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Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 December 2007. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 December 2007 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Broadmoor Hospital: Vacancies

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many clinical staff vacancies at Broadmoor Hospital were advertised in each year since 1997;
Answer

Information on clinical staff vacancies advertised at Broadmoor Hospital is not held in the format requested. The following table shows national health service three month vacancies for NHS staff in West London Mental Health Trust by main staff group. Data are only available from 2002.

The Information Centre for health and social care: NHS three month vacancies for NHS staff in the West London Mental Health NHS Trust¹ by main staff group—three month vacancy rates and numbers as at 31 March each specified year
All doctors (excluding doctors in training) Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff Unqualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff
Three month vacancy rate (%) Three month vacancy number Three month vacancy rate (%) Three month vacancy number Three month vacancy rate (%) Three month vacancy number
2007 0.0 0 0.1 2 0.5 4
2006 8.8 11 4.4 59 2.6 23
2005 5.6 7 5.4 73 4.2 40
2004 8.8 11 3.8 46 5.6 40
2003 6.9 8 11.3 146 14.0 107
2002 2.5 2 5.8 61 6.3 43
All scientific, therapeutic and technical staff Of which: Qualified Allied Health Professionals Other qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff Unqualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff Other non-medical staff
Three month vacancy rate (%) Three month vacancy number Three month vacancy rate (%) Three month vacancy number Three month vacancy rate (%) Three month vacancy number Three month vacancy rate (%) Three month vacancy number Three month vacancy rate (%) Three month vacancy number
2007 2.1 9 0.0 0 3.1 9 0.0 0 0.5 5
2006 6.5 29 13.3 18 1.4 4 24.6 7 4.0 40
2005 9.6 44 18.2 32 3.2 8 17.0 4 4.7 48
2004 5.6 24 8.8 10 4.4 15 * 4.8 47
2003 6.7 28 9.0 10 6.1 17 3.5 1 7.0 66
2002 4.8 14 11.7 10 0.8 2 * 2 1.4 24
* Figures where sum of staff in post (as at 30 September 2005) and vacancies (as at 31 March 2006) is less than 10.
¹ In 2001 Broadmoor Hospital Authority merged with Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health NHS Trust to form the West London Mental Health NHS Trust. It is impossible to separate hospital level data from the census figures.
Notes:
1. Vacancy data are from the Vacancies Survey March each year.
2. Three month vacancies are vacancies which trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (full time equivalents).
3. Three month Vacancy Rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three month vacancies plus staff in post.
4. Three month Vacancy Rates are calculated using staff in post from the Non-Medical Workforce Census September each year.
5. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place.
6. Vacancy and staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number.
7. Calculating the vacancy rates using the above data may not equal the actual vacancy rates.
8. Qualified Allied Health Professional vacancy data include qualified staff from the following occupational groups: chiropody, dietetics, occupational therapy, orthoptics/optics, physiotherapy, diagnostic and therapeutic radiography, art/music/drama therapy and speech and language therapy staff.
Source:
The Information Centre for health and social care Vacancies Survey.
The Information Centre for health and social care Non-Medical Workforce Census.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
469 c500W;469 c502W; 170340
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Vacancies Broadmoor Hospital
Link
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