02 2000–01 1999–2000 Avon 2,065 988 905 Barking and Havering 2,286 1,088 907 Barnet2 2,421 1,215 1,019 Barnet, Enfield and Haringey2 N/A N/A N/A Barnsley 2,628 1,251 1,081 Bedfordshire 2,093 1,002 951 Berkshire 2,284 1,091 986 Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich2 N/A N/A N/A Bexley & Greenwich2 2,956 1,410 1,258 Birmingham 2,971 1,402 1,269 Bradford 2,113 1,004 961 Brent & Harrow 2,648 1,301 1,107 Bromley2 1,875 897 920 Buckinghamshire 2,082 993 917 Bury & Rochdale 2,138 1,022 948 Calderdale & Kirklees 2,041 967 925 Cambridgeshire 2,608 1,233 1,248 Camden & Islington 8,030 3,913 3,224 Cornwall & Isles of Stilly 1,717 823 779 County Durham 2,546 1,209 1,051 Coventry 2,164 1,018 927 Croydon 2,282 1,094 964 Doncaster 2,355 1,110 998 Dorset 1,723 822 782 Dudley 2,197 1,039 946 Ealing, Hammersmith & Hounslow 3,814 1,895 1,605 East & North Hertfordshire2 2,487 1,193 1,041 East Kent 1,953 939 876 East Lancashire 1,737 822 784 East London & The City 6,197 3,053 2,483 East Riding 2,487 1,168 1,020 East Surrey 1,620 778 724 East Sussex Brighton and Hove 1,941 935 902 Enfield & Haringey2 2,954 1,439 1,182 Gateshead & South Tyneside 3,184 1,498 1,237 Gloucestershire 2,050 971 955 Herefordshire 2,058 983 915 Hertfordshire2 N/A N/A N/A Hillingdon 2,453 1,175 1,032 Isle of Wight2 1,397 669 692 Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire2 N/A N/A N/A Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster 7,361 3,783 3,048 Kingston & Richmond 2,575 1,264 1,225 Lambeth Southwark & Lewisham 5,854 2,883 2,314 1056W
£ Drugs misuse allocation per 1,000 of population Health Authority 2001–02 2000–01 1999–2000 Leeds 2,863 1,359 1,211 Leicestershire 2,061 975 921 Liverpool 3,852 1,810 1,648 Manchester 5,205 2,466 2,387 Merton Sutton & Wandsworth 3,368 1,602 1,367 Moercambe Bay 1,691 802 733 Newcastle & North Tyneside 3,391 1,594 1,364 Norfolk 2,077 1,011 N/A North & East Devon 1,859 896 871 North & Mid Hampshire 2,477 1,182 1,174 North Cheshire 2,325 1,100 1,011 North Cumbria 2,217 1,056 940 North Derbyshire 2,087 987 899 North Essex 1,816 869 761 North Nottinghamshire 2,066 969 905 North Staffordshire 2,116 1,003 926 North West Lancashire 1,614 762 730 North Yorkshire 1,969 939 871 Northamptonshire 2,245 1,078 1,057 Northumberland 2,465 1,169 1,029 Nottingham 2,562 1,214 1,125 Oxfordshire 2,552 1,233 1,090 Portsmouth & South East Hampshire2 2,130 1,013 934 Redbridge & Waltham Forest 2,315 1,110 955 Rotherham 2,888 1,369 1,324 Salford & Trafford 3,045 1,441 1,463 Sandwell 2,934 1,399 1,177 Sefton 2,423 1,145 1,330 Sheffield 3,076 1,453 1,261 Shropshire 2,145 1,029 952 Solihull 1,714 816 766 Somerset 1,865 893 832 South & West Devon 2,070 978 942 South Cheshire 1,777 846 785 South Derbyshire 1,925 923 863 South Essex 1,730 827 751 South Humber 2,023 952 974 South Lancashire 1,739 832 846 South Staffordshire 1,909 915 870 Southampton & South West Hampshire 1,979 941 843 St Helen's & Knowsley 2,666 1,267 1,053 Stockport 1,594 764 736 Suffolk 2,104 1,012 906 Sunderland 3,273 1,546 1,286 Tees 2,463 1,168 1,054 Wakefield 2,612 1,248 1,087 Walsall 2,798 1,331 1,144 Warwickshire 1,847 884 852 West Hertfordshire2 2,010 968 779 West Kent 1,923 919 898 West Pennine 2,267 1,081 946 West Surrey 1,834 879 784 West Sussex 1,683 812 749 Wigan & Bolton 2,066 985 884
£ Drugs misuse allocation per 1,000 of population Health Authority 2001–02 2000–01 1999–2000 Wiltshire 2,289 1,103 987 Wirral 2,026 962 1,001 Wolverhampton 2,872 1,350 1,191 Worcestershire 1,886 902 871 England total 2,488 1,190 1,073 Notes:
1. Figures for 2000–01 are not comparable with those for later years which are for pooled Department of Health and Home Office funding.
2. N/A denotes data not available due to Health Authority merge.
§ Gillian MerronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to ensure equal access to treatment and support for drug abusers in England. [42549]
§ Ms BlearsThe National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) is promoting models of service delivery, which will improve the quality of treatment and accessibility to treatment for everyone who wants treatment, irrespective of their background. This will ensure effective access to all services, particularly substitute prescribing and residential rehabilitation services. The NTA are working towards achieving the national target of
Increasing the participation of problem drug users in drug treatment programme by 55 per cent. by 2004, 66 per cent. by 2005 and 100 per cent. by 2008.
§ Gillian MerronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to ensure that drug abusers can access help from general practitioners when necessary. [42548]
§ Ms BlearsDrug misusers are entitled to access general practitioners (GPs) in the same way that any other member of the population is.
I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave her today for information on the specific work that the Department is funding in order to equip GPs with the specialist skills required when working with drug misusers.
§ Gillian MerronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what investigations he has made into the number of drug abusers refused treatment by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement. [42547]
§ Ms BlearsInformation is not available on the numbers of drug misusers who have been refused treatment by general practitioners (GPs).
However, we do recognise that GPs have a crucial role to play in our overall strategy of increasing the availability of treatment to drug users. The Department made available £1.8 million to the Royal College of General Practitioners for the development and implementation of an accredited training programme to give GPs the skills they need when working with drug misusers. Since its launch in October 2001 more than 400 GPs have taken part in the programme.