§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what difficulties in(a) recruitment and (b) staff retention were recorded in each NHS trust in England in the latest year for which statistics are available, broken down by (i) speciality, (ii) area of work and (iii) the skills and qualifications required. [119772]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department of Health collects a three month vacancy survey that offers statistics broken down by speciality and area of work and which measures the recruitment and retention position in each NHS Trust. The results of the vacancy survey for March 2002 are available in the Library. Results for March 2003 are expected to be available in July 2003.