§ Angela WatkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many school-age children were receiving speech therapy in each of the primary care trust areas in Greater London in each year since 1997 in the(a) primary and (b) secondary sector; [164175]
(2) how many pre-school children were receiving speech therapy in each of the primary care trust areas in Greater London in each year since 1997. [164176]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation is not available in the form requested. Information about children receiving speech therapy is available by service provider and not by primary care trust area, and does not distinguish primary from secondary sector provision. The available data for 2002–03 are shown in the table. Information for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Initial contacts (new episodes of care) with speech therapy services, by age and trust, London 2002–03 Age Strategic Health Authority/Provider Trust Trust type 0-4 5-15 London 17,100 16,520 North Central London 3,420 3,790 Barnet PCT 590 920 Enfield PCT 320 440 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHST 580 420 Haringey PCT 620 880 Islington PCT 1,310 1,130 Royal Free Hampstead NHST 0 10 University College London Hospitals NHST 0 0 North East London 4,030 2,600 Barking and Dagenham PCT 750 450 Barts and The London NHST 130 60 City and Hackney PCT 580 0 Homerton Hospital NHST 0 0 Newham PCT 890 1,220 Redbridge PCT 340 160 Tower Hamlets PCT 740 450 Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone PCT 600 260 North West London 2,670 1,580 Brent PCT 390 380
Initial contacts (new episodes of care) with speech therapy services, by age and trust, London 2002–03 Age Strategic Health Authority/Provider Trust Trust type 0-4 5-15 Central and NW London Mental Health NHST 0 0 Ealing PCT 580 250 Hammersmith and Fulham PCT 260 120 Hammersmith Hospitals NHST 120 80 Harrow PCT 0 0 Hillingdon PCT 220 120 Hillingdon Hospital NHST 0 40 Hounslow PCT 200 130 Kensington and Chelsea PCT 90 50 North West London NHST 510 240 Royal Marsden NHST 0 10 St. Mary's NHST 150 40 West London Mental Health NHST 0 0 Westminster PCT 140 110 South East London 3,760 4,000 Bromley PCT 750 290 Greenwich PCT 520 250 Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHST 0 0 King's College Hospital NHST 40 20 Lambeth PCT 750 1,210 Lewisham PCT 590 950 Oxleas NHST 470 270 Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHST 0 0 South London and Maudsley NHST 0 0 Southwark PCT 630 1,020 South west London 3,230 4,560 Croydon PCT 700 1,210 Kingston PCT 300 250 SW London and St. George's Mental Health NHST 0 0 Sutton and Merton PCT 1,200 1,780 Wandsworth PCT 1,030 1,320 Notes:
- 1.All trusts that provide speech therapy services are shown; some may provide services principally for adults.
- 2.Figures are rounded to the nearest 10: 0 means fewer than 5 cases in the year.
Source:
DH Statistics Division; return KT29
§ Angela WatkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many pre-school children were diagnosed as needing speech therapy in each of the primary care trust areas in Greater London in each year since 1997; [164177]
(2) how many school-age children were diagnosed as needing speech therapy in each of the primary care trust areas in Greater London in each year since 1997 in the (a) primary and (b) secondary sector. [164178]
§ Mr. HuttonNo data are held centrally about the number of school-age children diagnosed as needing speech therapy.