HC Deb 03 February 1992 vol 203 cc85-6W
Mr. Patchett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultants employed by Trent regional health authority are(a) on full-time contracts and (b) on maximum part-time contracts; and what plans he has to end part-time contracts.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

There are currently 753 full-time and 411 part-time consultants—medical and dental —employed by Trent regional health authority. There are no plans to end part-time contracts.