§ David TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what improvements to the services available to haemophiliacs on the National Health Service have been made since 1997. [174642]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonIn 1998 the Government provided funding to place all haemophilia patients under 16 on synthetic clotting factors. These patients have continued to receive synthetic products as they have grown older. In February last year we announced additional funding of £88 million over three years to
Total number of in-patients on the waiting list at 31 December for each year since 1997 for the Nottinghamshire area—in-patient provider based NHS trust 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 5,900 6,037 5,486 4,883 4,633 Central Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 574 875 917 772 714 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 12,423 12,078 10,793 10,168 8,902 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 4,085 6,009 5,456 5,238 5,113 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 0 94 0 0 0
As at 31 December: NHS trust 2001 2002 2003 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 5,283 5,657 4,786 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 9,556 9,981 7,492 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust1 2 0 0 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust2 5,942 5,424 5,417 Source: Department of Health form KH07.