HC Deb 23 February 1999 vol 326 cc247-9W
Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what joint finance moneys and project funding are being provided to district health authorities and local authority services by his Department in the current year to improve the range and quality of day care and other facilities for the mentally ill. [72584]

The number of staff employed by individual organisations will change over the course of a year. These changes are not reflected in the point in time estimate for workforce numbers, but are reflected in the total annual salaries and wages.

The coverage of the workforce numbers and salaries and wages differ slightly. For example, the costs of non-executive board members and non-nursing staff on short-term, flexible contracts who work on an "as and when" basis are included in the salaries and wages figures, but are excluded from the workforce figures.

The figures collected by the Department for individual NHS trusts and health authorities were collected to provide national estimates and were validated accordingly. For example, small inaccuracies in the figures for individual organisations may not have been identified.

Mr. Hutton

Over £84.5 million in joint finance moneys and project funding are being provided to health authorities and local authority services by the Department in the current year to improve the range and quality of day care and other facilities for mentally ill people.

Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what expenditure has been authorised in(a) the [...]current and (b) the next financial year in each health region for improved mental health training for general practitioners and others responsible for providing primary care; and if he will make a statement. [72586]

Mr. Hutton

This information requested is not available centrally. In 1999–2000, £146 million extra funding will be invested in mental health services of which £12 million will provide additional support for education and training of doctors and nurses. This will include those working in primary health care.