Ms Laverne McGuinness:

What we are saying is that after 31 March, which is four weeks away, no doctor can be on 68 hours. The Deputy has mentioned that some doctors have received quite significant amounts of overtime payment, which is because they have been working. In some places, we have small hospitals. There are specific areas where the number of doctors that support rotas is quite small. Therefore, this needs to take place together with a reconfiguration of services. That is why one of the first issues were are addressing is number of hours worked per week. At other hospital sites it depends on the rota, so by 1 May, if there is a one-in-five rota, a doctor cannot work 60 hours. It goes right down by 1 June 2013, when the number of weekly working hours will be capped at 48. We are working through a programme of reduction - it cannot all happen overnight - based on our current configuration of services and how we are delivering. That is a programme of work that we have set out. I hope that answers the Deputy's question on averages.

The other question was about being on-site for more than 24 hours, which I have also referred to in page 5 of the statement. I have included that for the committee. No non-consultant hospital doctor will have to work more than 24 continuous hours on-site after 1 June 2013. It is at the bottom of page 5.