HC Deb 20 November 2001 vol 375 c256W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when those people who were receiving nursing care in the West Chelmsford constituency on 1 October will have had assessments carried out for free nursing care; [14968]

(2) how many people on 1 October in the West Chelmsford parliamentary constituency were receiving nursing care; and how many of those receiving nursing care had by (a) 1 October and (b) 1 November been assessed to receive free nursing care. [14969]

Jacqui Smith

The information is not collected on a constituency basis. However, 68 self-funding nursing home residents have been identified within Chelmsford primary care group and 36 have been identified within Maldon and South Chelmsford primary care trust. Determinations of these residents' registered nursing care will be completed by 31 December 2001.