Children's Services

HC Deb 20 May 2002 vol 386 cc157-8W

Mr. Dawson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the names and positions of the senior members of staff who from 1 April have responsibility for children's services in each strategic health authority, PCT and NHS trust. [56160]

data for delayed discharges in north Essex health authority for Quarter 3 2001–02 are in the Library.

Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacancies there are in the Mid Essex Hospital Trust area for(a) nurses and (b) doctors. [55739]

Yvette Cooper

[holding answer 14 May 2002]The information requested is shown in the table.

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 14 May 2002]This information is not collected centrally. Strategic health authorities are responsible for ensuring that primary care and acute trusts have in place mechanisms to assure high quality service provision, such as those recommended as part of national documents or standards. Directors of health and social care have a role in overseeing the activities of strategic health authorities.