Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the staff turnover rate was in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in each of the last five years.

The information is not available in the format requested. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust was formed on 1 October 2013, following dissolution of the former South London Healthcare NHS Trust.

The following table shows numbers of staff joining and leaving Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust during each of the two most recent twelve-month periods for which figures are available. The table also shows the joining and leaving rate during each twelve-month period.

The following table shows numbers of staff joining and leaving the former Lewisham Hospitals NHS Trust during each of the three most recent twelve-month periods for which figures are available. The table also shows the joining and leaving rate during each twelve-month period.

Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre, Provisional NHS Hospital and Community Health Service monthly workforce statistics.

Notes:

1. Figures show all staff who have joined from outside or left to outside Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and Lewisham Hospitals NHS Trust respectively.
2. Turnover data is based on headcount.
3. These statistics relate to the contracted positions within English National Health Service organisations and may include those where the person assigned to the position is temporarily absent, for example on maternity leave.
4. The leaver/joiner rate is calculated by dividing the number of leavers/joiners by the average of the headcount of staff at the beginning of the period and headcount of staff at the end of the period.
5. n/a denotes not available. Due to an amalgamation in October 2013, accurate joiner numbers and rates for 2014 are unavailable.