HC Deb 17 November 1998 vol 319 c562W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received about the number of temporary staff employed on psychiatric wards; and if he will make a statement. [59440]

Mr. Hutton

None. The Government are committed to securing the mental health staff needed to provide high quality services and are therefore increasing training levels for new health professionals and investing in significant additional resources on new initiatives to improve recruitment, retention and return to practice of trained staff.