§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence her Department has that the stress under which(a) nurses, (b) doctors, (c) pharmacists, (d) physiotherapists and (e) ambulance women and other health care professions including dentists has increased or decreased in (i) the last year, (ii) the last four years and (iii) the last 15 years; and if she will make a statement on the suicide rates amongst the above professions. [16948]
§ Mr. MaloneWe have commissioned Dr Toby Wall of the university of Sheffield to carry out a five-year study of the mental health of the national health service work force and the first results from this research are expected to be available later this year.