§ Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) consultants and (b) nurses were employed in (i) the Princess Royal Hospital and
Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS) consultants and nursing staff (actual numbers) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 March 2003
1Princess Royal Hospital National Health Service Trust (a) HCHS medical and dental consultants 34 32 36 38 40 40 44 (b) nursing staff2 348 377 390 405 418 425 3— Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals National Health Service Trust (a) HCHS medical and dental consultants 74 83 83 89 95 98 107 (b) nursing staff2 783 796 815 832 928 988 3— 1 Figures for 1997 to 2002 are as at 30 September. 2003 data are as at 31 March. 2 Nursing staff shows qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff. 3 Denotes figure not available.
§ Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) out and (b) in-patient treatments there were at (i) the Princess Royal Hospital and (ii) the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in each year since 1997. [127581]
§ Dr. LadymanThe information requested is shown in the tables.
Out-patient treatments at Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital—consultant out-patient attendances for all specialties, 1997–98 to 2002–03 First attendance
seen
Subsequent attendances
seen
Total attendances
seen
Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust 2002–03 44,178 76,001 120,179 2001–02 42,868 75,632 118,500 2000–01 42,068 34,311 126,379 1999–2000 41,039 30,051 121,090 1998–99 38,547 76,678 115,225 1997–98 39,218 75,977 115,195 Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals NHS Trust 2002–03 64,141 86,512 150,653 2001–02 57,937 88,570 146,507 2000–01 55,537 86,594 142,131 1999–2000 49,734 89,783 139,517 1998–99 41,260 86,545 127,805 1997–98 40,627 86,797 127,424 Note:
Total out-patient attendance figures are for the whole course of treatment that covers the initial consultation through to follow ups after any in-patient admission. Treatment is taken in its widest sense and not just that a procedure or operations has taken place.
Source:
Department of Health form KH09.
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In-patient treatments at Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital—finished consultant episodes and finished in-year admissions Finished episodes In-year admissions FCEs
Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust 2001–02 32,486 27,710 2000–01 29,108 26,418 1999–2000 28,450 25,660 1998–99 26,252 24,311 1997–98 25,397 23,288 (ii) the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in each year since 1997. [127579]
§ Dr. LadymanThe information requested is shown in the table.
In-patient treatments at Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital—finished consultant episodes and finished in-year admissions Finished episodes In-year admissions FCEs
Royal Shrewsbury Hospitals NHS Trust 2001–02 63,720 56,976 2000–01 61,042 54,489 1999–2000 60,525 53,845 1998–99 59,686 53,611 1997–98 56,973 50,947 Notes:
1. Grossing: figures have not yet been adjusted for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed).
2. A finished consultant episode (FCE): defined as a period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year.
3. Admissions are defined as the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.
§ Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds there were at(a) the Princess Royal Hospital and (b) the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in each year since 1997. [127582]
§ Dr. LadymanThe average daily number of available beds in wards in wards opening overnight in the Princess Royal National Health Service Trust and the Royal Shrewsbury NHS Trust is shown in the table.
Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust (RKF)
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust
(RLZ)
Year All beds General and Acute
All beds General and Acute
2001–02 346 346 541 479 2000–01 342 342 516 454 1999–2000 345 345 499 431 1998–99 336 336 486 417 1997–98 308 308 462 393 This information is published annually on the Department of Health website at http://www.doh. gov.uk/hospitalactivity.
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§ Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what(a) capital and (b) other grants and allocations were made to the Princess Royal hospital in each year since 1997. [127583]
§ Dr. LadymanCapital Allocations to the princess Royal Hospital National Health Service Trust since 1996–97 are shown in the table.
(£) thousands Financial Year Capital Allocation 1996–97 2,260 1997–98 1,069 1998–99 1,180 1999–2000 3,735 2000–01 2,634 2001–02 4,540 2002–03 2,575 Information on other grants made from, the Department of Health to the princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust since 2000–2001 are shown in the table.
(£s) 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 Hospital cleanliness 50,000 40,000 0 Ward budgets 45.000 0 0 Improving staff working environment
25,000 0 0 Ward housekeepers 55,000 0 0 NHS menu 7.000 0 0 Reforming emergency care (A and E nurses)
0 18,321 73,561 Reforming emergency care (A and E networks)
0 4,100 17,000 Theatre projects 0 0 25,000 Sexual health and HIV strategy 0 0 10,000 It is not possible to provide information on other grant prior to 2000–01, as this would incur disproportionate costs.
§ Peter BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the(a) waiting list numbers and (b) waiting times were for (i) in-patients and (ii) out-patients at the Princess Royal hospital in each year since 1997. [127587]
§ Dr. LadymanThe information requested has been placed in the Library.