HC Deb 01 February 1989 vol 146 cc268-9W
Mr. Hunter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what census figures have been used in determining funding for the Basingstoke and North Hampshire health authority for 1988–89.

Mr. Mellor

The 1985-based population projections for mid-1988 were used in determining regional health authorities' allocations for 1988–89. It is for regions to decide what data to employ in making allocations to district health authorities.

Mr. Hunter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultants have been employed in 'he Basingstoke and North Hampshire health authority district in each year since the formation of that health authority.

Mr. Mellor

We do not hold centrally information in the form requested. The hon. Member may like to contact the chairman of the Wessex regional health authority for the information that he seeks.

Mr. Hunter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement, supported by statistics, on waiting lists for out-patient appointments and surgery in the Basingstoke and North Hampshire health authority district and at other hospitals in the Wessex region.

Mr. Mellor

The latest figures show that, at March 1988, there were 3,300 patients on the in-patient waiting list in Basingstoke and North Hampshire district and 43,700 for Wessex region as a whole. Provisional figures, currently being validated, indicate that these waiting lists reduced in the six months to September 1988.

We do not collect information centrally about waiting times for out-patient appointments or individual hospitals.

Mr. Hunter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the level of recruitment of paramedical and clerical staff by the Basingstoke and North Hampshire health authority.

Mr. Mellor

We do not hold this information centrally. My hon. Friend may like to contact the chairman of the Basingstoke and North Hampshire health authority for the information that he seeks.

Mr. Hunter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the financial and managerial running of health centres in the Basingstoke and North Hampshire health authority.

Mr. Mellor

The Basingstoke and North Hampshire health authority is responsible for the funding and management of health centres within its district. My hon. Friend may like to contact the chairman of the health authority for the information that he seeks.