§ Helen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total cost was of hiring agency staff to carry out operating department practitioner duties(a) in England and (b) in the north-west region in the last year for which figures are available. [85434]
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§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 5 December 2002]: The Department collects information on the cost to the national health service of temporary workers, by category but not the duties undertaken nor the hospital department they are employed in.