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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior citizens in North Staffordshire have received (a) free eye tests and (b) help towards glasses and contact lenses since 1997. - Inc table and fact that the information is not available in the format requested and also information on...

Asked by

Paul Farrelly (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many senior citizens in North Staffordshire have received (a) free eye tests and (b) help towards glasses and contact lenses since 1997. [198568] Dr. Ladyman: The information is not available in the format requested. The table shows the number of national health service sight tests for patients aged 60 and over paid for by the former North Staffordshire health authority (HA), for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2003 and for the four primary care trusts (PCTs) covering the old North Staffordshire HA for the year ending 31 March 2004. General Ophthalmic services: number of sight tests paid for, for patients aged 60 and over for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2004 (thousand) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. HA name/PCT name Number of sight tests for aged 60 and over 1999-2000 North Staffordshire HA 32.3 2000-01 North Staffordshire HA 36.4 2001-02 North Staffordshire HA 42.6 2002-03 North Staffordshire HA 49.1 2003-04 Newcastle-under-Lyme PCT 9.8 North Stoke PCT 16.9 South Stoke PCT 10.4 Staffordshire Moorlands PCT 6.9 Total -- 44.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Eligibility for NHS sight tests was extended to patients aged 60 and over from 1 April 1999. PCTs took over responsibilities from HAs in October 2002. Sight tests can not be equated to the numbers of patients. Although most people do not come back for a sight test within the year, some patients suffering from medical conditions are advised to have re- examinations sooner. Information on how many senior citizens received help towards glasses and contact lenses is not collected centrally.

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198568; 426 c1672-3W;426 c1675-6W

House

House of Commons

National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004

SI 2004/1138 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 6 May 2004.

Department

Department of Health

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

15 April 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1138

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monitoring has been undertaken by his Department of the availability of opticians who will accept NHS vouchers for prescriptions for spectacles; what representations he has received on the reimbursement of opticians by NHS organisations of the value of NHS vouchers for...

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Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 March 2004

Reference

419 c926W;419 c928W; 160677;160678

House

House of Commons

National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) and (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 2004

SI 2004/642 (Negative instrument). Coming into force (Vote)

Department

Department of Health

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

11 March 2004

Reference

SI 2004/642

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

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