§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many members of the Commission for Health Improvement attended the scrutiny sessions of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in 2002; and what was the cost of the visit; [91071]
(2) how many members of the Commission for Health Improvement attended the scrutiny sessions of the Norfolk Mental Health Trust in 2002; and what the cost was. [91072]
§ Mr. LammyTeams carrying out clinical governance reviews are multidisciplinary. Each team normally comprises: a doctor. a nurse, a national health service manager, a lay member and another clinical professional who is not a doctor or a nurse; for example, a pharmacist or physiotherapist. A Commission for Health390W Improvement (CHI) review manager co-ordinates the team's work and a team of analysts collate and analyse data about the trust.
CHI has commenced a clinical governance review of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust. The review week is on 20 January 2003. The review team will comprise:
- one medical doctor;
- one nurse;
- one clinical professional who is not a doctor or nurse;
- one lay person;
- one manager; and
- one other.
CHI conducted a clinical governance review of Norfolk Mental Health NHS Trust between July and December 2002. The CHI review team that visited Norfolk Mental Health NHS Trust comprised eight members:
- one lay member;
- one mental health service user reviewer;
- two occupational therapists;
- three mental health specialists; and
- one manager.
The average cost of a clinical governance review from start to publication of the clinical governance review report ranges between £159,000 for an acute trust and 229,000 for a mental health trust. The difference in cost is due to the team size. The mental health review uses more reviewers and service users.