§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many advertisements for non-clinical jobs within the NHS have been advertised in the national press each year since 1997; and at what cost. [127368]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department of Health does not hold this information centrally.
The Department is currently commissioning a national electronic recruitment service for the National Health Service. It will link with NHS Careers to provide a web-based service advertising posts, providing information about careers, jobs and NHS employers, and an electronic application process, supported by a call centre service to provide flexible, interactive access to information and job and training opportunities. The new service will enable the NHS to reduce its recruitment and advertising costs.
§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what budget his Department has in the current year for job advertisements. [127369]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe Department does not have a budget specifically for job advertisements, but does have a recruitment budget, which for the current year is £300,000. The costs for job advertisements are met from this budget.
§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much each primary care trust spent on advertising job positions in(a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003. [127370]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department of Health does not hold this information centrally.
The Department of Health is currently commissioning a national electronic recruitment service for the National Health Service. It will link with NHS Careers to provide a web-based service advertising posts, providing information about careers, jobs and NHS employers, and an electronic application process, supported by a call centre service to provide flexible, interactive access to information and job and training opportunities. The new service will enable the NHS to reduce its recruitment and advertising costs.