HC Deb 23 July 2004 vol 424 cc885-6W
Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary care trusts have successfully implemented the Single Assessment Process as outlined in Standard Two of the National Service Framework for Older People; and if he will make a statement. [185993]

Dr. Ladyman

Localities were required to complete an audit of progress regarding their implementation of the single assessment process for older people up to 1 April

Number of training places available in England
Number of Number of students admitted each year
Dental school training places 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031
Birmingham 65 69 71 71 69 73 77 76
Bristol 50 59 55 57 56 55 58 60
King's College, London 145 173 148 138 152 50 168 151
Leeds 55 58 52 62 54 61 65 59
Liverpool 55 59 56 57 53 57 56 66
Manchester 60 59 66 81 89 79 87 90
Newcastle 68 80 78 65 73 70 70 72
QMW (Barts and The London) 55 55 56 60 65 68 61 78
Sheffield 47 56 51 56 61 59 69 72
2004. Progress reports should have been forwarded by localities to strategic health authorities (SHAs) by the end of June. SHAs have a further three months to take stock of the reports and approach individual localities over issues of significant concern.

Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2004,Official Report, column 361W, on continuing care, on what date the report of the review of NHS continuing care will be published. [186304]

Dr. Ladyman

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 8 June 2004,Official Report, column 361W and also to the written ministerial statement I made on 22 June 2004, Official Report, column 78WS.