§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultant paediatricians have left the NHS in each of the last six years; and for what reasons. [143048]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department does not collect data centrally on. or reasons for, the number of leavers in the national health service.
As part of the Department's recruitment and retention strategy, we are taking forward a programme of work to address key issues of concern to the medical profession. This programme of work is part of the "Improving Working Lives" initiative, which enables all staff, including consultants to strike a better balance between work and other aspects of their life outside work.