§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department gives to trusts in relation to charging junior doctors for hospital accommodation when they are required by their contract to be resident on call. [37220]
§ Mr. MaloneThe terms and conditions of service for hospital medical and dental staff (England and Wales) handbook includes the provisions for charges for residence for junior doctors whether they are compulsory resident practitioners or voluntary resident practitioners. From 1 April 1995 the ceiling on lodging charges for voluntary resident practitioners was removed. AL(MD)4/95, which announced this change, was issued on 12 June 1995 and contains guidance for employing bodies on the provision of accommodation for hospital medical and dental staff, including compulsorily resident practitioners.
Copies of both documents are available in the Library.