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Consultant contract survey 2005 - findings

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Department of Health
Published date:

11 July 2006
Primary audience:

Professionals
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Not required
Copyright holder:

Crown

The 2005 consultant contract survey was conducted by the Health and Social Care Information Centre as a follow-up to the October 2004 survey undertaken by the Department of Health. The aim of the survey was to establish the position at 29 October 2005 and show how implementation of the contract has progressed since October 2004.

Analysis of returns from consultant contract 2005 survey

Item	Oct 2005	Oct 2004	Valid sample size
% of consultants on new contract	87.1%	76.9%	66.2%
Average number of Programmed Activities per job plan	10.83	11.17	57.6%
Average number of Programmed Activities for direct clinical care. Figures in brackets represent proportion of PAs	7.93 (72.6%)	8.27 (74%)	57.6%
% of consultants with one or less PA allotted for unscheduled care	51.9%	60.3%	42.8%
% of consultants with more than one PA for unscheduled care	5.8%	5.2%	42.8%
% of consultants with up to one PA allotted for scheduled care	40.8%	45%	42.8%
% of consultants in receipt of category A on call payments	68.3%	68.1%	57.6%
% of consultants in receipt of category B on call payments	15%	29.4%	57.6%

This work remains the sole and exclusive property of The Information Centre and may only be reproduced where there is explicit reference to the ownership of The Information Centre

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