§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the projected figure for the closure of acute medical and surgical beds in the Trent regional health authority by March 1991.
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§ Mr. DorrellThe information requested is not held centrally. The hon. Member may wish to write to Sir Michael Carlisle, the chairman of Trent regional health authority, for this information.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing staff have been made redundant or redeployed; how many support staff have been made redundant; how many full-time posts have been converted to part-time posts; and what increase in administrative jobs there have been with the introduction of the health Bill in the Trent regional health authority last year.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe provisional figure for administration and clerical staff, including general and senior managers, for Trent region for September 1990 shows an increase of 750 whole-time equivalents. It is not known centrally what proportion of these posts relates to the implementation of the Government's White Paper "Working for Patients". The remaining information requested is not held centrally. The hon. Member may wish to write to Sir Michael Carlisle, the chairman of Trent regional health authority, for further information.