Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time was for cancer test results (a) at York Hospital and (b) in England in 2009-10 and each subsequent year.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Information is collected on waiting times from referral to test, but not from test to test result and is published online at:
http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/
The collection includes all waits for 15 key diagnostic tests and procedures, but it is not possible to identify which were for suspected cancer.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which services the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) declined to fund, in some or all cases, or restricted access to, for patients in their area, which were funded without such restriction for patients living in other CCG areas in 2013 and in each subsequent year.
Answered by Jane Ellison
This information is not collected centrally.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group spent on managing provider contracts in 2013 and in each subsequent year.
Answered by Jane Ellison
This information is not collected centrally.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many falls (a) at home and (b) in total were recorded by health and social care providers in (i) York Central constituency and (ii) City of York local authority area in 2010 and each subsequent year.
Answered by Norman Lamb
The information is not available in the format requested. Data is only held in relation to falls which lead to a hospital admission. We have provided a count of finished admission episodes where an external cause of fall was recorded.
The information is not available in the format requested. Data is only held in relation to falls which lead to a hospital admission. We have provided a count of finished admission episodes where an external cause of fall was recorded.
Count of finished admission episodes1 (FAEs) where an external cause2 of fall was recorded for a) York Central constituency3 and b) York Unitary Authority Area4 for years 2010-11 to 2013-145
Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector
Year | York Central constituency | York Unitary Authority |
2010-11 | 892 | 1,852 |
2011-12 | 840 | 1,758 |
2012-13 | 788 | 1,548 |
2013-14 | 801 | 1,613 |
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre
1 Finished admission episodes
A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.
2 External cause codes
Falls are categorised by the following external cause codes:
W00 Fall on same level involving ice and snow
W01 Fall on same level from slipping tripping and stumbling
W02 Fall involving ice-skates skis roller-skates or skateboards
W03 Other fall same level due collision/pushing by another person
W04 Fall while being carried or supported by other persons
W05 Fall involving wheelchair
W06 Fall involving bed
W07 Fall involving chair
W08 Fall involving other furniture
W09 Fall involving playground equipment
W10 Fall on and from stairs and steps
W11 Fall on and from ladder
W12 Fall on and from scaffolding
W13 Fall from out of or through building or structure
W14 Fall from tree
W15 Fall from cliff
W16 Diving/jumping into water causing injury other than drowning or submersion
W17 Other fall from one level to another
W18 Other fall on same level
W19 Unspecified fall
3 Parliamentary constituency of residence
The parliamentary constituency containing the patient’s normal home address. This does not necessarily reflect where the patient was treated as they may have travelled to another parliamentary constituency for treatment. This field is only available from 2009-10 onwards.
4 Local authority of residence
The local authority containing the patient’s normal home address. This does not necessarily reflect where the patient was treated as they may have travelled to another local authority for treatment.
5 Assessing growth through time (Admitted patient care)
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. Conversely, apparent increases in activity may be due to improved recording of diagnosis or procedure information.
Note that HES include activity ending in the year in question and run from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity ending between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many family members looking after a relative at home were registered as carers with the local authority in (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area in (i) April 2010 and (ii) each subsequent April.
Answered by Norman Lamb
The only available data are from the Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care returns (RAP) section of the data collected on the social care activity of councils with adult social services responsibilities.
The data are provided only for York Unitary Authority. The information is not collected at constituency level. The data do not provide information on whether or not the carers seen by local authorities are family members of the person being cared for. The current definition of a carer is taken from the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000, which states that the Act affects ‘carers (aged 16 or over) who provide or intend to provide a substantial amount of care on a regular basis for another individual aged 18 or over’.
Although the Act refers only to carers aged 16 or over, younger carers of adults should be included in these data. The Act excludes from the definition of a carer, paid care workers and volunteers from a voluntary organisation.
The collection period runs from 1 April to 31 March. For example, for 2010/11, the collection period runs from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011. The figures provided are rounded to the nearest five people.
Table 1 - Number of carers for whom assessments or reviews were completed during the period (for all age groups of carer, all client groups and all age groups of the person cared for by the carer).
Collection period | Carer assessed separately | Carer assessed jointly with person cared for by carer | Declined | Total |
2010/11 | 660 | 920 | 20 | 1,595 |
2011/12 | 715 | 760 | 15 | 1,490 |
2012/13 | 575 | 835 | 5 | 1,420 |
2013/14 | 515 | 930 | 15 | 1,455 |
Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) – RAP C1.
Table 2 - Number of carers receiving different types of services provided as an outcome of an assessment or review (for all age groups of carer, all client groups, and all age groups of the person cared for by the carer).
Collection period | Receiving services | Receiving information only | Total |
2010/11 | 640 | 940 | 1,575 |
2011/12 | 635 | 840 | 1,475 |
2012/13 | 500 | 915 | 1,415 |
2013/14 | 245 | 1,200 | 1,440 |
Source: HSCIC - RAP C2.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people presented at the A&E Department at York Hospital in each month of (a) 2014 and (b) the last 10 years.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The configuration of local health services is a matter for the local NHS. The Monkgate walk in service relocated to the emergency department at York Hospital in April 2012 as part of the development of an integrated urgent care centre staffed by multi-disciplinary team of medical and nursing staff to treat minor illness and injury. This followed a period of engagement with patients and the public and key stakeholders including the York Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Information on presentations at the accident and emergency department at York Hospital is not available in the format requested.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when and for what reason the NHS walk-in centre in Monkgate, York has closed; and how many people used that centre in its last year of operation.
Answered by Jane Ellison
The configuration of local health services is a matter for the local NHS. The Monkgate walk in service relocated to the emergency department at York Hospital in April 2012 as part of the development of an integrated urgent care centre staffed by multi-disciplinary team of medical and nursing staff to treat minor illness and injury. This followed a period of engagement with patients and the public and key stakeholders including the York Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Information on presentations at the accident and emergency department at York Hospital is not available in the format requested.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people living in (a) York, (b) Yorkshire and Humber and (c) England sought advice from NHS Direct in each of its last five years of operation.
Answered by Jane Ellison
This information is not held centrally.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made by NHS property services, the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group and the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in preparing plans for the replacement of (a) Bootham Park Hospital and (b) Lime Trees in York; when he plans to make a public announcement about those plans; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Dan Poulter
NHS Property Services is taking a leading role as the requirements for health facilities in York are established. Until the future is decided and to ensure that services can continue to be provided from the site, the Company is investing £1.3 million in Bootham Park and Cherry Tree House in order to improve the experience of patients.
Work has also recently been completed on a full refurbishment of Mill Lodge, which enabled child and adolescent mental health services to relocate there from Lime Trees in December 2014. As a result of the completed works, Mill Lodge now has sufficient capacity to provide local care for a number of young people closer to their homes than was previously possible.
In order to ensure the National Health Service makes the best use of its mental health estate in York for the long-term benefit of local people, the Company is working with the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and York City Council to develop a coherent, joined-up estates plan.
We look forward to updating the House on the progress being made later in the year.