HC Deb 12 June 2002 vol 386 cc1322-3W
Mr. Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the vacancy rate is in therapeutic radiographers in (a) the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and (b) all NHS trusts; and what the figures were in May 1997. [58643]

Mr. Hutton

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells National Health Service Trust had a vacancy rate of 6.9 per cent. for therapeutic radiographers as at March 2001 (latest figures available.)

The first vacancy survey was conducted in March 1999, we do not hold vacancy information for 1997.

Information on other trusts vacancies has been placed in the Library.

Department of Health Vacancies Survey March 2001: Vacancies in NHS trusts by region and NHS trust Qualified therapeutic radiographers 3 month vacancy rates1,2 and numbers3
Three month Staff in post
Vacancy rates percentage Vacancies (wte) (hc)
Norfolk and Norwich Health Care NHS Trust 0.0 0 30 30
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust 8.5 0 30 40
London 9.1 20 250 270
Barts and The London NHS Trust 0.0 0 30 40
Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Trust 2.9 0 30 40
Havering Hospitals NHS Trust 10.9 0 20 20
North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust 0.0 0 20 20
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust 14.0 0 10 10
The Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust 25.4 10 30 30
The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust 13.4 10 50 60
University College of London Hospitals NHS Trust 0.0 0 30 30
South East 13.1 30 210 240
Brighton Health Care NHS Trust 19.2 0 10 10
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust 6.9 0 40 50
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust 0.0 0 20 30
Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust 26.2 10 30 30
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust 6.5 0 30 30
Royal Berkshire and Battle Hospitals NHS 5.5 0 20 20
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust 2.9 0 30 40
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust 21.1 10 30 30
South West 2.9 10 170 190
East Gloucestershire NHS Trust 0.0 0 30 30
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust 0.0 0 20 20
Poole Hospitals NHS Trust 0.0 0 30 30
Royal Devon and Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust 0.0 0 20 30
South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust and Torbay PCT 9.0 0 10 10
United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust 2.0 0 50 60
1 Three month vacancies are vacancies as at 31 March 2001 which trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more(whole time equivalents).
2 Three month vacancy rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three month vacancies plus staff in post from the September 2000 non-medical workforce census (whole time equivalent).
3 Vacancy and staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.

Notes:

1. Percentages are calculated on actual figures and are rounded to one decimal place.

2. Totals may not equal sum of component parts due to rounding.

3. Due to rounding calculating the vacancy rates using the above data may not equal the actual vacancy rates.

4. Due to the way vacancy data have been collected South Devon Healthcare and Torbay PCT contains combined data.

5. Trusts where staff in post plus vacancies (wte) is less than five have been excluded.

6. Vacancies—between zero and five vacancies.

Source:

Department of Health Vacancy Survey 2001

Department of Health Non-medical workforce Census 2000