§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for referral to psychiatric services in each mental health trust is. [189424]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThis information is not centrally available. Information on the average waiting times for a first outpatient appointment with a mental illness consultant is shown in the table.
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Percentage increase in salaries (1 April of each year) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Doctors 13.225 3.225 3.6 3.9 3.3 Nurses 3.225 3.225 23.6 or £400 3.7 3.4 Scientific staff 3.225 3.225 23.6 or £400 23.7 or £380 23.25 or £300 Administrative staff 3.225 3.225 23.6 or £400 23.7 or £380 23.25 or £300 Managerial staff3 3.225 3.225 3.6 3.7 3.250
1 Uplifts to salary scales for 2004 were: 2.5 per cent, for consultants employed under the old consultant contract; 2.7 per cent, for non-consultant career grade doctors and doctors in training; and 3.225 per cent, for consultants employed under the 2003 consultant contract. 2Whichever is the greater. 3For managerial staff, the percentages represent increases in the total paybill (envelope) for "senior managers" within each employing organisation.