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Percentage
of
new
HIV
cases
thought
to
have
been
acquired
though
heterosexual
intercourse
was
about
30%
from
1992
to
1996,
but
has
since
risen
to
39%
(A12)
Morbidity: HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases
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The
gap
between
men
and
womens
life
expectancy
has
been
narrowing
in
recent
years
from
6
in
1985
to
5
in
2000
(A2)
Indicators of the Nations Health: Female expectation of life at birth and from selected ages
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Prevalence
of
regular
smoking
has
been
stable
between
9%
and
11%
since
1998
and
was
10%
in
2000,
2001,
and
2002.
(A8)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of smoking cigarettes among secondary school children aged 11 to 15 years by gender
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The
number
of
initial
patient
contacts
for
dental
treatment
was
0.6
million
in
2001
-
02
,
a
decrease
of
about
0.5
million
on
1995
-
96
.
Since
October
1998,
some
patient
care
has
been
transferred
from
the
CDS
to
the
PDS
.
(B10)
Community Health and Prevention: Community Dental Service activity
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The
number
of
dental
staff
fell
from
1,037
wte
in
1995
-
96
to
1,018
wte
in
2001
-
02
.
This
has
been
affected
by
the
introduction
of
the
PDS
in
October
1998.
(B10)
Community Health and Prevention: Community Dental Service activity
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Table
B14
is
"
grossed
for
coverage
"
meaning
that
the
figures
have
been
adjusted
to
compensate
for
missing
records
.
(B12)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, by selected diagnostic group and age, year ending 31 March 1998
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For
the
sake
of
consistency
back
years
have
been
re
-
processed
on
the
new
system
thus
introducing
small
revisions
to
previously
published
figures
.
(B12)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, by selected diagnostic group and age, year ending 31 March 1998
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Data
for
1996
-
97
are
provisional
-
meaning
that
for
figures
in
this
publication
,
only
crude
grossing
factors
have
been
applied
to
account
for
shortfalls
.
(B12)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, by selected diagnostic group and age, year ending 31 March 1998
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Just
over
81%
of
patients
had
been
waiting
less
than
six
months
,
and
just
over
55%
had
been
waiting
less
than
three
months
.
(B17)
Inpatient Waiting Lists: Patients waiting for elective admission, September 2003, variation by specialty (ordinary admissions and day cases combined)
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NHS
residential
facilities
were
recorded
separately
for
the
first
time
in
1996
-
97
.
Some
of
these
beds
may
previously
have
been
recorded
under
other
headings
.
(B22)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Hospital beds & places in residential & nursing care homes for people with learning disabilities
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In
1996
-
97
some
residential
homes
that
thad
previously
been
classified
as
for
elderly
people
were
reclassified
as
being
primarily
for
elderly
mentally
ill
people
.
There
is
therefore
a
discontinuity
in
the
data
between
1995
-
96
and
1996
-
97
.
(B23)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Hospital beds & places in residential & nursing care homes for people with mental illness
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Figures
for
2001
-
02
have
not
yet
been
adjusted
for
shortfalls
in
data
(B24)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Admissions to NHS hospitals under a learning disability specialty by sex and age group
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Figures
for
2001
-
02
have
not
yet
been
adjusted
for
shortfalls
in
data
(B25)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Admissions to NHS hospitals under mental illness specialties by sex and age group
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The
Voucher
Scheme
was
introduced
on
1
July
1986.
Under
this
scheme
vouchers
are
issued
to
those
who
would
previously
have
been
eligible
to
receive
NHS
spectacles
,
to
use
towards
buying
their
own
choice
of
spectacles
.
(B3)
General Ophthalmic Services: Selected statistics
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Dressings
and
appliances
have
been
excluded
in
calculating
the
percentages
of
drugs
dispensed
and
prescribed
generically
.
(B4)
Pharmaceutical Services: Prescription items dispensed in the community
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The
proportion
of
children
who
have
been
immunised
by
their
second
birthday
against
diphtheria
,
tetanus
and
polio
in
2001
-
02
was
94
%
,
slightly
below
the
peak
uptake
of
95
.
7
%
in
1996
-
97
.
(B9)
Community Health and Prevention: Vaccination and immunisation
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Slightly
more
than
half
of
all
children
adopted
in
England
had
been
looked
after
by
a
local
authority
immediately
prior
to
being
adopted
.
Most
of
the
remainder
are
adopted
by
step
-
parents
or
relatives
,
and
are
not
included
in
this
table
.
(C3)
Children: Adoptions from care
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in
1999
/
2000
,
45%
of
young
people
leaving
care
aged
16
or
over
had
been
living
in
foster
placements
,
and
a
further
19%
in
childrens
homes
and
hostels
.
(C4)
Children: Aged 16 and over who ceased to be looked after by a local authority
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Half
of
care
leavers
aged
16
or
over
had
been
looked
after
continuously
for
more
than
two
years
,
although
a
quarter
had
been
looked
after
more
less
than
six
months
.
(C4)
Children: Aged 16 and over who ceased to be looked after by a local authority
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The
number
of
care
leavers
aged
16
or
over
has
been
falling
since
1994
/
95
.
(C4)
Children: Aged 16 and over who ceased to be looked after by a local authority
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There
has
been
a
9%
fall
in
the
number
of
staff
working
in
local
authority
social
services
departments
over
the
last
5
years
.
(D8)
Staff of local authority social services departments at 30 September
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There
has
been
a
21%
fall
in
the
number
of
staff
working
in
local
authority
residential
care
over
the
same
period
.
(D8)
Staff of local authority social services departments at 30 September
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There
has
been
a
5%
reductionin
the
number
of
day
care
staff
since
1997
and
also
a
6%
reduction
in
the
number
of
area
office
/
field
work
staff
.
(D8)
Staff of local authority social services departments at 30 September
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