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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list all the National Health statistics which the Government has decided no longer to (a) collect and (b) publish during the last three years; [143795] (2) if he will publish, for each of the last six years for which figures were available, each set of national statistics which the Government has decided not to collect during the last three years; [143796] (3) if he will publish, for each of the last six years for which figures are available, each set of statistics which the Government is considering no longer collecting; [143797] (4) if he will list the national health statistics which the Government is considering no longer collecting or publishing; and which of these are undergoing a consultation process at present to assess the value of continuing to collect them. [143798] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 15 December 2003]: The Department is committed to minimising the burden on national health service and social care staff of collecting information while ensuring that information required to monitor performance and measure activity within health and social care system is available. As priorities change, statistical collections are reviewed and may be dropped or revised, or new collections may be implemented. The Department is currently undertaking a thorough review of NHS statistical collections to reduce the burden that the centre places on the NHS. Details of the Department's current NHS statistical collections are available on the Department's website at www. doh.gov.uk/stats/rocr. Details of NHS collections discontinued between 1997 and 2003 are shown in table 1; information on other returns and publications discontinued in the last three years are shown in tables 2 and 3. Table 1--NHS collections discontinued between 1997 and 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Return description Reference Year last collected Work area GP Fundholders and Health CIC, QMX, OT 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Authority commissioning activity and continuing care returns Wheelchairs and Artificial Limbs K073 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Purchasing Intentions of NHS PKD, Pl(2) 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Trusts NHS Performance Tables-Unit PT1&PT2 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Details and data collection Summary of NHS Trust Activity QMX5 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Additional data items to be 1997 Hospital and Community Activity collected on waiting time returns Clinical Effectiveness Monitoring CLINMON 1997 Hospital and Community Activity Contract Cost Analysis MCP700 1997 Estates Maternity Medical Services SBE504 1997 Primary care Provided by GMPs Contraceptives Services Provided DI24 1997 Primary care by GMPs Primary Care Act Pilots (PCAPS) 1997 Primary care ECR--ECR Tariffs ECR-ECR 1997 Finance Market Testing: Annual Returns & EL(96)84 1997 Finance Result Cards GP Fundholder Expenditure from PC1-05, PC1-06 1997 Finance Savings During year and Savings Available to Spend Plan Memorandum Information T8P 1997 Finance Trust Funds returns TAC101-109 1997 Finance Monitoring Local Pay LPNMIa 1997 Workforce Public Sector Payment Policy (T)(6) 1998 Finance Performance Cash Flow Forecast T7P 1998 Finance Abolition of HFR20 -Payments made 1999 Finance from the joint finance allocation Professional Advice and Support KC54 2000 Hospital and Community Activity Programmes: Maternity Services (KC54) HFR Summary Return of Patient KP70 2000 Hospital and Community Activity Activity General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) 2000 Primary care losses and Recoveries GP Fundholding Budget and PC1-01 to 04 2000 Finance Expenditure Monitoring of Delayed Discharges CCMON 2000 Miscellaneous Availability of Dentistry: A6 2001 Primary care Quarterly monitoring report Clinical Psychology Services KT24 2003 Hospital and Community Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 2--Other statistical collections discontinued _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Last collected RH(N) Nursing care homes 31 March 2001 RA Residential homes 31 March 2001 Registration and inspection survey (number of home closures, etc.) 2000-01 Mid year data for seven Social Services Performance Framework 2002-03 (PAF) indicators _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 3--Statistical publications discontinued in the last three years _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Last published Activity, workload and resources of local authorities, health 1999-2000 authorities and joint inspection clients; summary results of a survey in England Community maternity services (KC54) 1999-2000 Residential Personal Social Services for adults (part now 2000-01 published as supported residents) Private Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Clinics 2000-01 Clinical psychology services (KT24) 2002-03 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

415 c1128-30W;415 c1128-9W; 143795;143796;143797;143798

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Disclosure of information NHS Public participation Statistics

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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