Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 2003. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Thursday, 18 December 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many consultant paediatricians have left the NHS in each of the last six years; and for what reasons. - Including no figures.

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many consultant paediatricians have left the NHS in each of the last six years; and for what reasons. [143048] Mr. Hutton: The Department does not collect data centrally on, or reasons for, the number of leavers in the national health service. As part of the Department's recruitment and retention strategy, we are taking forward a programme of work to address key issues of concern to the medical profession. This programme of work is part of the "Improving Working Lives" initiative, which enables all staff, including consultants to strike a better balance between work and other aspects of their life outside work.

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