§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on progress with establishing the community equipment service and its financing. [64293]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 27 June 2002]There are many long-established community equipment services in England run by councils and National Health
502W Service trusts. The initiative to integate these services at a local level by 2004 and to increase the number of people benfiting from them by 50 per cent. by the same date is progressing. Additional funding to enable equipment services meet the NHS Plan targets has been made available to the NHS and to social services through their baseline allocations between the years 2001–02 and 2003–04. This work is supported by the national integrating community equipment services team, the members of which work with local itegratration lead officers and who are a source of good practice guidance.
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): In descending order—midwifery staff to deliveries ratios by NHS Trust as at 30 September 2000 Establishment midwifery figures: deliveries ratio1 Staff in post midwives: deliveries ratio Whole-time equivalents Headcount2 Whole-time equivalents Headcount England 0.033 0.042 0.032 0.041 RJ8 Cornwall Healthcare NHS Trust 0.352 0.450 0.352 0.450 RJU Chorley & South Ribble NHS Trust 0.162 0.173 0.162 0.173 RHS Southampton Community Health Services NHS Trust 0.111 0.148 0.111 0.148 RH7 Severn NHS Trust 0.105 0.140 0.105 0.140 REA Exeter & District Community Health Services NHS Trust 0.097 0.128 0.097 0.128 RLF North Lakeland Healthcare NHS Trust 0.097 0.143 0.097 0.143 RDZ Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Trust 0.062 0.073 0.062 0.073 RM3 Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust 0.055 0.065 0.053 0.063 RCC Scarborough & Ne Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust 0.054 0.061 0.054 0.061 RVY Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust 0.052 0.076 0.052 0.076 RMR Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 0.051 0.061 0.051 0.061 RQW The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 0.049 0.060 0.045 0.056 RBL Wirral Hospital NHS Trust 0.048 0.059 0.046 0.057 RBU Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 0.048 0.058 0.048 0.058 RLW City Hospital NHS Trust 0.045 0.050 0.044 0.049 RE9 South Tyneside Healthcare NHS Trust 0.045 0.052 0.045 0.052 RMP Tameside & Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust 0.045 0.056 0.045 0.056 REZ Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 0.044 0.051 0.044 0.051 RWJ Stockport NHS Trust 0.044 0.051 0.044 0.051 RMC Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust 0.044 0.051 0.044 0.051 RA9 South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust 0.044 0.055 0.043 0.054 RMK North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 0.043 0.049 0.039 0.045 RVJ North Bristol NHS Trust 0.043 0.059 0.042 0.057 RH8 Royal Devon & Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust 0.043 0.057 0.043 0.057 RFF Barnsley District General Hospital NHS Trust 0.043 0.048 0.043 0.048 REM Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust 0.042 0.053 0.042 0.053 RDL Eastbourne Hospitals NHS Trust 0.042 0.052 0.042 0.052 RBZ Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust 0.042 0.052 0.038 0.048 RWD United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust 0.041 0.056 0.041 0.055 REU Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 0.041 0.048 0.041 0.048 RMB Blackburn, Hyndburn & Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 0.041 0.049 0.041 0.049