§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the impact on professional body journals of the introduction of NHS e-recruitment of allied health professions. [186271]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department has had regular meetings with representatives from the healthcare professions to discuss the national health service e-recruitment project and will continue to work with them. In addition, the Department of Health and the Department of Trade and Industry are working with members of the Periodical Publishers Association to share information about the development of the service, assess its impact and explore ways in which the service and the health journals can work together to support cost effective recruitment into the NHS.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements his Department has made to ensure that non-NHS employers will have access to e-recruitment for allied health professionals. [186272]
§ Mr. HuttonThe first phase of the e-recruitment service for the national health service is to extend the service to NHS employers. When the service has bedded in there will be an opportunity to consider extending the service to other employers and organisations.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to monitor the implementation of NHS e-recruitment in respect of NHS trusts spending on hard copy advertisements. [186273]
§ Mr. HuttonNational health service employers joining the e-recruitment service are asked to report annually on their spend in hard copy advertisements and how savings are being reallocated to direct patient care.