§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has about current vacant positions in the medical posts of consultant, and related appointments, nurses and other associated medical appointments within health districts in inner London, by district.
§ Mr. HayhoeI regret that information is not collected centrally on vacancies by district health authorities except for consultant posts in teaching districts.
The latest available such figures are as follows:
Inner London District Health Authority Consultant posts without permanent holders Occupied by locums Not occupied by locums Hampstead 1.0 1.0 0.0 Tower Hamlets 2.6 0.5 2.1 Camberwell 4.4 4.0 0.4 Lewisham and North Southwark 5.0 2.8 2.2 Wandsworth 7.1 2.7 4.4 Note: All figures are whole-time equivalent as at 30 September 1985.