§ Mr. BaronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list all the National Health statistics which the Government has decided no longer to(a) collect and (b) publish during the last three years; [143795]
(2) if he will publish, for each of the last six years for which figures were available, each set of national statistics which the Government has decided not to collect during the last three years; [143796]
(3) if he will publish, for each of the last six years for which figures are available, each set of statistics which the Government is considering no longer collecting; [143797]
1129W(4) if he will list the national health statistics which the Government is considering no longer collecting or publishing; and which of these are undergoing a consultation process at present to assess the value of continuing to collect them. [143798]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 15 December 2003]: The Department is committed to minimising the burden on national health service and social care staff of collecting information while ensuring that information required to monitor performance and measure activity within health and social care system is available. As priorities change, statistical collections are reviewed and may
Table 1—NHS collections discontinued between 1997 and 2003 Return description Reference Year last collected Work area GP Fundholders and Health Authority commissioning activity and continuing care returns CIC, QMX, OT 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Wheelchairs and Artificial Limbs K073 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Purchasing Intentions of NHS Trusts P1(1), P1(2) 1997 Hospital and Community Activity NHS Performance Tables-Unit Details and data collection PT1 &PT2 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Summary of NHS Trust Activity QMX5 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Additional data items to be collected on waiting time returns 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Clinical Effectiveness Monitoring CLINMON 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Contract Cost Analysis MCP700 1997 Estates Maternity Medical Services Provided by GMPs SBE504 1997 Primary care Contraceptives Services Provided by GMPs D124 1997 Primary care Primary Care Act Pilots (PCAPS) 1997 Primary care ECR—ECR Tariffs ECR-ECR 1997 Finance Market Testing: Annual Returns & Result Cards EL(96)84 1997 Finance GP Fundholder Expenditure from Savings During year and Savings Available to Spend PC1–05, PC1–06 1997 Finance Plan Memorandum Information T8P 1997 Finance Trust Funds returns TAC101–109 1997 Finance Monitoring Local Pay LPNMIa 1997 Workforce Public Sector Payment Policy Performance (T)(6) 1998 Finance Cash Flow Forecast T7P 1998 Finance Abolition of HFR20 -Payments made from the joint finance allocation 1999 Finance Professional Advice and Support Programmes: Maternity Services (KC54) KC54 2000 Hospital and Community Activity HFR Summary Return of Patient Activity KP70 2000 Hospital and Community Activity General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) losses and Recoveries 2000 Primary care GP Fundholding Budget and Expenditure PC1–01 to 04 2000 Finance Monitoring of Delayed Discharges CCMON 2000 Miscellaneous Availability of Dentistry: Quarterly monitoring report A6 2001 Primary care Clinical Psychology Services KT24 2003 Hospital and Community Activity
Table 2—Other statistical collections discontinued Last collected RH(N) Nursing care homes 31 March 2001 RA Residential homes 31 March 2001 Registration and inspection survey (number of home closures, etc.) 2000–01 Mid year data for seven Social Services Performance Framework (PAF) indicators 2002–03
Table 3—Statistical publications discontinued in the last three years Last published Activity, workload and resources of local authorities, health authorities and joint inspection clients; summary results of a survey in England 1999–2000 Community maternity services (KC54) 1999–2000 Residential Personal Social Services for adults (part now published as supported residents) 2000–01 Private Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Clinics 2000–01 Clinical psychology services (KT24) 2002–03