HC Deb 26 November 2001 vol 375 c741W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he intends to continue to provide funding for the Mind Out for Mental Health campaign in 2002–03. [16618]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 22 November 2001]: Decisions have not yet been made on communications expenditure for 2002–03.

Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the availability of leaflets for employers under the Mind Out for Mental Health campaign. [16619]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 22 November 2001]: One thousand Working Minds tool kits were produced for use by human resource managers as part of the Mind Out for Mental Health campaign. The tool kits have been extremely popular and have now been distributed to employers and groups working with employers. There are currently no stock of the tool kit available. However, the information contained in the tool kit is available on the campaign website www.mindout.net, and can be downloaded free of charge by users.

Waiting times data for cardiology speciality
Of those waiting, number who have waited:
Month ending Number of in-patients waiting in cardiology speciality 0–2 months 3–5 months 6–8 months 9–11 months 12–14 months 15–17 months 18+ months
Data for Gateshead and South Tyneside HA (QDG)
31 March 1997 236 84 92 43 17 0 0 0
31 March 1998 103 54 30 13 6 0 0 0
31 March 1999 85 33 17 19 16 0 0 0
31 March 2000 68 41 19 3 5 0 0 0
31 March 2001 118 67 35 13 3 0 0 0