asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the health topics for which there are telephone advice or information services wholly or partly subsidised by his Department; and if he has any plans to extend the range of telephone information services he subsidises.
[pursuant to her reply, 11 May 1987, c. 127]: The Department directly funds the following organisations for the following services:
- SCODA (Standing Conference on Drug Abuse)—Drugs Misuse
- BSS (Broadcasting Support Services)—AIDS
- Community Health Initiatives
- Child abuse ("Childline" and "Touchline")
- Senile and pre-senile dementia
- Anorexia and bulimia nervosa
- Bereavement counselling
- Mental health services and issues
- Ethnic minorities' mental health matters
1984–85
| 1985–86
| 1986–87
| ||||||
Number of trainees completing courses
| Total training weeks offered
| Number of trainees completing courses
| Total training weeks offered
| Number of trainees completing courses
| Total training weeks offered
| Travel-to-work area6
| Unemployment rate5 6 12 June 1986 per cent.
| |
| Barking | 119 | 7,257 | 217 | 8,455 | 477 | 9,783 | London | 10·4 |
| Basildon | 167 | 6,998 | 163 | 5,466 | 162 | 6,351 | Southend | 13·7 |
| Bellshill | 332 | 10,928 | 879 | 10,307 | 532 | 12,191 | Lanarkshire | 20·6 |
| Bellshill Annexe4 | 85 | 2,957 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Billingham | 158 | 6,366 | 279 | 7,204 | 251 | 9,517 | Stockton-on-Tees | 18·8 |
| Birmingham | 396 | 16,643 | 621 | 15,992 | 834 | 29,558 | Birmingham | 16·0 |
| Birmingham (Castle Bromwich)3 | 387 | 10,671 | 184 | 6,256 | — | — | ||
| Birmingham YTC3 | 138 | 3,937 | — | 1,846 | — | — | ||
| Bradford | 515 | 8,571 | 287 | 6,131 | 504 | 9,255 | Bradford | 15·3 |
| Bristol | 668 | 17,019 | 654 | 14,237 | 690 | 16,722 | Bristol | 10·7 |
| Bristol Annexe3 | 91 | 2,603 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| Cardiff | 182 | 10,968 | 426 | 18,009 | 517 | 11,466 | Cardiff | 13·9 |
| Charlton1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | London | 10·4 |
| Chelmsford | 70 | 2,728 | 100 | 3,075 | 87 | 2,952 | Chelmsford and Braintree | 7·8 |
| Cheshire (Runcorn) | 212 | 5,899 | 215 | 5,412 | 216 | 7,078 | Widnes and Runcorn | 18·6 |
| Chesterfield | 82 | 3,818 | 81 | 3,634 | 169 | 3,968 | Chesterfield | 14·6 |
| Coventry | 363 | 7,962 | 273 | 6,993 | 364 | 7,874 | Coventry and Hinckley | 14·9 |
| Cumbria (Maryport) | 134 | 3,307 | 109 | 3,105 | 133 | 4,912 | Carlisle | 11·7 |
| Deptford | 159 | 13,512 | 391 | 11,345 | 698 | 15,340 | London | 10·4 |
| Doncaster3 | 198 | 7,696 | 119 | 2,528 | — | — | Doncaster | 20·5 |
| Dumbarton3 | 64 | 5,315 | 14 | 115 | — | — | Dumbarton | 19·2 |
| Dundee | 183 | 7,352 | 561 | 6,840 | 467 | 6,986 | Dundee | 16·2 |
| Dunfermline | 239 | 7,141 | 242 | 6,240 | 339 | 7,235 | Dunfermline | 16·0 |
| Durham | 291 | 10,624 | 326 | 10,196 | 303 | 12,837 | Durham | 13·9 |
| East Lancashire | 305 | 7,314 | 338 | 7,235 | 302 | 7,792 | Accrington and Rossendale | 14·1 |
| Edinburgh | 347 | 7,249 | 334 | 8,456 | 370 | 8,700 | Edinburgh | 11·3 |
| Edinburgh Annexe4 | 147 | 2,811 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Enfield | 311 | 11,684 | 298 | 10,032 | 759 | 10,703 | London | 10·4 |
| Glasgow (Queenslie)3 | 159 | 6,466 | 16 | 136 | — | — | Glasgow | 17·1 |
| Glasgow (Hillington) | 255 | 7,789 | 784 | 11,708 | 681 | 14,359 | ||
| Glasgow (Hillington) Annexe4 | 63 | 1,119 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Gloucester | 340 | 8,034 | 409 | 8,200 | 685 | 12,321 | Gloucester | 91 |
| Gloucester Annexe3 | 82 | 3,146 | 86 | 2,134 | — | — | ||
| Gwent (Newport) | 277 | 10,413 | 627 | 11,161 | 757 | 12,177 | Newport | 15·5 |
| Hull | 289 | 10,712 | 545 | 6,480 | 694 | 9,129 | Hull | 16·6 |
| Ipswich | 92 | 5,831 | 147 | 5,767 | 170 | 5,538 | Ipswich | 8·5 |
| Irvine | 154, | 5,403 | 191 | 4,830 | 245 | 4,796 | Irvine | 24·4 |
| Killingworth3 | 271 | 11,259 | 79 | 4,823 | — | — | Newcastle upon Tyne | 18·3 |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield3 | 161 | 4,976 | 275 | 2,754 | — | — | Nottingham | 13·3 |
- Schizophrenia
- Phobias
- Psychological support to rape victims
- Suicidal/despairing people
- Women's mental health issues
- Migraine
- Women's health issues
- Mental handicaps
- Advice to elderly and disabled people.
Currently under consideration are grants to voluntary bodies hoping to set up telephone services dealing with:
- Cancer
- Health problems and non-English speakers.