§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for(a) England, (b) each NHS region and (c) each strategic health authority the proportion of patient occupied floor area not compliant with (i) statutory health and safety regulations and (ii) statutory fire safety regulations in each of the last six years. [100854]
§ Mr. HuttonData on the proportion of patient occupied floor area that is not compliant with statutory health and safety and statutory fire safety regulations, including compliance with the national health service firecode standards, began in 2001–02 and is shown in the tables. Figures are not yet available for 2002–03.
614WThese figures reflect the proportion of the estate that is not fully compliant. Figures are collected for each category separately, and some of the areas covered by one category will also fall into the other. Non-compliant estate will cover a wide variety of conditions, including that which is just below standard. Therefore the figures do not indicate levels of risk, and despite significant proportions being non-compliant, the degree of risk to patients could be very small. Trusts make every effort to remedy any concerns from local enforcement bodies as quickly as possible. This is reflected in the very small numbers of injuries and deaths arising as a result of fires and reportable health and safety incidents in NHS hospitals in England, despite the very high numbers of people who use healthcare premises.
Health and safety
DHSC Percentage floor area below statutory health and safety compliance England total 10.55 London 9.48 Midlands and Eastern 12.79 North 8.81 South 11.60
Strategic health authority Percentage floor area below statutory health and safety compliance Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 14.94 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14.80 Birmingham and the Black Country 15.83 Cheshire and Merseyside 1.70 County Durham and Tees Valley 0.55 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcester 40.84 Cumbria and Lancashire 15.83 Dorset and Somerset 1.73 Essex 8.70 Greater Manchester 9.11 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1.79 Kent and Medway 8.81 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 13.70 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 4.20 North and North East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire 19.05 North Central London 15.64 North East London 6.37 North West London 9.54 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 9.87 Shropshire and Staffordshire 10.65 South East London 3.40 South West London 15.20 South West Peninsular 2.39 South Yorkshire 3.94 Surrey and Sussex 21.96 Thames Valley 20.99 Trent 1.96 West Yorkshire 14.09 Fire safety
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DHSC Percentage floor area not in statutory fire safety compliance England total 8.57 London 8.56 Midlands and Eastern 9.23 North 8.24 South 8.34
Strategic health authority Percentage floor area not in statutory fire safety compliance Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9.33 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17.60 Birmingham and the Black Country 4.62 Cheshire and Merseyside 1.40 County Durham and Tees Valley 0.24 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcester 29.88 Cumbria and Lancashire 10.85 Dorset and Somerset 2.03 Essex 8.54 Greater Manchester 9.24 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0.98 Kent and Medway 6.14 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 10.87 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 2.67 North and North East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire 13.76 North Central London 10.70 North East London 6.69 North West London 7.17 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 21.61 Shropshire and Staffordshire 6.56 South East London 1.08 South West London 25.08 South West Peninsular 3.30 South Yorkshire 2.56 Surrey and Sussex 16.41 Thames Valley 13.96 Trent 3.12 West Yorkshire 8.92