(2) how many junior doctor posts were unfilled for more than (a) three months, (b) six months and (c) nine months at (i) Chorley Hospital, (ii) South Ribble Hospital, (iii) Blackburn Royal Infirmary and (iv) Royal Preston Hospital, in each of the last five years;
(3) how many junior doctor posts were unfilled at (a) Chorley Hospital, (b) South Ribble Hospital, (c) Blackburn Royal Infirmary and (d) Royal Preston Hospital on the most recent date for which figures are available.
[holding answer 18 February 2008]: This information is not collected centrally. These are local matters which are the responsibility of the relevant national health service trusts concerned. Information relating to the Chorley and South Ribble Hospital can be obtained from the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and for the Royal Blackburn Hospital from the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.