§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS statistics are collected specifically by age groupings including the(a) over 75s and (b) over 60s. [151909]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 4 February 2004]: Where practicable, relevant and justified, statistical collections by the Department include information on the date of birth or age of patients or other statistical subjects. Some data collected may include analysis by age groups and these may cover partly or wholly the over 60 and over 75 age groups.
The available information on collections that specifically collect by age-bands and those that collect individual age data is shown in the table.
- Annual Hospital and Community Health Services Medical and Dental Workforce Census
- Annual Hospital and Community Health Services Non-Medical Workforce Census
- Non-principals returns (assistants, trainee registrars and other doctors working in GMP practices)
- Personal Medical Services (take-up of PMS status amongst GMPs)
- Nursing Campaign Return (nurses returning to work in the NHS).