§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women doctors are employed by the Trent regional health authority; how many are in(a) full-time and (b) part-time employment; and what are the required hours of work in each category.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyAs at 30 September 1988 Trent regional health authority employed 785 (whole-time equivalent) full-time and 160 (wte) part-time permanent paid female medical staff in the hospital and community health service.
For junior hospital doctors—that is, senior registrars, registrars, senior house officers and house officers—the standard hours are 40 per week. For consultants and other grades the figure is 38.5 hours. Part-time junior hospital staff are contracted for a maximum of 36 hours per week, hospital practitioners for 17.5 hours per week and consultants and others for 31.5 hours. In community medicine full-time clinical staff are contracted for 37 hours per week and part-time staff for a maximum of 30 hours.