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Written question asked by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Monday, 4 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 December 2006. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 December 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

““Choosing Health””

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) qualifications and (b) training for assessments are required of ““Choosing Health”” accredited health trainers.
Answer

The employment requirements are that health trainers satisfy the mandatory core competencies supplied by the Department. The core competencies, developed by Skills for Health with the Department, were finalised at the end of the early adopter phase, which finished 31 March 2006. Health trainer training is agreed and implemented at a local level.Formal accreditation is being developed with awarding bodies and should be in place in the first half of 2007.

£000
Sir Robert Peel Hospital Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust
South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust Total cash terms Total real terms Cash terms Real terms
1998-99 81,298 n/a 81,298 95,710 62,510 73,591
1999-2000 90,351 n/a 90,351 104,259 69,676 80,402
2000-01 95,094 n/a 95,094 108,210 71,544 81,412
2001-02 94,674 98,894 193,568 215,159 82,551 91,759
2002-03 78,064 112,964 191,028 205,965 89,050 96,013
2003-04 77,340 129,012 206,352 216,062 93,715 98,125
2004-05 81,142 147,343 228,485 232,820 106,570 108,592
2005-06 84,380 165,484 249,864 249,864 113,492 113,492
Note:
South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust only came into existence on 1 April 2001, as a result of merging the First Community NHS Trust, the Foundation NHS Trust and the Premier Health NHS Trust. Figures shown before 2001-02 are combined for these three trusts.
Sources:
1. Audited summarisation schedules of the South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust and its predecessor trusts 1998-99 to 2005-06.
2. Audited summarisation schedules of the Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust 1998-99 to 2005-06.
3. Audited summarisation schedules of the Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust 2001-02 to 2005-06.
4. Treasury GDP Deflator used to provide the real terms figures, with 2005-06 as the baseline.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
454 c1160W;454 c1161W; 105363
Session
2006-07
Notes
Incorrect table printed in Daily Part, not reprinted in Bound Volume.
Subjects
Health services Health trainers
Link
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