§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department maintains on the number and costs of using locum medical staff. [41431]
§ Mr. MaloneThe available information is shown in the table.
Hospital, Public Health Medicine and Community Health Service Medical Staff: England 30 September 1994—Whole-time equivalent. Number All permanent paid and honorary staff 47,030 Locum staff 2,740 Locums as a percentage of all staff 5.8 Information on costs of using locum medical staff is not available centrally.