Health

written question – answered on 26 May 2004.

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  • Alzheimer's Disease

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to increase his Department's budget allocation to genetic research into the causes of Alzheimer's in the current financial...

  • Ashford Hospital

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the deadline is for concluding contractual negotiations with Capio for the creation of an independent sector treatment centre at Ashford hospital,...

  • Bowel Cancer Screening

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will reduce the waiting time from four to two weeks for bowel cancer screening for symptomatic patients, as recommended in the pilot report of the...

  • Breastfeeding

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to develop a breastfeeding strategy.

  • Bronzefield Prison

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the expected cost is to the North Surrey Primary Care Trust of providing health services to Bronzefield Prison, Ashford, Middlesex during...

  • Clinical Trials

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to review the parameters used for clinical trials.

  • Dentistry

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the number of dentists in England.

  • Dentistry

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to introduce free dental care for persons in receipt of incapacity benefit.

  • Dentistry

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists ceased providing treatment for patients on the NHS in each year since 1997, broken down by month; and if he will make a statement.

  • Dentistry

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to recruit dentists from abroad; and if he will make a statement.

  • Drug Rehabilitation

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to reduce waiting times for drug rehabilitation treatment in Chorley; what the budget is for the drug action team in Chorley; how...

  • Drug Rehabilitation

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in Bootle are receiving drug treatment.

  • Eye Tests (Blackpool, South)

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residents of Blackpool, South aged over 60 years have benefited from the abolition of charges for eye tests.

  • Health Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for eye operations in Liverpool was in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003.

  • Health Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what changes there have been in NHS waiting list times for the residents of (a) Manchester, Blackley and (b) the City of Manchester in the last seven years.

  • Health Services

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many NHS patients waited for more than six months for operations within Nottinghamshire health authorities areas in each year since 1997; (2)...

  • Missed Appointments

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients failed to attend (a) hospital appointments and (b) general practitioner appointments in Chorley in each year since 2000; and what the...

  • National Programme for IT

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what timescale his Department has set for the implementation of the national programme for IT in general practice.

  • NHS Costs

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the latest estimated annual costs incurred by the NHS as the result of (a) alcohol, (b) tobacco and (c) other drug use are.

  • Patient Involvement Activity

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each year since 1997 the amount of money spent on (a) community health councils, (b) the Commission for Public Patient Involvement,...

  • Public Bodies

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation intends to republish its Green Book; and whether it will be made available online.

  • Public Bodies

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on the Patient Information Advisory Group in the last financial year for which figures are available; how many times a year this group...

  • Sativex

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health when Sativex will be licensed; and what restrictions will be placed on its prescription.