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Maternity Services

Volume 497: debated on Wednesday 14 October 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on NHS maternity services in (a) the Vale of York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. (291713)

Information is not collected in the format requested. In the following table we show information on maternity expenditure by the primary care trusts (PCT) that cover the York and North Yorkshire area. In 2006-07, the Selby and York, Hambleton and Richmond, Craven, Harrowgate and Rural District, Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale PCTs amalgamated to form the North Yorkshire and York PCT.

Purchase of secondary health care—maternity services 2004-05 to 2007-08

£000

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

North Yorkshire and York PCT

22,434

27,100

Selby and York PCT

5,228

5,562

Hambleton and Richmond PCT

3,241

3,195

Craven, Harrowgate and Rural District PCT

6,126

6,167

Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale PCT

1,341

1,450

Total

15,936

16,374

22,434

27,100

England

1,544,838

1,677,204

1,616,777

1,786,896

Note:

Where possible any inter PCT expenditure is eliminated to avoid double counting in the England figures.

Source:

Primary care trust audited summarisation schedules

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many times hospitals in (a) the Vale of York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England closed maternity units to expectant mothers in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. (291796)

Information is not collected centrally on the number of maternity unit closures.

Patients from the Vale of York and North Yorkshire access obstetric care at the Friarage hospital, but there are also women who receive their obstetric care from the James Cook University hospital in Middlesbrough. There has been one occasion when maternity services have closed for a significant amount of time. This is the closure of the Friarage hospital between the 17 July 2009 and the 26 October 2009.