§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses have been waiting five years or more to complete the appeals procedure for regrading.
§ Mr. SackvilleNone.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proposals she has to buy out nurses regrading appeals; and if she will make a statement on the situation(a) nationally and (b) in the Nottingham area.
§ Mr. SackvilleLocal managers have been asked to consider the use of buy-outs where they judge such measures will be cost effective. Some appellants in the Nottingham area have accepted buy-out offers and others will be considering doing so.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Sherwood (Mr. Tipping), of 15 June,Official Report, column 510, if she will give the information on outstanding nurses' grading appeals by grade of nurse, including auxiliaries.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation on the number of appeals outstanding by grade at employing authority level is not available centrally. At regional level, no reliable data are currently available. The information on the number of appeals outstanding by grade at national level for England is shown in the table.
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Nurses and midwives clinical grading appeals outstanding as at 31 May 1993 England Grade claimed National level B 465 C 214 D 160
Grade claimed National level E 188 F 415 G 437 H 248 I 27