HC Deb 18 April 2002 vol 383 c1178W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of trusts are meeting New Deal hours targets for junior doctors. [47848]

Mr. Hutton

From figures produced at the September 2001 monitoring round, 24 per cent. of trusts were reported to be meeting the New Deal requirements. However, the 66 trusts involved are mostly small community trusts, in total employing only 6 per cent. of all doctors in training, and only 11 per cent. of all doctors meeting the New Deal. Overall, 64 per cent. of junior doctors in all types of trusts complied fully with the New Deal hours and rest requirements at 30 September 2001.