§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many nurses, midwives and health visitors have accepted "buy-outs" for clinical grading appeals by(a) each professional and (b) each region;
(2) how many nurses, midwives and health visitors have agreed to forgo their clinical grading appeal to date, as a result of the clinical grading "buy-out" scheme;
(3) what the cost of "buy-outs" for clinical grading appeals has been to date.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe number of appeals which has been "bought out" by 30 September 1993 in England is shown in the table.
Information on the number of appeals bought out by profession and the cost is not available centrally.
Buy-outs of Nurse Clinical Grading Appeals: Situation as at 30 September 1993 Region Appeals bought out North Western 2,580 Mersey 1,708 West Midlands 2,032 Trent 1,358 South Western 505 North West Thames 523 Yorkshire 855 North East Thames 381 Wessex 429 South West Thames — South East Thames 600 Oxford — East Anglian 299 Northern 1,824 Total 13,094 Source: Regional health authority reports. Data for some regions have still to be validated.