Written question asked by Archie Norman (Conservative) on Monday, 29 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 December 2004. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 December 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list the Strategic Health authorities which did not achieve full compliance with the European Working Time Directive for junior doctors in each month since August.

Answer: Mr. Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the strategic health authorities which did not achieve full compliance with the European working time directive for junior doctors in each month since August. [201261] Mr. Hutton: Compliance with the working time directive (WTD) is a local matter and the Department of Health does not routinely collect validated information on WTD compliance. From informal discussions with strategic health authorities, we know that the vast majority of trusts achieved compliance across all specialties by 1 August. These discussions also revealed that implementation of the WTD has resulted in a handful of trusts experiencing teething problems in a limited number of specialties.

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