AQW 53185/11-16 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the number of qualified social workers in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 20 January 2016
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 20 January 2016
- Answer due by
- 4 February 2016
- Answered
- 18 February 201629 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The table below provides the most recent information available on the number of qualified Social Workers employed in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust;
| NHSCT Social work Workforce - Dec 2015 | |
| Programme of Care | Number |
| Children’s Services | 471 |
| Acute Services | 34 |
| Community Care | 158 |
| Mental Health & Learning Disability | 162 |
| Total | 825 |
The Trust’s Management Board is responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient staff in place to provide the safe and efficient delivery of all of the social work services for which the Trust has responsibility.