§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS walk-in centres have been established; how many are in the North West Region; and if he will make a statement. [123526]
§ Mr. DenhamA total of 36 National Health Service walk-in centres have been approved nationally; 15 of these were open by the end of May 2000 and the rest by the end of the year. The North West has produced six successful bids, one of which is already open in Liverpool. Walk-in centres are part of a wider plan to modernise and improve access to, and the convenience of,
Cochlear implant operations performed on under 16-year-olds in NHS hospitals England 1996–97 to 1998–99 by Health Authority of treatment Health Authority 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 QA9 Cambridge and Huntingdon 8 9 10 QAE East Kent — 1— — QAH Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham 1— 6 11 QAT Camden and Islington 20 23 30 QC3 Manchester 18 11 18 QCE Oxfordshire — 1— 1— QCP Nottingham 37 37 39 QCR Sheffield — — 1— QD3 Southampton and South West Hampshire 11 8 13 QD6 South and West Devon 1— — 1— QD8 Avon 1— — 1— QD9 Birmingham 20 15 16 QDD Bradford 7 6 17 QDP Tees 5 8 1— Total 126 123 154 28W
Cochlear implant operations performed on under 16-year-olds in NHS hospitals England 1994–95 to 1995–96 by District Health Authority of treatment District Health Authority 1994–95 1995–96 A32 Tees 5 5 B31 Bradford 1— 5 C08 Nottingham 13 33 D01 Cambridge 7 6 F37 Camden and Islington 1— 24 G26 South East London — 1— QD3 Southampton and South West Hampshire 7 8 L36 Plymouth and Torbay — 1— M25 South Birmingham 11 18 P26 Manchester 12 15 Total 55 114 1 For reasons of confidentiality, figures below 5 have been suppressed. NHS services. They are intended to help people make better use of the health service, help professionals make better use of their skills and respond to modern lifestyles.