HC Deb 03 July 2002 vol 388 cc445-6W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the terms of reference are for the education service within rehabilitation at Ashworth Hospital; and what targets have been established for the service. [64621]

Jacqui Smith

The terms of reference for the patients education department areto develop a needs led service with regular curriculum reviews focusing on content and methods of delivery to ensure the clinical agenda is met in education activities by strengthening its interface with the care services.

The rehabilitation service review completed in November 2000 recommended twenty-one action points, including the three key points outlined below, all of which have been implemented. Integration of the rehabilitation service with the clinical service Extension of on-ward rehabilitation service to meet individual patient needs. All rehabilitation services, including the education service, to become an integral part of the care programme approach.

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many lecturers were retained by Ashworth Hospital in each of the last five years; and how many patients there were in Ashworth Hospital in each of the last five years. [64619]

Jacqui Smith

The number of lecturers retained by the hospital and numbers of patients in the hospital's care in each year for the last five years is shown in the tables. The data provided for the current year reflects the change in the lecturers' contracts, in line with National Health Service terms and conditions.

Year Full time Lecturers Sessional Lecturers Patients
1997–98 9 11 440
1998–99 7 13 419
1999–2000 7 10 417
2000–01 5 7 408

Year Full time Lecturers Part time Lecturers Patients
2000–01 5 5 402

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the timescale is of the rehabilitation service review at Ashworth Hospital. [646201

Jacqui Smith

The rehabilitation service review was completed in November 2000 and its recommendations have been implemented in stages. The final stage, which brought the terms and conditions of the lecturers in the patient education department into line with the National Health Service, was implemented in December 2001.