To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) psychiatric doctors, (b) psychiatric nurses, (c) agency nurses and (d) new category primary care mental health workers were employed in Lincolnshire NHS Trust in 2003. [129286]
The information is shown in the tables.
| Hospital, public health medicine and community health services (HCHS): Doctors in Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust (RP7) with a specialty in psychiatric medicine | ||||
| Numbers (headcount) | ||||
| September 2002 | March 2003 | |||
| England | All staff | Consultants | All staff | Consultants |
| Psychiatry group total | 60 | 28 | 1— | 30 |
| Child and adolescent psychiatry | 6 | 4 | 1— | 5 |
| General Psychiatry | 42 | 16 | 1— | 17 |
| Learning disabilities | 6 | 4 | 1— | 3 |
| Old age psychiatry | 5 | 3 | 1— | 4 |
| Psychotherapy | 1 | 1 | 1— | 1 |
1 Date not available
Note:
Data as at 30 September or as at 31 March
Source:
Department of Health medical and dental workforce census
NHS hospital and community services qualified psychiatric nurses in the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust as at 30 September 2002
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Headcount
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| Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust | 464 |
Source:
Department of Health Non-medical Workforce Census
Figures for the numbers of agency nurses and new category primary care mental health workers are not held centrally.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) assertive outreach teams, (b) early intervention teams and (c) crisis resolution teams work in the area of Lincolnshire NHS Trust; and how many of each offer 24 hour cover. [129287]
Lincolnshire Partnership National Health Service Trust has three assertive outreach teams and one pilot early intervention team available during office hours. There is also one crisis resolution team, which offers 24-hour cover.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what facilities exist offering female service users access to a women-only day centre in Lincolnshire NHS Trust. [129288]
Lincolnshire Partnership National Health Service Trust does not currently provide a women-only day centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms are in place in Lincolnshire NHS Trust which allow carers to take respite breaks. [129289]
The Lincolnshire Partnership National Health Service Trust is working with the mental health charity Rethink to provide comprehensive services for carers across Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the number of patients using mental health services has changed over the last two years in the Lincolnshire NHS Trust.[129290]
Lincolnshire Partnership National Health Service Trust was established in June 2002. Data on changes in the number of patients using the trust's mental health services over the last two years are therefore not available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what special arrangements have been made in the Lincolnshire NHS Trust for (a) homeless people, (b) minority ethnic people and (c) asylum seekers needing mental health services. [129291]
The Lincolnshire Partnership National Health Service Trust funds the mental health charity Rethink to provide a homeless persons' officer in Lincoln. It is working with the social services department to develop a race equality scheme for service users. The Trust does not have any special arrangements for asylum seekers needing mental health services.