§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public money has been spent on health in Chorley in each of the last seven years. [161594]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is not available. Allocations made to the former South Lancashire Health Authority and the Chorley and South Ribble Primary Care Trust since 1997 are shown in the table.
Year Amount £ South Lancashire Health Authority 1997–98 132,480,000 1998–99 138,391,000 1999–2000 185,797,000 2000–01 206,248,000 2001–02 223,342,000 2002–03 247,205,000 Chorley & South Ribble Primary Care Trust 2003–04 171,696,000
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) nurses and (b) doctors are training in Chorley Hospital. [161595]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonInformation on doctors in training is collected on a trust basis. The data shown in the table represents the latest available information for the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust.
At 30 September 2002 Number (headcount) All doctors in training 243 Of which: Registrar 81 Senior House Officer 127 House Officer 35 Source:
Department of Health medical and dental Workforce census.Information on nurse training is not collected on an individual hospital basis, but at strategic health authority (SHA) level. The majority of the training takes place in higher education institutes with clinical placements being undertaken in hospitals. In 2003–04, the Cumbria and Lancashire SHA is funding 1,075 students to start pre-registration nurse training.
Source:
Department of Health MPT quarterly monitoring.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list new medical services available at Chorley Hospital since 1997. [161587]
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§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe new developments listed have been introduced at the Chorley and South District general hospital since 1997:
Service Introduced since 1997 Additional new medical ward June 2002 New renal dialysis unit June 2002 New diabetes/dermatology centre April 2003 Additional outpatient services 1997-present Investigation unit for medicine 2001–02 Discharge lounge (to be relocated April 2004) 2001–02 Additional bed in coronary care 1997 Two additional beds in intensive care 2001–02 Additional endoscopy session, including the provision of nurse endoscopy 2001-present
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been treated in the Renal Centre at Chorley hospital since it opened; and if he will make a statement on the effects on local people of using the centre. [161589]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThis information is not held centrally.
The new unit has eased access to dialysis treatment and has also added significant capacity to the service provided by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each year since 2000. [161591]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe two week outpatient waiting time standard was introduced in April 1999 for urgent general practitioner referrals of suspected breast cancer. The following shows the number of women seen within two weeks for each year since 2000.
Number of women seen by a specialist within two weeks of urgent referral 2000 84,989 2001 97,254 2002 109,339 2003 119,888
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many constituents in Chorley over 60 years of age(a) benefited from free eye tests and (b) were eligible for free eye tests in 2003. [161590]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is not available.
The total number of sight tests paid for by Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority in the year 2002–03 for the 'aged 60 and over' category was 189,000. Sight tests can not be equated to the numbers of patients. Although most people do not come back for a sight test within the year, some patients suffering from medical conditions are advised to have reexaminations sooner.
393WThe total population for those aged 60 and over in Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority is approximately 429,300 (as at June 2002). All people aged 60 and over are eligible for national health service sight tests.