§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated in relation to incontinence in the last 10 years. [1411]
§ Mr. BurnsThe national health service research and development strategy was launched in April 1991. It is not possible conclusively to confirm the costs designated for research on incontinence before this date.
The following research has been funded by the Department of Health policy research programme:
(i) 1988–89: Total cost £40,385An evaluation of incontinence training packagesSocial policy research unit, university of York.(ii) 1990–91: Total costs £11,000Further analysis of Office of Population Censuses and Survey's disability survey data on incontinence
Section 64 grant and related expenditure on incontinence 1987–88–1996–97 Year Section 64 grant payments Expenditure relating to section 64 grants Total Continence foundation £ ERIC1£ InconTact £ Disabled living Manchester £ Communications budget2 £ Publicity budget £ £ 1987–88 — — — — — — — 1988–89 — — — — — — — 1989–90 — — — — — — — 1990–91 — 10,000 — — — — 10,000 1991–92 — — — — — — — 1992–93 26,250 30,000 — — — — 56,250 1993–94 60,000 23,496 — — — 114,076 197,572 1994–95 85,000 10,000 — — — 69,559 164,559 1995–96 85,000 38,000 25,000 — 215,300 49,953 213,253 1996–97 75,000 26,492 25,000 16,000 — 40,000 182,492 Total 331,250 137,988 50,000 16,000 215,300 273,588 824,126 1 Enuresis resource and information centre. 2 This expenditure was incurred to produce the incontinence report in conjunction with the Royal College of Physicians. NB: The costs quoted above are likely to be significantly under estimated as they are project related and do not include other unit costs e.g. core staff costs.
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Social policy research unit, university of York.(iii) 1991–93: Total cost £90,000The current and future role of continence advisors.(iv) 1993–96: Total cost £181,745Costs, effectiveness and quality in continence servicesSocial policy unit and centre for health economics, university of York.(v) 1993–96: Total cost £251,183DH post doctoral fellowship: Dr. Brenda Roe to evaluate health interventions by members of the primary health care team and continence advisory services.(vi) 1994–95: Total cost £99,819The development of methodologies to identify urinary incontinence and set targets for health gain.Health and community care research unit, university of Liverpool(vii) 1995–96: Total cost £13,000The health technology assessment programme—a review into the use of laxatives by the elderly, and the effects on incontinence.National health service centre for review and dissemination, university of York.(viii) To be completed 1997: Total cost £96,000Research into the treatment of urinary incontinence in stroke patients. University department of medicine for the elderly, university of Leicester.(ix) To be completed 1997: Total cost £84,500The development of an improved re-usable incontinence bed pad. The medical physics and bio-engineering department, university College, London.NB: The costs quoted above (Nos. 1 to 4) for research projects within the social policy research unit are likely to be significantly under estimated as the costs quoted are project related costs only and do not include other unit costs such as staff costs.
§ Mr. MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list his Department's budget relating to incontinence for each of the last 10 years in constant prices. [1412]
§ Mr. BurnsThe Department of Health funds several voluntary organisations through section 64 grants and has run publicity campaigns relating to incontinence since 1993–94.
The table shows that the total amount spent over the last 10 years is £824,126, which does not include research projects, staffing or administration costs.