NHS Beds (Crosby) (Hansard, 29 March 2004)

§ Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the number of NHS beds available in Crosby in each year since 1997. [160436]

§ Miss Melanie Johnson
Information on the average daily number of beds in acute wards in each national health service trust and England from 1996–97 to 2002–03 is available from the Department's website at www. performance.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity/index.htm.
Information on beds is collected on a provider basis from NHS organisations. Relevant available information on beds for two trusts in the area is shown in the tables.

§ Miss Melanie Johnson
[holding answer 27 January 2004]: The Department does not collect this information in the form requested. The Department does, however, collect information on reported incidents of violence, which includes verbal abuse. The table shows the number of recorded incidents of violence in national health service organisations in Lancashire for which information is available.
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Number of recorded incidents of violence in NHS organisations in Lancashire¹

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03

Primary care trust

Blackburn with Darwen PCT ²— 6 25

Blackpool PCT ²— ²— 59

Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT ²— ²— 109

Chorley and South Ribble PCT ²— 0 4

Fylde PCT ²— ²— 28

Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT ²— ²— 240

Preston PCT ²— ²— 135

West Lancashire PCT ²— 29 26

Wyre PCT ²— ²— 49

National health service trust

Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust 459 496 78

Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust 377 ²— ²—

Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust 631 362 124

Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 531 185 57

Calderstones NHS Trust 519 340 273

Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust ³78 422 ²—

Communicare NHS Trust 373 132 ²—

Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust 370 408 ²—

Lancashire Ambulance Service NHS Trust 112 161 104

Lancashire Care NHS Trust ²— ²— 1,353

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust ²— ²— 399

North Sefton and West Lancashire Community NHS Trust 190 ²— ²—

¹ Organisations in Lancashire for which information is available.

² Not applicable or not available.

³ Includes Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Notes:
1. In April 2002, Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust was dissolved. Most of its staff were incorporated into Lancashire Care NHS Trust and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. In April 2002, Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was dissolved. Most of its staff were incorporated into Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. For 2000–01, a combined return was received from Preston Acute Hospitals and Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust.

2. Violence incidents are those reported that include verbal or physical abuse.

3. Figures for 2001–02 are from surveys by the Department of Health and the National Audit Office.
Sources:
Department of Health Surveys of Violence, Accidents and Harassment in the NHS National Audit Office.

§ Mr. Keetch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what surveys he has conducted to determine morale of staff in NHS hospitals in the west Midlands; if he will publish the results; and if he will make a statement. [163824]

§ Dr. Ladyman
[holding answer 26 March 2004]: The Department does not conduct surveys of local national health service staff. However, NHS employers have been required to conduct local staff opinion surveys since April 2000. The surveys were for local use only and the results were not collected nationally.
The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) took on the responsibility for conducting and publishing the results of both national staff and patient surveys from April 2003.
Copies of the survey can be obtained from CHI's website at www.chi.nhs.uk. CHI will be publishing a more detailed breakdown of the survey results in its "State of the NHS" report, planned for June 2004.

§ Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will make a statement on the numbers of NHS(a) doctors and (b) nurses in Crosby in each of the last seven years; [160390]
(2) how many NHS (a) therapists and (b) scientists were located in Crosby in each of the last seven years. [160391]
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§ Miss Melanie Johnson
The information requested is not available on a constituency basis. Information is collected on a national health service trust basis and a primary care trust basis from 2001–02.
The information available has been placed in the Library.

Number of recorded incidents of violence in NHS organisations in Lancashire¹
	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
Primary care trust
Blackburn with Darwen PCT	²—	6	25
Blackpool PCT	²—	²—	59
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT	²—	²—	109
Chorley and South Ribble PCT	²—	0	4
Fylde PCT	²—	²—	28
Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT	²—	²—	240
Preston PCT	²—	²—	135
West Lancashire PCT	²—	29	26
Wyre PCT	²—	²—	49
National health service trust
Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust	459	496	78
Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust	377	²—	²—
Blackpool Wyre and Fylde Community Health Services NHS Trust	631	362	124
Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust	531	185	57
Calderstones NHS Trust	519	340	273
Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust	³78	422	²—
Communicare NHS Trust	373	132	²—
Guild Community Healthcare NHS Trust	370	408	²—
Lancashire Ambulance Service NHS Trust	112	161	104
Lancashire Care NHS Trust	²—	²—	1,353
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	²—	²—	399
North Sefton and West Lancashire Community NHS Trust	190	²—	²—
¹ Organisations in Lancashire for which information is available.
² Not applicable or not available.
³ Includes Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.