§ Andrew SelousTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many GP vacancies there were in Bedfordshire(a) in each of the last three years and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. [47629]
§ Jacqui SmithThe Department first carried out a survey into general practitioners recruitment, retention and vacancies in 2000.
In the 2000 survey Bedfordshire health authority reported that they had 25 GP vacancies outstanding at some time in the 12 month period 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000.
Date Venue Topic 21 to 22 May 2001 Tokyo Possible pharmacovigilance topics for the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) process 4 to 6 February 2002 Brussels April 2001 Videoconference/teleconference held between London and Rockville Pike (FDA HQ) To discuss current safety issues with the FDA and other EU member-states June 2001 July 2001 September 2001 November 2001 January 2002 March 2002 27 August 2001 FDA, Rockville Pike FDA use of General Practice Research Database (GPRD) 28 August 2001 22 to 24 May 2001 International Laboratory Forum of Counterfeit Medicines (ILFCM), Washington, USA Collaboration and knowledge sharing of illegal and counterfeit medicines 22 to 24 May 2001 Permanent Forum on International Pharmaceutical Crime (PFIPC), Washington, USA Pharmaceutical crime including counterfeits and fraudulent diversion 8 June 2001 Videoconference held between London and Rockville Pike (FDA HQ) Equivalence between UK and USA systems for assessing compliance by inspection 28 July to 23 August 2001 FDA, Cincinnati, USA Series of meetings on collaborative procedures for the analysis of illegal steroid creams 17 September 2001 Videoconference held between London and Rockville Pike (FDA HQ) Proposed Mutual Recognition Agreement on Inspection 29 October to 1 November 2001 International Laboratory Forum of Counterfeit Medicines (ILFCM), Canberra, Australia Collaboration and knowledge sharing of illegal and counterfeit medicines 15 to 16 November 2001 London FDA observation of MCA medicines inspection 26 to 30 November 2001 London, Hitchin and York FDA observation of MCA inspectorate quality system 12 December 2001 Videoconference held between London and Rockville Pike (FDA HQ) General progress on the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) March 2002 Houston, USA Criminal investigations on the supply of prescription-only medicines and an unlicensed product