HL Deb 14 September 2001 vol 627 cc9-10WA
Baroness Barker

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish and place in the Library of the House, as soon as the information is available, a copy of the composite returns for each health authority of the survey of self-funders in nursing homes in England setting out:

  1. (a) the number and type of establishment;
  2. (b) the number of registered nursing beds;
  3. (c) the number of occupied nursing beds;
  4. (d) the number of people registered with a GP indicating where this is (i) within the registering health authority, (ii) within another health authority, (iii) not registered;
  5. (e) how many clients pay for full costs of their care (i) to the home directly, (ii) via the local authority, (iii) via an independent third party; and
  6. (f) how many receive income support at a preserved rights rate. [HL553]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

The Department of Health is carrying out a survey of those funding their own care (self-funders) in nursing homes via health authorities. Health authorities have until 27 July to provide all the information on self-fenders. We intend to make available a breakdown of all the data by health authority on the department's website at www.doh.gov.uk/jointunit/freenursingcare during August after this has been analysed.