§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on NHS waiting times for heart surgery in Bootle. [169262]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonIn March 1997, there were 138 people waiting nine months, and 40 people waiting over 12 months, for heart surgery at the cardiothoracic centre—Liverpool National Health Service Trust. The latest available figures show that, in February 2004, there were no people waiting nine months and over for surgery.
§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether there is a diagnostic and treatment centre located in Bootle. [169266]
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§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThere is no treatment centre in Bootle. A treatment centre is located at the Aintree Hospital National Health Service Trust.
§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS(a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Bootle in each of the last seven years. [170538]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is shown in the table.
NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff in each specified organisation as at
30 September each specified year
South Sefton PCT Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust Headcount Total
1997 n/a 393 393 1998 n/a 415 415 1999 n/a 470 470 2000 n/a 500 500 2001 n/a 507 507 2002 19 482 501 2003 19 555 574 n/a = Not applicable. Source: Department of Health Non Medical Workforce Census.
§ Mr. BentonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many senior citizens in Bootle aged over 60 years have benefited from the abolition of charges for eye tests; [170539]
(2) how many senior citizens in Bootle have access to free eye tests. [170540]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonData for the number of sight tests by constituency or by the number of senior citizens is not collected centrally.
The total number of sight tests paid for by Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority in the year 2002–03 for the aged 60 and over category was 201, 180. The total number eligible for a free sight test for those aged 60 and over was 507,080. Sight tests cannot be equated to the number of patients.
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§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS(a) doctors and (b) nurses there were in the Huntington constituency in each of the last seven years; and if he will make a statement. [170852]
§ Dr. LadymanInformation on the number of doctors and nurses in the Huntington constituency in each of the last seven years has been placed in the Library.
Nationally, more staff are returning to the NHS:
- With over 3,000 nurses and midwives in training since 1999.
- With over 15,800 former nurses, midwives and health visitors returned since 1999.
- With over 3,600 expressions of interest in the flexible careers scheme.
- Golden hello scheme—3,500 beneficiaries since April 2001.
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average general practitioner list size was in Greater London, broken down by national health service trust, in each of the last 10 years. [170506]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on the average list sizes in London has been placed in the Library. Information by primary care trust is only available from 2001.
§ Mr. Alan CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of funding for sexual health services in North Tyneside was in each year since 1997. [170422]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThis information is not collected centrally.
Funding is allocated to primary care trusts on the basis of the relative needs of their populations. It is for primary care trusts in partnership with strategic health authorities and other local stakeholders to determine how best to use their funds to meet national and local priorities for improving health, tackling health in equalities and modernising services.
§ Mr. Alan CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) private dentists and (b) NHS dentists there are in North Tyneside; and if he will make a statement. [170423]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonInformation on the number of dentists in North Tyneside who are working wholly privately is not available.
The table shows the number of primary care national health service dentists in North Tyneside.
National health service: Number of dentists in North Tyneside as at 30 September 2003
Number of Dentists Primary Care Trust General Dental Service Personal Dental Service Community Dental Service North Tyneside PCT 62 5 2 Notes:
1. GDS dentists are dentists whose main work is in North Tyneside. PDS dentists exclude dentists already counted as GDS dentists.
2. Dentists in the General Dental Service include Principals, Assistants and Vocational Dental Practitioners. These figures are on a headcount basis rather than whole time equivalent (wte) basis and therefore take no account of part-time working.
314W3. These figures exclude 127 dentists working in the Hospital Dental Service in Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust, which covers a wider area than North Tyneside.
Source:
Dental Practice Board and Department of Health medical and dental workforce census.
§ Mr. Alan CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pensioners living within the North Tyneside Primary Care Trust area benefited from free eye tests in(a) 2002 and (b) 2003. [170424]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonData for the number of sight tests by constituency or by the number of senior citizens is not collected centrally.
The total number of sight tests paid for by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear strategic health authority in the year 2002–03 for those aged 60 and over was 50,860. Source:Department of Health Statistics.
§ Mr. Neil TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public funding has been spent on health in Wigan in each of the last seven years. [169353]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information is not available in the format requested. Expenditure per weighted head in the Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority (SHA) area, which includes the constituency of Wigan, has increased from £582.33 in 1997–98 to £992.61 in 2002–03, the latest year available. This does not represent the total expenditure per head as an element of health expenditure cannot be identified by SHA area.