AQW 11568/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of (a) hospital staff; and (b) intensive care staff that have resigned since March 2020; and (ii) the numbers of each that have cited stress as a factor in their decision to resign.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 4 December 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 4 December 2020
- Answer due by
- 21 December 2020
- Answered
- 17 December 202013 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Information on the number of Health and Social Care (HSC) staff who have resigned (includes those that transferred to another HSC organisation) between March 2020 and October 2020 is detailed in the table below. This information has been provided by HSC Trusts.
HSC Trust Permanent Staff Leavers (Resignation, including Transfer to Other HSC Organisation), between March 2020 and October 2020
| HSC Trust | Hospital Leavers | ICU Leavers |
| Belfast | 1,633 (1,495.4 WTE) | 15 (13.4 WTE) |
| Northern | 133 (110.7 WTE) | 0 |
| South Eastern | 166 (139.3 WTE) | 2 (2.0 WTE) |
| Southern | 166 (135.1 WTE) | 4 (3.0 WTE) |
| Western | 149 (126.8 WTE) | 6 (5.4 WTE) |
Source: Human Resources, Payroll, Travel & Subsistence (HRPTS) system
It is not possible to identify if stress has been a factor in a staff member’s decision to resign or leave a HSC organisation.