§ Mr. Patrick HallTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to publish a delivery plan for the first two modules of the Renal Services national framework published on 14 January. [187588]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonPart one of the national service framework for renal services sets out the steps the national health service can take to support delivery of the standards and markers of good practice. A separate delivery strategy is therefore unnecessary as it is integral to the document.
§ Mr. Patrick HallTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the third and fourth modules of the Renal Services national service framework on prevention and palliative care to be published. [187589]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonPart two of the national service framework for Renal Services, covering prevention and end of life care, is in preparation and will be published in due course.
Count of elective in-year admissions (waiting list and booked cases) and percentage changes by grouped waiting time, 1996–97 to 2002–03 PCT code (PCT of residence) = 5GT (Great Yarmouth), national health service hospitals, England Up to 3 months Percentage change (up to 3 months) More than 3 up to 6 months Percentage change (more than 3 up to 6 months) More than 6 up to 9 months) Percentage change (more than 6 up to 9 months( More than 9 up to 12 months) Percentage change (more than 9 up to 12 months) 1996–97 7.410 — 1,329 — 552 — 403 — 1997–98 7,032 –5.1 1,271 –4.4 603 9.2 442 9.7 1998–99 7,326 4.2 1,381 8.7 687 13.9 462 4.5 1999–2000 7,337 0.2 1,355 –1.9 554 –19.4 240 –48.1 2000–01 7,117 –3.0 1,224 –9.7 609 9.9 224 –6.7 2001–02 5,403 –24.1 1,036 –15.4 548 –10.0 260 16.1 2002–03 5,496 1.7 1,046 1.0 740 35.0 591 127.3
More than 12 months Percentage change (more than 12 months Not known Percentage change (not known) Elective in-year admissions Percentage change (elective in-year admissions) 1996–97 182 — 295 — 10,171 — 1997–98 297 63.2 288 –2.4 9.933 –2.3 1998–99 292 –1.7 132 –54.2 10,280 3.5 1999–2000 169 –42.1 137 3.8 9,792 –4.7 2000–01 233 37.9 156 13.9 9,563 –2.3 2001–02 212 –9.0 42 –73.1 7,501 –21.6 2002–03 294 38.7 44 4.8 8,211 9.5 Notes:
1. An in-year admission is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider, excluding admissions beginning before 1 April at the start of the data year. Periods of care ongoing at the end of the data year (unfinished admission episodes) are included. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
2. Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).
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§ Mr. Patrick HallTo ask the Secretary of State for Health who will have responsibility for monitoring the progress made by primary care trusts in implementing the five steps that need to be taken by 2006 which were outlined in the recently published first two modules of the Renal Services national service framework; and what action will be taken in the event that primary care trusts do not implement those five steps. [187590]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonPrimary care trusts are accountable to strategic health authorities for monitoring and managing progress against the national service framework (NSF) for renal services. Responsibility for assessing and reporting the performance of individual national health service bodies against national standards published in "National Standards, Local Action", including the adoption of best practice defined in NSFs, rests with the Healthcare Commission.