§ Mr. LevittTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what performance targets have been set for the Defence Secondary Care Agency for the financial year 2002–03. [62524]
§ Dr. MoonieKey Targets have been set for the Chief Executive of the Defence Secondary Care Agency (DCSA) for financial year 2002–03. The targets build on the progress already made by the Agency since it formed in April 1996, and are as follows:
Key Target 1—The Operational Requirement
From within the personnel resources provided to the DSCA by the single Services, to meet 100 per cent. of the requirement of the Commanders-in-Chief (CinCs) for secondary care personnel for operational deployments.
Key Target 2—Outpatient Waiting Times
To ensure that 45 per cent. of Service patients referred to the Agency are offered a first outpatient appointment within four weeks of receipt of a referral and 90 per cent. within 13 weeks.
Key Target 3—Inpatient Waiting Times
To ensure that 80 per cent. of Service patients are offered a treatment date which is within 13 weeks of the decision to give inpatient treatment.
Key Target 4—Efficiency
To implement revised medical equipment management policies and make savings of 10 per cent., or more, in the costs of procurement, support and associated training.
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To ensure that 80 per cent. of all DSCA personnel, whose medical category permits, are released to receive their Service's annual mandatory military training.
Key Target 6—Personnel for Exercises
To ensure that 80 per cent. of DSCA personnel nominated to established posts in their Service's operational core requirement are released to attend appropriate exercises.
Key Target 7—MQR Implementation
To ensure that the Agency completes the tasks assigned to it by the Medical Quinquennial Review within agreed timescales, including the orderly and effective transfer of functions to other designated organisations and its closure on 31 March 2003.
§ Mr. LevittTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what performance targets have been set for the Defence Medical Training organisation for the financial year 2002–03. [62525]
§ Dr. MoonieKey Targets have been set for the Chief Executive of the Defence Medical Training Organisation (DMTO) for financial year 2002–03. The targets build on the progress already made by the Agency since it formed in April 1997, and are as follows:
Key Target 1—Academic Success (Quality and Quantity)
To achieve the following academic success rates:
Per cent. Phase 2 Training Course (formerly entitled Common Core Course) 96 Specialist Registrars (SpR) 95 Pre-Registration Nurses(PRN) 96 Key Target 2—Academic Success (Timeliness)
The following percentage of trainees achieving academic success to be delivered on time, as agreed with the customer.
Per cent. Phase Two Training Course (at first attempt, remainder at second attempt—which normally is within three months 96 SpR 95 PRN 98 Key Target 3—Implement the Recommendations of the Medical Quinquennial Review
To implement the recommendations of the review in liaison with Surgeon General's change management team by 31 March 2003, to ensure that the new Defence Medical Education and Training Agency has full functionality with effect 1 April 2003.
Key Target 4—Corporate Efficiency Target
To achieve a 4.5 per cent. cumulative efficiency improvement demonstrate by the DMTO corporate efficiency index for 2002–03, using 1999–2000 as the baseline year.
§ Mr. LevittTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what performance targets have been set for the Defence Dental Agency for the financial year 2002–03. [62526]
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§ Dr. MoonieKey Targets have been set for the Chief Executive of the Defence Dental Agency (DDA) for Financial Year 2002–03. The targets build on the progress already made by the Agency since it formed in March 1996, and are as follows.
Key Target 1—The Operational Requirement
From within personnel resources allocated to the DDA by single Services to achieve 100 per cent of personnel called forward, trained to required professional and military standards, at the specified readiness for deployment with the Joint Rapid Reaction Force and all operations.
Key Target 2—Dental Risk
To develop a SMART target (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time Related) for Dental Risk categorisation by 31 March 2003.
Key Target 3—Treatment Needs
To reduce the Treatment Need Index (TNI) for each Service to the following:
Key Target 4—Dental Fitness Category D
- RN at or below 470;
- Army at or below 637;
- RAF at or below 330.
To reduce the number of personnel in Dental Fitness category D4 to zero by 31 March 2003.
Key Target 5—Military Training
To ensure that 80 per cent. of all DDA personnel, whose medical category permits, are released to undertake annual military training as specified by respective single Services.
Key Target 6—Personnel for Exercises
To ensure that 100 per cent. of all DDA personnel nominated to established posts in the operational core requirement of their parent Service are released to attend appropriate exercises.
§ Mr. LevittTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what performance targets have been set for the Medical Supplies Agency for the financial year 2002–03. [62527]
§ Dr. MoonieKey Targets have been set for the Chief Executive of the Medical Supplies Agency (MSA) for financial year 2002–03. The targets build on the progress already made by the Agency since it formed in March 1996 and are as follows:
Key Target 1—Composite Medical Material
To build, completely, to schedule and within budget, by 31 March 2003, 100 per cent. of all modules on the mutually agreed Operational Build Programme, as authorised by Surgeon General's Department (SGD).
Key Target 2—The Operational Requirement
To meet demands from units on active operations for blood products and scaled medical materiel, within the MSA Charter Response Time (Next Day—three Day) as follows:
- Within Charter Response Time—90 per cent.;
- Follow up (within five days)—97 per cent.
Key Target 3—The Exercise and Training Requirement
To meet 100 per cent of the Services requirements for modularised medical materiel, First Aid Kits, blood and blood products in support of exercises, training, Air Shows and other major events.
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To meet demands for Category B items (commonly used items with a unit cost of less than £100 and approved by SGD) from units not on active operations, within the MSA Charter Response Times (Next Day—three day), as follows:
Top 250 by value
- Within Charter Response Time—95 per cent.
- Follow up (within five days)—97 per cent.
Overall
- Within Charter Response Time—90 per cent.
- Follow up (within five days)—97 per cent.
Key Target 5—Stock Issued to Stock Held Ratio
To improve the ratio of stock issued to stock held from 2.25 to 2.5.