§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the average time spent on private practice by NHS consultants. [107390]
§ Ms StuartThe vast majority of our consultants work hard for the National Health Service and more than fulfil their contractual commitments.
We are currently negotiating a new modern contract for consultants with the Central Consultants and Specialists Committee of the British Medical Association. We want to see better, more robust job planning arrangements,
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Major capital schemes—approved since May 1997 £ million PFI schemes NHSRO Approximate capital PFI schemes reached financial close with work started on site: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust SE 94 Carlisle Hospitals NHS Trust N&Y 65 South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust SE 45 Norfolk and Norwich NHS Trust East 144 North Durham Health Care NHS Trust N&Y 61 Greenwich Healthcare NHS Trust Lond 93 Calderdale Healthcare NHS Trust N&Y 65 South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust NW 66 Bromley Healthcare NHS Trust Lond 118 Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust Lond 54 Worcester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust WM 87 Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust WM 64 South Durham Healthcare NHS Trust N&Y 41 South Tees Acute Hospitals NHS Trust N&Y 122 Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust SW 96 Kings Healthcare NHS Trust Lond 64 Total PFI schemes reached financial close with work started on site (16) 1,277 PFI schemes approved but not yet started on site: Wave 1a schemes University College London Hospitals NHS Trust Lond 274 St. Georges Hospital NHS Trust Lond 44 Baits and The London NHS Trust Lond 462 Total London 780 2nd wave schemes prioritised Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust and Manchester Children's Hospital NHS Trust NW 250 Dudley Priority Hospitals NHS Trust WM 68 West Berkshire Priority Care NHS Trust SE 29 Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust N&Y 124 Walsgrave Hospitals NHS Trust and Coventry Healthcare NHS Trust WM 181 West Middlesex University Hospitals NHS Trust Lond 33 Total 2nd wave schemes prioritised 685 Total April 1998 Announcement 1,465 3rd wave schemes prioritised1,2 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust N&Y 125 The Radcliffe Infirmary NHS Trust SE 71 Havering Hospitals NHS Trust Lond 148 Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust SE 75 Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Healthcare NHS Trust NW 52 Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospitals NHS trust Trent 177 Total 3rd wave scheme prioritised 648 Total PFI 3,390 supported by regular appraisal, to ensure that consultants' undoubted energies are focused clearly on delivering key service goals and priorities, providing patients with the high quality care that they need and expect, increasing productivity where it is needed most and cutting waiting lists.