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To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent per head by the NHS on care and treatment for (a) all people, (b) children, (c) young people, (d) those aged 65 years and over and (e) those aged 80 years and over in the most recent period...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 May 2007

Reference

134112; 459 c1788-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the population of (a) Somerset, (b) South Somerset and (c) Yeovil constituency was registered with an NHS dentist in each year from 1988-89 to 2004-05; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 October 2004

For answer on

21 October 2004

Answered on

21 October 2004

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the population of (a) Somerset, (b) South Somerset and (c) Yeovil constituency was registered with an NHS dentist in each year from 1988-89 to 2004-05; and if he will make a statement. [192131] Ms Rosie Winterton: The information requested is not available for the time frame specified. The following tables show the estimated proportions of adults and children registered with a general dental service (GDS) dentist from 1993 to 2002 for Somerset health authority (HA) area and for 2003 and 2004 for the four primary care trusts (PCTs) in Somerset. Dental registration rates in Somerset HA area _________________________________________________________________________________________________. At September each year Proportion of adults registered Proportion of children registered 19931 66.9 73.6 19941 65.2 72.7 19951 59.2 70.7 19961 55.6 71.4 19971 56.1 73.5 1998 49.1 69.5 1999 46.3 67.3 2000 48.6 69.8 2001 46.4 67.7 2002 48.1 66.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Population figures used to calculate the rates are for September 1998. The registration rates for September 1997 and earlier are on a different basis from the later figures because of changes in the registration period--adult period fell from 24 months to 15 months. Dental registration rates in Somerset PCTs _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2003 (August) 2004 (August) PCTs Adults Children Adults Children Mendip 34.9 60.3 37.3 62.1 Taunton Deane 62.8 80.3 55.7 73.5 Somerset Coast 44.3 59.7 39.7 53.8 South Somerset 54.3 74.2 51.7 74.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Patients may access national health service dental services without being registered, for example in the personal dental service.

Date

21 October 2004

Reference

425 c922W; 192131

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his latest estimate is of the number of clients being managed by each drug service in England; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures and fact that the Department does not collect this information centrally.

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 May 2004

Reference

420 c1608W; 163899

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his estimate is of the number of people who die prematurely in the UK each year (a) while waiting for NHS treatment and (b) as a consequence of negligent treatment within the NHS; and if he will make a statement. -...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 October 2002

Reference

76292; 391 c836W;391 c831-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people died in 2001 while on the waiting list for heart surgery; and if he will make a statement. (Also printed in Daily Part at c664-5W). - Information requested is not collected centrally. (Holding answer 24 October 2002).

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 October 2002

Reference

75994; 391 c673-4W;391 c670W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were waiting more than (a) six months and (b) 12 months as (i) in-patients and (ii) out-patients in England as at (A) 31st March 1997 and (B) the latest date for which information is available; and if he will...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 October 2002

For answer on

24 October 2002

Answered on

24 October 2002

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were waiting more than (a) six months and (b) 12 months as (i) in-patients and (ii) out- patients in England as at (A) 31 March 1997 and (B) the latest date for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. [75847] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 23 October 2002]: The tables below show the number of patients still waiting for elective admission and a consultant outpatient appointment by length of time waiting at 31 March 1997 and the latest available date. Data are not collected on patients waiting over 12 months for a consultant outpatient appointment. Patients Waiting for Elective Admission: England (Responsible population based) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Patients waiting Month end over 6 months over 12 months Mar-97 283,866 30,245 Aug-02 250,794 18,234 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health form QF01 Patients Waiting for First Consultant Outpatient Appointment Following GP Referral: NHS Trusts in England _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month end Patients waiting over 26 weeks Mar-97 70,689 Jun-02 1,145 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health form QM08

Date

24 October 2002

Reference

75847; 391 c506-7W;391 c505W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish guidance from his Department to NHS trusts and health authorities on the speed of processing of patients onto (a) inpatient and (b) outpatient waiting lists following (i) GP and (ii) consultant referral; and if he will make a...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 October 2002

Reference

76288; 391 c505-6W;391 c504W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether endoscopy tests are included in the waiting list figures for (a) inpatients and (b) outpatients; what guidance has been issued to hospital trusts and health authorities about exclusion of endoscopies from waiting list statistics over the last five years; and if...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 October 2002

Reference

75985; 391 c506W;391 c504W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list, for each English health authority and trust, the number of patients who have been waiting for more than six months to see a consultant, after having been referred by a consultant; and if he will make a statement....

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 October 2002

Reference

75846; 391 c506W;391 c504-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients have been sent abroad for operations over the last three months; in which countries they have been treated; what has been the cost saving to the NHS; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures. (Holding...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 October 2001

For answer on

12 March 2002

Answered on

12 March 2002

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS patients have been sent abroad for operations over the last three months; in which countries they have been treated; what has been the cost saving to the NHS; and if he will make a statement. [11474] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 1 November 2001]: I apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002, Official Report, column 192W. Under the pilot scheme to send national health service patients abroad, currently under way in south-east England, 18 patients travelled for treatment in January and 41 in February. 11 patients travelled for treatment on Friday 1 March and a further 20 are due to travel in the week commencing 4 March. The patients are being treated in France and Germany. We expect up to 200 patients to travel overseas for treatment as part of the pilot. The prices for these procedures are commercially confidential. However, they are comparable to the prices charged for individual operations in the United Kingdom private sector. The Department has authorised a total of 252 E112 applications since the beginning of December 2001, permitting patients to receive treatment, maternity care or continuing care in other countries of the European Economic Area, funded by the NHS. 72 in December, 94 in January and 86 in February. (These figures are GB figures, as the Department administers this scheme on behalf of Scotland and Wales.) However, the fact that a given number of forms were authorised in a given period does not necessarily mean that the same number of patients actually travelled overseas in that period. The countries involved were Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Spain. No information on costs can be provided as invoices are submitted retrospectively.

Date

12 March 2002

Reference

11474; 381 c1060W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, What plans he has to improve access to NHS dentistry in the Yeovil constituency. - Inc figures.

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

26 February 2002

Reference

380 c543-4; 34700

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

1st supplementary on same.

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

26 February 2002

Reference

380 c543-4

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is his estimate of the total cost to the NHS of the knee replacements to be carried out on three patients from West Sussex at the Lutterhaus Hospital in Germany in February, including travel costs and accommodation costs; and if he...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 February 2002

Reference

32876; 380 c315W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the 10 health authorities with the (a) highest and (b) lowest expenditure by weighted head; and if he will estimate the number of people waiting for more than six months in each of these health authority areas for...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 January 2002

For answer on

6 February 2002

Answered on

6 February 2002

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the 10 health authorities with the (a) highest and (b) lowest expenditure by weighted head; and if he will estimate the number of people waiting for more than six months in each of these health authority areas for (i) in-patient treatment and (ii) out-patient treatment; and if he will make a statement. [32561] Mr. Hutton: For the reasons set out in the notes to the table, expenditure per head cannot be reliably compared between health authorities, nor necessarily be correlated with waiting times information. The 10 health authorities with the highest and lowest expenditure per weighted head of population in 2000-01 are shown in the table. The numbers of people waiting for more than six months for in-patient and for out-patient treatment are shown both as total numbers waiting and also as the numbers waiting per 1,000 head of weighted population. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of patients waiting over 6 months Number of patients waiting over 26 weeks (= 6 months) Health authority Expenditure per For in-patient For in-patient For 1st out-patient For 1st out-patient weighted head of treatment treatment per 1,000 appointment appointment population (£) head of weighted following GP following GP population referral referral per 1,000 head of weighted population 10 health authorities with highest expenditure per weighted head Morecambe Bay 1,346.04 1,085 3.4 722 2.3 Camden and Islington 1,067.88 1,147 2.3 821 1.6 Sefton 1,040.25 1,811 6.1 779 2.6 Dorset 1,023.69 47 0.1 19 0.0 Kensington, Chelsea and 1,011.24 838 1.7 324 0.6 Westminster Bromley 971.74 1,913 6.5 186 0.6 Barnet 959.87 1,298 3.9 654 2.0 East Surrey 958.66 3,009 7.9 184 0.5 Sheffield 956.59 1,868 3.3 1,236 2.2 Croydon 925.44 2,145 6.5 92 0.3 10 health authorities with lowest expenditure per weighted head Stockport 759.28 1,389 5.0 605 2.2 Solihull 756.17 473 2.4 16 0.1 Buckinghamshire 755.09 3,419 5.6 559 0.9 Hillingdon 753.76 987 4.0 421 1.7 St. Helens and Knowsley 749.06 1,782 4.7 1,140 3.0 West Pennine 746.22 1,939 4.0 449 0.9 North Derbyshire 744.33 1,649 4.5 221 0.6 East Lancashire 740.66 2,405 4.3 613 1.1 County Durham and 738.32 1,852 2.8 441 0.7 Darlington Wigan and Bolton 732.65 2,638 4.3 1,601 2.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. In many health authorities there are factors which distort the expenditure per head. These include: the health authority acting in a lead capacity to commission healthcare or fund training on behalf of other health bodies; asset revaluations in NHS Trusts being funded through health authorities; and some double counting of expenditure between health authorities and primary care trusts within the health authority area. Allocations per weighted head of population provide a much more reliable measure to identify differences between funding of health authorities. 2. Expenditure is taken from health authority and primary care trust summarisation forms which are prepared on a resource basis and therefore differ from allocations in the year. The expenditure is the total spent by the health authority and by the primary care trusts within each health authority area. The majority of General Dental Services expenditure is not included in the health authority or primary care trust accounts and is separately accounted for by the Dental Practice Board. 3. Health authorities and primary care trusts should account for their expenditure on a gross basis. This results in an element of double counting where one body acts as the main commissioner and is then reimbursed by other bodies. The effect of this double counting within the answer cannot be identified. Sources: Health authority summarisation forms 2000-01 Primary care trust summarisation schedules 2000-01 Weighted population estimates 2000-01 QFO1/QMO8R Waiting times data quarterly returns, end March 2001.

Date

6 February 2002

Reference

32561; 379 c1040-2W;379 c1036-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the total cost of treating NHS patients who were sent for treatment in French hospitals on 18th January broken down by (a) treatment costs paid to French hospitals, (b) other treatment costs, (c) travel costs, (d) non-clinical care...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 January 2002

For answer on

28 January 2002

Answered on

28 January 2002

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimates he has made of the cost of treating patients sent abroad for treatment until the end of March 2002; [29717] (2) if he will publish the estimated costs of the treatment of patients who were sent on 18 January to receive treatment (a) at La Louvie-re hospital in France and (b) in a private sector hospital in England. [29716] Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the total cost to each health authority involved of the package of care for (a) cataract and (b) joint replacement operations per patient treated in (i) the UK under the NHS, (ii) Lille and paid for by the NHS and (iii) private hospitals and paid for by the NHS. [29674] Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the total cost of treating NHS patients who were sent for treatment in French hospitals on 18 January broken down by (a) treatment costs paid to French hospitals, (b) other treatment costs, (c) travel costs, (d) non-clinical care costs and (e) other costs; if he will estimate the difference between the total costs of this form of treatment and the standard NHS costs of treatment; and if he will make a statement. [30021] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 23 and 24 January 2002]: The precise costs of the national health service funded operations purchased in Lille are commercially confidential. The same approach is taken in relation to NHS funded operations in the private sector in the United Kingdom, where we anonymise data before releasing it. Clearly this would be impossible in the present case. Direct comparisons of the costs of overseas treatment and NHS costs are not straightforward; for example, prices agreed so far for hip and knee replacements include intensive rehabilitation which would not be included in standard NHS reference costs. In general the prices agreed so far for treatment overseas are in excess of NHS average reference costs but comparable to those in the UK private sector. However, we would expect better prices if and when we commit to larger volumes of patients travelling overseas to individual hospitals. £1.1 million to fund treatment costs has been made available to the three test bed sites in south-east England who are developing processes for sending patients overseas. Depending on the case mix, this should fund 200 to 300 procedures. The primary care group will have to take account for how it spends its share of the public money that it receives as well as how it secures the highest possible standards of care and good value for money.

Date

28 January 2002

Reference

379 c153-4W; 30021

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people from (a) East Kent, (b) Portsmouth, (c) West Sussex/East Surrey and (d) other areas of England were sent to other European countries for health treatment between (i) 1st January and 31st December 2001 and (ii) 1st January and 30th...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 January 2002

For answer on

22 January 2002

Answered on

22 January 2002

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people from (a) East Kent, (b) Portsmouth, (c) West Sussex/East Surrey and (d) other areas of England were sent to other European countries for health treatment between (i) 1 January and 31 December 2001 and (ii) 1 January and 30 January 2002; if he will make a statement on the comparative costs of such treatments compared with the NHS in England, taking into account travel costs; and if he will make a statement on the conclusions of the three test-bed pilot schemes for overseas treatments. [26913] Mr. Hutton: No patients from East Kent, Portsmouth or West Sussex/East Surrey were sent to other European countries for treatment in 2001. Subject to contract, East Kent plan to send 18 patients to France for treatment before the end of January. Portsmouth plan to send one patient to France during the same period. West Sussex/ East Surrey will commence sending patients overseas in February. Portsmouth will send further patients overseas in February and March. Direct comparisons of the costs of overseas treatment and national health service costs are not straightforward; for example, prices so far for hip and knee replacements include intensive rehabilitation which would not be included in standard NHS reference costs. In general the prices agreed so far for treatment overseas are in excess of NHS average reference costs but comparable to those in the United Kingdom private sector. However, we would expect better prices if and when we commit to larger volumes of patients travelling overseas to individual hospitals. The test bed exercise continues until the end of the financial year. It is therefore too early to draw any firm conclusions.

Date

22 January 2002

Reference

378 c752W;378 c748W; 26913

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) inpatients and (b) outpatients have been treated by the NHS for each six month reporting period since 1990; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table. (Holding answer 5 December 2001).

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 November 2001

For answer on

13 December 2001

Answered on

13 December 2001

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients have been treated by the NHS for each six month reporting period since 1990; and if he will make a statement. [18883] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 5 December 2001]: The number of admissions to national health service trusts since 1990-91 is given in the table. This does not represent the number of patients as a person may be admitted on more than one occasion. Admissions to NHS hospitals 1990-91 to 2000-01 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year April to September October to March Total 1990-91 4,245,512 3,942,575 8,188,087 1991-92 4,364,105 4,360,223 8,724,328 1992-93 4,570,565 4,508,298 9,078,863 1993-94 4,730,660 4,761,992 9,492,652 1994-95 4,909,917 4,947,403 9,857,320 1995-96 5,102,088 5,144,912 10,247,000 1996-97 5,152,980 5,037,709 10,190,689 1997-98 5,363,519 5,174,016 10,537,535 1998-99 5,248,399 5,460,573 10,708,972 1999-2000 5,521,349 5,504,595 11,025,944 2000-01 5,540,970 5,460,125 11,001,095 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The following table shows the number of people seen as out-patients and the total attendance in out-patients-- as some people will attend more than once--since 1990-91. It is not possible to provide a six monthly breakdown as data on all out-patient episodes is only collected annually. Out-patient attendance at NHS hospitals 1990-91 to 2000-01 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number of out-patients Number of out-patient episodes 1990-91 8,501,760 36,111,504 1991-92 8,941,526 36,893,710 1992-93 9,342,280 37,527,038 1993-94 9,680,593 38,202,391 1994-95 10,362,877 39,305,800 1995-96 10,989,334 40,117,691 1996-97 11,294069 40,872,769 1997-98 11,529,432 41,635,269 1998-99 11,777,780 42,154,397 1999-2000 12,136,405 43,040,699 2000-01 12,466,233 43,569,340 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These figures show a significant increase in the number of admissions to hospitals and the number of people seen as out-patients since 1990-91. The NHS Plan commitment is that by 2005 the maximum waiting time for in-patient treatment will be cut from 18 months now to six months, the maximum waiting time for a routine out-patient appointment will be halved from over six months now to three months and traditional waiting lists will be replaced with booking systems. By the end of 2008 we aim to treat all out-patients and in-patients within three months, subject to recruitment and reform.

Date

13 December 2001

Reference

376 c981-2W; 18883

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the difference in cancer survival rates between the UK and other European countries; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 31 October 2001).

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2001

Reference

10748; 375 c244W;375 c249-50W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what are the (a) parliamentary constituencies and (b) NHS health trusts in which there are no NHS dentists taking new adult NHS patients; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 November 2001

Reference

374 c678W; 14131

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of the population who regularly visit their general practitioner for each of the last 10 years. - Inc table and ref to 'Living in Britain - Results from the General Household Survey'. (Holding...

Asked by

David Laws (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 October 2001

For answer on

5 November 2001

Answered on

5 November 2001

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of the population who regularly visit their general practitioner for each of the last 10 years. [11037] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 31 October 2001]: The information is not collected in the form requested. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes an estimate of the proportion of the population of Great Britain who consult a general practitioner within a 14 day period in their report "Living in Britain--Results from the General Household Survey". The table shows the estimate for each year for which figures are available from 1988. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Percentage consulted GP in last 14 days 1988 14 1989 15 1990 16 1991 14 1992 15 1993 17 1994 15 1995 16 1996 16 1998 14 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: ONS "Living in Britain--Results from the General Household Survey" The survey was not carried out in 1997 or 1999 and the report for 2000 is expected in December.

Date

5 November 2001

Reference

11037; 374 c108-9W;374 c108W

House

House of Commons

Age group	Expenditure per head (£)
All births	2,742
Age 0-4	1,046
Age 5-15	210
Age 16-44	459
Age 45-64	586
Age 65-74	1,416
Age 75-84	2,371
Age 85+	4,077
Average	765
Note:
2003-04 is the latest year this data is available.
Source:
HCHS Programme Budget 2003-04 and ONS mid-year population estimates 2003.

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