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MRSA
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have (a) successfully claimed and (b) tried to claim compensation (i) having contracted MRSA and (ii) having had a member of their family contract MRSA at an NHS hospital in each of the last five years. [34518]
Jane Kennedy: The information available is shown in the table.
Notification year | (A) Number of successful claims made (i.e. damages paid) | (B) Number of attempted claims made |
|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 11 | 19 |
| 2001–02 | 21 | 50 |
| 2002–03 | 33 | 91 |
| 2003–04 | 30 | 104 |
| 2004–05 | 16 | 109 |
Notes:
1.Column (A) shows the number of successful claims and column(B) shows the total number of attempted claims. It is not possible however, to provide a breakdown of the data into the question's categories (i) and (ii)—as centrally held data do not differentiate between a patient and a member of their family claiming for negligence.
2.The figures provided are in respect of all claims where MRSA is stated as an element of the claim—it could be a cause" or an injury". The contraction of the MRSA could be a non-negligent consequence of the negligent act.
3.The number of claims are shown by notification year i.e. the financial year in which the Trust was first notified that a claim was going to be made. Because the notification date can be up to three years after the incident, the information in the table is subject to updates that might place additional claims in certain years.
Source:
NHS Litigation Authority
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NHS Finance
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cumulative break-even position as reported in the final accounts of (a) strategic health authorities, (b) primary care trusts, (c) NHS trusts and (d) other care trusts was in each of the last five years, broken down by Government Office region. [29928]
Mr. Byrne: The break even cumulative position for national health service trusts for the period 2000–01 to 2004–05 is provided by Government Office region, in table one.
Notes:
1.For accounting purposes, the figures include data for the five care trusts.
2.The figures exclude NHS Foundation Trust data in 2004–05.
Source:
Audited summarisation schedules of the NHS trusts 2000–01 to 2004–05.
The term cumulative break even does not apply to strategic health authorities (SHAs) and primary care trusts (PCTs).
If a SHA or PCT reports a deficit position in one year, that deficit is recovered by deducting it from the resources available to them in the subsequent year, therefore their current performance represents their cumulative position.
The final audited financial position for health authorities (HA) for the period 2000–01 to 2001–02 and for SHAs, formed in 2002–03, for the period 2002–03 to 2004–05, aggregated by Government office region is provided in table two.
Note:
SHAs came into existence in 2002–03. For 2000–01 and 2001–02 figures shown are for HAs.
Source:
Audited summarisation schedules of the health authorities 2000–01 and 2001–02 and audited summarisation schedules of the strategic health authorities 2002–03 to 2004–05.
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The final audited financial position for PCTs for the period 2000–01 to 2004–05, aggregated by Government office region is provided in table three.
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Note:
Primary Care Trusts came into existence in 2000–01, however Revenue Allocations were not made directly to them until 2003–04.
Source:
Audited summarisation schedules of the primary care trusts 2000–01 to 2004–05.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) terms of reference, (b) powers and (c) costs are of the turnaround teams she is sending into NHS organisations in deficit. [35367]
Mr. Byrne: The turnaround teams will support the national health service in identifying opportunities to deliver services with greater cost-effectiveness and to make financial savings. They will help the local NHS ensure that the NHS delivers both its key targets and financial balance.
An initial assessment to ensure that the 63 organisations, that are forecasting the most significant deficits, have financial control and there are an agreed set of actions to restore financial balance began on 7 December.
Following the initial assessment the teams will agree a tailored package of turnaround support with each organisation and the strategic health authority. The teams will then support the chief executive of the organisations in delivering turnaround. The type and length of engagement will be tailored to the needs of specific organisations. The chief executives will remain responsible for delivery in their organisations.
The contract for this work was awarded in accordance with Department tendering arrangements. The amount of the contract is commercial in confidence.
NHS Interpreting Service
John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Healthif she will ensure provision of a comprehensive 24-hour interpreting service within the national health service. [39403]
Ms Rosie Winterton: NHS Direct provides a 24-hour telephone service and there is full 24-hour availability of interpretation for all callers to the service. Other national health service trusts and bodies provide interpreting services on a local basis, and their availability in general reflects the opening hours of the services provided.
NHS Loans
Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1)what amount of interest is paid by NHS trusts on NHS loans; [33996]
(2) if she will list NHS acute trusts which borrowed money from the NHS to remain in balance in the 2004–05financial year; and how much interest each was charged. [34254]
Mr. Byrne: No national health service organisation has the legal power to make loans to any other NHS organisation or any other body.
As NHS trusts do not have the power to lend money to other NHS organisations, there was no interest charged in respect of borrowings from the NHS.
However, strategic health authorities (SHAs) can provide planned financial support. The recovery of this support is managed locally by the SHAs.
The following table shows the planned support required by NHS trusts to achieve financial balance or better in 2004–05.
Note:
These figures do not include NHS foundation trusts.
Source:
Audited NHS trust summarisation schedules 2004–05.
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