HC Deb 27 January 2003 vol 398 c679W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to publish key indicators about NHS performance and staffing in 2003. [91478]

Mr. Hutton

As the independent regulator for national health service performance, the Commission for Health Improvement will be responsible for all future publications of NHS performance ratings. The next publication will be in summer 2003.

It is intended that statistics on NHS workforce numbers will be published before the end of the financial year. Vacancy data at March 2003 will be published in the second half of 2003.