HC Deb 16 July 2002 vol 389 cc215-6W
Mr. Berry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 1 July 2002,Official Report, column 156W, on audiology services, what the cost was

Kidneys retrieved from cadaveric donors for transplantation, England, 2000,2001, by kidney retrived centre, including per million population values (Pmp)
Kidneys retrieved—2000 Kidneys retrieved—2001
Retrieval/alliance centre Number Per million population Number Per million population Retrieval population estimates (million)
Newcastle 138 46.9 135 45.9 2.94
Leeds 65 17.3 63 16.8 3.76
Leicester 54 25.2 26 12.1 2.14
Nottingham 38 27.3 26 18.7 1.39
Sheffield 40 21.3 44 23.4 1.88
Cambridge 41 17.2 65 27.2 2.39
N Thames 123 17.1 169 23.5 7.19
S Thames 202 30.0 185 27.5 6.73
Portsmouth 61 26.6 62 27.1 2.29
Oxford 82 27.4 60 20.1 2.99
Bristol 24 12.2 46 23.5 1.96
Plymouth 52 29.2 52 29.2 1.78
Birmingham 70 15.5 93 20.6 4.51
Coventry 40 50.0 28 35.0 0.80
Liverpool 85 25.8 67 20.3 3.30
Manchester 125 30.9 96 23.7 4.05
England 1,240 24.8 1,217 24.3 50.10

Cardiothoracic organs retrieved from cadaveric donors for transplantation, England, 2000, 2001, by donation zone, including per million population values (pmp)
Organs retrieved—2000 Organs retrieved—2001
Donation Zone Number Per million population Number Per million population Retrieval population estimates (million)
Newcastle 56 7.5 54 7.2 7.51
Sheffield 41 9.6 46 10.8 4.27
Papworth 90 9.6 65 6.9 9.36
Harefield 76 6.1 113 9.1 12.38
St. George's 62 9.1 68 10.0 6.83
Birmingham 36 5.0 30 4.2 7.14
Manchester 51 7.8 32 4.9 6.54
England 412 8.2 408 8.1 50.10

Note: Cardiothoracic organs comprise hearts and lungs (sometimes transplanted in combination).

to the NHS of purchasing each digital hearing aid under the previous contract; and what the cost is under the newly negotiated contract. [69518]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 15 July 2002]Under the national health service contract, digital hearing aids had been available at a cost of between £140 and £205 each, for moderately powered aids. The contracts and prices have been renegotiated by a team set up by Ministers and led by James Strachan, Chief Executive of Royal National Institute for the Deaf, which includes representatives from the Department and the purchasing and supply agency, and allows moderate powered digital aids to be purchased at £65 to £75 each plus value added tax.