§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence she has on whether any junior doctors are working such long hours for damage to their health to be foreseen. [30465]
§ Mr. MaloneNone. The new deal on junior doctors' hours, a copy of which is available in the Library, sets limits on the maximum average weekly hours junior doctors can be both on duty and actually working.
Significant progress has been made through the new deal to reduce hours. Latest returns from regional task forces show that 96 per cent. of all junior doctors are within the contracted hours limits.