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Number of middle grade and senior grade doctors who had left the service over recent months

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 5th MARCH 2013

Question

Will the Minister provide details of how many middle grade and senior doctors have left the service over recent months along with their stated reasons for doing so, indicating in which area they specialised?

Will she further inform members what arrangements, if any, are in place to ensure the continued delivery of these services, along with the number of locums employed?

Answer

Middle Grades and Consultants who have left (or are leaving imminently) since

December 2012.

 

 

 

 

Accident and Emergency

Consultant

Retired (Dec 12)

Immediate replacement of Consultant. No gap in service delivery

Accident and Emergency

Middle Grade

Promotion to UK post (10 March 2013)

Locum in place to backfill pending successor starting in May 2013.

Medicine

Middle Grade

Promotion to UK post (Jan 13)

Successfully recruited replacement in February with agreed start date of 1st August 2013.

Interim locum in place

Medicine

Middle Grade

Left Island for family reasons (Jan 13)

Locum in place pending substantive recruitment. Advert closes 25th March 2013.

Anaesthesia

Middle Grade

Internal promotion (5 March 13)

Staff Grade replacement recruited and working 3 months notice.

Locum in place in interim.

Medicine

Consultant (Respiratory)

Retiring (20 March)

Locum in place from date of retirement. Substantive role advertised with a closing date of 18th March

Middle Grade and Consultants who have provided notice of intention to leave but have not yet left.

 

Specialty

Grade

Reason for leaving

Service delivery arrangements  

Medicine

Middle Grade

Resigned for personal reasons (May 2013)

Locum in place. Advert closes on 25th March 2013.

Medicine

Middle Grade

Leaving Island for family reasons (April 2013)

Locum cover to be sourced prior to departure.

Anaesthesia

Middle Grade

Promotion to UK post (April 2013)

Advert in BMJ. Locum to be sourced to cover any gaps.

ENT

Consultant

Retiring (30 March 2013)

No service delivery issues as re-engaging on fixed term contract.

General Surgery

Consultant (Breast)

Retiring (May 2013)

Locum cover being sourced. Recruitment process for substantive replacement is underway