AQW 46214/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of permanent full time staff nurse posts created in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 26 May 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 26 May 2015
- Answer due by
- 10 June 2015
- Answered
- 10 June 201515 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Qualified Nursing & Midwifery workforce has continued to grow over the last few years. The total whole-time equivalent, excluding bank staff and those with a WTE of less than 0.03, has increased by approximately 966, or 7.1%, between March 2011 and March 2015.
The South Eastern and Southern Trusts were unable to provide the information requested. The number of newly created permanent full-time Band 5 Staff Nurse posts in the Belfast, Northern and Western Trusts are shown in the table below.
Table: Newly Created Permanent Full-Time Band 5 Staff Nurse Posts
| Belfast HSC Trust | Northern HSC Trust | Western HSC Trust | |
| 2012/13 | 0 | 10 | * |
| 2013/14 | 54 | 18 | 21 |
| 2014/15 | 14 | 14 | 30 |
* The Western Trust were unable to provide a figure for 2012/13.