§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacancies there were in medical posts in the specialty of accident and emergency in England in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [127163]
§ Ms StuartInformation about consultant vacancies in accident and emergency medicine is contained in the Department of Health Recruitment, Retention and Vacancies Survey, March 1999. Data are only available for that year and only for consultants in that specialty. The survey does not include information about other grades of medical staff in accident and emergency medicine. Copies of the survey are available in the Library.