§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if any changes have been made in the collection of school health statistics since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenCollection of form 20m "School and Child Guidance Clinics" and part of Form 8m (i) "School Health Service" was discontinued in 1981. These covered the following items of information:— FORM 20m
School clinics:
Research Body Name of subject of research Total Cost (£000) Completion date Department of Community Medicine, St National Study of Health and 717.1 31 December 1986 Thomas's Hospital Medical School Growth General Practice Research Unit, Morbidity Statistics for General Included in Unit's 31 December 1985 University of Birmingham Practice–3rd Study general funding Bristol University Child Health and Education Study 449.9 31 March 1985 National Children's Bureau National Child Development Study 662.6 31 December 1984 4th Sweep For comprehensive details of the health and personal social services research funded by the Department I would refer the hon. Member to the DHSS handbook of research and development which is published annually. Copies are in the Library.
230WNumber of premises at end of year.
Number at which various types of treatment or examination were provided.
Child guidance clinics:
Number of premises at end of year.
Number of clinic sessions held during the year.
Number of children newly referred in the year.
FORM 8m (i) (PART)
Hygiene inspections
Number of pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued under Section 54 (2) and 54 (3) of the Education Act 1944. The steering group on health services information examined school health statistics as part of its review of infomation about services provided by the National Health Service for and in the community. Its recommendations on the subject were published in 1984 in the group's fifth report. The detailed work necessary for the implementation of these recommendations is now under way. It has been agreed with the National Health Service that national collection of new statistics in the fields covered by the fifth report should start in 1988.