To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many outpatients diagnosed as `routine' waited for an ultrascan for longer than (a) two weeks, (b) one month, (c) three months, (d) six months and (e) nine months in each NHS trust in England in the last year for which figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many outpatients diagnosed as `routine' waited for an ultrascan for longer than (a) two weeks, (b) one month, (c) three months, (d) six months and (e) nine months in each NHS trust in England in the last year for which figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many trusts in each of the clusters of the NHS National Programme for IT he expects will have implemented and begun to use patient administration systems that form the first release of the common reference solution delivered by local service providers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many trusts in each of the clusters of the NHS National Programme for IT he expects will have implemented and begun to use patient administration systems that form the first release of the common reference solution delivered by local service providers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many trusts were treating foreign patients on the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many trusts were treating foreign patients on the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which companies have contracted with NHS trusts to provide bedside televisions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which companies have contracted with NHS trusts to provide bedside televisions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the beds deemed suitable to receive telephone, television and radio services under the Patient Power Project have those services; how many and what proportion of NHS trusts have signed concession agreements with licence holders under the Patient Power project;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the beds deemed suitable to receive telephone, television and radio services under the Patient Power Project have those services; how many and what proportion of NHS trusts have signed concession agreements with licence holders under the Patient Power project;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many interpreters for deaf people are available in each hospital trust; how many interpreters for deaf people are employed by the NHS. - Information not collected centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many interpreters for deaf people are available in each hospital trust; how many interpreters for deaf people are employed by the NHS. - Information not collected centrally.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what control NHS hospital trusts have over the volume of patients being referred to hospitals. - Includes ref to HSC 2002/007 (Securing Service Delivery: Commissioning Freedoms of Primary Care Trusts) and HSC 1998/198 (Commissioning in the new NHS), copy in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what control NHS hospital trusts have over the volume of patients being referred to hospitals. - Includes ref to HSC 2002/007 (Securing Service Delivery: Commissioning Freedoms of Primary Care Trusts) and HSC 1998/198 (Commissioning in the new NHS), copy in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many wards in NHS hospitals have regularly had patients of both sexes staying at the same time in the last 12 months; on how many occasions over the last 12 months hospitals have admitted a patient into a ward reserved for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many wards in NHS hospitals have regularly had patients of both sexes staying at the same time in the last 12 months; on how many occasions over the last 12 months hospitals have admitted a patient into a ward reserved for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total amount invoiced to private patients by NHS trusts was in each of the last five years. - Department does not keep any information relating to such invoices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total amount invoiced to private patients by NHS trusts was in each of the last five years. - Department does not keep any information relating to such invoices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the most recent reports of the Patient Environment and Action Team inspection units for acute trusts in the Northern and Yorkshire statistical area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the most recent reports of the Patient Environment and Action Team inspection units for acute trusts in the Northern and Yorkshire statistical area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the average bed occupancy rate, as a percentage, for each NHS hospital trust in England from April 2001 to April 2003. - Inc ref to Department of Health's website at: www.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity/data_requests/beds_open_over night.htm for years 2000-01...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the average bed occupancy rate, as a percentage, for each NHS hospital trust in England from April 2001 to April 2003. - Inc ref to Department of Health's website at: www.doh.gov.uk/hospitalactivity/data_requests/beds_open_over night.htm for years 2000-01...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list (a) NHS trusts which have wards which do not meet the single sex accommodation standards, (b) NHS trusts which do not meet the additional safety requirements for mentally ill patients and (c) trusts which do not meet the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list (a) NHS trusts which have wards which do not meet the single sex accommodation standards, (b) NHS trusts which do not meet the additional safety requirements for mentally ill patients and (c) trusts which do not meet the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the Audit Commission report on the alteration by NHS hospital trusts of figures on waiting times; and which hospitals in the North West have been accused of altering waiting time lists. - Including ref to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the Audit Commission report on the alteration by NHS hospital trusts of figures on waiting times; and which hospitals in the North West have been accused of altering waiting time lists. - Including ref to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27th January 2003 c398 c679-80W, on mixed sex wards, which NHS trusts in England have mixed-sex sleeping accommodation. - Includes fact that we have no plans to publish the names of the trusts which have or have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27th January 2003 c398 c679-80W, on mixed sex wards, which NHS trusts in England have mixed-sex sleeping accommodation. - Includes fact that we have no plans to publish the names of the trusts which have or have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional resources he has made available to NHS trusts in London to implement the London pilot scheme extending choice for patients. - Inc figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what additional resources he has made available to NHS trusts in London to implement the London pilot scheme extending choice for patients. - Inc figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on near patient testing by NHS trusts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on near patient testing by NHS trusts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he measures the number of mixed-sex wards in NHS trusts; and how many mixed-sex wards there are in (a) each region and (b) England. - (Holding answer 12 December 2002).

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he measures the number of mixed-sex wards in NHS trusts; and how many mixed-sex wards there are in (a) each region and (b) England. - (Holding answer 12 December 2002).