HC Deb 26 June 2000 vol 352 cc356-7W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what national health information campaigns his Department(a) ran in (i) 1997–98, (ii) 1998–99 and (iii) 1999–2000 and (b) will run in 2000–01; and what issues have been covered by, and what the costs are, for each campaign. [126101]

Ms Stuart

[holding answer 19 June 2000]: The Department runs a number of publicity campaigns which have provided information for all. The table shows the areas covered, financial years and the expenditure to date.

Campaign Cost (£)
1997–98
Cot Death 108,759
Learning Disabilities 152,980
Emergency Services Helpline 173,560
Health Care Abroad for UK Travellers 985,000
Health Care Industry Sponsorship—Health Promotion 413,000
Health of the Nation (HOTN)—Accident Prevention 104,022
Health of the Nation (HOTN)—Avoidance of Unwanted Pregnancy 792,309
Health of the Nation—Our Healthier Nation—(OHN) 762,403

Campaign Cost (£)
Central Publicity
Keep Warm, Keep Well—Elderly Health Promotion 459,260
Mental Illness Public Information 937,034
National Blood Service Publicity 1,306,620
NHS Performance Tables 401,687
NHS Professions Recruitment into Training, Retention and Return 2,210,000
Organ Donation 446,327
Patient's Charter 154,528
Strategy for Health (Health of the Young Nation) 2,350
The National Confidential Inquiry Into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness 5,281
The New NHS: Modern, Dependable White Paper 358,245
and 47,721
Travel Safe 122,244
1998–99
Mental Health—Impact Strategy 530,650
NHS Direct 1,055,787
Organ and Tissue Donation 1,530,020
Hospital and Ambulance Performance Tables 387,091
NHS Charter 137,780
Food Safety 150,957
Our Healthier Nation—Health Strategy 428,831
Reducing Teenage Conceptions (Sexwise) 845,158
Tobacco Control 459,855
National Blood Service Publicity 1,027,610
Help With NHS Costs 185,698
NHS 50th Anniversary 108,654
Prescription Fraud 1,035,189
Blood—Waiting List Initiative 2,556,198
Health Care Export Sponsorship 277,241
Health Care Abroad for UK Travellers 712,036
Community Care—Direct Payments/Newsletters 107,676
HB6 Booklet—Disabled People 126,848
Health Promotion for Older People 393,907
Social Services White Paper 183,167
Health Professionals Recruitment 329,736
Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting Recruitment 6,162,598
DH Corporate Stand 458,005
1999–2000
Mental Health—Green Paper 134,753
Mental Health Impact Strategy 811,508
National Service Frameworks 437,671
Antibiotic Resistance 510,213
Nutrition 154,720
Food Safety 113,931
Infectious/Communicable Diseases 155,398
Injury Prevention—Our Healthier Nation 760,569
Teenage Pregnancies—Our Healthier Nation 798,353
National Blood Service 594,878
Fraud 946,286
Drugs—Policy Funded 437,348
Keep Warm Keep Well 291,053
Long Term Care Charter 209,202
HB6—Practical Guide for Disabled People 123,778
Childrens Personal Social Services 151,000
Quality Protects 277,770
Health Care Abroad for Travellers 837,129
Health Care Industry Sponsorship 152,121
Nurses Midwives and Health Visitors Strategy 242,904
Nurse Recruitment 5,361,707
Recruitment and Retention 158,906
NHS Careers Call Centre 738,617
Human Resources—NHS Communications 102,216
Employment/Service Equality 115,297
Violence Against NHS Staff 180,383
Quality—NHS Communications 142,800
Winter 2000—Emergency Pressures 1,501,151
NHS Direct 1,887,151
Tobacco Education Strategy 6,338,327

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