HC Deb 22 December 1997 vol 303 cc525-6W
Dr. Ladyman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department received the 1995 report Review of Pathology Services at Kent and Canterbury Hospitals NHS Trust; and what action was taken. [17798]

Mr. Boateng

The 1995 report Review of Pathology Services at Kent and Canterbury Hospitals National Health Service Trust was an internal document commissioned by the Trust to enable it to develop its formal strategy in relation to Pathology services. Therefore, a copy of the report was not sent by the trust to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health.

Dr. Ladyman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) from which providers of pathology services, and in what proportion, were (i) histopathology/cytology, (ii) microbiology, (iii) biochemistry and (iv) haematology test procured by the Thanet Healthcare Trust or its predecessor in each year since 1985; [17814]

(2)what proportion of (i) histopathology/cytology, (ii) microbiology, (iii) biochemistry and (iv) haematology tests were carried out by the Kent and Canterbury NHS Trust Pathology Service in each year since 1985 as a result of referrals from the private sector; and what proportion were from the National Health Services; [17795]

(3)what proportion of histopathology/cytology tests were carried out by the Kent and Canterbury NHS Trust Pathology Service in each year since 1985 as a result of referrals from the private sector; and what proportion were from the National Health Service; [17794]

(4)from which providers of pathology services, and in what proportion, were (i) histopathology/cytology, (ii) microbiology, (iii) biochemistry and (iv) haematology tests procured by the Kent and Canterbury NHS Trust or its predecessor in each year since 1985; [17792]

(5)from which providers of pathology services, and in what proportion, were (i) histopathology/cytology, (ii) microbiology, (iii) biochemistry and (iv) haematology tests procured by general practitioners in the East Kent Authority Area in each year since 1985; [17793]

(6)from which providers of pathology services, and in what proportion, were (i) histopathology/cytology, (ii) microbiology, (iii) biochemistry and (iv) haematology tests procured by the Chaucer Clinic in each year from its opening; [17815]

(7)from which providers of pathology services, and in what proportion, were (i) histopathology/cytology, (ii) microbiology, (iii) biochemistry and (iv) haematology tests procured by the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford in each year since 1985. [17791]

Mr. Boateng

The information is not collected centrally in the form requested. The data available centrally are contained in "Diagnostic Departments". The information was collected on the Department of Health form, KH11, "Diagnostic Departments, pathology", by regional health authority areas. The data are no longer collected. The last year of collection was 1993–94.