§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many security incidents in maternity units in the NHS there have been in(a) England and (b) each strategic health authority in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement on each incident. [124226]
§ Mr. HuttonHistorically, information on security incidents has only been collated centrally in terms of overall numbers, not by level or staff groups.
The Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (CFSMS) was launched on 1 April this year with the new policy and operational responsibility for the management of security in the national health service. The CFSMS is currently reviewing NHS security
Death rates1 per 100,000 population by Government Office Region2, 1997 to 20013 North East North West Yorks & Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Adults 1997 829 815 761 731 754 674 734 676 665 731 1998 843 808 761 729 738 664 720 654 642 720 1999 806 799 735 724 741 661 712 652 639 712 2000 775 759 708 688 712 638 690 631 628 686 2001 760 753 693 670 692 623 677 613 604 669 1Directly age-standardised using the European Standard Population. 2Boundaries as at 1 April 2001. 3Deaths registered in these years. Source:
Office for National Statistics
1046Wmanagement, and will be prioritising the establishment of an effective incident reporting system.