§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to announce in which health authorities his Christmas Eve announcement on hearing aids will be implemented; and what criteria will determine his choice of health authority. [39815]
§ Jacqui SmithWe have invited expressions of interest by 8 March 2002 from all health communities not yet involved in the modernising hearing aid services project. Decisions will be made shortly thereafter, based on a
Number of admissions to NHS Hospitals in England where the main diagnosis was asthma1 by health authority of treatment, (London health authorities); finished episodes; children aged 0–14, 1996–97 to 2000–01. Health authority of treatment 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 All 5 years QA2 Hillingdon 426 384 351 162 126 1,449 QA3 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster 523 480 357 196 255 1,811 QA4 Enfield and Haringey 403 292 273 257 224 1,449 QA5 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 509 395 286 226 222 1,638 QAA Bexley and Greenwich 395 306 288 211 204 1,404 QAC Bromley 173 166 120 142 122 723 QAD Croydon 252 271 215 154 173 1,065 QAG Kingston and Richmond 0 0 0 135 122 257 QAH Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 967 796 722 645 552 3,682 QAJ Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 775 539 553 473 378 2,718 QAP Barking and Havering 244 195 179 149 136 903 QAQ Barnet 175 220 224 232 206 1,057 QAR Brent and Harrow 272 219 198 213 125 1,027 QAT Camden and Islington 452 401 311 297 325 1,786 QAV Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 395 423 532 428 398 2,176 QAW East London and The City 579 588 678 655 508 3,008 Total 6,540 5,675 5,287 4,575 4,076 26,153 1 Asthma (ICD-10: 'J45' thru 'J46X' Notes:
1. Admissions are defined as the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
2. The main diagnosis is the first of seven diagnosis fields in the Hospital Episode Statistics data set, and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital.
3. Figures have not yet been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health
450Wnumber of criteria including geographical distribution, preparedness, and the support of the whole local health community.
§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in the Isle of Wight were trained at each Scottish dental school; and what proportion they represent of the total. [39816]
§ Ms BlearsOut of a total of 40 General Dental Service (GDS) dentists working in the Isle of Wight at the end of January 2002, 7 or 18 per cent. were trained in Scotland.
Of the seven dentists who were trained in Scotland, four were trained in Dundee, two in Glasgow, and one in Edinburgh.
Dentists include principals on an HA list, their assistants and vocational dental practitioners.