HC Deb 08 September 2003 vol 410 cc226-7W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are employed in management of health and safety within the NHS. [127655]

Mr. Hutton

This information is not held centrally by the Department of Health. The National Audit Office report, "A Safer Place to Work—Improving the Management of Health and Safety Risks to Staff in NHS Trusts", reported that 95 per cent. of national health service trusts have a competent person(s) to lead on health and safety matters and that the remaining 5 per cent. of trusts had a vacancy to fill.

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