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The Executive has recently been in discussion with NHS Argyll and Clyde and neighbouring boards about the importance of the fullest possible joint planning and working between them to ensure that services for Argyll and Clyde residents are as good as they can be. The Executive will continue to pursue this issue with the relevant NHS boards.

The Executive has recently been in discussion with NHS Argyll and Clyde and neighbouring boards about the importance of the fullest possible joint planning and working between them to ensure that services for Argyll and Clyde residents are as good as they can be. The Executive will continue to pursue this issue with the relevant NHS boards.

Source: ISD Scotland.

Notes:

1. Consultants are defined as medical consultants including directors of public health.

2. In each period, consultant joiners are doctors employed as a consultant at the later date, and not employed as a consultant in a substantive post at the earlier date.

3. Doctors are defined as all medical staff employed in the hospital and community sectors of the NHS. This includes consultants, other career grade doctors and doctors in training, but excludes GPs.

4. In each period, doctor joiners are doctors employed in the hospital and community sectors in any grade at the later date, and not employed in the hospital and community sectors in any substantive grade at the earlier date.

5. In each period, nurse and midwife joiners are nurses and midwives employed in the hospital and community sectors in any grade at the later date, and not employed in the hospital and community sectors in any substantive grade at the earlier date.

The Scottish Executive is committed to increasing the capacity within the consultant, doctors and nursing and midwifery staff groups and have a number of recruitment and retention initiatives underway to support this.

Given this position, it is not possible to identify specific national or local cost pressures which are not covered by allocations from the Executive. However, as stated in the answer given to question S2W-9983 the basic uplift provided to NHS boards in 2003-04 and 2004-05 is expected to cover all national cost pressures.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

Analysis by Speciality – Argyll and Clyde

Notes:

1. These figures do not include GP Registrars.

2. Figures are board predictions for the number of doctors in training expected to be WTR compliant at 1 August 2004.

3. An unknown rota occurs where the return has provided insufficient information to distinguish which of the above specialities apply.

4. Compliance with the European Working Time Regulations includes working no longer than 58 hours per week, taking a minimum 11 hours rest in a 24 hour period, and receiving four weeks' paid annual leave.

Analysis by Speciality – Argyll and Clyde

Notes:

1. These figures do not include GP Registrars.

2. Figures are board predictions for the number of doctors in training expected to be WTR non-compliant at 1 August 2004.

3. An unknown rota occurs where the return has provided insufficient information to distinguish which of the above specialties apply.

4. Compliance with the European Working Time Regulations includes working no longer than 58 hours per week, taking a minimum 11 hours rest in a 24 hour period, and receiving four weeks' paid annual leave.