§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2004,Official Report, column 606W, on Agenda for Change, which of the early implementer-sites are testing the new system for (a) community nurses and (b) allied health professionals; and if he will make statement. [184205]
§ Mr. HuttonCommunity nurses are employed in eight of the 12 early implementer sites. Allied health professions are employed in 10 sites.
A list of the sites who are currently testing the system for these staff groups is shown in the table.
1Community based services includes day care, meals, respite care, direct payments, professional support, transport and equipment as well as home care.
2 Includes councils with social services responsibilities in inner and outer London.
3 Care should be taken when comparing data across the years as recording practices, level of completion and quality may have changed.