§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 16 January,Official Report, column 7050, on field hospital volunteers, if he will give the most recent available figures. [102563]
§ Dr. MoonieAs of Tuesday 11 March 2003, 167 members of 202 (Volunteer) Field Hospital have been called up. Of those, 83 individuals do not work for the National Health Service (NHS), instead working either in private health care, or in areas unrelated to health. The remaining 84 individuals are currently employed by the NHS, in the following facilities
Berkshire Healthcare Trust; Birmingham Children's Hospital; Birmingham Heartlands; Teaching; Birmingham Women's Hospital; N Birmingham Mental Health; Christie Hospital Trust; City Hospitals Trust; Dorset Healthcare Trust; Frimley Park Hospital Trust; George Eliot Hospital Trust; Good Hope Hospital Trust; Kingston Hospital Trust; Lothian University Hospitals; Medical Staff Agency; National Blood Service; Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals; Oxford Radcliffe Trust; Palliative Care; Primary Care Trust; Princess Royal Hospital; Royal Berkshire Trust; Royal Shrewsbury Trust; Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Sandwell and West Midlands; Staffordshire Trust; N Staffs Hospitals Trust; University Hospital Trust; W Midland Ambulance Trust; Walsall Hospitals Trust; New Cross Hospital; West Heath Hospital; Alexandra Hospital; Beccles War Memorial Hospital; Wycombe General Hospital; Walsgrave Hospital.The 84 individuals called up work in a variety of roles within the NHS, including:
Nurses; Biomedical Scientist; Midwifes; Medical Officers; Medical Technicians; Doctor; Surgeons; Acting Chef Executive; Consultants; Surgeons; Physicians; Physiotherapists; Senior House Officers; Driver; Radiographer; Pharmacist.