§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer, of 2 May 2002,Official Report, column 1003W, on primary care premises, how many separate premises were improved since March 1999. [55406]
§ Mr. HuttonData on refurbished premises only has been collected since April 2000 and 640 were reported in health authority returns up to December 2001.
Department of health vacancies survey vacancies in the specified trusts, for nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff three month vacancy rates1,2 and numbers3 1999 2000 2001 3 month vacancy rates (percentage) 3 month vacancies 3 month vacancy rates (percentage) 3 month vacancies 3 month vacancy rates (percentage) 3 month vacancies Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust — — — — 5.1 70 Qualified — — — — 5.6 70 Unqualified — — — — 0.0 0 Kent and Sussex Weald NHS Trust 0.0 0 3.1 20 — — Qualified 0.0 0 3.3 20 — — Unqualified 0.0 0 0.0 0 — — Mid Kent Healthcare NHS Trust 0.0 0 4.9 40 — — Qualified 0.0 0 5.5 40 — — Unqualified 0.0 0 0.0 0 — — Notes:
1. Three month vacancies are vacancies as at 31 March 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 previous September non-medical workforce census (whole time equivalent)
3. Vacancy numbers are rounded to the nearest ten.
4. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place.
5. Totals may not equal sum of component parts due to rounding.
6. Kent & Sussex Weald NHS Trust and Mid Kent Healthcare NHS Trust merged in April 2000 to become Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
7. Not applicable
Source:
Department of Health Vacancies Survey
Department of Health non-medical workforce census
As stated above Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells National Health Service Trust was formed from the merger of Kent and Sussex Weald and Mid Kent Healthcare NHS Trusts in April 2000. For 1999 Mid Kent Healthcare reported a sickness absence rate of 4.68 per cent. Kent and Sussex Weald did not return data. In 2000 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells reported a sickness absence rate of 5.3 per cent. for the calendar year. Figures for 2001 are not yet available.