HC Deb 26 October 1994 vol 248 c683W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if the planned reduction in the hours of junior doctors will be reached by end of 1994;

(2) what further plans he has to ensure that the target of 72 hours maximum working week for junior doctors is reached by 1 January 1995.

Mr. Malone

It is hoped that reduction targets will be met. I expect reports from regional task forces for the six months to 30 September 1994 to show further good progress in reducing junior doctors' hours.

I will consider whether any further action is necessary in consultation with my ministerial group on junior doctors' hours which includes representatives of the junior doctors, consultants, the medical royal colleges and national health service management.