§ Mr. BaronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2003,Official Report, columns 1128–30W, on national health statistics, whether decisions have now been made on NHS statistical collections which will be discontinued. [155030]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 23 February 2004]: The Department's review of national health service statistical collections is continuing, and final decisions on discontinuing returns have not yet been made.
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§ Mr. BaronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2003,Official Report, columns 1128–30W, on national health statistics, if he will publish, for each set of statistics which the Department has not collected since 1999, the figures for each of the five years prior to collection being discontinued. [155031]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 23 February 2004]: The information on each set of statistics is as follows.
Professional advice and support programmes: Community Maternity Services (KC54): statistics were published in the series "Community Maternity Services: summary information for England" for each year 1995–96 to 1999–2000. The most recent is available at www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/kc549900.htm
Clinical psychology (KT24): statistics were published in the series "Clinical Psychology: summary information for England" for each year 1999–2000 to 2002–03. The three most recent publications are available at:
www.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/kt240001/index.htmwww.publications.doh.gov.uk/pubLic/kt240102/index.htmwww.publications.doh.gov.uk/public/kt240203/index.htmSummary of patient activity (KP70): statistics were published in the series "Ordinary and day case admissions" for each year 1994–95 to 1997–98. Figures on ordinary and day case admission are available from the Hospital Episode Statistics system for 1998–99 onwards at: www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsandStatistics/Statistics/HospitalEpisodeStatistics
General ophthalmic services (GOS) losses and recoveries. GP fundholding budget and expenditure (PC1–01 to 04).
These two returns were used for internal management purposes at the Department of Health and the information was not published. Figures could be provided now only at disproportionate cost.
Monitoring of delayed discharges (CC MON). This return was collected by the NHS Eastern Regional Office (which no longer exists) as an internal management tool; the information was not published.
Availability of dentistry: Quarterly Monitoring Report (A6). Statistics were produced for the period 1997 to 2002 quarter 1, but were not routinely published. Figures are given in the table.
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General Dental Services; Number and whole time equivalent of salaried dentists at the last day of each quarter until 2002 quarter one, England
Number Whole time equivalent 1997 Q1 179 98.5 Q2 182 98.8 Q3 189 104.1 Q4 187 103.7 1998 Q1 192 105.1 Q2 190 107.3 Q3 186 104.9 Q4 178 94.6 1999 Q1 179 94.4 Q2 137 81.2 Q3 137 78.8 Q4 125 77.1 2000 Q1 122 68.2 Q2 118 67.2 Q3 132 69.4 Q4 115 63.9 2001 Q1 111 52.4 Q2 101 52.4 Q3 85 33.9 Q4 77 31.1 2002 Q1 63 24.0
Transfer record for the CFISSA Programme—2003–04 £ millions Overall CFISSA Programme announced in HSC 2002/012 (18 December 2002) 8,645 Less amount included in PCT initial resource limits -207 Less amount included in PCT allocations for cost of living addition -109 Other net changes to overall programme before February 2003 29 Starting point for 2003–04 8,358 In year changes to the programme Net effect of in-year transfers to/from other Government Departments 338 Net transfers from FHS non-discretionary funds 1,656 Net transfers to/from Central Health and Miscellaneous Services programme -30 Net transfers to/from Personal Social Services, Centrally Financed Services programme 40 Transfer from Capital 318 Net transfers to/from Admin -6 Additional expenditure funded by higher levels of receipts 10 Reductions in PCT allocations to fund additional central expenditure 33 Pensions Indexation (additional funds from Treasury) 1,664 Cost of Capital and Discount Rate changes (additional funds from Treasury) 305 Inter-Year Flexibility as applied to the CFISSA programme 344 Overall effect of in-year changes 4,672 Revised level of CFISSA programme 13,030